Obituaries

Dec 6, 2023

Judith Claire (Loeber) Robinson died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on December 6, 2023. She was born on February 3, 1939 in Boston, MA to the late Eleanor and Elmer Loeber. Judith was the first of three children, with two brothers following. She graduated from Roslindale High School in 1956, and she loved to swim, ice skate, ski,...

Dec 3, 2023

Rachel L. (Lewis) Murphy, a long-time resident and active community member of Bedford died on December 3, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. Edward M. Murphy III.

Loving mother of Dawn of Tewksbury, Denita of Wrentham, Edward M. IV and his wife Ligia of Dorchester, and Crystal and her husband Jonathan of...

Nov 20, 2023

Kathleen "Kathy" A. (Foss) Savage of Lexington died on November 20, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of John R. Savage of Lexington.

Loving mother of John R. Savage Jr. of Lexington and Michael Savage of Lexington. Sister of Robert Foss, Mark Foss, Michael Foss, Joanne Tringale, and Lorraine Magarian. She is...

Nov 13, 2023

Mary Elizabeth (Fay) Earl, age 87, died peacefully surrounded by most of her children on November 13, 2023. Born on September 20, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Jerome and Lenore Fay, Mary was the first of four children.

Mary and her husband Floyd Earl were Waller High School classmates in Lincoln Park, Chicago, where they...

Oct 7, 2023

Richard A. Chick, age 80, passed away peacefully Saturday October 7, 2023 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in 1943 in Cambridge and grew up in Bedford, graduating from Bedford High School in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1964 then moved to Foxboro and returned to Bedford 30 years ago.

He is...

Sep 30, 2023

Allister J. MacLeod, a long-time Bedford resident, passed away on September 30th. He is survived by his son William, daughter-in-law Debra, grandchildren Laura and Mark, great grandson Cameron, sister Thelma, brother-in-law Fred and several nieces and nephews.

He was the beloved husband of the late Donna B. MacLeod.

Al was born in Boston and grew-up...

Sep 26, 2023

Patricia A. (Collins) Boland, a long-time Bedford resident, died on Sept. 26, 2023. Beloved wife of the late John I. Boland.

Loving mother of John P. Boland and his wife Lea and William R. Boland; loving grandmother of Abigail, John, and Thomas, all of Bedford. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by her...

Sep 21, 2023

Susan Elizabeth DePriest, age 71 of Bedford, died peacefully at Lahey Clinic Burlington on September 21, 2023 after a brief illness. She was born on September 14, 1952 in Salem, MA. She attended Bishop Fenwick High School and University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is predeceased by her parents, the late Curtis Ganong and Mary (Morrissey) Ganong and her sister...

Sep 15, 2023

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Pauline A. Dion, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched. She passed away on September 15, 2023 at 90 years old.

Pauline was born March 23, 1933 in Fall River, MA to the late Malcolm and Alice Ratte. She graduated B.M.C. Durfee High...

Sep 9, 2023

Cecile LeMay Walker, 96, of Bedford, passed away on September 9, 2023, in Burlington, MA.

She was born on February 16, 1927, in Henniker NH and was the beloved daughter of the late Clyde Derby and Thelma (Dennis) Derby. Cecile was preceded in death by her loving husband, Alan LeMay, and later by her husband, Lloyd Walker,...

Sep 6, 2023

Louise Currier passed away on the morning of September 6, 2023 at Palm Center, Chelmsford. She was 101 years old.

Born Louise May McCaul on May 1, 1922, she was the eldest of eight children. Her mother was a Native American from the Mi'kimaq tribe who had come from Canada and settled on the coast of New...

Aug 27, 2023

Barbara A. Beecy, age 82 of Billerica and formerly of Bedford, passed away in her home with her family by her side on August 27, 2023. Barbara was the beloved wife of Albert P. Beecy Sr. (predeceased August 27, 2016) of Bedford with whom she shared 56 beautiful years of marriage.

Born in Baltimore, MD, Barbara was...

Aug 24, 2023

William J. Bieren, age 82 of Bedford, born September 18, 1940, passed away on August 24, 2023 after a short hospital stay at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.

Bill was a 1958 graduate of Bedford High School and a member of the BHS baseball team winning Dual County League Championship that was inducted into the...

Aug 12, 2023

Sing Hanson died peacefully on August 12, 2023 surrounded by her loving family in a sunlit room

looking out to the garden in her Bedford home. Sing's legacy lives on through her capacious

work in making art, building community, and spreading joy at the Boston Children's Museum,

the Bedford Center for the Arts,...

Jul 28, 2023

Albert A. Cerullo, age 101 of Townsend, MA and formerly of Bedford, died on July 28, 2023 after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy B. Cerullo. He was also pre-deceased by his sons, the late Robert A. Cerullo of Bedford and the late Richard A. Cerullo of Littleton.

He is survived...

Jul 27, 2023

James "Jim" Wheeler passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones at the Bedford VA Hospital on Thurs. July 27, 2023. Jim was born in Melrose on July 21, 1958 to the late Juanita Hope Wheeler and James Milton Wheeler. Jim grew up in Bedford and graduated from Shawsheen Valley Technical H.S. After high school, Jim proudly joined the US...

Jul 19, 2023

Gerald G. "Jerry" Hartmann of Bedford died on July 19, 2023. He was the beloved husband of the late Darlene F. (Peterson). Loving father of Scott A. Hartmann of Bedford. He is also survived by grandson Philip Hartmann of Quincy and great-granddaughter Mia of Quincy.

Jerry was bon on August 31, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN. He served...

Jul 16, 2023

Long-time Bedford resident Anne M. (Niemiec) Yatsko passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 16, 2023 at the age 90. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert S. Yatsko. Anne was predeceased by her mother, Julia Niemiec; her sister, Romayne Jaworski; and brother John Niemiec.

Anne was born in 1932 and grew up...

Jul 10, 2023

Cary Calvin Eggerling, 64, of Cambridge passed away peacefully with his beloved wife Therese by his side on Monday July 10, 2023, after bravely facing a cancer diagnosis and many treatments. Cary was a devoted husband, uncle, brother, son, friend, neighbor and co-worker.

Cary grew up in Pennsylvania and attended the Goddard School and Perkiomen schools, and...

Jul 3, 2023

Chief Matthew James King (ret'd), age 63, of Ayer, formerly of Bedford, passed away peacefully in St. Elizabeth's Hospital on July 3, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family near and far.

Matt worked as a Patrolman for the York, ME Police Department. He joined the Littleton, MA Police Department on May...