John L. Alexanderson
May 14, 2021
John L. Alexanderson, 82, of Concord and Chatham, MA, passed away on May 14, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Dorothea Smith (Ranken) Alexanderson and Commodore Leroy Alexanderson (Rear Admiral USNR), John will be forever missed by his beloved wife of nearly 60 years, Nancy (Baier) Alexanderson, his son, Scott Alexanderson, and his partner, Allyson Baugham,...
Gordon Hemenway Pettengill
May 8, 2021
Gordon Hemenway Pettengill, aged 95 of Concord, MA, died peacefully at his home of congestive heart failure on May 8, 2021. For 53 years, he was the beloved husband of Pamela Pettengill (nee Wolfenden), and father of Mark and Rebecca Pettengill, both of Brookline, MA. Gordon was also the grandfather of Ava and Sophie Pettengill of Brookline.Gordon was born in...
Susan Master Burt
May 4, 2021
Susan M. Burt, 80, of Lincoln passed away on Tuesday May 4th following a courageous ten-year battle with cancer.She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years Alan D. Burt. She is survived by sons David and Keith, grandson Elliott, daughter-in-law Annie Murray-Close, brother and sister-in-law George and Susan Master, sister and brother-and-law Ellie and Dick Kilbourne as well as...
Sibylle J. Barlow
Apr 24, 2021
Sibylle Jahrreiss Barlow passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2021, surrounded by love from family and caregivers. Sibylle was born March 20,1927 in Munich, Germany to Dr. Walter Jahrreiss and Dr. Lotte Rosenstock Jahrreiss. In 1936, the family moved to Baltimore and joined Park Street Friends Meeting (later Stony Run). Sibylle graduated from Oberlin College in 1948. She...
Ronald R. Barris
Apr 13, 2021
Ronald R Barris, 78 of Acton, MA and Tucson, AZ passed suddenly of complications from heart disease on Tuesday, April 13th, 2021, which his family feels was a ploy to join his wife of 52 years, Susan Elizabeth "Liz" Tofel Barris, who passed five years ago. He was with his son, Jeffrey R Barris, of Escondido, CA at the time...
Karen Elizabeth Stone
Apr 13, 2021
Karen Elizabeth Stone age 74 of Concord passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Care One Dimensions in Concord. She was a long-time residence of Concord.Born in Providence, RI on September 9, 1946 she was the daughter of the late Donald Gordon and Catheryn Elizabeth (Chadwick) Stone.Raised and educated in Barrington, Rhode Island she graduated from Barrington High School...
Elynor R. Gittens
Apr 12, 2021
Elynor R. (Wadness) Gittens age 93 of Somerville passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Life Care Center of Acton. She was the wife of the late McDonald Gittens.Born in Boston on April 29, 1927 she was the daughter of the late Jacob "Jack" and Ellen V. (Greene) Wadness. She is survived by her daughters Galina Gittens of Maynard...
Anne Taliaferro Smith
Apr 12, 2021
Anne T. Smith, known to her family and friends as Nancy, 100, a former longtime resident of Concord, MA, and for the last six years, a resident at Carleton Willard Village in Bedford, MA. died on April 12, 2021. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 2, 1921. The daughter of John C. and Emily Owings Taliaferro and the...
Brian Scott Kelley
Apr 6, 2021
Brian Scott Kelley, an Episcopal priest, poet, civil rights activist and compassionate advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable, died peacefully at his residence in Concord, Massachusetts on April 6, 2021. He was 92 years old. "Brian's central belief was that God calls us out of our pews and into partnerships to respond to the needs of the world," remembers the...
Klaus Kleinschmidt
Apr 2, 2021
Klaus Kleinschmidt, age 86, of Concord, MA passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021. Born in Bremen, Germany on August 10, 1934, he was the only child of Fritz and Meta(Block) Kleinschmidt. After living through World War II as a child Jewish descent, in Germany, he and his parents emigrated to America. As part of President Truman's order to bring...