As we start a new year, we look back with fond remembrance of those Harvard residents, friends, and relatives to whom we said goodbye in 2013. Each in his or her own way helped weave the tapestry of life here, by being a good neighbor, by volunteerism, or by holding a special place in someone’s heart
David Cuneo, Bromfield graduate, musician, died Jan. 9, 2013
William J. Tilley, longtime resident, World War II veteran, died Jan. 14, 2013
Robert “Bob” Eisengrein, Devens Committee member, former New Hampshire state rep, died Jan. 20, 2013
Bruce Robert Anderson, high-tech executive, avid sailor, died Jan. 27, 2013
Owen R. Sponagle, longtime resident, co-owned construction company, died Jan. 28, 2013
Eileen Sullivan, born in Harvard, lived and worked in California, died Jan. 2013
Nathaniel Pangburn, son of Harvard resident, loved the outdoors, died Feb. 1, 2013
Carol Tooker Troy, Bromfield graduate, social worker, died Feb. 6, 2013
George Palmateer, father of Harvard woman, World War II veteran, died Feb. 7, 2013
Roger Wood, Jr., Bromfield graduate, grew up in Still River, died Feb. 12, 2013
Robert Norman Scott Adamson, father of Harvard woman, World War II veteran, died Feb. 16, 2013
Daniel J. Poitras, corrections officer, Model A Ford restorer, former Harvard resident, died Feb. 17, 2013
Christine Lewis-Quinn, West Boylston teacher, gifted soprano, died Feb. 23, 2013
Beth (Eaton) Hill, social worker, Bailey Island historian, mother of Harvard woman, died March 1, 2013
Barbara Ann Gould, veteran HES teacher, wife, mother, sister, friend, died March 16, 2013
Dorothy Louise Prouty, School teacher and traveler, former Harvard resident, died April 6, 2013
Joseph Rollin Barrie, Harvard resident, former Emerson Hospital surgeon, died April 8, 2013
Robert F. “Bob” Williams, founder of Achilles Iron and Steel, Bromfield graduate, died April 12, 2013
Dorothy A. Lukas, mother of Harvard woman, avid gardener, died April 22, 2013
Philip J. Rymsha, orchardist, cider-maker, sportsman, died April 23, 2013
Georgia Turner Johnson, journalist, community volunteer, former Harvard resident, died May 2, 2013
Patrick Joseph Doherty, international trade and investment analyst, community volunteer, died May 18, 2013
Edward F. Goodman Sr., decorated Army veteran, father of Harvard man, died May 24, 2013
Edward Donahue, father of Harvard man, former Ayer teacher, died May 25, 2013
Thomas Bradlee Hooper, former Harvard resident, educator, fisherman, died May 25, 2013
Livingston Pangburn, sculpture student, son of Harvard man, died May 26, 2013
William R. “Bill” Walton, lifelong Still River resident, computer programmer, gourmet cook, died May 29, 2013
Vera R. (Rawchuck) Barney, mother of Harvard resident, life-long learner, died June 8, 2013
Zbigniew Wojciech Opalka, software engineer, outdoorsman, father, died June 10, 2013
Agnes (Beauvais) Shepard, former Lancaster resident, teacher, had childhood Harvard ties, died June 10, 2013
Thomas D. Stanley, esteemed Bromfield math teacher, vice principal, died June 11, 2013
Norman Sklar, World War II veteran, father of Harvard woman, died June 12, 2013
Ronald E. McGuire, Fitchburg State professor, veteran, former resident, died June 16, 2013
Dorothy (Hurley) Kelley, former resident, legal and medical secretary, died July 1, 2013
John Groener, computer specialist, former Acton resident, died July 2, 2013
George Baltzer, World War II Navy veteran, father of Harvard woman, died July 10, 2013
William L. Estes, former Harvard resident, accountant, Army veteran, died July 17, 2013
Jeanette L. Loomer, Concord resident, former Bromfield coach, died July 18, 2013
Dylan P. Connelly, young father of three, lived and died courageously, died July 19, 2013
Robert Glenn Firth, Bromfield graduate, Cape Cod fisherman, died Aug. 7, 2013
Ragnhild “Ronnie” M. Harris, longtime resident, World War II veteran, athlete, artisan, died Aug. 14, 2013
Axel W. “Bill” Linder Jr., World War II naval officer, design engineer, died Aug. 20, 2013
Mario Paul Ciara, mechanical engineer, world traveler, former Harvard resident, died Aug. 27, 2013
Robert M. Hewson, Korean Conflict veteran, Bondo co-founder, Loaves & Fishes volunteer, died Aug. 28, 2013
Elizabeth (Dowse) Reggio, former Harvard resident, 30-year volunteer at Nashoba Hospital, died Sept. 2, 2013
M. Naomi Lee Hamilton, mother of Harvard woman, nurtured family and Norwegian roots, died Sept. 7, 2013
Robert S. MacLaughlin, avid sailor, founder of healthcare companies, died Sept. 9, 2013
Neal E. Cahill, father of two, enjoyed creative arts, motorcycles, and music, died Sept. 11, 2013
Sandra (Gabrielsen) Reisert, Bromfield graduate, waitress at The Old Mill, died Sept. 11, 2013
Gloria A. Brackett, registered nurse, devoted mother, died Sept. 23, 2013
Donna L. Kidder, Harvard cafeteria supervisor, music booster, mother, died Sept. 26, 2013
Anita Emilia (Honey) Tilley, longtime resident, artist, active in Congregational Church, died Sept. 27, 2013
Lance F. Morgan, Desert Storm veteran, Life Scout, outdoorsman, died Oct. 1, 2013
John LaRochelle, longtime resident, Lions Club member, Navy veteran, died Oct. 16, 2013
David C. Lunsmann, father of Harvard man, Marine veteran, died Oct. 20, 2013
James M. Sheetz, father of local woman, World War II Bronze Star recipient, died Oct. 20, 2013
Phyllis Bosch, registered nurse, former Harvard resident, pianist, died Oct. 24, 2013
Henrietta Alfano, mother of Harvard man, worked for Navy and USO if World War II, died Oct. 27, 2013
Teresa Margaret Hurley, mother of Harvard woman, church volunteer, devoted grandmother, died Oct. 31, 2013
Agnes M. George, mother of Harvard woman, died Nov. 3, 2013
James L. Blue Sr., resident since 1935, Lions Club member, died Nov. 25, 2013
Jeffrey K. Hartman, world traveler, avid gardener and golfer, died Dec. 12, 2013
Rachid Hankour, Vice President and Director of Lab Systems at Geocomp, native of Algeria, died Dec. 17, 2013
Richard Bates Harris, attorney, former Harvard resident, died Dec. 22, 2013
Doris A. (Paquette) Johnston, 60-year Harvard resident, active in St. Theresa’s Church, died Dec. 22, 2013
