Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Kathleen A. (Brown) Donovan
Oct 8, 2015
Weymouth – Kathleen A. (Brown) Donovan, of Weymouth, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at her home. She was 62.Kathy was born in Lynn on October 4, 1953, a daughter of Thomas A. Brown of West Yarmouth and the late Doris M. (Burgess) Brown, and moved to Waltham when she was five. She graduated from Waltham High School and from Saint...
Marion E. "Terry" Tierney
Oct 8, 2015
Waltham – Marion E. "Terry" Tierney, of Waltham, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 69.Marion was born in Waltham on March 25, 1946, the daughter of the late Francis J. and Irene M. (Dupuis) Tierney, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown and Massasoit Community...
Agnes M. (Cole) (Tyler) Reisner
Oct 7, 2015
Weston – Mrs. Agnes (Cole) (Tyler) Reisner died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Wingate of Sudbury. She was 98. Agnes was born on July 1, 1917, in Utica, New York, a daughter of the late Edward and Geneva (Trossette) Cole, and had lived for most of her life in Utica and in Weston.Together with her brother, Bob, Agnes owned and...
Edward A. Coen
Oct 6, 2015
Waltham's Ed Coen was the definition of a gentle man. Possessed of great humility, storytelling ability, knowledge of the history of his family, his community, his country and the world beyond, his always present smile and calm demeanor brought comfort and joy to all he met.He would be quick to share the adventures and the triumphs in his life, mostly...
James J. Hession
Oct 5, 2015
Greenfield Township, Maine – Mr. James J. Hession of Greenfield Township, formerly of Waltham, died in his daughter's home in Weston on Monday, October 5, 2015. He was 85. Jim was born in Belmont on October 29, 1929, a son of the late Joseph F. and Irene C. (Walsh) Hession. He was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High...
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