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Noelle Caskey, 1947–2026

Noelle Caskey

Noelle Caskey was born in a Boston blizzard on December 26, 1947 to parents Walter and Anna Caskey. She died on August 5, 2026 following a two-week hospitalization for pneumonia. She spent her youth in Needham and Lincoln before moving in 1970 to the Berkeley, Calif., area where she remained. She graduated from Concord Academy, Radcliffe, and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D). She was married to Richard Freudenheim for 20 years.

Noelle taught herself to read long before anyone tried to teach her, and books never let go of her after that — her house and her Kindle were both loaded to the gills. Just as attentive a reader of people as of books, she was known for her penetrating yet compassionate insights into those around her. That gift found its outlet in educational consulting, where she helped teachers and schools work through classroom problems, first as an independent consultant and later as part of the WestEd team, where she finished her career in 2017.

This was only one aspect of her colorful life. Noelle had a strong silly streak and relished stupid jokes as well as other uses of words. As a writer she had a gardening column when she wasn’t writing poems, having started out as the editor of her high school literary magazine. She had an abiding interest in Carl Jung and studied his ideas for decades.

After recovering from polio at age 4 she became a dancer. She started with ballet as a youngster and then hit the floor again as a competitive ballroom dancer in her 50s. This led her to the tango. Dancing and teaching tango, she formed deep bonds with teachers and students in the tango world and she traveled to Buenos Aires in pursuit of wider experience.

Feldenkrais was her other passion. Noelle did Feldenkrais activities for many years before becoming a certified practitioner herself in 2020. It gave her pleasure to share her expertise with others and she enjoyed important friendships with her “Feldenfriends.”

Noelle will be sorely missed by her friends and her Caskey survivors including siblings Alexander (Carmen Lozano), Jennifer, Nicholas (Susan Nakamura), nephew Sasha (Marina), niece Vanessa and great nieces Talia and Isabela. She is also survived by her aunt Susan Strong, and uncles Christopher Morss and Richard Clancey, and various cousins.

A memorial gathering will be held at 11:00am Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Hillside Club at 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley, Calif., 94709. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to the Women’s Cancer Resource Center of Berkeley Those unable to attend in person may request livestream information at rememberingnoelle2026@gmail.com.

Celebration of life on Nov. 6 for Rhoda Taschioglou, 1938-2026

Rhoda Taschioglou

Rhoda Kyser Taschioglou (née Rhoda Jane Kyser) passed away unexpectedly at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on September 8, 2026, with family by her side.

Born December 28, 1938 — a date she wished weren’t eclipsed by Christmas — Rhoda was raised in Utica, New York by Joseph W. Kyser and Edith McCune Kyser. As an only child, she was sensitive and sociable, devoted to her springer spaniel Bozo and a virtual sibling to the five kids next door.

Bright and incisive, displaying an innate gift for verbal and written expression, Rhoda excelled in school. She graduated from New Hartford Central High School as a Latin and math major at age 16 with a grade point average of 96.69. She earned a degree in economics from Vassar College in 1959 and a master’s degree in education from Boston University in 1962. Her ability to communicate and persuade served her as an educator, consultant, and executive. She wielded her prodigious vocabulary with precision, correcting all grammatical transgressions within earshot.

During her first job at Polaroid, researching how the eye sees color, Rhoda met her future husband, Kemon Peter Taschioglou. On May 27, 1961, she married him “twice,” first in a Presbyterian ceremony, then in an Orthodox Greek one. Two years later, Rhoda and Kemon moved from Cambridge to Lincoln, where they raised Ellen and Peter and thrived. Rhoda and Kemon remained partners for 63 years (editor’s note: he passed away in 2024).

At a time when few women in her circle pursued careers, Rhoda embraced being a “working mom.” In 1968, she joined the English department at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, where she developed original courses and brought remarkable humor and showmanship to her teaching of exposition, drama, and literature. Each year, she assiduously crafted admissions recommendations for up to 40 students, guiding and championing several hundred on their way to college over her 17-year tenure.

In 1984, Rhoda shifted her career to healthcare fundraising. As a development officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, she created donor education and cultivation events, including a symposium on women’s health and a panel discussion on healthcare for the poor. In 1991, she became vice president of development at Emerson Hospital, where she excelled until retiring in 2002.

Rhoda lived out her belief that freedom comes with a responsibility to contribute. She was repeatedly sought out to select leaders, plan events, shape educational programs, and coalesce people around a common purpose. She screened candidates for a new superintendent for the Lincoln Public Schools, reviewed the district’s primary-school English curriculum, and chaired the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association scholarship fund. Her flair for the dramatic made her an ideal general chair for the deCordova Museum’s 1965 festival: With two children under three, she herded 400 volunteers over six months of preparation for an outdoor extravaganza that drew 5,000 people and generated $10,000 in profit—more than $100,000 in today’s dollars. In retirement, Rhoda worked with incarcerated men at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Concord, teaching interpersonal skills.

Together, Kemon and Rhoda consistently showed up for the machinery of New England town life — participating in Lincoln Players productions, serving at the First Parish in Lincoln and singing in its choir, speaking at Annual Town Meetings, designing floats for Lincoln’s July 4th parade, serving as election inspectors, and initiating neighborhood projects.

Alongside her formidable capacity for getting things done, Rhoda was highly creative. She sewed clothes, mastered needlework, danced to jazz, and wrote satire starring her pets. She was an adventurous and intuitive cook: While humoring her family’s preference for homemade pasta sauce and blueberry pie, Rhoda forayed into the latest culinary craze — Bundt cakes, fondue, quiche, poached salmon, and Asian stir-fries.

In her 70s and 80s, Rhoda expanded her creative output by transforming at least seven gardens around the house. With little interest in memorizing flower names, she chose to “paint” with them instead, spending countless afternoons creating broad swaths of undulating color and texture that resembled watercolors. Right up until her final days, she regularly assembled exquisite flower arrangements by pairing unlikely household receptacles with just two or three stems from her gardens.

Tall, elegant, and beaming a movie-star smile, Rhoda was as striking as her laugh was raucous. She found humor in almost any situation, often through self-deprecating sarcasm and wordplay. While she loved captivating people with entertaining stories, she was drawn to the vulnerable and forlorn. Her tender-heartedness toward animals led to the perpetual household presence of foundling canines. Beyond routinely soothing her students with a salient word, Rhoda shepherded many people from all walks of life through difficult times.

Rhoda is survived by her daughter, Ellen, and son-in-law, John Parsons, of Belvedere, Calif.; her son, Peter Taschioglou, and his partner, Susie Harris, of Waltham; and her grandchildren, Nikki Parsons of Belvedere, Calif., Danielle Taschioglou of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and Alexander Taschioglou of Portland, OR.

A celebration of Rhoda’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 at the First Parish in Lincoln.

Memorial donations may be made to Save A Dog in Sudbury, in honor of Rhoda’s lifelong love of dogs, or to the First Parish in Lincoln. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord, which provided this obituary. Click here to plant a memorial tree.

Celebration of life on Oct. 3 for Elizabeth Stewart

Elizabeth Stewart

There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11:00am at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church for Elizabeth Gunther Stewart, a pioneer in women’s health who approached her life with humor and curiosity who died on Aug. 20, 2026 at the age of 83 from complications of metastatic breast cancer.

In addition to delivering thousands of babies over decades of obstetric practice, Dr. Stewart was co-founder and director emerita of the Vulvovaginal Service at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/Atrius Health in Boston and wrote a popular book on vulvovaginal health. She was assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School and a staff member of the Beth Israel and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

As a child in Easton, Md., Elizabeth expressed an interest in medicine, so after graduating from St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, Va., and then Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing in 1963, she earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing (magna cum laude) from Boston University in 1966.

That same year, she married Donald More Stewart. They enjoyed 59 years together until his death in 2025, sharing a sense of fun and a love of travel. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, while working as a registered nurse and in nursing education, Elizabeth had three children, Catherine (Kate), Douglas, and Bruce. Her time spent advocating for Kate, who has special needs, deepened her curiosity about medicine. At the age of 35, with three young and very active children, she enrolled in medical school at the George Washington University, where she graduated with distinction in 1981.

With her husband Donald’s continued, steadfast support, she completed her internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Hospital in 1985. She worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist in the Boston area until her retirement in 2017. Although she started her medical career later than many of her fellow physicians, she plunged into it with characteristic energy.

As a clinician, Elizabeth provided care to her patients that they described as life-saving, often having seen many doctors without relief. Their experiences motivated her to write The V Book, A Doctor’s Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health, which she wrote for women but is also used as a reference by practicing clinicians worldwide. She sought to make this information more accessible by co-authoring the free, evidence-based, educational website www.vulvovaginaldisorders.org, “A Pathway to Diagnosis and Treatment.”

Elizabeth taught and mentored countless clinicians and worked to empower women throughout her career. She was a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She was on the board of directors for the National Vulvodynia Association. She frequently lectured on vulvovaginal disease, often using pictures of doorways she had collected from her travels around the world to illustrate the importance of the vulva and vagina.

She was the co-investigator for the first epidemiological study of vulvovaginal pain, funded by the National Institutes of Health. At the time of her death, Elizabeth was continuing to work on a series of online modules consolidating the basic information needed by any gynecologist, dermatologist, internist, pelvic floor physical therapist or advanced practice clinician to care for women living with vulvovaginal problems.

While career was important to Elizabeth, she most cherished spending time with Donald and her family. She was immensely proud of her children and grandchildren and prioritized spending time with them. She was an active member of St. Anne’s-in-the Fields Episcopal Church in Lincoln. After living in Weston for nearly 40 years, she and Donald moved to Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford six years ago.

Elizabeth had a rich and full life for which she was immensely grateful. She loved to cook and took great pride in making homemade dishes for her family not only on weeknights but also as part of elaborate holiday feasts for extended family, reflecting her early inspiration by Julia Child and French cooking. She appreciated a wide variety of cuisine traditions and loved trying new foods with Donald on their travels around the world. Elizabeth had a zest for life, even when it proved challenging, and saw it as a party she didn’t want to leave.

She is survived by her brother, John Terrill Gunther of Davenport, Fla. She is also survived by her daughter Catherine More Stewart (Natick,), and her two sons, Douglas Russell Stewart and his wife Diane Pamela Cordray, Rockville, Md., and Bruce Gardner Stewart and his husband Brian Po-Jen Chuang of Beverly, Mass. Her five grandchildren include Madeleine, Caroline, Henry, Brendan (Wei Wei) and Bryson (Yao Yao). She was predeceased by her sister Deborah Gunther Whitehouse of Palm Harbor, Fla.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, P.O. Box 15112, Syracuse, N.Y., 13215, or St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields. Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary.

Service on Oct. 17 for Thomas Black, 1943–2026

Thomas Black

Thomas Everett Black, a Harvard graduate, Navy veteran, loving husband of 43 years, father of three and grandfather of eight, died on August 25, 2026 after a battle with cancer.

Born in Boston in 1943, he grew up in Lincoln. He was the middle child of Everett and Anne Black. After attending the Fenn School and Phillips Exeter Academy, he graduated from Harvard University in 1966. He served for many years as class secretary and took great pride in writing the monthly newsletter for his class until the end of his life. He was very active in planning his class reunions and was also a member of the Happy Committee for many years, serving as an usher at Harvard’s Commencement, an annual event that he always looked forward to.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-1972 as chief engineer of the U.S.S. Sedgwick County, LST 1123, in Vietnam. Upon leaving the Navy, he began his career in business development, a career in which he worked with banks, developers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses.

Tom grew up sailing, which became a lifelong passion. He was an avid runner and was a member of the Concord Runners for 40 years. A talented model ship builder, he crafted intricate models from scratch in his workshop, and often donated these models to various organizations and friends. Additionally, Tom was a loyal member of his book club of 30 years, reading each book cover to cover. A man of routine, he read three newspapers in the morning, enjoyed a nap each afternoon, and his evening martini was straight up with olives.

He was an active member of every community in which he lived, serving on the Finance Committees of both Lincoln and Maynard. He was treasurer on the boards of C4RJ, a restorative justice nonprofit, and Epiphany School in the critical early days of the school’s history.

Tom was baptized at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields in Lincoln and remained a dedicated parishioner for the rest of his life. He was an active member of the Wednesday morning men’s group, a one-time treasurer, a member of the Altar Guild, a lay Eucharistic minister, lector, and crucifer.

Above all, Tom loved his family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Nancy Ellis Black; his three children, Heather Davenport, Andrew Black and Sophie Dingle; two sons-in-law, Christian Davenport and Ryan Dingle; a daughter-in-law, Jessica Black; and eight grandchildren; as well as his brother, Stanly Black and partner Beth Humstone. He was predeceased by his sister, Pamela Hay. He also leaves behind a large extended family and many friends.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct.17, 2026, at 11:00am at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church in Lincoln. In lieu of flowers, gifts in Tom’s name may be made to Communities for Restorative Justice, PO Box 961074, Boston, MA 02196 or to St. Anne’s. Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary.

Charles ‘Lem’ Kusik, 1934–2026

Charles “Lem” Kusik

Charles “Lem” Kusik, a devoted husband and father, accomplished engineer, lifelong adventurer, and endlessly curious student of the world, died on August 14, 2026, at the age of 92.

Lem was born in New York City on April 24, 1934, and spent his early years in New York, Estonia, and Richmond, Mass. His childhood in the Berkshires helped foster a lifelong love of the outdoors. He joined the Boy Scouts at age 12 and quickly embraced camping, hiking, orienteering, and wilderness skills, ultimately earning the rank of Eagle Scout shortly before his 15th birthday. Scouting also sparked interests that stayed with him throughout his life, including mineralogy, birding, skiing, and a seemingly inexhaustible appetite for adventure.

Lem possessed an extraordinary intellect and an equally strong desire to put it to use. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a bachelor of science in chemical engineering in 1956 and then a master of science in nuclear engineering in 1959. He continued his education at New York University, where he pursued graduate studies in engineering and earned his doctor of science in engineering in 1961.

While pursuing his education, Lem also served his country. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve in 1956. During the Berlin Crisis in 1961, he was called to active duty, and his service was subsequently extended during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He completed his military service as a first lieutenant in 1963. While in the Army, Lem also joined a flying club and learned to pilot airplanes — another pursuit that suited both his curiosity and his adventurous spirit.

Lem went on to build a distinguished career as an engineering and management consultant. In 1964, he joined Arthur D. Little in Cambridge, Mass, where he would spend nearly four decades. His work took him around the world and involved projects for private industry as well as major governmental and international organizations, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His consulting work spanned industries including steel, chemicals, mining, energy, and manufacturing.

For Lem, however, work was never confined to an office. His career gave him the opportunity to pursue one of his greatest passions: seeing and understanding the world. Over the course of his life, he traveled to more than 70 countries across nearly every continent. Whether an assignment brought him to Botswana, Morocco, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Peru, Australia, Japan, Russia, Nepal, or elsewhere, Lem rarely passed up an opportunity to stay a little longer, explore somewhere nearby, meet people, or discover something new.

Adventure was a defining theme of Lem’s life. He hiked mountains, skied throughout the United States and abroad, flew airplanes, and continued seeking new experiences well into later life. His adventures occasionally placed him in situations that, in retrospect, even Lem admitted were perhaps more daring than sensible. He survived close calls on mountains, ski slopes, and in the cockpit, and later recounted them with characteristic humor and an appreciation for just how fortunate he had been. Reflecting on some of those experiences, Lem once jokingly wondered that if a cat had nine lives, how many he might have left.

Behind those accomplishments and adventures was a man with an abiding curiosity about the world around him. He loved learning, traveling, nature, birds, minerals, skiing, and the outdoors. He maintained a life list of more than 200 species of birds, kept track of the countries he had visited, and accumulated a lifetime of stories along the way. As Lem himself once wrote, “My whole life has been an adventure.”

Among the most important chapters of that adventure was the family he built.

Lem married Wendy Palu in 1984. Together, they eventually made the deeply considered decision to become parents through adoption. Lem believed strongly in the importance of opportunity. It had shaped his own life through education, hard work, travel, and the freedom to pursue his many interests, and he wanted to give children the same chance to discover who they could become.

In 1999, Lem and Wendy adopted Lida and Aleksander, a sister and brother from Russia. With their arrival, Lem began an entirely new adventure: fatherhood.

He brought to being a father many of the qualities that characterized the rest of his life. He believed in education, independence, curiosity, perseverance, and experiencing the world firsthand. He wanted his children to have opportunities, to think for themselves, and to pursue lives and ambitions of their own choosing. Most importantly, he wanted them to grow up knowing they had a family that loved them and believed in what they could become.

For a man who traveled to more than 70 countries and spent a lifetime seeking out new places and experiences, some of Lem’s most meaningful years were ultimately centered on home and family. Becoming a husband and father was not separate from his life of adventure and discovery; it became one of its most important parts.

Lem leaves behind far more than a remarkable list of professional achievements, degrees earned, countries visited, mountains climbed, or adventures survived. He leaves the example of a life lived with tremendous curiosity, determination, courage, independence, and an eagerness to see what might be around the next corner.

From his early days in New York, Estonia, and the Berkshires, to the classrooms of MIT and NYU, from military service during pivotal moments in American history, to an engineering career that carried him around the globe, and from the many adventures he collected along the way to the family he and Wendy created together, Lem packed an extraordinary amount of living into his 92 years.

He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by his wife, Wendy; his children, Lida and Aleksander; and the family, friends, colleagues, and countless others whose lives intersected with his during a long life spent exploring, learning, and embracing the world around him.

Eoin Trevelyan, 1939–2026

Eoin W. Trevelyan

Eoin William Trevelyan, age 87, died in Concord on August 5, 2026. A long-time resident of Lincoln, he was predeceased by his devoted wife, J. Ann Devitt Trevelyan, and is survived by his children, Fiona S. Trevelyan and Stuart E.D. Trevelyan and their families, as well as his sister, Anna Trevelyan Stoker and her family.

Born in Yorkshire, England, on July 23, 1939, to Margaret Mary Edith Gardiner Montgomery Trevelyan and Percy Trevelyan, Eoin was educated at St. Peter’s School (York) and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Leeds before joining Ford Motor Co.(U.K.). He and his new bride then crossed the Atlantic so both could attend graduate school at Harvard University; he received his MBA in 1967 and his doctorate in 1972 from the Harvard School of Business. Eoin then joined the faculty of Harvard Business School before moving to the Harvard School of Public Health, where he remained for the rest of his career. 

Having served as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Spelman College in Atlanta between his MBA and doctoral programs, Eoin maintained a close affiliation with the college, including serving as a trustee for many years. He and his wife were also active members of Trinity Copley Square.

A private service will be held at a later date. Donations may be made in Eoin’s honor to Trinity Boston Connects, 206 Clarendon St., Boston MA 02115. Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary.

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“Three Italian Pigeons” by Michael DiToro (oil on canvas, 22″ x 20”)

Artist’s reception with DiToro

There will be an artist’s reception on Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 6:00–8:00pm at the Lincoln Public Library to mark the opening of an exhibit in the library art gallery by Lincoln resident Michael DiToro.

Lincolnite’s movie debuts

Lincoln native Abigail Ory has had her first feature film, “Death Do Us Part,” accepted into the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which is known for featuring “inventive, incisive, bold, vital and otherwise provocative” movies of any style or genre. The multinational romantasy-dramedy-musical, which Ory co-wrote and co-directed, will have its world premiere on Sunday, Aug. 9 at 7:30pm at the Avon Cinema, 260 Thayer St., Providence RI. See the trailer and learn more about the movie at www.ddup.movie. Single $15 tickets to the screening are available here. Festival passes that include other films can be purchased here. 

Mitchell J. Levine. (Photo courtesy Legacy.com)

Mitchell Jay Levine, 1953–2026

Mitchell Levine, M.D., of Lincoln died on June 29 at age 73 of pancreatic cancer and was laid to rest in a green burial in Wellfleet. Read his obituary, which includes suggestions for donations in his memory.

Coming up at the library

Fizzy Flavor Lab
Monday, Aug. 10 from 2:00–3:00pm, Tarbell Rom
Children ages 5+ are invited to a program with the New England Chef’s Collective that turns scientific concepts into fun, hands-on experiments using safe, edible ingredients. Registration required (please register only attending children).

Celebrating America’s 250th: “Act Worthy of Yourselves”
Monday, Aug. 10 from 7:00–8:00pm, Zoom
Author Salina B. Baker will discuss her book, Act Worthy of Yourselves: A Novel of Dr. Joseph Warren and an American Rebellion, a historical novel that brings Dr. Joseph Warren to life in vivid detail. Register here. This program is in partnership with the Ashland Public Library.

Magical Ms. Kimberly’s Mindful Musical Adventure
Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 11:00–11:45am, Tarbell Room
In this 45 minute, one-woman musical, “Magical Ms. Kimberly,” the whimsical fairy guides audiences through an interactive theatrical experience full of movement and songs. Geared towards children ages 3-8 but all are welcome.​ No registration required.

Nancy K. Outten, 1925–2026

Nancy K. Outten

Nancy Knight Outten passed away peacefully in her Lincoln home of 67 years on the morning of July 5, 2026, at the age of 101. She had family at her side and held closely in her heart.

She is survived by her brother Richard B. Knight (Shirley) of Pensacola, Fla., her son Peter of Waltham, her daughters Rebecca Babbs (John) of Eureka Springs, Ark., and Sarah Brown (Robert) of Rochester, N.Y., and her son Ben Kelley-Outten (Susan) of Woodstock, Vt.; six grandchildren, Rowan (Rohini) Barden, Loren Barden, Sarah Hereth, Amanda Evans, Winona Brown, and Brian Bonia; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 57 years, Henry P. Outten.

Nancy was born in 1925 in St Louis, Mo., to Alice Rubelmann Knight and William Benjamin Knight Jr. She was a teacher both in spirit and in profession and taught on both sides of raising four children. As a reading specialist at Hanscom Primary School, she made a big difference in the lives of children, some of whom she maintained relationships with her over many years. Her life is marked by a curiosity for all people whom she met and a genuine interest in what they would share. She lived her life in connection with many people whom she met across the course of her life, often forming long-lasting bonds.

Nancy also had a passion for the outdoors and showed this through her ability to walk for hours on end through the hills and mountains of the Northeast or along the shores of her beloved Lake Michigan, leaving many younger souls in her wake. She inspired this passion in all her children and led them on many storied journeys.

Nancy also had a deep desire to help and support her family and was always present to lend a hand and help in any way she could, which she did with regularity. She would delight in the visits of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and always had a beautiful, childlike nature when the moment called for fun and lightness. Laughter was with her through the entire length of her life, and even in the final days she was inviting those around her into moments of unrestrained joyful laughter. Nancy showed us all how to live a life well lived, and through that remains with us.

Since April 2020, Nancy was cared for at home by a dedicated and loving team of aides who made it possible for her to fulfill her wish to live out her life at home. Joyce, Esther, and Harriet have become part of our family, and we are deeply grateful for their years of kind, attentive service and love.

Nancy left this world a better place for having spent 101 years in it, connecting with one person at a time.

A celebration of life will take place at the First Parish Church in Lincoln at 2:30pm on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The celebration will be live-streamed and recorded.

Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary. 

Maribeth Klobuchar, 1938–2026

 

Maribeth Klobuchar

Maribeth Klobuchar, a resident of Newbury Court Continuing Care Community in Concord since 2017, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at Emerson Hospital’s emergency room on June 1, 2026. Maribeth and her husband John (“Jack”) started their married life in Concord in 1962, have also been long-time residents of both Sudbury and Lincoln, and in retirement wintered in Kihei (Maui), Hawaii.

Maribeth held a bachelor’s degree from Smith College as well as a certificate in gerontology from Middlesex Community College. Over the years, her work encompassed support for children with special needs in the local school systems, as well as for seniors, enabling them to “age in place” in their own homes. She owned her own business, Home Care for Elders, which served the Lincoln/Concord area for many years and was endorsed by their Council on Aging.

In addition to her own career, Maribeth found great meaning in supporting Jack’s career at the Air Force Geophysics Lab at Hanscom Air Force Base, and she served as an unofficial hostess for the lab’s foreign visiting scientists and their families. Maribeth and Jack traveled extensively, especially relishing repeat trips to India and Australia, and enjoyed being extraordinarily handy, remodeling together on the home front. In retirement, she and Jack volunteered for 18 years at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

Maribeth had an optimistic, cheerful, and positive outlook on life, and her indomitable spirit helped her overcome multiple medical challenges. She was devoted to environmental stewardship, wildlife conservation, and love for all cultures.

Maribeth leaves behind her cherished best friend — her husband, Jack; beloved daughter Nita Beth and her husband, Joseph Savarese; treasured twin grandsons, Jordan and Michael; two siblings; and other much-loved extended family and dear friends. She was predeceased by her infant son John (“BJ”) and was buried beside him in Sudbury following a celebration of life held June 5 in Duvall Chapel. Here is a video of the service.

Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary. Click here to sign Maribeth’s online guestbook.

Service on June 28 for Joan Seville, 1941–2026

Joan Seville

We celebrate the life of Joan (Hemstreet) Seville, born December 12, 1941, who passed away on June 10, 2026, in the presence of her children in Lincoln. She leaves behind a world made more beautiful by her art, her gardens, and her generous spirit—evident in the warmth and kindness she showed to friends and family alike. Known as MorMor to her beloved grandchildren, Joan was an artist, a gardener, a gourmet cook, and an advocate for community—a woman with a contagious smile who easily made friends wherever she visited or lived. Her spunk and positivity will be missed by all who knew her.

The oldest of four children, Joan grew up in Milton, Mass. She played basketball at Milton High School and, outside of school, was active as a Rainbow Girl. After graduation, she attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School. On one of her first jobs, at APT Associates, she met Alfred Seville at a business function and they were married in 1967. Having grown up as a beach girl, playing with her cousins at Humarock beach, she became a mountain girl when they married. Skiing in Zermatt on their honeymoon started years of adventures that included skiing at Glen Ellen, Vt, wh.ere Al built a small cabin, as well as in Europe and Scandinavia.

After her children were born, Joan dedicated her time to raising them and creating a welcoming home for all. She loved hosting family gatherings, especially the Swedish Christmas Eve celebration, and her door was always open to neighbors and friends. As an avid gardener, she created beautiful gardens surrounding their home in Lincoln, Mass. She always had fresh flowers in the house, including magnificent African violets.

Joan discovered a love of art during high school and continued to develop her talents through the years, both attending and teaching classes throughout her community. The walls of her family’s homes and multiple art shows are a testament to her talent and joy in capturing the beauty of the world—especially flowers—on canvas. Her grandchildren fondly remember art projects with her, and several of them seem to have inherited her artistic talent.

Joan was actively involved with Weston United Methodist Church over the past four decades, and we extend our gratitude to the church and its members for their support during the years she could no longer attend in person. Thank you also to the incredible staff at The Commons in Lincoln for their compassionate care and love over the last 11 years, especially through the later stages of Joan’s life.

Joan is survived by her children, Michelle Seville (Mike Basel) and Don Seville (Colleen Lannon); her grandchildren, Nic and Erik Lawrence and Finn and Caitlin Seville; her brothers, Edward Hemstreet (Alyce Hemstreet) and Lawrence Hemstreet (Fran Hemstreet); several cousins; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfred R. Seville, and by her brother, Donald Hemstreet.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm at the Weston United Methodist Church, 377 North Ave. (Route 20), Weston, Mass., with a reception to follow. Flowers or donations in Joan’s memory may be made to Weston United Methodist Church or Lincoln Parks and Rec Open Studio.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord, which provided this obituary. To share a remembrance or a condolence on Joan’s tribute page, click here.