Obituaries
Joan P. Denton
Dec 5, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Joan P. Denton, of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, December 5, 2016. She was 83. Born on January 17, 1933 in Garforth, England she was a daughter of the late Joseph Norman Riley and Emily (Stephenson) Riley. Raised and educated in England she immigrated to the United States in the early 1950's settling in Belmont....
William J. Mannix
Dec 5, 2016
Mr. William J. Mannix, of Wareham and Crystal River, Florida, passed away on December 5, 2016.Bill was a triple Eagle, graduating from BC High, Boston College and Boston College Graduate School. He was the head of Big Brother Association of Boston, was the chairman of the Horace Cousins Benevolent Fund of Newton and spent many years working with children throughout...
M. Kenneth Weeks
Dec 5, 2016
Wareham – M. Kenneth Weeks, of Wareham, died at home on Monday, December 5, 2016 surrounded by family. He was 81. Ken was born in Waltham on February 9, 1935, a son of the late Merrill K. and Mary (Moynihan) Weeks. He was a graduate of St. Charles High School and later joined the U.S. Army serving during the Korean...
Anna L. (Tobin) Jaillet
Dec 4, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Anna L. (Tobin) Jaillet, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Excel Nursing Center in Lexington. She was 83.Anna was born in Everett on December 17, 1932, a daughter of the late John "Jack" and Anastasia (Fitzgerald) Tobin, both natives of Western Bay, Newfoundland. Anna graduated from Bishop Chevrus High School in Malden and volunteered at...
Edward T. Bigham
Dec 3, 2016
Weston – Attorney Edward T. Bigham, Jr., of Weston passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Marie (Geisler) of Weston; his children, Penelope E. Comeau and her husband Phillip of Great Falls, Virginia, Deborah E. Bigham, Esq. of Waltham, Joan M. Bigham of Marlborough, Peter J. Bigham,...
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...
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