Obituaries

Mar 21, 2023

Donna Nancy (Cutter) Ballou, age 80, of Valrico, FL, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2023. A former resident of Acton, MA for 55 years, Donna was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother "Nonnie".

She was born on January 24, 1943 in Keene, NH to her late parents, Howard and Frances (King) Cutter....

Mar 20, 2023

Dr. Edward Graham Toomey, of Concord, beloved husband of Janet Tella Toomey, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023, at the age of 88.

He was the son of the late Charles T. Toomey and Margaret Graham Toomey of Johnston, Rhode Island.

After attending La Salle Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, Edward graduated from the...

Mar 20, 2023

Emily Elizabeth Leonard

December 4, 1938 - March 20, 2023

"It is said… when a baby is born, human beings rejoice and the angels weep.

When a person dies, human beings weep and the angels rejoice."

On the first day of Spring, on...

Mar 19, 2023

Theresa "Terry" V. (Scandale) Maloney, formerly of Waltham, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Care One Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington. She was 90.

Born December 24, 1932 in Newton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa (Mannarino) Scandale. Terry was the eighth of nine children....

Mar 16, 2023

Donna Lee (Sievert) Damalas, 67, of Concord, MA, passed away surrounded by her family on March 16, 2023 after a long battle with ALS.

Donna leaves behind her devoted husband of 41 years, Steve, her son Nick, daughter Tina and her husband Michael Hodges, and her grandson Finn Hodges. Predeceased by her parents, her in-laws, and her...

Mar 14, 2023

Marcia J. (Garbrick) Djorup, 91, of Lincoln, MA, passed away on March 14, 2023 at The Commons of Lincoln.  A complete obituary will be shared here once finalized.

Services will be private.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.

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...