Carol Westlake Quimby, 69, of Acton passed away at home on March 11 after gracefully living with MS for most of her adult life. Attending were her husband of 47 years, John Westlake Quimby, and their son, Paul Westlake Quimby, of Hayward, Calif. Together they have been long-standing members of St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church in…
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Connie Lewis, 1936–2024
Connie Lewis died peacefully March 2 in hospice care at Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford after a brief illness. An only child, Connie was born on August 3, 1936, in DeKalb County, Ga. to Constance (Adams) Lewis and Albert Washington Lewis Jr. Both parents died young, so Connie was raised with love by her mother’s sister-in-law,…
Peter Conrad, 1945–2024
Peter Conrad, a pioneering medical sociologist who brought attention to the increasing medicalization of society, died in his home in Lincoln on March 3, 2024. He was 78 years old. He died at home, surrounded by loved ones, listening to Joan Baez. His cause of death was pneumonia after a long experience of Parkinson’s. Peter…
Service on Feb. 24 for Martha Pickett, 1947–2024
Martha O’Neill Pickett, 77, of Lincoln passed away peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2024. She was the wife of the late Robert Clement Pickett, who died in 2012. She is survived by her sister, Olivia O’Neill of Jamaica Plain, and sister-in-law Heather O’Neill of Petaluma, Calif. Also survived by many loving cousins and friends. Martha…
Service on March 26 for David Lattimore, 1931–2024
David Lattimore, age 92, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. David was a son, father, grandfather, husband, poet, translator, photographer, and professor. He was born on March 25, 1931, in Peking (Beijing), China, to travelers, authors, and scholars Owen and Eleanor (Holgate) Lattimore. David circumnavigated the globe three times before the age of five….
Alan Dobrow passes away at age 94
Dr. Alan Dobrow passed away at age 94 on January 30, 2024. Alan and his wife, Vicki, moved to Lincoln in 2001 after they’d both retired (Alan from his psychiatry practice, and Vicki from teaching in the Great Neck, N.Y. public schools). Their move enabled them to live near their daughter, Julie Dobrow, her husband,…
Ralph Damico Jr., 1943–2024
Ralph P. Damico Jr., 80, a lifelong Lincoln resident, died peacefully at his Lincoln home on January 20, 2024. Born in Cambridge on October 24, 1943, he was the beloved son of Ralph P. Damico Sr. and Elvira (Perry) Damico, both late of Lincoln. A graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Ralph went into business…
Jan. 20 service in Mattapoisett for Rayna Kaplan, 83
Rayna Lee Caplan, 83, of Mattapoisett and Lincoln died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Rayna was born in Malden, Massachusetts but grew up in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rhoda (Klasky) Caplan. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy and Lasell College. Rayna raised her family in Lexington and also…
Virginia Rundell passes away; Pierce House gathering on Jan. 21
With deep sadness, the family of Virginia Quinn Rundell announces her passing on Wednesday, January 10 of complications from cancer. The arc of Virginia’s life and career was filled with renewal and re-invention centered around her love of the English language, clarity, precision and grace in written communication, and her commitment to collegiality and consideration…
Service on Jan. 20 for Jane Bartter, 1921–2023
Jane Lillard Bartter died peacefully on December 15, 2023, at the age of 102. Jane was born on July 10, 1921, in Marion, the daughter of Walter Huston and Ethel Hazen Lillard. Because her father was headmaster of Tabor Academy, she was one of only four girls to attend the all-boys school at the time,…