Deaths

An Obituary: Robert J. Latina

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Robert J. Latina passed away on June 8, 2021. After a 29 year career as a Systems Analysis Officer and Systems Engineering Management Officer at Hanscom Air Force Base, he worked at Wang Corporation as its Director of Federal Procurement.  In high school he played clarinet with jazz great Pete Fountain, loved dancing, playing gin rummy, surfing, and skiing. Later in life, he enjoyed walking with friends, good conversations about politics, and a commitment to Cursillo.

An Obituary: Mary Louise Voigt

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Mary Louise Voigt passed away on May 25, 2021. A long-time Bedford resident, Mrs. Voight enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and pets

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An Obituary: Ross S. Tolman

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Ross S. Tolman passed away on June 1, 2021. Mr. Tolman enjoyed playing and coaching hockey for the past 40+ years, playing and coaching softball, golfing, and enjoying Thanksgiving Day football with his lifelong friends.

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An Obituary: Joseph W. Sweeney

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Spanning more than 25 years of Bedford governmental service, Joseph W. Sweeney saw it all.

Indeed, no one in the town’s history has been elected to the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, and town moderator, and appointed to the Zoning Board.

Sweeney, who died this week at his home in South Harwich after a period of declining health, was 86.

Visitation will be at the Blute Chapel, 678 Main St. in Harwich Center from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 3, followed by a funeral Mass at 11 am in Holy Redeemer Church, 57 Highland Ave. Chatham. Burial will take place on Friday, June 4, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Needham.

Click the title of this post to read Mr. Sweeney’s full obituary by Mike Rosenberg

An Obituary: Ardehna King Brehm

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Ardehna King Brehm  passed away on May 17, 2021 at age 99.  Mrs. Brehm, a longtime MA Audubon Society employee and Lexington resident had recently moved to Carleton-Willard Village.  

An Obituary: John W. Carlson

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John W. Carlson passed away on May 22, 2021. Mr. Carlson, a longtime Bedford resident, served the Job Lane House as its treasurer for many years and was a life member of the Bedford Historical Society. He enjoyed ice skating at the Skating Club of Boston in his youth and at the Belisle rink on Loomis Street until it closed.  

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An Obituary: Larry C.N. Forman

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Larry C.N. Forman passed away on May 9, 2021.  A Bedford resident before moving to Billerica, Mr. Forman retired from Raytheon Missile Systems Division in 2002 after 35 years of service.  In his early years, he was a freelance photographer and an avid tennis and golf player. He enjoyed motorcycling and was a former President of Teepee Archery. Mr. Forman was a firearms instructor and his passion was coaching the Massachusetts Junior Pistol Team, whom he called “his kids,” consistently winning gold, silver & bronze medals at competitions every year.

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An Obituary: Alden P. French

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Alden P. French passed away on May 18, 2021. A long-time Bedford resident, Mr. French retired as a Lieutenant in the Bedford Police Department where ‘a “French” has served on the force for 53 years. He also served the towns of Wellesley and Lexington as their Tree Warden and was the proprietor of Alden’s Tree and Landscape Service where members of his family regularly learned new skills.

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An Obituary: Phyllis Harvey Smith

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Phyllis Harvey Smith passed away on February 11, 2021. A resident of Bedford for more than 15 years, Mrs. Smith was active in the Bedford Farmers’ Market, as a volunteer at Mass General Hospital, and as an active member of Follen Community Church.  

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An Obituary: Eleanor Carlstrand Stanley

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Eleanor Carlstrand Stanley passed away on April 27, 2021.  Mrs. Stanley’s career included working for Liberty Mutual in Boston and the American Red Cross in Bedford. She retired in 1985 as a special education secretary at Bedford High School. She loved helping all the students, and many would stop by her desk just to visit. A passion for painting brought her to the Bedford Arts and Crafts Society where she also served as treasurer, and later to a business selling handcrafts at fairs around the area.  

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An Obituary: Wallace S. Oshiro

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Wallace S. Oshiro passed away at age 90 on April 3, 2021.  Mr. Oshiro served in the Korean War, then earned his degree at Loyola University in Chicago before becoming a federal agent for the US Treasury Department; after a long career in Chicago, Mr. Oshiro and his wife moved to Bedford to be near family. They lovingly babysat their two grandsons, bringing them to construction sites, train stations, playgrounds, beaches and fun restaurants, as well as chauffeuring them to their various activities. Mr. Oshiro was a vital and quiet force, his favorite hobbies including fishing, swimming at the Bedford VA pool and talking with his VA buddies, tai chi, road trips, reading the New York Times cover to cover, and dabbling in stocks. He will be greatly missed, especially for his steadfastness, dependability, political analyses and great sense of humor!

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An Obituary: Robert Edwin Browne

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Robert Edwin Browne passed away on April 14, 2021.  Mr. Browne had an extensive career at Raytheon, earned both ham radio and private pilot licenses, and was a member of the Raytheon Employees Flying Club. A member of the Lutheran Church of the Savior, he served as an usher, host, and treasurer.

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An Obituary: Michael L. Price

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Michael L. Price passed away on April 22, 2021.  Mr. Price served as a paratrooper and platoon leader in the US Army during the Vietnam era he received many decorations including a Bronze Star. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1970, Mr. Price entered the Army Reserves and became a Green Beret. He enjoyed volunteering at the Bedford VA and had a life-long passion for A-model hot-rods, country music, ice cream, his daughters’ cooking, and time spent with his family.

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An Obituary: Wayne David Prost

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Wayne David Proust passed away on April 17, 2021.  Mr. Proust earned his pilot’s license before he graduated from Newburyport High School. He graduated from the School of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and joined the Navy in 1958, flying off aircraft carriers during the Vietnam War. He became a Lieutenant and was awarded 14 medals before his discharge in 1979.

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An Obituary: John Murray Dietz

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John Murray Dietz passed away on March 26, 2021, at age 95. A resident of Truro after his retirement, Mr. Dietz taught French at Bedford High School for 20 years and was an advisor to the Class of 1969.  

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An Obituary: Anne Taliafaro Smith

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Anne Taliafaro. Smith, known to family and friends as Nancy  passed away on April 12, 2021, at age 100.  A long-time resident of Concord, for the past six years Mrs. Smith was a resident of Carleton-Willard Village where she served on the board of The Villager. 

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An Obituary: Jean M. Runge

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Jean M. Runge passed away on April 10, 2021, at age 97 where she was a resident of Carleton-Willard Village. During World War II, Mrs. Runge was an air traffic controller in New Brunswick; she moved to Cambridge in 1946 and became a sporting goods buyer at Brines and Jordan Marsh before her marriage.

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An Obituary: Albert T. Frizzell

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Albert T. Frizzell  passed away on April 11, 2021. In 1957, Mr. Frizzell established Bedford Auto Parts in a small storefront at 34 South Road; over time he expanded the business to include other auto parts stores in the area and became interested in property development.  

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An Obituary: Thomas W. Lentine, Sr.

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Thomas W. Lentine, Sr. passed away on April 7, 2021. Born in Concord, Mr. Lentine was a lifelong Bedford resident. A 1968 graduate of Bedford High School, he will be remembered as Captain of the football team.

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An Obituary: Mary Lou Knell

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Mary Lou Knell passed away on April 3, 2021. A former Bedford resident, Mrs. Knell was an active member of St. Michael Parish and the Bedford Social Club.  

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An Obituary: Robert Mead

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Robert Mead, a longtime resident of Bedford, passed away on March 31, 2021.  A proud Bedford resident, Mr. Mead was honored as the town’s Citizen of the Year in 2006. He served as co-chair of the VA Hospital Surplus Land Advisory Committee in the late 1960’s and was instrumental in the development of Springs Brook Park.  He was involved in the planning and building of the Bedford American Legion Hall. A founding member of the Rotary Club of Bedford in 1956, Mr. Meade was the club’s president from 1962-1963, helped create the 9/11 memorial along the road into Springs Brook Park, and was twice named Rotarian of the Year.

Mr. Mead founded Mead Brothers Tree Service in 1946—the business is still family-owned and -operated. Professionally, he was a founding member of the Massachusetts Arborists Association (president 1984-1987), Massachusetts Tree Wardens and Foresters, and a founding member of Massachusetts Horticultural Congress.

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An Obituary: Charles Richard Freeman

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Charles Richard Freeman passed away on April 2, 2021.  Mr. Freeman lived most of his life and raised his family in Bedford. He coached Bedford Youth Hockey, volunteered at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, and was a proud member of the Patriot Golf Course.

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An Obituary: John Ross ‘Jay’ Patterson, Sr.  

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John Ross ‘Jay’ Patterson, Sr.  passed away on March 29, 2021.  Mr. Patterson was educated in the Bedford school system; he learned plumbing as a trade, and helped many friends and family, and completed his high school diploma later in life to set an example for his children. And, he was the Green Bay Packers number one fan.