Obituaries

Priscilla M. Lee

Priscilla M. Lee

Nov 19, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Priscilla M. (Wong) Lee, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at her home. She was 72.Priscilla was born in Boston on October 22, 1939, a daughter of the late Hop Wong and Quan Shee, and had lived most of her life in Waltham. Her husband, Thomas L. Lee, died on September 18, 2010.Priscilla leaves her children,...

Felix G. Taranto

Felix G. Taranto

Nov 19, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Felix G. 'Phil' Taranto, of Waltham died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Epoch of Weston. He was 87.Phil was born in Waltham on January 23, 1924, a son of the late Onofrio and Maria (Picone) Taranto and had been a lifelong resident. During a 42 year career with the A&P Stores he was in charge of their...

John P. Brazil

John P. Brazil

Nov 18, 2011

Waltham – Mr. John P. Brazil, of Waltham, died on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 78.John was born in Hyde Park on February 22, 1933, a son of the late Thomas and Mary (Clifford) Brazil. He was graduate of Hyde Park High School and later served with the United States Army during...

Margaret M. Gallagher

Margaret M. Gallagher

Nov 17, 2011

Mrs. Margaret M. (Keefe) Gallagher, of Waltham, died at home on Thursday, November 17, 2011. She was 90. Margaret, lovingly known as Marge, was born on December 14, 1920 in Watertown, a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (McCluskey) Gallagher. She was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham with the Class of 1939. Shortly before World...

James F. Collins

James F. Collins

Nov 17, 2011

Waltham – Mr. James F. Collins, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home. He was 71. Jim was born in Boston, a son of the late Ronald and Helmi (Jokinen) Collins. He was raised in Brighton where he graduated from Saint Columbkille High School. After that he served with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War...

Doris M. Brown

Doris M. Brown

Nov 16, 2011

West Yarmouth – Mrs. Doris M. (Burgess) Brown, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was 84. Mrs. Brown was born on January 9, 1927 in Wellesley, a daughter of the late Anthony and Gladys (Cormier) Burgess. She had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Cape Cod in...

Edward P. McCarthy

Edward P. McCarthy

Nov 10, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Edward P. McCarthy, of Waltham, died on November 10, 2011. He was 85.Ed was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, on September 5, 1926, a son of the late Dennis F. and Elizabeth (Healy) McCarthy and moved to the United States at age 2. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy. He was a police...

Paul B. Rooney

Paul B. Rooney

Nov 10, 2011

Naples, Florida – Mr. Paul B. Rooney, of Naples, formerly of Waltham died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Avow Hospice in Naples. He was 81.Paul was born in Waltham on September 28, 1930, a son of the late Joseph and Julien (Shea) Rooney, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Naples more than ten years ago. He was...

Thomas P. Farrell

Thomas P. Farrell

Nov 10, 2011

Waltham - Mr. Thomas P. Farrell, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 67. Tom was born in Waltham on January 1, 1944, a son of the late Joseph P. and Margaret L. (O'Brien) Farrell, and had been a lifelong resident. He worked for years as a contractor, handy-man and neighborhood fix-it man....

Louise M. Nicosia

Louise M. Nicosia

Nov 10, 2011

Worcester – Miss Louise M. Nicosia, of Worcester, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was 54.Louise was born in Somerville on July 26, 1957, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (McGloin) Nicosia. She had been a Somerville resident and a graduate of Somerville High School before moving to Ayer and then...

Paula E. McLaughlin

Paula E. McLaughlin

Nov 9, 2011

Mrs. Paula E. (White) McLaughlin of Port Charlotte, FL died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte. She was 73. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Newton on November 19, 1937, a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Keating) White. She had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Florida in...

Edna N. Wencis

Edna N. Wencis

Nov 9, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Edna N. (Nowick) Wencis of Waltham died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Epoch Nursing Home in Weston. She was 95. Mrs. Wencis was born in Cambridge on March 21, 1916, a daughter of the late Joseph and Fabiana (Szluinska) Nowick. Edna was the bookstore manager at Brandeis University for over twenty years and had also worked...

Otho E. Kerr

Otho E. Kerr

Nov 7, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Otho E. Kerr, Jr., a resident of Waltham for fifty-five years, died Monday, November 7, 2011. He was 87. A native of Chicago, Otho was born on July 19, 1924 to Otho E., Sr. and Mary E. (Brown) Kerr and raised in the historic Rosenwald Apartment Building. After graduating from Englewood High School and spending his freshman...

Harry G. Burns

Harry G. Burns

Nov 6, 2011

Harry G. Burns of Brockton died Sunday, November 6, 2011, in his home. He was 88. Mr. Burns was born in West Newton on October 12, 1923, a son of the late Philip L. and Frances W. (Hicks) Burns. He had lived in Waltham and West Newton before moving to Brockton.Harry was a machinist with the W.H. Nichols Company in...

Gerard J. Schulze

Gerard J. Schulze

Nov 3, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Gerard J. Schulze, of Waltham, formerly of West Roxbury and Charlestown, died Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a brief battle with cancer. He was 69.Gerry was born in Boston on September 29, 1942, a son of the late Erich and Margaret (McNamara) Schulze, and was raised and educated in...

Edward P. Belliveau

Edward P. Belliveau

Oct 31, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Edward P. Belliveau, of Waltham died, Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 86.Ed was born in Waltham on September 15, 1925, a son of the late Louis and Alice (Fagan) Belliveau. During World War II he served with the United States Navy. Until his retirement Ed worked as a...

Charlotte A. O'Connell

Charlotte A. O'Connell

Oct 31, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Charlotte A. (Bardsley) O'Connell, of Waltham, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home. She was 75.Charlotte was born in Waltham on September 11, 1936, a daughter of the late Harold and Emily (Melanson) Bardsley and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked as a hairdresser and was the proprietor of Ann Margaret's Beauty...

Theresa M. Cantalupo

Theresa M. Cantalupo

Oct 30, 2011

Watertown - Mrs. Theresa M. (White) Cantalupo, of Watertown, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 in her home. She was 77. Theresa was born in Brighton on February 25, 1934, a daughter of the late Patrick and Ellen (Lewis) White. She was a lifelong Watertown resident and a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School. She was a member of the Ladies...

Rose V. Calabufalo

Rose V. Calabufalo

Oct 30, 2011

Salem, New Hampshire – Mrs. Rose V. (Turco) Calabufalo, of Salem, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at her home. She was 85.Rose was born in Franklin on April 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Antonio and Elvena (Pierrie) Turco and had lived in Waltham for fifty-seven years before moving to Salem in 2003. Until her retirement...

Celia M. Dion

Celia M. Dion

Oct 28, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Celia M. (DeMichele) Dion, of Waltham, died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 84.Celia was born in Newton on December 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Henry and Rose (Pisano) Dion, and was raised and educated in the Upper Falls section. She was a longtime Waltham resident and before...