Obituaries
Joan E. (Ford) Cappellucci
Feb 21, 2025
Joan E. (Ford) Cappellucci, of Watertown, died Friday, February 21, 2025 at Sawtelle Family Hospice Home in Reading. She was 94.
Joan was born in Brighton on January 17, 1931, a daughter of the late James and Anna (Kenney) Ford. She was a 1949 graduate of Watertown High School and furthered her education at The School of Fashion Design on Newbury...
Doris M. (Chiasson) Arsenault
Mar 23, 2025
Doris M. (Chiasson) Arsenault, of Waltham, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at her home. She was 97.
Born in Waltham on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Louise (Poirier) Chiasson. A lifelong Waltham resident, she was a graduate of St. Pierre School and Waltham High School.
In 1947, Doris married the love of her life, fellow...
Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson
Mar 22, 2025
Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson, of Framingham, (formerly of Waltham and Watertown, Massachusetts as well as Coral Gables, Florida), passed away peacefully Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham following a period of declining health. She was 91.
She was the devoted and proud mother of William S. Hobson (Kathy) of Summit, NJ, David A. Hobson (Elizabeth) of Lincoln,...
Marie P. (Aucoin) O'Brien
Mar 21, 2025
Marie P. (Aucoin) O’Brien, of Waltham, died Friday, March 21, 2025 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 93.
Marie was born in Waltham on April 11, 1931, a daughter of the late Thomas and Regina (Vienneau) Aucoin, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1949 graduate of Saint Mary’s High School.
Until her retirement, Marie worked as...
George W. Barry, Jr.
Mar 18, 2025
George W. Barry, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham following a period of declining health. He was 77.
George was born in Boston on February 14, 1948, the oldest of nine children born to the late George W., Sr. and Elizabeth (Hingey) Barry. He was raised in Waltham and following his marriage...
Lisa M. Nowlan
Mar 16, 2025
Lisa M. Nowlan, of Bedford, died Sunday, March 16, 2025 at her home. She was 55.
Lisa was born in Waltham, a daughter of Fernande (Girouard) Nowlan, of Waltham, and the late Donald Nowlan. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for years as an office manager.
In addition to her mother, she leaves her son, Bryan Nowlan...
John V. 'Jack' White
Mar 16, 2025
Mr. John V. ‘Jack’ White, of South Weymouth, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Massachusetts General Hospital after being stricken ill at home. He was 88.
Jack was born November 13, 1936, in Boston a son of the late James and Catherine (MacDonald) White. Raised in Dorchester he graduated from Dorchester High School. At age 17 he enlisted and served honorably...
Arlene G. (Wheelden) McManus
Mar 15, 2025
Arlene (Wheelden) McManus of Waltham passed away peacefully on March 15th at Maristhill, at the age of 95, after a brief decline in health.
Born on October 27, 1929, to Helen (Kingsbury) and Ralph Wheelden, Arlene grew up in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High in 1948. She then worked as a switchboard operator at the New England Telephone Company.
In 1954,...
Paul H. "Pliff" Kelley
Mar 12, 2025
Mr. Paul H. “Pliff” Kelley, of Worcester, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 12th in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was 66.
Pliff was born in Waltham on September 8, 1958, a son of the late Arthur L. and Barbara E. (Hansen) Kelley. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1978....
Gerald C. Fogg
Mar 11, 2025
Gerald C. Fogg, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 89.
Gerry was born in Waltham on September 4, 1935, a son of the late Davis and Joan (Edmunds) Fogg, and had been a lifelong resident.
He was a proud member of the Waltham Police Department for more than forty years,...
Charlene J. “Jan” Keough
Mar 10, 2025
Charlene J. “Jan” (deGaribody) Keough of Groton, formerly of Waltham, died on March 10, 2025, at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 86.
Born on January 10, 1939, in Ellsworth, Maine, Jan was the daughter of the late Russell and Marjorie (Doyle) deGaribody. She grew up in Sullivan, Maine, and after completing high school, she moved to Waltham, following her older...
Joseph P. Sheehan, Jr.
Mar 10, 2025
Brookline – Mr. Joseph P. Sheehan, formerly of Weston, died Monday, March 10, 2025 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 69.
Joseph was born November 7, 1955 in Concord, a son of the late Joseph P. and Mary (Dolan) Sheehan. Raised in Weston he was a graduate of Weston High School he then earned his Bachelor’s degree...
Frederick B. Sweet, III
Mar 9, 2025
Frederick B. Sweet, III, of York Beach, Maine died at home on Sunday, March 9, 2025 following a period of declining health. He was 83.
Fred was born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Frederick B., Jr. and Mary (Langley) Sweet and was a graduate of Waltham High School.
Until his retirement Fred was the superintendent of building maintenance...
Michael John Crocetta
Mar 8, 2025
Michael John Crocetta of West Newton, MA, passed away peacefully on March 8th at age 98.
Mike is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Frances A. (Rosselli) Crocetta; son and his wife, Michael J. Crocetta, Jr. & Jody of Jacksonville, FL; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also survived by: Joseph (brother) & Nancy Crocetta; Grace Rosselli (sister-in-law); Joanne Rosselli...
Teresa B. (Burns) LeBlanc
Mar 7, 2025
Teresa B. (Burns) LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Friday, March 7, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 77.
She was born in Cheltenham, England on August 10, 1947, a daughter of the late Irish natives James and Bridget (Rohan) Burns. As a child she moved with her family to the United States where they settled in Waltham.
Teresa was a graduate of Saint...
Nancy L. (Cannizzo) Johansen
Mar 5, 2025
All are welcome to celebrate Nancy's life by gathering on Saturday, April 26th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at The Acton Arboretum, 10 Taylor Road, Acton.
https://actonarboretum.org/
It is with the heaviest hearts that we share that Nancy L. (Cannizzo) Johansen, of Brewster Lane in Acton, MA died on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
Her family and friends would have loved to have more...
Francis E. Utley, III
Mar 4, 2025
Francis E. “Frankie” Utley, III, of Maynard, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at his home. He was 66.
Frankie was born in Boston on August 8, 1958, a son of Carolyn A. (Gustafson) Utley of Waltham and the late Francis E. Utley, Jr. He was raised in Waltham and had been a resident of Maynard for more than thirty years.
He worked...
Michael B. Zorovich
Mar 4, 2025
Shrewsbury - Mike Zorovich dubbed himself ‘Big Daddy’ at the birth of his first grandchildren (twins) rather than settle for another traditional name for this new, welcomed and much-loved role of grandfather. But the nickname carried much further than his 15 grandchildren. All of his family, immediate and extended, as well as their friends and people he knew everywhere called...
Joseph Gerard LeBlanc
Mar 4, 2025
Mr. Joseph G. “Gerard” LeBlanc, of Marlborough, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham. He was 94.
Gerard was born in Rumford, Maine on September 15, 1930, a son of the late Fred and Madeleine (Cormier) LeBlanc. Raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, he returned with his family to Rumford when he was 16. After his schooling he...
Thomas R. Wasso
Mar 4, 2025
SHREWSBURY– Tom Wasso knew he was a blessed man adored by a family of strong and loving women. He passed at home peacefully surrounded by his girls on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 after a long illness. He was 86.
Thomas Richard Wasso was born March 28, 1938 in Natick the only child of the late Albanian immigrants Xhuvi ‘Joseph’ and Christine...
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