Obituaries

Helen J. (McCusker) LaHaise

Helen J. (McCusker) LaHaise

Sep 4, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Helen J. (McCusker) LaHaise, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 in Arnold House in Stoneham. She was 92. Helen was born on March 3, 1926 in Newton, a daughter of the late Hugh and Agnes (Mayhew) McCusker. A graduate of Waltham High School she later married Jamaica Plain native C. Arthur LaHaise, Jr. in 1948 in...

Aldo Servino

Aldo Servino

Sep 3, 2018

Aldo Servino remained mindful of his beginnings throughout his eighty-seven years life. Born in Naples, Italy on April 19, 1931 he was a son of the late Domenico and Giuseppina (Giannetti) Servino. Raised and educated in Italy he attended and achieved degrees from fine arts colleges in Italy. His talent and passions lied in ceramic arts and as a commercial...

John R. 'Jack' Silva

John R. 'Jack' Silva

Sep 1, 2018

Waltham – Mr. John R. 'Jack' Silva, of Waltham, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at The Residence at Watertown Square. He was 71.Jack was born in Lexington on November 26, 1946, the son of the late John A. and Barbara A. (Armstrong) Silva. He and his family moved to Waltham when he was ten and he later graduated from Waltham...

Rosmely Crites

Rosmely Crites

Aug 29, 2018

Mrs. Rosmely (Hsu) Crites, of San Francisco, California and more recently Framingham Massachusetts, died on Wednesday August 29, 2018 at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She was 38.Rose was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 4, 1980, the daughter of Shih Chang Hsu and Yu-Mei Hsu Teng. She was raised in Southern California where she...

Anna F. Stanton

Anna F. Stanton

Aug 28, 2018

Mrs. Anna F. Stanton, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, in the Oak Knoll Healthcare Center in Framingham with her family by her side. She was 96. Anna was born in Waltham on November 15, 1921, the daughter of the late Constantine and Anna (Doherty) Voymas. A lifelong Waltham resident, she was a graduate of Saint Charles High...

Anna G. DiGregorio

Anna G. DiGregorio

Aug 28, 2018

Mrs. Anna G. (Gallo) DiGregorio, of Waltham, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Carleton Willard Village in Bedford surrounded by family. She was 91.Anna was born in Lynn on July 1, 1927, a daughter of the late John and Jean (Barbaro) Gallo. She was raised and educated in East Boston and on May 4, 1947 she married fellow East Boston...

Anna-May Vannasse

Anna-May Vannasse

Aug 26, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Anna-May (Monks) Vannasse, of Waltham, died Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was 92. Anna-May was born in Cambridge on January 22, 1926, a daughter of the late Harry and Rose (Murphy) Monks and moved to Waltham with her family three years later. When the newly formed Our Lady Comforter of...

Ronald L. Biggins

Ronald L. Biggins

Aug 25, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Ronald L. Biggins, of Waltham, died Saturday, August 25th, 2018 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 83. Ron was born in Waltham on February 23, 1935, a son of the late Raymond L. and Cecelia E. (Sullivan) Biggins, and had been a lifelong resident. During the Korean War he served with the United States...

Mary (Giannantonio) Deveau Kittredge

Mary (Giannantonio) Deveau Kittredge

Aug 25, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Mary (Giannantonio) Deveau Kittredge, of Waltham, died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 94. Mary was born on August 12, 1924 in Everett a daughter of the late Felix and Anni (Nerrone) Giannantonio and was raised in Everett as well. She lived many years in Waltham and in Plymouth before returning...

Frank J. Kortenkaemper

Frank J. Kortenkaemper

Aug 24, 2018

Mr. Frank J. Kortenkaemper, of Waltham, died on Friday, August 24, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 80.Frank was born in Hiltrup, Germany a son of the late Frank Josef and Gertrude Auguste (Zudrop) Kortenkaemper. Raised and educated in Germany he immigrated to the United States in 1960 settling in Waltham. Before retiring, Frank worked as a bricklayer for 42 years with the...

Jonathan Cutts

Jonathan Cutts

Aug 24, 2018

Newton – Mr. Jonathan Cutts, of Newton, died Friday, August 24, 2018 at Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 71.Jonathan was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 25, 1946, a son of the late Morgan and Katherine (Knox) Cutts. He was raised and educated in Providence and had lived in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge for the past...

Meaghan Gobron

Meaghan Gobron

Aug 24, 2018

Dr. T.P. Chia said, 'A smiling face is a beautiful face. A smiling heart is a happy heart.' Meaghan Gobron made her way through life with a smile on her face that would light up a room…it was easier to smile, even in the face of constant challenges. Meaghan's smile was an act of love and a gift to all...

John J. Mullaney

John J. Mullaney

Aug 24, 2018

Centerville – Mr. John J. Mullaney, Jr., of Centerville, died Friday, August 24, 2018 in his home. He was 92. John was born in Waltham on May 30, 1926, a son of the late John J. and Irene (Arsenault) Mullaney, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to the Cape in 1998.He was a 1944 graduate of Waltham High...

Leona M. (Belliveau) Alessandro

Leona M. (Belliveau) Alessandro

Aug 24, 2018

Buzzards Bay – Mrs. Leona M. (Belliveau) Alessandro, of Buzzards Bay, died Friday, August 24, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 95. Leona was born in Waltham on January 18, 1923, a daughter of the late Louis and Alice (Fagan) Belliveau and had been a lifelong Waltham resident until she moved in 2016 to Buzzards Bay where she lived with...

Maureen A. Dawson - Dillon

Maureen A. Dawson - Dillon

Aug 19, 2018

Peace, light, joy and refreshment . . . those were the simple gifts that Maureen Dawson-Dillon enjoyed every time she sat in the sand and listened to the waves at Manomet Beach in Plymouth . . . a place that she and her family treasured.Maureen A. Dawson was born alongside her twin sister, Meagan on December 30, 1988 in Leominster....

Ruth A. Valente

Ruth A. Valente

Aug 18, 2018

Wayland – Mrs. Ruth A. (Perry) Valente, of Wayland, died at her home at Carriage House at Lee's Farm on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was 93.Ruth was born in Waltham on March 13, 1925, the middle daughter of the late Albert J. and Ethel R. (Dobson) Perry and was raised in Watertown. She was a graduate of Watertown High...

Margaret R. Saulnier

Margaret R. Saulnier

Aug 17, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret R. (Hanrahan) Saulnier, of Waltham, died peacefully on Friday, August 17, 2018 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 96.Margaret was born in Fall River on April 20, 1922, the daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel (Braine) Hanrahan. Until her retirement she had worked at the Fernald School in Waltham as a supervisor; it was a...

Rita H. Crossman

Rita H. Crossman

Aug 16, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Rita H. (LaBrack) Crossman, of Waltham died Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Lahey Hospital, Burlington. She was 92.Rita was born in Worcester on December 29, 1925, the daughter of the late Arthur and Marie (St. Pierre) LaBrack and was raised in Brighton.After graduating from Saint Columbkille's High School in Brighton she went to work as a secretary...

Catherine A. Scafidi Price

Catherine A. Scafidi Price

Aug 15, 2018

Waltham - No one would argue that Catherine Scafidi Price had a good life. While ordinary in most ways it was always filled with the love of a large family. She enjoyed good health most of her life up until the last six weeks when presented with some medical challenges. She had candid but loved filled conversations with her children...

Maria Immacolata (Scalzi) Russo

Maria Immacolata (Scalzi) Russo

Aug 13, 2018

Newton - Mrs. Maria Immacolata (Scalzi) Russo, of Newton, died at home on Monday, August 13, 2018. She was 83. Maria Immacolata Scalzi was born October 9, 1934 in Zolli, Roccabascerana, Provincia di Avellino, Campania, Italy a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Giovannina (Fantasia) Scalzi. Raised and educated in Italy she married Luigi Russo on February 20, 1955 in...