James A. "Archie" Bonner
Apr 9, 2017
James A. "Archie" Bonner of Concord passed away peacefully on April 9 at 86 years old. He was the devoted husband of the late Frances J. (Toomey), doting father of Kim A. Bonner of Lancaster, Kara J. Dobbins & husband Kenneth of Stow, and the late Kerry "Kassia" Reynard of Columbia, Missouri, dear brother of Leo F. Bonner of Auburn...
Richard J. Dimare
Apr 2, 2017
Richard J. DiMare, 70, of Harpswell, ME, formerly of Concord and Medford, admired Teacher and Coach in Concord for over four decades, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 2, 2017. He was the cherished husband for 46 years of Palma (Petrosso) DiMare. He was the devoted father of Janel Johnson and her husband Doug, Darah DiMare, all of Harpswell, ME and...
Niklaus Vetsch
Mar 31, 2017
Niklaus Vetsch, 86, of Acton, MA died peacefully Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home. By his side was his beloved wife Ingrid E. (Michalik) Vetsch. They were married 58 years ago in Ingrid's hometown of Berlin, Germany and then embarked on the first, of many, adventures when they immigrated to the United States the following year for Nick's new...
Peter P. Grad
Mar 29, 2017
Peter P. Grad, 95, of Concord, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at home with Marylynn Boris, his loving companion of 29 years by his side. He was born and raised in Vienna, Austria, the only son of the late Berthold and Johanna (Deutsch) Grad. He proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II as a Forensic...
Betty R. Skomski
Mar 29, 2017
Betty Ruth (Lasher) Skomski, 93, formerly of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Acton Life Care Center. She was the beloved wife for 50 years of the late Anthony J. Skomski. Born in Detroit, Michigan on October 22, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Reuben Frank Lasher and Anna Josephine (Johnson) Lasher. She grew...
Theresa Jordan
Mar 28, 2017
Theresa (Babish) Jordan, 80, died on Tuesday March 28, 2017. She was the beloved wife for 52 years of the late Leo Jordan who died in 2011. They were residents of Concord, MA for nearly forty years. Born in Lawrence, MA and raised in Methuen, MA, she graduated from Tenney Memorial High School in 1954. She then studied nursing at...
Jane Gilbert Wertz
Mar 26, 2017
With her family lovingly gathered around, Jane Gilbert Wertz peacefully passed away on March 26, 2017. She was loved by her family and admired by her friends. She was the spouse of the late Vance Grazier Wertz (1908-1984); daughter of the late Richard Henry Gilbert (1885-1947) and Missoura May Wolfgang Gilbert (1885-1966), and sister of the late Julia Gilbert Ling....
Blanche Derylo Balacek
Mar 26, 2017
Blanche Derylo Balacek, 94, died peacefully on Sunday, March 26th in Carlisle, Massachusetts, at the home of her daughter, Robin Emerson Bearfield, and son-in-law, Larry Bearfield, where she had been living for the past two years. Blanche was born in New York, New York on September 7, 1922 to John and Kathryn Derylo, both Polish immigrants. She attended New York...
Janice Musiak Duffy
Mar 25, 2017
Janice Duffy, 70, of Concord, MA, passed away Saturday night, March 25, 2017, surrounded by her family and friends. Janice is survived by her son Brian and his girlfriend Kylie Fulton of South Boston, step-daughter Jane Leonard and her husband Brian of Marlborough, sister-in-law Kathy Musiak of Spencer, niece Liz Sarantopoulos, her husband Jim, and their daughter Emma of Framingham,...
Nancy M. Flaherty
Mar 23, 2017
Nancy M. (McManus) Flaherty, age 58, of Concord, died peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017 following a courageous struggle with brain cancer. For 35 years, she was the cherished wife of Joseph P. Flaherty. He remains smitten to this day. Nancy was born on April 3, 1958, in Boston, MA, to Joseph P. and Carole D. McManus of Walpole. She...
Catharine H. Allen
Mar 21, 2017
Catharine (Kay) Allen, 97, formerly of Wellesley Hills, died peacefully on March 21, 2017 in Bedford, MA. Catharine Schofield Hayes was born in Winthrop, MA, on June 7, 1919 to Joseph Daniel and Edith (Milnes) Hayes. She grew up in Newtonville, graduating from Newton High School in 1936. She spent a post-graduate year at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, then...
Leo J. Mcgrath Jr.
Mar 20, 2017
McGrath, Leo J. Jr. in Concord on March 20th at age 84. Member of a long time Concord family. Beloved husband of 38 years of the late Elizabeth D. "Betty"(Lynah) McGrath. Father of Matthew A. and his wife Catherine of Concord, and Owen G. and his wife Ruby of Newark, CA. Grandfather of Courtney A. Cronkhite and her husband, Justin,...
James Hart Evans
Mar 18, 2017
James Hart Evans, 89, of Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully on Saturday March 18, 2017 at the Newbury Court residence he shared with Betty, his beloved wife of over 61 years. James Hart was born in Bridgeport, CT on May 25, 1927, the eldest child of the late William Hooper Evans Sr. and Dorothy Hart Evans and was commonly called Hart....
Harriett Parrott Ritchie
Mar 16, 2017
Harriett Parrott Ritchie, aged 93, resident of Sudbury passed peacefully on March 16, 2017 at Rivercrest Nursing Home after a decades long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was the beloved wife for 65 years of the late Kenneth Lamson Ritchie who died in 2010. She was born on March 27, 1924 in Kansas City, MO as her parents drove to...
Paul Garfield Phelps
Mar 13, 2017
Paul Garfield Phelps, 92, of Bedford, MA, formerly of Orange and Hamden, CT, died on March 13, 2017. Beloved husband and father, he was married to the late Dorothy B. Phelps, his wife of almost 60 years, and father of Susan Phelps (Robert Adams), Robert G. Phelps, and Nancy Misiaszek. He was the devoted grandfather of Laura Darr (Jason), Daniel...
Robert Bruce Caldwell Sr.
Mar 6, 2017
Robert Bruce Caldwell Sr., 79, a lifelong Concord resident died Monday March 6, 2017 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 61 years of Judith L. (Troupe) Caldwell. Born in Concord on April 23, 1937 he was the son of Malcolm G. Sr. and Bertha (Lorimer) Caldwell. He attended West Concord schools and Concord High School. Mr. Caldwell was...
Susan E. Henshaw
Mar 6, 2017
Susan E. Henshaw, 69, of Sudbury, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017 at home, surrounded by her family. She fought a courageous four year battle with metastatic lung cancer. For 46 years, she was the devoted wife of Roy M. Henshaw. Born in Winchendon on February 25, 1948, and raised in Orange, Susan was the daughter of the late...
Ruthanne R. Cowan
Mar 5, 2017
Ruthanne "Dusty" Cowan, 86, of Concord, passed away March 5, 2017. Director of Membership, Boston Museum of Science. Harvard Class of 1964, equestrienne, world traveler. She leaves sons Philip of Cambridge, Spencer and his wife Joy of Chapel Hill, NC, Gary of Concord, Grant of Newton, granddaughters Emily and her husband Paul of Los Angeles and Hannah of San Francisco...
Helen Fairbanks Ehrlich
Mar 3, 2017
Mrs. Helen Fairbanks Ehrlich of Lincoln, Massachusetts, formerly of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on March 3, 2017 at The Commons in Lincoln. Helen was the daughter of the late Carl and Clara (Hoffman) Gilt. She was married in 1950 to her late husband, Richard H. Ehrlich, who preceded her in death in 1983. Helen was a graduate of...
Mary B. Burke
Feb 27, 2017
Mary B. Burke, 89, of Sudbury, MA, formerly of W. Yarmouth, MA, Bridgeport, CT, and Concord, MA, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2017. Mary was born on August 14, 1927 in Galway, Ireland and emigrated to the US in 1959. Mary was a longtime employee of Alcoa Aluminum before retiring to Cape Cod. She was a regular communicant and...
