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Raymond Thomas Schofield
Apr 14, 2022
On Thursday April 14th, 2022, Raymond "Ray" Thomas Schofield, 87, a Westford resident, passed away at Whitney Place in Northborough, MA following a period of declining health. Ray was born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 22, 1934 to his late parents Thomas and Elsie (Bailey) Schofield. He spent his youth in Fiskeville, a small village in the southwest corner...
Negarre Heshmat Moore
Apr 14, 2022
NeGarre Heshmat Moore, previously a longtime resident of Lincoln MA, passed away peacefully at home at Neville Place in Cambridge, MA on April 14th, 2022. NeGarre was born in Tabriz, Iran in 1926 and moved to the US with her cousins when she was 20 years old. After many adventures she met her future husband, Murv, when they were attending...
Barbara Parker Roberts
Apr 13, 2022
Barbara Parker Roberts died peacefully on April 13 in Lexington, MA. Known to all as Dene, she was born in 1926 in Jenkintown, PA, to Paul Hepworth Parker, M.D. and Della Simmons Parker. She graduated from Vassar College in 1947 and studied art and French at the Sorbonne. She married John R. "Jack" Roberts, also from Jenkintown, with whom she...
Sabra Steele Flood
Apr 11, 2022
Sabra Steele Flood, 84, passed away unexpectedly on April 11, 2022. A resident at Newbury Court and Rivercrest in Concord, MA, and formerly of Sherborn, MA, Falmouth, MA, and Naples, FL, she was the beloved wife for 57 years of the late John W. Flood, who died in 2017. Born on March 5, 1938, Sabra was the daughter of the...
Janet (Whalen) Gainer
Apr 8, 2022
Janet F. (Whalen) Gainer, age 74, a longtime Lincoln resident, died at Emerson Hospital on April 8, 2022, following a brief illness. She was the devoted wife for 54 years of Carl D. Gainer, Sr. Janet was born in Waltham on October 24, 1947 to her late parents, William and Mary (Manning) Whalen. She grew up in Lincoln where she...
Wallace P. Boquist
Apr 8, 2022
Wallace P. Boquist, a longtime resident of Lincoln, MA passed away in Lexington on April 8, 2022 after a short illness. He was 89 years old. Wallace was born to Irene and Paul Boquist in Minneapolis, MN where he and his sister Barbara grew up. He attended Washburn High School before driving his jalopy to Cambridge, MA to attend M.I.T....
Nancy R. Cronin
Mar 30, 2022
Nancy R. (Rapp) Cronin, 87, of Concord, MA passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, surrounded by her adoring family and held in the loving embrace of her friends and community. Born in 1934 and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, Nancy was the only child of the late Dorothy (Irwin) Rapp and the late Theodore A. Rapp....
Brigitte M. Thun
Mar 29, 2022
Brigitte M. Thun, aged 98, born in Stuttgart Germany in 1923 and died peacefully in her sleep at home in Carlisle, MA on March 29, 2022. A nature lover and masterful gardener who had a talent making people feel special, and inspiring many with her strong independent spirit to the end. She will be missed for her humor, joy and...
Ida Mae Scarlett
Mar 29, 2022
Ida Mae Scarlett departed to be with her Lord on March 29, 2022. Born in Clarendon, Jamaica on March 17, 1925, Ida was determined to lead a life of service to others. A lifelong member of The Salvation Army, Ida worked for years with children at a school for the blind in Jamaica, then emigrated to the United States at...
Albert H. Krapf Ii
Mar 27, 2022
Colonel Albert H. Krapf II, USA (Ret.), 87, of Carlisle, died Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Emerson Hospital following a period of declining health. Mr. Krapf was born in Boston on May 31, 1934 son of the late Henry F. and Elsie (Honeker) Krapf. Mr. Krapf, or "Bud" as he was affectionately known, graduated from Brookline High School as Class...
Elizabeth J. Haraden
Mar 25, 2022
Elizabeth Jane (Bubar) Haraden, 85, recently of Acton, MA, died in Concord on March 25, 2022. She was born on June 15, 1936, in Fort Fairfield, Maine, as the only child of Helen Towle and Wendell Ransford Bubar. After her parents and large tight-knit Fort Fairfield family, Betty's (her Maine name) first love was for her horse Charcoal. She and...
Frances S. Daly
Mar 25, 2022
Frances S. (Cassidy) Daly, 94, of Acton, formerly of Concord, passed away after a brief illness on Friday, March 25, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 19, 1928 and raised in Syracuse, New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Stafford) Cassidy. Frances attended The Convent School in Syracuse and went on to...
Jay Newton Teixeira
Mar 24, 2022
Jay Newton Teixeira, longtime resident of Harvard, MA, died suddenly and unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, March 24, 2022, just 5 days before his 42nd birthday. The first grandchild in his family, he had many cousins, sisters and brothers who looked up to him. He excelled at math from a young age, skipping into a higher grade in elementary,...
Shirley Phillips Butterworth
Mar 24, 2022
Shirley Phillips Butterworth, 88, of South Dartmouth, MA, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, MA, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. She was born on August 30, 1933, to the late Sumner W. Phillips and Alice Boisvert Phillips in Manchester, NH. She grew up in the Boston area and Concord, MA, graduating from Concord High School. She received...
Bradford R. Moran
Mar 21, 2022
Bradford Ross Moran, age 37, died at home from a heart attack on March 21, 2022. He was the cherished son of Vanessa (Patalano) Moran of Concord, and has been reunited in heaven with his beloved father, Thomas Moran, who passed away in April of 2021. He was born in Newton on December 20, 1984. While growing up in Concord,...
Lauro Cavazos
Mar 15, 2022
Lauro Fred Cavazos, 95 years, passed away 3/15/2022 in his long-time place of residence in Concord, Massachusetts. A sixth generation Texan, born on the King Ranch to Lauro Faustino and Tomasa (Quintanilla) Cavazos on 1/4/1927. His parents emphasized to their children that education and service were important qualities. His life was full, fueled by many passions including science and education....
Jennifer K. Simpson
Mar 12, 2022
Jennifer Kane Simpson, 52, of Concord, passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2022 at her home. Ms. Simpson was born in Concord on November 7, 1969 a daughter of Barbara (Kane) Simpson and the late Charles Joseph Simpson of Concord. Jennifer graduated Concord-Carlisle Regional High School in 1987. She was loved deeply by her family and she will be missed...
Dorothy A. Edwards
Mar 12, 2022
Dorothy Arlene (Dakin) Edwards, age 79, of Concord and East Dennis, MA, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital following a period of declining health. Mrs. Edwards was born on June 2, 1942, in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Rodney G. and the late Dorothy A. (Yandell) Dakin. She loved her family, especially her 2-year-old...
Mary V. Hyer
Mar 9, 2022
Mary V. Hyer, age 96, of Boxborough, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home on March 9, 2022, with her son and daughter by her side. Mary was born June 1, 1925, in Elyria, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank M. and Ruth (Conry) Verbeck. She was predeceased by her sister Helen (Verbeck) Robertson of Sun City, California, and her...
Lori Anderson Stevens
Mar 8, 2022
Lori Stevens, born Lori Esther Anderson, died in her sleep peacefully the morning of March 8th at the age of 59 after a heroic year-long battle with brain cancer. Daughter of Charlotte Marie Lehto and David Anderson, she took immense pride in being the youngest of seven children who have deep roots in Concord (Janice, Bonnie, Beverly, Jennifer, Donna, and...
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