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James Thomas Lux

James Thomas Lux

Mar 14, 2020

James Thomas Lux, 37, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at his home in Wayland, Mass., surrounded by his family, a little more than a year after being diagnosed with colon cancer. His greatest achievement was the family he created with Jen, his partner in life and love. They were a consummate team, through times good and bad. A devoted father,...

Adriana J. Crosby

Adriana J. Crosby

Mar 14, 2020

Adriana Josephine Sorbara Crosby, 58, of Osterville and Concord, died surrounded by family in her Concord home on Saturday, March 14, 2020. She was the cherished wife of Scott Crosby, with whom she shared 27 years of loving marriage. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1962, she was the beloved daughter of Silvia D. Zappavigna Sorbara and the late...

Rufus M. Perkins

Rufus M. Perkins

Mar 13, 2020

Rufus Perkins, of Sugar Hill, New Hampshire and Concord and Cambridge Massachusetts, died peacefully after a brief battle with cancer on March 13. He was 80 years old. A graduate of Milton Academy, Harvard University and the University of California Berkeley, Rufus enjoyed a lengthy career as an econometrist and consultant with Arthur D. Little in Cambridge. As a true...

Christine Price Bartlett

Christine Price Bartlett

Mar 11, 2020

Christine Price Bartlett died peacefully in her sleep while in the comfort of her Concord home on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was 95. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Christine (Moore) Price. Christine grew up in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. Her favorite childhood home was in...

Philip Benincasa

Philip Benincasa

Mar 9, 2020

PLEASE NOTE: The Benincasa family is postponing Friday's visiting hours in abundance of caution for the public during this time. There will be a public memorial organized at a future date to give everyone the opportunity to honor and celebrate Phil's life. Philip Herald Benincasa of Concord, MA born 4/16/43 died March 9, 2020 in Lexington, MA at the age...

Mary Ann Allen

Mary Ann Allen

Mar 8, 2020

Please see below obituary for live stream information. Mary Ann (Kurtz) Allen, 76, of Concord, MA, died peacefully in hospice in Wayland, MA, on March 8, 2020, after a three-year battle with cancer. Born in Rochester, New York, on September 28, 1943, she was the daughter of Edward and Josephine Kurzejewski (her last name was later changed to Kurtz). And,...

Philomena M. Carmichael

Philomena M. Carmichael

Mar 4, 2020

Philomena M. Carmichael, 90, a former longtime resident of Concord, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at her residence in Youville Place in Lexington. Born in Melrose, she was the daughter of late Anne (Hegarty) and Michael Kiley. Mrs. Carmichael graduated from St. Mary's High School in Melrose in 1947 and Emmanuel College in 1951. She was the wife of the...

Graham W. Rowe

Graham W. Rowe

Mar 3, 2020

UPDATE: Due to the current restrictions on gatherings, there will not be a public memorial service on Saturday, March 21st. Please continue to check this website for further updates on his celebration of life which will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord. Graham W. Rowe, 89, of Westford and formerly of Concord, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 3,...

Nathan E. Lindgren

Nathan E. Lindgren

Feb 25, 2020

Nathan Edward Lindgren died at his home in Concord on February 25, 2020 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He accepted and bore the years of his final illness with exemplary dignity and fortitude. He was 78 years old. Nate was born in Chicago on 6 May 1941 to C. Edward ("Ed") Lindgren and his wife, the former Gladys Lohre. After...

Douglas R. Sommer

Douglas R. Sommer

Feb 19, 2020

Douglas R. Sommer, of South Grafton and originally from Carlisle, lost his courageous battle with cancer in his home on February 19, 2020, at age 48. He was born in Concord on February 10, 1972, as the son of Rosemarie (Hessling) Sommer of Palm Bay, FL and the late William Sommer. He grew up on Pine Brook Road in Carlisle,...

Paul "Ed" Reynolds

Paul "Ed" Reynolds

Feb 16, 2020

Paul "Ed" Reynolds, 72, of Lawrence, MA, passed peacefully on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Ed was born in Pekin, Illinois on July 11, 1947. He was a proud Marine Corps veteran, who served honorably during the Vietnam War. Ed was a 32nd degree Mason, and a talented bagpiper, who played with the Shriners in Wilmington, MA and Albuquerque, NM. He...

Nancy M. Ritchie

Nancy M. Ritchie

Feb 13, 2020

Nancy M. (Pratt) Ritchie, age 76, of Lincoln, died at Emerson Hospital in Concord on Thursday, February 13, 2020. She was the beloved wife of James Ritchie, with whom she shared 53 years of loving marriage. Nancy was born in Somerville on August 8, 1943, as the daughter of the late Harry and Beulah (Barry) Pratt. She enjoyed being raised...

Richard Noble Brown

Richard Noble Brown

Feb 12, 2020

PLEASE NOTE - The memorial celebration of life at the Concord Museum has been postponed until this spring. The much-loved Richard Noble Brown, of Concord, passed away in the early morning of February 12, 2020, with the dignity and calm that characterized his life. He was a man of enormous intelligence and curiosity, with a passion for learning and an...

Richard R.  Sur

Richard R. Sur

Feb 9, 2020

Richard R. Sur, 82, of Concord, died suddenly on Sunday, February 9, 2020. He was the devoted husband for 54 years of Catherine (Poggi) "Cathie" Sur. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on May 26, 1937 to his late parents, William Kenneth and Felicie (Covert) Sur. After graduating from Central Catholic High School in Toledo, Dick completed his undergraduate degree...

Elizabeth B. Kennedy

Elizabeth B. Kennedy

Feb 9, 2020

Elizabeth B. (Hewitt) Kennedy, of South Easton, formerly of Brockton, Nebraska, and Concord, died at age 84 surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on Sunday, February 9, 2020, following a lengthy illness. Born in Concord on August 13, 1935, she was the beloved daughter of the late Clarence and Estelle (Lasure)...

Mary  Louise "Marylou" Powers

Mary Louise "Marylou" Powers

Feb 8, 2020

Mary Louise "MaryLou" (Shaughnessy) Powers of Concord and lately of Billerica passed into the Lord's embrace on February 8, 2020 at the age of 84. She was the beloved wife for 51 years of the late Nelson Ralph Powers, who died in 2012. Born in Biddeford, Maine on October 8, 1935, MaryLou was the daughter of the late Maurice F....

James Eddy

James Eddy

Feb 7, 2020

James "Jim" Eddy, age 85, of Maynard, died while surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 7, 2020. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of the late Louise G. (Theriault) Eddy, who died on January 17, 2020. Jim was the dedicated father of Linda Ballard and her husband John and Donna Thompson and her husband Chet, all...

Polly Currier Berry

Polly Currier Berry

Feb 6, 2020

Polly Currier Berry died peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA on Thursday, February 6, 2020 with her daughter Carolyn at her side. Polly was 91, ("damned near 100!") and her health had been in decline for some time due to COPD, a condition that had taken her father, Earle Dan Currier. Since 2015 Polly had been a...

Dorothy H. Sullivan

Dorothy H. Sullivan

Feb 2, 2020

Dorothy H. (Hallier) Sullivan, age 89, formerly of Stow, MA, Bethany, CT, and West Haven, CT, died at Rivercrest Rehab & Nursing Center in Concord, MA on Sunday, February 2, 2020. She was born on September 25, 1930 to her late parents, Herbert and Helen (Anderson) Hallier. She enjoyed her early years in West Haven, growing up by the beautiful...

Stuart Garen Ferguson

Stuart Garen Ferguson

Feb 1, 2020

Stuart Garen Ferguson, age 55, of Acton, died peacefully at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln on Saturday, February 1, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Stuart was the son of the late Dr. B. Dan and Anna Ferguson. He was the devoted husband for 20 years of Lyn Ferguson. In addition to his wife, Lyn, Stuart is...

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