Obituaries

Jessie Harriet Livingston

Jessie Harriet Livingston

Aug 19, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Jessie Harriet (MacInnis) Livingston, of Waltham, died Friday, August 19, 2016 in Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 80.Harriet, as she was affectionately called, was born in Little Narrows, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on October 22, 1935, a daughter of the late John and Harriet (Stubbs) MacInnis. She moved to the United States in the 1950's...

Denis J. Dubé

Denis J. Dubé

Aug 19, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Denis J. Dubé, of Waltham, died on Friday, August 19th, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was 74.Denis was born in Cambridge on February 11, 1942, a son of the late Ernest J. and Rose (Anastasia) Dubé. After graduating from Waltham Vocational High School he served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Before retirement...

Mary P. Curtin

Mary P. Curtin

Aug 17, 2016

Waltham – Mary P. Curtin of Waltham died Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in the Newton-Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care in Wellesley. She was 84. Mary was born on January 10, 1932, a daughter of the late Michael J. and Helena G. (Mitchell) Curtin. She attended Northeastern University and then went on to work as the head of the X-Ray department...

Gerard J. McShane

Gerard J. McShane

Aug 17, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Gerard J. McShane, of Clearwater, Florida, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Clearwater. He was 91.Gerard was born in Waltham on June 27, 1925, a son the late Joseph and Teresa (Hardiman) McShane. After graduating from Saint Charles High School he joined the United States Marine Corps where he served in the...

Ruth I. "Kitty" Sawin

Ruth I. "Kitty" Sawin

Aug 17, 2016

Sudbury - Mrs. Ruth I. "Kitty" (Lindblad) Sawin, of Sudbury and Harwich, formerly of Waltham died on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was 93.Kitty was born in Brockton on January 25, 1923, a daughter of the late Thor Albert Hilding Lindblad and Ruth Ellida (Skoog) Lindblad. She lived in Medford for a short time...

Charles A. Bell

Charles A. Bell

Aug 16, 2016

Wayland – Mr. Charles A. Bell, of Wayland and Venice, Florida, formerly of Weston, died Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 86.Charles was born in Oak Park, Illinois on June 12, 1930, the son of the late Charles H. and Laverna (Ludy) Bell. He was raised in Westfield, New Jersey where he graduated from...

John Gildart

John Gildart

Aug 15, 2016

Waltham - Mr. John H. 'Jack' Gildart, of Waltham, formerly of Cambridge, Somerville and Gilford, New Hampshire, died Monday, August 15, 2016 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 73. John was born July 9, 1943 in Cambridge a son of the late Harold and Helen (Ready) Gildart. Raised and educated in Cambridge he graduated from Cambridge Rindge Technical High School....

Esther J. Barber

Esther J. Barber

Aug 13, 2016

Framingham – Mrs. Esther J. (Venini) Barber, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham and Florida, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13th surrounded by her loving family. She was 98.Esther was born in Waltham on June 4, 1918, the daughter of S. John and Marina (Alberti) Venini. She raised her family in Waltham and then she and her late husband, Albert,...

Nicholas Cardone

Nicholas Cardone

Aug 10, 2016

Westford – Mr. Nicholas Cardone, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, August 10, 2016 in Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was 91. Nicholas was born January 9, 1925 in Penna, Province of Pescara, Italy a son of the late Corindo and Isolino (Marcia) Cardone. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 5 settling in Waltham. He was a...

Eugene M. Snow

Eugene M. Snow

Aug 9, 2016

Waltham – Gene Snow was always a glass is half-full kind of a guy . . . an eternal optimist who had a smile that would . . . as the cliché goes . . . light up a room. In his case it was true. And around the Fourth of July Gene could also light up his neighborhood with...

Esther F. Landry

Esther F. Landry

Aug 9, 2016

Waltham – Miss Esther F. Landry, of Waltham, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in her home. She was 90. Esther was born in Watertown on April 9, 1926, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Gingrass) Landry, and was a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School in Watertown. She moved to Waltham in 1971Until her retirement she worked as...

Marilyn C. (Ryan) Stanton

Marilyn C. (Ryan) Stanton

Aug 7, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Marilyn C. (Ryan) Stanton, of Waltham, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 90.Marilyn was born in Waltham on April 20, 1926, a daughter of the late John and Ida (Berrigan) Ryan, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1944 graduate of Waltham High School.After her kids were in...

Barbara Penney

Barbara Penney

Aug 7, 2016

Sanford, Maine - Mrs. Barbara A. (Ferguson) Penney, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New Hampshire. She was 73. Barbara was born February 25, 1943 in Malden, a daughter of the late Ralph and Barbara (Taylor) Ferguson. Raised and educated in Stoneham she also lived in Wakefield before moving to Waltham in...

Joan M. Sheehy

Joan M. Sheehy

Aug 6, 2016

Newton – Mrs. Joan M. (Welch) Sheehy, a lifelong resident of Newton, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 in Wingate at Weston. She was 84. Joan was born at home in Newton on September 14, 1931, a daughter of the late Daniel and Mary (Herlihy) Welch. Raised and educated in Newton she was a graduate of the former Our Lady's High...

Alexander Kananovich

Alexander Kananovich

Aug 5, 2016

Wellesley - 'Be forever mindful of the needs of others' is the way in which Alexander Kananovich lived his life and the values he instilled in his family. He died peacefully in the presence of family in Cape Cod Hospital on Friday, August 5, 2016 after long life well lived. He was 92. Alexander Sergey Kananovich was born February 1,...

Frances A. Cappadona

Frances A. Cappadona

Aug 4, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Frances A. (Rizzo) Cappadona, of Waltham and Dennis, died on Thursday August 4th, 2016 in her daughter's home surrounded by family. She was 89.Frances was born in Waltham on January 20, 1927, a daughter of the late Gerlando and Assunta (Falzone) Rizzo. As a young girl she quit school to work at Hathaway's Bakery in Waltham to...

James S. DiPerri

James S. DiPerri

Aug 4, 2016

South Boston – Jim DiPerri was known around his native South Boston and beyond as a true gentleman who greeted friends and strangers alike with a sincere smile and genuine warmth.It was pretty easy to feel at home in his company . . . he was a man of unquestioned integrity, was never afraid of hard work and was possessed...

Pauline J. Thompson

Pauline J. Thompson

Aug 3, 2016

Mashpee - Mrs. Pauline J. (Sullivan) Thompson, of Mashpee, formerly of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 after being stricken ill while visiting her daughter. She was 73. Pauline was born October 27, 1942 in Brighton a daughter of the late Milford and Eleanor (Lang) Sullivan. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High...

Catherine A. (Leavitt) Arena

Catherine A. (Leavitt) Arena

Jul 31, 2016

Burlington - Catherine A. Arena of Burlington, formerly of Waltham, passed away on Sunday night, July 31, 2016 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, surrounded by her family. She was 86. Born in Athol on December 31, 1929, she was adopted by the late Carrie Leavitt when she was 2 years old, a woman she regarded highly and spoke of...

Guido DiVecchia

Guido DiVecchia

Jul 28, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Guido DiVecchia, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 in his home. He was 88. Guido was born on January 24, 1928 in Sant'Eufemia a Maiella, Pescara Province, Italy, a son of the late Carmine and Anna Maria (DiPietroantonio) DiVecchia. After moving to the United States his family settled in Watertown.Upon graduating from Watertown High School Guido...