Virginia Quinn Rundell
Jan 10, 2024
Lincoln, Massachusetts - With deep sadness, the family of Virginia Quinn Rundell announces her passing on Wednesday, January 10, of complications from cancer.The arc of Virginia’s life and career was filled with renewal and re-invention centered around her love of the English language, clarity, precision and grace in written communication, and her commitment to collegiality and consideration of the people...
John P. Cooper
Jan 8, 2024
John Philip Cooper, age 90, of Maynard, formerly a long-time resident of Concord, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 8, 2024, following a brief illness. He was the loving companion of 35 years to Judi Dillman of Maynard and the beloved husband of the late Marjorie (Sampson) Cooper, who died in 1981.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 17, 1933, John was...
Frank Brooks Cowgill
Dec 22, 2023
F. (Frank) Brooks Cowgill II passed away in his sleep on Dec 22, 2023, at his retirement home in Concord, MA. He was born in Los Angeles in 1932, the son of Frank and Henriette (Dickey) Cowgill. With a father and grandfather named Frank, he was always known by his middle name, Brooks, an old New England name that dates...
Jane Lillard Bartter
Dec 15, 2023
Jane Lillard Bartter died peacefully on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the age of 102.Jane was born on July 10, 1921, in Marion, MA, the daughter of Walter Huston and Ethel Hazen Lillard. Because her father was headmaster of Tabor Academy, she was one of only four girls to attend the all-boys school at the time, graduating in 1937. Jane...
Margaret Jardine Benson
Dec 7, 2023
Margaret J. Benson (Peg), a Suffield, CT resident for 46 years, formerly of Concord, MA, died on December 7th in Hartford, CT. She was born in Quincy, MA 1932, the daughter of the late George and Helen (Walls) Jardine.Peg was a survivor of childhood tuberculosis. She spent seven years (ages 2 -9) at the New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children in...
Mary Marland Rauscher
Dec 4, 2023
Mary Marland (Cobb) Rauscher, of Concord, MA, died on December 4th after a short illness. She lived a good life for 96 years. She was the widow of Joseph Rauscher. She was married to Robert C. Cobb Jr. until 1978. Mary was predeceased by her parents, Marland and Edith Hobbs, and her siblings, John, Ginevra, and Patricia. She grew up in...
James H. McConchie
Nov 27, 2023
James (Jim) H. McConchie, 82, of Maynard, MA, and St. George, ME, formerly of Lincoln, MA, and Concord, MA, died peacefully on November 27 with his wife Linda at his side. Jim lived a long, happy life full of adventure and love. He was born on September 16, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to father John, CEO of then-Kendall Company, now Colgate, and...
John Ross Huggins
Nov 26, 2023
John Ross Huggins, 87, was born on July 30, 1936 in San Francisco, CA and died peacefully Sunday, November 26, 2023 in Concord, MA with his family by his side. John was the loving husband to Nancy Vaughn Huggins (née Gwinn), devoted father to Marshall and his wife Martha, and daughter Julia and an involved grandfather to Liam, Wyatt, Ramsey,...
Erica L. Drazen
Nov 25, 2023
Erica L. Drazen. April 20, 1946-November 25, 2023Of Bedford, Massachusetts, formerly of Winchester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2023. She was 77. Cherished wife of Jeffrey Drazen for 54 years; beloved mother of David and Dan; and doting grandmother to five grandchildren. The cause of her death was not clear, but a host of autoimmune conditions led to her...
Anita Bradshaw Barker
Nov 21, 2023
Anita (Bradshaw) Barker passed away peacefully on November 21, 2023 in the company of her family at her home in Concord, MA.Every one of her 94 years reflected her passionate dedication to her family, friends, and the causes and organizations that shared her progressive view of local and global society.Anita was born in 1929 in Milwaukee, WI to Anita Mann...