James K. Buckalew
May 24, 2022
James Kenneth Buckalew, aged 88, of Lincoln, Massachusetts, died May 24 following a long illness. He was born on October 24, 1933 in Peru Indiana, the oldest of three children. He attended public schools in Peru and distinguished himself in high school as a championship debater. Jim joined the United States Army in 1954 and after his discharge from active...
Deborah "Debbie" Porthouse
May 23, 2022
Deborah Marie "Debbie" Porthouse, of Westford, died on May 23, 2022 from cancer. She is survived by her devoted husband, Gregg Ames and their loving daughter, Alison Ames both from Westford. She was beloved by her parents, Suzanne Foley and Jon Sirotof of Concord, and the late Robert Porthouse. She was very close and dear to her sisters, Leslie Porthouse...
Richard T. Hayes
May 21, 2022
Richard T. Hayes, 94, a lifelong resident of Concord died peacefully at home on May 21, 2022. He was born on June 16, 1927 to Joseph M. and Louise (Moreau) Hayes. He was raised in Concord. After marrying his wife, Mary K. Davis and having three daughters, they bought the family home on Bruce Road in 1962, where the family...
Richard E. O'Donoghue
May 21, 2022
Richard Edward O'Donoghue, age 87, of Harwich, died peacefully while surrounded by family after a brief illness on May 21, 2022 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born in Newton in 1934, he was the son of the late Richard and Mary O'Donoghue of Cambridge, MA. Richard graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School in 1953. He enlisted in the U.S....
Jacqueline Flynn
May 21, 2022
Jacqueline (Dillon) Flynn, 87, of Chelmsford, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2022. She was born in Arlington, MA on May 29, 1934. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Robert A. Flynn, along with their three children, Kathy Merry of Westford, Richard Flynn of The Netherlands, and Mary Ellen Walek and her...
Matthew Lawrence Fichtenbaum
May 20, 2022
Matthew Lawrence "Matt" Fichtenbaum, of Chelmsford, died on May 20, 2022, leaving wife Judy, daughter Rachel, and daughter-in-law Sarah. Matt was born on May 2, 1945 in Swannanoa, North Carolina, where his parents, Nathan and Gladys (Freedman – also spelled Friedman) Fichtenbaum, were temporarily on the Army Base. Known professionally as Nathaniel and Gladys Frey, Matt's parents were involved with...
Marjorie "Mudgie" Djerf
May 13, 2022
Marjorie "Mudgie" Viall Djerf, 91, of Concord, MA died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 13, 2022. Mudgie was born in Milwaukee, WI in 1930 to George Kenneth and Louise Kappler Viall. She attended Milwaukee Downer School before heading east to earn degrees in Fine Arts from Briarcliff College in NY and the Boston School of the Museum of...
Ethel Werblo
May 12, 2022
Ethel Rosetta (Trinkle) Werblo, age 82, of Ralston, OK, passed away at her daughter's home in Bolton, MA on May 12, 2022. She was the daughter of Lester Trinkle and Louise Glass and sister to John Trinkle, all who have passed. A progressive woman ahead of her time, Ethel showed an early aptitude for learning and education along with a...
Mark Burkholz
May 11, 2022
Born March 1, 1951, in Flushing, New York, Mark Burkholz of West Windsor, Vermont and Hawthorne Village, Rumney, New Hampshire passed away after a short illness on May 11, 2022. Mark met his wife, Sheara Friend, in 1980 in New York City. They were married in 1983 in her family's backyard to Klezmer music and they went on to live...
Timothy J. Moynihan
May 7, 2022
Timothy J. Moynihan, 66, of Bedford, MA, passed on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington while surrounded by his loved ones after a period of declining health. He was born in Concord, MA on September 6, 1955, as the son of the late Paul and Rita Moynihan. He attended public schools in Lincoln and graduated...
Lynn Segal Walker
May 5, 2022
Lynn Segal Walker, 72, of Sudbury, died peacefully at home on May 5, 2022, following a brave four year battle with brain cancer. She was surrounded by her family. She was born in New York City, New York, and grew up in Merrick, Long Island with her parents, Rhoda and Norman Segal, and her sister Nancy. She graduated from Mepham...
Carol J. Greenough
May 4, 2022
Carol Jean Greenough, age 84, of Harvard, passed away at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on May 4, 2022. Carol was born in Medford on December 14, 1937, the only child of the late Russell and Helen (Hoole) Greenough. She was the valedictorian of her class at Somerville High School in 1955. A woman ahead of her time, Carol...
Charles Atherton
May 2, 2022
Charles A. Atherton, 76, of Ashland, formerly of Concord, died peacefully on May 2, 2022 after a full and wonderful life. He was surrounded by the love and embrace of his devoted family during his final days. Charlie was born and raised in Cambridge, as the son of the late Henry and Barbara (Beach) Atherton. He attended Buckingham Browne &...
Robert C. Rush, Jr.
May 2, 2022
Robert C. Rush, Jr., 64, formerly of Concord, MA, died on May 2, 2022 in Boston, following a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born in Kingston, New York on February 24, 1958. Raised in Concord, he graduated with the class of 1976 from Concord-Carlisle High School. His passion for sports at an early age led to participation in...
Janet M. Sawyer
Apr 27, 2022
Janet Marie Sawyer died on April 27th 2022, at 11:42 pm, in her home in Concord, Massachusetts, with her husband Jim, son Evan, and dog Bodie at her side. Trained as a physical anthropologist --Brown, Edinburgh, Harvard— taught briefly. Lifelong student of human variation; said to the admitting nurse: "where did you get that widow's peak?" University administrator for 40+...
Paul J. Carroll, Jr.
Apr 26, 2022
Paul "Buck" Joseph Carroll, Jr., aged 78, died on Tuesday, April 26 in Boston of respiratory failure following a long illness. Born in Springfield, January 13, 1944, the son of the late Paul and Teresa Carroll, he grew up in Northampton where he attended St. Michael's Grammar School. He went on to graduate from Williston Academy (1962), College of the...
Dr. Charles W. Niessen
Apr 22, 2022
Dr. Charles W. Niessen, 82, of Heald Road in Carlisle, died on April 22 in Concord, MA following a period of declining health. Dr. Niessen was born on March 7, 1940 in Bethlehem, PA, the only child of the late William "Ted" and Ruth (Anderson) Niessen. Dr. Niessen, or "Pete" as he was known to childhood friends, was raised in...
Robert J. Cutler
Apr 20, 2022
Robert J. Cutler, 84, of Stow, formerly of Maynard, passed away peacefully at his daughter's home in Concord on April 20, 2022. He had been surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. For 60 years, Bob was the dedicated husband and soulmate of the late Mary E. (Grigas) Cutler, who died in 2018. He was born in Providence,...
Carol L. O'Neill
Apr 20, 2022
Carol L. O'Neill was born and raised in NYC—a proud New Yorker and always a Yankees fan. Her father S. Leslie Gill was a fashion photographer and her mother Dilys Wall Gill a successful fashion illustrator. Both were born in Rhode Island and met at Brown University. Carol's first job was as a hand model. Hers were one pair of...
Marilyn Evans Levin
Apr 18, 2022
Marilyn Evans Levin, passed away at Bridges by EPOCH in Sudbury, MA on April 18, 2022, following a long illness. Marilyn was born in Brookline, MA, the daughter of the late Abraham and Cecile (Lipson) Levin. At the family's request, services have been omitted. Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.
