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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Marilyn M. Thiesse

Marilyn M. Thiesse

Sep 23, 2018

Marilyn M. Thiesse, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister passed away peacefully on September 23, 2018 surrounded with love at the age of 65. Marilyn was born and raised in west-central Iowa and in 1975 she met the love of her life, Bryon Thiesse. On August 26, 1977 they married and lived for many years in eastern Iowa where they...

Margaret L. Ritchie

Margaret L. Ritchie

Sep 22, 2018

Margaret L. (McBreen) Ritchie, 88, of Concord died Saturday September 22, 2018 in Lincoln. She was the beloved wife of 56 years of the late William E. Ritchie who died in 2016. Born in Concord on September 3, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary (Carty) McBreen. She attended Concord schools and was a 1949 graduate...

Marion O. Simm

Marion O. Simm

Sep 22, 2018

Marion (Ogilvie) Simm, 88, of Concord died Saturday September 22, 2018 in Acton. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of the late A. Glenn Simm Jr, who died in 2007. Born in Newton on September 2, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Donald W. and Marion E. (Kirby) Ogilvie. She attended Wellesley schools and was a...

Ruth M. Sartori

Ruth M. Sartori

Sep 17, 2018

Ruth Marilyn (McKeown) Sartori, age 86, of Lincoln, formerly of Cambridge passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on September 17, 2018. Ruth was born on June 22, 1932 in Cambridge. She is survived by her son Thomas Sartori, his wife Susan, daughter Louise Sartori Hery, her husband Bill, son James Sartori, daughter Gail Sartori, daughter Mary Blanchette and her...

John S. Hammond, Iii

John S. Hammond, Iii

Sep 16, 2018

John S. Hammond III, of Lincoln, MA, died unexpectedly at his home of natural causes on September 16, 2018. John was born April 30, 1937, in Detroit, MI, to Alice Hirschman Hammond and John S. Hammond II. He attended Grosse Pointe High School in a Detroit suburb before going to Harvard College. While pursuing an undergraduate degree in physics, John...

Nicolas Rosso O'Laughlin

Nicolas Rosso O'Laughlin

Sep 14, 2018

Nicolas Rosso O'Laughlin passed away unexpectedly in his sleep at his parent's home in Carlisle on the morning of September 14, 2018. The cause of death is still unknown. He was 29 years old. Nick and his twin brother were born in Boston on March 10, 1989. He grew up in Carlisle and graduated from Concord Carlisle High School. He...

Richard H. Dunbrack

Richard H. Dunbrack

Sep 12, 2018

Richard H. Dunbrack, age 82, of Concord, died at home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. He was the devoted husband for 56 years of the late Eileen L. (Coffey) Dunbrack who died in 2014. He was born in Waltham on August 21, 1936 to his late parents, Reginald E. and Julia (Kennedy) Dunbrack. After growing up on a family farm...

Kathleen S. Teltsch

Kathleen S. Teltsch

Sep 10, 2018

Kathleen Teltsch, a reporter with the New York Times whose career spanned fifty years, died on Tuesday September 10th. She was 95. The child of Hungarian immigrants, Ms. Teltsch was raised in Brooklyn, New York and attended Hunter College. Ms. Teltsch began working for the New York Times while a student at the Columbia School of Journalism during World War...

Raymond Emerson Ii

Raymond Emerson Ii

Sep 8, 2018

Raymond Emerson II, of Concord, died September 8th in a motorcycle accident in Carlisle. He was the husband of Jennifer Pennoyer Emerson. He was born November 12, 1951, in Concord, the son of David and Mary Emerson, and was educated in the Concord schools, at Colorado State University, and by a lifetime exploration of all aspects of life - the...

Nancy R. Mumford

Nancy R. Mumford

Sep 6, 2018

Nancy R. (Dye) Mumford, 91, beloved wife of William W. Mumford, of Manchester, CT., passed away on September 6, 2018. She was born in West Concord, MA on December 1, 1926. A retired secretary in the stock market industry, Nancy enjoyed traveling and playing bridge as a longtime member of the Hartford Bridge Club. She also enjoyed spending time with...

Sylvia P. Kennedy

Sylvia P. Kennedy

Sep 5, 2018

Sylvia Pelosi Kennedy, 84, of Lincoln, Massachusetts, passed away on September 5, 2018 in the arms of her loved ones. She was born in Lynn, MA on February 4, 1934 to Gaetano Pelosi and Maria Pelosi. Sylvia was the youngest of her siblings. She married the late John Kennedy on September 8, 1968. Loved by all, she had many careers...

William Allan Greaves

William Allan Greaves

Sep 2, 2018

William A. Greaves, of Waltham, former long time resident of Lincoln, died on September 2, 2018. He was the beloved son of the late Allan and Theresa Greaves; loving brother of Mary Ann Greaves-Toker of AZ, Elizabeth Doten of RI and Roberta Brechtel of NY; devoted uncle of Brendan and Stephanie Murphy, Nicholas, Samuel and Joshua Brechtel. A memorial visitation...

Mary Regis Beardsley

Mary Regis Beardsley

Aug 28, 2018

Mary R. (McCarte) Beardsley, 87, of Concord, a woman devoted to family and faith, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. She was the loving wife of the late Donald F. Beardsley who died in 1996. She was born in Boston on July 7, 1931 to her late parents, Charles and Katherine (Shields) McCarte. She was...

William M. Hopkins

William M. Hopkins

Aug 27, 2018

William M. Hopkins, 68, a proud Army Veteran and longtime Concord resident, died suddenly at his home on Monday, August 27, 2018. Born in Concord on March 26, 1950, he was the son of the late Thomas and Regina (Grant) Hopkins. After graduating from Concord-Carlisle High School in 1969, Bill served during the Vietnam War. He was discharged with the...

Ethel Bornhofft Woodman

Ethel Bornhofft Woodman

Aug 25, 2018

Ethel Bornhofft Woodman, 98, of Concord died August 25, peacefully at her home. Ethel was predeceased by her husband Byron E. Woodman Sr., her sister Janet B. Babb, her brother Henry (Bud) J. Bornhofft, Jr. and her daughter Joyce T. Woodman. She is survived by her sister Ann Ramsey of North Attleboro, her son Byron E. Woodman, Jr. and his...

Robert H. Webb

Robert H. Webb

Aug 23, 2018

Robert Howard Webb of Lincoln, MA and Brooklyn, NY died August 23, 2018 of Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease (PD). Rob was born October 17, 1934 to Kenneth and Susan Howard Webb, founders of the Farm and Wilderness Camps in Plymouth, Vermont. He spent his childhood exploring the woods and trails of the Green Mountains, cultivating a lifelong love...

Ursula E. Smoot

Ursula E. Smoot

Aug 22, 2018

Ursula E. Smoot passed away peacefully on August 22, 2018 after suffering a stroke. She was the wife of Perry R. Smoot. Ursula was born in Bad Liebenwerde, Germany, the daughter of Paul and Elsbeth Wende, and raised and educated in Germany and Austria. She was 96 years old. While she lived in Vienna, Ursula met her husband, Perry, a...

Shirley Hatch-Sorrenti

Shirley Hatch-Sorrenti

Aug 22, 2018

Shirley Ann (Kroll) Hatch-Sorrenti, 86, of Concord, formerly of Lexington and Framingham died Wednesday August 22, 2018 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Sorrenti and the late Frederic M. Hatch. Born in Acushnet on August 6, 1932 she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Alice (DiVincent) Kroll. Shirley was the loving mother...

Ileana Rachman

Ileana Rachman

Aug 21, 2018

Ileana Rachman (née Wolfgang), a fifty-one-year resident of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away at Traditions of Wayland on August 21, 2018. She was 83. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1934, She was the daughter of William and Gertrude Wolfgang. She earned a B.A. in Journalism from Penn State University. She is survived by her husband of sixty-two years, Martin...

Lorraine G. Goodwin

Lorraine G. Goodwin

Aug 20, 2018

Lorraine (Gosiewski) Goodwin, 66, of Concord, MA, succumbed after a valiant and courageous ten-year battle with cancer on Monday, August 20, 2018. She was born on February 29, 1952 and raised in Stamford, CT. Lorraine received an associate's degree from Becker College. For 15 years, Lorraine enjoyed employment at the Bedford Montessori School and was more recently assisting at the...

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