Marta Maria Franz
Aug 23, 2026
Marta Maria (Bernady) Franz passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026, at the age of 89. Marta was born in Kozienice, Poland on January 13, 1937. She lost her mother to pneumonia at the age of four and spent her childhood surviving six years of WWII and many more years of post-war deprivations in central Poland. A brilliant, gifted student,...
Ain Laats
Aug 17, 2026
Ain Laats was born on October 6, 1935, in Tapa, Estonia. Driven from home by World War II, he spent his early years as a refugee in Germany from 1945 to 1951 before immigrating to the United States through Ellis Island in 1951, settling initially in Bath, New York before moving with his family to New York City, where he...
Anne B. Hilliard
Aug 17, 2026
Anne B. (Brown) Hilliard, age 97, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on August 17, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert N. Hilliard (1918-1957). She tells the story of meeting Al one Friday evening when he was going out with her roommates. Anne was lounging on the couch with a stack of books at her...
Richard A. Farley
Aug 8, 2026
Richard A. Farley, age 67, of Burlington, formerly of Winchester, passed away on August 8, 2026. He was the beloved son of the late Francis P. and Elizabeth V. (Maher) Farley.
The youngest of 5 children, Richard is lovingly survived by his siblings: James Farley and his wife Rosemary of Chelmsford, John Farley of Virginia, Frances Faulcon of Portugal, and Robert...
Joan T. Steinberg
Aug 3, 2026
Joan Steinberg was a lifelong contrarian whose vantage point unwittingly put her at the forefront of many trends, from settling in Northern Maine in 1973 and opening what one newspaper heralded as the first macrobiotic restaurant in the state, to moving to Peaks Island decades before it became a millionaires’ Mecca. She died Monday, August 3, 2026,at the age of...
Marie T. Ambessi
Aug 3, 2026
Marie T. Ambessi, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away peacefully and lovingly surrounded by her family on August 3, 2026.
Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Nazzarena (Molina) Ambessi. She was raised and educated in New Jersey, ultimately moving to Winchester with her family.
Marie worked for many years as an accountant and...
Jessica Lynne Schoffel
Jul 17, 2026
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jessica Lynne Schoffel, 44, of Acton MA, on July 17, 2026. Her death was sudden from natural causes.
Jess was born in Lewisburg, PA, October 8, 1981, to Linda and Rob Schoffel. She grew up in Trumansburg, NY where she graduated from Charles O. Dickerson High School in 1999. She...
Helen Hatch
Jul 15, 2026
Helen A. Hatch, age 66, a lifelong resident of Woburn, passed away on July 15, 2026. She was the beloved daughter of the late Robert L. and Angelina H. (Tortolano) Hatch and the cherished sister of Elizabeth A. "Liz" Hatch of Woburn.
Born, raised, and educated in Woburn, Helen graduated from Woburn Memorial High School with the class of 1978. As...
Kathleen A. Forester
Jul 8, 2026
Kathleen A. (Gill) Forester, age 79, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on July 8, 2026. She was the beloved wife for 60 years of Joseph L. Forester.
Born in Winchester, Kathleen was the daughter of Joseph P. and Dorothy A. (Shea) Gill. She was raised and educated in Woburn where she attended St. Charles School and was a graduate...
Peggy Fong
Jul 3, 2026
Peggy Fong, age 77, of Winchester, Massachusetts, passed away on July 3, 2026, at Beth Israel Lahey Hospital, in Burlington, Massachusetts, where she died while fighting to recover from injuries sustained during an unfortunate accident at her home.
Born on April 19, 1949, in Chengdu, China, she was the daughter of Ray and Colleen Fong.
Peggy was truly one of a kind....
Sherrell "Sherry" Bingham Downes
Jul 1, 2026
Sherrell “Sherry” Bingham Downes, a woman of profound intellectual strength, elegant grace, and unwavering devotion to her family, passed away leaving a legacy of warmth, laughter, and sharp wit.
Born in New York City on April Fools’ Day in 1941 to Jonathan and June Bingham, Sherry’s early life was shaped by the dynamic world of politics. Because of her father’s political...
John B. “Jack” Roll
Jul 1, 2026
John B. Roll “Jack” died peacefully while on hospice at Winchester Hospital on July 1, 2026, surrounded by his wife and children.
He was born on July 23, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois and spent his childhood in Marine City, Michigan, where he met his wife, Margaret “Peggy” Moore. They enjoyed more than 66 years of marriage and raised five children together....
Sean Francis O'Loughlin
Jun 30, 2026
Sean Francis O’Loughlin, age 64, of Winchester, passed away suddenly on June 30, 2026. He was the son of the late Paul and Mary (Greaney) O’Loughlin and was the beloved husband of Mary Frances (Grant) O’Loughlin and loving father of Francis Paul (Frank) O'Loughlin. He is also survived by a brother, Desmond O’Loughlin.
Born in Newton, Sean grew up in Tewksbury...
Marjory Joan "Midg" Hulnick
Jun 22, 2026
Marjory “Midg” Joan Hulnick, PhD, of Winchester, passed away on June 22, 2026. Midg was the only child of the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Hulnick of Staten Island, NY.
She was raised and educated on Staten Island, graduating as Valedictorian and Vice President of her class at Curtis High School. This is where Midg picked up the nickname of “Mighty...
Christopher Theodore Demopoulos
Jun 18, 2026
Christopher Theodore Demopoulos, 65, of Woburn, MA, sadly passed away on June 18, 2026, at Winchester Hospital, after an aggressive battle with cancer, throughout which he remained strong and stoic.
Born on April 19, 1961, and raised and educated in Somerville, MA, Chris was the loving son of the late Ted and Ida Demopoulos.
Just weeks away from retirement after 40 years...
Jane E. Robinson
Jun 14, 2026
Jane Ellen (Robinson) Robinson, age 93, a longtime resident of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away on June 14, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Lemuel R. Cudmore and Malcolm E. Robinson.
Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of the late Windover R. and Mary (Gustin) Robinson. She was raised and educated in Winchester and was a...
Frances A. Rogers
Jun 8, 2026
Frances “Fran” A. Rogers was a feisty Sicilian born on Christmas Eve 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts. As her dear next-door neighbor for 25 years described her, she was the sweetest, funniest, strongest, stubbornest, most generous and caring woman that one would know. Fran died unexpectedly early Monday morning on June 8, 2026, against her will and with many more years...
Rose G. Di Maggio
Jun 5, 2026
Rose G. Di Maggio, age 90, of Winchester, formerly of Somerville, passed away on June 5, 2026. She was the beloved longtime partner of Dominic A. Piccione of Winchester, and the mother of Mark Greco of PA.
Rose was a graduate of Somerville High School with the class of 1953.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather at Costello Funeral Home,...
Patricia A. Barbaro
Jun 3, 2026
Patricia A. (Pilcher) Barbaro, age 91, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on June 3, 2026. She was the former wife of the late Anthony C. Barbaro, Jr.
Born in Lowell, Pat was the daughter of the late Stephen J. and Jennie L. (Day) Pilcher. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and worked for many years in state labor...
Walter Toporzycki
May 30, 2026
Walter Toporzycki, a longtime resident of Woburn, passed away on May 30, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of 41 years of Mary Anne (Manzene) Toporzycki.
Born in Syracuse, New York, he was the son of the late Walter and Grace (Aiello) Toporzycki. He was raised and educated in Syracuse and was a graduate of Syracuse University...
