William F. Rhatigan
Jan 16, 2026
On January 16, 2026, William Francis Rhatigan, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. Born on June 24, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the eldest son of the late Francis and Marie Rhatigan and the oldest of five boys, a role he cherished that teed up his lifelong devotion to family.
William...
Dr. Harley A. Haynes
Jan 14, 2026
Dr. Harley Anderson Haynes of Bedford, age 87, a renowned dermatologist, peacefully passed away on the evening of Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He is survived by his children, Edward, Caitlin, and Ethan, and was predeceased by his wife, Nancy. Visiting hours will be held in Shawsheen Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 21, from 4:00 to 7:00...
Joseph J. Luna
Jan 5, 2026
Joseph John "Joe" Luna, age 78, passed away on January 5, 2026, after recently residing at the Edith Nourse Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford.
Joe was a resident of Ipswich, Massachusetts in his later years, where he lived with his beloved wife, Evelyn Mears Luna (Galvin), and also spent much of the year in Kissimmee, Florida.
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Michael M. Hutchison
Dec 25, 2025
Michael Max Hutchison, 64, of Bedford and formerly of Wilmington, MA and Manchester, NH passed on December 25, 2025. He was born in Chicopee, MA on October 1, 1961, son of Hannelore (Werner) and the late Robert Hutchison of North Kingstown, RI. After taking classes at Northeastern University, Michael enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his...
Barbara H. Ward
Dec 14, 2025
It is with deep sadness that the family of Barbara (Hare) Ward announces her passing on December 14, 2025. At age 93, Barbara passed peacefully in Rye, New York, surrounded by loving family.
The daughter of the late Arthur L. Hare and Lela E. Hare, Barbara was born September 29, 1932 in Oceanside, New York. She grew...
Stephen C. Murphy Update
Nov 29, 2025
Stephen C. Murphy of Chelmsford and formerly of Bedford died on November 29, 2025. He was the beloved husband of the late Kathy Ann (Colombo) Murphy.
Stephen was the loving father of Brian Murphy of Chelmsford and Jonathan Murphy of Chelmsford. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers, Thomas "Buddy" Murphy and...
Jose H. Silva
Nov 20, 2025
Jose H. Silva Jr., age 91 and a long-time resident of Bedford, died at home on November 20, 2025. He was the husband of Walburga "Lucy" Silva.
Jose was born in Fall River, MA. He was a US Air Force veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. Jose loved golf and camping in his RV.
He...
Guy A. Mcgarry
Nov 15, 2025
Dr. Guy Andrew McGarry, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by his children on November 15, 2025 in Wilmington, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother John A. "Jack", McGarry, and the love of his life, Marie, in 2017.
Born on November 3, 1932, in Woburn, Massachusetts to the late John and Media (Malatesta), Guy embraced...
Rodney B. Andrews
Oct 28, 2025
Rodney "Rocket" Bayer Andrews of Lexington, Bedford, and Billerica died on October 28, 2025 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease; he was 83 years old.
Rodney lived in Lexington until he was 8 years old, then moved to Bedford with his family and attended the Bedford school system graduating in 1961. He continued is education by...
Phyllis E. Thomas
Oct 18, 2025
Phyllis E. (Shute) Thomas of Lexington died on October 18, 2025 at the age of 102. She was the beloved wife of the late Hazen A. Thomas.
Loving mother of Pamela A. Thomas and Gordon C. Thomas and his wife Diane.
Loving grandmother of Cassandra Thomas and her partner Christopher Freligh and Jennifer Thomas and...
Ioana Gorohovschii
Sep 29, 2025
In Loving Memory of Ioana Gorohovschii
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Ioana Gorohovschii, who left this world peacefully on September 29, 2025, at the age of 93.
Born on November 13, 1931, Ioana lived a long and meaningful life defined by compassion, wisdom, and unwavering dedication to education. As a teacher, she...
David F. Norris
Sep 27, 2025
David Franklin Norris, lovingly known as "Tye Dye Dave," passed away this past week at his home in Bedford at the age of 68. Born November 2, 1956, his personality was as colorful as his trademark bandanas. David's life can be likened to chapters of a bestselling novel. At just 17, he joined the U.S. Army and proudly served...
James L. Hamilton
Sep 6, 2025
Jim Hamilton, 96; Aviator, Architect, Designer and Inventor
James (Jim) Lyman Hamilton, a Cold War Naval aviator and photographer as well as a regarded architect, lighting designer, and lifelong inventor who, with friend and NASA physicist Jordan Kirsch, patented the iconic 1970s "Aurora" and "Prisma" clocks and later designed the "Time Square" clock in the Museum of...
Madeline A. Chilton
Sep 1, 2025
Madeline A. Chilton, born July 13, 1940, passed away September 1, 2025.
Madeline is survived by her son Wayne Chilton and his wife Nancy of Chelmsford and Lorrie Rooney of North Carolina; she is also survived by son-in-law Brian McMahon of Ashby.
Known as Mimi, she enjoyed spending time with her grand hildren: Kasey Webb,...
Alan Gardner Andrews
Aug 22, 2025
Alan Gardner Andrews (Al), born in Waltham on April 12, 1945, lived in Lexington until moving with his family to Bedford in 1950. He attended the Bedford school system and graduated class of 1963. After school and on Saturdays he worked at the First National grocery store in The Great Road Shopping Center.
Alan enlisted in the...
Frank J. Nappi
Aug 11, 2025
Frank J. Nappi, 57, of Bedford, MA passed into eternal peace on August 11, 2025. He died suddenly while on a family vacation in Virginia, surrounded by his beloved wife Judy and children, Samantha, Daniel and James.
Frank was born in West Islip, NY on July 1, 1968 to Gaetana (D'Bella) Nocella and Frank Nappi, Jr. His...
William F. Ford
Jul 30, 2025
William (Bill) F. Ford, Sr. of Bedford passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025 surrounded by his family.
Bill was raised in Cambridge and graduated from Sacred Heart High School. After marrying his beloved wife Mary (Sullivan) Ford, he settled in Medford before moving to Bedford in 1973, where they raised their family and shared 63 loving...
Joan M. Henault
Jul 27, 2025
On July 27, 2025, Joan M. Henault, of Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly while visiting a relative on Long Island, NY. She was 82 years old.
Joan was born on December 20, 1942 in Arlington, Massachusetts to the late Robert and Lillian (Johnson) O'Neill. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1960 and attended nurse's training at...
Byron Roseman
Jul 27, 2025
Byron Roseman was a son, brother, husband, father, uncle, father-in-law, grandfather, doctor, friend, and punster extraordinaire; best known as a much loved pediatrician in Chelmsford Massachusetts.
Please join us for a memorial and celebration of the his life:
Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
11:00am - 2:00pm
The Red Room, Carleton-Willard Village
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Donald R. Macleod
Jul 17, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Donald Russell MacLeod, who died peacefully on July 17, 2025, at the age of 80, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on June 29, 1945, in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, "Donnie" spent his early years in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Provinces of...
