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...

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...