Obituaries

Robert E. Lynch

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

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

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

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

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...

John W. Gentile

John W. Gentile

May 13, 2017

Waltham – John W. Gentile, of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was 31.John was born in Cambridge on June 6, 1985, the son of John and Kim (Roche) Gentile. He lived in Cambridge until the age of five before moving with his family to Waltham. He remained a lifelong Waltham resident. He was active...

Henri A. Termeer

Henri A. Termeer

May 12, 2017

Henri A. Termeer, former Chairman, President and CEO of Genzyme Corporation for nearly three decades, died suddenly on Friday night, May 12, 2017. He was 71 years old. Henri Termeer believed you could change the world and he did so for many people suffering from devastating diseases. He often said that if we can create medicines to help people, it...

Corrine F. Van Alstine

Corrine F. Van Alstine

May 10, 2017

Corrinne F. Van Alstine, of Newton, formerly of Waltham died on Wednesday May 10, 2017 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 89.Corrinne was born in Concord on September 6, 1927, the daughter of the late Andrew and Marie (Johnson) Robertson. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1945 and later attended the Leland Powers School....

Deborah A. (Gouthro) Utley

Deborah A. (Gouthro) Utley

May 9, 2017

Acton - Mrs. Deborah A. (Gouthro) Utley, of Acton, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 62. Deborah was born in Waltham on March 25,1955, a daughter of the late Clarence and Clara (Timbury) Gouthro. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1973. She furthered her education...

Joseph D. Goode

Joseph D. Goode

May 8, 2017

Needham – Former Waltham City Councilor Joseph D. Goode died Monday, May 8, 2017 at Avita of Needham. He was 91.Joe was born in Waltham on April 3, 1926, a son of the late Dermott J. and Catherine (Gallivan) Goode. After graduating from Saint Mary's High School in Waltham in 1943 he joined the United States Navy during World War...

David M. Hall

David M. Hall

May 7, 2017

Waltham – Mr. David M. Hall, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 69.Born on December 1, 1947 in Wyandotte, Michigan he was a son of the late David J. and Rita (Sharpe) Hall. After graduating high school he earned an associate's degree from Bunker Hill Community College. He honorably served in the United States...

Peter Raguso

Peter Raguso

May 7, 2017

Waltham - Mr. Peter Raguso, of Waltham, died on Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 69. He was born May 14, 1947 in Waltham, a son of the late Frank and Mary Alice (Furlon) Raguso. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a lifelong resident. Peter worked in maintenance for many years...

John J. Kelly

John J. Kelly

May 6, 2017

Waltham – Mr. John J. Kelly, of Waltham, formerly of Mission Hill, died Saturday, May 6, 2017.Born and raised in Mission Hill he was a graduate of Mission Hill High School in 1955 and years later went back to school where he earned his bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1975.The beloved husband of the late Ellen M. (Daley) Kelly,...

Louis F. Vezeau

Louis F. Vezeau

May 5, 2017

Waltham – Mr. Louis F. Vezeau, of Waltham, died Friday, May 5, 2017 at Wingate of Weston. He was 84.Louis was born in Waltham on September 19, 1932, a son of the late Louis and Catherine (Duffy) Vezeau, and was a lifelong resident. He was a 1949 graduate of Saint Charles High School and later served for a time in...

Marion E. Besso

Marion E. Besso

May 3, 2017

Mrs. Marion E. (Townsend) Besso, Of Waltham, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 in the Sawtelle Family Hospice House. She was 79.Born on November 25, 1937 in Waltham she was a daughter of the late Victor and Anna (Cusack) Townsend. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. Marion's life was always centered on her family. She loved dancing with...

Martha E. Maker

Martha E. Maker

Apr 30, 2017

Mrs. Martha E. (Wentworth) Maker, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 in Wingate of Weston. She was 89.Martha was born in Waltham on December 1, 1927, a daughter of the late Chauncey and Edith (Kempton) Wentworth. She worked for the Sullivan and Cogliano Employment Agency for several years.Martha was a lifelong resident and enjoyed keeping a tidy garden around...

James E. Anderson

James E. Anderson

Apr 30, 2017

Waltham – Mr. James E. Anderson, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 30, 2017 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. He was 86.Jim was born in Eureka, California on February 24, 1931, a son of the late Harry and Jane (Carolan) Anderson. He was raised on a dairy farm in Ferndale, California and graduated from Ferndale High School with...

Charles P. McCarthy

Charles P. McCarthy

Apr 30, 2017

Waltham – ON the fifteenth of February, 1948 twenty-three year old Charlie McCarthy, a native of Ballyisland, Skibbereen, County Cork stepped aboard the SS Washington docked at the Port of Cobh, on Ireland's southern coast. He was Passenger No. 5.What awaited him on the other side of the Atlantic were hopes and dreams mixed in with a fair amount of...

Josephine T. Wilson

Josephine T. Wilson

Apr 25, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Josephine T. (Lewis) Wilson, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 70.Josephine was born in Dublin, Ireland on October 9, 1946, the daughter of the late James and Mary (Phillips) Lewis. She was raised and educated in Ireland and came to the U.S. as a young woman to work as...

Beverly R. Waite

Beverly R. Waite

Apr 25, 2017

Mrs. Beverly R. (LaForte) Waite, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 25 2017 in Carney Hospital, Boston. She was 68.Beverly was born in Waltham on May 22, 1949, a daughter of the late Roy and Ann (Annunziata) LaForte, and had been a lifelong resident. After graduating from Waltham High School she attended Catherine Labouré School on Nursing at Carney Hospital and...