Obituaries

Lorraine I. England

Lorraine I. England

Nov 23, 2009

West Newton - Mrs. Lorraine I. (Galvin) England, of West Newton, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Newton after a long illness. She was 80. Lorraine was born in Cambridge on August 20, 1929, a daughter of the late Mortimer and Isabelle L. (Weymouth) Galvin, and was a resident of West Newton since 1966. She...

Robert J. Maher

Robert J. Maher

Nov 20, 2009

Waltham - Retired Waltham Deputy Fire Chief Robert J. Maher, of Waltham, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 75. Bob was born in Waltham on April 12, 1934, a son of the late William and Ida (Fewer) Maher, and had been a lifelong resident. He was 1953 graduate of Waltham High School and...

Gilbert C. Boyes

Gilbert C. Boyes

Nov 19, 2009

Natick - Weston Police Officer Gilbert C. 'Gil' Boyes, Jr. of Natick died of pancreatic cancer on Thursday, November 19, 2009 in his home surrounded by his family. Gil was 53. He was born in Cambridge on July 1, 1956, and grew up in Weston where he graduated from Weston High School. Gil attended Northeastern University, earning a Bachelors of...

Phyllis M. Calarese

Phyllis M. Calarese

Nov 18, 2009

Mrs. Phyllis (Padula) Calarese of St. Louis, MO formerly of Windsor, CT passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 88. Phyllis was born on March 21, 1921, a daughter of the late Carmino and Carmela (Liuzzi) Padula. She was a resident of Windsor, Connecticut for five years and...

Stephen C. Kolodzieski

Stephen C. Kolodzieski

Nov 17, 2009

West Newton- Retired Waltham Fire Lieutenant Stephen C. Kolodzieski, of West Newton, died Tuesday November 17, 2009 at his home. He was 87. Lieutenant Kolodzieski was born in Waltham on August 17, 1922, a son of the late Stefan and Teodozia (Brombakovska) Kolodzieski. He was a 1941 graduate of Waltham High School and furthered his education at Mass Bay Community...

Ronald M. Dennehy

Ronald M. Dennehy

Nov 15, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Ronald M. Dennehy, of Waltham, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, November 15, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was 77. Ron was born in Waltham on February 16, 1932, a son of the late Paul and Thelma H. (Jackson) Dennehy and had been a lifelong resident. A 1950 graduate of Waltham High School, he...

Ruth M. Little

Ruth M. Little

Nov 12, 2009

Waltham - Mrs. Ruth M. (Collett) Little, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 in Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 82. A lifelong Waltham resident, Ruth was born on December 17, 1926, a daughter of the late William M. and Eva E. (Connolly) Collett. Ruth was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham. She loved old...

Marie Esther Sherry

Marie Esther Sherry

Nov 11, 2009

Waltham - Mrs. Marie Esther (Cormier) Sherry, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton. She was 100. Esther was born in Waltham on August 25, 1909, a daughter of the late Edmond and Alice (Doiron) Cormier. She had worked at the Waltham Watch Factory and, in later years, at BLH Electronics in Waltham...

Joseph F. Gallagher

Joseph F. Gallagher

Nov 10, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Joseph F. Gallagher, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was 61. Joe was born in Cambridge on May 30, 1948, a son of the late Joseph and Barbara (Whalen) Gallagher. He was a Waltham resident for many years and served with the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War....

Doris K. Bowman

Doris K. Bowman

Nov 9, 2009

Framingham - Mrs. Doris K. (Tenanty) Bowman, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, November 9, 2009 at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. She was 89. Doris was born in Waltham on April 2, 1920, a daughter of the late Jack and Louise (Rooney) Tenanty and was a graduate of Waltham High School. Until her retirement she worked as a...

Josephine J. LaFort

Josephine J. LaFort

Nov 8, 2009

Westboro - Mrs. Josephine J. (Phillips) LaFort, of Westboro, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Millbury Health Care Center. She was 94. Josephine was born in Waltham on January 18, 1915, a daughter of the late Francesco and Lucia (Peperella) DeFilippis, she had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Westboro. She had worked for...

Edward K. Nugent

Edward K. Nugent

Nov 8, 2009

Waltham – Mr. Edward K. Nugent, II, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 8, 2009 in the Metrowest Medical Center in Natick. He was 51. Ed was born in West Newton on August 30, 1958, a son of Lucille T. (Weston) Nugent of Marlborough and the late Edward K. Nugent. He was raised and educated in West Newton and had been...

Marguerite J. Boudreau

Marguerite J. Boudreau

Nov 7, 2009

Waltham - Mrs. Marguerite J. (LeBlanc) Boudreau, of Waltham, died Saturday November 7, 2009 in her home. She was 90. Marguerite was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on January 6, 1919, a daughter of the late Oscar and Sarah (Legere) LeBlanc, and had been a resident of Waltham since 1968. She was a homemaker. The wife of the late Amedee...

M. Claire McManus

M. Claire McManus

Nov 5, 2009

Ms. M. Claire McManus, of Shrewsbury, formerly of Wayland and Scituate, died Thursday, November 5, 2009 in UMass – Memorial Medical Center, Lake Avenue Campus, in Worcester. She was 87. Claire was born on December 8, 1921 in Brighton's neighborhood of Boston a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Blanche G. (Riley) McManus. She graduated from the Academy of...

James E. Chambers

James E. Chambers

Nov 2, 2009

Waltham – Mr. James E. 'Jim' Chambers, Sr., of Waltham, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 95. Jim was born in Waltham on September 30, 1914, a son of the late J. Wallace and Eliza (Shaw) Chambers, and had been a lifelong resident. Until his retirement he worked for thirty years as...

Marie Lucille Hanna

Marie Lucille Hanna

Nov 1, 2009

Waltham – Miss M. Lucille Hanna, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was 89. Miss Hanna was born in Waltham on April 29, 1920, a daughter of the late William V. and Mary Ellen (Feeney) Hanna, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she taught Latin, English and...

Vivien L. Vergato

Vivien L. Vergato

Nov 1, 2009

Hudson - Ms. Vivien L. Vergato, of Hudson, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Bolton Manor Nursing Home in Marlborough. She was 66. Born in Newton on October 14, 1943, a daughter of the late Dominic and Martha (DiBona) Vergato, Vivien was a bus driver for many years. She leaves her children, Mark T. Hankins and his...

Dorothy C. Whalen

Dorothy C. Whalen

Oct 28, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy C. (Poirier) Whalen, of West Newton, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in her daughter’s home in Sudbury. She was 90. Dorothy was born in Braintree on September 24, 1919, a daughter of the late Paul and Catherine (Aucoin) Poirier. She was raised in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, and moved to Waltham in her late...

Raymond O. Swanson

Raymond O. Swanson

Oct 28, 2009

Waltham – Mr. Raymond O. Swanson, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Waltham Crossings. He was 84. Ray was born in Waltham on March 19, 1925, a son of the late Oswald V. and Delia (Ouillette) Swanson, and had been a lifelong resident. During World War II he served with the United States Army Air Corps in Europe....

Dorothy L. Evangelista

Dorothy L. Evangelista

Oct 27, 2009

Mrs. Dorothy L. (Hand) Evangelista, of Lincoln, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in the Concord Healthcare Center in Concord. She was 82. Dottie was born in Waltham on April 24, 1927, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Helen (Moore) Hand. She worked at the Waltham Watch Company and the Reservoir Nursing Home in Waltham as a certified nurse's...