Obituaries
Patrick J. O'Connell
Jun 11, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Patrick J. 'Buddy' O'Connell, Jr., of Waltham, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 in the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 90.Buddy was born in Waltham on September 7, 1926, a son of the late Patrick J. and Margaret Josephine (Walsh) O'Connell and had been a lifelong resident.Following his service in the United States Navy...
Peter A. Vereker
Jun 8, 2017
West Newton – Mr. Peter A. Vereker, of West Newton, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, June 8, 2017. He was 54.Peter was born in Waltham on March 6, 1963, a son of the late Lawrence M. and Frances P. (Skerritt) Vereker, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to West Newton eight years ago. He was a 1982 graduate...
Barbara A. ( Harris) Drakos
Jun 7, 2017
Auburndale – Mrs. Barbara A. (Harris) Drakos, of Auburndale, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 92.Barbara was born in Hyannis on December 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Richard and Helen (Henderson) Harris. She graduated from Barnstable High School in 1942 and after that from Hyannis State Teachers College.She entered the nursing...
Adrien Pelletier
Jun 6, 2017
Waltham – Rev. Adrien Pelletier, S.M., of Waltham, died June 6, 2017 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 94.Fr. Adrien was born in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada on September 9, 1922, a son of the late Salamon and Marie (Gauvin) Pelletier. He was the youngest of eleven children. After graduating from St. Leonard High School in New...
Essie Mae Williams
Jun 6, 2017
Mrs. Essie Mae Williams, of Lynn, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Phillips Manor Nursing Home in Lynn. She was 85 years old.Essie was born on December 11, 1931 in Weldon, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Lampotee and Essie Jane (Clark) Ivery.After graduating from high school Essie served in the Women's Army Corps for several years...
Lawrence D. 'Larry' Clough
Jun 6, 2017
Mr. Lawrence D. 'Larry' Clough, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Newton –Wellesley Hospital after being stricken ill. He was 61. He was born on July 11, 1955 in Waltham a son of Jane H. (Ziemba) Clough and the late David E. Clough. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School...
Joseph I. Griggs
Jun 5, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Joseph I. Griggs, of Waltham, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at his home. He was 83.Known affectionately as 'Irv' to family and friends, he was born in Waltham on August 16, 1933, a son of the late Doris Jordan Griggs Meek and Joseph Griggs, and was a lifelong resident.For years he ran Irv's Window Cleaning, a business...
Joseph L. DiLorenzo
May 30, 2017
Mr. Joseph L. DiLorenzo, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. He was 78. Born on January 8, 1939 in Waltham he was a son of the late Michael and Teresa (Puma) DiLorenzo. He graduated from Waltham High School and honorably served his country in the Vietnam War. A devoted son he took exceptional care of his parents...
Rita R. LeBlanc
May 30, 2017
Rita and Germie LeBlanc grew up as neighbors in Belle Cote, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in large French Catholic families. And on August 29, 1949 they married and for almost 68 years they remained each other's life companion. And while Alzheimer's disease made it necessary for them to transition to the Excel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Lexington...
Elizabeth F. Gallagher
May 29, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Elizabeth F. (Murphy) Gallagher, of Waltham, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert H. Gallagher and the daughter of the late Delia (Kearney) and Thomas Murphy. She was pre-deceased by her brothers Bernard Murphy, Capt. Thomas J. Murphy, USAAC, J. Joseph Murphy and...
John C. Green
May 29, 2017
Needham - Mr. John C. Green, of Needham and formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, May 29, 2017 in Wingate at Needham. He was 66.John was born in Lowell on July 17, 1950, the son of the late Stanley and Eileen (Entwistle) Green. He was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. He married Jacqueline Gahan on April 3,...
Marie E. (McCabe) McTighe
May 28, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Marie E. (McCabe) McTighe, of Waltham, died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was 94.Marie was born in Waltham on August 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Cresta) McCabe, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked as an administrative assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and...
Memorial Day, 2017
May 26, 2017
"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army."- George Washington August 27, 1776On a warm summer morning in a field at Long Island, New York General George Washington spoke those words to an anxious group of young men gathered there to defend an idea.Their belief in a free nation where...
Dorothy M. Aborn
May 22, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy M. (Pendergast) Aborn, of Waltham, died Monday, May 22, 2017 at Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 92.Dorothy was born in Waltham on April 2, 1925, a daughter of the late John J., Sr. and Mary E. (Hurley) Pendergast and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She lived in Waltham her entire life where she...
Kimberly A. Bilello
May 21, 2017
Waltham – Kimberly A. Bilello, of Waltham, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 21, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was 36.Kim was born in Greenfield on January 8, 1981, the beloved daughter of Robert and Deborah (Guiry) Bilello. She graduated from The Rivers School in Weston and then earned her bachelor's degree from Quinnipiac College and her nursing...
Robert E. Lynch
May 19, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert E. Lynch of Waltham, died Friday May 19, 2017. He was 71.Bob was born in Waltham on September 12, 1945, the son of the late Hazel C. (Bigham) and Robert G. Lynch, and had been a lifelong resident.He was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Saint Mary's High School. After that he earned his...
Linda M. Heath
May 19, 2017
Orange Park, Fla. – Linda M. Heath, of Orange Park, died peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2017 with her family by her side following a brief illness. She was 65.Linda was born in Utica, New York on February 24, 1952, a daughter of the late Elsie (Cronk) Heath-Holt and Frederick Heath. She was raised in Waterville, New York and had...
Bilma Ruano
May 16, 2017
"The people with whom you share your life with leave a mark . . . and although they may no longer be here with you, a part of them will always remain in your heart."Mrs. Bilma Ruano, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in Beth Israel Deacon Hospital. She was 67.Born in El Progreso, Guatemala on January 10, 1950,...
Kathleen M. (Hannah) Wilck
May 15, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Kathleen M. (Hannah) Wilck of Waltham died Monday, May 15, 2017, in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 92. Mrs. Wilck was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada on October 10, 1924, a daughter of the late Arthur Thompson and Maude Lucy (Webber) Hannah.She was employed by the New Brunswick Telephone Company in Canada...
Bernard J. 'Red' Doherty
May 14, 2017
Waltham – Red Doherty was one of the kinds of people you would always hope to know and call friend. And many did. He died peacefully on Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 88. Born on January 9, 1929 in Waltham, Bernard Joseph Doherty was a son of the late Bernard and Mary (Fahy) Doherty. He graduated...
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