Obituaries
Leona (Santamaria) Defino
Feb 25, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Leona (Santamaria) Defino, of Waltham, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hosice in Wayland. She was 91.Leona was born in Waltham on November 3, 1925, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Santamaria, and had been a lifelong resident. After high school she worked as a dressmaker and later in life worked...
Peter A. Donovan
Feb 25, 2017
Barnstable – Mr. Peter A. Donovan, formerly of Newton, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017 after long standing health issues. He was 81.Peter's death is mourned by his wife of fifty-five years, Eleanor (Dill) Donovan; his son, Mark, daughter-in-law, Kristen (Holt), his grandchildren, Kathryn, John, and Emma. He is also survived by his brother, Walter of Marlborough and other friends...
Margaret C. "Peg" (FitzGerald) Lord
Feb 24, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret C. "Peg" (FitzGerald) Lord, of Waltham, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at her home. She was 82.Peg was born in Malden on August 3, 1934 to the late James P. and Violet M. (Carroll) FitzGerald. She was raised in Waltham and had been a lifelong resident. Peg was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown.After high...
Donald J. Barry
Feb 23, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Donald J. Barry, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Waltham Crossings. He was 92. He was born in Newton on February 1, 1925, a son of the late Raymond and Catherine (Delaney) Barry.Don and his late wife, Rachel, were born just days apart, and not far from each other. That's how they kept it for...
Archibald E. "Archie" Carter
Feb 22, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Archibald E. "Archie," Carter, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 89. Archie was born in Waltham on December 11, 1927 to the late Archibald and Mary (Garnier) Carter. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and in 1946 joined the United States Army. Raised in Wayland, Archie made his...
Joyce R. Rotchford
Feb 21, 2017
Watertown – Joyce R. Rotchford, of Watertown, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 64.Joyce was born in Waltham on September 9, 1952, a daughter of Edward R. Rotchford of Waltham and the late Barbara M. (Curtin) Rotchford. She was a Waltham High School graduate and later attended Northeastern University in Boston.A Watertown resident for...
Richard A. Melanson
Feb 19, 2017
Waltham – Richie Melanson loved his wife of forty-four years, Joanne, more than anything else in the world. When she left us on May 15, 2015 at the young age of seventy-three not a day went by that Richie didn't miss her. She'd been suffering from Parkinson's for almost ten years at the time and the tender, loving, and unselfish...
Phyllis L. (Fay) Jee
Feb 12, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Phyllis L. (Fay) Jee of Waltham died Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Care One of Newton. She was 92. Mrs. Jee was born in Boston on February 13, 1924, a daughter of the late William and Blanche (Greenough) Fay.Phyllis graduated from Girls High School in Boston and worked in the Middlesex County Hospital until her retirement in...
Paul E. "Eddie" LeBlanc
Feb 12, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Paul E. "Eddie" LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85.Eddie was born in Waltham on December 27, 1931, a son of the late Joseph and Lucie (Aucoin) LeBlanc, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School.During the Korean War he served as an...
John C. McManama
Feb 10, 2017
Waltham - Dr. John Carroll McManama, Jr., born July 21, 1916 to John C. and Elizabeth W. McManama, passed away peacefully Friday night, February 10, 2017, in the arms of his children, at the age of 100. He was a cherished brother to the late Agnes Cohn Quinn, George B. of Belmont, the late Rosemary Quinn, and Elizabeth (Betty) Kasper...
Agnes (McGann) Mannix
Feb 9, 2017
Watertown – Mrs. D. Agnes (McGann) Mannix, of Watertown, died Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 86.Agnes was born in Waltham on August 30, 1930, a daughter of the late Benedict J. and Nora T. (Malloy) McGann. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. After that she went to work at Grover Cronin's...
Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner
Feb 6, 2017
West Newton – Mrs. Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner, of West Newton, died Monday, February 6, 2017 at her home. She was 96.Jean was born on November 23, 1920 in Winter Harbor, Maine, the youngest of eleven children born to the late Frederick and Elvira Pendleton. She was a graduate of Winter Harbor High School where she captained the girls' basketball team.She...
Dianne M. Farrell
Feb 2, 2017
When born we are never promised a life that will be easy. It is however the universal prayer and hope that life will be filled with unconditional love and times of sheer joy and happiness…simple pleasures and gratitude for the people who cross our paths. Life becomes about the experiences with people in it. Perhaps later in life we surrender...
Mary T. (Casey) Maloney
Feb 1, 2017
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WAKE FOR MARY TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED --- FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL GATHER AT 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE LEAVING FOR HER FUNERAL MASS AT 10 AM IN OUR LADY'S CHURCH.Waltham - Mrs. Mary T. (Casey) Maloney of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in her home. She was 91. Mrs. Maloney was born in...
Robert M. Ryan
Jan 30, 2017
Robert "Bob" Michael Ryan, 71, of Attleboro, peacefully passed away surrounded by his beloved family at his home on Monday, January 30, 2017.Born on July 14, 1945 in Brighton, he was the son of the late William "Laddie" Ryan and the late Grace Rita (Mulvihill) Ryan.Bob graduated from St. Mary's High School in Waltham, Class of 1963, attended Boston College,...
Mary Ellen Hawko
Jan 30, 2017
Watertown - Miss Mary Ellen Hawko of Watertown died Monday, January 30, 2017, in the Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford. She was 66. Mary Ellen was born in Malden, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Ann (Moore) Hawko.Mary Ellen was raised in Everett and moved to Watertown in her late teens. She was the manager at the Stonebridge...
Thelma H. (Dennehy) Casella
Jan 30, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Thelma H. (Dennehy) Casella, of Waltham, died Monday, January 30, 2017, in her home. She was 81.Thelma was born in Waltham on July 8, 1935, a daughter of the late Paul and Thelma (Jackson) Dennehy, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1953 graduate of Waltham High School.On August 14, 1955, she married Robert J....
Margaret H. (Swanson) Hanlon
Jan 29, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret H. (Swanson) Hanlon, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, January 29, 2017. She was 74.Margaret was born in Waltham on September 27, 1942, a daughter of the late Reno and Margaret (O'Neill) Swanson, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1960 graduate of Waltham High School.She was a graduate of the Waltham Hospital...
Ethel M. (Massie) Gardner
Jan 28, 2017
West Newton – Mrs. Ethel M. (Massie) Gardner, of West Newton, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Sunrise of Wayland. She was 93.Ethel was born in Newton on October 3, 1923, a daughter of the late George and Ethel (Greene) Massie. She graduated from Newton High School in 1941 and two years later married her sweetheart, Waltham native Henry W....
Jean M. (Davini) Jensen
Jan 27, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Jean M. (Davini) Jensen, of Waltham, died Friday, January 27, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham.Jean was born in Boston, a daughter of the late James and Gertrude (Nichols) Davini, and lived in Waltham for most of her life. Until her retirement she worked for a number of years at the Star Market store on Lexington...
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