Cornelia "Liela" Rea
May 2, 2017
Cornelia (Liela) Humphreys Rea died peacefully on May 2, 2017, in Concord MA. Liela was born in New York City on October 10, 1934, to Edith and George Humphreys. She went to the Brearley School, and graduated from Vassar College in 1956, with a degree in Art History. She married Lawrence (Lorrie) Frank Rea, of Huntington, NY in 1956, and...
Laura C. Biagioni
May 1, 2017
Laura C. (Polli) Biagioni, 88, formerly of Somerville, died on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was the devoted wife of the late Albert J. Biagioni who died in 1999. She was born in Somerville on February 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Isadoro and Columba (Frizzi) Polli. During her youth, she attended Saint Catherine School in...
Tupper Dooly Webster
Apr 27, 2017
Tupper Dooly Webster enriched thousands of lives through education, community and family before she died peacefully in her sleep April 27, 2017, in Concord, Massachusetts, at age 93. A legacy of nurturing each individual's curiosity, dignity and love will continue rippling out through those Tupper touched. They are many. She had a knack for making close connections with people she...
Shirley P. Mccully
Apr 27, 2017
Shirley P. (Davidson) McCully, 84, of Carlisle, died peacefully with her daughters at her side on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald R. McCully. Born in Blackville, New Brunswick, Canada on January 15, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Duncan and Ethel (McDonald) Davidson. She attended...
Jim Canty
Apr 25, 2017
Jim Canty, 54, of Concord, died of Glioblastoma Tuesday April 25, 2017 at his Concord home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 25 years of Kristin M. (Clough) Canty. Born in Buffalo, NY on June 11, 1962, he was the son of Edward J. and Kathryn (Frey) Canty of Schenectady, New York. He attended Schenectady...
Norma J. Specker
Apr 21, 2017
Norma J. (Hasselman) Specker, 89, of Concord, MA, formerly of Centerport, NY, Amherst, NH and Ft. Meyers, FL died peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 at The Gardens at Newbury Court in Concord. For 61 years, she was the devoted wife of the late Richard L. Specker. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 3, 1927, the beloved daughter...
Harold S. Shriber
Apr 19, 2017
Harold S. Shriber, 91, of Acton, entered into rest on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, following a long illness. He was the husband of Janice (Kellert) Shriber. Born in Boston on December 17, 1925, he was the son of the late Maurice and Betty Shriber. From 1944 until 1946, Mr. Shriber honorably...
Mary C. Mckeown
Apr 19, 2017
Mary (Cooney) McKeown, 54, of Concord and Nantucket, formerly of Bermuda, San Francisco, CA, New Canaan, CT, Brooklyn, NY and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida died Wednesday April 19, 2017 in the tender care of the medical staff at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the beloved wife of 28 years of Christopher R. McKeown. She lived a full life...
H. Roderick Nordell
Apr 14, 2017
"What a model of a man he has always been for me," said a friend of the family, "so courteous and fair-minded, yet so smart and independent, and with such an enjoyment of the actualities of life." H. Roderick Nordell, 91, of Concord, formerly of Cambridge, died on Friday, April 14, 2017 at his Newbury Court residence. He was the...
David L. Carlstrom
Apr 11, 2017
David L. Carlstrom, age 77, of Concord, MA, died peacefully on 11 April, 2017, at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was the husband for 45 years of Elizabeth (Hayes) Carlstrom. He was born in Buffalo, NY on July 8, 1939, the son of the late Carl and Ruth (Wheeland) Carlstrom. During his youth, Dave was raised...
Margaret Gilligan
Apr 11, 2017
Margaret Gilligan, a longtime resident of Concord, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 11 at her home after a long illness. She was 79. Margaret was married to her beloved husband, Frederick Gilligan for 57 years. They met on a blind date when they were both in high school. She was the loving mother of Erin Gilligan and her husband...
Richard Myrick Hatch, Jr.
Apr 11, 2017
Richard Myrick Hatch Jr., 96, a descendant of original settlers at Plymouth Rock, died peacefully in his sleep at Newbury Court, Concord MA, on April 11, 2017. His wife of 62 years, Mary Jaquelin Noyes Hatch, predeceased him in 2010. He is survived by three of the couple's four children, Carolyn Flood of Concord, Rebecca (Roger) Meyers of Sarasota FL...
Beth Taylor
Apr 10, 2017
Beth Taylor, residing in Lincoln, MA, died peacefully at home in the early evening on Monday, April 10, 2017, in the arms of her husband, Tim Barclay. She was 87 years old. Beth was born in Richmond, VA, and graduated from Wellesley College in 1951. After graduation she went to England where she taught at Little Gaddesden School in Hartfordshire,...
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....
