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Teresa C. McMahon

Teresa C. McMahon

Nov 1, 2015

Watertown – Mrs. Teresa C. (Mellett) McMahon, of Watertown, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 86.Teresa was born in County Mayo, Ireland on September, 28, 1929 a daughter of the late John and Sarah (Slattery) Mellett. Early on in her career, she worked for her family's business in Brighton, and then spent the...

Eleanor Fraize

Eleanor Fraize

Oct 30, 2015

Newton - The secret to Eleanor Fraize's long life was keeping active. She kept her mind, body and spirit active up until her last breath on Friday, October 30, 2015 when she died at the Stone Health & Rehabilitation Center in Newton. She was 104. Eleanor Hart Taylor was born April 27, 1911 in Waltham a daughter of the late...

Anne Wiley

Anne Wiley

Oct 28, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Anne F. (McCarthy) Wiley, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 96. Anne was born in Boston on April 14, 1919, a daughter of the late Francis and Catherine (Brennan) McCarthy. Raised and educated in Boston she lived many years in Sudbury before moving to Waltham in 1979. Until her retirement...

Verona Peters

Verona Peters

Oct 27, 2015

Lexington – Mrs. Verona M. (Shipman) Peters, of Lexington, formerly of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was 86. Born on February 22, 1929 in Nottingham, England, 'Rona' was the daughter of the late William Winston Shipman and Doris (Saunderson) Shipman. Raised and educated in Nottingham, England, she married Dr. Alan Peters on September 30,...

James J. Gallagher

James J. Gallagher

Oct 27, 2015

Waltham – Mr. James J. Gallagher, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 86.Jim was born in Waltham on February 15, 1929, a son of the late Edward L. and Margaret (Judge) Gallagher. After graduating from Boston College High School in 1946 he went on to graduate from Saint Michael's College in...

Marilyn Smith

Marilyn Smith

Oct 27, 2015

Waltham – Marilyn R. (Gness) Smith died October 27, 2015 in Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 89. Marilyn was born on October 15, 1926 in Peabody a daughter of the late Michael and Lea (Lemay) Gness. Raised and educated in Peabody she lived most of her life in Waltham. She worked for many years as a self-employed seamstress. She...

Francis R. Thomas

Francis R. Thomas

Oct 26, 2015

Milford – Mr. Francis R. Thomas, of Milford, died Monday, October 26, 2015, at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem. Frank was born on November 7, 1955, a son of the late Edgar and Thelma (Murray) Thomas. He worked as a construction worker in Waltham for many years. He leaves children, Richard and Heidi Thomas, both of Waltham; his...

Edith A. Wrynn

Edith A. Wrynn

Oct 25, 2015

Waltham - Mrs. Edith A. (Crossley) Wrynn, of Waltham, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 in Highgate Manor in Dedham. She was 86. Edith was born on April 24, 1929 in Somerville a daughter of George and Marie (Mullen) Crossley. She graduated from Waltham High School and began work as a teller at the former Baybank in Watertown Square. She married...

Francis X. Stanton

Francis X. Stanton

Oct 25, 2015

Somerville – Mr. Francis X. "Frank" Stanton, of Somerville, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Somerville. He was 88.Frank was born in Somerville on October 13, 1927, the son of the late Francis S. and Clare M. (Sullivan) Stanton, and was a 1945 graduate of Saint Clement's High School. He attended Boston College and served...

Roland Boudreau

Roland Boudreau

Oct 24, 2015

Waltham – Mr. Roland Boudreau, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 81.Roland was born on September 3, 1934 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, a son of the late Camille and Doris (LeBlanc) Boudreau, and was raised in nearby Memramcook. In 1961 he and his wife Gladys moved to Waltham where they raised their family...

Francis H. Murphy

Francis H. Murphy

Oct 23, 2015

West Newton – Mr. Francis H. Murphy, Sr., of West Newton, died Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 93.Frank was born in Waltham on February 27, 1922, a son of the late Francis H. and Eleanor Marie (Alli) Murphy. After graduating from Waltham High School Frank served with the United States Army during World...

Christine M. Saulnier

Christine M. Saulnier

Oct 23, 2015

Mrs. Christine M. (Rogers) Saulnier, of Waltham, died Friday, October 23, 2015 in Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a short illness. She was 53. Christine was born on April 13, 1962 in Waltham a daughter of the late Harold 'Sonny' and Phyllis M. (Lahey) Rogers. A lifelong Waltham resident she graduated from Waltham High School with the class of...

Joseph R. McNamara

Joseph R. McNamara

Oct 22, 2015

Newtonville – Mr. Joseph R. McNamara, of Newtonville, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 82.Joe was born in Cambridge on July 8, 1933, a son of the late Matthew and Eleanor (Dineen) McNamara. He was a graduate of the Cambridge Latin School and later earned his degree from Bentley College in Waltham.During the Korean War he...

Mary (Mandile) Fyfe

Mary (Mandile) Fyfe

Oct 20, 2015

Mrs. Mary (Mandile) Fyfe of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in Epoch of Weston. She was 86. Mrs. Fyfe was born in Boston on August 12, 1929, a daughter of the late John and Ignazia "Kay" (Mercurio) Fyfe.She was a lifelong Waltham resident. Mary was the wife of the late Edward R. Fyfe, the mother of the late Kathleen...

Danielle M. (Coleman) DeVincent

Danielle M. (Coleman) DeVincent

Oct 20, 2015

Waltham – It's been said that the strongest people we know are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we knew nothing about.If that's the measure then Danielle DeVincent was the strongest person most anyone will ever get to know. Diagnosed since birth with von Hippel-Lindau disease Danielle's long battle with cancer ended...

Diane S. Huntley

Diane S. Huntley

Oct 20, 2015

Waltham - Diane S. Huntley, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in the Tippett House in Needham. She was 75. Diane was born on September 1, 1940 in Cutler, Maine, a daughter of the late Frank and Berla (Wilcox) Huntley.She was raised on the coast of Maine, and was drawn to and reinvigorated by the ocean. Ever the hearty...

Dolores P. Moore

Dolores P. Moore

Oct 17, 2015

Ms. Dolores P. Moore of Waltham, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, in the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 73. Ms. Moore was born in Brookline on August 19, 1942, a daughter of the late Roger and Pauline (Demco) Moore.Dolores was a housekeeper at The Waltham Hospital for thirty years until her retirement in 2001.She lived in the Francis Cabot Lowell...

Margaret M. (Spatea) Howley

Margaret M. (Spatea) Howley

Oct 12, 2015

Mrs. Margaret M. (Spatea) Howley of Portage, Michigan, formerly of Waltham died Monday, October 12, 2015 in the Alamo Nursing Home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was 83. Mrs. Howley was born in Worcester on February 18, 1932, a daughter of the late John and Margarita (Amato) Spatea.Margaret lived in Waltham for most of her life before moving to Michigan two...

Robert J. Stanton

Robert J. Stanton

Oct 10, 2015

Wayland – When Bob Stanton learned of his cancer diagnosis twelve years ago, accompanied by a prognosis of six months to live, he met the news the same way that he met every challenge in his life . . . with a quiet determination and a smile to give strength to those he loved. He'd learned as a youngster, having...

James F. Smith

James F. Smith

Oct 9, 2015

Waltham – Mr. James F. Smith, of Waltham, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Woburn Nursing Center. He was 99.Jim was born in Waltham on September 27, 1916, a son of the late Joseph and Angeline (Murphy) Smith, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham and attended Franklin Institute in...

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