David H. Murphree of Carlisle, MA passed away on December 23, 2013, aged 65. Born in Havre, Montana in 1948, to H.F. and Florence E. Murphree, he had an unusually mobile and global childhood. His father worked as a geophysicist in oil exploration, so as a child, David lived all over the continental U.S. and Canada, as well as Cuba,...
Dr. Fumio Robert Naka, a nationally recognized pioneer of classified stealth technology, passed away at the age of 90, on December 21, 2013 in Concord, Massachusetts. He was born on July 18, 1923 in San Francisco to Kaizo and Shizue Kamegawa Naka. Bob was admired by his colleagues, family and friends for his intelligence, deliberate thoughtfulness, and generosity. He said...
James Laurence Catterton, 61, died peacefully at home in Concord, MA, on December 13, 2013. He married Lois F. Wasoff on May 31, 1992.Born in New York City, NY in 1952, he was the loving son and eldest child of Gladys Catterton and the late David Catterton. Mr. Catterton graduated from Greenwich High School in 1970, earned a Bachelor of...
Eliza Garretson Jackson Ewing of Eastham, Massachusetts died on December 10, 2013. She was 89 years old.Born on March 10, 1924 in New York City, she was the daughter of John Hora Jackson and Grace Garretson Jackson. She grew up in Scarsdale, New York, where she attended the Fox Meadow School. She graduated from The Madeira School and from Vassar...
Frances (Chiabrandy) Neville age 78 of Concord passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Brigham Manor Nursing Home in Newburyport. She was the wife of the late John A. Neville who died in January.Born in Winthrop on April 21, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances (Hulse) Chiabrandy.Raised and educated in Saugus, she graduated from...
Eleanor B. (Eastman) Spinney age 93 of Bedford formerly of Concord passed away peacefully on Monday, December 9, 2013 at Carleton Willard Village in Bedford. She was the wife of the late Ernest R. Spinney.Born in Fall River on March 4, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Harold F. and Helen M. (Barton) Eastman.Mrs. Spinney graduated from Needham...
Erica Kate Leafquist age 14 of Westford formerly of Acton passed away on Saturday, December 7th at Children's Hospital in Boston following a courageous battle with Leukemia. She was the loving and cherished daughter of Eric C. and Katherine (Lyle) Leafquist.Born in Concord on April 9, 1999 she lived in Acton before moving to Westford.Erica enjoyed art, she spent many...
Necia B. (Jellison) Spencer age 92 of Concord formerly of Berkeley Heights, N.J. died in her sleep on December 6, 2013, at Concord Park Assisted Living, Concord, MA. She is survived by her husband of sixty seven years, Edward G. Spencer, Sr. Daughter of the late Sarah Snow and Captain Linus S. Jellison of Freeport, ME. Mother to Edward G....
William Sherman Butcher, PhD passed away on December 5, 2013 in Concord, MA at age 91. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by loving caregivers, after a long battle with Parkinson's. Born January 26, 1922 in Cambridge, MA, the son of the late William Laramy and Annie Dean (Sherman) Butcher and brother to the late Marion Clarke, he graduated from...
Michael Nathan Clark, age 21 of Boxborough, passed away on Sunday, December 1st from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was the loving son of Martha Warren and Peter Clark of Boxborough, the beloved twin brother of David Clark, beloved nephew of Edward Warren of Acton, cherished grandson of George Warren of Acton and the late Ruth Warren, and...