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Jennie Ciraso, 95 (February 24) — click here for obituary. Richard Norcross Close, 95 (February 23) — click here for obituary. Theresa Panetta (February 21) — click here for obituary. Richard Johnson, 81 (January 31) — click here for obituary. John Lee, 79 (January 29) — click here for obituary….
Dominick “Jim” Arena of Hudson, police and fire chief in Lincoln from 1976–1994, died on March 3 at age 89. He began his career with the Massachusetts State Police in Walpole and later served as the chief of police in Essex Junction, Vt., Edgartown, Mass., and Lincoln, where he also served as the fire chief….
Eleanor Fitzgerald, 79 (February 17) — educator, realtor, and town volunteer. Click here for obituary and February 21 funeral arrangements. John E. Howard, 90 (January 26) — had dental practice in Manchester-by-the-Sea. Click here for obituary. Theodore Dreier Jr., 89 (February 4) — longtime psychiatrist at McLean Hospital. Click here for obituary….
Martha Loomis Grabill, 96 (January 13) — a celebration of her life will be held at the First Parish in Lincoln in the spring. Click here for full obituary. Eleanor Jean (Fee) McKnight, 85 (January 9) — Children include Richard McKnight of Lincoln. Click here for full obituary. Karen A. Coye, 65 (January 7) — Naples,…
Jane Langton Jane Langton, 95, a prolific mystery writer and illustrator, died in hospice care near her home in Lincoln on December 29. She received the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award in 2017 for her career, which include numerous books set in New England and specifically the Concord area. Click here for full obituary (New York…
A public memorial service will be held at Pierce House in Lincoln on January 26, 2019 at 1 p.m. for Ruth Johnstone Wales. The former Christian Science Monitor page 1 editor and long-time Lincoln Historical District Commission chair passed away shortly before her 91st birthday, on December 2 in Belmont, with two of her daughters by her…
Services will be held at Douglass Funeral Home at 51 Worthen Rd. in Lexington on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 9:45 a.m. for Eric Olson of Lincoln (formerly of Lexington), who passed away November 24. he leaves four children (Matthew, Lincoln resident Margaret, Sigrid, and Charles) and four grandchildren (Katherine and Erik Svetlichny and Benjamin and…
John Brand French died quietly at his home in Lincoln, as he wished, on November 21 at the age of 89. Jack was known widely for his energy, good judgment, and open, generous spirit. He was born in Springfield, Mass., on November 8, 1929 to the late Alden and Eleanor Brand French. Jack graduated from…
(Editor’s note: the following obituary was submitted directly to the Lincoln Squirrel by Lucretia’s brother, Henry B. Hoover Jr.) Lucretia Hoover Giese (1937-2018) died at her home in Lincoln on October 16, 2018 of cancer. Born in Lincoln on May 23, 1937 as an identical twin to the late Henry B. and Lucretia J. Hoover,…