Obituaries

John "Jack" T. Galligan

John "Jack" T. Galligan

Mar 21, 2018

Nashua, NH – Mr. John "Jack" T. Galligan, of Nashua, formerly of Waltham and Lexington died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington. He was 70.Jack was born in Waltham on July 24, 1947, a son of the late Andrew and Helen (MacDonald) Galligan. He graduated from Waltham Vocational High School and furthered his education at...

David J. Arsenault

David J. Arsenault

Mar 21, 2018

Mr. David J. Arsenault, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 73. David was born on August 23, 1944 in Medford, a son of the late Edwin and Ellen (Claffey) Arsenault. Raised and educated in Waltham he married Marie E. Doucet on August 23, 1967 in in Saint Joseph's Church. David owned and operated D.A....

Thomas A. Brown

Thomas A. Brown

Mar 15, 2018

West Yarmouth – Mr. Thomas A. Brown, formerly of Waltham died on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 95. Tom was born on May 28, 1922 in Waltham a son of the late Thomas A. and Mildred (Higgins) Brown. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School with the...

Edith A. (Martin) Penzone

Edith A. (Martin) Penzone

Mar 14, 2018

Lancaster – Mrs. Edith A. (Martin) Penzone, of Lancaster, formerly of Waltham died Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at her home. She was 93.Edith was born in Waltham on June 22, 1924, a daughter of the late Thomas and Delia (Egan) Martin, and was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School. On July 4th, 1948 she married her sweetheart, Brooklyn, New...

Eleanor E. (Vinciulla) Aucoin

Eleanor E. (Vinciulla) Aucoin

Mar 12, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Eleanor E. (Vinciulla) Aucoin, of Waltham, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Dorothy Frances Home in Waltham. She was 91.Eleanor was born in Waltham on July 25, 1926, a daughter of the late Nunzio and Nunziata (Moltisanta) Vinciulla, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and after raising her...

Cynthia J. Poirier

Cynthia J. Poirier

Mar 10, 2018

Methuen – Cynthia J. Poirier, of Methuen, died Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. She was 65.Cindy was born in Brighton on December 21, 1952, a daughter of the late Henry W. and Anita M. (Grenier) Poirier. She was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High.Until her retirement she worked for thirty years...

William 'Frank' F. Fagan

William 'Frank' F. Fagan

Mar 7, 2018

Waltham – Mr. William F. "Frank" Fagan, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Northbridge. Frank was born in Brighton on October 3, 1924, a son of the late Edward and Margaret (Nally) Fagan. He left high school early to help provide for his family and shortly thereafter joined the United States Army....

Raymond J. Dunn

Raymond J. Dunn

Mar 7, 2018

Mr. Raymond J. Dunn, III of Lincoln, MA died on March 7 at the age of 75. He was born in West Hartford, CT, the son of Raymond Jr. and Nancy Manion Dunn and was given the nickname "Slugger" as an infant waving his hands in the bassinet, a nickname that continued until his Army career. He attended Kingswood School,...

Joanne M. (Bossi) True

Joanne M. (Bossi) True

Mar 5, 2018

Waltham – Joanne M. (Bossi) True, of Waltham, died peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2018 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 89.Joanne was born in Stoneham on June 20, 1928, a daughter of the late John and Linda (Taylor) Bossi. She was raised in West Roxbury an after graduating from Roslindale High School she attended Lasell Junior College...

David B. Reynolds

David B. Reynolds

Feb 26, 2018

Waltham - Mr. David B. Reynolds, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, February 26, 2018. He was 68. David was born on March 6, 1949 in Burlington, Vermont a son of Marjorie B. (MacNeill) Reynolds and the late Francis G. Reynolds. He was a graduate of Newton North High School and worked for various companies in the area as a...

Anthony M. Sammarco

Anthony M. Sammarco

Feb 26, 2018

Boston – Mr. Anthony M. Sammarco Jr., formerly of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home Monday, February 26, 2018. He was 77.Anthony was born October 30, 1940 in Waltham the only child of the late Anthony M. and Ethel T. (Palumbo) Sammarco. Born and raised in Waltham he graduated from Waltham High School. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in...

Lorraine S. (Aucoin) Welsch

Lorraine S. (Aucoin) Welsch

Feb 21, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Lorraine S. (Aucoin) Welsch, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 89.Lorraine was born and raised in Waltham, one of thirteen children born to the late George and Helen (Doucette) Aucoin, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.She worked for a time before...

Richard D. Bruhmuller

Richard D. Bruhmuller

Feb 21, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Richard D. Bruhmuller, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge after a short illness. Richard was born November 20, 1946 in Melrose a son of the late Joseph and Delphine (Patenaude) Bruhmuller. Raised and educated in Revere he graduated from Revere High School with the class of 1964 and then...

Thomas J. Harron

Thomas J. Harron

Feb 21, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Thomas J. Harron, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 59.Tom was born in Waltham on June 14, 1958, a son of the late Lawrence E. and Elizabeth A. (Parsons) Harron, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1976 graduate of Waltham High School and also graduated...

Peter D. Tousignant

Peter D. Tousignant

Feb 20, 2018

Mr. Peter D. Tousignant, of Waltham, died on Monday, February 20, 2018 in Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Waltham. He was 90.Peter was born in Medford on April 7, 1927, the son of the late David and Helen (Purcell) Tousignant. Peter proudly served in the Navy during WWII and was a member of the VFW. He was a manufacturing engineer...

Richard P. Aucoin

Richard P. Aucoin

Feb 17, 2018

Richard P. Aucoin, 56, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at his home in Worcester. A native of Waltham, Rich also had roots in Franklin where he lived for seven years, and more recently, Worcester had become home. Rich had a multitude of friends from many walks of life because he was someone anyone would be blessed to call...

Anne C. (Martin) Vanaria

Anne C. (Martin) Vanaria

Feb 16, 2018

Waltham – Anne Vanaria loved lots of things and lots of people . . . chief among them were her kids and her grandkids . . . and the feeling was mutual.So when she drew her last breath at her Waltham home on Friday, February 16, 2018 she knew at least three things . . . that she was loved...

John Caliguri

John Caliguri

Feb 16, 2018

Mr. John C. Caliguri, of Somerset, formerly of Plymouth died Friday, February 16, 2018 in Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River after being stricken ill unexpectedly at home. He was 68. Born on October 12, 1949 in Cambridge he was a son of Dora M. (Serafini) and the late Salvatore J. Caliguri Jr. He was a graduate of Watertown High...

Gertrude T. "Ginger" Fragnito

Gertrude T. "Ginger" Fragnito

Feb 15, 2018

Gertrude T. "Ginger" Fragnito died on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was 88. The daughter of Italian immigrants Cosimo and Laura Fragnito, Ginger was a native of the North End, later living in Medford and Brookline, and on Cambridge St. in Boston near Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Sister of the late Henrietta Donatio, brother-in-law Joseph...

Phyllis M. (Simmons) Mizzoni

Phyllis M. (Simmons) Mizzoni

Feb 13, 2018

Westford – Mrs. Phyllis M. (Simmons) Mizzoni, of Westford, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Lowell General Hospital. She was 79.Phyllis was born in Waltham on October 9, 1938, a daughter of the late William and Marguerite (Kennedy) Simmons, and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She played on the high school basketball team and was...