Obituaries

Josephine M. Nicolazzo

Josephine M. Nicolazzo

Jan 17, 2014

Newton – Mrs. Josephine M. (Paladino) Nicolazzo, of Newton, died on Friday January 17th, 2014 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 98.Josephine was born in Waltham on May 8, 1915, a daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina Paladino. In her earlier years she had worked as a dressmaker at Howell Button Factory in Waltham, Movers Dress Co. in Boston and...

Edwina C. Cox

Edwina C. Cox

Jan 16, 2014

Woburn – Mrs. Edwina C. (Wilkie) Cox, of Woburn, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 90. Mrs. Cox was born in Brighton on December 26, 1923, a daughter of the late Robert and Edwina (Pennell) Wilkie.Edwina lived in Waltham for many years and was a buyer for thirty years at Grover...

Mary G. "Sis" Scafidi

Mary G. "Sis" Scafidi

Jan 16, 2014

Waltham - Mrs. Mary G. "Sis" (Nutile) Scafidi, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in the Royal Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Braintree. She was 90. Mary was born in Waltham on December 4, 1923, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Delorey) Nutile, and had been a lifelong resident. She worked as a potter for the Raytheon...

George M. Doherty

George M. Doherty

Jan 16, 2014

Waltham – Mr. George M. Doherty, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home. He was 85.George was born in Boston on September 27, 1928, a son of the late Bernard and Winifred (Carlin) Doherty, both natives of County Donegal, Ireland. He was raised in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Boston's South...

Arthur M. Magee

Arthur M. Magee

Jan 16, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Arthur M. Magee, of Waltham, died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. He was 77.Arthur was born in Waltham on January 24, 1936, a son of the late Edward and Ruth (Manning) Magee. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1954 where he played on the baseball team. He met...

Leonard M. Paolicelli

Leonard M. Paolicelli

Jan 12, 2014

Mr. Leonard M. Paolicelli, of Waltham, died on Sunday, January 12, 2014 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was 56. Leonard was born in Brighton on Feburary 3, 1957, a son of Ruth F. (White) Paolicelli and the late Vincent F. Paolicelli. He was a lifelong Waltham resident. In his younger days, Lenny could often be found outside his...

Edward P. Pinnella

Edward P. Pinnella

Jan 11, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Edward P. Pinnella, of Waltham, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 52.Ed was born in Great Neck, New York on March 31, 1962 and attended State University of New York in Farmingdale, Long Island. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the New York Institute of Technology and had worked in the...

Antonina Cinqueonce

Antonina Cinqueonce

Jan 11, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Antonina (Faranda) Cinqueonce, of Waltham, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 81.Antonina was born in Ucria, Sicily on May 27, 1932, the oldest of six children born to the late Domenico and Carmela (Orefice) Faranda. She immigrated to the United States in 1973 and settled with her family in...

Madeline J. Renna

Madeline J. Renna

Jan 11, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Madeline J. (Graceffa) Renna, of Waltham, died Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Emerson Village Nursing Home in Watertown. She was 91.Madeline was born in Waltham on November 29, 1922, a daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (Fanara) Graceffa, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked for a number of years for the...

Ann M. LaForte

Ann M. LaForte

Jan 8, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Ann M. (Annunziata) LaForte, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 98.Ann was born in Belmont on June 30, 1915, a daughter of the late Louis and Angelina (Restuccia) Annunziata. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. On November 12, 1940 she...

John N. Rooney

John N. Rooney

Jan 6, 2014

Waltham - Mr. John N. Rooney, of Needham and Norwood, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 6, 2014. He was 90.John was born on October 26, 1923 in Waltham a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Shea) Rooney. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School. Like many other young...

Maureen F. Cawley

Maureen F. Cawley

Jan 2, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Maureen F. (McIvor) Cawley, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 69.Maureen was born in Waltham on January 5, 1944, a daughter of the late Francis W. and Marion E. (Graves) McIvor, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.Until her retirement last year she worked...

Gina M. Dubel

Gina M. Dubel

Jan 2, 2014

Ms. Gina M. Dubel, of N. Chelmsford, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 in The Miriam Boyd Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was 47. Gina was born January 17, 1966 in New Haven, Connecticut a daughter of Evelyn T. (Babineau) Reilly of Waltham and Raymond Dubel of St. Petersburg, Florida. Gina moved to Waltham at age 15 and...

John M. Marenghi

John M. Marenghi

Dec 31, 2013

Mr. John 'Jake' M. Marenghi, of Waltham, died in his home on December 31, 2013. He was 93.He is survived by his wife, Carol (Popp) Frost Marenghi; his children, Carolyn Cotter and Michael Marenghi; his stepchildren, Donald J. Frost, Jr. and his wife Linda, Lorraine Connolly and her husband Paul, Charles J. Frost, Linda Riley and her husband William; his...

Betty Jane (Bowman) Hurnowicz

Betty Jane (Bowman) Hurnowicz

Dec 31, 2013

Weston - Mrs. Betty Jane (Bowman) Hurnowicz of Weston,died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. She was 89. Mrs. Hurnowicz was born in Waltham on April 28, 1924, a daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Forsey) Bowman.Betty Jane had lived in Waltham, Brockton, and Weymouth before moving to Weston. During World War II...

Leo T. O'Brien

Leo T. O'Brien

Dec 31, 2013

Mr. Leo T. O'Brien, formerly of Watertown, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in The Lutheran Home in Worcester. He was 84. Leo was born February 24, 1929 in Boston a son of the late John A. and Rose C. (Gallagher) O'Brien. He honorably served his country in the Army National Guard. He married Constance A. Toombs on January 9, 1955....

John C. Dunbar

John C. Dunbar

Dec 30, 2013

Waltham - Mr. John C. Dunbar, of Waltham, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at the Leland Home in Waltham. He was 94.John was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1919, the only child of the late John A. and Gertrude (Holden) Dunbar. He was raised in Braddock and earned his Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of...

Jeanne M. Burley

Jeanne M. Burley

Dec 29, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Jeanne M. (LeBlanc) Burley, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 78.Jeanne was born in Waltham on January 13, 1935, a daughter of the late Moise and Mary (Murphy) LeBlanc, and had been a lifelong resident. She attended Saint Pierre's School in Waltham and was a graduate...

Joseph C. Lazaro

Joseph C. Lazaro

Dec 25, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Joseph C. 'Joe' Lazaro, Jr., of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 in his home. He was 95. Joe was born in Waltham on January 8, 1918, a son of Sicilian natives Joseph and Josephine (Ferrara) Lazaro, and had been a lifelong resident. A graduate of Waltham High School, he worked as a truck driver before joining...

Marjorie L. Parsons

Marjorie L. Parsons

Dec 23, 2013

Watertown – Miss Marjorie L. Parsons, of Watertown, died Monday, December 23, 2013 in her home. Marjorie was born in Cambridge, the youngest child of the late John R. and Isabelle M. (Prowse) Parsons, both of whom were natives of St. John's, Newfoundland.After graduation from Saint Mary's High School in Cambridge, Marjorie went to work for AT&T and, in later...