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Harold Thurston Handley Jr.

Harold Thurston Handley Jr.

Jun 3, 2016

Harold Thurston Handley Jr., 83, a Concord resident since 1959, died Friday June 3, 2016 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn (Bacon) Handley. Born in Saugus on August 20, 1932 he was the son of the late Rev. Harold Thurston Handley and Dorothy Whiting Handley. He grew up in Lexington and attended Lexington schools. He later received...

David S. Huston

David S. Huston

May 31, 2016

David Straw Huston, 90, a life-long Concord resident, died Tuesday May 31, 2016 in Framingham following a long struggle with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. He was the beloved husband of 40 years of Beverly (Johnson) Huston. Born in Concord on September 9, 1925 Mr. Huston was the son of the late Henry H. and Doris (Straw) Huston. He was...

Elizabeth Chisholm

Elizabeth Chisholm

May 27, 2016

Elizabeth (Baggesen) Chisholm, 96, of Concord, NH, formerly of Concord, MA, died Friday May 27, 2016 in Worcester, MA. surrounded by family. She was the beloved wife of 51 years of the late Allan D. Chisholm who died in 1999. The couple were married in 1948. Born in Concord, MA on July 18, 1919 she was the daughter of the...

Julian Bigelow Hines

Julian Bigelow Hines

May 25, 2016

Julian Bigelow Hines, age 65, of Lexington, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at his home. He was beloved partner of the late Cynthia Jeanne Baron, He was the loving son of the late Marion Ernest Hines and Julie (Viele) Hines, and loving brother of Sheldon Knickerbocker Hines and his wife Virginia Bradley Hines of Concord and Hadley Warren Hines and...

Mary T. Curran

Mary T. Curran

May 22, 2016

Mary T. (Grant) Curran, 86, of Concord, formerly of Braintree, died Sunday May 22, 2016 in Sudbury. She was the beloved wife of 60 years of Edward M. Curran. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Edward Curran Jr. and his wife Sandy of Colorado; Stephen Curran of Quincy; and Kathleen Finnegan, most recently of Acton,...

William G. Salem, Jr.

William G. Salem, Jr.

May 22, 2016

William G. Salem, Jr., 77, of Ashburnham, formerly of Carlisle, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, May 22nd. He was the beloved husband for 54 years of Marita F. (Forrest) Salem. Born in Boston on December 19, 1938, he was the son of the late William G. Salem, Sr. and Mary (Jacowicz) Salem. After graduating from...

Alice  Beal "Allelu" Kurten

Alice Beal "Allelu" Kurten

May 21, 2016

After a long and meaningful life and a short and inconvenient illness, our beloved Allelu left us for another stage. Known as "Allelu" because her father was 60 with three sons when she was born and loudly proclaimed, "Alleluia, it's a girl." He died when Allelu was two so her name was his gift. At the age of 8, she...

Shirley B. Leavitt

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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