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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes

Nancy Lewis Parker

Nancy Lewis Parker

Nov 18, 2017

Nancy (Lewis) Parker, 72, of Concord and a native of Groton, died peacefully, following a brief illness, on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. For 50 years, she was the adored wife of George F. Parker, III. She was born on March 10, 1945 to her late parents, F. Woodward Lewis and Elizabeth (Allara) Lewis. During her...

William C. Terris

William C. Terris

Nov 18, 2017

William C. Terris, 82, of Bedford, formerly of Acton, retired Principal at Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington, died at home on Saturday, November 18, 2017. He was the husband for 45 years of the late Patricia A. (Leclair) Terris who died in 2009. He was born on June 16, 1935 and raised in Billerica as the son of the late...

Satish Chandra Dhingra

Satish Chandra Dhingra

Nov 13, 2017

Satish Chandra Dhingra, 79, of Concord, Massachusetts passed away November 13, 2017. He was born in Lahore, India, before partition, and was the son of Lall Chand Dhingra and Lila Bajaj Dhingra. He graduated as Master of Architecture from M.I.T. and designed many projects throughout New England. When working for Desmond & Lord, Mr. Dhingra designed and managed the project...

Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.

Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr.

Nov 13, 2017

Capt. Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN (Ret.), 93, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, of Concord, native of Fall River, died peacefully at home on November 13, 2017. He was the beloved husband for 49 years of Georgea (Farmer) Hudner; Father of Kelly Fernandez and her husband Keith of La Jolla, CA, Stan Smith and his wife Leslie of Weston, Shannon...

Robert W. Parke

Robert W. Parke

Nov 12, 2017

Robert William Parke, of Westford, formerly of Acton, died unexpectedly at home on November 12, 2017. He was the beloved husband for 44 years of Betsy (St. Martin) Parke. Born in Concord on May 23, 1949, he was the devoted son of the late Leslie and Johanna Parke. He attended Acton-Boxborough public schools and graduated from Acton Boxborough High School...

Douglas Hubbard Sears

Douglas Hubbard Sears

Nov 10, 2017

Douglas Hubbard Sears, 98, beloved husband for 74 years of the late Anne Thomas Sears, died peacefully in his home in Concord on Friday November 10, 2017, with his children at his side. Born in Newton, Massachusetts on October 19,1919, he was the son of the late Chester Hunt Sears and Edith Hubbard Sears. He graduated from the Fessenden School...

John Carl "Carlie" Welsh

John Carl "Carlie" Welsh

Nov 7, 2017

John Carl "Carlie" Welsh, 78, of Concord, retired Officer, Concord Police Dept. died peacefully on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 surrounded by his family and in the outstanding care of the staff of the Rose Monahan Hospice Home. Born in Waltham in 1939 and raised in Concord, Carl attended Concord Public Schools and was a member of the Concord High School...

Paul M. Leslie, Sr.

Paul M. Leslie, Sr.

Nov 7, 2017

Paul Maurice Leslie Sr., 85, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Life Care Center of Acton. He leaves his beloved wife of 62 years Betty (Lips) Leslie; his son Paul M. Leslie Jr. and his girlfriend Michelle Art of Winchendon; his daughter Cynthia Shaw of Templeton; his son Peter Leslie of Kentucky; his daughter Betsy...

Dawson A. Rutter Iii

Dawson A. Rutter Iii

Nov 6, 2017

Dawson A Rutter III, the beloved son of Dawson and Debra Rutter of Sudbury passed away Monday, Nov 6 in New Orleans LA. His family and friends are devastated by his death. As a young boy DA was an accomplished artist studying at the Emerson Umbrella in Concord. He attended the Fenn School in Concord and had many friends among...

Jean H. Hill

Jean H. Hill

Nov 5, 2017

Jean H. Hill, formerly of Concord, Mass., died of heart disease on November 5, 2017 in Hingham, Mass. She was predeceased by John W. Hill, Jr., her husband of 53 years. In 2012, at age 84, Jean spearheaded a successful effort to ban single-serve bottled water in Concord. The ban, the first of its kind in the United States, gained...

Albert C. Magurn

Albert C. Magurn

Oct 31, 2017

Albert C. Magurn, of Concord, died peacefully at home, on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. He was the beloved partner of Leslie Luppold and was survived by sisters Martha Ivey, Mary Giles, Louise Smersh, and many nieces and nephews. He was also the adoring brother of the late Francis, George, Walter, and sisters Barbara Keizer, Esther Capozzoli. A lifelong resident of...

Mary E. "Betsy" Speicher

Mary E. "Betsy" Speicher

Oct 30, 2017

Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Speicher, age 69, of Lexington, died unexpectedly at her home on Monday, October 30, 2017. Betsy was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on June 8, 1948 to her late parents, John Stanton Speicher and Elizabeth Ann Barr. The oldest of three children, she grew up in Wyomissing Hills, Pennsylvania before attending Bucknell University. Betsy furthered her studies with...

Mildred G. Valliere

Mildred G. Valliere

Oct 18, 2017

Mildred G. (O'Dowd) Valliere, 94, of Lexington, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Salter Healthcare Center in Winchester. She was the beloved wife for 39 years of the late Francis P. Valliere who died in 1990. They were married in Lexington on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1949. Born in Arlington on April 17, 1923 she was the daughter of the...

Thora Haysey Stukas

Thora Haysey Stukas

Oct 16, 2017

Thora Ruth (Haysey) Stukas, 94, formerly of Westwood, MA and Plymouth, MA, passed away peacefully at St. Camillus Health Center in Whitinsville, MA on October 16, 2017. Born in New York City on April 25, 1923, Thora was raised in Concord, MA and graduated from Concord High School in 1941. She attended Radcliffe College, where she was elected to Phi...

Mark Edward Connelly

Mark Edward Connelly

Oct 15, 2017

Mark Edward Connelly passed away at home on Sunday, October 15, 2017, almost exactly a year after the passing of his beloved wife, Betsy. Mark was born in Concord, NH on February 26, 1925 to Mildred (Harp) and James Connelly. He grew up in Kingston, NY, where he was Valedictorian of the Class of 1942. After one year at M.I.T,...

Donella Siktberg

Donella Siktberg

Oct 14, 2017

Rev. Donella (Grobe) Siktberg, 90, a resident of Concord, MA , formerly of western Massachusetts, died Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Newbury Court in Concord, MA. Born in Duluth, Minnesota on October 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William and Bonney (Beal) Grobe. She attended Duluth public schools, Duluth High School and Bethel University in St. Paul,...

Doris E. Fitzpatrick

Doris E. Fitzpatrick

Oct 11, 2017

Doris E. (Geneva) FitzPatrick, 87, of Leominster, formerly of Concord, died Wednesday October 11, 2017 in Worcester. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Fitzpatrick who died in 1978. Born in Holden on January 7, 1930 she attended West Boylston public schools, graduated from West Boylston High School in 1948 and from Leominster Hospital School of Nursing in...

David Marlowe Grayzel

David Marlowe Grayzel

Oct 9, 2017

David Marlowe Grayzel died unexpectedly in Concord, MA on Monday, October 9, 2017, at the age of 18. He was the cherished son of Julia Gallagher and Jon Grayzel and the beloved twin brother of Connor John Grayzel of Concord. He also leaves behind his adored dog Hudson. Dave was born in Worcester, MA on September 15, 1999, and attended...

Tripoli J. Dicicco

Tripoli J. Dicicco

Sep 28, 2017

Tripoli J. DiCicco, age 103, a resident of Concord for over a century, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Weston. For 59 years, he was the devoted husband of the late Anne (Gilbert) "Gil" DiCicco who died in 2006. He was born in Concord on September 25, 1914 to the late Giuseppe and...

Susan A. Martin

Susan A. Martin

Sep 26, 2017

Susan A. Martin, of Concord, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at her Concord home. Born in New York City in 1945, she was the daughter of the late Morgan and Margaret (Alexander) Martin. Raised at Ormsby Hill in Manchester, Vermont, she attended schools there and in 1963 graduated from Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester. She received a Bachelor in...

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