Ted W. Bush
Aug 19, 2017
The world has lost a fine and honorable man. Ted William Bush, of Carlisle, MA, died on August 19, 2017 due to complications from a stem cell transplant. Born in 1951 in Sidney, Ohio, Ted graduated as the Salutatorian of the Shawnee High School Class of 1969. He was also honored with The Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009. He went...
Frederick T. Van Veen
Aug 18, 2017
Frederick T. Van Veen, 87, of Kennebunkport, ME, formerly of Concord, MA died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday August 18, 2017 at The Commons in Lincoln, MA. He was the beloved husband of 54 years of the late Julia (Walsh) Van Veen. Born in Boston on May 29, 1930, he was the son of the late Frederick and...
Dylan Cormac Smyth
Aug 18, 2017
Dylan Cormac Smyth, age 15, of Concord, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 18, 2017. He was the cherished son of David Smyth and Anne Piessens and loving brother to Conor and Maddy Smyth, all of Concord. Born in Boston on January 20, 2002, Dylan was currently a student at Concord-Carlisle High School. In addition to his parents, brother, and sister,...
Richard E. Petersen
Aug 16, 2017
Richard E. Petersen, 96, of Concord, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was the beloved husband for 68 years of Annette (Benson) Petersen. Born in Concord on July 27, 1921, he was the son of the late Peverill and Alice (Wilber) Petersen. During his youth, he worked on the family's Wigwam Brook Farm located on...
Linda Nunes
Aug 16, 2017
Linda (Ricciardelli) Nunes, age 86, of Concord, died peacefully and with grace at her home on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. She was the cherished wife and soul mate for 60 years of John Nunes. They were married on June 9, 1957 in St. Joseph Church of Medford. She was born in Villerupt, France on August 5, 1931 to her late...
Christine Anne Manns
Aug 16, 2017
Christine Manns died unexpectedly on August 16, 2017. She was open water swimming in Walden Pond when a medical emergency occurred, and died later in the emergency room without regaining consciousness, but with her husband at her side. She was born Christine Anne Sully on August 22, 1940, in North London. As a single woman, she made a career in...
Joseph P. Gannon
Aug 15, 2017
Joseph P. Gannon, 93, of Sandown, NH and Naples, FL, formerly of Concord, MA, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 following a battle with cancer. For nearly 70 years, he was the beloved husband of Rosemary (Murphy) Gannon. Born in Boston on January 23, 1924, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Gannon. He...
Anne Thomas Sears
Aug 13, 2017
Anne Thomas Sears, 96, the beloved wife of Douglas Hubbard Sears for 74 years, died peacefully in her Concord home on Sunday, August 13, 2017, with her family by her side. Born in Waltham, Mass on March 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Sally (Wyman) Thomas. She was Valedictorian of the class of 1938 at...
Barbara Bigelow Dunn
Aug 12, 2017
Barbara Bigelow Dunn died peacefully at her home in Lincoln, MA on August 12, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born in Boston to Henry F. Bigelow and Barbara W. Bigelow. She attended Miss Chickering's one-room school where classes were held on the unheated porch, then Bancroft school and Milton Academy. She was always proud of her...
Rev. Rebecca M. Blodgett
Aug 12, 2017
Concord, MA - The Rev. Rebecca Morton Blodgett died on Saturday, August 12, age 84. She was born April 16, 1933, in St. Paul, MN and graduated from Summit School in St. Paul, and then Vassar College in 1955. While her children were young, she was a dedicated volunteer with many organizations, including Planned Parenthood, the American Red Cross, the...
Xiaodong Ma
Aug 11, 2017
Xiaodong Ma, age 59, of Concord, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 11, 2017. She was the devoted wife of Baozhang He. Born in Tianjin, China on April 29, 1958, she was the daughter of Sirong Liu of Beijing, China and the late Hongxing Ma. She spent most of her childhood and early years...
Frank B. Hills, Sr.
Aug 11, 2017
Frank B. Hills, Sr., 87, of Concord, died on Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Care One Center in Concord following an extended illness. He was the husband of the late Beverly R. (Woolfenden) Hills who died in 2011. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 11, 1930 to his late parents, LaMar and Melba (Bringhurst) Hills....
Aidan Mchale Sierra
Aug 9, 2017
Aidan McHale Sierra, age 12, of Concord, died on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. He was the treasured son of Michael Sierra and Ellen McHale, and cherished brother of Isabel Sierra, all of Concord. Family and friends will gather for visiting hours on Monday, August 14th from 4 to 8 pm in the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center....
Carl N. Madia
Aug 6, 2017
Carl N. Madia, 87, of Hyannis, MA, formerly of Harvard, MA and North Bergen, NJ, died on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable. He was the devoted husband for 50 years of Rosemary (Moran) Madia. He was born on July 12, 1930 to the late Gaetano and Rose (LaManna) Madia. He spent his childhood in North...
Mary C. Robinson
Aug 5, 2017
Mary Calista (Clear) Robinson, recently of Boston, formerly a long-time resident of Concord, died on August 5, 2017. Born September 22, 1923 in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine Clear. Mary is survived by her daughter, Joanne Hemenway of Boston, her two granddaughters, Bonnie Hemenway and Kory Hemenway and her three great grandsons, Cameron Ripley,...
Gillis F. Stephenson
Aug 4, 2017
Gillis Fraser Stephenson, 80, passed away on August 4, 2017 at his home in Leominster MA, surrounded by family and friends. He leaves behind his loving wife Judith Stephenson (MacKinlay), daughter, Karen Audette and husband Steve (Concord, MA), son, Lloyd and wife Christine (Springfield, VA) and son, Gary and wife Cynthia (Concord, MA). He was the beloved grandfather to Gerald,...
Gene M. Brown
Aug 4, 2017
Gene M. Brown, of Concord, Mass. passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born in Pioneer, Missouri and raised in nearby Cassville until around age nine, when his family moved to Idaho. He worked his way up from walking to a one room schoolhouse to become Dean of Science at M.I.T., was the first...
Joan Mcclane Leftwich
Aug 2, 2017
Joan McClane Leftwich, a woman defined by her commitment to family, friends, and love for art and music, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 7, 1932, the only child of George W. and Mary J. McClane, Ms. Leftwich attended the academically elite Philadelphia High School for Girls where...
Michael Leonard Joyce
Jul 28, 2017
Michael ("Mike") Leonard Joyce of Leominster, MA, formerly of Concord, MA passed away at his home surrounded by his family after a short, but hard fought battle with cancer on July 28, 2017 at age 54. He was the loving husband of Leah (Centore) Joyce and father to Michael. Mike is survived by his parents Loeta and Bradford Joyce of...
Salvatore Charles Razionale
Jul 27, 2017
Salvatore Charles Anthony Razionale of Concord, MA, born November 25th 1989 passed away Thursday July 27th 2017 at 27 years of age. Sal will forever be remembered by countless friends, relatives and loved ones. He will always remain the loving father of Pasquale Jeffrey Razionale age 4, Dominic Anthony Razionale age 3 and a devoted companion of their mother Julia-Rose...
