Obituaries

Doris E. Vanaria

Doris E. Vanaria

Jun 26, 2009

Carlsbad, Calif. - Mrs. Doris E. (Pruy) Vanaria, of Carlsbad, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Silverado Nursing Home in Encinitas, California. She was 83. Doris was born in Germany on November 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Johann and Klara (Sturm) Vanaria, and had lived in Waltham for most of her life before moving to...

Dorothy A. Bicchieri

Dorothy A. Bicchieri

Jun 26, 2009

Nashua, New Hampshire- Mrs. Dorothy A. (Webster) Bicchieri of Nashua, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham and West Yarmouth died Friday June 26, 2009 at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, New Hampshire. She was 82. Born in Waltham, on April 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Harold S. and Addie H. (Leach) Webster, Dorothy had lived in Waltham and...

Francis J. Feeney

Francis J. Feeney

Jun 20, 2009

Waltham – Mr. Francis J. Feeney, of Waltham, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 79.Frank was born in Cambridge on January 22, 1930 and was the son of the late Francis S. and Ivy (Perry) Feeney. He had been a Waltham resident for the past forty-eight years. Until his retirement he worked as a foreman for...

Grace B. Herlihy Jackman

Grace B. Herlihy Jackman

Jun 19, 2009

Worcester - Mrs. Grace B. (Pilicy) Herlihy Jackman, of Worcester, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at the UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. She was 86. Grace was born in Boston on August 17, 1922, a daughter of the late George J. and Grace C. (Turnbull) Pilicy. She was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham and in Charlestown for many...

Carol Kenney Joyce Simboli

Carol Kenney Joyce Simboli

Jun 19, 2009

Waltham - Mrs. Carol Kenney Joyce Simboli, of Waltham, formerly of Medford, died Friday, June 19, 2009 in her home. She was 73. Carol was the proud mother of Mark T. Joyce of Waltham, Paul E. Joyce of Milford, New Hampshire, Nancie Joyce Puliafico and her husband, Paul, of Braintree, Jay Joyce and Richard E. Joyce and his wife, Linda,...

Rita M. Rancatore

Rita M. Rancatore

Jun 19, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Rita M. (Cecchi) Rancatore, of Waltham, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at her home.Rita was born in South Boston, a daughter of the late Vittorio and Adele (Scappini) Cecchi and had lived in Waltham since 1956. Until her retirement she worked as an administrative assistant at the Massachusetts Department of Revenue in their estate bureau. She was...

Patricia Lee Duffy-Stewart

Patricia Lee Duffy-Stewart

Jun 17, 2009

Natick – Mrs. Patricia Lee Duffy-Stewart, of Natick, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a courageous ten year battle with breast cancer. She was 46.Born in Boston on January 10, 1963, a daughter of Patricia E. (Haggerty) Duffy of Waltham and the late James F. Duffy, Patricia Lee had lived...

Barbara Risdon-Adams

Barbara Risdon-Adams

Jun 16, 2009

Waltham – Barbara Risdon-Adams, 'Bra', 'Miss Waltham' and 'Miss Greater Waltham' in 1938, and long time resident of the city passed away on Tuesday June 16, 2009 in her home. She leaves her sons, Jeffrey Adams of Virginia and Duncan Adams of Oregon and a second cousin, Carolyn Ford of Plymouth. Born in South Portland, Maine, she lived with her...

Paul H. Rumpf

Paul H. Rumpf

Jun 15, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Paul H. Rumpf, of Waltham, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Meadow Green Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Waltham. He was 86. Paul was born in Boston on August 14, 1922 and had lived in Roslindale before moving to Waltham in 1956. During World War II he served with the United States Coast Guard. After the war...

Mary Gilmore

Mary Gilmore

Jun 10, 2009

West Bridgewater - Miss Mary Gilmore, of West Bridgewater, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater. She was 79. Mary was born in Greenfield on July 10, 1929 a daughter of the late John J. and Charlotte (Hildreth) Gilmore Jr. and had lived in Waltham and in Wayland before recently moving...

George M. Prince

George M. Prince

Jun 9, 2009

Weston - Mr. George M. Prince, of Weston, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Newton-Wellesley Alzheimer's Center in Wellesley. He was 91. George was born in Rochester, New York on April 5, 1918, a son of the late Howard and Marguerite (Patten) Prince. He was a business consultant for Synectics Inc. in Cambridge for thirty-eight years. George was a...

Mary E. Trainor

Mary E. Trainor

Jun 8, 2009

West Newton - Mrs. Mary E. (Thompson) Trainor, of West Newton, died Monday, June 8, 2009 in her home. She was 81.Mary was born on July 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Phillip and Alice (Mooney) Thompson, and had lived in West Newton for the past fifty seven years. She was a devoted homemaker and in her spare time...

Shirley M. Hurley

Shirley M. Hurley

Jun 6, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Shirley M. (Kelley) Hurley, of Waltham, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Hearthstone at New Horizons in Marlborough. She was 82.Shirley was born in Somerville on July 16, 1926, a daughter of the late Archie and Dorothy (Noble) Kelley, and had lived in Waltham for most of her life. She had worked at several companies in the...

William S. Kanis

William S. Kanis

Jun 5, 2009

Mr. William S. Kanis, of Brookline, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, June 5, 2009 in the Epoch Nursing Home, Chestnut Hill. He was 86. Bill was born in Brighton on December 28, 1922, a son of the late Joseph and Brunaka Kanis and had lived in Waltham for most of his life. Until his retirement he worked as a draftsman...

Therese M. Kazanjian

Therese M. Kazanjian

Jun 4, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Therese M. 'Terry' (LeBlanc) Kazanjian, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 79.Terry was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (LeFort) LeBlanc and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1948 graduate of Waltham High School and was a devoted homemaker all...

Francis C. Megaro

Francis C. Megaro

Jun 4, 2009

Colonel Francis C. Megaro, U.S.A. (Ret.), of Weston, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. He was 87. Francis was born in Boston on November 14, 1921, a son of the late Joseph and Amelia (Palmer) Megaro and had been a Weston resident for the past fifty years. Until his retirement, Francis worked as the manager of...

Olivia R. Walker

Olivia R. Walker

Jun 3, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Olivia R. (Sears) Walker, of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Lahey Clinic, Burlington. She was 78. Olivia was born on July 1, 1930 in Gloucester, a daughter of the late John and Julia (O’Connor) Sears and had been a Waltham resident for the past fifty-six years. She was a graduate of Bryant Secretarial School in...

Phyllis M. Ryan

Phyllis M. Ryan

Jun 1, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Phyllis M. (Beattie) Ryan of Waltham and Key Colony Beach, Florida, formerly of Scituate, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 91. Phyllis was born in Waltham on October 8, 1917, a daughter of the late John H. and Mary (Judge) Beattie and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint...

Clare M. Cummings

Clare M. Cummings

May 30, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Clare M. (Clark) Cummings, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham.Clare was born in Akron, Ohio and was a daughter of the late Albert and Clare (Moriarty) Clark. She lived for many years in Toledo, Ohio where she graduated from Notre Dame Academy and Toledo Teachers College. She worked as the Registrar...

Dorothy E. Brown

Dorothy E. Brown

May 28, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy E. (McKenney) Brown, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Epoch Senior Living Center in Weston. She was 91. Dorothy was born on April 24, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a daughter of the late Delbert and Sadie (Caron) McKenney. As an infant she moved with her family to Greenville, Maine where she was...