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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ann C. Pianka
Sep 21, 2017
Ann C. (Ritchie) Pianka, born in Brooklyn April 3, 1938 to Jacqueline and James Ritchie, was raised and lived in Lincoln most of her life. A graduate of Concord High school in 1956, she went off to Newton-Wellesley School of Nursing following her dream of becoming a nurse. She met her husband, Walter, while working the Emergency Ward at Boston...
Patricia A. Morgan
Sep 15, 2017
Patricia A. (Bean) Morgan, age 85, affectionately known as Patsy, died peacefully following a long illness on Friday, September 15, 2017 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Patsy was a longtime former Concord resident, and the loving wife of the late Dan A. Morgan who died in 1979. Patsy was born in Boston on June 2, 1932 to her...
Janet Pierpont Hosmer
Sep 14, 2017
Janet P. Hosmer, 98, of Holden, MA, beloved wife of the late Maj. Humphrey B. Hosmer, USAF (Ret.), died with her family at her side on Sept. 14, 2017 at Carlton-Willard Village in Bedford, MA. She remained kind, gentle, generous, wise, and impish until the end. Born on Nov. 30, 1918 in Worcester, MA to Dorothy (Hobson) and Harlan Pierpont,...
Anthony J. Sorrenti, Jr.
Sep 13, 2017
Anthony J. Sorrenti, Jr., 82, a lifelong Concord resident, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston following a brief illness. Born in Concord on December 16, 1934, he was the devoted son of the late Antonio and Frances Sorrenti. He was a 1953 graduate of Concord High School and was previously employed by...
Virginia A. Bethke
Sep 9, 2017
Virginia (Alling) Bethke, 95, of Concord, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Rivercrest Health and Wellness Center in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur R. Bethke. Born in Chicago, Illinois on April 7, 1922, Ginny, as she was known to friends and family, was the daughter of the late Carlos and Helen (Metcalf) Alling. After graduating...
John H. Valentine
Sep 6, 2017
John (Jack) H. Valentine, of Carlisle, MA, died at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA on September 6th, 2017. He was 93 years old. John is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Hiam) Valentine, and his children, Ian of Los Angeles, CA, Lisa Bennett of London, England, Anne Valentine of Brownsville, VT, Alison Pascarelli of Atlanta, Georgia, and Tom Valentine of Phippsburg,...
Sheila R. Semrad
Sep 6, 2017
Sheila Rooney Semrad, 82, of Carlisle, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. She joins her dearly beloved husband, Theodore Semrad, who predeceased her in November of 1995. Mrs. Semrad was born on March 15, 1935, the daughter of the late Richard and Katherine (Connearney) Rooney. She grew up in Waltham and graduated from Boston...
