Dr. Alan Dobrow
Jan 30, 2024
A child of New York, Dr. Alan Dobrow spent his long life fascinated by the city in which he was born and its literary and musical residents. Even after he and his wife Vicki moved to Massachusetts to be close to their children and their grandchildren, Alan retained an avid interest in those who’d resided on or near 10th Street,...
Darlene A. Spittle
Jan 26, 2024
Darlene Ann Spittle (Chick), 77, of Rockport, MA, passed away peacefully with her siblings by her side on January 26, 2024. Born on March 28, 1945, in Gloucester, she was the daughter of the late John E. Chick and Lucille A. Chick. Darlene was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Richard "Dick" C. Spittle.A graduate of the Rockport High...
Jean Baird Wiltsee
Jan 23, 2024
Jean Baird Haney Wiltsee, age 90, of Concord, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. She was the wife of the late William R. Haney and George A. Wiltsee.
Jean Elizabeth Baird was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 12, 1933, daughter of the late Honorable Edward and Alice Hoover Baird. She attended Radcliffe College, graduating with the class of 1955....
Mary Brown Wilinsky
Jan 22, 2024
Concord, Massachusetts - Mary Alice Wilinsky nee Brown, died, peacefully, at her home in Conantum on January 22, 2024, born Akron, Ohio, 1928, graduated from the Old Trail School in Akron, 1946 and Wellesley College, 1950.
She is survived by sons, John F. Wilinsky and his wife, Cynthia L. Wilinsky of Florence, MA and Thomas B. Wilinsky, and his partner,...
John E. Richardson, III
Jan 22, 2024
John Ebenezer Richardson III, of Concord, MA, died peacefully on January 22, 2024 from complications of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a neurodegenerative disease. Born April 23, 1946, in Greenwich, CT, he was the eldest son of John and Edythe (Stover) Richardson.
A man of his times, his early adult life was spent in North Country New Hampshire among artists and skiers. He...
Remo "Roy" G. Sodano
Jan 21, 2024
Remo “Roy” G. Sodano, long-time resident of Concord, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024 just a few days after celebrating his 97th birthday with his family. Roy was born in Canton, Massachusetts, on January 16, 1927, the son of Paul and Victoria (Travastino) Sodano. The family moved to Somerville, where Roy attended Somerville High School. There, he met Mary Micheli,...
Ronald Kransdorf
Jan 18, 2024
Ronald Kransdorf was born on December 23, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York to Elias and Lillian Kransdorf (nee Whitehouse). At the age of 4, the family relocated to Washington, D.C., where Ronald would spend the rest of his childhood. In 1954, Ronald graduated valedictorian of his class from Roosevelt High School, where he was, among other things, the captain of...
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...