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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Samuel A. Bowring

Samuel A. Bowring

Jul 17, 2019

Samuel A. Bowring, 65, of Concord, a dedicated MIT Professor of Earth & Planetary Science for the past 28 years, died at Marlborough Hospital on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. He was the loving husband for 30 years of Kristine M. (Fox) Bowring. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on September 27, 1953, he was the son of the late Reginald and...

Robert W. Balazy

Robert W. Balazy

Jul 17, 2019

Robert W. Balazy, 46, of Carlisle, MA and formerly of Farmington, CT, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. He was the husband for 15 years of Alyson Becker, and father of PJ, Harry, and Otto Balazy, all of Carlisle. Rob was born in Hartford, CT on June 26, 1973 to his late parents, Walter and Jean (Shappell) Balazy. At Farmington...

Col.  James Kavanagh Moran

Col. James Kavanagh Moran

Jul 15, 2019

Colonel James Kavanagh Moran USAFR (Ret.), 72, of Beaumont, CA and formerly of Concord, MA, died on July 15, 2019. Born in Concord, MA on Jan. 20, 1947, he was the son of the late Edna R. (Massey) and William J. Moran, Sr. Jim was the beloved brother to Rita F. (John W.) Pope, Chelmsford, MA, Kathleen (Jurgen) Appis, Chester,...

M. Frederick Johnson

M. Frederick Johnson

Jul 15, 2019

M. Frederick (Fred) Johnson, 85, of Newbury Court in Concord, MA, died peacefully at Rivercrest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Concord on Monday, July 15, 2019. He previously resided in Ridgway, PA, Lower Burrell, PA, Mount Pleasant, PA and Shrewsbury, MA. For 61 years, Fred was the devoted and loving husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Richardson Johnson. Born in Ridgway, PA...

Rebecca Tang

Rebecca Tang

Jul 14, 2019

Rebecca Sui Ching Tang, 69, of Carlisle, died on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Life Care Center in Stoneham. For twenty years, she continued to defy the odds while suffering from Glioblastoma. Her courageous and lengthy battle with this rare disease was a true testament to her tenacity and determination. Born in Hong Kong, China on December 17, 1949, she...

Patricia Flanagan

Patricia Flanagan

Jul 13, 2019

Patricia Flanagan, age 71, of Boxborough died peacefully on July 13, 2019 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. Affectionately known as Patsy to family and friends, she was the beloved wife of Daniel D. MacPhail, with whom she shared an incredible journey of love and companionship for the past 31 years. Patsy was born in Worcester on September 12,...

Florence T. Carreiro

Florence T. Carreiro

Jul 8, 2019

Florence T. (Marshall) Carreiro, a longtime Concord resident, died on Monday, July 8, 2019 in CareOne at Concord with her family by her side. She was 92. For 47 years, she was the devoted wife of the late Lawrence J. Carreiro who died in 1996. They were married in 1949 at Our Lady Help of Christians in West Concord. Born...

Ann L. Macomber

Ann L. Macomber

Jul 2, 2019

Ann L. Macomber, age 89, died peacefully on July 2, 2019. She was surrounded by her art and her books, and by the love of her close friends and family, many of whom had gathered to watch sports and discuss current events, and to share stories and memories during her final weeks in Westwood MA. "Andy," as she was affectionally...

Gloria Worthen Chick

Gloria Worthen Chick

Jul 1, 2019

Gloria Worthen (Fish) Chick of Concord passed away peacefully on July 1, 2019 after a long and hard-fought battle against Alzheimer's disease – finding laughter and moments of joy and happiness in every day. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, David Stockwell Chick, and two daughters, Sarah Kuli and her husband, Geoffrey, of Lexington, MA, and Amy...

Beatrice Shneider

Beatrice Shneider

Jun 30, 2019

Beatrice Shneider died on Sunday, June 30th, 2019 at age 94, surrounded by loving family and friends at her home in Carlisle, Massachusetts. She was known as "Bea" to friends, "Mom" to her children and "Boby" to her grandchildren. Her parents, Norma and Maurice Schaffer, were Jewish Eastern European immigrants who settled in Cleveland, Ohio where she was born on...

Suzanne M. Antognoni

Suzanne M. Antognoni

Jun 30, 2019

Suzanne Marie (Servais) Antognoni was born in Concord, MA on October 9, 1925, and died at home in Carlisle, MA on June 30, 2019, while surrounded by her loving children and family. She was 93. The daughter of Laura Patterson (Curley) Servais and Ivan D. Servais, she was a direct descendant of Reverend Peter Bulkeley, founder of the town of...

David Dolins

David Dolins

Jun 29, 2019

David Dolins, of Carlisle, MA, formerly of Weston, MA passed away from pancreatic cancer on June 29, 2019 at the age of 79. Born in New York City to the late Robert and Sylvie (Tanzmann) Dolins, David was raised in Rockville Center, New York where he attended South Side High School. He received his BA degree in History from Syracuse...

Arlene R. Mcbreen

Arlene R. Mcbreen

Jun 27, 2019

Arlene R. (Murphy) McBreen, 80, of Acton, died peacefully on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, following a long illness. She was the loving wife for 58 years of John E. "Jack" McBreen, Jr. On November 28, 1938, Arlene was born in Cambridge as the daughter of the late Francis and Alice (Maguire)...

Rosemary A. Gannon

Rosemary A. Gannon

Jun 25, 2019

Rosemary A. (Murphy) Gannon, 91, of Sandown, NH, formerly of Naples, FL and Concord, MA, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at All American Assisted Living in Londonderry. For nearly 70 years, she was the devoted wife of the late Joseph P. Gannon who died in 2017. Born in Somerville, MA on October 5, 1927, she was the daughter of...

Bruce Paynter Comjean

Bruce Paynter Comjean

Jun 18, 2019

Bruce Paynter Comjean passed away peacefully in Lincoln, Mass on the 18th of June, 2019. He was 81. The son of Ardashes Manoog Kouyoumjian and Adelma (Billie) Paynter, he and his older brother Marc were raised in West Newton, MA, amongst their close cousins. Bruce attended prep school at Beaumont College in Windsor, England and graduated with the class of...

Peter C. Taudvin

Peter C. Taudvin

Jun 12, 2019

Peter Craig Taudvin, 82, died June 12, 2019 in Acton, MA of natural causes. He was surrounded by his loving family. Peter was born March 26, 1937 in Providence, RI to Leone Duquette and Joseph Taudvin. He grew up in Cranston, RI with his two sisters, Lee and Diane. He cherished their regular, extended family gatherings at Grandmother Ruth's farmhouse...

Harry R. Clark

Harry R. Clark

Jun 11, 2019

Harry Richard Clark, 91, of Fitchburg, formerly of Lunenburg and Concord, died on Tuesday June 11, 2019 in Leominster. He was the beloved husband of 61 years of the late Jane (Moran) Clark who died in 2016. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 24, 1927 he was the son of the late Harry William Clark and Anna Marie...

Roger S. Webb

Roger S. Webb

Jun 10, 2019

Roger S. Webb, a pioneer in preservation real estate development in Boston, died peacefully in the care of hospice and his three daughters Rebecca, Mary and Ruth on June 10, 2019. He lived a long healthy life before dying at the age of 84. Roger's marriage to Anne Van Vleck, an art history major at Smith College, sparked his interest...

Walter J. Burke Jr.

Walter J. Burke Jr.

Jun 9, 2019

Lt. Col. Walter J. Burke, Jr. USAF (Ret.) of Woburn, formerly of Lincoln died at age 89, on Sunday June 9, 2019 in Woburn. He was the father of Marie A, Mitchum, Astoria, OR. and was predeceased by his wife of many years, Helen (Coward), and by his brothers Lt. Cdr. John P. Burke, USCG (Ret.) of Concord, and Fr....

William C. Coan

William C. Coan

Jun 6, 2019

William Charles Coan, age 65, of Westborough, formerly of Concord died Thursday June 6, 2019 in Westborough. Born in Salem on April 1, 1954, he was the son of the late Henry and Thelma (Sweetland) Coan of Grant Street in Concord. He was a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School. Mr. Coan was formerly employed at Digital Equipment Corporation. He is...

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