Obituaries
OBITUARY: Lorraine Sandstrom, 87
Lorraine M Sandstrom (Bergantino), 87, of Stow, Mass., passed away on June 24, 2023, after a long illness. Born on April 14, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Bergantino and Laura (Sbardella) Bergantino. Lorraine married Donald B. Sandstrom in 1960 and they lived happily in Stow, MA for 62 years until recently…
Obituary: Judith Walsh, 80
Judith Ann (Lester) Walsh, 80, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Judi was born in Concord, Mass. on Nov. 23, 1942, daughter of the late Willis I. and Rachael S. (Tucker) Lester. After Judi graduated from Maynard High School in 1960, she used her experience working with numbers…
Obituary: Gary Kunselman, 74
Garry Charles Kunselman, 74 STOW—Garry Charles Kunselman of Stow, Mass., passed away on June 22, 2023, at the age of 74. Garry was born Jan. 16, 1949, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Charles Ernest Kunselman and Helen (Horton) Kunselman. He was the eldest of three children, being born just ahead of his identical twin brother (Terry)…
Obituary: David R. Conna, 61
David R. Conna, 61 Energy Conservation Consultant and Climate Activist David R. Conna, 61, of Stow, died on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, less than nine months after a diagnosis of metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare and incurable cancer. At the time of his diagnosis, Dave was a fit, active, long-distance cyclist and hiker. His decline…
OBITUARY: Phyllis Fitzgerald, 91
Phyllis Rose Fitzgerald, 91 Former Stow resident and Center School teacher Phyllis Rose Fitzgerald (Trabucco) 91 of Stuart, Florida formally of Wareham and Stow, Mass. passed away on March 16, 2023, after a brief illness. Phyllis was born Sept. 14, 1931, to Rose (Crossen) Trabucco and Charles Trabucco at Boston ‘s Lying–In Hospital, and raised…
Obituary: Donald Bevona, 89
Donald Bevona, 89 Donald E. Bevona, 89, of Stow, passed away peacefully in his home on March 14, 2023.Donald was born in the Bronx, NY, as one of two children to Marie and Joseph Bevona. He received his degree in journalism from New York University and served in the U.S. Army for four years. He…
OBITUARY: Philip G. Ineson, 91
Services are Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fowler Kennedy Funeral Home, 42 Concord Street, Maynard. Full obituary will appear in this week’s (Feb. 1) edition of the paper. Philip G. Ineson, 91 Philip G. Ineson, age 91, of Hudson, formerly of Stow, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was…
OBITUARY: Clifton Smith, 82
Clifton C. Smith, 82 Clifton (Clif) Charles Smith of Stow, MA, devoted husband and “hero” to Dyane J. Smith (Damiano), died peacefully Saturday, January 21, 2023 of mantle cell lymphoma at Massachusetts General Hospital. At his request, no public service will be held, but a celebration of life is planned for early summer. Born Feb….
OBITUARIES
Dorothy Scraggs, 91 Patricia Beland, 80, of Hudson, formerly of Stow Martin Wright Sr., 92, formerly of Stow —————————————————- Dorothy Scraggs, 91 Dorothy H. (Stow) Scraggs, 91, of Ayer, formerly of Stow, died peacefully Friday, June 24, 2022 at D’Youville Senior Care Center, Lowell with her daughters by her side. Dorothy was born in Marlborough…
Obituary: Dorothy (Doe) Shively, 91
Dorothy (Doe) Shively, 91Former Stow resident and teacher Dorothy (Doe) Shively died peacefully on March 3, 2022, in Westminster, CO. Born on March 19, 1930 in Sebring, Ohio, Doe was descended from a long line of storytellers and pranksters. Known fondly as Honey, she was the daughter of Emmett and Evelyn Garlock and the doting…