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Benjamin T. Wright

Benjamin T. Wright

Nov 30, 2019

Benjamin Tappan Wright, 97, of Lexington, MA passed away peacefully on November 30, 2019. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Mary Louise (Premer) Wright after 52 years of marriage. Born August 24, 1922 in Berkeley, CA to Austin Tappan and Margaret Stone Wright, he would go on to graduate from Harvard College in the class...

Donald R. Prentiss

Donald R. Prentiss

Nov 30, 2019

Donald Prentiss, a beloved husband, brother and friend, died in the comfort of his Concord home on November 30th, 2019, following a brave battle with glioblastoma brain cancer at the age of 73. A lifetime resident, the Prentiss family has resided in Concord since the 1800's. Don was born at the Emerson Hospital cottage in 1946. He saw many changes...

Mila Alexander

Mila Alexander

Nov 27, 2019

Mila Alexander passed away at 89 on November 27, 2019 in Concord, MA. She is survived by her loving son Alex Vuckovic (Sara) of Carlisle, MA and daughter Stephanie Vuckovic (Goran Maric) of Falls Church, VA; grandchildren Alex, Elizabeth and Julia Vuckovic; Stefan and Ivan Maric. She was predeceased by her ex-husband Vladeta Vuckovic in 2012 and her sister, Dragana...

Dorothy M. Brown

Dorothy M. Brown

Nov 26, 2019

Dorothy M. Brown, resident of Framingham, MA and nearly life-long resident of Brooklyn died on November 26, 2019 at the age of 112 years. She was the oldest living person in Massachusetts and the tenth oldest living person in the U.S. Dorothy was born on May 1, 1907 in Brooklyn, NY to Nellie (Sullivan) and Michael Corcoran. That year Theodore...

Bradford D. Allen

Bradford D. Allen

Nov 25, 2019

Bradford Drake Allen, a devoted and admired mathematics college professor, died peacefully at his Concord home on Monday, November 25, 2019, following a courageous battle with glioblastoma brain cancer, at the age of 67. A former longtime Sudbury resident, he was the beloved husband of Elaine (Alpert) Allen, with whom he shared 26 wonderful years of marriage. He was the...

Lucia P. Shearman

Lucia P. Shearman

Nov 23, 2019

Lucia (Pepe) Shearman, 94, a Concord resident for more than 50 years, died peacefully with family at her side on Saturday, November 23, 2019, in Concord. She was the cherished wife for 60 years of the late David J. Shearman, who died in 2013. Lucia was born on October 9, 1925, as the daughter of the late Ceriaco Pepe and...

Helen Bennett Crowell

Helen Bennett Crowell

Nov 22, 2019

Helen Bennett Crowell of Concord, MA, formerly of Glen Ridge, NJ, died peacefully on November 22nd at The Gardens. She was 91 years old. Born in Glen Ridge in 1928 to Dora Gibbs Bennett and John Alden Bennett, Helen grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She attended College High School in Upper Montclair, where she met the love of her...

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...

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