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.
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...
