Obituaries
Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes
Bruce G. Kidder
Apr 29, 2021
Bruce G. Kidder of Elloree SC, formerly of Concord, MA passed away on April 29, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born in Belmont to William and Ora Kidder and was the younger brother of Murray. He married Judith (Yeckley) and moved to Concord in 1961. Their son Scott was born in 1965. Both Judy and Scott have predeceased...
Thomas Moran
Apr 29, 2021
Tom Moran, of Concord, dedicated husband, loving father, and proud grandfather, died peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on April 29, 2021, following a long brave battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born in Watertown on October 7, 1951 he was the son of the late James and Evelyn (Connors) Moran. He attended Watertown Public Schools, before earning a Bachelor's...
Barbara (Culkins) Pickel
Apr 25, 2021
Barbara Ann (Culkins) Pickel, 92, a lifelong resident of Concord, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2021, from cancer. Barbara was born June 9, 1928, at Emerson Hospital. She grew up on Bedford Street, across from Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Her father, Bernard Joseph Culkins, worked for the Emerson family as a chauffeur and her mother, Catherine (Finnegan) Culkins, was a...
Bojan Rip
Apr 20, 2021
Bojan Rip, age 43, passed away on April 20, 2021. Bojan was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and stayed there until the war happened in the early 1990's. His family moved to Windsor, Canada where he exceeded in high school and then went to University of Waterloo for Electrical Engineering. He was always into computers, taking them apart and putting them...
Ruth L. Anderson
Apr 20, 2021
Ruth L. Anderson of Loveland, CO died on April 20, 2021 after a short illness. Ruth was born on November 29, 1943, one of four beautiful daughters of Carl and Irene Anderson. She grew up on a working farm in Concord, MA and graduated from Concord-Carlisle High School, where she was voted "Most Talented" in her class. She married another...
William G. Stanley
Apr 19, 2021
William George Stanley, 78, of Concord, passed away at Concord Park on April 19, 2021. Bill was born in Winchester as the son of the late Betty and Lou Stanley, and grew up in North Beverly. Bill was a software pioneer. Trained as physicist with a BS from RPI and an MS, PHD from Boston College, he fell in love...
Patricia E. Lawrence
Apr 19, 2021
Patricia E. (Reilly) Lawrence, 79, a woman beloved by all who knew her, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2021 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, following a brief illness. Formerly of Concord and Acton, Patty was a resident of Rye, NH and Englewood, FL. She was the dedicated wife for 48 years of the late Albert "Joe" Lawrence, who died in...
Betty Ann Owens Wheeler
Apr 16, 2021
Betty Ann (Owens) Wheeler, 93, of Concord MA, died peacefully at her home on April 16th, 2021, with her family present. She was the beloved wife of Richard W. Wheeler, who died in April 2020, and they enjoyed a strong marriage of 70 years. She was a caring mother and grandmother to five children and two grandchildren, and will be...
Janet E. Churchill
Apr 15, 2021
Janet E. (Fifield) Churchill, 88, a Carlisle resident for 60 years, died at UMass Medical Center in Worcester on April 15, 2021. She was the devoted wife for 60 years of the late William P. Churchill, Jr. who died on January 1, 2021. Born in Mt. Kisco, New York on April 1, 1933, she was the daughter of the late...
Peter F. Mueller, Sr.
Apr 12, 2021
Peter Francis Mueller, Sr. died peacefully in his sleep on April 12, 2021 at his home in Ridgefield, WA with his beloved wife of 20 years, Ellen (McLean) Mueller, by his side. He was 83 years old. Born in Roxbury MA on October 4, 1937, Peter was the youngest of Victor and Elizabeth Mueller's nine children. He received a BS...
Christopher Mckinney
Apr 11, 2021
We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Christopher McKinney of Concord on April 11, 2021. A beloved husband, father, brother and dearest friend, Chris died suddenly of a heart attack, and was surrounded by his family when he passed. Chris was born in December 1958 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, the youngest of nine McKinney children born of...
Elizabeth "Bette" Taverner
Apr 9, 2021
Elizabeth "Bette" Jane Barker (Kilpatrick) Taverner, 100, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. Bette was born on May 24th, 1920 in Bangor, ME to Helen Natalie Barker (Glass) and Ira Willard Barker. She grew up in Bangor and Portland, graduating from the University of Maine in 1942. She was proud to have been the President of the "All-Maine Women" her...
Shih Hua Wang
Apr 9, 2021
Shih Hua Wang, 99, of Carlisle, passed away at home on April 9, 2021. He was the husband of the late Diana Mu-Cheng Wang. Family members will gather for a private burial service on April 15, 2021 at Green Cemetery in Carlisle. Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.
Michael D. Murphy
Apr 9, 2021
Michael David Murphy, of Poland, ME, formerly of Lincoln, MA passed away on April 10, 2021 at his home. He was 65. Michael grew up in in Lincoln, MA, a small bedroom community outside of Boston. Being the middle child of a family with an older brother and a younger sister, he hardly ever looked for the spotlight, but always...
Scott D. Goranson
Apr 7, 2021
Scott D. Goranson, 49, formerly of Concord, died unexpectedly at his home in Natick on April 7, 2021. Scott was born in Concord, on November 10, 1971 as the son of David and Jeanne (Costello) Goranson of Concord. Scott was a happy child with a smile that would melt hearts. He was a natural athlete and played baseball and football...
Carter Kirkwood
Apr 7, 2021
Robert Carter Kirkwood, IV, age 52, affectionately known as Carter to relatives and friends, died peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital, following a long illness, on April 7, 2021. A Concord resident for eight years, he was the husband of Jessica Iversen Kirkwood. Carter grew up in San Francisco and Woodside, California, before attending high school at The Cate School in...
Ralph D. Kilfoyle
Apr 2, 2021
Ralph D. Kilfoyle, 88, of Concord, passed away at home on April 2, 2021. He was the devoted husband for 54 years of the late Mary T. (Dwyer) Kilfoyle, who died in 2018. He was born on October 14, 1932 in Cambridge, as the son of the late John and Katherine (McNeill) Kilfoyle. He was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge...
Robert J. O'Grady
Mar 29, 2021
Robert J. "Bob" O'Grady, 89, of Concord, died at CareOne in Concord on Monday, March 29, 2021. He was the dedicated husband of the late Kathleen (Gallo) O'Grady, who died in 2019. Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Christopher and Margaret (O'Shaughnessy) O'Grady. He attended St. Augustine Grade School, before...
Jean (Dee) Panetta
Mar 27, 2021
The final chapter in the life story of Jean V. (Dee) Panetta was written in the late evening hours of Saturday, March 27, 2021. Jean passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home, at the age of 67, after a brave eight and a half year battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Jean's story is of a...
Graham E. Jones
Mar 21, 2021
Graham Ely Jones, 88, died at Newbury Court in Concord, MA in the company of his son, Graham E. Jones, Jr., early in the morning of March 21, 2021. He was the beloved husband for 59 years of the late Annie Landry Jones, who died in September of 2019. Graham was born as Graham Jones, Jr. on January 31, 1933...
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