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Michael F. Laughlin

Michael F. Laughlin

Nov 18, 2015

Michael F. Laughlin, age 88, of Concord, died Wednesday, November 18th at CareOne at Concord. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Barbara (Wolters) Laughlin of Concord. Born in Queens, New York on November 7, 1927 he was the son of the late Michael Francis Laughlin and Florence (Kennedy) Laughlin. He attended public schools in Queens, graduated from...

A. Douglas Carmichael

A. Douglas Carmichael

Nov 9, 2015

A. Douglas Carmichael 1929 -2015 An eleven year resident of Carlisle, and Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Doug Carmichael (aka Grandad) died peacefully following a brief illness on Monday November 9, 2015. Douglas Carmichael was the son of Scottish born Adam Carmichael, Royal Navy Commando and Jane Webster (Hamilton) Carmichael, born while his father was stationed...

Jirina T. Schumann

Jirina T. Schumann

Nov 8, 2015

Jirina T. (Schweizerova) Schumann, 91, died Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Emerson Hospital in Concord. For 61 years she was the beloved wife of the late Reinhold S. Schumann (May 24, 1919-April 13, 2010). Born on October 15, 1924, in Pilsen, Czech Republic, she was the daughter of the late Jan Schweizer and Aloisie (Hyrmanova) Schweizerova. Educated in the Czech...

Robert Friede

Robert Friede

Nov 7, 2015

CONCORD - Robert L. Friede, 75, of West Concord, MA, passed away peacefully in his home after a prolonged illness, surrounded by family and loved ones on Saturday, November 7, 2015. With diverse interests and talents, Bob was an accomplished photographer, DJ, musicologist, investor, and supporter of progressive causes. He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Gore, two sons,...

Lavinia Willis Macleod

Lavinia Willis Macleod

Nov 6, 2015

Lavinia (Willis) MacLeod, 98, a long time Concord, Mass. resident died Friday November 6, 2015 in West Kingston, Rhode Island. Known by many as, "Vinnie", she was the beloved wife of the late Alexander Robert ("Bob") MacLeod Jr. For several decades, Mrs. MacLeod was also a summer resident of Little Neck, in Ipswich, MA. Born in Concord on October 5,...

Richard E. Boling

Richard E. Boling

Nov 5, 2015

Richard E. Boling, age 53, of Concord, formerly of Weston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 5th in Weymouth. Born in Dayton, Ohio on April 7, 1962, he was the beloved son of Kettee J. (Johnson) Boling of Concord and the late Howard E. Boling. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brother, Tom Boling and his wife...

Irene (Perry) Reiss

Irene (Perry) Reiss

Nov 4, 2015

Irene (Perry) Reiss died at home in Concord, MA on November 4, 2015. She was 83 years old and was a former resident of Lexington, Holbrook and Dorchester. Irene grew up in Boston, and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. There she developed a deep love of the art of Ancient Greece, Rome, and especially Egypt, becoming...

Charles A. Hales, Md

Charles A. Hales, Md

Oct 31, 2015

Charles A. Hales, MD, 74, of Lincoln died on October 31, 2015. Beloved husband for 50 years of Mary Ann (Little) Hales. Loving father of Sam, Chris and John. Brother of the late Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" (Hales) Carter. Also survived by 7 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the First Parish in Lincoln, 14 Bedford Road, Lincoln, where...

Jessica Mae Snook

Jessica Mae Snook

Oct 30, 2015

Jessica Mae Snook, age 18, of Concord, MA, born November 27, 1996 at Westpoint, NY, beautiful and loving daughter of Scott and Kathleen Snook of Concord, MA passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on October 30, 2015. Jessica's name was chosen because it means "God Beholds." She grew up going to her brothers' and sisters' hockey, lacrosse, basketball, football and...

Antonia "Tootie" Lombardo

Antonia "Tootie" Lombardo

Oct 28, 2015

Antonia (Ammendolia) "Tootie" Lombardo, 93, of Boxborough, formerly of Acton and Concord died Wednesday, October 28th at Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo J. Lombardo who died in 2003. They were married in 1947. Born in Concord on January 23, 1922 she was the daughter of the late Antonino and Grace...

Frank Bradford Counihan

Frank Bradford Counihan

Oct 27, 2015

Frank Bradford Counihan, 94, of Peabody, formerly of Concord, died Tuesday, October 27th at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester. He was the beloved husband of the late Wanda Jean (McCullough) Counihan who died in 1996. Born in Boston on June 14, 1921 he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Lanie V. (Wooten) Counihan. He graduated...

Virginia  Rutter Hands

Virginia Rutter Hands

Oct 26, 2015

VIRGINIA RUTTER HANDS, 92, a teacher, loyal friend, and devoted wife, daughter, and mother, died Monday, October 26, 2015 in her sun-filled sky-blue room at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford, MA. Virginia and her husband of 66 years, John Presby Hands, previously resided in Jericho VT, and Montclair NJ, where they raised their three children and where Virginia taught preschool for...

William M. Siebert

William M. Siebert

Oct 25, 2015

Surrounded by members of his family, Bill Siebert died October 25, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, MA from complications of heart disease. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 19, 1925, the son of Charles T. and Isabelle McConway Siebert, he lived most of his life in Concord, MA with his beloved wife Anne Decker (Sandy) Siebert (d. 2000). They raised...

Madeline Inman

Madeline Inman

Oct 24, 2015

Madeline (MacDowell) Inman, 94, of Concord, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at RiverCourt Residences in Groton. She was the beloved wife of the late James J. Inman, Jr. They were married in 1946. Born in Malden on February 12, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Harold V. and Ruth C. (Dolan) MacDowell. She grew up in Malden, attended...

Sophie A. Dicicco

Sophie A. Dicicco

Oct 23, 2015

Sophie A. (Matucieski) DiCicco, age 101, a longtime Concord resident, died peacefully on Friday, October 23rd at her Concord residence with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Romeo DiCicco who died in 2006. They were married in 1937. Born in West Swansey, New Hampshire on March 2, 1914 she was the daughter of...

John S. Pierce

John S. Pierce

Oct 21, 2015

John Sturtevant Pierce passed away peacefully, with his wife and son at his bedside, on Wednesday October 21, 2015. John is survived by his wife Geri, his sisters Jan Zanoni and Cheryl Brawley, his son Jonathan, and his grandchildren Max and Riley. John was born in Leominster Massachusetts in 1937, to the late Harold C. Pierce and Ruth Sturtevant Pierce....

Terzo George Sablone

Terzo George Sablone

Oct 19, 2015

Terzo George Sablone, age 90, a lifelong Concord resident, died Monday, October 19th at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford following an extended illness. He was the husband for 47 years of the late Helen M. (Mackay) Sablone who died in 2010. Born in Concord on February 7, 1925, he was the eighth of eight children born...

Anna Balles

Anna Balles

Oct 19, 2015

Anna Balles, 87, of Carlisle, MA and formerly of Midfield Road, Feasterville, PA, died peacefully on October 19, 2015 at her Carlisle home. She was the beloved wife of the late Norbert A. Balles who died in August of 2014. Survivors include her son, Eric Balles married to Kathy (Geary) Balles of Carlisle, her daughter Edie (Balles) Neidhardt married to...

Jane Edgelow Kacher

Jane Edgelow Kacher

Oct 18, 2015

Patricia Jane Kacher, beloved and devoted Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and friend, died October 18th at Kaplan House in Danvers, Massachusetts after a prolonged illness. Jane was born on March 17 in Bournemouth, England, daughter of Wilfred Reginald Swallow Edgelow and Zena Ullathorne Ward Edgelow (nee Rose). Jane spent the Second World War years with her mother, sisters and grandparents at...

Henry H. Blau Jr.

Henry H. Blau Jr.

Oct 16, 2015

Blau Jr, Henry Hess of Weld, ME and Wellesley, MA. Husband of the late Jane (Broughton) Blau. Born February 16, 1930 in Speers PA, son of Henry Hess Blau and Edith Piersol Blau. Brother of Elizabeth B. Stickney, Honolulu, HI and Carol B. Perot, Belvedere, CA. Grew up in Columbus, OH, graduated from the Columbus Academy, Yale University and Ohio...

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