obits

Tim Barclay

Tim Barclay of Lincoln passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2026. He was raised in Scarsdale, N.Y., and spent his summers in Mantoloking, on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.

Upon graduation from Princeton in 1951, Tim served three years in the U.S. Navy, including six months in Korea. In 1954, he was the navigator of the winning Navy Academy yawl “Lively” in the Newport to Bermuda sailing race. In 1959, he received his Ed.M. in science education from Harvard University.

In his career, Tim was an enthusiastic science and math educator. He taught math and physical sciences at Darrow School in the Berkshires (1954-58) and at Commonwealth School in Boston (1958-71). In 1971, he became headmaster of Cambridge Friends School, a K-8 school.

As Sputnik spurred science and math curriculum reform in the early 1960s, Tim became an original member of the Elementary Science Study program at MIT, developing curriculum and teacher training. Starting in 1980, he worked at the Technical Education Research Center.

Tim was an active member of the Cambridge Friends Meeting, an avid writer, bird watcher, tennis player, sailor, baroque recorder player, and activist for environmental and social justice. He was a warm and welcoming person who took an active interest in others.

He is predeceased by his first wife and mother of his four children, Ann Arter Barclay; his partner, Antonia Stone; and his second wife, Elizabeth Taylor. He is survived by his four children, William, Mary, David, and Jeanne, his sister Barbara Ritter, and five grandchildren. He will be buried in the Lincoln Cemetery. 

The memorial service will be held on Saturday,  June 20 at noon at the First Parish in Lincoln (14 Bedford Road). He will be buried privately in the Lincoln Cemetery. Tim requested that any gifts be made to organizations fighting climate change.

Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary. To sign his online guest book, click here.

B-J Scheff

There will be a funeral service on Sunday, March 29 at 1:00pm for Betty-Jane “B-J” (Weiss) Scheff of Lincoln, who passed away peacefully and unexpectedly in the early morning hours of March 27 at the age of 93.

B-J was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. April 23, 1932 to Nat Weiss and Mabel (Bernstein) Weiss. She attended Brooklyn Friends School, Oberlin College, Columbia University, and Boston University, earning a bachelor’s in psychology, a master’s in education, and a doctorate in sociology.

B-J married Benson H. Scheff (dec. January 23, 1995) on May 31, 1953. Although Ben and B-J grew up blocks from each other in Brooklyn, they didn’t meet until college. They shared a love for the mountains and nature which they instilled in their four children, who grew up hiking and camping obsessively in the White Mountains and all around New England. For many years they owned a condo in Lincoln, NH that they used as a base for hiking, relaxing and enjoying the mountains.  

After a short stay and the birth of their first son in Virginia, the couple moved to Watertown, Mass., in 1956. There, B-J created a children’s theater program, teaching creative drama and dance. While the family grew, B-J worked as a social service researcher at McLean Hospital while continuing to pursue her master’s degree. In 1971, the family moved to Lincoln. There, B-J worked as a clinical Psychologist at Eliot Mental Health in Concord, and then as executive director of Wareham Area Counseling Service until she retired in 1994.

After retirement, B-J volunteered with the Massachusetts Red Cross on the Disaster Mental Health Team and provided services and support for families impacted by the 1999 Egyptian Air 990 crash and supervising support services around the 2005 Worcester warehouse fire. She also provided support for Red Cross volunteers returning to the Boston area after 9/11.

B-J was committed to finding affordable housing solutions. When she closed her father’s family business in New Jersey, she worked to sell the property to a developer specializing in affordable housing. She chaired the Lincoln Affordable Housing Commission and served on the board of the Lincoln Housing Trust. She was actively involved in coordinating the development of senior housing, the Commons (formerly the Groves) in Lincoln, where she eventually lived from 2013 until her death.

B-J was active for many years in the League of Women Voters, Women of Reform Judaism, and Temple Israel of Boston. She was committed to the women’s movement, political empowerment and involvement, and strengthening democracy. She felt her strong commitment to social justice stemmed from her experience as a Jew and the example set by her maternal grandparents who left a comfortable middle class life in Brooklyn in 1927 to go to Poland, Berlin, Paris, and then Lisbon to facilitate the resettlement of over 20,000 Jews away from the Nazi threat in Europe, founding the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). True to this spirit, in the early 2000s, she welcomed a family of young Sudanese refugees into her home.

She said of herself, “I tend to flow into empty spaces filling needs as I find them. I assume there is a way to solve the problem and so I learn new skills and develop new expertise. I trust people to deal fairly and I have never been disappointed.”

B-J was predeceased by her loving husband Benson H. Scheff, her dear daughter-in-law Faye Goldberg-Scheff, her cherished grandson Nick Scheff, and her adored older sister Diane “Dinny” (Miller) Ashe. She is survived by her children, Andrew Scheff of Lincoln, James (and Michelle) Bloom-Scheff of Wayland, Brian Scheff (and Joanne Hiromura) of West Newton, and Ann-Mara (and John) Lanza of Wellesley; and also by her grandchildren Danielle Scheff, Benjamin Scheff, Sarah Scheff (and Ted Pepe), Hannah Horan, Ben-Zion Bloom-Scheff, Mikaela Scheff (and Jake Harrington), Kyle Scheff, Rebecca Scheff, Nathan Lanza, and LK Lanza; and by her six great-grandchildren Nick Jr., Bella, Quentin, Keenan, Ashtin, and Maya. She is also survived by a large extended family, including her Sudanese “grandchildren” and many loving nieces and nephews.

The funeral service on Sunday, March 29, 2026 will be at Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston at 1:00pm (parking on the Riverway). Interment will be at Sharon Memorial Park, 40 Dedham St., Sharon. Shiva will be at the home of Andrew Scheff (137 Trapelo Road, Lincoln) on Sunday, March 29 from 4:00–6:00pm and 7:00pm–9:00pm, and continuing at the home of Ann-Mara Lanza of Wellesley on Monday, March 30 from 5:00–8:00pm.

Remembrances may be made to the Lincoln Housing Trust, 16 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 or HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), PO Box 97077, Washington, DC 20090-7077.

David Ogden

David Ogden, a Boston investment counselor who served in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division during World War II and later helped guide several educational and cultural organizations, died peacefully at home on March 11, surrounded by family. He was 101.

Ogden was born in 1924 in Torquay, England, though his family at the time was living in the south of France in a villa known as Villa Cortland. His mother traveled to England shortly before his birth so that he would be born there rather than in France, thereby avoiding the mandatory military service then required of boys born in that country. Shortly after his birth, the family returned to the south of France.

His father came from an American family with substantial real estate holdings in New York State, and much of Mr. Ogden’s early childhood was spent in Europe, where the family lived and traveled extensively. As tensions mounted in Europe before the outbreak of World War II, he left England with his father in 1939 aboard the S.S. President Roosevelt, bound for New York. The ship was crowded with Britons and refugees from across Europe fleeing the gathering conflict, and while his father shared the berth with a stranger desperate to escape the war, young David ended up sleeping, as family members later recalled, “under the sink.”

The precaution surrounding his birthplace carried a certain irony: two decades later, Ogden would serve in the United States Army during World War II.

Friends and family knew him for an unusual calmness and a reflective cast of mind. He possessed a deep curiosity about science and the natural world and was widely regarded within his family as a source of steady wisdom and perspective. Though he spent more than 60 years in the United States, he retained a faint but unmistakable British accent and mannerisms from his early upbringing, something friends often found quietly distinctive.

Mr. Ogden was educated at Sunningdale School and Charterhouse School in England before leaving the country in 1939 as war gathered in Europe. He continued his schooling in the United States at St. Paul’s School. He entered Harvard University in 1942 but left to serve in the U.S. Army, joining the 10th Mountain Division, the specialized alpine training force created to prepare soldiers for mountain warfare. Stationed in the Colorado Rockies, he helped train troops in mountain combat and winter operations, rising from private to second lieutenant before completing his service in 1946. He returned to Harvard after the war and graduated in 1949. That same year he married Joan Anable, who died in 1968.

Ogden began his career in finance at Kidder, Peabody & Co. and later worked at the University of Rochester. He subsequently joined Massachusetts Financial Services, one of the country’s earliest mutual fund companies. In the late 1960s he joined the Boston investment counseling firm Thorndike, Doran, Paine & Lewis, which later became part of Wellington Management Company. He eventually served as president of the firm. After leaving the firm in 1984 he worked independently as an investment counselor and trustee, advising families and institutions for many years.

Beyond his professional work, Ogden was active in several educational and cultural organizations. He served as a trustee of the deCordova Museum, the Children’s Museum of Boston, and the Bert L. and N. Kuggie Vallee Foundation, which promotes international collaboration among biomedical scientists. He was also chairman of the board of trustees of the Cambridge School of Weston.

Fishing was one of his enduring pleasures. Whenever he could, Ogden cast a line along the coasts of Massachusetts and on Martha’s Vineyard, returning home with the day’s catch and often improvising a meal cooked simply and, family members liked to say, frequently finished with a generous helping of mayonnaise.

Ogden spent nearly three decades living in Lincoln, where he took part in productions with the local theater group, the Lincoln Players. Castmates often gave him roles that suited him perfectly: the slightly eccentric, upper-crust Englishman, pipe in hand and delivering his lines with the unmistakable accent that never quite left him.

In November 1978 he married the educator Judith Ellison Grosvenor, a union that became the central partnership of his life. Their marriage, which lasted 47 years until his death, was marked by deep affection and by the devoted care she gave him in the many years they shared together. Friends and family widely regarded his marriage to Judy as the great love of his life.

In his later years, Ogden donated to the Morgan Library & Museum an original illuminated family copy of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (“The Night Before Christmas”), written by his great-great-grandfather Clement C. Moore.

Ogden was a member of the Harvard Club and the Concord Country Club. His interests also included stamp collecting, golf and tennis in his younger years, and collecting antiques and art.

He is survived by his wife, Judy Ogden; his children, Ann Helpern and her husband, David Helpern, Linda Squibb and her husband, Ed, Sam Ogden, and David Grosvenor; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren, as well as a half-brother, Clement M. Ogden of Pasadena, Calif.; a niece, Sarah Garbett of Somerset, England; and a cousin, John Garbett of London.

To his family, he remained above all a steady presence — calm, thoughtful and quietly wise.

Theodore A. Cerri

Theodore Angelo Cerri, age 99, formerly of Wayland, Lincoln, and Stoughton, died on February 28, 2026, surrounded by his family and friends. Ted was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, a major of the U.S. Army, an active-duty veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, and a Bronze Star medal recipient.

Born on July 15, 1926, in Rumford, Maine to Domenic Cerri and Anna Negrini, Ted was raised in Dedham. He was the third-oldest child, predeceased by all his siblings: Lawrence Cerri, Walter Cerri, and Virginia (Booj) Francesconi.

Ted married Carmela (Candy) Defilippo on June 8, 1952, the week before he was deployed to Korea. They were happily married and completely devoted to each other for nearly 73 years when Candy passed away in January of 2025.

After attending Dedham High School but before graduating and still in his 17th year, Ted joined the U.S. Merchant Marine. He sailed to Europe, Asia, and Africa on a liberty ship called the S.S. Henry Ward Beecher, delivering supplies and soldiers to strategic locations while facing a constant threat of attack on the high seas. Ted enjoyed describing his experiences as a mariner — climbing to the crow’s nest, passing ammunition to the gun crews, steering the ship, and standing lookout on the bow in thick fog for the blue warning light on the stern of the vessel that was just yards ahead in the convoy.

Ted Cerri while in the Army.

Ted’s regular military service began in 1945 as an enlisted man serving in Germany until 1948. During that time, he worked as an MP, and also visited various German towns by jeep, looking for parts and supplies for the U.S. Army base in Bremerhaven. Upon his return to the U.S., he attended Boston University on the G.I. bill, made the Dean’s List, participated in the ROTC program, and was designated Distinguished Military Graduate, accepting a regular army commission in 1952 at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. His degree was in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in German literature.

Acceptance of his officer’s commission meant immediate entry into the Army for a minimum of three years and his active-duty orders arrived on June 12, 1952, while he and Candy were on their honeymoon. He was sent to Fort Benning for Infantry Company Officer’s School and then to Fort Knox to train recruits in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Division in Korea. While there, he received his briefing on the division’s missions and status from Col. John Eisenhower (Ike’s son). The next day he was assigned to G Company of the 65th Regiment, which was on the front or main line of resistance near the 38th parallel of the Korean Peninsula. A military transport dropped him off alone at the side of a road at dusk near a trail and the driver instructed him to go find his company. It grew dark after he climbed a few hundred meters and, seeing no sign of his company, spent the night on that hill in freezing temperatures. The next day he was assigned to lead the company’s second platoon.

In January of 1953 while out on patrol in Wonju, Ted found a little South Korean girl abandoned and hiding in a cave. Ted put her at ease and then brought her to a MASH unit where she got the care she needed. In later years, when asked about his combat experience, Ted was quick to point out that the fact he was able to help that innocent victim of the war is what made it all worthwhile.

Ted Cerri with the South Korean girl he found hiding in a cave.

Lieutenant Cerri received the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding heroism. On July 16, 1953, near Kumwha, North Korea, a U.N. patrol became trapped in a minefield, with several men wounded from detonated mines. When Ted heard of this, he immediately left the comparative safety of his position with one or two of his men and moved toward the minefield under heavy fire. He directed the evacuation of the wounded and remained there with complete disregard for his personal safety until all the casualties had been safely removed. He received a second Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, a Korean Citation for his service in the front line, and the Combat Infantry Badge.

After the war Ted reverted to inactive status and joined the Massachusetts National Guard, serving as a captain there for four and one half years in various capacities, including Company Commander and Battery Commander. He was assigned to the 94th Command Headquarters as Operations Supervisor, Combat Commander, and Assistant G-1 from 1963-1965. He was promoted to major in 1965 and served in the Army Reserve until 1972. He retired from the military after serving 24 years.

Ted had a long career in the insurance business, beginning with the Employer’s Group in the later 1950s and then moving on to Utica National Insurance Group where he was the regional loss control manager until his retirement.

Ted was a skilled woodworker (his father was a carpenter by trade), and he especially enjoyed precision work with molding and paneling, often using his lathe and a table saw for which he built a customized table. Ted and his father, Domenic, built Ted and Candy’s house on 93 Forest Road in Stoughton in the 1950’s, where they resided for over 45 years before moving to Lincoln in 2008. They lived independently until May 2024, when they moved into Sunrise Senior Living in Wayland.

Ted, who will be extremely missed, is survived by his two children, Jo Ann Cerri England (Dan England) and Michael Cerri (Judith Campos); his six grandchildren, Genevieve Rudolph (Andy Meisenheimer), Domenic Cerri (Mary Beth Grewe), Camila Campos-Cerri, Daniela Acosta, Marie England Doe (Nic), and Theodore England; and his great grandchildren August Rudolph, Eliana Acosta-Lopez, Isabel Grewe-Cerri, Raphael Grewe-Cerri, and Adeline Carmela Meisenheimer.

Ted also leaves behind his late wife’s dear sister, Maria Falcione, and their brother-in-law, Harold Hanlon, as well as five nephews and two nieces, a host of other relatives, and close family friends. Known as Grampy Ted to both family and chosen family, he deeply loved and cared for each of us. His honorary great-grandchildren Milo, Landon, and Layla Guzman, also had a special place in his heart.

He cherished his Sunrise of Wayland community (staff and friends), who referred to him as a “real gentleman.” He adored the nurses and therapists from Transitions with Care. He was so appreciative and touched by Brian Tony Mwesige and his team from Platinum, who were lovingly by his side these past few months. Our family is so grateful to them all.

Ted had many friends and neighbors to whom he was devoted. He also loved many family dogs, including his grand-dog Lucy who recently passed as well. Ted (Grampy) was always present for us all. He will forever be in our hearts.

A private celebration of life will be held later this year, at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon, with full US Army military honors.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Wreaths Across America program at the MVMC in Winchendon, or to the Friends of the Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery. Checks can be mailed to either group at 14 Winter Place, Winchendon MA 01475.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord. Click here to share a condolence or remembrance on Ted’s tribute page.

Barbara Greene Davis

Barbara Greene Davis of Lincoln died peacefully in the comfort of her home on February 6, 2026, at the age of 103. She was surrounded by family in the final days of her long and fulfilling life.

She was born in Kansas City, Mo., on February 24, 1922 as the daughter of the late John and Mabel (Osmond) Greene. She graduated from Texas Christian University in Forth Worth before completing her education at St. Paul School of Nursing in Dallas. During World War II, Barbara served the country in the Army Nurses Corps in England, France, and Nuremberg, Germany from 1943 to 1945.

A 70-year Lincoln resident, Barbara cherished her family home overlooking Walden Pond. The prime location with beautiful views inspired her to found Thoreau’s Walden Bed and Breakfast, which she operated out of her residence for 25 years. Her commitment to healthcare continued for many years as a registered nurse for Emerson Hospital and the former Waltham Hospital.

Barbara was a beloved and faithful parishioner at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Lincoln, where she served on numerous committees in support of the Church. Additionally, she was a longtime member of the Lincoln Council on Aging, where she delivered Meals on Wheels well into her 90s.

Barbara was the wife of the late Ronald C. Davis. She is survived by five children: Kirk Davis and his late wife Donna of North Carolina, Brian Davis of Wayland, Cindy Roberts of Lincoln, Kelley Elderkin and her late husband Don of Rhode Island, and Andrew Davis and his wife Elisa of Sudbury. She also leaves behind six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Page Greene.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather for Barbara’s memorial service in St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 147 Concord Road, Lincoln on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 11:00am.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her honor may be made to American Red Cross or the Greater Boston Food Bank.

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

Carolyn Snelling

Carolyn Ruth Snelling, born March 18, 1942, passed away on January 4, 2026, surrounded by love with her two children by her side.

Carolyn was born and raised in Weston and spent her life in Lincoln, where she built a home centered on love, family, and kindness. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, and her family was always her highest priority. Known for her kind heart and gentle spirit, Carolyn gave endlessly of herself to those she loved.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Helen and Donald Mason; her brothers, Donald Mason and his wife Rita Mason, and Arthur Mason and his wife Shirley Mason Reynolds; and her sister, Priscilla Ashworth Glass and her husband Gene Glass.

Carolyn is survived by her daughter, Donna Linstrom (Peter Linstrom); her son, David Snelling (Dannielle Snelling); her grandchildren, Erica Aucoin (Collin Aucoin), Rianna Romano (Ben Romano), Samantha Linstrom, Zachary Snelling (Lauren Snelling), and Logan Snelling; and her great-grandchildren, Madison and Elena Aucoin, and Peter and Oliver Romano. She also leaves behind her sister-in-law, Mary Anne Moszka of Concord along with many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Carolyn will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to her family and the love she shared so freely.

A private graveside service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carolyn’s memory to hospice house in Lincoln via Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St. #B-102, Danvers MA 01923.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Concord, which provided this obituary. To share a remembrance or to offer a condolence, click here.