Obituaries

William P. Lee

William P. Lee

Feb 13, 2015

Waltham – Mr. William P. Lee, of Waltham and Dennisport, died Friday, February 13, 2015 in Lexington. He was 78. Bill was born in Boston on February 3, 1937, a son of the late Timothy and Marie (Fahey) Lee, and was raised in Dorchester. He served with the United States Navy aboard the submarine U.S.S. Becuna. Until his retirement Bill...

Catherine M. 'Kay' (Sousa) Washburn

Catherine M. 'Kay' (Sousa) Washburn

Feb 11, 2015

West Newton – Mrs. Catherine M. 'Kay' (Sousa) Washburn, of West Newton, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Wingate at Needham. She was 91.Kay was born in Waltham on March 21, 1923, a daughter of the late George and Catherine (Shields) Sousa, and was a graduate of Waltham High School. On May 19, 1946 she married Donald B. Washburn, also...

Eleanor M. (MacDonald) Andrews

Eleanor M. (MacDonald) Andrews

Feb 10, 2015

Watertown - Mrs. Eleanor M. (MacDonald) Andrews, of Watertown, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in the deRham Hospice House in Cambridge. She was 88. Eleanor was born in Boston on October 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Colin and Gertrude (McDougall) MacDonald. She was a member of the Sons of Italy in Watertown and a parishioner at Saint Luke's...

Peter Donovan

Peter Donovan

Feb 7, 2015

Waltham – Mr. G. Peter Donovan, the longtime head of Waltham's Middlesex Human Service Agency, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He was 73.Peter was born in Waltham on October 10, 1941, a son of the late George and Claire (Jordan) Donovan, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Saint Sebastian's...

Norma (Leaf) McGann

Norma (Leaf) McGann

Feb 6, 2015

Waltham - Mrs. Norma (Leaf) McGann, of Waltham, formerly of Centerville, Weston and West Newton, died at the age of 96 on February 6, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Olga (Iderstrom) Leaf.A devoted lover of classical music, she began piano lessons at age 8, renewing her repertoire during Brandeis University lunch hours. Watercolor painting, knitting...

Joseph M. Connolly

Joseph M. Connolly

Feb 6, 2015

Waltham – Rev. Joseph M. Connolly, C.S.S., of the Stigmatine Fathers, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 84.Fr. Connolly was born in Brighton on November 5, 1930, a son of Michael and Mary Connolly, both natives of Co. Galway, Ireland. He entered the Stigmatine Fathers' Community at Waltham on September 15, 1945. His first...

Margaret M. Edmunds

Margaret M. Edmunds

Feb 5, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret M. 'Peg' (Leahy) Edmunds, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 96.Peg was born in Haverhill on September 10, 1918, a daughter of the late David and Eleanor (Cotter) Leahy. She was raised in Dorchester and lived there before her marriage to Waltham native Edward H. 'Ned'...

Ernest R. Poirier

Ernest R. Poirier

Feb 4, 2015

Waltham – Mr. Ernest R. Poirier, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in his home surrounded by family. He was 83.Ernie was born in Rumford, Maine on July 22, 1931, a son of the late Nicholas and Diana (Poulin) Poirier. He was raised and educated in Rumford and after high school joined the United States Army during the Korean...

Peter J. O'Malley

Peter J. O'Malley

Feb 3, 2015

Waltham – Mr. Peter J. O'Malley, of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 68.Peter was born on Boston on December 3, 1946, a son of the late Joseph A. 'Bud' and Dorothy A. (Brady) O'Malley. He was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School. After that he served...

Mary J. (Dorie) Cameron

Mary J. (Dorie) Cameron

Feb 1, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Mary J. (Dorie) Cameron, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 86.Mary was born in Westville, Nova Scotia on October 30, 1928, one of eight children born to the late Charles and Jessie (Wilkie) Dorie. During World War II she met her future husband, Antigonish native Archibald B. Cameron, when both were...

John E. Ashe

John E. Ashe

Jan 30, 2015

Waltham – Mr. John E. Ashe, of Waltham, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 30, 2015. He was 68, born on February 9, 1946 in Springfield, MA.John was a loving son and was predeceased by his father John L. Ashe and step-mother Anne of Waltham, and his mother Dorothy (Allen) Moriarty and step-father Thomas of Springfield. He was the brother...

Theresa A. (Belliveau) Cosgrove

Theresa A. (Belliveau) Cosgrove

Jan 27, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Theresa A. (Belliveau) Cosgrove, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at her home. She was 87.Theresa was born in Lynn on March 6, 1927, one of eleven children born to the late Peter and Aline (Thibodeau) Belliveau. She moved to Waltham with her family as a child and has been a lifelong resident since. She attended...

Catherine A. Willems

Catherine A. Willems

Jan 26, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Catherine A. 'Anna' (Bourque) Willems, of Waltham, died on Monday, January 26, 2015 in Spaulding Hospital, Cambridge. She was 95.Anna was born in Waltham on October 3, 1919, a daughter of the late Abel and Sabina (Ford) Bourque. She was a talented artist and in her teenage years she loved to paint. Shortly after graduating from high...

Ruth E. (Worthley) Ormond

Ruth E. (Worthley) Ormond

Jan 24, 2015

Postponement - Services for Ruth originally scheduled for Thursday and Friday will now be held on Friday and Saturday, January 30th and 31st.Waltham – Mrs. Ruth E. (Worthley) Ormond, of Waltham, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 84.Ruth was born on April 1, 1930, a daughter of the late Clifford and Marie (Fahrny) Worthley,...

Robert V. DiTommaso

Robert V. DiTommaso

Jan 22, 2015

Waltham - Mr. Robert V. DiTommaso, of Waltham, died, Thursday, January 22, 2014 in EPOCH Senior Living in Weston. He was 79.Robert was born in Newton on October 25, 1935, a son of the late Valeriano and Katherine (Tiberio) DiTommaso. Shortly after high school he joined the United States Air Force and over the span of the next five years...

Janet M. (Gould) Darcy

Janet M. (Gould) Darcy

Jan 21, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Janet M. (Gould) Darcy, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Wingate at Wilbraham. She was 85. Janet was born in Somerville on August 17, 1929, a daughter of the late John J. and Katherine (Joyce) Gould. She was raised in Somerville and in Cambridge and graduated from Saint John's High School in North Cambridge. After...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (McGann) Dion

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (McGann) Dion

Jan 19, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Elizabeth M. "Betty" (McGann) Dion, of Waltham, died Monday, January 19, 2015 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 92. Betty was born in Waltham on November 27, 1922, a daughter of the late Martin F. and Mary Ellen (Burke) McGann, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and until her...

Winifred Aucoin

Winifred Aucoin

Jan 19, 2015

Waltham – Mrs. Winifred J. (Byrne) Aucoin, of Waltham, died Monday, January 19, 2015 in Epoch of Weston. She was 91. Winifred was born August 22, 1923 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Johnson) Byrne and graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1942. She married Albert J. Aucoin on November 22, 1950 and...

Delmina M. (Ferranti) Subilia

Delmina M. (Ferranti) Subilia

Jan 18, 2015

Wells, Maine - Mrs. Delmina M. (Ferranti) Subilia, of Wells, formerly of Weston, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 in the Pavilion of Southern Maine Health Care Center. She was 91. Delmina was born in Waltham on February 10, 1923 a daughter of the late Joseph and Delmina (Benotti) Ferranti, and was a graduate of Weston High School. She was raised...

Henry J. Linse

Henry J. Linse

Jan 16, 2015

Waltham - Rev. Henry Julius Linse, C.S.S. of the Stigmatine Fathers in Waltham, died on Friday, January 16, 2015 in Marian Manor Nursing Facility in South Boston. He was 95. He was born on September 15, 1919 in Boston a son of German immigrants, the late Francis X. and Hirlanda (Hergenhan) Linse.Fr. Linse entered the Stigmatine Fathers in September 1938....