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Ronald Bott

Ronald Bott

Oct 21, 2022

Ronald 'Ron' Bott, of Concord, passed away on October 21, 2022.

Ron was born on July 29, 1957 in Greenville, SC to Richard and Maria Butt. As a US Airforce family, they travelled throughout the U.S. and England for the first 6 years of Ron's childhood, before moving back to the family's native Boston area.

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Barbara Bradle Winstanley

Barbara Bradle Winstanley

Oct 20, 2022

Barbara "Barb" Bradle Winstanley, of Concord, MA, died peacefully on October 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 19, 1942 to her late parents, Robert and Mary (Sutfin) Bradle. Barb was an artist at a very young age, drawing every day in her sketchbook. After high school in Arlington...

Jennifer Otis Hitchcock

Jennifer Otis Hitchcock

Oct 15, 2022

Jennifer Otis Hitchcock, of Concord, died peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on Saturday evening, October 15, 2022. She was 76.

She was born in Concord on November 19, 1945 to her late parents, William and Alice (Miriam) Otis.  She was raised in Boston's Beacon Hill and Cambridge, attending Brimmer May and Belmont High School.  ...

Helen M. Herold

Helen M. Herold

Oct 15, 2022

Our beloved Helen Molly Herold (nee McLeod, formerly Sykes), passed away on Saturday, October 15.

She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1946, to Valerie Charlotte Coverly and Arthur Roy George McLeod. Helen was a woman ahead of her time. Brilliant, funny, kind, and caring. After graduating in 1966 from the University of Pietermaritzburg where she...

George W. Thomas

George W. Thomas

Oct 11, 2022

George W. Thomas, 89, of Lincoln, died on Tuesday, October, 11, 2022. He was the devoted husband for 64 years of Jane (Volpe) Thomas.

George was born in Waltham, MA to George and Ella Thomas on April 10, 1933. After graduating from Waltham High School, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served honorably...

Irene (Terry) Timlege

Irene (Terry) Timlege

Oct 6, 2022

Irene (Terry) Timlege, 91, a lifelong Hopkinton resident, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2022, following a period of declining health.

She was born on Christmas day in 1930, as the daughter of the late John and Lucy (Pomeroy) Terry. After graduating from Hopkinton High School, she furthered her education by earning an undergraduate degree in Foods...

Elizabeth D. Griesinger

Elizabeth D. Griesinger

Oct 6, 2022

Elizabeth Dorothea (Adams) Griesinger, age 88, of Concord, formerly of Vero Beach, FL passed away peacefully on October 6, 2022, following a period of declining health. Elizabeth, or "Betty" as she was affectionately known, was born on November 9, 1933, daughter of the late Charles and Dorothea (Klick) Adams.

Betty grew up in upstate NY on Conesus...

William F. Burt

William F. Burt

Oct 4, 2022

William F. "Bill" Burt died on October 4, 2022 at the age of 96 at The Commons in Lincoln, where he resided for the past 12 years.

Bill was born on February 13, 1926 in Newton. He attend Newton High School, where he continued to be active in coordinating reunion activities for the class of 1943 well...

Sheila (Doyle) Spooner

Sheila (Doyle) Spooner

Oct 3, 2022

Sheila Mary (Doyle) Spooner, age 75, a longtime Concord resident, died peacefully at home amongst the loving presence of her family on Monday morning, October 3, 2022. She was the beloved wife for 54 years of Frank H. Spooner.

Born on January 18, 1947, Sheila was raised in Concord as the daughter of the late Clarence Edward...

Diane L. Coombs

Diane L. Coombs

Oct 2, 2022

Diane L. (Dexter) Coombs, age 79, of Concord, formerly of Isleboro, ME, passed away at Care One in Concord on Sunday, October 2, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Augustus Coombs, and daughter of the late Frederick and Leonis (Ritchie) Dexter.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Diane was also the sister and...

Terry L. Austin

Terry L. Austin

Oct 1, 2022

Terry L. Austin ascended peacefully on October 1, 2022 with her family by her side after a long battle with AUD following gastric bypass surgery in 2011.

Terry is survived by her lifelong partner of 29 years Nusrat Sadiq and their dog Buddy.  Together they resided in Littleton, MA. Terry was born to the late Peggy J....

Eric Gloster Reid

Eric Gloster Reid

Sep 28, 2022

Eric Gloster Reid, 60, of Concord, MA, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on September 28, 2022. He was the loving husband of Pamela Kramer Reid and the adoring father of Samara Mae Reid.

He was born in Roslindale on September 18, 1962, as the son of the late Warren D. Reid, Jr. and Marrilyn...

Theresa J. Dixon

Theresa J. Dixon

Sep 24, 2022

Theresa J. (Frawley) Dixon, 91, a woman whose life centered around her family, died on Saturday, September 24, 2022 in Naples, FL. A former longtime Lincoln resident, she was the wife of the late Russell J. Dixon, who died in 2008.

She leaves behind four children, Karen Brousseau, Russell Dixon Jr., George Dixon and Gary Dixon, her...

Megan Anne Bower

Megan Anne Bower

Sep 22, 2022

Megan Anne Bower, 28, of Littleton, MA, passed away tragically and unexpectedly on September 22, 2022, as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Born on January 16, 1994, Megan grew up in Littleton in a small, connected neighborhood of loving families and many friends she grew to love. Megan graduated from Littleton High School in 2012, and...

Dona Lee Wong

Dona Lee Wong

Sep 20, 2022

Dona Lee Wong, 75, of Lexington, passed away peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on September 20, 2022, while surrounded by her family.

She was born on December 12, 1946, and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. She grew up with two sisters, one being a twin. The twins were the first in their...

Gregory Hennessy

Gregory Hennessy

Sep 15, 2022

It is with greatest sympathy we announce the death of Gregory Hennessy who passed away on September 15th, 2022 at the age of 69. Gregory was born at Saint Elizabeth's hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on July 12th, 1953 to the late Robert Hennessy and the late Veronica Hennessy. Gregory grew up in Concord, Massachusetts surrounded by his beloved six...

Douglas W. Barrus

Douglas W. Barrus

Sep 9, 2022

Douglas W. Barrus, 87, a longtime resident of Boxborough, passed away at his home on September 9th, 2022. Born November 10, 1934 in Springfield, MA to Walter D. Barrus and Winnifred (Wright) Barrus, he grew up in Holyoke. After serving in the US Army from 1953 to 1956, he received a Bachelor of Science from American International College in...

Gale Russell Nash

Gale Russell Nash

Sep 9, 2022

Gale Russell Nash passed away peacefully on September 9, 2022, at an assisted living facility in Concord, MA. She was 78.

Mrs. Nash was born in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 1944. She attended the National Cathedral School in Washington D.C. and then went on to attend Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington, D.C. and Centenary College in...

Carol Goodspeed Smith

Carol Goodspeed Smith

Sep 8, 2022

Carol Goodspeed Smith, a recent resident of Springhouse Senior Living in Boston, formerly of Brookline and Concord, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on September 8, 2022, following a period of declining health. She passed away one day prior to what would have been her 84th birthday.

She was born in Cambridge on September 9,...

Elinor Potee Nichols

Elinor Potee Nichols

Sep 7, 2022

Walking, Waving Lincoln Lady dies at 95

Elinor Potee Nichols was born March 11, 1927 in Nagpur, India. Being "from the jungles of central India" was her first story in a lifetime of stories lived and told. It explained the village Hindi she learned from her Ayah and the frequency with which she got lost in concrete...

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