Obituaries
Elizabeth A. Coan
Dec 3, 2016
Weston – Mrs. Elizabeth A. (Paul) Coan, of Weston, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. She was 94. Born on March 11, 1922 in Proctor, Vermont she was a daughter of the late Alex and Mary (Steckle) Paul. She graduated from Pittsford High School and earned her registered nurse certificate from Mary Fletcher Hospital School. She...
Gladys J. (Richardson) Murphy
Dec 2, 2016
Watertown – Mrs. Gladys J. (Richardson) Murphy, of Watertown, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 85.Gladys was born in Waltham on June 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Walter and Thelma (Horne) Richardson, and was a 1949 graduate of Waltham High School. She moved to Watertown following her marriage to Lucius P. Murphy...
Norman E. Baker
Dec 2, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Norman E. Baker, Sr., of Waltham, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. He was 88.Norman was born in Gloversville, New York on February 11, 1928, a son of the late Ernest W. and Clara B. (Rose) Baker. He was raised in upstate New York and joined the United States Navy at the tail...
Janet Lea St. Cyr
Dec 1, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Janet Lea St. Cyr, of Waltham, died on Thursday, December 1, 2016 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, after a courageous battle. She was 48.Janet was born in Stoneham on June 30, 1968. She lived most of her life in Waltham where she was able to combine her lifelong affection for animals with her occupation by working at...
Michael S. Halpern
Dec 1, 2016
West Newton - Dr. Michael S. Halpern, of West Newton, died on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72.Mike was born in Boston on December 25, 1943, a son of the late Irving and Jennie (Cohen) Halpern. He was raised and educated in Brookline and earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in Cambridge and later his...
Marie Therese Aucoin
Nov 30, 2016
Waltham – Miss Marie "Therese" Aucoin, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in the Sancta Maria Nursing Center in Cambridge. She was 91. Therese was born in Waltham on November 2, 1925, a daughter of the late Thomas and Regina (Vienneau) Aucoin. She graduated from Saint Mary's High School in Waltham in 1943 and later earned her Bachelor of...
Louis 'Sam' Decola
Nov 28, 2016
Waltham – The Charles Dickens novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' begins with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." and for Waltham's Sam Decola that was the advent of World War II.On January 7, 1942, exactly a month after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor twenty-two year old Sam found himself...
Irene (Emerson) O'Neil Sullivan
Nov 28, 2016
North Andover – "Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, a mother carries us in her heart." . . . and that's what Irene O'Neil Sullivan did for her entire life.Widowed in 1976 when she was just forty-eight Irene decided to follow in her father's footsteps and went to real estate school and became a licensed...
Christine J. Smith
Nov 24, 2016
Weston – Mrs. Christine June (Kokinakis) Smith, of Weston, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 88. Christine was born on June 5, 1928 in Cambridge, a daughter of the late William and Pauline (Fisher) Kokinakis, and sister of Patricia and William, Jr., both deceased. She was a graduate of Cambridge High & Latin School and later...
Marie Mirabito
Nov 22, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Marie E. (Graves) Mirabito died on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Newton- Wellesley Hospital. She was 95. Marie was born March 27, 1921 in Chelsea a daughter of the late Martin and Laura (Hiscoe) Graves. She was raised in Weston and lived all of her life in Waltham since her marriage to Salvatore F. Mirabito. Sal died...
Margaret Ardelle Waickwicz
Nov 21, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret Ardelle (Martin) Waickwicz died at home with family at her side on Monday, November 21, 2016. She was 98. Margaret was born September 5, 1918 in Waltham a daughter of the late Stanley and Shirley Maude (Burhoe) Martin. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1936....
Edward J. Lupinski
Nov 20, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Edward J. Lupinski, Sr. of Waltham, went to his eternal rest on Sunday, November 20th, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. He was 86.Ed was born and raised in Pennsylvania but had lived in Waltham for over 62 years. As a youth, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force. When his sons were...
Josephine Eisner
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Josephine (Collins) Eisner of Waltham died Saturday, November 19, 2016 in the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield. She was 94. Mrs. Eisner was born in Roxbury on February 2, 1922, a daughter of the late George and Olive (Backoff) Collins.She was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School as well as the Boston Clerical School.Josephine an administrative assistant...
John O'Rourke
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. John P. O'Rourke, of Waltham, died Friday, November 18, 2016 in Waltham Crossings. He was 92. John joins his wife of 60 years, Dorothy T. (Kelly) O'Rourke who died February 13, 2014. John was born in Cambridge a son of Irish immigrants John and Ellen (McKeon) O'Rourke. Raised and educated in Cambridge he was a graduate of the former...
John B. Jaillet
Nov 18, 2016
Bedford – Mr. John B. Jaillet, Jr. of Bedford, formerly of Waltham, died on Friday, November 18, 2016 in The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 85.John was born in Needham on May 3, 1931, a son of the late John B. and Marceline (Maillet) Jaillet. A proud veteran he honorably served in the U.S. Army...
Mary L. Courtney
Nov 16, 2016
Marshfield – Mrs. Mary L. (Leonard) Courtney, of Marshfield, formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday November 16, 2016 at home with her family by her side after a courageous fight with cancer.Mary was born the daughter of the late Francis and Carmella Leonard in Waltham on February 11, 1945. She graduated from Waltham High School and worked for ADP in...
Patricia M. (Barker) Powell
Nov 15, 2016
Waltham – There's an old adage that says "God could not be everywhere, so he created Mothers" . . . Patricia Mara (Barker) Powell, a longtime resident of Waltham, died peacefully at home on Tuesday November 15, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born in Bloemhof, South Africa on August 20, 1923, a daughter of the late...
Robert C. Patriquin
Nov 12, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Robert C. Patriquin of Waltham died Saturday, November 12, 2016, in Wingate at Weston. He was 79. Mr. Patriquin was born in Waltham on June 16, 1937, a son of the late Victor and Ruth (Crawford) Patriquin.A lifelong Waltham resident, Robert was employed as a machinist.He is survived by his children, Eric G. Patriquin of Natick, Ralph...
James J. Burns
Nov 11, 2016
Watertown - Jim Burns was probably most content when at his home in Harwich on Cape Cod. For years it provided a retreat where he could read a good book while listening to or watching a New England sports game or preparing to host a house filled with family and friends for a clambake or lobster fest. Jim was often...
Lillian M. (McNamara) Condon
Nov 10, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Lillian M. (McNamara) Condon, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waltham. She was 90. Lillian was born and raised in Charlestown, a daughter of the late William H. and Margaret E. (Lane) McNamara. Shortly after her marriage to fellow Charlestown native Dennis M. Condon the couple moved to...
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