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Mary T. Torri

Mary T. Torri

Nov 17, 2016

Mary Olive Theresa (Cummings) Torri, age 90, of Lincoln, and formerly of Cambridge and Watertown, died on Friday, November 17, 2016. She was the wife of the late John E. Torri. She was the mother of Edward F. Torri and his wife Myra, and Ronald Torri and his wife Debbie, sister to Frances and Thelma, grandmother to Edward F. Torri...

Jay Wright Forrester

Jay Wright Forrester

Nov 16, 2016

Jay W. Forrester died peacefully at home in Newbury Court, Concord, MA on November 16, 2016 at the age of 98. He was born July 14, 1918 on a cattle ranch 18 miles west of Anselmo, Nebraska that was homesteaded by his father, Marmaduke Montrose Forrester, and his mother Ethel Wright Forrester. Jay went to a one-room country school and...

Daniel E. Kerr

Daniel E. Kerr

Nov 12, 2016

Daniel Kerr, 59, of Maynard, formerly of Concord, died Saturday November 12, 2016 at UMASS Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He is survived by his two daughters, Katie Kerr of Belmont, MA and Meghanne Kerr of Hudson, MA, two brothers, Richard Kerr Jr and his wife Beth(Moynihan) of Littleton and David Kerr of North Lauderdale, FL, two nieces, Laura...

Ramamani  Vijayaraghavan

Ramamani Vijayaraghavan

Nov 9, 2016

It is with immeasurable sadness that we announce our mother, Ramamani Vijayaraghavan, 81, has passed away after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. She is remembered as a lawyer, a mother, a grandmother, and most importantly, she is remembered for her kindness and generosity to all. She is survived by her sister, her mother of 102, her three children...

Harry A. Beyer

Harry A. Beyer

Nov 8, 2016

Henry "Harry" Beyer, 84, died at home Tuesday, Nov. 8. Harry was born in Pittsburgh, PA the son of Henry and Kathryn Niland Beyer. He is survived by his wife, Janet (Condrey), and their sons, wives and children: David, Ngoc, Adrian and Alana of Los Altos Hills, California; Stephen, Sue, Jessie, Angie and Tina of Chelmsford; Joseph, Julie, Ben and...

Charles  A. (Bert) Fowler

Charles A. (Bert) Fowler

Nov 7, 2016

Charles A. (Bert) Fowler, of Concord, Massachusetts, died on November 7, 2016 at 95 years old. Born in Centralia, Illinois, he was the son of the late Clarence and Bess Fowler and the husband of Catherine (Grimes) Fowler. An honors graduate of the University of Illinois in Engineering Physics, Bert worked at MIT Radiation Lab as part of teams that...

Francis X. O'Sullivan

Francis X. O'Sullivan

Oct 31, 2016

Francis X. "Frank" O'Sullivan, 84, of Concord, MA, formerly of Hingham, MA died on October 31, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford after a short illness. Frank was surrounded by his family and close friends in his final days. He was the beloved husband for 49 years of the late Eleanor F. (Williams) O'Sullivan who died in 2013....

Ellis E. Walker Jr.

Ellis E. Walker Jr.

Oct 28, 2016

Ellis E. Walker, Jr, 91, of Concord, died Friday, October 28, 2016 at his Concord home. He was the husband for 62 years of Phyllis (Pitman) Walker. Born in Augusta, Maine on July 26, 1925, he was the son of the late Ellis E. and Marjorie E. (Hathorne) Walker. He attended Augusta public schools and graduated from Cony High School...

Rena L. Themistocles

Rena L. Themistocles

Oct 18, 2016

Rena Themistocles, 1929-2016, passed away peacefully at her home in Cambridge, MA, on Oct. 18, 2016. Born on December 1, 1929, she was the youngest daughter of Peter & Claire Themistocles and the youngest of the "Themistocles girls. " Rena was born and raised in Southbridge, MA. After attending Mary West High School in Southbridge and Emmanuel College, then living...

William J. Lambert

William J. Lambert

Oct 18, 2016

William John Lambert of Carlisle passed away on October 18, 2016. Bill was the beloved son of the late Joseph and Mary Lambert. He leaves his wife May Lambert and his four children Marii, Mark, Jesse, and Matthew Lambert, his brothers Mark and Richard Lambert. Bill was born in Boston and has always been an avid Boston Sports fan. Prior...

David M. Powers

David M. Powers

Oct 18, 2016

David Michael Powers, 56, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln, succumbed to complications of ataxia and metastatic prostate cancer after a long and courageous struggle, at the Walden Health and Rehab Center in Concord, on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. He was the beloved son of the late Richard F. Powers who died in 2003 and the late H. Irene (Mockel) Powers...

Helen "Betsy" Connelly

Helen "Betsy" Connelly

Oct 18, 2016

Betsy Connelly passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord, MA with her husband, Mark, by her side. She was born Helen Elizabeth Cooke in Hinsdale, IL on July 2, 1928, the youngest of five children of Vernon and Hazel Cooke. Betsy's formative years were spent in Pawtucket, RI, where her father was a...

Marguerite T. Hodgman

Marguerite T. Hodgman

Oct 17, 2016

Marguerite T. (Gannon) Hodgman, 91, of Concord, died peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Roy B. Hodgman who died in 2009. Born in Yonkers, New York on October 15, 1925, she was the daughter...

John P. Kennedy

John P. Kennedy

Oct 15, 2016

John P. Kennedy, aged 80, of 22 Deerhaven Road, Lincoln MA passed away on Saturday, October 15th, surrounded by his family. Born in Pittsfield, MA August 24, 1936 to Robert Kennedy and Katherine Maloney Kennedy, John was the youngest and last surviving of six brothers: Robert, James, Edward, William, and Lawrence "Flip" Kennedy. Growing up in western Massachusetts, John grew...

Jacob Christian Lasorsa

Jacob Christian Lasorsa

Oct 14, 2016

"He's in the sun, the wind, the rain, he's in the air you breathe with every breath you take. He sings a song of hope and cheer, there's no more pain, no more fear. You'll see him in the clouds above, hear him whisper words of love. You'll be together before long, until then listen for his song." On Friday,...

Anthony J. Sorrenti

Anthony J. Sorrenti

Oct 13, 2016

Anthony J. Sorrenti, 94, of Concord, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at his Concord home. He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Kroll) Hatch-Sorrenti and the late Maria L. (Colombo) Sorrenti. Born on November 5, 1921, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Bertha (Zanghi) Sorrenti. He attended Concord public schools and as a youth worked on the...

Joseph Severino Antognoni

Joseph Severino Antognoni

Oct 6, 2016

Joseph Severino Antognoni passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 6th. He was 95, born in Concord Massachusetts to Secondo Antognoni & Ersilia Fraticelli Antognoni from Fano, Italy. One of 8 children, Joe outlived all 7 siblings. Joe attended Concord Public Schools, active in baseball and tennis. He attended Northeastern University in Boston, receiving a Bachelors' Degree in...

Natale N. Arena

Natale N. Arena

Oct 3, 2016

Natale N. Arena, age 62, of Boxford, formerly of Westford, died peacefully on Monday, October 3, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 35 years of Theresa I. (O'Brien) Arena. Born in Concord on November 27, 1953, he was the devoted son of the late Pat and Sophie (Salamone) Arena. He graduated from Concord-Carlisle High...

Robert Goodwin

Robert Goodwin

Oct 3, 2016

Robert Goodwin, 83, of Lincoln and Harwich, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was the beloved husband of Trudy (McInerney) Goodwin. Born in Norwood on March 29, 1933 he was the son of the late Wallace Francis Goodwin and Margaret Elizabeth (Costello) Goodwin. He attended Norwood public schools and graduated from Norwood High School in...

James P. Gallagher

James P. Gallagher

Oct 1, 2016

James P. Gallagher, 88, of Concord, died peacefully on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was the beloved husband for 48 years of the late Catherine "Kathleen" (Burke) Gallagher who died in 2006. Born in Boston on October 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Flatley) Gallagher. In his youth, he...

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