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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Nancy E. Mara

Nancy E. Mara

Jan 30, 2020

Nancy (Davis) Mara, of Concord, MA, died peacefully with family by her side at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, after a courageous battle with cancer on January 30, 2020. She was the beloved wife of 59 years of Charles E. Mara, Jr., devoted mother of Brian C. Mara and his wife Cynthia, and granddaughter Rachel of Concord, son Colin...

Ruth E. Zolot

Ruth E. Zolot

Jan 29, 2020

Ruth E. (Vernon) Zolot, 88, of Concord, formerly of Lexington, died peacefully on January 29, 2020. She will be lovingly remembered as an avid reader and lifelong lover of opera. She was the mother of Francine Wachtmann and her husband Bruce of Concord, and the late Benjamin Zolot. Ruth leaves two grandchildren, Caroline and Jake Wachtmann. She was the sister...

Jayne M. Carroll

Jayne M. Carroll

Jan 28, 2020

Jayne M. Carroll, 88, of Hudson and formerly of Maynard, died at her home on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was the wife of the late William E. Carroll. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on April 23, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes (Nudd) Eivers. Jayne was raised in Boston. She was avid photographer, who...

Mark A. Levinson

Mark A. Levinson

Jan 27, 2020

Mark A. Levinson, a devoted educator, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of New York, NY, died in Framingham, MA on Monday, January 27, 2020. He was 85. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on February 6, 1934 to his late parents, Morris and Martha (Porosoff) Levinson. Mark cherished his role as a New York City public school teacher for many...

Mary Hart Burtis

Mary Hart Burtis

Jan 27, 2020

Mary Hart Burtis, a Concord resident since 1995, died at her home, following a long illness, on Monday, January 27, 2020. She was the devoted wife for 44 years of William J. Burtis, M.D. She was born in Escanaba, Michigan as the daughter of the late William and Mary (Dart) Hart. She grew up in Escanaba before attending nursing school...

Muriel F. Flannery

Muriel F. Flannery

Jan 27, 2020

Muriel (Fletcher) Flannery, age 94, formerly of Concord, Carlisle, and Westford, died peacefully at Life Care Center in Acton on Monday, January 27, 2020, following a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Frederick "Sam" Flannery who died in 1986. Born in Concord on October 9, 1925, Muriel was the daughter of the late Robert and...

Kenneth H. Kinsman

Kenneth H. Kinsman

Jan 25, 2020

Kenneth H. Kinsman, 85, of Westborough, formerly of Concord, died at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough on Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was the loving husband for 62 years of the late Judith A. (Manning) Kinsman, who predeceased him in 2017. He was born in Boston on April 2, 1934, as the son of the late Leon...

Janet Wilson Murphy

Janet Wilson Murphy

Jan 21, 2020

Janet Wilson (Magoon) Murphy, of Maynard, formerly of Acton, died at home, following a long illness, on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was 81. Born on April 8, 1938, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Lennon) Magoon. She grew up in Concord, graduated from Concord High School in 1956, and attended Wellesley College. Later, she completed...

Louise G. Eddy

Louise G. Eddy

Jan 17, 2020

Louise G. (Theriault) Eddy, age 85, of Maynard, died at home on Friday, January 17, 2020, with family by her side. She leaves behind her devoted husband of 64 years, Jim Eddy, two daughters, Linda Ballard and her husband John, and Donna Thompson and her husband Chet, all of Maynard, one granddaughter, Stephanie Johnson and her wife Kellie, also of...

Florence Kelly Mckenna

Florence Kelly Mckenna

Jan 17, 2020

Florence Kelly McKenna, 90, a Concord resident since 1958, died on Friday, January 17, 2020 in Lincoln. She was the beloved wife of 32 years of the late Thomas A. McKenna who died in 1986. Born in Cambridge on July 23, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. and Margaret F. (Davey) Kelly. She attended Cambridge schools,...

Edward C. Timlege

Edward C. Timlege

Jan 16, 2020

Edward C. Timlege, 89, of Acton, died peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2020. He had been surrounded by the comfort and embrace of his family and friends when his heart of gold stopped beating. He was the cherished husband and soul mate of Charlotte (Hildreth) Timlege, with whom he shared 31 years of loving and devoted marriage. Born in Worcester...

Edward H. "Ted" Eaton

Edward H. "Ted" Eaton

Jan 16, 2020

Edward Hayden "Ted" Eaton, 68, of Kensington, NH, died in his home, with his wife, son and brother by his side, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Born in Concord, Massachusetts on July 17, 1951, Ted was the son of the late John Marshall Eaton, Jr. and Marie Gooding Eaton, both of Concord. Ted graduated from Fenn School in Concord (1965),...

Lorraine C. Celi

Lorraine C. Celi

Jan 15, 2020

Lorraine C. (Talamona) Celi, 85, of Concord and Kennebunkport, ME died peacefully at home Jan. 15, 2020. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Rose Talamona and devoted wife for 51 years of the late Mario J. Celi. Loving mother of Peter J. Celi and his wife Katie of Harvard, Mark E. Celi and his wife Gina of Concord, Christopher...

Richard M. Valliere

Richard M. Valliere

Jan 15, 2020

Richard M. Valliere, 68, of East Dennis and a former resident of Lexington, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He was the beloved husband for 31 years of Janice E. (McGrath) Valliere. He was born in Arlington on May 24, 1951 to his late parents, Francis and Mildred (O'Dowd) Valliere. A 1969 graduate of Lexington High School,...

Pamela (Moreau) Healy

Pamela (Moreau) Healy

Jan 13, 2020

NORWICH, CT – Pamela A. (Moreau) Healy, 57, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, January 13th. She was born in Concord, MA to the late Leon Moreau Jr. and Mary (Dee) Moreau on May 15, 1962. Pam married her beloved husband Craig Healy on Nov 18, 2001 in Sudbury, MA, making their home together in Norwich. She last worked...

Charles F. Wilcox

Charles F. Wilcox

Jan 12, 2020

Charles (Chuck) Frederick Wilcox, age 88, died peacefully at The Commons in Lincoln (Massachusetts) on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was the loving husband for 59 years of Kyoung Soon (Kim) Wilcox and the beloved father of daughter Terri and son Jeff. Born in Batavia, New York on January 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Fred and...

Wilson Sumner

Wilson Sumner

Jan 5, 2020

Walter Wilson Sumner, Jr was born November 11, 1926 in Glens Falls, New York. He died January 5, 2020 at the age of 93. He was the son of Alice (Robinson) and Walter Sumner. He and his older sister Shirley, who passed four years ago also at the age of 93, lost their mother when he was six years old....

Peter J.  Duran, Jr.

Peter J. Duran, Jr.

Jan 4, 2020

Peter J. Duran, Jr., 85, of Acton, and formerly of Concord, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at CareOne of Concord, with family by his side. He was the husband of the late Lorraine (Sylvester) Duran, and companion of the late Joan (Sullivan) Smith. Born in Woburn on May 19, 1934, he was the son of the late Peter Duran,...

Nancy E. Burnham

Nancy E. Burnham

Jan 3, 2020

Nancy E. (Tapper) Burnham, age 57, of Concord, died peacefully on January 3, 2020. She was the devoted wife for 22 years of Luke A. Burnham, and the dedicated mother of Noah and Jonah Burnham, all of Concord. Nancy was born in Cambridge on October 27, 1962, as the beloved daughter of Estelle (Kettleman) Tapper of Belmont and the late...

Timothy Baker Blodgett

Timothy Baker Blodgett

Jan 2, 2020

Timothy Baker Blodgett died Thursday January 2, age 90 at his home in Concord, MA. He was born on August 13, 1929 in St. Paul, MN and graduated from St. Paul Academy. After Williams College he served in the Air Force during the Korean War, editing the Elgin Air Force base newspaper. Tim met Becky Driscoll of St. Paul, fell...

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