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Honoring Lives: Obituaries and Tributes
Shirley B. Leavitt
May 21, 2016
Shirley (Baker) Leavitt, 81, a lifelong Concord resident died Saturday May 21, 2016 in Concord. She was the beloved wife of 35 years of Jonathan M. Leavitt. Born in Concord on June 2, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Jesse F. and Gertrude M. (Lawrence) Baker. She attended Concord schools and was a 1951 graduate of Concord High...
Gertrude F. "Sis" Mckenna
May 20, 2016
Gertrude F. "Sis" McKenna, 86, of Stow, formerly of Concord died Friday May 20, 2016 in Acton. She was the long time loving companion of the late Roger H. Derby. Born in Concord on November 1, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Gertrude F. (Mara) McKenna. She attended Concord Public Schools and was a 1947...
Josephine Kathleen Shaw
May 14, 2016
Josephine Kathleen (Rando) Shaw, 88, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 at her Concord home. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Shaw and the late James E. Park. Born in Waltham on September 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Jennie (Cappadona) Rando. She grew up in Lincoln,...
Nancy C. Degiacomo
May 7, 2016
Nancy C. DeGiacomo (DiMaggio), age 91, of Concord, died Saturday, May 7th at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was the beloved wife for 66 years of Foster J. DeGiacomo. Born in Italy on September 3, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Candeloro and Elena (Raia) DiMaggio. In addition to her husband, Foster, survivors include her children, Keith DeGiacomo...
Braydon "Brad" Guild
May 7, 2016
Braydon (Brad) Charles Guild, age 61, of Concord passed away on Saturday, May 7th at Lahey Hospital in Burlington. He was the devoted husband for 31 years of Lena Guild. Born in Cincinnati, OH, on June 9, 1954, he was the son of the late Norman and Shirley Guild. Brad was a molecular biologist who made significant contributions to the...
Joellen M. Murphy
May 6, 2016
JoEllen (Maliff) Murphy, age 84, of Concord, died Friday, May 6th at her Concord home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife for 59 years of Alfred "Al" Murphy. They were married on May 4, 1957. Born in Cambridge on April 16, 1932 she was the daughter of the late William F. and Helen M. (Coleman)...
John J. "Jack" Connors, Jr.
Apr 30, 2016
John J. "Jack" Connors, Jr., 75, of Clinton, formerly of Kingfield, ME, died Saturday, April 30th at the Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Joanne (Copley) Connors. Born in Boston on February 10, 1941 he was the son of the late John J. Connors, Sr. and Doris (Maxima) Connors. He attended Boston Public Schools...
Juzefa Å ukyte Vizgirda
Apr 29, 2016
Juzefa Å ukyte Vizgirda passed away peacefully on April 29, 2016, at the age of 92. She was a New Year's baby, born on the family farm in Slavikai, Lithuania, and raised there with her seven siblings. World War II forced the family to flee their home and, after about a year, find shelter in a refugee camp in Germany. In...
Cynthia "Tilly" Theriault
Apr 29, 2016
Cynthia "Tilly" (Dodge) Theriault, 73, of Concord, died Friday, April 29, 2016 at Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice in Wayland. She was the beloved wife for 54 years of Charles E. Theriault. Born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on January 2, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Evelyn (Ripley) Dodge. She attended schools in New Jersey and attended...
Ida C. Mcphillips
Apr 26, 2016
Ida C. (Banks) McPhillips, age 92, of Concord, died Tuesday, April 26th at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Born in Cambridge on February 14, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Elizabeth (MacPhearson) Banks. A graduate of Lexington High School in 1942, she lettered in Tennis and played Softball. For forty years, prior to her retirement,...
Richard L. Flynn
Apr 25, 2016
Richard Leo Flynn, 86, of Westford, formerly of Concord, died Monday April 25, 2016 at his Westford home. He was the husband for 60 years of Phyllis (Shattuck) Flynn. Born in Concord on September 17, 1929 he was the son of the late Richard and Margaret (Loftus) Flynn. He was a 1947 graduate of Concord High School. During the Korean...
Dr. Joseph F. Kenneally, Jr. Dmd
Apr 24, 2016
Dr. Joseph F. Kenneally, Jr., DMD, age 85, retired Oral Surgeon, of Chatham, formerly of Concord and Bedford, died peacefully Sunday, April 24th at the Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable. He was the devoted husband for 57 years of Joan M. (Doherty) Kenneally. Born in Whitman, Massachusetts on August 11, 1930, he was the beloved son of the late Dr....
William E. Ritchie
Apr 23, 2016
William E. Ritchie, 87, of Concord died Saturday April 23, 2016 in Cambridge. He was the beloved husband of 55 years of Margaret L. (McBreen) Ritchie. Born in Haverhill on January 23, 1929 he was the son of the late Raymond B. and Elizabeth A. (McCaugey) Ritchie. He was a 1946 graduate of St. James High School in Haverhill. Mr....
Daniel Robert Harper, Jr.
Apr 21, 2016
Daniel Robert Harper, Jr., age 92, retired Raytheon engineer and a longtime Concord resident died Thursday, April 21st at Robbins Brook in Acton. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Allen) Harper who died in 1999. He was born in Reading, PA on March 21, 1924 to the late Daniel Robert Harper and Dorothy Gertrude (Fassnacht) Harper. His father...
Calvin W. Cumings
Apr 13, 2016
Calvin W. Cumings, 93, of Bedford, MA, formerly of Acton, MA, and Troy, NH, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford, MA. He was the husband of Patricia (Brown) Cumings. Born in Troy, NH, on April 17, 1922, he was the son of the late Fred T. and Margaret (Woodward) Cumings. He attended Troy public schools and...
Ann Clarke (Soper) Davidson
Apr 12, 2016
CONCORD – Ann Clarke (Soper) Davidson, 85, of Concord, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Stewart Davidson. They were married in Boston on June 6, 1959. Ann was born in Manhattan on June 19, 1930. She was the daughter of the late Ellis Clarke and Ruth Elizabeth (Turner) Soper, and sister of...
Rose-Ann M. West
Apr 6, 2016
Rose-Ann M. West, age 64, formerly of Concord, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 6th at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Survivors include her beloved parents, James and Alice (Richardson) West of Concord, her devoted partner, David Woodward, formerly of Concord, as well as three sisters, one niece, three nephews, and one great nephew. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday,...
Janice Liverpool Hale
Apr 5, 2016
Janice Liverpool Hale, age 92, of Concord, MA and a summer resident of Weld, ME, died Tuesday, April 5th at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert F. Hale who died in 2012. Born in Somerville, MA on February 9, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Coval and Amelia...
William H. Johansen
Apr 4, 2016
William H. "Bill" Johansen, of Cambridge, formerly of Lexington and Concord, 84 years young, passed peacefully at home with his family at his bedside on April 4, 2016. He was the dear husband of Susan L. (Cataldo) Johansen, the beloved father of Krista Susan Johansen of Blacksburg, VA., the brother of Margaret Mary MacLeod of Woburn, Dorothy Esther Mullen of...
Dorothy H. Rappoli
Apr 2, 2016
Dorothy H. Rappoli, 89, of Peabody, formerly of Lincoln, died Saturday April 2, 2016 in Danvers, She was the wife of 48 years of the late Arthur E. Rappoli. Born in Boston on June 2, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. Keenan and Frances A. (Heukamp) Keenan. She attended parochial schools in Roslindale and graduated from...
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