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James Roberge

James Roberge

Jan 10, 2014

ROBERGE, James K. Of Lincoln, formerly of Lexington, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, January 10, 2014. Beloved husband of Nancy J. Roberge. Loving father of James D. Roberge and his wife Tris of Murrysville, PA, and Anne E. Roberge and her husband Edward Cheal of Duxbury. Devoted grandfather of Andrew, Michael, Jacob, Michael, Jason, and Melanie....

William Rae, Jr.

William Rae, Jr.

Jan 9, 2014

Rae, William T. Jr., of Woburn, Jan. 9, 2014. Husband of Gloria R. (Bagatti). Father of William T. Rae III and his wife Renae of Winchester, Mark F. Rae and his wife Stephanie of North Andover, and Christine Rae Price and her husband Scott of Wenham. Bill is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and by many nieces...

Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Jan 5, 2014

JOHNSON, Elizabeth W. (Weed) Of Lexington, MA, Jan. 5, 2014. Wife of the late Howard W. Johnson. Mother of Stephen of Medford, MA, Laura of Concord, MA, and Bruce of Mendicino, CA. Elizabeth is also survived by 3 grandchildren, Luke Johnson Rogers, James Lion Johnson, and Oliver Lion Johnson. A private funeral service followed by interment will be held at...

Arthur Ritchie

Arthur Ritchie

Jan 5, 2014

RITCHIE, Arthur D. Of Auburn, formerly of Lexington, Jan. 5, 2014. Husband of Dorothy Jean Ritchie (Blanchard). Father of Carol Ritchie of Nashua, NH, and Richard A. Ritchie and his wife Katherine Hopkins Ritchie of Douglas. Grandfather of Daniel, and Brian and his wife Krysten Ritchie. Arthur is also survived by 1 great-grandchild, Callie Ritchie. Calling hours will be held...

Winston Markey

Winston Markey

Jan 4, 2014

MARKEY, Winston R. Of Lexington, Jan. 4, 2014. Husband of Phoebe (Sproule) Markey. Father of Karl Markey of Rosharon, TX, Katherine "Kim" Shallow and her husband Scott of Sudbury, and Kristina Markey of Monterey, CA. Winston is also survived by 3 grandsons. Professor Emeritus of Aero & Astro at MIT. Services private. In Lieu of flowers, donations in his memory...

Frederick Shaw Jr.

Frederick Shaw Jr.

Jan 1, 2014

Shaw, Frederick W. Jr. of Lexington, Jan. 1, 2014. Husband of Bonnie J. (Deering) Shaw. Father of Richard W. Shaw and his wife Valerie of Lexington, Gary A. Shaw of Boxborough, Susan J. Mukai Shaw of Acton, John F. Shaw and his wife Jacqueline of Chelmsford, and Mark W. Shaw and his wife Judy of Chelmsford. Brother of Carolyn Brown...

John Kefalas

John Kefalas

Dec 27, 2013

KEFALAS, John H. Of Lexington, Dec. 27, 2013. Husband of Alice (Chastanet) Kefalas. Father of Maria J. Kefalas of Philadelphia, PA, Catherine I. Kefalas of Sudbury, Robert J. Kefalas of Lexington, and Nicole A. Kefalas of Lexington. Brother of George Kefalas of Greece. John is also survived by 10 grandchildren and by many nieces and nephews. A Funeral service will...

Nicholas Spagnolo

Nicholas Spagnolo

Dec 25, 2013

SPAGNOLO, Rev. Nicholas J. Of Lexington, Dec. 25, 2013. Son of the late Erasmo Spagnolo and Anna (Mirabile) Spagnolo. Uncle of Maryann Fiore of Pheonix, AZ. Brother of the late Pierina Fiore and Frank Spagnolo. Funeral from the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd. Lexington Monday Dec. 30 at 9am followed by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Brigid...

Elizabeth A O'Neill

Elizabeth A O'Neill

Dec 25, 2013

O'NEILL, Elizabeth A. Of Bellingham, formerly of Lexington, Dec. 25, 2013. Wife of the late Jerome J. O'Neill. Mother of Kevin P. O'Neill of Stow, Donna J. Barry of Bellingham, and Linda J. Degen of Bellingham. Sister of Geraldine Murphy of Lexington, and the late Janemarie Tibur and Barbara Rotsart. Betty is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren,...

Margaret Prendergast

Margaret Prendergast

Dec 25, 2013

PRENDERGAST, Margaret M. (Blacker) Of Manchester, NH, formerly of Arlington, MA, December 25, 2013. Beloved wife of the late James L. Prendergast. Loving mother of James T. Prendergast and his wife Josephine of York Beach, ME, Kathleen D. Harris and her husband Robert of Belmont, the late Richard D. Prendergast and his surviving wife Patricia of Nashua, NH, Robert V....

William Donahue

William Donahue

Dec 19, 2013

DONAHUE, William T. of Lexington, Dec. 19, 2013. Husband of Mary (Heaney) Donahue. Father of Kevin W. Donahue and his wife Wendy of Westboro, Carol M. Donaldson and her husband Steve of Seattle, WA, James P. Donahue and his wife Jennifer of Hopkinton, and the late Paul M. Donahue and his surviving wife Mary of Lexington. Brother of David Donahue...

Abdelhamid Sabra

Abdelhamid Sabra

Dec 18, 2013

SABRA, Abdelhamid Of Lexington, Dec. 18, 2013. Husband of Nancy Sutton Sabra. Father of Adam Sabra of Santa Barbara, CA, and Peter Sabra of Lexington. Professor Emeritus of the History of Arabic Science at Harvard University. Visiting hours will be held Friday Dec. 20 at the Douglass Funeral Home, 51 Worthen Rd. LEXINGTON from 5pm to 8pm. Relatives and friends...

Elmer Frey

Elmer Frey

Dec 17, 2013

Burial services will be held Tuesday, December 24 at Mount Auburn Cemetery at 11am.     Elmer J. Frey Ph.D., a 60-yr resident of Lexington, MA, died 17 days before his 96th birthday.  He is survived by his wife, Mary Frey, and children Maria Frey of Lexington, Eric Frey and his wife Betsy of Mendocino, CA.  He is also survived by 3...

Murial Toczylowski

Murial Toczylowski

Dec 10, 2013

TOCZYLOWSKI, Muriel F. (Schmidt) Of Lexington, formerly of Arlington, Dec. 6, 2013. Wife of the late Henry M. Toczylowski. Mother of Henry M. Toczylowski Jr. M.D. and his wife Deborah of Southborough, Charles M. Toczylowski and his wife Sandra of Lexington, Martin F. Toczylowski and his wife Barbara of Sandwich, and Jesse Toczylowski and his wife Kristi of Reading. Sister...

Eleanor Tucker

Eleanor Tucker

Dec 8, 2013

TUCKER, Eleanor (Holmstine) Formerly of Lexington, December 8, 2013. Born January 28, 1925 to Arthur and Mildred Holmstine, was a lover of many things. Not necessarily in this order, they included: Opera, Family, Tea, Fruit, Birds, Gardening, Owls, Traveling, Local History, Walking and Beauty of all sorts. She passed away peacefully the morning of December 8, after a long wonderful...

Gerald Jones

Gerald Jones

Dec 7, 2013

JONES, Gerald W. Of Lexington, Dec. 7, 2013. Beloved husband of Mary L. (Rose) Jones Son of the late Ernest and Martha L. (Wheaton) Jones. Loving father of Gerald W. Jr. and his wife Debbie of Randolph, Paul R. and his wife Leslie of Lexington, Marilyn Jones of Haverhill, Elaine M. Skaff and her husband Fred of Haverhill, Robert E....

Nancy Hunter

Nancy Hunter

Dec 6, 2013

HUNTER, Nancy G. (Garretson) Of Lexington, Dec. 6, 2013. Wife of the late Robert P. Hunter. Loving mother of Robert P. Hunter Jr. and his wife Patricia of Lexington and John H. Hunter and his wife Linda of Durham. Loving grandmother of Scott, Patrick, Robert, Megan, and Brian. A private family service was held at the Douglass Funeral Home in...

Barbara Cowen

Barbara Cowen

Dec 6, 2013

COWEN, Barbara Hayes Of Lexington, formerly of Winthrop, MA, died on December 6. She was the wife of the late George M. Cowen, mother of Deborah Cunha and husband Barry of Lexington, Katherine Rosa and husband Tom of Groton, MA, Mary Lyon and husband Paul of Merrimac, MA, Paul Cowen, and wife Nancy of Lynnfield, MA, Judy Blanco and husband...

Hedwig Witkowski

Hedwig Witkowski

Dec 4, 2013

WITKOWSKI, Hedwig J. (Korzeniewski) Of Lakeville, formerly of Lexington, Dec. 4, 2013. Wife of the late Stanley C. Witkowski. Mother of Stanley C. Witkowski Jr and his wife Cheryl of Nashua, NH, Diane M. Quinton of Lakeville, and Paul J. Witkowski and his wife Judy of Lakeville. Grandmother of Scott, Debbie, Tracy, Stephen, James, Brian, and Jessie. Hedy is also...

Wendell Benway

Wendell Benway

Dec 3, 2013

Wendell H Benway, a longstanding resident of Lexington, MA, died December 3, 2013 at the age of 95. He was born in East Berkshire, Vermont, attended the University of Vermont and the Harvard Business School, served during WWII as a pilot and captain, and worked for many years with various electronic companies in the Boston area. He was predeceased by...