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Joseph A. Forte

Joseph A. Forte

Apr 21, 2011

Lexington – Mr. Joseph A. Forte, of Lexington, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 in his home. He was 86. Joe was born in Newton on June 21, 1924, a son of the late Antonio and Victoria (Totaro) Forte.A recent Lexington resident, he had lived in Waltham for many years before living in New Hampshire for five years. During World War...

Helen G. Loughry

Helen G. Loughry

Apr 21, 2011

Westborough - Mrs. Helen G. (Gipe) Loughry of Westborough, formerly of Melrose, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. She was 94.Helen was born in Newport, Pennsylvania on May 1, 1916, a daughter of the late John Harrison and Mary Ellen (George) Gipe. She graduated from the Jefferson School of Nursing and was...

William R. Mawhinney

William R. Mawhinney

Apr 21, 2011

Waltham – The Rev. William R. Mawhinney, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 21, 2011 at his home. He was 75.‘Fr. Bill’ as he was affectionately known among his congregation and his community was born in Newton on May 7, 1935, one of eight children of the late Anne E.N. (Joyce) and Harry A. Mawhinney. He was raised in Brighton where...

Dorothy E. Lassman

Dorothy E. Lassman

Apr 17, 2011

Waltham – Dorothy E. Lassman, of Waltham, died April 17, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 83.Dorothy was born in Waltham on May 30, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marion (MacDonald) Lever. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Waltham and had worked as an inspector in the...

Joseph R. Buccacio

Joseph R. Buccacio

Apr 15, 2011

Newton – Mr. Joseph R. Buccacio, of Newton, died Friday, April 15, 2011 in his home. He was 58. Joe was born in Eatontown, New Jersey on March 5, 1953, a son of the late Salvatore and Barbara (Carver) Buccacio. He lived in Watertown and in Brighton before moving to Newton five years ago. He worked as a toll collector...

Emma M. Merola, M.D.

Emma M. Merola, M.D.

Apr 14, 2011

Waltham – Emma M. (Varvaro) Merola, M.D., of Waltham, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 103.Emma was born in New York City on January 1, 1908, a daughter of the late Ettore Varvaro, M.D. and Anna (Borghese) Varvaro. Following in her father’s footsteps she decided to become a physician and came to Waltham to attend Middlesex...

Janet E. Keyes

Janet E. Keyes

Apr 14, 2011

Lincoln - Ms. Janet (Turner) Keyes, of Lincoln, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 82.Born in Waltham on April 13, 1929, Janet was the youngest of three daughters of the late former Waltham Mayor Henry A. Turner and Marion (Holman) Turner. She was a graduate of Waltham High School ‘47 and Tufts...

John J. Conti, Jr.

John J. Conti, Jr.

Apr 14, 2011

Boston - Mr. John J. Conti, Jr. of Boston, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at his home. He was 47.John was born in Waltham on November 5, 1963, a son of the late John J. and Ruth A. (Golden) Conti and had lived in Boston for the past twenty years. He worked as an accountant for many...

Gerald J. 'Hoss' LeBlanc

Gerald J. 'Hoss' LeBlanc

Apr 13, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Gerald J. ‘Hoss’ LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 64.Gerald was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on June 22, 1946, a son of the late Gerard and Juliette (Pellerin) LeBlanc. He had lived in Waltham for the past forty years and became an American citizen in May of 2007. For...

Christine A. Pintabone

Christine A. Pintabone

Apr 13, 2011

Waltham - Mrs. Christine A. (Iaconis) Pintabone, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 at her home. She was 72.Christine was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on December 26, 1938, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Priore) Iaconis and had lived in Waltham since the age of 26. She worked for many years as an insurance agent for...

Bertha M. Aucoin

Bertha M. Aucoin

Apr 9, 2011

Waltham - Mrs. Bertha M. Aucoin, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Wingate in Brighton. She was 91.Bertha was born in Youngridge, New Brunswick on October 22, 1919 and had lived in Waltham since 1964. She was an accomplished homemaker and enjoyed knitting and gardening.She was the wife of the late Michael J. Aucoin and mother of the...

Margaret 'Peggy' D. Stanton

Margaret 'Peggy' D. Stanton

Apr 7, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret D. ‘Peggy’ (Doucette) Stanton, of Somerville, formerly of Waltham, died peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Little Sisters of the Poor in Somerville. She was 85. Her beloved husband, Francis X. Stanton, was at her side.Margaret was born in Waltham on April 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Albert C. and Marie J....

Judith R. Walsh

Judith R. Walsh

Apr 7, 2011

Canaan, New Hampshire - Ms. Judith R. Walsh, of Canaan, formerly of Newton, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She was 71.Judith was born in Boston on March 22, 1940, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Dargon) Walsh, and had lived in New Hampshire for the past five years. Following Judith's...

Robert P. MacDonald

Robert P. MacDonald

Apr 4, 2011

Waltham- Mr. Robert P. ‘Mac’ MacDonald, Sr., of Waltham died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was 81.Robert was born in Somerville on June 27, 1929, a son of the late Clarence and Margaret (Queenane) MacDonald and had lived in Waltham for over seventy years. Until his retirement, Mac had worked for thirty-five years...

Anna Cannistraro

Anna Cannistraro

Apr 3, 2011

Waltham – Miss Anna “Nina” Cannistraro, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 3, 2011 at Epoch of Chesnut Hill. She was 80.Anna was born in Waltham on November 5, 1930, a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Angelina (Galluzzo) Cannistraro and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she had worked for over fifty years at Eric’s Hairdressing Studio on...

M. Elizabeth Butler

M. Elizabeth Butler

Apr 2, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. M. Elizabeth (Walsh) Butler, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Epoch of Weston. She was 97.Elizabeth was born in Waltham on December 10, 1913, a daughter of the late John J. and Mildred S. (Bellis) Walsh, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School, Class of 1931. She...

Irene L. Kallow

Irene L. Kallow

Apr 1, 2011

Waltham – Miss Irene L. Kallow of Waltham died Friday, April 1, 2011 in the Wingate at Belvidere Nursing Center in Lowell following a lengthy illness. She was 90. Irene was born in Waltham on October 12, 1920, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ragnhild (Hagen) Kallow. Irene was raised and schooled in Waltham. She had worked in the...

Natalie Francis

Natalie Francis

Apr 1, 2011

Edgartown – Mrs. Natalie (Correia) Francis, of Edgartown, died Friday, April 1, 2011 as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident in Savannah, Georgia. She was 74.Natalie was born in East Boston on December 25, 1936, a daughter of the late Antonio Correia, Jr. and Delfina (Luciano) Correia. Both of her parents were born in Madiera, Portugal and...

Barbara Mary Kelly

Barbara Mary Kelly

Mar 30, 2011

Waltham - Mrs. Barbara M. (Collins) Kelly, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at her home. She was 81.Barbara was born in Newton on July 15, 1929, a daughter of the late William and Kathryn (Keating) Collins, and had been a Waltham resident for the past fifty-five years. She was a 1947 graduate of Newton High School and had...

Robert L. Samarjian

Robert L. Samarjian

Mar 30, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Robert L. ‘Bob’ Samarjian, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 73.Bob was born in Framingham on January 10, 1938, a son of the late Leo and Mary (Sheytanian) Samarjian and was raised in Hopkinton and in Belmont. He was a graduate of Belmont High School and until his...

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