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James Sterling IV
January 09, 1922 - April 23, 2009
James Sterling, 87, devoted husband of the late Patricia Sterling, died at his home after a brief illness. His children Anne, James, Mary, and Elizabeth were at his bedside, along with several old and dear friends.
Born in Oklahoma, Jim grew up in Potsdam, NY, graduating from Clarkson College with a degree in electrical engineering. He met Patricia while he worked at MIT. They married and moved to Conantum in Concord, Mass, where they lived for almost 60 years. Jim worked as a technical writer, retiring from Raytheon at the Department of Transportation in 1984
Jim had three abiding passions—his family, his workshop, and his very dry martini before dinner (never elitists, Jim and Pat drank them stirred or shaken).
After Pat’s death, Jim continued as the center of his family. He spent his favorite evenings at the head of the dinner table, presiding over family pasta dinners or elaborate birthday meals. Pat and Jim, later Jim and his children, held a Christmas Eve party every year they lived in Conantum. A celebration that started as a gathering of young parents in the neighborhood who had finished wrapping the gifts for their children, the party grew to include the spouses and friends of Jim and Pat’s children and grandchildren. Few such traditions continue across three generations.
Jim may have been the last of the letter writers in this world of email and text messages and instant messaging. He wrote letters weekly to his family and friends, covering every area of life. He typed his letters on a Smith Corona typewriter until ribbons became scarce. After that, his trusted Apple computer performed the letter duty admirably, with a certain regretted lack of intimacy.
His workshop was his sanctuary. A tool for every purpose, from anvils to vice grips, and everything in between. Every connector, screw, bolt, nut, snap, rivet, hook, eye, or nail you can imagine. Each a solution to a problem yet unfound. Metal work, wood work, and jewelry, Jim loved them all. His shop was a wonder of organization; a place for everything and everything in its place. Only Jim knew all the places—the nooks, bins, drawers, shelves, and cabinets. A journey of discovery for his children and grandchildren in the days to come.
A skilled practical engineer, he wired the house, built model steam engines, built a bicycle for two, and solved all those nagging household problems, such as where to keep the large pasta bowl and the cutting boards, or repairing the household appliances.
Jim and Pat’s children Anne Sterling of Acton, Jake Sterling of Concord, Mary Sterling of Concord, and Elizabeth Sterling of Marlborough survive them, as well as four grandchildren Patricia, Daniel, Julia, and Sarah.
Jim’s grace, wit, and charm will be deeply missed by all.
The family scheduled his memorial service at 2:00 PM, Saturday, 2 May, at the First Parish Church in Concord, MA. Please gather afterwards at the Sterling’s house on Holden Wood Rd. You can make memorial tributes to Jim to Open Table online (www.opentableinc.org/donation), or by mail to Open Table Concord, PO Box 42, Concord, MA, 01742.
William A. Hanley
November 26, 1927 - April 25, 2009
BOSTON GLOBE ARTIST
DIES AT 81
William A Hanley born 11/26/27 Somerville Ma to William A Hanley and Josephine Furlong Hanley Scanell, passed quietly in his sleep Saturday April 25 at 8:31 am.
A 1945 graduate of Somerville High went on to Vesper George School of Art.
Bill was a loyal loving husband to Claire Marie Fitzgerald whom he married in 1952. He had five children, Susan, Judith, Claire, William and Paul. He leaves grandchildren: Claire, Caitlin, Jacqueline, James, Michael, Richard, Morgan, Jacob, Marissa, Tori, Olivia and William, and one deceased grand daughter Christine. Uncle of Patricia, Loretta, Cecilia and Walter Hanley Jr. He was the brother of the late Walter Hanley.
Bill and Claire raised their family in Braintree Ma., Cape Cod and South Boston.
Bill was well respected as an accomplished artist for the Boston Globe. His career with the Globe lasted 44 years. He was Art Director of the Design Department where he oversaw commercial art, illustration, advertising and other Globe sponsored events. Today this is a lost art with the advent of computers and desk top publishing. During Bills tenure with the Globe all of his work was done by hand, step by step.
Bill won many awards for his watercolor paintings and promotions. His work has graced the covers of Parade magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, numerous commercial ads, books, and magazine covers. Bill has had displays around the New England area including Rockport galleries. Most of his work shows his love of landscape and the ocean. Bill also taught art and was known for his ability to recognize talent. He has always helped others in their quests to excel in the world of art. The history of his life lives on through his art work..
Bill was involved in the Milton Art Association, New England Water Color Association, and the NY Art Association.
Bill’s other hobbies included running and swimming. He was an L Street Brownie in South Boston and frequently swam in the ice cold waters of Dorchester Bay on New Years day.
He was the kind of man people immediately liked, with an easy sense of humor. He touched many lives with his positive attitude, love, and generosity. He was a generous man who loved his family and friends. Bill will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Absent from the body present with the Lord, Bill is at peace in heaven!
Thank you dad for being the great father you were, we were all proud to be your children!
Funeral was held Wednesday April 29th from the Dee Funeral Home, Concord followed by a funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish, Concord.
Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton.
Donations in his memory may be made to New Life Home for Women and Children, P. O. Box 148, Manchester, NH 03105. (www.newlifehome.org).
Mary E. Leger
September 23, 1920 - April 30, 2009
Mary E. (Wilson) Leger, 88 , of Lincoln died Thursday April 30, 2009 at her Lincoln home. She was the beloved wife of 60 years of Norman H. Leger.
Born in Charlestown on September 23, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Robert Wilson and Ellen (Grant) Wilson. She attended Charlestown public schools and was a graduate of Girls High School in Boston. She was awarded the title Miss Charlestown in 1940.
Mrs. Leger was formerly employed in the cosmetics department at Jordan Marsh in Boston and in the 1970’s as a bus monitor for the Lincoln Public schools and in the cafeteria of the Concord Public Schools from the late 1970’s into the early 1980’s.
A previous resident of Cambridge, she moved to Lincoln in 1955 and was an avid bowler and roller skater.
More recently she served as a volunteer with the Lincoln Council on Aging.
She was the mother of Linda Leger of Lincoln, Robert J. Leger of Bonita Springs, Florida, Carol Kelly and her husband Stephen of Belmont, Norman E. Leger of Maynard, Stephen Leger of Walpole, David Leger and his wife Gina of Lincoln and the late Alan P. Leger. sister of Elizabeth McCarron of South Boston, Margaret Martine and Dorothy Wilson, both of Falmouth, and the late Robert, Thomas and Frank Wilson, sister-in-law of Ann Wilson of Foxboro, Jean Wilson of Beachmont and Terry Wilson of Falmouth, and is also survived by seven grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be held Tuesday May 5th from the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center at 9:15 am followed by a funeral Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Lincoln Road, Lincoln at 10:30AM.
Interment will follow in the family burial plot in Lincoln Cemetery.
Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home will be held on Monday May 4th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging, P. O. Box 143, Lincoln, MA 01773.
Cecille R. Gray
February 07, 1918 - May 10, 2009
Cecille R. (Cormier) Gray, 91, of Concord, formerly of Worcester, died Sunday May 10, 2009 at Life Care Center of Acton.
Born in Worcester on February 7, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. and Angelina G. (Benoit) Cormier. She attended Worcester public schools and graduated from Commerce High School in 1937.
For many years, prior to her retirement in 1983, Mrs. Gray was the Senior Account Adjuster for Hanover Insurance Company in Worcester. Previously she worked as a salesperson and window dresser at numerous places including Sears Roebuck and Lerner’s in Worcester.
A Concord resident for the past thirty years, she also lived in many years in Worcester, Pensacola, Florida, York Beach, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Survivors include 5 children, Donna Garulski and her husband Ross of Boone, North Carolina, Retired Massachusetts State Trooper, Ronald S. Gray, missing since September 2008, and his wife Nancy of North Brookfield, William H. Gray and his wife Dorothy of Gulf Breeze, Florida, Frank J. Gray and his wife Gail of Concord and Judith D. Gray of Athol, 1 brother, Al Cormier of Dennis, 1 sister Constance Berthiaume of Northboro, 9 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Bernard Cormier.
Visiting hours will be held at the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, CONCORD CENTER on Thursday, May 14th from 9 to 10:45 AM. A funeral Mass will follow at 11 AM in Holy Family Parish, Monument Square, Concord Center. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Worcester.
Contributions in her memory may be made to Volunteers of America, c/o George Mathieson, 441 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Arrangements are under the care of the Dee Funeral Home of Concord.
Richard J. Comey
November 18, 1919 - May 17, 2009
Richard Jackson Comey, 89, of Concord, Mass., formerly of Weston, Mass. and Stowe, Vermont died Sunday May 17, 2009 at his Concord home. He was the beloved husband of 64 years of Charlotte (McPherson) Comey.
Born in Cambridge on November 18, 1919 he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Eugenia (Jackson) Comey. He was a graduate of Milton Academy and attended Harvard University.
During World War II, he served as a Major in the United States Army Air Corps. Mr. Comey was a decorated B-24 pilot, who flew fifteen missions in the European theatre of operations, including the famous Ploesti air raid on the oil fields in Romania on August 1, 1943.
He was a resident of Weston from the 1940’s until the late 1970’s where he and Mrs. Comey raised their three sons. He moved to Stowe, Vermont in the late 1970’s and resided there until moving to Newbury Court in Concord, Mass. in 2004.
Mr. Comey retired after many years as an independent financial advisor and analyst.
He was a member of the Longwood Cricket Club. An avid skier into his 80’s, he was a member of the Drifters Ski Club and Comey’s Comets. He also enjoyed piloting glider planes.
In addition to his wife Charlotte, survivors include two daughters-in-law, Elizabeth Reid of Concord, Mass and Nance Comey of Stowe, Vermont, a granddaughter Laura Comey, a grandson Charles Comey and his wife Erica McIninch and several nieces and nephews. He was also the father of the late Richard Jackson Comey Jr., the late David MacPherson Comey and the late Robert Messinger Comey and the brother of the late Katherine C. Morris.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday May 23rd at 11 am in the Duvall Chapel of Deaconess Abundant Life Community, Deaconess Road, Concord.
Private interment will be in the family burial plot in Linwood Cemetery, Weston, Mass.
Amelia Frances Weiksnar Caruso
January 20, 1989 - December 26, 2009
Amelia Frances Weiksnar Caruso, age 20, lifelong resident of Carlisle, died unexpectedly, Saturday, December 26th.
Born in Carlisle on January 20, 1989 she was the beloved daughter of Jeffrey L. Caruso and Melissa M. Weiksnar, both of Carlisle.
She attended Nashoba Brooks School in Concord, Heatherton House School in England, Newton Country Day, Carlisle public schools and graduated from The Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro in 2007.
She attended St. Louis University and most recently was a nursing student at Boston College.
Amy was an enthusiastic runner and an avid Red Sox and Celtics fan.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Philip J. W. Caruso of Cambridge and her sister, Evelyn M. W. Caruso of Chicago, IL, her grandparents, T. Paul and Helen J. Weiksnar of Williamsville, NY, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was also the granddaughter of the late Antonio and Pearl Caruso, formerly of Concord, MA.
Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, December 30th from 1 to 3:30 and 6 to 9 PM at the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center.
A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 31st at 10 AM in St. Irene’s Church, 181 East Street, Carlisle.
Burial will follow in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Concord.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to MSPCA – Angell Methuen, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 or to GLRR Youth Development Fund, P. O. Box 1314, Lowell, MA 01852 (Greater Lowell Road Runners).
