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Daniel Robert Harper, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Thomas F. Murphy, Jr.

Thomas F. Murphy, Jr.

Apr 1, 2016

Thomas Francis "Murph" Murphy, Jr., 68, of Concord, peacefully left this life on Friday, April 1, 2016 in Falmouth while celebrating their 4th wedding anniversary, holding hands, and looking out over the ocean waves. He was the cherished and beloved husband of Sarah W. Lawrence. Born in Concord on July 18, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas...

Dr. Koichi Masubuchi

Dr. Koichi Masubuchi

Apr 1, 2016

Dr. Koichi Masubuchi, 92, of Concord, formerly of Arlington, Professor Emeritus at M.I.T. in Cambridge, died Friday April 1, 2016 in Concord. He was the beloved husband of 67 years of Fumiko (Kaneko) Masubuchi. Born in Otaru, Japan on January 11, 1924 he was the son of the late Yohsaku and Tomi Masubuchi. He attended schools in Japan and served...

Olof Churchill Johnson

Olof Churchill Johnson

Mar 30, 2016

Olof C. Johnson, Jr. 72, of Concord, died Wednesday, March 30th at home. He was the husband for 47 years of Jane (Applegate) Johnson. Born in Randolph, Vermont on January 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Olof C. and Elizabeth (Hager) Johnson. He attended Castleton and Rutland Public Schools and graduated from Rutland High School in 1962....

Irene Bagdon Thompson

Irene Bagdon Thompson

Mar 22, 2016

Irene Bagdon Thompson of Fairhaven Hill, Concord, died peacefully on March 22, 2016, at home in Concord, MA, with family around her. She was born in Bridgeport, CT, on October 18, 1924, the daughter of Lithuanian parents. She attended the local public schools and graduated from Bassick High School in 1942. After graduation she worked as a secretary for Casco...

Gerald P. O'Neil

Gerald P. O'Neil

Mar 20, 2016

Gerald P. O'Neil, better known as "Gerry", age 93, the former Raytheon Director of Security and Concord resident, died Sunday, March 20th at the Care One Center of Concord following a brief illness. Born on June 15, 1922, Gerry was raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Jeremiah and Winifred (Magill) O'Neil. He was the oldest of five siblings...

Llewellyn E. Wall

Llewellyn E. Wall

Mar 17, 2016

Llewellyn E. Wall, age 74, of Concord, died peacefully in the company of his family on Thursday, March 17th at his Concord residence. He was the beloved husband for thirty-eight years of Barbara Lynn Clark. Born in Indianapolis, IN on March 5, 1942 he was the son of the late Alexander and Helena (Evans) Wall. He was raised in Darien,...

Vanessa Lyons

Vanessa Lyons

Mar 14, 2016

Vanessa Lyons, 44, of Denver, Colorado and Maynard, MA, passed away on March 14, 2016. Born Ettie Vanessa Lyons, on December 2, 1971, in Landover, MD, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ettie M. (Dyer) Lyons. She graduated from Maynard High School in 1989 and went on to study poetry and classic literature at Western Washington...

Laverne E. Woods

Laverne E. Woods

Mar 12, 2016

LaVerne Woods passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in the V.A. Hospice unit in Bedford, Massachusetts. He was 95 years old. Verne was born January 27, 1921 near Hazen, Arkansas. He lived with his grandfather for several years before moving to Memphis, Tennessee. Verne remembered very well the small cabin with its dog run, and the fireplace with...

Margaret Lanphier Wengren

Margaret Lanphier Wengren

Mar 8, 2016

Margaret (Marnie) Lanphier Wengren, formerly of Lincoln MA, died peacefully at her home in Lexington MA on March 8, 2016, six weeks before her 100th birthday. Marnie was introduced to Nantucket in the summer of 1936 when she was dating DeWitt Smith who she married in 1938. Marnie and DeWitt continued coming to the island, in the 1940s and 50s...

Jean E. Houck

Jean E. Houck

Mar 7, 2016

Jean E. (Cousins) Houck, 53, of Littleton, formerly of Concord and Lowell, died Monday, March 7, 2016 at Norwood Hospital in Norwood. She was the beloved wife of Martin "Marty" Houck. Born in Concord on June 7, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Ashley B. Cousins, Jr. and Doris A. (Heath) Cousins. She attended Concord public schools, Concord...

Brenton  J. Allen

Brenton J. Allen

Mar 6, 2016

Brenton J. Allen, age 50, of Carlisle, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 6th at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was the devoted husband of Elizabeth Lee (Breed) Allen. Born at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina on September 29, 1965, he was the beloved son of Ronald Charles and Elizabeth Jo (Buckley) Allen of Vienna, VA. In his youth,...

William De Krafft Burton

William De Krafft Burton

Mar 6, 2016

William de Krafft Burton, 89, of Concord, formerly of Lincoln and Winchester, died Sunday, March 6th after a brief stay at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He grew up in Winchester attending the Mystic School, was a graduate of Winchester High School in 1944 and later, Hobart College. In 1956, he married Priscilla March and moved to the...

William H. Camley

William H. Camley

Mar 6, 2016

William H. Camley , 79, of Maynard, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his Maynard home. He was the beloved husband of the late Nancy A. (Scherer) Camley. Born in Leominster on October 20, 1936, he was the son of the late Harold and Ruth Camley. He attended Townsend public schools, graduated from Townsend High School and later attended a...

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