Obituaries

Mar 10, 2023

Karen Joan Russell, age 64, of Ocklawaha, FL, passed away on March 10, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.

She was born in Cambridge on July 31, 1958 to her late parents, James D. and Marguerite V. (McPartland) Russell and was pre-deceased by her younger brother Neal P. Russell. Karen grew up in Lincoln, MA and...

Mar 9, 2023

William "Bill" Reckling Cotter, 87, who split his time between Concord, Massachusetts and Sarasota, Florida died peacefully at his Concord home on his 87th birthday, March 9, 2023, in the care of his family.

Bill was born on March 9, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Fred J. and Esther (Reckling) Cotter and lived with his...

Mar 9, 2023

Scott Wheaton Anderson, of Concord, died unexpectedly on the afternoon of March 9, 2023, after walking his beloved dog.

Scott was born in Winona Minnesota on August 4, 1953 to Glenn Anderson and Joann Wheaton Anderson. He spent most of his early life in St. Paul Minnesota. His father's career in agricultural education grew into a position...

Mar 7, 2023

William Alexis Hamilton, Jr., of Concord, MA, passed away on March 7, 2023 of natural causes.

Bill was born in Drexel Hill, PA in 1941 to Lilian and William Hamilton. He was the oldest of six children and is survived by two brothers, John and Peter and his sister, Patricia. He graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School,...

Mar 7, 2023

Helene V. "Vicki" Silver, 93, of Concord, MA, formerly of Washington, CT, died after a short illness at Rivercrest in Concord on March 7, 2023.

Vicki was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 15, 1930, to the late Edward and Ida Feuerstein. She thrived in high school at Oakwood Friends School, where she took the name Vicki from a part in...

Mar 6, 2023

Faith Pigors Waters passed away on March 6, 2023 at the age of 94, joining her beloved husband James L. Waters who died May 17, 2021.

Faith's friends will remember her as a violinist, singer, writer and horsewoman. Her students and colleagues will remember her as the committed and creative teacher of her "black leather jacket boys"...

Mar 6, 2023

Kenneth Kai Chi Tang, age 79, of Carlisle, died at home on Monday, March 6, 2023. He was the husband of the late Rebecca Sui Ching Tang, who died in 2019.

Born on November 26, 1943, he grew up in Hong Kong, and came to the United States when he was 18 to attend what is now...

Mar 5, 2023

Margaret (Oliver) Hedeman, affectionately known as Peggy, passed away peacefully in Concord, Massachusetts on March 5, 2023, following a period of declining health. She was 84.

Peggy was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on September 14, 1938. The daughter of the late Rowland Grant and Ruth Morgan Oliver, she grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut, attending New...

Feb 28, 2023

Sally Kane Nelson, 83, of York, PA, formerly of Concord, MA, died peacefully at SpiriTrust Lutheran, the Village at Sprenkle Drive on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

She was born in Boston, MA on April 15, 1939 to the late Andrew and Katherine (Collins) Kane. Sally grew up in both New York City and Charlestown, MA - across...

Feb 27, 2023

Heather Davidson Hill, of Bedford, former forty-five year resident of Lincoln, died on February 27, 2023 at the age of 99. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Craig C. Hill, who died in 2019.

Born in Alberta, Canada, Heather and her late sister Patricia were raised by their widowed mother during the...

Feb 25, 2023

Joan (Mooney) Curtin, formerly of Concord, MA, Pocasset, MA, and Sarasota, FL, died peacefully on February 25, 2023 at the age of 91 in Westford, MA.

Born in 1931 to the late Charles J. and Marguerite (Gallagher) Mooney and raised in Pennsauken, NJ, Joan received a bachelor's degree in English from Douglass College. She then worked for...

Feb 25, 2023

Richard Christopher "Chris" Sur, of St. Paul, MN, passed away suddenly on February 25, 2023, doing what he loved, skiing in Theodore Wirth park with his good friend Pete. He was 55.

Chris was born in Boston, MA on September 8, 1967 to Catherine Anne Sur and the late Richard Raymond Sur. As a child, Chris lived...

Feb 24, 2023

Edith Claire (Rosa) Sparre, 91, former longtime resident of Lexington, passed away at Benchmark Senior Living at Robbins Brook in Acton on Friday, February 24, 2023. She was the beloved wife for 67 years of the late Carl W. Sparre, Jr. who died in October of 2022.

She was born in Cambridge on January 30, 1932, as...

Feb 23, 2023

Winifred B. Bush, age 102, a resident of Newbury Court in Concord, died peacefully in her residence on the evening of Thursday, February 23, 2023.

She was born in Forsyth, Georgia on August 24, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Morgan Bennett Bridges and Annie Sutton Bridges. She was the devoted and loving wife for...

Feb 21, 2023

Willemina Centina (Tonsbeek) Powers, age 79, a longtime resident of Stow, died peacefully at Emerson Hospital in Concord on February 21, 2023, following a brief illness. She was surrounded by the comforting embrace of her family. She was the devoted wife of James F. Powers, with whom she shared 54 years of loving marriage.

Born on January...

Feb 18, 2023

Carolyn Handley, 90, a Concord resident since 1959, died Saturday, February 18, 2023 in McGrady, North Carolina. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Thurston Handley, Jr.

Born in Dedham on September 26, 1932, she was the stepdaughter of the late Myron Roberts and the daughter of the late Douglas Bacon and Olive Roberts. She...

Feb 17, 2023

Maryalice "Mimi" Sullivan Cail passed away peacefully in McLean, Virginia on February 17, 2023 at the age of 82.

Mimi grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and raised her family on Independence Road in her childhood home on "The Ridge," a place that was dear to her heart.

She attended boarding school at Newton Country Day...

Feb 16, 2023

Mrs. Shriber was the wife of the late Harold S. Shriber, who predeceased her in 2017. Janice is survived by her daughter, Ellen Joy-Shriber Bluth and her husband Michael of Acton and her twin grandsons Benjamin Maddox and Alex Kellert Bluth.

Janice Kellert Shriber, 89, a longtime resident of Acton, entered into rest on February 16, 2023...

Feb 13, 2023

Robert Lewis Bushkoff of Concord, MA passed away peacefully at age 75 on Monday February 13, 2023 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA after a long struggle with health issues related to polycystic disease.

Rob was born in Philadelphia, PA to Herbert and Doris (Slotin) Bushkoff. His father was a chemical engineer and his mother was a...

Feb 13, 2023

Sydelle (Silver) Gomberg of Boston, Mass, passed away peacefully on February 13th, 2023, a month before her 95th birthday.

Sydelle started dancing at the age of three, and at the age of 12, was accepted as the youngest student at Jacob's Pillow in Lenox, Mass, to study with Alicia Markova.

Following that summer, she received...