Obituaries
Dorothy A. Mula
Jan 27, 2017
St. Augustine said . . . "Faith is to believe what you do not see . . . the reward of this faith is to see what you believe!'". Dot Mula's life centered on her faith and her much loved parish of Saint Jude's in Waltham and she now enjoys the reward of her labors. She died peacefully at home...
Colin H. MacNevin
Jan 26, 2017
Newton – Mr. Colin H. MacNevin, of Newton, died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at home. He was 72. Colin was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 31, 1944 to the late Eugene M. and Mary (O'Keefe) MacNevin. He attended Newton High School, Newton Technical High School and Quincy Junior College. Colin's career began at Signet Lithographers where he...
Charlie Leidy McCourt
Jan 23, 2017
Meriden, Conn. – . . . "Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." . . . A.A. Milne.On the thirteenth of September last year Kara and Pat McCourt welcomed the newest edition and addition to their family . . . little Charlie, who weighed in at eight pounds; fourteen ounces of pure love.Waiting...
Aldo Ferranti
Jan 23, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Aldo Ferranti, of Waltham, died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 67.Aldo was born in Cambridge on May 25, 1949, a son of Lillian (Westcott) Ferranti and the late Aldo A. Ferranti, and moved as a child with his family to Watertown. He was a 1967 graduate of Watertown High School.On July...
Julia A. (Chavez) Benjamin
Jan 20, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Julia A. (Chavez) Benjamin, of Waltham, died Friday, January 20, 2017, in the Woburn Nursing Center. She was 91. Mrs. Benjamin was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 16, 1925.She was the wife of the late Hobart L. Benjamin and the mother of the late Jose M. Benjamin.Julia is survived by her son, Edward L. Benjamin...
James M. Tully
Jan 20, 2017
Marlborough--James M. Tully, 79, formerly of Framingham, MA passed away peacefully on Friday January 20, 2017, at St. Patrick's Manor in Framingham, following a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). He handled the adversity of the disease with grace and dignity, never complaining, and retaining the sense of humor for which he was always known. He leaves behind his...
Helen D. (Forster) McDonald
Jan 19, 2017
Townsend – Mrs. Helen D. (Forster) McDonald of Townsend, formerly of Lexington and Waltham, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at her home. She was 86.Helen was born in Waltham on November 2, 1930 to the late Alphonsus J. and Helen G. (Drew) Forster. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School where she proudly served as class president and...
Mark R. "Shark" Kelley
Jan 19, 2017
Framingham – When Shark Kelly had to take a leave from his job at Waltham Hospital in February, 1986 to treat the onset of kidney disease his family and his friends rallied around to help and support him . . . and they did it every day until he drew his last breath.Mark R. "Shark" Kelley was 60 when he...
Homer W. Kershner
Jan 16, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Homer W. Kershner, Jr., of Waltham, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. He was 90.Homer was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan on October 2, 1926, the only child of the late Vaneta P. (Sheridan) and Homer W. Kershner, Sr. As a youngster his family moved to Portland, Maine. Shortly after he graduated from Deering High...
Frances A. (Parisi) Scafidi
Jan 14, 2017
Auburndale - Mrs. Frances A. (Parisi) Scafidi, of Auburndale, died Saturday, January 14, 2016 at Countryside Healthcare in Milford. She was 96. Frances was born on September 28, 1920 in Waltham, a daughter of Italian immigrants Domenico and Assunta (Mula) Parisi. Raised and educated in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School. During World War II she proudly worked at...
Ann F. (Herman) DeVincent
Jan 14, 2017
Waltham – On the day that President Woodrow Wilson broke off relations with Germany, February 3, 1917, paving the way for America's entry into what would later be called the World War, Lithuanian immigrants Charles and Esther Herman welcomed their daughter, Ann Frances, into the world at their Cambridge home.Ann would live into her hundredth year and for another fifteen...
Alice M. (Romaniak) LaFountain
Jan 13, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Alice M. (Romaniak) LaFountain, of Waltham, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Golden Living Center – Heathwood in Chestnut Hill. She was 88.Alice was born in Rogers, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Dyonizy and Maryanna (Wojtowicz) Romaniak. She worked in housekeeping at Waltham Hospital for 28 years up until the time she retired. Alice was...
Robert N. Johnson
Jan 13, 2017
Beverly – Deacon Robert N. Johnson, of Beverly, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at his home. He was 79.Bob was a son of the late Norman and Dorothy (Cooney) Johnson and was born and raised in Cambridge. He graduated from Cambridge Latin School before earning his bachelor's degree from Bentley College. He later achieved a master's degree...
Ursula Helena (Colella) Parrella
Jan 10, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Ursula Helena (Colella) Parrella, of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. And, like members of her father's family, she lived into her nineties.Lee, as her family and friends called her, was born in Newton on September 1, 1918, a daughter of the late Irena (Bibbo) and Orazio Colella. She had two siblings, Paul Patrick...
Marion E. Ackerley
Jan 9, 2017
West Newton – Mrs. Marion E. (Flaherty) Ackerley, of West Newton, died at home on Monday, January 9, 2017 with her family by her side. She was 82.Marion was born in Waltham on January 22, 1934, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Sullivan) Flaherty. She was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Saint Charles High School....
Walter E. Cooper
Jan 9, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Walter E. Cooper, of Waltham, died on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 93.Walter was born in Welsford, New Brunswick, Canada on October 23, 1923, the son of the late Roy L. and Elvira E. (Armstrong) Cooper. As a child his family moved to Massachusetts and upon graduating from Brookline High School Walter...
Robert E. Short
Jan 6, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert E. Short, of Waltham, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 93.Bob was born in Waltham on July 17, 1923, a son of the late Albert and Effie (Brigham) Short. From Waltham High School he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served with the 320th Repair...
Alvin B. Briggs
Jan 6, 2017
Waltham, Mass. – Mr. Alvin B. Briggs, of Niskayuna, New York died on Friday, January 6, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 93. Alvin was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on November 3, 1923, the son of the late Cecilia (Seabring) and Alvin Briggs, Sr. He honorably served with the United States Army during World War II where he...
Robert B. Main
Jan 3, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert B. Main, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 89.Bob was born in Waltham on March 12, 1927, a son of the late Willard J. and Evelyn M. (Halpin) Main. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1944 and served with the United States Navy during World War...
Barbara J. Thomas
Jan 2, 2017
Wrentham - Mrs. Barbara A. (Hart) Thomas, of Wrentham formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 2, 2017 in Norwood Hospital. She was 74.Barbara was born in Waltham on December 1, 1942, a daughter of the late Bartholomew and Ariel (Morse) Hart. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for several years as a purchaser at Hewlett...
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