Obituaries

Brian R. Hancock

Brian R. Hancock

Mar 3, 2017

Ashby – Mr. Brian R. Hancock, of Ashby, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at his home. He was 59.Brian was born in Waltham on July 2, 1957, a son of Joseph W. and Marie M. (Pellerin) Hancock of Waltham. He had been a lifelong resident before moving to Ashby three years ago. After high school Brian served...

Julia L. (Hoarde) Maloney

Julia L. (Hoarde) Maloney

Mar 1, 2017

Ashland – Mrs. Julia L. (Hoarde) Maloney, of Ashland, formerly of Waltham and Brighton died Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the age of 104.Julia was born in Waltham on February 11, 1913, a daughter of the late and Joseph and Elizabeth (Mehegan) Hoarde and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She was a loving wife to the late Charles...

Mary V. (Mulcahy) Brophy

Mary V. (Mulcahy) Brophy

Feb 28, 2017

Hyannis – Mrs. Mary V. (Mulcahy) Brophy of Hyannis died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in Cape Cod Hospital. She was 89. Mrs. Brophy was born in Boston on March 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Winifred (Fitzgerald) Mulcahy.Mary was a long time resident of Waltham before retiring to Cape Cod seven years ago.She was the wife of...

Samuel Sabetti

Samuel Sabetti

Feb 27, 2017

Mr. Samuel Sabetti, of Spencer, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Monday, February 27, 2017. He was 95. Sam was born November 20, 1921 in Newton a son of Italian immigrants Andrew and Mary (Izzo) Sabetti. He honorably served his country in the Army during World War II. He married Shirley Wilson at First Congregational on August 7, 1948...

Domenic Cuttone

Domenic Cuttone

Feb 26, 2017

Waltham – Domenico 'Domenic' Cuttone was born on February 15, 1929 in Ucria, a province of Sicily, Italy, to the late Vincenzo and Rosalia (Rigoli) Cuttone. After a period of failing health, Domenic died in his much loved home with family by his side on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Domenic had just celebrated his 88th birthday and is now reunited...

Leona (Santamaria) Defino

Leona (Santamaria) Defino

Feb 25, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Leona (Santamaria) Defino, of Waltham, died Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hosice in Wayland. She was 91.Leona was born in Waltham on November 3, 1925, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Santamaria, and had been a lifelong resident. After high school she worked as a dressmaker and later in life worked...

Peter A. Donovan

Peter A. Donovan

Feb 25, 2017

Barnstable – Mr. Peter A. Donovan, formerly of Newton, died on Saturday, February 25, 2017 after long standing health issues. He was 81.Peter's death is mourned by his wife of fifty-five years, Eleanor (Dill) Donovan; his son, Mark, daughter-in-law, Kristen (Holt), his grandchildren, Kathryn, John, and Emma. He is also survived by his brother, Walter of Marlborough and other friends...

Margaret C. "Peg" (FitzGerald) Lord

Margaret C. "Peg" (FitzGerald) Lord

Feb 24, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret C. "Peg" (FitzGerald) Lord, of Waltham, died Friday, February 24, 2017 at her home. She was 82.Peg was born in Malden on August 3, 1934 to the late James P. and Violet M. (Carroll) FitzGerald. She was raised in Waltham and had been a lifelong resident. Peg was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown.After high...

Donald J. Barry

Donald J. Barry

Feb 23, 2017

Waltham – Mr. Donald J. Barry, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Waltham Crossings. He was 92. He was born in Newton on February 1, 1925, a son of the late Raymond and Catherine (Delaney) Barry.Don and his late wife, Rachel, were born just days apart, and not far from each other. That's how they kept it for...

Archibald E. "Archie" Carter

Archibald E. "Archie" Carter

Feb 22, 2017

Waltham – Mr. Archibald E. "Archie," Carter, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 89. Archie was born in Waltham on December 11, 1927 to the late Archibald and Mary (Garnier) Carter. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and in 1946 joined the United States Army. Raised in Wayland, Archie made his...

Joyce R. Rotchford

Joyce R. Rotchford

Feb 21, 2017

Watertown – Joyce R. Rotchford, of Watertown, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 64.Joyce was born in Waltham on September 9, 1952, a daughter of Edward R. Rotchford of Waltham and the late Barbara M. (Curtin) Rotchford. She was a Waltham High School graduate and later attended Northeastern University in Boston.A Watertown resident for...

Richard A. Melanson

Richard A. Melanson

Feb 19, 2017

Waltham – Richie Melanson loved his wife of forty-four years, Joanne, more than anything else in the world. When she left us on May 15, 2015 at the young age of seventy-three not a day went by that Richie didn't miss her. She'd been suffering from Parkinson's for almost ten years at the time and the tender, loving, and unselfish...

Phyllis L. (Fay) Jee

Phyllis L. (Fay) Jee

Feb 12, 2017

Waltham - Mrs. Phyllis L. (Fay) Jee of Waltham died Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Care One of Newton. She was 92. Mrs. Jee was born in Boston on February 13, 1924, a daughter of the late William and Blanche (Greenough) Fay.Phyllis graduated from Girls High School in Boston and worked in the Middlesex County Hospital until her retirement in...

Paul E. "Eddie" LeBlanc

Paul E. "Eddie" LeBlanc

Feb 12, 2017

Waltham – Mr. Paul E. "Eddie" LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85.Eddie was born in Waltham on December 27, 1931, a son of the late Joseph and Lucie (Aucoin) LeBlanc, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School.During the Korean War he served as an...

John C. McManama

John C. McManama

Feb 10, 2017

Waltham - Dr. John Carroll McManama, Jr., born July 21, 1916 to John C. and Elizabeth W. McManama, passed away peacefully Friday night, February 10, 2017, in the arms of his children, at the age of 100. He was a cherished brother to the late Agnes Cohn Quinn, George B. of Belmont, the late Rosemary Quinn, and Elizabeth (Betty) Kasper...

Agnes (McGann) Mannix

Agnes (McGann) Mannix

Feb 9, 2017

Watertown – Mrs. D. Agnes (McGann) Mannix, of Watertown, died Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 86.Agnes was born in Waltham on August 30, 1930, a daughter of the late Benedict J. and Nora T. (Malloy) McGann. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. After that she went to work at Grover Cronin's...

Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner

Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner

Feb 6, 2017

West Newton – Mrs. Jean (Pendleton) Gardiner, of West Newton, died Monday, February 6, 2017 at her home. She was 96.Jean was born on November 23, 1920 in Winter Harbor, Maine, the youngest of eleven children born to the late Frederick and Elvira Pendleton. She was a graduate of Winter Harbor High School where she captained the girls' basketball team.She...

Dianne M. Farrell

Dianne M. Farrell

Feb 2, 2017

When born we are never promised a life that will be easy. It is however the universal prayer and hope that life will be filled with unconditional love and times of sheer joy and happiness…simple pleasures and gratitude for the people who cross our paths. Life becomes about the experiences with people in it. Perhaps later in life we surrender...

Mary T. (Casey) Maloney

Mary T. (Casey) Maloney

Feb 1, 2017

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WAKE FOR MARY TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED --- FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL GATHER AT 9 AM FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE LEAVING FOR HER FUNERAL MASS AT 10 AM IN OUR LADY'S CHURCH.Waltham - Mrs. Mary T. (Casey) Maloney of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017, in her home. She was 91. Mrs. Maloney was born in...

Robert M. Ryan

Robert M. Ryan

Jan 30, 2017

Robert "Bob" Michael Ryan, 71, of Attleboro, peacefully passed away surrounded by his beloved family at his home on Monday, January 30, 2017.Born on July 14, 1945 in Brighton, he was the son of the late William "Laddie" Ryan and the late Grace Rita (Mulvihill) Ryan.Bob graduated from St. Mary's High School in Waltham, Class of 1963, attended Boston College,...