Obituaries
Joan E. (Besso) Wenckus
Jul 26, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Joan E. (Besso) Wenckus, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 26th in her home. She was 81. Joan was born in Waltham on December 14, 1933, a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Atkinson) Besso, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School in Waltham.Until her retirement she had worked...
Madaline J. Royds
Jul 25, 2015
Framingham – Mrs. Madaline J. (Leary) Royds, formerly of Belmont, West Harwich and Waltham, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 92. Madaline was born July 28, 1922 in South Boston, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel (Costello) Leary. She was a graduate of Hyde Park High School and the former Higgins...
Anthony DeMella
Jul 24, 2015
Watertown - Mr. Anthony L. DeMella, of Watertown, died Friday, July 24, 2015 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 88. Anthony was born April 28, 1927 in Watertown a son of Italian immigrants Joseph and Nicolina (Lombardi) DeMella. A lifelong Watertown resident he was a graduate of Watertown High School. Like many other brave men of his era...
Arline E. Crowe
Jul 23, 2015
Waltham – Arline E. Crowe, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 in her home. She was 87. Arline was born in Brighton on September 23, 1927, a daughter of the late Lester and Eva (Schools) Crowe, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.Until her retirement Arline worked as a group leader in...
Matthew Bonica
Jul 23, 2015
Matt Bonica was a really good son. He loved life and gave so much to many people. He was funny, quick witted, playful, loyal and genuine. He is gone much too soon. Matt died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, July 23, 2015 after complications with a lifelong illness with epilepsy. He was 22. His parents, Randi and Sharon (Pandolph) Bonica...
Roger J. Bourgea
Jul 23, 2015
Boston – Father Roger J. Bourgea, S.M., 83, died at Boston Medical Center on Thursday, July 23, 2015.A Marist for 61 years, he resided at Our Lady of Victories Church Rectory in Boston until his recent illness. He was born on May 29, 1932 in Chelsea to the late Wilfred and Eva (Gastonguay) Bourgea. He received his primary education at...
Scott D. Raines
Jul 23, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Scott D. Raines, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at York Hospital in York, Maine. He turned 60 on Monday.He enjoyed the challenge found in WordFind books, an occasional cigar, the Red Sox and Patriots and a good meal. The past couple of years Scott faced some tough health challenges but was able to face them...
Robert H. McMurtry
Jul 20, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Robert H. McMurtry, of Waltham, died Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 77. Bob was born in Boston on April 4, 1938, a son of the late George H. and Margaret R. (Meara) McMurtry. He had lived in Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, West Roxbury and Dedham before moving to Waltham thirty years...
Nora F. (Hanlon) Horan
Jul 19, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Nora F. (Hanlon) Horan, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 92.Nora was born on September 15, 1922 in Crushoa, Kinvara, Co. Galway, Ireland, a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Glynn) Hanlon. She was raised in Lawrencetown, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway and during the war years worked as...
Deacon James Callahan
Jul 19, 2015
Newton – Deacon James C. Callahan died Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Avery Manor in Needham. He was 81. James Carter Callahan was born on August 7, 1933 in the Brighton neighborhood in Boston. Raised in Brighton he was educated at Boston College High School and graduated from St. Sebastian's High School. He graduated from Boston College in 1954 and...
Emanuela R. "Nellie" (Passanisi) Astone
Jul 17, 2015
West Newton – Mrs. Emanuela R. "Nellie" (Passanisi) Astone, of West Newton, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at Kaplan Hospice in Danvers. She was 90.Nellie was born in Cambridge on January 23, 1925, one of six children born to Italian immigrants Domenico and Josephina (D'Amico) Passanisi. She was raised in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School.Following her...
Mary G. (Cannalonga) Sama
Jul 14, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Mary G. (Cannalonga) Sama, of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at The Leland Home in Waltham. She was 95.Mary was born in Cambridge on December, 29, 1919, one of eleven children born to Italian immigrants Vito and Elizabeth (Yozzo) Cannalonga. After her marriage to Belmont native Frank Sama the couple made Watertown their lifelong home. Mary...
Thérēse (Dely) Carrenard
Jul 11, 2015
Malden – Mrs. Thérēse (Dely) Carrenard, of Malden, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 in her home. She was 83. Thérēse was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on February 9, 1932, a daughter of the late Alogene and Cherisna Dely. She immigrated to the United States in the mid-1960s and had lived in Marlborough before moving to Malden six years ago. Until...
Lisa N. (Perry) Dawe
Jul 10, 2015
Royalston – Ms. Lisa N. (Perry) Dawe, of Royalston, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at her home. She was 52.Lisa was born in Groton, a daughter of Chauncy S. Perry of Waltham and the late Nancy M. (Cook) Perry. She had lived in Waltham and in Newtonville for most of her life before moving to Royalston six years ago. A...
Mary J. (Murphy) Clancy
Jul 8, 2015
Encinitas, Calif. – Mrs. Mary J. (Murphy) Clancy, of Encinitas, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Somerford Place of Encinitas. She was 91. Mary was born in Boston on June 15, 1924, a daughter of the late Patrick and Winifred (Gannon) Murphy. Until her retirement she worked for thirty years as a clerk for the Newton District Court. Mary had...
J. Richard Fennell
Jul 4, 2015
Weston – Mr. J. Richard Fennell, of Weston, East Dennis and Palm Beach, Florida passed away peacefully on July 4th. He was 84 years old.Dick is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Shirley (Forest) Fennell; his four daughters, Linda M. Fennell of Weston, Kathleen M. Fennell and her wife, Victoria, of Weston, Patricia A. Mordas and her husband,...
Rose M. Zilinskas
Jul 4, 2015
Mrs. Rose M. (Vanaria) Zilinskas of West Windsor, New Jersey, formerly of Waltham, MA, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, in the University Hospital of Princeton in Plainsboro, New Jersey. Mrs. Zilinskas was the wife of the late Walter J. Zilinskas, the mother of the late Sheila Zilinskas Bucher and the daughter of the late Joseph and Nancy (Bonica) Vanaria. Rose...
Theresa M. (Despres) Bennett
Jul 2, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Theresa M. (Despres) Bennett, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 86. A lifelong Waltham resident, Theresa was born on October 27, 1928, a daughter of the late Ernest and Delia (Maillet) Despres. She was a lifelong member of Saint Joseph's Parish in Waltham where she was a member...
Alfred R. Centola
Jul 2, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Alfred R. Centola, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at his home. He was 90.Al was born in Allston on August 31, 1924, a son of the late John and Mary (Abbondanzio) Centola, and was raised in Watertown. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1943 and during World War II he served with the United...
Alfred J. Traversi
Jun 30, 2015
Waltham - Mr. Alfred J Traversi, beloved husband to his wife Dorothy for the past 71 years, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2015 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. Fred was the family patriarch who lived his 92 years guided by deeply rooted values, unwavering faith, and a genuine respect and love for others that...
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