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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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
H. Irene Powers
Sep 28, 2016
H. Irene (Mockel) Powers, 91, of Concord, passed away at the Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton on September 28, 2016. She succumbed only after a valiant fight from complications following a stroke that she had suffered in January 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard F. Powers, who died in 2003, after 54 years...
Gary A. Armellino
Sep 27, 2016
Gary A. Armellino, 53, of Concord, MA, passed away on September 27, 2016 at his home in Boston, MA. Born in East Orange, NJ on April 12, 1963, he was the son of Milda Walkley and Bert Armellino and brother of Glenn Armellino, Wendy Brown, and Erik Armellino. Gary graduated from Concord Carlisle High School. Following that, he enlisted in...
James Thomas Hurley
Sep 26, 2016
James Thomas Hurley, 84, of Concord, Massachusetts, formerly of Westport, Connecticut, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was the husband of the late Patricia Anne (McKenna) Hurley. Born in Glen Cove, New York on January 28, 1932, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Della Josephine Hurley. He received a Bachelor...
Barbara Rosser
Sep 24, 2016
Barbara "Bobby" Rosser, 89, of Concord, MA, formerly of Cape Cod. Bobby was born and raised in New York city and attended DePauw University, majoring in music and voice. There she met her husband, artist Curtis Rosser. Married for over 50 years, they raised their four children in New York, Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts. As a teenager Bobby got the...
Timothy Alan Thomas
Sep 17, 2016
Timothy will forever be remembered fondly as the incredible Father, Husband, Son, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Friend, and so much more, that he represented to all of us. Tim was always comfortable in learning new things, making new connections, and leaving an immediate and enduring impression on the people he met in doing so. He was fearless, never intimidated to try...
Harriet D. Parish
Sep 15, 2016
Harriet Dinsmoor Parish, 91, of Concord, died on Thursday, September 15th. Harriet—or Dinnie, to those who knew her from childhood—was born and raised in Newton, MA, and earned a degree in Chemistry from Simmons College. She married Gene Parish on October 9, 1948, and they had 66 wonderful years together before his passing in 2014. From the time of their...
Peter A. Defoe Ii
Sep 13, 2016
Peter A. DeFoe II, age 53, of Stow, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 following a brief, hard-fought battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife, Katie and his adoring children, Kayla and Anthony. He is the cherished oldest son of his mother and stepfather, Julia and Christopher Chase of Lakeland, FL and his father and stepmother,...
Helen L. Fereshetian
Sep 12, 2016
Helen Louise (Craig) Fereshetian, of Carlisle, formerly of Concord, passed on September 12th 2016. She was born in Gulfport, MS on May 13, 1923. Helen met her husband Richard when he was stationed in Gulfport, and had a long marriage of 72 years. He passed in 2014, and left a void in her life. She is survived by her daughters,...
Jodi B. Barron
Sep 12, 2016
Jodi B. (Grosnick) Barron, age 38, of Acton, formerly of Longmeadow, died suddenly on Monday September 12th surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of 9 years of Seth A. Barron, formerly of Concord, and loving mother of Joshua, Annison and Zachary Barron, all of Acton. She was the cherished daughter of Allen and Fran Grosnick and granddaughter...
Biruta K. Stengrevics
Sep 11, 2016
Biruta (Klavins) Stengrevics, 100, of Carlisle, MA, formerly of Greenwich, CT died Sunday, September 11, 2016 at The Atrium in North Chelmsford. She was the beloved wife of the late Gotfrids Stengrevics. Born in Aizpute, Latvia on October 31, 1915 she came to the United States at the age of 34, after living in the Czech Republic and Germany after...
Betty Anne Matchette Adams
Sep 11, 2016
Betty Anne Matchette Adams was born on September 12, 1926 to Sarah Virginia Addis Matchette and George Earl Matchette. Betty grew up in Washington, D.C. where she attended school. She left high school early to work in a munitions plant as a secretary to help support her family during World War II. She later completed her high school education and...
Jacqueline D. Michael
Sep 10, 2016
Jacqueline D. Michael, 85, of Bedford, MA, died in her sleep on September 10, 2016, her birthday, in Bedford, MA. She suffered from Parkinson's disease for the last 20 years of her life. Jackie was born in Chicago, IL to Charles and Vivian (Paulson) Johnston on September 10, 1931. She grew up in Chicago, IL and Minneapolis, MN and moved...
Avery Miller Johnson
Sep 9, 2016
Avery M. Johnson, 37, of South Portland, Maine, died on Friday, September 9, 2016 at her South Portland home. Born in Natick, MA on August 20, 1979, she was the daughter of Deborah (Homer) Wilkins and her husband Bruce of Harmony, ME, and Mark C. Johnson and his wife Susan Dee of Concord, MA and sister of Turner C. Johnson...
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