Marcel Lipczer, 65, of Bedford, Holistic Healthcare Provider

Bedford’s Marcel S. Lipczer died on Aug. 2 at the age of 65.

Born in Germany, he moved to the U.S. and grew up in Brighton. He worked in holistic healthcare and was the proprietor and therapist at Winchester Wellness Center for 20 years, according to an obituary on the Bedford Funeral Home website.

He is survived by his wife Arlene (Patterson) Lipczer; his children Michelle Paganis and her husband Steven, and Karen Dimino and her husband Michael both of Billerica and Dina Cooper and her husband David of Rock Hill, N.Y.; and grandchildren Steven, Nikolas and Jason Paganis, Marissa and Maya Dimino and David Jr. and William Cooper.

His funeral will be held at the Bedford Funeral Home on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 8 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass in St. Michael Church, 90 Concord Road in Bedford, at 9 a.m.

Visitation at the funeral home will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Interment will be in Shawsheen Cemetery in Bedford.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or to the Cleft Palate Association, Operation Smile, 6435 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, VA 23509