John Jacob Mohr of Lincoln passed away on May 8, 2023 at the age of 96. Affectionately known as Jack, Dad and Pop-Pop, he was born in Lima Ohio on June 24, 1926. Jack grew up in an apartment with his mother above the Renz family bakery, in the building his grandfather owned. He got…
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Geraldine Hirshland dies at age 93
Beloved mother of four, grandmother of ten, Geraldine “Gerry” S. Hirshland passed peacefully on Saturday, May 6 in Concord, Mass., surrounded by her loving family at the age of 93. She was a previously a long-time resident of suburban Philadelphia, active in the community and a prolific painter and lover of art (one of her…
Edward F. Koehler, 1930–2023
Edward Franklin Koehler, age 92, of Lincoln, died peacefully at home on April 27, 2023 Koehler was larger than life. He was an architect and artist whose work can be seen over five continents. His art included numerous album covers and murals. He was particularly proud of his final murals created for the Veterans Administration…
Service on April 11 for Murray Nicolson
A funeral service will be held in St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church on Tuesday, April 11 at 11 a.m. for Murray Nicolson, 84, of Concord, who passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, surrounded by his beloved family. He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 61 years, Barbara (Jones) Nicolson; his son, Edward…
Heather Hill dies at age 99
Heather Davidson Hill of Bedford, a former 45-year resident of Lincoln, died on February 27 at the age of 99. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Craig C. Hill, who died in 2019. Born in Alberta, Canada, Heather and her late sister Patricia were raised by their widowed mother during…
Eugene M. Darling, Jr. dies at age 98
Eugene M. Darling, Jr., who served for 28 years as an environmental scientist with the federal government, died on February 12, 2023 at the age of 98. Darling grew up in Wellesley as the son of the late E. Merrill Darling and Barbara T. Darling. After graduating from Wellesley High School in 1943, he served…
October “Toby” Frost, 1933–2023
October (Toby) Cullum Frost was born March 10, 1933 in New Bedford, Mass., to Eugene and Clementine Cullum and died on January 22, 2023 in Acton, Mass. Toby was a bright and lively child. She met her future husband, Wesley Towne Frost, when she was 10 (he noticed her riding her pony) and they stayed…
Dec. 17 gathering for Esther Braun, 1926–2022
There will be a public memorial gathering at the Pierce House in Lincoln on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. for the late Esther Braun, who died on November 26, 2022 at the age of 96. Esther Althea Kaplan Braun was born on March 4, 1926 to Annie Sabin Levenson and Jacob Joseph Kaplan of…
Service on Nov. 19 for Rodger Weismann, 1942–2022
Rodger E. Weismann, Jr., a devoted family man and retired CFO passed away surrounded by loved ones on November 7, 2022 at the age of 80 after a courageous battle with cancer. His family wishes to extend a special thanks to the exceptionally caring staff of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Rodger was born to Dr….
Kalyana “K.T.” Manthappa, 1934-2022
Kalyana T. Mahanthappa, age 88, of Lincoln, formerly of Boulder, Colo., died peacefully on November 2, 2022. “K.T.,” as he was known to friends and colleagues, was a theoretical physicist and educator who loved travel, art, and classical music, and was a devoted husband and father. Born in Tumkur, Karnataka (then the state of Mysore), India…