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Virginia Hill
Dec 7, 2020
Virginia (Stoner) Hill, age 84 and a resident of Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford, died of a chronic liver condition surrounded by her family in the Carlisle home of her youngest daughter Judith Bose on December 7, 2020. Virginia's husband of 62 years, David, was with her through her time in Carlisle, as was her granddaughter, Kamala Bose. Virginia's older daughter,...
Therese Mary 'Terry' Mchugh
Dec 2, 2020
Therese "Terry" Mary (Kavanaugh) McHugh, age 86, devoted and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 surrounded by family at her home in Nashoba Park in Ayer. She was a former resident of Bedford and Boxborough. Terry was born and raised in the Reading and Philadelphia, PA area during the Great Depression, to the...
Donna Macleod
Dec 1, 2020
Donna (Post) MacLeod of Bedford died on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. She was the beloved wife of Allister J. MacLeod and beloved mother of William B. MacLeod and his wife Debra of Bedford. Loving grandmother of Laura and Mark MacLeod and loving great-grandmother of Cameron. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Donna attended Grace Chapel in Lexington...
Dorothy C. Ahearn
Nov 30, 2020
Dorothy C. (Carter) Ahearn of Acton and formerly of Bedford passed away on Nov. 30, 2020. She was the devoted wife of the late John M. Ahearn until he passed away from an extended illness in 1983. Beloved mother of Karen Ahearn of Acton, Michael Ahearn and his wife Sue of Lunenburg, and Ann (Ahearn) Ringwood and her husband James...
Lidiya Amirzadov
Nov 22, 2020
On Sunday, November 22, 2020, Lidiya Amirzadov, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully at the age of 61 after a battle with cancer. Lidiya was born on December 22, 1958 in Leningrad, U.S.S.R. to the late Aleksandr and Ludmila Savshinskiy. She graduated from Gertsen State Pedagogical University in Leningrad where she received her degree in French and German Education....
Robert A. 'Bob' Cerullo
Nov 20, 2020
Robert A. 'Bob' Cerullo of Bedford died on Friday, November 20, 2020. Bob was the son of Albert Cerullo of Townsend and the late Dorothy B. (Rossi) Cerullo. Loving brother of Carl Cerullo and his wife Diane of Pepperell and the late Richard Cerullo. He is also survived by a sister-in-law Beth Cerullo and four nephews: Matthew, Nicholas, Nathan, and...
Marion T. Joslin
Nov 16, 2020
Marion T. Joslin of Bedford died on Monday, November 16, 2020. She was the wife of the late Loren W. Joslin. Loving mother of Lee R. Joslin and Grant L. Joslin, both of Bedford. Burial will be in Shawsheen Cemetery, Bedford.
Harriet Nawoichik
Sep 24, 2020
Harriet (Schofield) Nawoichik passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 24, 2020. She was 90 years old. Born on April 27, 1930 to the late Florence and Clesson Schofield, Harriet grew up in Lexington. She graduated from Lexington High School in 1948 and then attended Bryant and Stratton Commercial School in Boston where she completed the secretarial program. In spite...
Lois I. Vaughan
Sep 13, 2020
Lois I. (Harney) Vaughan of Arlington died on September 13, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert S. Vaughan. Loving mother of John S. Vaughan and his wife Maryann of Wells, Maine; Kathy Felton of Farmington, New Hampshire; Patricia Vaughan of Billerica; Paul Vaughan of Billerica; Laurie Meurer of Billerica; Robert C. Vaughan of Woburn; and Linda...
Marion E. Cook
Sep 3, 2020
Marion E. (Elrick) Cook, a 60-year resident of Bedford, died on Thursday, September 3, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late James Cook Jr. Loving mother of Susan Iozzo and her late husband Joe of Billerica, Linda Beaudoin and her husband Denis of North Chelmsford, and Donald Cook and his wife Cheryl of Billerica. Loving grandmother of Robert...
Emily Kraus Kohm
Aug 2, 2020
Emily Kraus Kohm was born Emily Rose Kraus at home in Liverpool, PA on October 7, 1937 to her parents, Franz Kraus and Emily Brunner. She was the youngest of four daughters and the family moved often prior to settling in Camden, NJ. She graduated from Camden Catholic High School in 1955. Upon graduation she went to secretarial school and...
Dr. George W. Arthur Jr.
Jul 24, 2020
Dr. George W. Arthur Jr. of North Billerica passed away peacefully on July 24, 2020. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Virginia "Ginger" Arthur. Son of the late George W. Arthur Sr. and Janet Isabel Innes, he was born May 13, 1937 in Lawrence. George was a graduate of Vermont Academy in 1956, Tufts University in 1960...
Jeffrey Scott Cornelius Hoyland
Jul 19, 2020
Jeffrey Scott Cornelius Hoyland of Bedford passed away peacefully on Sunday July 19th, 2020 after an eleven-year fight with cancer. The son of a Coast Guard rescue pilot and a teacher, Jeff was born July 1st, 1961 and spent his childhood moving around the country. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1979 where he played football and participated in...
Doris Marie Mcmanus
Jul 15, 2020
Doris Marie (Girard) McManus, age 89 of Burlington and formerly of Bedford, passed away July 15, 2020 with her family at her side. She was married to the late Arthur L. McManus Sr. for 65 years. She is survived by Lisa McManus and her partner Rosanne Sliney, Peter McManus, Thomas McManus, Timothy McManus and his wife Wendy, Mary-Jo Bereszniewicz and...
Mary C. Cretella
Jul 7, 2020
Mary C. Cretella of Bedford passed away on July 7, 2020. She was 92 years old. Mary is survived by her four children: Ben Lavine of Lowell, David Lavine and his wife Barbara of Bedford, Emily Lavine of Acton, and Kenneth Lavine and his wife Leeann of Southwick. Mary was the grandmother to eight grandchildren: Marc, Steven, Jeannette, Melissa, Max,...
Alfred F. 'Fred' Mclaughlin
Jul 3, 2020
Alfred F. "Fred" McLaughlin died on Friday, July 3, 2020. He was born October 4, 1960, son of the late Alfred L. McLaughlin and Mary Jane (Walker) McLaughlin, formerly of Bedford. Freddie grew up in Bedford, attending Bedford High School and playing football, hockey, and baseball before graduating in 1979. He attended Norwich University and Northeastern University. He made his...
Frances T. Pierce
Jun 27, 2020
Frances T. (Martines) Pierce, age 89 of Bedford, was born in Arlington and died on Saturday June 27, 2020 following a brief period of declining health. She was raised in Bedford and was the daughter of the late James and Mary Martines and was the loving wife of the late Frank Pierce. Frances' family owned Blue Ribbon Dairy of Bedford....
Scott Beaman
Jun 25, 2020
Scott Beaman, age 57, passed away suddenly on June 25, 2020. He was a 1980 graduate of Bedford High School and attended Northeastern University for Engineering. Scott was extremely musically talented, had a great sense of humor, a beautiful mind and was a gentle man. Scott is survived by his dearest friend Mable Strouble of Lowell; his siblings: Debi Humphries...
Mary Ann Armstrong
Jun 8, 2020
Mary Ann (Rasor) Armstrong, 76 and formerly of Lexington and Bedford, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Monday, June 8, 2020. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Houston, Texas, moving shortly thereafter to Alexandria, Virginia. Upon graduating Virginia Commonwealth University in 1965, she came to the Boston area and initially worked for the prestigious law firm...
Elaine L. Mccabe
Jun 6, 2020
Elaine L. McCabe of Woburn died on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Elaine is survived by her brother, William J. McCabe Jr. and his wife Eileen of E. Falmouth, godchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by her parents, the late William J. McCabe Sr. and his wife Catherine (Riley) McCabe. Elaine was a long-time Guidance Counselor for the...
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