Obituaries
Florence M. McManus
Dec 22, 2013
Mrs. Florence M. (Dodge) McManus, of Weston, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 in her home, after a courageous battle against ALS.Florence was born in New York City on May 21, 1944. She moved to Boston at a young age and was raised there. After graduating Cathedral High School, Florence continued her thirst for knowledge and earned her Bachelor of Education...
Eduardo DiBartolomeo
Dec 22, 2013
Eduardo DiBartolomeo, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 22, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84.Eduardo was born in Filetto, Italy on June 1, 1929, the son of the late Nicola and Isabella (Eberoll) DiBartolomeo. He was raised and educated in Italy and then moved to Argentina when he was 21. At age 38 he moved to the United States. In both...
Edward C. Fredericks
Dec 20, 2013
Waltham – Mr. Edward C. Fredericks, Jr., of Waltham, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 77.Ed was born in Long Beach, California on September 12, 1936, a son of career Navy man Edward C., Sr. and Bertha M. (Domigan) Fredericks and lived in Long Beach, New London, Connecticut, Charleston, South Carolina and in Roxbury before settling...
Mildred H. McHugh
Dec 19, 2013
Waltham and Natick - Mrs. Mildred (King) McHugh, a longtime resident of Waltham, died on Thurday, December 19, 2013 at Whitney Place in Natick. She was 90. She was married for over 62 years to the late John Joseph McHugh, who died in 2008. Her entire life reflected the importance of family, faith and education to her. Born in Cambridge...
Albert H. Goodwin
Dec 19, 2013
Waltham - Mr. Albert H. Goodwin Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 23, 1928 a son of the late Albert and Gertrude Goodwin. He married Mary T. Kelley on July 7, 1957. He was married to Mary for 48 years until her death...
Hilda C. Mullaney
Dec 17, 2013
Centerville - Mrs. Hilda C. (Besso) Mullaney, of Centerville, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. She was 87.Hilda was born on November 1, 1926 in Holy Rood, Newfoundland, Canada a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Atkinson) Besso. She lived many years in Waltham before moving to Centerville. She leaves her husband, John J....
Cornelius M. "Neil" Hickey
Dec 16, 2013
Peabody – Mr. Cornelius M. "Neil" Hickey of Peabody, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 84. Neil was born in Watertown on February 4, 1929, a son of the late Cornelius and Mae (McDermott) Hickey. He graduated from Waltham High School and served in the U.S. Army National...
Frances E. Currie
Dec 15, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Frances E. (Cox) Currie, of Waltham, died on Sunday, December 15th, 2013 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 90.Frances was born in Waltham on May 11, 1923, a daughter of the late Thomas and Susan (O'Neil) Cox, and had been a lifelong resident. She worked as a homemaker which was a necessity in the Currie household...
Sharon A. MacNeill
Dec 15, 2013
Brockton – Mrs. Sharon A. (Walker) MacNeill, of Brockton, died on Sunday December 15th, 2013 in Brockton Hospital. She was 64.Sharon was born in North Carolina on September 14, 1949, a daughter of the late Elmer and Rita (Crosby) Walker. She graduated from Burlington High School with the class of 1968 and married Robert P. MacNeill in Waltham in 1972....
Janyce E. Patriacca
Dec 14, 2013
Stow – Mrs. Janyce E. Patriacca, of Stow, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was 62.Janyce was born in Newton on March 27, 1951, a daughter of the late Samuel and Pauline (Venditti) Patriacca. She was raised in Newton and was a graduate of Newton High School and Bentley College in Waltham. On January 6,...
Joseph R. Qualters
Dec 14, 2013
Waltham – Retired Waltham Firefighter Joseph R. Qualters died in his home on Saturday, December 14, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was 88.Joe was born in West Newton on November 19, 1925, a son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Tierney) Qualters. Upon graduation from Saint Mary's High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. From April...
Margaret Brady
Dec 12, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret (King) Brady, of Waltham, formerly of Newton, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 87.Margaret was born in Brighton on January 24, 1926, a daughter of the late Michael and Isabella (Savage) King. She was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of Brighton High School. On October 29, 1949 she...
Anne M. Bettano
Dec 10, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Anne M. (Polito) Bettano died peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. She was 102.Anne was born in Italy on February 4, 1911, a daughter of the late Louis and Constance Polito. She graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Tyngsborough and worked for many years at College Town Sportswear as a pattern designer, including custom designs for pocketbooks....
Theresa M. Lupien
Dec 10, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Theresa M. (Duquette) Lupien, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Brittany Pointe Estates in Lansdale.Theresa was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Delphus and Rosella (DesRoche) Duquette, and was raised and educated in Cambridge. She was a graduate of Saint Elizabeth's Hospital School of Nursing in Brighton and later...
Mildred A. White
Dec 8, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Mildred A. White, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. Mildred was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Moynihan) White and had been a lifelong resident.Until her retirement she worked as a nurse's aide at Waltham Hospital and at Maristhill Nursing Home. Before that Mildred had...
Veronica M. Loughlin
Dec 7, 2013
Waltham – Miss Veronica M. Loughlin, of Waltham, formerly of Cambridge, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 92.Veronica was born in Cambridge on October 10, 1921, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Ward) Loughlin, and had lived there before moving to Waltham in 1975. Until her retirement she worked as a secretary at Lundy...
John Voros
Dec 7, 2013
Mr. John Voros, of Newton, died at home on Saturday, December 7, 2013. He was 93. John was born on April 14, 1920 in Velence, Hungary a son of the late John and Julianna (Olah) Voros. Raised and educated in Hungary he studied at the Lizst Ferenc Academy of Music and was a noted violinist and conductor. He immigrated to...
William J. McMullen
Dec 2, 2013
Newton – Mr. William J. McMullen, of Newton and formerly of Needham, died peacefully on Monday, December 2, 2013 after a long illness. He was 64.Bill was born in Newton on January 27, 1949, the son of the late William and Alice (Joyce) McMullen. He graduated from Newton High School in 1968 and studied masonry at Wentworth Institute, working as...
Robert G. Trumbour
Nov 27, 2013
Waltham – Mr. Robert G. 'Bob' Trumbour, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 77.Bob was born in Newton on June 18, 1936, a son of the late J. Edmund and Marie L. (Cassidy) Trumbour and was a lifelong resident of Waltham. A graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham...
Lorraine J. Croft
Nov 26, 2013
Sudbury – Mrs. Lorraine J. (Moran) Croft, of Sudbury, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Wingate at Needham. She was 79.Lorraine was born in Boston on May 13, 1934, a daughter of Irish immigrants John J. and Catherine J. (O'Malley) Moran, and was raised in Waltham. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had lived in the city...