Obituaries
Coleman "Wally" Whayne
Jul 27, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Coleman "Wally" Whayne, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 78. Wally was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on June 21, 1938, a son of the late Coleman W., Jr. and Blanche E. (Blair) Whayne. After high school he attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock where he earned an engineering degree.He lived...
Steven Wenckus
Jul 21, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Steven Wenckus, of Waltham, died suddenly on Thursday, July 21, 2016. He was 52.Steven was born in Waltham on February 27, 1964, a son of Alfred A. Wenckus and the late Nancy A. (Crites) Wenckus. He attended Waltham Vocational High School and was a talented carpenter. He was the proprietor of American Remodeling in Waltham.Steven loved his...
John Drover
Jul 14, 2016
Epping, NH – Mr. John Drover of Epping, formerly of Burlington, died Thursday, July 14, 2016 in his home on his 85th birthday. John was born and raised in Chelsea, a son of the late George and Elsie (Shepherd) Drover. He had been a longtime Burlington resident before moving to New Hampshire ten years ago.He worked in the automotive field...
Ann C. Lai
Jul 13, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Ann C. Lai, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 78.Ann was born in Chung Hwa, Taiwan on March 9, 1938 and immigrated to the United States in 1988, settling in New York. She came to live in Waltham three years ago.She was educated in her native Taiwan where...
Joseph P. Collura
Jul 12, 2016
Leominster – Mr. Joseph P. Collura, Jr., of Leominster, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in The Meadows of Leicester. He was 51. Joe was born in Waltham on August 31, 1964, a son of the late Joseph P. and Justine (Mahoney) Collura. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School.A Leominster resident for more than twenty years he worked...
Mary T. (White) McCue
Jul 10, 2016
Waltham – It's been said that it takes a big heart to shape little minds . . . so when American author Robert Fulghum wrote his best-selling book "All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten" Waltham's Mary McCue was already an expert in the field. Her "work" as a kindergarten teacher in the city's public schools, mainly...
Loretta A. Gallo
Jul 9, 2016
Lititz, Penn. – Loretta A. Gallo, of Lititz, died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at her home. She was 72.Loretta was born in Newton on June 2, 1944, a daughter of the late Phillip J. and Lena A. (Gentile) Gallo. She was a longtime parishioner at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Newton.Until her retirement she worked as an administrative...
Vincent Cirino
Jul 7, 2016
Waltham – "Courage is not having the strength to go on . . . it is going on when you don't have the strength."Vinnie Cirino never came up short in the courage department during his battle with acute myeloid leukemia. It may have zapped his strength but never his spirit. In the end the cancer became just too much to...
Joseph V. Anastasi
Jul 6, 2016
Newton – Mr. Joseph V. Anastasi, of Newton Centre, died Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at his home. He was 89.Joe was born in Watertown on April 21, 1927, a son of the late Francesco and Concetta Anastasi. He was a 1945 graduate of Watertown High School and was a graduate of Bentley School of Accounting in Boston. Until his retirement...
Elizabeth J. York
Jul 5, 2016
Middletown, RI – Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Taranto) York, of Middletown, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Newport Hospital. She was 98.Known affectionately as Liz to family and Betty to friends she was born in Waltham on April 16, 1918, a daughter of the late Onofrio and Maria (Picone) Taranto. Betty was a 1936 graduate of Waltham High School.Before and during...
Joanne L. (DePamphilis) Papia
Jul 4, 2016
Watertown – Joanne L. (DePamphilis) Papia, of Watertown, died Monday, July 4, 2016 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 61.Joanne was born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Olivia (Amoroso) DePamphilis and John L. DePamphilis, and was raised in Watertown. She was a 1973 graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown.She lived for a number of years...
Martha C. Kolodzieski
Jul 4, 2016
On July 4, at 91 years, Martha C. Kolodzieski very peacefully left this life to continue her journey to heaven. She died at The Stanley Tippett Hospice Home in Needham after a short stay. Beloved Martha was predeceased by her parents, Teodozia and Stefan Kolodziekski, by her brother Stephen C. Kolodzieski, a lieutenant in the Waltham Fire Department, and by...
James R. McNamara
Jul 1, 2016
Marshfield - Mr. James R. McNamara, III, of Marshfield, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, July 1, 2016 in South Shore Hospital after battling cancer. He was 65.Jim was born on March 11, 1951, a son of Mary E. (Eaton) (McNamara) Delaney of Peabody and the late James R. McNamara, Jr. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in...
Thomas J. McLaughlin
Jul 1, 2016
Dr. Thomas J. McLaughlin ScD, of Waltham, died Friday, July 1, 2016 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after being stricken ill at home. He was 68. Born on September 22, 1947 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Francis and Adeline (Fellin) McLaughlin. Tom graduated from St. Gabriel High School in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor from King's...
Barbara E. (McCue) Clark
Jun 29, 2016
Hopkinton – Mrs. Barbara E. (McCue) Clark of Hopkinton, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 in MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. She was 90. Barbara was born in Waltham on November 15, 1925, the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Hayes) McCue. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School in Waltham and had lived in...
Richard P. Shea
Jun 28, 2016
Waltham – In the three and a half years since Dick Shea lost his Mary to cancer he missed her every day . . . their wedding anniversary was two weeks ago. And following a period of declining health he knew the reunion with Mary was getting close. You could say he died a happy man. He was loved by...
Regina A. "Jean" (Williams) Crosby
Jun 27, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Regina A. "Jean" (Williams) Crosby, of Waltham, died Monday, June 27, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 90.Jean was born on July 9, 1925 in Boston and was raised in East Boston. She was a graduate of Fitton High School in East Boston. In September, 1951 she married Robert E. Crosby, Jr., also from...
Robert O. Harnett
Jun 24, 2016
Milford - Mr. Robert O. Harnett, Jr., of Milford, formerly of Waltham died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Milford Regional Medical Center. He was 50.Rob was born on May 28, 1966, the son of the late Robert and Martha A. (Webster) Harnett. He was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High in 1984. A member of the IBEW Local...
Mary T. (Heslin) Haughney
Jun 24, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Mary T. (Heslin) Haughney, of Waltham, died on Friday, June 24, 2016 in her home. She was 91.Mary was born in Albany, New York on July 18, 1924, the daughter of the late William and Theresa (Cavanaugh) Heslin. She was raised and educated in Cohoes, New York.Following her marriage to James V. Haughney, a career Army officer,...
Ronald E. Nelson
Jun 22, 2016
Middleborough – Mr. Ronald E. Nelson, a retired Belmont patrolman, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Oak Hill in Middleborough. He was 82.Ron was born in Boston on May 3, 1934, a son of the late Harold and Florence (Thomas) Nelson. He was raised and educated in Belmont and lived in Waltham and in Pennsylvania before retiring to Harwich ten...
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