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Eric E. Var

Eric E. Var

Oct 18, 2008

Framingham - Mr. Eric E. Var, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in his home. He was 45. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Eric had been a software engineer for twenty-five years and most recently employed by Computer Associates in Framingham. Eric was a 1981 graduate of Waltham High School, a 1985 graduate of Syracuse University and...

Fred W. Hamilton

Fred W. Hamilton

Oct 15, 2008

Waltham – Mr. Fred W. Hamilton, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Kindred Hospital, Boston. He was 78. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Fred W. and Ruth I. (Campbell) Hamilton, he was a lifelong resident. Fred graduated from Waltham High School in 1947 and attended Wentworth Institute. After that he served with the...

Peter J. Cohn

Peter J. Cohn

Oct 14, 2008

Waltham – Peter Jeffrey Cohn, in his 59th year, died October 14, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Dr. Samuel A. Cohn and Agnes E. (McManama) Cohn Quinn, he had been a lifelong resident and summered at Humarock Beach in Scituate. Peter had worked for the New England Telephone...

Robertson A. Goodwin

Robertson A. Goodwin

Oct 14, 2008

Waltham - Mr. Robertson A. Goodwin, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 14, 2008 in the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington. He was 87. Born in East Boston, Mr. Goodwin had lived in Canada before moving to Waltham in 1953. He was a shipper/receiver for the Raytheon Company in Quincy for forty years until his retirement. Mr. Goodwin was a...

Elizabeth M. Levensaler

Elizabeth M. Levensaler

Oct 13, 2008

Waltham – Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Adreani) Levensaler, of Waltham, died Monday, October 13, 2008 in the Life Care Center in Stoneham. She was 100. Born in Carlisle, England, Mrs. Levensaler's family moved to East Boston when she as one year old. She had been living in Waltham for the past sixty-six years. Mrs. Levensaler was a cashier in the cafeteria...

William J. Eckland

William J. Eckland

Oct 8, 2008

Waltham - Mr. William J. Eckland of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 83. Born in Salem, a son of the late William B. and Eileen (Ahern) Eckland, Bill was raised and educated in Worcester. During World War II he served with the United States Army Air Corps. Until his retirement in 1993,...

Albert J. Goguen

Albert J. Goguen

Oct 4, 2008

Medford – Mr. Albert J. Goguen, of Medford, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 in Neville Place, Cambridge. He was 91. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Oliver and Zelia (Doucette) Goguen, he attended Saint Pierre's School and was a graduate of Waltham High School. From 1936 to 1941 Al served with the United States Army. Until...

Alvah W. Nason

Alvah W. Nason

Oct 2, 2008

Watertown – Mr. Alvah W. Nason, of Watertown, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 75. Born in Sanford, Maine, a son of the late Charles and Rufina (Hobbs) Nason, Alvah was the former owner and operator of A.W. Nason and Sons, Inc. in Watertown for over twenty years. He had lived in Watertown for more than...

Mary M. Pictour

Mary M. Pictour

Sep 30, 2008

Waltham – Mrs. Mary M. (Kennedy) Pictour, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 90. Born in Belmont, a daughter of the late John J. and Mary (Colliton) Kennedy, Mary was a bookkeeper for many years at Guarantee-First Trust Company on Main Street in Waltham. Prior to working at the bank, she worked for several...

F. Elisabeth Wahlen

F. Elisabeth Wahlen

Sep 30, 2008

Mrs. F. Elisabeth (Boehnke) Wahlen, 91, of Waltham, MA and Alexandria, NH passed away Tuesday Sept 30 at her home in Waltham. Elisabeth was the widow of Walter H. Wahlen. They were married in 1938. She was born in Boston the eldest daughter of Walter C. and Hazel (Lantz) Boehnke. She grew up in Cambridge, MA and was educated in...

Doris Helen Purcell

Doris Helen Purcell

Sep 28, 2008

Framingham – Mrs. Doris H. (Spellman) Purcell, of Framingham, formerly of Jamaica Plain and Waltham, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 96. Born in Winthrop, a daughter of the late John F. and Marie H. (Lee) Spellman, Doris lived in Jamaica Plain for most of her life. She moved to Waltham in 1992...

Edward W. Reed

Edward W. Reed

Sep 27, 2008

Waltham – Mr. Edward W. Reed, Sr., of Waltham, died Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Lasell House in Newton. He was 89. Born and raised in Taunton, a son of the late William H. and Emma B. (Robinson) Reed, Ed had lived in Waltham for more than fifty years. He was a 1940 graduate of Harvard University and after...

Marjorie E. McGuigan

Marjorie E. McGuigan

Sep 26, 2008

Waltham - Mrs. Marjorie E. (McNeill) McGuigan, of Waltham, died Friday, September 26, 2008 at Cambridge Hospital. She was 78. Born in Somerville, a daughter of the late Frederick and Anna (Gallant) McNeill. Marjorie was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for more than fifty years. In her spare time she enjoyed knitting and reading. She was the sister...

Robert W. Robb

Robert W. Robb

Sep 23, 2008

Mr. Robert W. Robb, Jr., of Manomet, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. He was 78. Born in Newburyport, a son of the late Robert W. Robb, Sr., and Ethel (Hughes) Robb, Robert lived most of his life in Waltham before moving to Manomet ten years ago. Robert leaves three friends, Lynne Considine...

Paul L. Keating

Paul L. Keating

Sep 23, 2008

Waltham - Mr. Paul L. 'Buster' Keating, Jr., of Waltham, died peacefully September 23rd at Beth Israel Hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was 69. Born in Boston, a son of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Fitzsimmons) Keating, Paul was a lifelong truck driver and antique truck enthusiast. He was the former owner of Aberdeen Trucking,...

Mary T. Burke

Mary T. Burke

Sep 23, 2008

Mrs. Mary T. (Bregoli) Burke of Waltham died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Meadowgreen Nursing Center in Waltham. She was 92. Born in Concord, a daughter of the late Ruggero and Clerica (Schachetti) Bregoli. Mary was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for over sixty years. Mary was the wife of the late Norman L. Burke and sister of...

Arthur L. St. Germain

Arthur L. St. Germain

Sep 23, 2008

Waltham – Mr. Arthur L. St. Germain, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. He was 85. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Arthur L. and Sylvania (Rheume) St. Germain, Arthur had lived in Acton for twenty years before returning to Waltham 38 years ago. He was a 1948 graduate of...

Arthur St. Germain

Arthur St. Germain

Sep 23, 2008

Mr. Arthur L. St. Germain, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. He was 85.Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Arthur L. and Sylvania (Rheume) St. Germain, Arthur had lived in Acton for twenty years before returning to Waltham 38 years ago. He was a 1948 graduate of the New England...

Armand J. LeBlanc

Armand J. LeBlanc

Sep 23, 2008

Waltham – Retired Waltham Fire Department Deputy Chief Armand J. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 83. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Ernest J. and Alice (Benoit) LeBlanc, he had been a lifelong resident. During World War II he served with the United States Navy. Deputy Chief LeBlanc was appointed...

Robert J. Murphy

Robert J. Murphy

Sep 19, 2008

Maynard – Mr. Robert J. Murphy, of Maynard, died Friday, September 19, 2008. He was 58. Born in Waltham, a son of the late John R. and Mary V. (McDermott) Murphy, he had lived in Waltham before moving to Maynard four years ago. During the Vietnam War he served with the United States Marine Corps. Bob worked as a self-employed...

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