Obituaries

Jane Langton

Jane Langton, 95, a prolific mystery writer and illustrator, died in hospice care near her home in Lincoln on December 29. She received the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award in 2017 for her career, which include numerous books set in New England and specifically the Concord area. Click here for full obituary (New York Times).

Carol Seeckts

There will be visiting hours on Friday, Jan. 4 from 4–7 p.m. in the Dee Funeral Home (27 Bedford St., Concord) for Carol “Lee” Seeckts, a certified nursing assistant and mother of four who died of cancer on December 25. She graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in 1962 and lived most recently in Acton. A funeral service will take place at the Dee Funeral Home on Saturday, Jan. 5 at 11 a.m. followed immediately by an end-of-life celebration at the Pierce House in Lincoln. Click here for full obituary. 

John Ritsher

Services will be held on Monday, Dec. 31 at 11 a.m. at First Parish Church, 24 River St., Norwell for John Ritsher, a Norwell resident and former Lincoln Board of Selectman member who died on December 10 at age 88. A former senior partner at Ropes & Gray, he and his family lived in a Lincoln home he designed with famed architect Henry Hoover. Click here for full obituary.