Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...