Obituaries
Robert C. Gettings
Jul 24, 2017
Waltham - Mr. Robert C. Gettings, of Waltham, died Monday, July 24, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 62. Born on March 4, 1955 in Fall River he was a son of the late John R. and Marjorie E. (Reagan) Gettings and graduated from Waltham High School. Bob was a self-employed painter throughout most of his life. He leaves his...
Frances M. McElligott
Jul 23, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Frances M. (Ward) McElligott, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 83. Frances was born on November 26, 1933 in Medford a daughter of the late James and Winifred (Ferren) Ward. Raised and educated in Somerville she graduated from Somerville High School and attended Northeastern University. She was married...
William C. Kalke
Jul 23, 2017
Waltham, Mass. – Mr. William C. Kalke (1942-2017) passed away suddenly at his home in Waltham on July 23, 2017. A wonderful musician, Bill was deeply involved with First Lutheran Church in Waltham where he moved in 2013 after leaving Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Milwaukee, Bill created a rich church family at Bayshore Lutheran. Bill had a quick mind and quicker...
Rita R. Withrow
Jul 19, 2017
Rita Withrow will long be remembered for always sending a card to mark a special occasion or to pen a note to family or friends. It became her own hallmark tradition and in this day and age of technology and social media she preferred a personal touch. She was blessed at the end of her life to have the opportunity...
Tracy Sheehan
Jul 19, 2017
Watertown - Tracy Sheehan loved many things in life but above all else she absolutely adored and cherished being mother to Maggie and Aidan. She also had a passion for education and teaching and as a result…made a difference in the lives of so many people. Her four year battle with lung cancer came to its end on Wednesday, July...
Edward R. 'Red' Rotchford
Jul 19, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Edward R. 'Red' Rotchford, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017 in Meadow Green Nursing Home after a short illness. He was 90. Red was born on October 28, 1926 in Waltham, a son of the late Edward John and Margaret (Connolly) Rotchford. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Saint Charles High School...
Karen M. Stanley
Jul 16, 2017
Mrs. Karen M. (Hoyt) Stanley, of The Villages, Florida and formerly of Waltham, died on Sunday July 16, 2017. She was 64.Karen was born in Lowell on August 27, 1952, the daughter of the late Norman and Mary (Long) Hoyt. After graduating high school she obtained her hairdressing license, which she enjoyed doing for many years in salons, private homes...
Paul C. Menton
Jul 16, 2017
Watertown – Throughout his life Paul Menton was able to do what every well-trained Marine is taught at Parris Island . . . improvise, adapt and overcome.No matter what challenges he faced, he was able to meet them with a smile and a large dose of determination. When Paul left high school as a boy during World War II to...
Vivian P. (Aucoin) Lefort
Jul 15, 2017
Marlborough – Mrs. Vivian P. (Aucoin) Lefort, of Marlborough, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at New Horizons at Marlborough. She was 97.Vivian was born in Somerville on April 25, 1920, a daughter of the late Ulysses and Lillian (Moore) Aucoin. Following her 1940 marriage to Arnold J. Lefort, the couple lived in Newton before making Waltham their home seven years...
Elizabeth D. LeBlanc
Jul 14, 2017
West Yarmouth – Mrs. Elizabeth D. (Wade) LeBlanc, of West Yarmouth, was welcomed into eternal rest by our Heavenly Father on Friday, July 14, 2017 at her home. She was 83.Elizabeth was born in Brighton on March 14, 1934, a daughter of the late John and Julia (Coffey) Wade and was raised in Watertown. She was a graduate of Watertown...
Jaime M. De'Alencar
Jul 13, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Jaime M. De'Alencar, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 93.Jaime was born on December 13, 1923 in Oruro, Bolivia and lived most of his life in LaPaz, Bolivia. In Bolivia he had been a member of the presidential security detail for former president Victor Paz Estenssoro and after that worked for...
John P. Rogers
Jul 12, 2017
Belmont – Mr. John P. Rogers, of Belmont, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 61.John was born and raised in Waltham and was a son of the late Joseph "Fred" and Ella M. (Terrio) Rogers. Following his 1979 marriage to Belmont native Kathryn A. Drolette, the couple lived in Waltham and in Framingham...
Edna J. Herbert
Jul 7, 2017
Waltham – Edna Josephine (Muldoon) Herbert lived for 96 years within two miles of where she was born in Waltham. Her mother died when she was only four years of age. She left school at age of 14 to take care of her blind and diabetic father. As a young woman, she worked at the Waltham Watch Factory making speedometers,...
Catherine Vienneau
Jul 5, 2017
Mrs. Catherine 'Kay' Vienneau, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Meadow Green Nursing & Rehab Facility. She was 99. Born on January 12, 1918 in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada she was one of thirteen children of the late Xavier and Laura (Chiasson) Poirier. Raised and educated in Canada she immigrated to the United States in 1962. Prior to...
Marion E. (Hamill) Feeney
Jun 29, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Marion E. (Hamill) Feeney, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 in Waltham Crossings. She was 82.A daughter of the late Frank and Mary Hamill, Marion was born in Brighton on January 1, 1935. She spent the early years of her life there and graduated from Brighton High School until moving to Waltham in her early twenties...
Angelo J. Viselle
Jun 27, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Angelo J. Viselle, of Waltham, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 82. Angelo was born on June 25, 1935 in Fall River where he spent the early years of his life. He met the love of his life, Carole Catapano, and the two were married on August 31,1969. The couple...
Salvatore J. Valente
Jun 21, 2017
Mr. Salvatore J. Valente, of Wayland, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the Mary Ann Morse Rehabilitation Center in Natick. He was 94.Sal was born in Somerville on May 4, 1923, a son of the late Joseph and Agnes (Rizzi) Valente. He was raised and educated in Watertown and served with the United States Navy during World War II. On...
David L. Mitchell
Jun 20, 2017
Stow - David L. Mitchell, 84, a native of Waltham, who resided in Stow, died on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital due to complications from recent surgery. Known by his friends as Dave or The Mitch, he graduated from Waltham High School in 1952. After serving his country in the United States Navy for four years as...
Louise M. (Giminarda) DeMeo
Jun 19, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Louise M. (Giminarda) DeMeo, of Waltham, died Monday, June 19, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 92.Louise was born on February 21, 1925, the eldest daughter of the late Louis and Josephine (Grassi) Giminarda.Louise was a graduate of Waltham High School. She attended classes for her interest in journalism and was involved in the...
Donna M. Richardson
Jun 15, 2017
Waltham- Mrs. Donna M. (Lahey) Richardson of Waltham died Thursday June 15, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a courageous two year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 61.Donna was born in Waltham on September 19, 1955, a daughter of Joan L. (Chisholm) Lahey of Waltham, and the late Robert J. Lahey. She graduated from Waltham High School with the class...
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