Concord Journal

Ernest John Steinhilber III (Jack), 91, passed away in the presence of family on June 16th. A retired Psychiatrist, Jack's first job as a paper boy led to his lifelong enjoyment of reading the daily newspaper. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest John Steinhilber Jr. and Marjorie Tucker Steinhilber and brothers Robert and William, whom both passed away at young ages. Jack was born on March 13, 1931 in Ilion, NY and grew up in Frankfort, NY, graduating high school there before heading to The Hotchkiss School for a post graduate year. At Hamilton College, he joined the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity and graduated in 1953. He was the first student accepted to the New York Medical...

Mileva P. Brown, a beloved wife, mother, and companion, passed away on June 13, 2022, at her home, RiverMead in Peterborough, NH. She was 90 years old and had previously lived in Guilford, VT, and Concord, MA, Mileva was born at home in Oakland, CA on June 8, 1932, a daughter of Vido and Anna (Dzuovich) Prodanovich. She spent her childhood years in Oakland and graduated from Castlemont High School with the Class of 1950. She then attended the University of California Berkley and received her BA in International Relations in 1954, and in 1956 a degree in Library Science. She worked in Washington, DC for a few years before returning to Oakland. On June 7, 1959, she and Christopher W. Brown...

David S. Fredenburgh, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Son of the late Edwin and Mary (Duggett) Fredenburgh, he was born September 10, 1939. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, David continued on to work for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game for thirty-three years where he retired as the Chief of hatcheries in 1997. In 1986, David opened Quabbin Analytical Laboratory where he served as owner and director. Despite his retirement from the state, David was hardly known to sit still as he continued his work at Quabbin Lab until recent. In his free time from 1990-99, David served as selectman for the Town of...

Roberta Hope Bernstein, age 74, died abruptly April 25th. She graduated from Syracuse University. Her interests included the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, movies, and dining out. She was involved with temple Kareem Shalom, serving on the board and having had her bat mitzvah in recent years, something of which she was particularly proud. She especially enjoyed family gatherings with her niece, nephew, and grand nephews She is survived by her brother Lawrence Bernstein of Longmeadow Massachusetts, nephew Andrew Bernstein of Sudbury Massachusetts and niece Rachel Telio of Needham Massachusetts. Contributions can be made to Temple Kareem Shalom, 659 Elm St., Concord, MA.

Our "true free spirit", Nancy Morris Adams, passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021, surrounded by family. Music was playing, songs were sung, and the windows were wide open (because Nancy always insisted that she needed to feel the night air).Nancy was born in Lincoln, Massachusetts in 1936, the daughter of Irene and Robert Morris. To view a complete obituary and offer your condolences to the family please visit www.rossfuneral.com

William Roy Demmer 87, of Bonita Springs, FL died unexpectedly in his sleep on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at his residence. Bill was born on September 30, 1933 in Newark, NJ a son of the late William and Lillian (Yaeck) Demmer. He had been a resident of Bonita Springs since November of 1993 coming from Concord, MA. He was a graduate of Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Right after graduating college, Bill began his career in the computer industry with IBM. As an electrical engineer he helped in the design of the first mainframe computer, IBM System/360. He would spend 18 years with IBM and in 1974 he...

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Diana Fraser Seamans, 99, of New London, NH, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at her home. She was born in Cambridge, MA September 15, 1921, daughter of the late Prof. Cecil Eaton Fraser and Esther Stevens Fraser Brazer, widow of James Otis Seamans, sister of the late Constance Fraser of Berkeley, CA, mother of Richard and Eleanor Seamans of Harvard, MA, the late Jane Swan and David of Cary, NC, grandmother of James and Josee of Fredrickton, New Brunswick, Canada, Katherine and Alex Robertson of Dallas, TX, Timothy and Katherine of Franklin, MA, great grandmother of Nicholas and Eva Seamans of Canada and Penelope and Samuel Seamans of Franklin, MA and Juliana Robertson of Dallas, TX. She...

Norman W. Baldrachi, 86, of Concord, MA died at home on Friday, May 22, 2020 surrounded by his family and was the loving husband of Marjorie E. (DeGara) Baldrachi for 63 years. He was born on June 6, 1933 in Readsboro, VT, the son of William C. Baldrachi and Irene E. (Sartori) Baldrachi of Monroe Bridge, MA. He graduated from Drury High School in North Adams, MA in 1951 and attended Norwich University graduating in 1955 with a B.S. in business administration and earned his MBA from the University of Massachusetts in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Knox, KY as a commissioned officer before reaching the rank of captain upon completion of his military...

Jean E. (Nickerson) Landry, 86 of 113 New Athol Rd., Orange, MA passed away peacefully on Sunday October 27, 2019 at home and under the Loving Care of The French Connection and the GVNA Hospice. Born in Concord, MA on July 3, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Fred "Mert" Nickerson and the late Eldora (Ryan) Nickerson. She was employed by the Middlesex Insurance Company in Concord and the L.S. Starrett Tool Company in Athol. She leaves one son: Greg and his wife Carmen of Morristown, NJ,; three step-children: Linda Parnass and her husband Paul of Bow, NH, Steven and his wife Kristin of Orange, Edward and his wife Susan of Acworth, GA,; 6 step-grandchildren: Katie, Kristin,...

Ken Zurbrigg, long-time love of Lyn and cherished brother, uncle, and friend passed away September 19, 2019 at home with his family. He will be missed by many. Ken and Lyn moved to Estero, FL in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the warm weather, fun golf outings, and the many wonderful friends they met in their community at West Bay Club. Ken was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1948 and lived in New Jersey until his parents, Audrey and Ray, moved back to Toronto, Canada where they grew up. Ken finished high school there, studied economics at the University of Western Ontario, and became an executive in the financial services industry. In 1995, he and Lyn moved to beautiful Concord, MA as she...