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Thea C. Peach

Thea C. Peach

Mar 10, 2015

Peach, Thea C., of North Reading, March 10, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at the Union Congregational Church, North Reading, on Saturday March 21, 2015 at 11.00AM. In Lieu of Flowers Donations may be made in Memory Of Thea C. Peach to The Early Drug Development Center At The Dana Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Avenue Floor 6,...

David Brooks

David Brooks

Mar 9, 2015

BROOKS, David W. Of Lexington, March 9, 2015. Beloved son of the late Warren and Ernestine Brooks. Loving companion of Barbara E. Slater of Lexington. Also survived by many dear friends. Visiting hours will be held at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd., LEXINGTON, on Friday, March 13 from 5-8 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend....

William Greeenwood

William Greeenwood

Mar 9, 2015

William Raymond Greenwood, 84, of Bedford, New Hampshire and formerly of Ipswich and Lexington, and Terre Haute, Indiana, died March 9, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Rose (Malanowski) Greenwood, with whom he shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Detroit, Michigan on November 10, 1930, he was one of five children...

Fred Wischhusen

Fred Wischhusen

Mar 1, 2015

Wischhusen, Fred, age 96, died peacefully on March 1, 2015 at his home in Lexington, where he resided for 57 years. He was often seen by his neighbors raking leaves, cleaning, and building a stone wall in his yard. He read The Boston Globe every morning, and his TIME magazine every week for many decades. His dear wife Rena (Blanchette)...

Juanita Polestra

Juanita Polestra

Mar 1, 2015

Polestra, Juanita M. of Lexington, March 1, 2015. Former wife of Frank Polestra of Boston. Mother of Antonio Polestra of Naples, Julia Polestra and her husband Kerry Poe of Salisbury, and the late Marino Polestra. Sister of Sonja Cole of Delray Beach, FL, and the late Patricia Hartzell. Juanita is also survived by 2 grandchildren, Alexander and Margaret, and by...

Madeline Owen

Madeline Owen

Mar 1, 2015

Owen, Madeline Marie (Clifford) of Lexington, March 1, 2015. Wife of Millard G. "Bud" Owen. Mother of Priscilla McPhee and her husband Alan of Winchester, Mary Lou Hoyt and her husband Stephen of Long Meadow, Constance Gallagher-Renkawitz and her husband Michael of West Hartford, CT, Susan Owen-Smith and her husband Kim of Sharon, NH, Catherine Owen and her husband Mark...

Dorothy Colley

Dorothy Colley

Mar 1, 2015

Colley, Dorothy Florence Hotz, died in South Jordan, Utah, March 1, 2015. She was born in Somerville, Massachusetts to John Peter and Anna (Litwin) Hotz on October 31, 1924. On August 9, 1950 she married Donald Grant Colley Jr. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later in life Dorothy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. Surviving Dorothy are her...

Jane Crawford

Jane Crawford

Feb 27, 2015

CRAWFORD, Jane Tibbetts Of Lexington, died peacefully at Emerson Hospital on February 27, 2015 after several days surrounded by her loving family. Elder daughter of John B. and Margaret Tibbetts, she was born in Hindhead, England in 1933. She had an international childhood, living in Japan, Canada, and Brazil before settling in Ridgewood, New Jersey for high school and graduating...

Tod Dockstader

Tod Dockstader

Feb 27, 2015

Tod Allen Dockstader died on Friday, February 27, 2015 in Arlington, MA. He was 82 years old and had suffered from vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease. He was a long-time resident of Westport, CT, where he owned Westport Communications Group and made award-winning educational filmstrips and videos. He was predeceased by his wife Beverly Ann Nyberg Dockstader, who passed away...

Cecile Pivarunas

Cecile Pivarunas

Feb 23, 2015

PIVARUNAS, Cecile Anna (Harpin) Of Lexington, Feb. 23, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Frank A. Pivarunas. Loving mother of Peter E. Pivarunas of Lexington, James D. Pivarunas and his wife Elizabeth of Rochester, NH, and the late Paul F. Pivarunas. Dear sister of Irene Fusaro of West Warwick, RI. Cecile is also survived by 7 grandchildren, Shana, Dan, Christa,...

Ernest Cormier

Ernest Cormier

Feb 23, 2015

Cormier, Ernest J. "Ernie", a life-long Lexington resident, Feb. 23, 2015. Husband of Linda P. (Kirk) Cormier. Father of Carole E. Mahoney and her husband Paul of Brentwood, NH, and Sandra L. Marshall and her husband Philip of Townsend. Ernie is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Brendan, Caitlin, Connor, Allison, and Matthew. Funeral from the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen...

Shubroto Bose

Shubroto Bose

Feb 23, 2015

Bose, Shubroto of Burlington, MA, formerly of Baltimore, MD, Feb. 23, 2015. Husband of Bithi Bose. Father of Jonaki Egenolf and her husband Jonah of Winchester. Brother of Dipali Dey of India, and Nanda Sehgal of NC. Grandfather of Taran and Knox. Chief Planner of Architecture & Urban Design for the Baltimore Development Corporation. Private services will be held in...

Earl Harrison

Earl Harrison

Feb 22, 2015

Harrison, Earl "Jack" Jr. of Bedford, Formerly of Arlington, Feb. 22, 2015. Husband of Jean M. (Cuff) Harrison. Father of Michael E. Harrison and his wife Saori of Fort Drum, NY, and Lisa M. Paiva and her husband Michael of Bedford. Brother of Eunice Barnes of Amherst, NH, and the late Rosemary Napoli, Frances Foley, and John, George, Edward, and...

Teresa Frissore

Teresa Frissore

Feb 22, 2015

FRISSORE, Teresa U. (Maguire) Of Lexington, Feb. 22, 2015. Predeceased by her first husband, George E. Egan, and second husband, Ralph J. Frissore. Mother of Margaret Antonucci and her husband Andrew of Maine, Teresa Albiani and her husband Paul of Woburn, George Egan and his wife Louise of Wellesley, Tom Egan of Vermont, Richard Oyanedel Egan and his husband Luis...

John Shanahan

John Shanahan

Feb 22, 2015

Shanahan, John J. of Scituate, formerly of Lexington, Feb. 22, 2015. Former husband of Jean (DeLeo) Shanahan of Lexington. Father of Carol Shanahan Vivas and her husband Carlos of Melrose, John F. Shanahan and his wife Andrea of Medford, James P. Shanahan and his wife Staci of Miami, Laura D. Shanahan of Andover, Patrick D. Shanahan and his wife Darleen...

Donna Ryan

Donna Ryan

Feb 20, 2015

RYAN, Donna (DiSciullo) Of Lexington, Feb. 20, 2015. Wife of the late Arthur S. Ryan. Mother of Stephen B. Ryan and his wife Jennifer of Duxbury, Robert A. Ryan and his wife Tifany of Kingston, and Laura E. Ryan and her husband Thomas Hatch of Reading. Donna is also survived by 6 grandchildren, Eliza, Ryan Rose, Audrey Mae, Rachel, Dylan,...

Eunjin Kim

Eunjin Kim

Feb 19, 2015

KIM, Eunjin Of Watertown, Feb. 19, 2015. Wife of Jineok Kim. Daughter of Junghwan Kim and Sunghae Kim, and sister of Eunyoung Kim and Eunsun Kim, all of South Korea. A funeral service will be held Tuesday Feb. 24 at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd. LEXINGTON, at 8pm. Visiting hours Tuesday prior to service from 5:30pm to 8pm....

The Honorable James Brucia

The Honorable James Brucia

Feb 19, 2015

BRUCIA, The Honorable James J Of Lexington, MA, formerly of Roslyn Heights, NY, Feb. 19th, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Margaret (LaMarca) Brucia. Loving father of Margaret A. Brucia and her husband James E. Campbell of Sea Cliff, NY, James P. and his wife Eileen of Sparta, NJ, Christina M. Brucia and her husband Steven Breitenfeld of Lexington, MA...

Eleanor Benoit

Eleanor Benoit

Feb 17, 2015

BENOIT, Eleanor I. (Carreiro) Of Lexington, Feb. 17, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Francis Benoit. Loving mother of Annette M. Saylor and her husband Steven of Littleton, Robert A. and his wife Deryl of Chelmsford, Thomas F. of Asheville, NC and Daniel J. and his wife Desiree of Billerica. Cherished grandmother of Meghann and her husband Jon-Allen Haslam, Matthew...

Larry Dean Benson

Larry Dean Benson

Feb 16, 2015

Benson, Larry Dean of Lexington, Feb. 16, 2015. Husband of the late Margaret (Owens) Benson. Father of Cassandra Benson and her partner Mary-Alice Wells of Provincetown, MA, Amanda Benson of Brentwood, TN, Geoffrey Benson and his wife Nancy of Hampstead, NH, and the late Gavin Benson and his surviving wife Cindy of Londonderry, NH. Larry is also survived by 10...