Obituaries

Leonard J. Woods

Leonard J. Woods

Nov 14, 2008

Waltham – 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....

John A. Brewer

John A. Brewer

Nov 13, 2008

Waltham - Mr. John A. Brewer, Sr., of Waltham, formerly of Weston, died Thursday, November 13, 2008. He was 85. Born in Kemp, Texas a son of the late Robert and Mary Brewer, John had lived in Weston for many years before moving to Waltham. He was an elecrical contractor for Brewer and Calhoon Company in Weston for over fifty...

John J. McHugh

John J. McHugh

Nov 12, 2008

Waltham - Mr. John Joseph McHugh, of Waltham, World War II veteran and retired long time Director of the Massachusetts State Police Forensic Crime Laboratories died on November 12, 2008 in Natick. He was 89. Born in Cambridge on June 16, 1919, a son of the late Thomas F. and Anna McHugh, he had lived in Watertown before moving to...

Ralph E. Bergeron

Ralph E. Bergeron

Oct 31, 2008

South Yarmouth – Mr. Ralph E. Bergeron, of South Yarmouth, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at Windsor Nursing Home in South Yarmouth. He was 83. Born in Quincy, a son of the late Asa and Marion (Manning) Bergeron, Ralph was a graduate of Braintree High School and had been a longtime resident of South Yarmouth. He served with the United...

Donald A. Connelly

Donald A. Connelly

Oct 26, 2008

Waltham - Mr. Donald A. Connelly passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 26, 2008. He was 70. Born in Waltham on May 19, 1938, a son of the late Stephen and Lillian (Hudson) Connelly, Donald worked as a mail carrier for thirty-seven years until his retirement in 2003. For the last five...

Kenneth W. Lord

Kenneth W. Lord

Oct 22, 2008

Mr. Kenneth W. Lord, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. He was 80.Born and raised in Winchester, a son of the late Walter B. and Beatrice J. (Potter) Lord, he had lived in Waltham for many years. Until his retirement in 1987, Ken had worked as a senior computer operator for the Raytheon...

Kenneth W. Lord

Kenneth W. Lord

Oct 21, 2008

Waltham - Mr. Kenneth W. Lord, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. He was 80. Born and raised in Winchester, a son of the late Walter B. and Beatrice J. (Potter) Lord, he had lived in Waltham for many years. Until his retirement in 1987, Ken had worked as a senior computer operator...

Russell M. Hills

Russell M. Hills

Oct 19, 2008

Weston – Mr. Russell M. Hills, Sr., of Weston, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 in Newton- Wellesley Hospital. He was 91. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Herbert A. and Minnie I. (Moore) Hills, Russ moved to Weston in 1958. Until his retirement six years ago, he was the proprietor of Nickerson & Hills Painting and...

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...