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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
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
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
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
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
Dec 17, 2013
Burial services will be held Tuesday, December 24 at Mount Auburn Cemetery at 11am. Â Â Â Elmer J. Frey Ph.D., a 60-yr resident of Lexington, MA, died 17 days before his 96th birthday. Â He is survived by his wife, Mary Frey, and children Maria Frey of Lexington, Eric Frey and his wife Betsy of Mendocino, CA. Â He is also survived by 3...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Gary Murphy
Dec 1, 2013
Murphy, Gary William, of SC, March 21, 1951 - December 1, 2013. Husband of Kitzi Murphy. Son of the late James and Grace Murphy formerly of Lexington. Father of James Murphy of San Francisco, Lieutenant Commander Patrick Murphy and Susan Murphy of Memphis, TN, and Meaghan Murphy of Lexington. He is also survived by his sisters Carol and Susan, and...
Thomas Gavan
Nov 29, 2013
GAVAN, Thomas W. Of Lexington, Nov. 29, 2013. Beloved husband of Arlene M. (Coates) Gavan. Loving father of Tiffani M. Ker & her husband Matthew of Fairfax, VA, Melanie J. Gavin of Everett, & Heather A. Gavin of Lexington, cherished grandfather of Mason T. Ker, dear brother of Joan Schneidermann of CA, Janice Gavan of Boulder, CO & Maureen Thompson...
Thelma Detrick
Nov 28, 2013
Detrick, Thelma M. of Lexington, November 28, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Raymond S. Detrick. Dear sister of Gerald W. Jones and his wife Mary of Lexington and the late Wilfred Jones and his wife Margaret and Earl Jones and wife Vera. Sister-in-law of Betty Sharits of Tennessee. Also survived by many nieces and nephews and great nieces and...
James Bunting
Nov 26, 2013
BUNTING, James Norman Of Fort Myers, FL, formerly of Lexington, Nov. 26, 2013. Husband of Marilyn Bunting (Hardy). Predeceased by his first wife Shirley Bunting (Harrison). Father of Sharon Lanser of Valley Cottage, NY, and Pamela DArrigo and her husband Peter of Lexington. Brother of Dorothy Bigelow of Cheshire, CT. Uncle of Audrey Paray and Robert Hanson. Norman is also...
Patricia Lynah
Nov 26, 2013
LYNAH, Patricia A. Of Lexington, November 26, 2013. Beloved daughter of Ellen M. (Roche) Lynah of Swampscott & the late Donald J. Lynah. Dear sister of Maureen E. Blair and her husband Robert of Dover, NH and John J. Lynah and his partner Kenneth "Chip" Lowry of Boston. Also survived by her former husband, Lorenzo Tropeano of Lexington and many...
Irving Watts
Nov 23, 2013
WATTS, Irving H. Of Lexington, Nov. 23, 2013. Beloved husband of Louisa A. (Tracey) Watts. Loving father of James I. and his wife Joan of Leominster, C. Daniel and his wife Theresa of Bedford, the late Lawrence T., the late Mary Patricia Haxton, the late David C., William F. and his wife Sandie of Chelmsford, Stephanie Penny Watts of Lexington,...
Rena Anderson
Nov 22, 2013
ANDERSON, Rena Louise (Inman) Of Lexington, November 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late George A. Anderson. Loving mother of George D. Anderson and his wife Patricia of Lexington and Barbara L. Anderson of Lexington. Sister of the late Harold and Arthur Inman. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at the Douglass Funeral Home,...
