Obituaries

Donna M. O'Connell

Donna M. O'Connell

Mar 16, 2014

Nashua, New Hampshire – Mrs. Donna M. (Beecher) O'Connell, of Nashua, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Kindred Greenbriar in Nashua. She was 82.Donna was born in Schenectady, New York on January 10, 1932, a daughter of the late Clifford and Josephine (Granger) Beecher. She graduated from Newton High School and furthered her education at both Lasell...

John W. Kelly

John W. Kelly

Mar 14, 2014

Waltham – Mr. John W. Kelly, of Waltham, formerly of Cambridge, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at Carlyle House in Framingham surrounded by his family. He was 85.Born in Cambridge on January 10, 1929 he was one of eight children born to the late Roy and Gertrude (Crowley) Kelly. Affectionately known to all who knew him as either "Yakka" or...

Joseph T. Arcuri

Joseph T. Arcuri

Mar 14, 2014

Mr. Joseph T. Arcuri, of Waban, died on March 14, 2014 peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was 83. Joe was born in Newton on June 23, 1930, eldest son of the late Vincent and Pasquelina (Fragale) Arcuri.From a young age, Joe had a strong sense of family responsibility, he was known to be strong and reliable, and...

William E. Grinnell

William E. Grinnell

Mar 13, 2014

Waltham – Mr. William E. Grinnell, of Waltham, died on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was 79.Bill was born in Boston on November 30, 1934, the son of the late William and Thelma (McCrink) Grinnell. He grew up in Newton, graduated from Newton High School and attended Bentley College and Northeastern University, both in...

Bea O'Toole

Bea O'Toole

Mar 13, 2014

Waltham - Mrs. Beatrice E. " Bea " (Baldaro) O'Toole, of Waltham, died on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 86. She was born October 13, 1927 in Waltham a daughter of the late Frederick and Beatrice (Hall) Baldaro and was a graduate of Waltham High School. Like many young men and women her age she...

Shirley Renna

Shirley Renna

Mar 12, 2014

Waltham - Mrs.Shirley M. (Pike) Renna, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. She was 90. Shirley was born October 19, 1923 in Worcester, a daughter of the late George W. and Violet J. (Wyman) Pike, and graduated from the former Commerce High School in 1941. After graduating, she owned and operated George's...

Virginia R. "Ginny" Johnson

Virginia R. "Ginny" Johnson

Mar 12, 2014

Jamaica Plain – Virginia (Ginny) R. (Lagh) Johnson, of Jamaica Plain, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, surrounded by her family. She was 71.Ginny was born in Boston on November 30, 1942, the daughter of the late Arvid and Ruth (Nelson) Lagh. A resident of Jamaica Plain since last July, she had lived in Waltham...

Sanjay Datta

Sanjay Datta

Mar 11, 2014

Dear Friends, With sadness I share the loss of our husband, father, grandfather, friend, colleague, mentor, and Harvard Medical School Professor, Sanjay Datta MBBS, who passed away early Tuesday morning. Sanjay was born in Dacca, India, a city flourishing with dhaka trees, whose bright orange flame-like flowers have been likened to fire. Indeed, Sanjay personified this form of energy in...

Frank T. Moy

Frank T. Moy

Mar 11, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Frank T. Moy, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 with his family by his side. He was 93.Frank was born in Chicago on December 14, 1920, a son of the late James and Jenny (Wong Shee) Moy. After high school he went to work as a tool & die designer in Detroit and attended school...

R. Birdie MacLennan

R. Birdie MacLennan

Mar 10, 2014

R. Birdie MacLennan of Winooski, Vermont, age 57, died after a brief illness on March 10, 2014.Birdie began working in the University of Vermont's Libraries' Cataloging Department in 1990, after working at Harvard University and Merrimack College and receiving a Master of Library Sciences from Simmons College. Since 2008, she served as Director of the UVM Libraries' Resource Description and...

Jeanette E. Giles

Jeanette E. Giles

Mar 10, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Jeanette E. (Lombardo) Giles, of Waltham, died in her home on Monday, March 10, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was 83.Jeanette was born in Concord on March 7, 1931, a daughter of the late Charles and Vincenza (Prestipino). On April 26, 1959 she married James M. Giles and the pair settled in Waltham. She was artistic...

Margaret M. Cutler

Margaret M. Cutler

Mar 9, 2014

Waltham – Miss Margaret M. "Peggie" Cutler, of Waltham formerly of Newton, died on March 9, 2014 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 68.Peggie was born on October 13, 1945, a daughter of the late Margaret E. (White) Cutler. For many years she worked as a secretary in the operating room at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was very close with her family...

Ruthe F. Humphrey

Ruthe F. Humphrey

Mar 7, 2014

Dorchester – Mrs. Ruthe F. (MacPhee) Humphrey, of Dorchester, died Friday March 7, 2014 at The Bostonian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 86.Ruthe was born in Boston on October 10, 1927, a daughter of the late John and Amelia (Luksha) MacPhee. She was raised in Brighton where she went to high school and later earned her nursing degree from...

Marie P. Curtis

Marie P. Curtis

Mar 7, 2014

Mrs. Marie P. (Coye) Curtis of Waltham died Friday, March 7, 2014, in the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 85. Mrs. Curtis was born in Waltham on July 12, 1928, a daughter of the late Edward J. and Amanda V. (Pelletier) Coye. She was an administrator for General Medical in Waltham until her retirement. Marie was a...

Julia Jones Kerr

Julia Jones Kerr

Mar 4, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Julia Jones Kerr, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 85.Julia was born in Charleston, West Virginia on October 27, 1928, a daughter of the late Joseph R. and Lucy (Cash) Jones. After her mother's death her father married MaeBelle (Arrington) Jones who helped to raise her and her brother,...

Doris V. Fetterhoff

Doris V. Fetterhoff

Mar 3, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Doris V. Fetterhoff, of Waltham, died on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Newton Healthcare Center. She was 89.Doris was born in Brookline on December 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Harold D. and Hazel D. (Miles) Clinch. She graduated from Brighton High School and had worked for over twenty years at E.G. & G. Corp in...

Phyllis E. Keirstead

Phyllis E. Keirstead

Mar 2, 2014

Hudson – Ms. Phyllis E. (Delaney) Keirstead, of Hudson, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home.Phyllis was born in Waltham on January 23, 1963 and was a graduate of Waltham High School. A Waltham resident for most of her life, she worked for a number of years as an executive assistant at Bentley College in Waltham.She...

John L. Shea

John L. Shea

Mar 2, 2014

Boston - Mr. John L. Shea, formerly a longtime resident of Waltham, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Boston Medical Center after a long illness. He was 73. Mr. Shea was born in Belmont on April 17, 1940, a son of the late John and Mildred (Maguire) Shea. John graduated from Belmont High School and worked as a security...

John T. Giles

John T. Giles

Feb 27, 2014

Retired Waltham Fire Captain John T. 'Jack' Giles died on Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Stuart, Florida. He was 82.Jack was born in Waltham on December 17, 1931, a son of the late Patrick and Delia (Murphy) Giles. He attended St. Joseph's Elementary School, St. Mary's High School and earned his associates degree in Fire Science from Massachusetts Bay Community...

Richard J. Hoxie

Richard J. Hoxie

Feb 26, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Richard J. "Dick" Hoxie, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at his home. He was 79.Dick was born in Quincy on March 4, 1934, a son of the late Everett and Alice (Malone) Hoxie and was a graduate of Quincy High School. During the Korean War he served with the United States Army.A Waltham resident of...