Obituaries
Gustave "Gus" Chiasson
May 22, 2011
Waltham - Mr. Gustave J. Chiasson, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 22, 2011 in Maristhill Nursing Home. He was 90.Gustave was born on April 3, 1921 in Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada, a son of the late Arsene and Zelie (Aucoin) Chiasson. He immigrated to the United States in 1961 settling in Waltham. “Gus” as he was lovingly referred, worked...
Helen Josephine Zagwyn
May 22, 2011
Mrs. Helen J. (Hebert) Zagwyn, of Plymouth, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, May 22, 2011. She was 75. Helen was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine (Rigoli) Hebert. She attended Waltham Public Schools and St. Mary’s High School. She lived many years in Gardiner, Maine before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1998. She moved...
George R. Noone
May 19, 2011
Waltham – Mr. George R. Noone, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his home. He was 88.George was born in Boston on January 26, 1923, a son of the late George and Jennie (Labrie) Noone and had been a Waltham resident for the past forty-four years. Before that he had lived in Cambridge and in Burlington. Until his...
Jane B. Murphy
May 19, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Jane (Birmingham) Murphy, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. She was 69. Jane was born in Boston on July 13, 1941, a daughter of the late Henry F. and Eleanor F. (Cummings) Birmingham and had been a Waltham resident for the past forty-four years. She was a graduate...
Paul F. McShane
May 18, 2011
Framingham - Mr. Paul F. McShane, of Framingham, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in the Golden Living Center in Norwood. He was 74. Paul was born in Waltham on May 29, 1936, a son of the late Hugh M. and Ethel J. (Rogers) McShane. He was a graduate of the Waltham Trade School and had lived in Framingham for many...
Patricia A. Finney
May 17, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Patricia A. (Connors) Finney, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the UMass Healthcare Alliance Hospital in Leominster. She was 79.Pat was born in Waltham on August 24, 1931, a daughter of the late George and Ellen (Mahoney) Connors. She was a 1949 graduate of Rosary Academy and had worked until her retirement at the Flynn...
Mary R. Passerello
May 13, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Mary R. (Scandale) Passerello, of Waltham, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at Epoch of Weston. She was 93.Mary was born in Newton on February 17, 1918, a daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa (Mannarino) Scandale, and had been a Waltham resident since 1939. Until her retirement she worked for the Raytheon Corporation.The wife of the late...
Kathleen A. Burke
May 12, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Kathleen A. (Higgins) Burke, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 85.Kathleen was born in Galway, Ireland on May 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Hugh and Mary (Bane) Higgins, and emigrated to the United States in her twenties. She lived in New York before moving to Waltham more than forty...
Timothy M. Eagan
May 11, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Timothy M. Eagan, of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011. He was 51.Tim was born in Waltham on October 19, 1959, a son of Marilyn P. (Steede) Eagan of Waltham and the late Charles R. Eagan and had been a lifelong resident. He attended Our Lady's Elementary School, graduated from Waltham High School in 1977 and from...
Paul J. Edmunds
May 11, 2011
Waltham - Mr. Paul J. Edmunds of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 52. Paul was born in Waltham on February 24, 1959, a son of Margaret M. (Leahy) Edmunds of Waltham and the late Edward H. Edmunds and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1977 graduate of Waltham Vocational School....
Kathleen L. Berube
May 10, 2011
Waltham - Mrs. Kathleen L. (Marqus) Berube, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011in the Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers. She was 80. Kathleen was born in Waltham on September 16, 1930, a daughter of the late Christopher and Loretta (Condon) Marqus. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and had lived in Auburndale for fifteen years...
Ruth E. Fletcher
May 7, 2011
Weston - Mrs. Ruth E. (Hansen) Fletcher, of Weston, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, May 7, 2011 in her home. She was 95. Ruth was born in Waltham on August 21, 1915, a daughter of the late Hans George and Mary J. (Sherwood) Hansen. Her family moved to Weston as a child. Ruth moved to Waltham in 1937 where she...
Adeline B. Smith
May 6, 2011
Waltham - Miss Adeline B. Smith, of Waltham, formerly of Belmont, died Friday, May 6, 2011 in Epoch Senior Healthcare of Weston. She was 98. Formerly of Waltham, Belmont, Chicago, IL., Milwaukee, WI., Anderson, IN. and Atlanta, GA. Adeline B. ‘Smitty’ Smith took her final journey to God’s home and heaven on May 6, 2011 at the young age of...
Joseph A. Campbell
May 6, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Joseph A. Campbell, Jr., of Waltham, died Friday, May 6, 2011 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 91.Joe was born in Newton on May 26, 1919, a son of the late Joseph A. and Eva (Tyrrell) Campbell. He was raised in Newton and was a graduate of Newton High School and Bentley College. He moved...
Esther L. Clarke
May 6, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Esther (Lundquist) Clarke, of Waltham, died Friday, May 6, 2011 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 93.Esther was born in Boston on April 8, 1918, a daughter of the late Carl H. and Emma S. (Oberg) Lundquist, and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1936. Until her...
Rose L. Christopher
May 5, 2011
Rose L. Christopher of East Boston, died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 87.Rose was born in Boston on January 2, 1924, a daughter of the late John and Lena( Montefusco) Christopher and had been a lifelong resident of East Boston. She was a graduate of Girls Latin High School.Rose had worked for many years...
Harry Edward Sneider
May 5, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Harry E. Sneider Sr., of Waltham, died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at his home. He was 92.Harry was born in Malden on August 5, 1918 and was raised there, a son of the late Harold and Mae (McDermott) Sneider. He had been a Waltham resident for more than 59 years. During World War II he served with...
Donald A. Ross
May 1, 2011
Goffstown, New Hampshire - Mr. Donald A. Ross, of Goffstown, died Sunday, May 1, 2011. He was 53. Don was born in Waltham on December 17, 1957, a son of Ruth E. (MacFaun) Ross of Brewster and the late Richard W. Ross. Don was a tooling process designer in the toolroom of General Electric Aviation and was an employee of...
Helen L. Bergin
Apr 30, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Helen L. (Ryan) Bergin, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 95.Helen was born in Watertown on January 13, 1916, a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret (Donahue) Ryan. She had been a resident of Waltham since childhood. Helen graduated from Rosary Academy in Watertown and later graduated from Burdette College...
Bernice Sandstrom
Apr 30, 2011
Mrs. Bernice A. ‘Bea’ (Doucette) Sandstrom, of Dudley, formerly of Auburn and Waltham, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 in her home. She was 94. Bernice, lovingly referred to as ‘Bea’, was born on April 18, 1917 in Boston, a daughter of the late Lottie Doucette. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. She lived many years in Waltham before...