obits
Obituary: Laurence W. Zuelke, 84
Laurence W. Zuelke, 84, passed away on December 1 at the Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean conflict and had a long and distinguished career working for The Architects Collaborative (TAC) in Cambridge for 28 years and in private practice until 2010. He and his wife Nancy Augustus were happily married for…
Service for Judith Gross on Nov. 14
A funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m on Saturday, Nov. 14 at St. Anne-in-the-Fields Church in Lincoln for Judith Cogswell Fiske Gross, who died on November 9 at the age of 91. She was active with the Pierce House, the Lincoln Nursery School and St. Anne’s. Click here for her obituary and memorial page. Other obituaries Virginia E. Kennedy,…
Memorial for Dr. Charles Hales this Friday
Charles A. Hales, M.D., 74, of Lincoln died on October 31. He was the beloved husband for 50 years of Mary Ann (Little) Hales; the loving father of Sam, Chris and John; and brother of the late Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” (Hales) Carter. He is also survived by seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at…
Memorial events for Gwen Morgan, Wesley Frost
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at the First Parish Church in Lincoln for Gwen Morgan, who died on September 4 at the age of 90. She was a long-time advocate for and authority on quality child care and early childhood education. You can read her obituary here and a tribute…
Letter to the editor: thanks for support from Peggy Schmertzler’s family
To the editor: To all the friends and neighbors of Peggy Schmertzler, thank you for the many emails and cards expressing your fond memories of Peggy, condolences, empathy and emotional support for our entire family. We’re resorting to this method of saying “thank you” to make sure that you know as soon as possible that we received and appreciated…
Service on Sunday for Peggy Schmertzler, 1931-2015
A service will be held in Lincoln on Sunday, August 30 for Peggy Schmertzler of Lincoln, who passed away peacefully on August 28, 2015. She was the beloved wife of Alvin Louis Schmertzler; mother of Francis Brooks Belford of New Zealand, Caleb Cushing Clapp of Gloucester and Margaretta Story Phillips of Santa Monica; and stepmother…
Darius Theriault passes away in motorcycle accident
Darius Theriault
Darius Theriault, 27, died on July 4 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Shrewsbury. He is the son of Richard and Vita Theriault and brother of Minty Theriault, all of Lincoln. Darius grew up in Lincoln and played soccer, Pop Warner football and hockey in town programs. He graduated from Austin Preparatory School, attended Saint Anselm College and was finishing his degree at Framingham State University. Donations in his memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
The following article ran on July 7 in the MetroWest Daily News and is reprinted with permission.
Obituaries – 7/18/15
Joanna Crawford, 89 (died July 1) – instrumental in social justice work with the Martin Luther King Action Project at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. “How many Habitat trips, Food Bank expeditions, homeless shelter dinners, alternative service vacations did she make possible? Innumerable. She believed in service and in an education that took us out of our…
Wesley Towne Frost, 1926–2015
(Editor’s note: The Lincoln Squirrel usually posts links to obituaries on other websites when available, but this was written expressly for the Squirrel by the widow and son of Mr. Frost.) Longtime Lincoln resident Wesley Towne Frost died June 1, 2015 at Emerson Hospital in Concord at the age of 89 after a long struggle…