Obituaries
Margaret P. Ranucci
Dec 8, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Margaret P. (Connearney) Ranucci, of Waltham, died Monday, December 8, 2008 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Manning) Connearney, she was an assembler in the power tube division for the Raytheon Corporation for over forty years until her retirement. Mrs. Ranucci was the wife...
Edward R. Dunne
Dec 6, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Edward R. Dunne, Jr., of Waltham, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 89. Born in Newton, a son of the late Edward and Nellie (McCarthy) Dunne, he had lived in Waltham since 1948. Ed was a past president of the BASHA organization, a member of the China-Burma-India Association and the...
Helen F. Manning
Dec 2, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Helen F. (Oates) Manning, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 78. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late William F. and Helen F. (Ryan) Oates, she was raised in Watertown where she attended local schools. Helen moved from West Newton to Waltham in 1978. Until her retirement, Helen worked as...

Leonard C. Farrell
Dec 2, 2008
Watertown- Mr. Leonard C. Farrell of Watertown died Tuesday December 2, 2008 in his home. He was 78. Born in Newton, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Allen) Farrell, Mr. Farrell had lived in Newton and Waltham for many years before moving to Watertown this past year. Mr. Farrell was a detective with the Newton Police Department for...
Ida E. Ciarletta
Dec 1, 2008
Miss Ida E. Ciarletta of Watertown died Saturday, December 1, 2007 in the Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 87. Born in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. She was the secretary to the President of the Waltham Federal Savings Bank for forty eight years. After that she was the secretary to the Board of Directors for the The Federal...
Geraldine M. Abramo
Dec 1, 2008
Middlebury, Vermont – Mrs. Geraldine M. 'Gerry' (Aucoin) Abramo, gifted artist, portrait painter and teacher, of Middlebury, formerly of Waltham and Marlboro, died peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2008 with her daughter at her side. She was 88. Gerry was born on August 19, 1920 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Simon and Marie (LeBlanc) Aucoin. She was a...
Emily Gardiner
Nov 26, 2008
Waltham – Miss Emily A. Gardiner, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Leland Home in Waltham. She was 84.Emily was born, raised and educated in Waltham and was a daughter of the late Augustus G. and Margaret J. (O'Donnell) Gardiner. After high school she served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Emily was...
Emily A. Gardiner
Nov 26, 2008
Waltham – Miss Emily A. Gardiner, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Leland Home in Waltham. She was 84. Emily was born, raised and educated in Waltham and was a daughter of the late Augustus G. and Margaret J. (O'Donnell) Gardiner. After high school she served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Emily...
Catherine A. Boudrot
Nov 25, 2008
Belmont - Mrs. Catherine A. (Walsh) Boudrot, of Belmont, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in her home. She was 65. Catherine was the daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy (MacIver)Walsh, and sister of the late Janet Roman. She leaves her beloved husband, Edward T. Boudrot and she was the devoted mother of Sylvia S. Martin, Patricia A. Boudrot, Suzette...
Edward J. Mahoney
Nov 25, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Edward J. Mahoney, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 77. Born in Hudson, a son of the late Edward J. and Esther A. (Curley) Mahoney, Ed had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. Until his retirement he was the owner of E. J. Mahoney Contracting for many years....
Elizabeth H. Lemont
Nov 24, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Elizabeth H. (Speer) Lemont, of Waltham, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. She was 75. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Gardiner) Speer, Elizabeth was a homemaker and in her spare time she enjoyed reading, Irish music, and was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan....
Joseph H. Quinn
Nov 24, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Joseph H. Quinn, of Waltham, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 83. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Warren and Lucille (Gentes) Quinn, Joe was a lifelong resident of Waltham and was a graduate of Saint Charles High School. Until his retirement, he worked...
Elizabeth H. Lemont
Nov 24, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Elizabeth H. (Speer) Lemont, of Waltham, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. She was 75.Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Gardiner) Speer, Elizabeth was a homemaker and in her spare time she enjoyed reading, Irish music, and was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. She...
Joseph H. Quinn
Nov 24, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Joseph H. Quinn, of Waltham, died Monday, November 24, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 85.Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Warren and Lucille (Gentes) Quinn, Joe was a lifelong resident of Waltham and was a graduate of Saint Charles High School.Until his retirement, he worked for many...
John J. Dacey
Nov 23, 2008
Waltham – Mr. John J. Dacey, Sr., of Waltham, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Country Gardens Nursing Center in Swansea. He was 93. Born in Waltham on March 6, 1915, a son of the late John F. and Agnes (Mannix) Dacey, John had been a lifelong resident. During World War II he had served with the United States Army...

Joseph J. Ferro
Nov 21, 2008
Mr. Joseph J. Ferro of Holliston, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, November 21, 2008 in the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 87. Born in Waltham, Joe had lived in Holliston for the past five years. He was the former owner and operator of Main Street Variety in Waltham. Joe was the son of the late Salvatore and Carmela...

William F. Cronin
Nov 16, 2008
Waltham – Mr. William F. Cronin, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 73. Born in Stoneham, a son of the late Charles and Mary (Shea) Cronin, Bill was a graduate of Stoneham High School and had attended Northeastern University. He moved to Waltham thirty-one years ago. Bill served with the United States Army and...
Dorothy Clapp
Nov 16, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Dorothy (Ingalls) Clapp, of Waltham, a retired registered nurse, died peacefully on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at the Leland Home. She was 97.Dorothy was born in Lubec, Maine, the only child of Sea Captain Jack and Mamie (Cummings) Ingalls. She graduated from Shead Memorial High School in Eastport, Maine and Bay State Medical Center in Springfield and...
Dorothy A. Clapp
Nov 16, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Dorothy (Ingalls) Clapp, of Waltham, a retired registered nurse, died peacefully on Sunday, November 16, 2008 at the Leland Home. She was 97. Dorothy was born in Lubec, Maine, the only child of Sea Captain Jack and Mamie (Cummings) Ingalls. She graduated from Shead Memorial High School in Eastport, Maine and Bay State Medical Center in Springfield...
Leonard J. Woods
Nov 14, 2008
Mr. Leonard J. Woods, of Waltham, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Kindred Hospital, Waltham. He was 79.Born in Waltham, a son of the late Glenn and Agnes (Smith) Woods, Lenny was a Waltham High School graduate and a lifelong resident. During the Korean War he served as a staff sergeant with the United States Air Force.Until his retirement he...