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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
...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...
Kathleen A. Grey
Jul 13, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kathleen (Kathy) Anne Grey, 80, of Bedford, MA on July 13, 2025. Kathy is survived by her husband of 56 years, Peter Grey; her three children, Holly, Ethan and Hannah; her brother George Iszlai and 6 grandchildren, all between the ages of 8 – 11.
Kathy...
Barbara M. Mix
Jul 6, 2025
Barbara Molineux Mix, 93, of Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2025, in Bedford, Massachusetts.
She is survived by her loving husband William F. Mix Jr. of Lexington; her stepdaughter Marsha Mix Barnes and son-in-law, James Barnes of Duxbury; and her treasured grandchildren, Jillian, Gabrielle, and Caleb.
Born in Boston, Barbara was the...
Edward P. Modoono, Jr.
Jul 3, 2025
Edward P. Modoono Jr, valued groundskeeper of Shawsheen Funeral Home for 35 years, died on July 3, 2025 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington after a tragic accident.
Ed was born on March 16, 1964 in Arlington, MA.
He is survived by his aunt Jane Messina and uncles, Paul T. Modoono and Kenneth Veno and cousin...
Paul Przyjemski
Jun 29, 2025
Paul Przyjemski of Carlisle MA on June 29, 2025, Beloved partner of Mary Accaputo. Brother of Charles Przyjemski and wife Frances of Wilmington. Also survived by brothers John and Joseph and many nieces and nephews. Paul enjoyed fishing with family and helping with their home projects, His favorite place was in Hideaway Village in Buzzards Bay.
Visiting...
William R. Miller
Jun 23, 2025
William R. Miller (Bill), 89, of Bedford, died peacefully with his wife and daughters by his side on June 23, 2025.
To many he was Mr. Miller, the teacher and athletic director who was known for his fairness, compassion, and love for his students, who somehow seemed to appear at every game and had every coach's and...
Frederick J. Grof
Jun 18, 2025
Frederick J. Grof, age 84, of Bedford, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 18, 2025.
Fred is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Carol Grof (Caney); his three sons, Daryle Grof and his wife Lee Hughes of Manchester, NH, Kevin Grof and his wife Theresa (Malon) of Dayton OH, and Brian Grof of...
Elio Cerchione
Jun 15, 2025
It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Elio Cerchione on June 15th, 2025, after a sudden and hard battle with Guillain Barre Syndrome. He was 64 years old.
Born in Italy on June 23rd, 1960, Elio moved to the States as a boy, spending his youth in the Belmont and...
Frances M. Durkin
Jun 12, 2025
Frances M. Durkin, age 81, resident of Bedford, MA since 1967, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Harold W. Durkin (deceased) and longtime companion of William J. Flaherty (deceased) of Burlington, MA.
Mrs. Durkin grew up in Lexington and was the daughter of the late Grace V. White and Raymond...
Kristina Washer
Jun 9, 2025
Kristina Washer, 30, Environmental Scientist and Scholar
Kristina Washer, a dedicated environmental scientist, researcher, and master's student in Environmental Engineering and Health at Tufts University, passed away June 9, 2025 at the age of 30. Known for her tireless commitment to environmental remediation and occupational health, Kristina leaves behind a legacy of passion, service, and scientific excellence....
John J. Garrity
Jun 4, 2025
John J. Garrity of Worcester and formerly of Medfield died on June 4, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Irene (Heller) Garrity. Father of Sean Garrity and his wife Ilesha of Templeton; grandfather of Rachel, Joshua, and Ainsly Garrity, all of Templeton.
Brother of Jean Tropeano, Patty Siekman, Michael Garrity and the late Maureen Ohme and...
Denise Schloman
Jun 1, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Denise Schloman, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Denise, originally from Bedford and most recently of Merrimack, NH, passed away on Sunday June 1, 2025, unexpectedly due to complications from surgery, with family by her side.
Denise was the devoted daughter of the...
Diane Jenkins
May 28, 2025
Diane (Flewelling) Jenkins, age 85, of Bedford, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. She was the wife of the late Robert (Bob) Jenkins, who passed away on September 30, 2018.
Born May 22, 1940, she was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Jennie (Mellett) Flewelling. She was...
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