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Douglas A. Locke, Jr.

Douglas A. Locke, Jr.

Nov 21, 2019

Douglas Allen Locke, Jr., age 73, of Acton, formerly of Concord, died peacefully, surrounded by his family and loved ones, on November 21, 2019. He was the beloved husband for 47 years to Mary (Hartigan) Locke, and a loving father to Jessica Courtney Locke, Douglas Allen Locke III and his wife Natsuka. Doug was born in Concord on June 1,...

Kevin M. Quinn

Kevin M. Quinn

Nov 18, 2019

It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts the family of Kevin Quinn, age 54, announce his sudden passing at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA on November 18, 2019 from advanced stomach and pancreatic cancer. Kevin leaves his parents John and Shirley of Concord, an older brother Sean and his wife Jill residing in Billerica, MA, younger brother Brian Quinn...

Senator Susan C. Fargo

Senator Susan C. Fargo

Nov 15, 2019

LINCOLN - Senator Susan Fargo (née Cooley) died November 15th at the age of 77 following a period of declining health, seven months after the death of her beloved husband of 52 years, Foster M. Fargo Jr. Susan was elected to eight consecutive terms in the Massachusetts State Senate serving the 3rd Middlesex district (the 5th Middlesex district prior to...

Brett Price Thompson

Brett Price Thompson

Nov 15, 2019

Brett Price Thompson (Price), Artist, Mother, of Sudbury, MA, previously of Buffalo, NY and Kingston, PA, passed away peacefully in the tender embrace of God, her loving family, and her caregivers at Wingate Nursing Home in Sudbury. Born on December 26, 1929, Brett was adoringly known as "Sis" to her four older brothers, Arlie, Eddie, Bud and Harry, and to...

John F. Cody, Jr.

John F. Cody, Jr.

Nov 15, 2019

John F. Cody, Jr. - known fondly by many as Sam - passed away Friday, November 15th, at his Upton home. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sally F. Cody. He was the devoted father to Jennifer C. Bartkus and her husband, Timothy, and Sarah Cody Rector, and her husband, Paul. He was the proud grandfather of...

Dorothy Manzelli

Dorothy Manzelli

Nov 15, 2019

Dorothy (Latronica) Manzelli, 96, of Lincoln, died on Friday, November 15, 2019 in Wingate at Needham. She was the loving wife for 69 years of the late John Manzelli who died in 2012. She was born in Boston on November 29, 1922, as the daughter of the late Felice and Angelina (DeLorenzo) LaTronica. During World War II, she worked in...

Jonathan M. Leavitt

Jonathan M. Leavitt

Nov 13, 2019

Jonathan M. Leavitt, 76, of Concord, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Burlington. He was the husband of the late Shirley (Baker) Leavitt who died in 2016. Born in Concord on January 13, 1943 he was the son of the late Arnold B. and Madine (Chalmers) Leavitt. He attended schools in Acton and was a graduate of Maynard High School....

Douglas J. Detweiler

Douglas J. Detweiler

Nov 12, 2019

Douglas (Doug) James Detweiler, 79, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Ingrid Detweiler with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. He was a loving father to Karena Detweiler of Munich, Germany and Sean Detweiler of Concord married to Kristi, and a dedicated Opa to Carson and Alexa. Born in Lansing, Michigan on June...

W. Lincoln Boyden

W. Lincoln Boyden

Nov 11, 2019

W. Lincoln Boyden, retired partner of Ropes & Gray LLP of Boston, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 11, 2019 at age 87. He had resided at Newbury Court in Concord since 2015, after living in Belmont for many years. He was the devoted husband of Nancy Cummings Boyden, and after her death in 1995, of Edith (Bennett)...

Barbara J. O'Rourke

Barbara J. O'Rourke

Nov 5, 2019

Barbara J. (Ogg) O'Rourke, 91, a Carlisle resident for sixty years, died on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of the late Francis T. O'Rourke who died in 1985. She was born in Arlington on December 3, 1927 to her late parents, William and Gertrude (Roberts) Ogg. She graduated from Concord High...

Robert C. Mann

Robert C. Mann

Nov 1, 2019

Robert "Bob" Mann passed away peacefully at his home in Concord, MA on Friday, November 1. Born in Denver in 1937 and raised just outside of Washington, DC, Bob moved with his family to Massachusetts before his last year of high school. He was a graduate of Framingham High School class of 1954. Bob was a graduate of University of...

Jean Quick Eberle

Jean Quick Eberle

Nov 1, 2019

Born in New York in 1924, Jean Eberle passed peacefully on November 1, 2019 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA. A Concord resident for the past 25 years, she was known for her creative spirit and impish sense of humor. While majoring in art history at Wellesley College (Class of 1946), she met William D. Eberle who was...

Stephen F. Honan

Stephen F. Honan

Oct 30, 2019

Stephen F. Honan, age 86, a Concord resident since 1972, died on Wednesday, October 30th in The Gardens at Newbury Court, while surrounded by his loving family. He was the dedicated husband of Frances (Goodwin) Honan, with whom he shared 64 years of loving marriage. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on November 26, 1932, he was the son of the...

Arthur M. "Joe" Getsick

Arthur M. "Joe" Getsick

Oct 30, 2019

Arthur M. "Joe" Getsick, age 88, died on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, following a long illness. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Ruth (Hudson) Getsick. Joe was a longtime Concord resident, a proud Army veteran of the Korean War, and a longstanding member of the Local 25 Teamster...

Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson

Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson

Oct 30, 2019

Elizabeth (Betty) Richardson Johnson, 86, of Newbury Court in Concord, MA, died peacefully at Rivercrest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Concord on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. She previously resided in Ridgway, PA, Dubois, PA, Lower Burrell, PA, Mount Pleasant, PA and Shrewsbury, MA. For 61 years, Betty was the devoted and loving wife of the late M. Frederick (Fred) Johnson....

Albert Henry Schilling

Albert Henry Schilling

Oct 24, 2019

Albert Henry Schilling, 75, died peacefully in Concord, MA surrounded by family, on October 24, 2019 after battling a long illness. Hank was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 6, 1943, the first of two sons, to Albert Henry and Irene (Curd) Schilling (later Reid when she married John A. Reid after the untimely death of Albert Schilling at age...

Dennis J. Picard

Dennis J. Picard

Oct 21, 2019

Dennis J. Picard, Raytheon Company Chairman and CEO and Chairman Emeritus, at age 87. Dennis J. Picard, a defense industry legend and leader, who rose through his company's ranks to transform Raytheon Company into one of the largest military suppliers in history, passed away on the 21st of October 2019 in Concord, MA. He was the beloved husband of Dolores...

Gregg N. Theriault

Gregg N. Theriault

Oct 18, 2019

Gregg N. Theriault of Bolton, MA, formerly of Stow, MA passed away on October 18, 2019, surrounded by his loving family after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He was 59 years old. Gregg was born on August 24, 1960 in Attleboro, MA. He graduated from Providence College in 1982. He was the devoted husband for 23 years of Diana...

Alice Bemis Wiggin

Alice Bemis Wiggin

Oct 16, 2019

Alice Bemis Wiggin, 84, a resident of Newbury Court in Concord, died at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on October 16, 2019, following a sudden hemorrhagic stroke on September 30th. She is now with her Lord Jesus. Alice was born in Boston on March 8, 1935, the middle child of five daughters to Alan and Mary "Chapie" Bemis....

Burton Unger

Burton Unger

Oct 11, 2019

Burton Unger, 80, of Concord, formerly of Cambridge and Montclair, NJ, died on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Rivercrest Wellness & Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband for 53 years of the late Dr. Rhoda K. Unger who died in April of 2019. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home...

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