Malcolm M. Ferguson

Malcolm Magoun Ferguson, age 91, of Concord, died June 11, 2011 of natural causes. He was the beloved husband of 65 years of Priscilla Ferguson who predeceased him. Malcolm was born in Arlington, on Oct. 1, 1919, the son of Donald and Katherine Ferguson. Raised in Medford and Brookfield, New Hampshire, Malcolm graduated from Harvard University after returning as a World War II veteran. Malcolm met his future wife Priscilla at Star Island, a Unitarian Universalist conference center located off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and they were married on May 14, 1943. The couple lived in Brookfield, for twelve years where Malcolm ran an antiquarian bookshop. After the births of their four children: Stephen, Betsy, Gay and Anne, the family moved to Concord, in 1956. Malcolm received his Library degree at Simmons College and worked as a librarian at Lincoln Laboratory, Itek Corp and NESEC. Malcolm was a writer of fiction and science fiction, and upon his retirement, wrote a weekly column in the Concord Journal until 2001. When talking as well as writing, Malcolm enjoyed word play and puns, and could be counted on for a witty response for any situation. He enjoyed reading, book collecting, and hiking, and was active in the Thoreau Lyceum and Thoreau Society. He loved collecting books, and his diverse book collection included New England history and folklore, literature and science. In late 2008 he moved into the Timothy Wheeler House and enjoyed his time there. He was the father of Stephen T. Ferguson and his wife Karen Lowe of North Billerica, Elizabeth Ferguson of Cleveland, Ohio, Grace T. Ferguson and her husband Thomas Bretthauer of Oakland, Calif., and Anne G. Ferguson and her spouse Nancy Schulz of Montpelier, Vt. He was also the grandfather of Jeremy Meckler of Minneapolis, Minn. and step-grandfather of Karyn Jump, Kerry McClure and Anthony and Adam Caponigro, and step-great grandfather of Benjamin McClure. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25, at 2 p.m., in the First Parish Church in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord. Contributions in his memory may be made to the First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA. 01742. Arrangements are under the care of Charles W. Dee and Susan M. Dee, Dee Funeral Home of Concord. To share a remembrance of Malcolm in his guest book visit www.deefuneralhome.com.