Obituaries
Mary H. Langton
Apr 25, 2017
Mary Hayes Langton, age 95, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was born December 9, 1921 in Waltham, Massachusetts; she was the seventh of nine children, to William A. and Emma Leary Hayes. She was a 1939 graduate of Saint Mary High School, Waltham. In 1944 she married Laurence Bragan Langton. Prior...
Karen M. (Shanley) Alosso
Apr 24, 2017
Waltham – Karen M. (Shanley) Alosso, of Waltham, formerly of Somerville, died at home on Monday, April 24, 2017. She was 54. It was a warm and sunny day in Boston on July 29, 1962 when Tom and Betty Shanley welcomed their new baby Karen into the world. Karen spent her early years in Watertown, but grew up in Waltham....
Nancy Bucknam
Apr 23, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Nancy (Galiazzo) Bucknam, of Waltham, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 74.Nancy was born in Maryland on May 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Marshall) Galiazzo. She was raised and educated in Winchester and married Waltham native Herbert J. Bucknam on August 29, 1964. Before her retirement...
Orbin W. Raymond
Apr 23, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Orbin W. Raymond, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Watertown Health Care Center. He was . . . as he always liked to say . . . 93 years young.Orbin was born in Waltham on February 3, 1924, a son of the late William and Viola (Haines) Raymond, and had been a lifelong resident. He...
Vera V. Brown
Apr 21, 2017
Waltham – Vera V. Brown, of Waltham, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at her home. She was 94.Vera was born in Cambridge on January 9, 1923, a daughter of the late Samuel and Phyllis (Davis) Brown. She was a 1941 graduate of Cambridge High School and moved with her family to Waltham in 1944.Until her retirement she worked for forty-seven...
Mary Elizabeth Antonellis
Apr 20, 2017
Mary Elizabeth (Sheldon) Antonellis of Waltham and Wayland (formerly of Corning, NY and Battlecreek, MI) passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the age of 84. She and her late husband, Albert Antonellis had five children: John Antonellis and his wife Dora of Londonderry, NH, Stephen Antonellis and his wife Laurel Hortvet of Glastonbury, CT, Thomas Antonellis and...
Sheila A. (Dubie) White
Apr 20, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Sheila A. (Dubie) White, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was 73.Sheila was born in Waltham on November 5, 1943 and graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1961. On October 2, 1965 she married Robert J. White in Saint Mary's Church on School Street and the...
Mary F. (Daly) Byrne
Apr 20, 2017
Waltham – Being a nurse means that you will see life begin and end . . . you will cry a lot . . . and you will laugh a lot. And you will never let your patients down.That was the life that Mary Byrne led. She was a nurse for fifty plus years and she was really good at...
Maria Stanton
Apr 17, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Maria Stanton, of Waltham, died on Monday, April 17th 2017 in Wingate of Weston. She was 89.Maria was born in Westbrook, Maine on March 2, 1928, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Leontine (Landry) Savoy and graduated from Waltham High School in 1946. She was a kind and giving person who always put her family first.She...
Camille M. Valenzano
Apr 14, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Camille M. (Sendziak) Valenzano, of Waltham, died peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 98 years old. Camille was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 7, 1918, a daughter of the late Stanislaus and Helen Margaret (Zaleski) Sendziak. Until her retirement she had worked as an office assistant at Honeywell.While roller...
Eleanore F. Tomusko
Apr 12, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Eleanore F. Tomusko, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 97.Eleanore was born in Portland, Maine on June 9, 1919, a daughter of the late Francis and Sarah (Coyne) Rowe. She graduated from Portland High School in 1937 and worked as a manager at Woolworth's for over 13 years. On...
Anthony R. "Tony" Stefanelli
Apr 12, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Anthony R. "Tony" Stefanelli, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 82.Tony was born in Somerville on November 27, 1934, a son of the late Joseph and Lena (Alcione) Stefanelli. In between the Korean and Vietnam Wars he served as a Morse code operator with the United States Army...
Paulette M. Fagan
Apr 11, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Paulette M. (Lewis) (Doucette) Fagan, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in Wingate of Weston. She was 94.Paulette was born in Boston on May 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Harold and Suzanne (Lenoir) Lewis. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. Until her retirement Paulette worked as an inspector for...
Richard P. Desrosiers
Apr 11, 2017
Waltham - Mr. Richard P. Desrosiers, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in the Golden Living Center of West Newton. He was 66.Richard was born in New Bedford on November 17, 1950, a son of Jean and Lucie (Galipeau) Desrosiers of Waltham. He was a 1969 graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and after that served for six years...
Robert H. Masciocchi
Apr 10, 2017
Waltham – Reverend Robert H. Masciocchi, 89, a member of the Stigmatine community for more than seventy years, died in Boston on April 10, 2017 after a brief illness.Father Masciocchi, CSS was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 14, 1927, the son of the late Enrico and Carolina (Miglierina) Masciocchi and was educated in Boston Public Schools. After graduating from...
Michael Paul Garrigan
Apr 10, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Michael Paul Garrigan died on January 16, 2017 at the age of 71 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a three year battle with cancer as a result of Agent Orange. Michael was born on April 4, 1945 and was formerly a native of Waltham.He was the husband of Afarina 'Affie' H. (Aragon); father of Emmet Matthew Garrigan...
William J. Waldron
Apr 9, 2017
Waltham – Mr. William J. Waldron, of Waltham, formerly of Watertown, died at home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 9, 2017. He was 82.Bill was born in County Mayo, Ireland on January 4, 1935, a son of the late John and Margaret (Regan) Waldron. He immigrated to the United States in 1956 and met his future bride, Eileen Mahon,...
Carroll E. Cronin
Apr 9, 2017
Waltham – Carroll E. Cronin, of Waltham, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in her home. She was 66.Carroll was born in Winchester on May 4, 1950, a daughter of the late France and Mary (Carroll) Cronin. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston where she earned her bachelors and masters degree and later earned her law degree from The...
Emma (Binda) LaFort
Apr 3, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Emma (Binda) LaFort, of Waltham, died Monday, April 3, 2017 in Medway Country Manor. She was 91.Emma was born in Waltham on November 22, 1925, a daughter of the late Valentino and Frances (Phillips) Binda. She was a lifelong Waltham resident and had worked at the Waltham Watch Factory during the early years of her marriage.She was...
Thomas J. Huff
Apr 2, 2017
Watertown – Mr. Thomas J. Huff, Sr., of Watertown, died on April 2, 2017 at Watertown Health Center. He was 57. Tom was born in Lowell on April 26, 1959, a son of Ann M. (Kelly) (Huff) Cody of Waltham and the late Elwin M. Huff. He was raised in Waltham where he graduated from Waltham High School and had...