Obituaries
Mary Eileen Muldoon
Aug 18, 2008
Weston – Mrs. Mary Eileen (McDonnell) Muldoon, 85, of Weston, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, August 18, 2008. She had been a resident of Weston for 50 years. Born on March 28, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, Eileen was the daughter of the late Michael and Hilda (Holland) McDonnell. She graduated from Saint Xavier College in...
Richard Gardiner
Aug 17, 2008
West Newton - Mr. Richard 'Jack' Gardiner, of West Newton, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 in his home. He was 83. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Joel F. and Jessie A. (Gobey) Gardiner, Jack lived in Waltham for many years before moving to West Newton in 1967. He originally worked for his father in the family's business,...

Pearl M. Deneault
Aug 14, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Pearl M. (Santos) Deneault, of Waltham, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 82. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire a daughter of the late Alfred and Mary (Fernandes) Santos, Pearl had lived in Waltham for over sixty years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting and trips to Foxwoods. Pearl was the...
Jasper Bogosian
Aug 10, 2008
Needham Heights - Mr. Jasper Bogosian of Needham Heights, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 surrounded by his family at Wingate of Needham. He was 81. Born in Newton, a son of the late Hagop and Choian (Shrakan) Bogosian, Jasper had lived in Needham Heights for seventy years. Until his retirement he had worked for thirty-seven years as an electrician for...
Louise M. Bastarache
Aug 7, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Louise M. (Sirois) Bastarache, of Waltham, died Thursday, August 7, 2008 in her home. She was 63. Born in St. Ludger, Quebec, a daughter of Melina (LaChance) Sirois of St. Jean Baptiste, Quebec and the late Desire Sirois, Louise had lived in Cambridge for many years before moving to Waltham in 1968. She worked for many years...
B. Jane MacIver
Aug 5, 2008
Weston – Mrs. B. Jane (O'Hara) MacIver, of Weston, formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008. She was 85. Born and raised in Cambridge, Jane graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School in 1941. She then attended Bentley College, while working in finance at Studley Schubert. Married in 1946, she was widowed in 1951. While raising her children, she...
Jane MacIver
Aug 5, 2008
Weston – Mrs. B. Jane (O'Hara) MacIver, of Weston, formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008. She was 85.Born and raised in Cambridge, Jane graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School in 1941. She then attended Bentley College, while working in finance at Studley Schubert. Married in 1946, she was widowed in 1951. While raising her children, she attended...
Kuo-Jing Kuo
Aug 1, 2008
Boston – Mrs. Kuo-Jing Kuo, of Boston, died Friday, August 1, 2008 in Boston Medical Center. She was 86. Born in Nanking City, China, Mrs. Kuo moved to the United States in 1984 where she settled in Natick. Mrs. Kuo had been a kindergarten teacher in Taiwan. She was the daughter of the late Guo-Ruei Shih and Shi Shih. She...
Esther E. Blanchard
Aug 1, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Esther E. (Palumbo) Blanchard, of Waltham, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was 89. Born in Waltham on September 27, 1918, a daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Ciceri) Palumbo, Esther had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked for many years for the Raytheon Company in Waltham. The...
Elsa (Brunnhuber) O'Dea
Jul 31, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Elsa (Brunnhuber) O'Dea, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 88. Born in Germany, a daughter of the late Otto and Freida (Knaus) Brunnhuber, she lived in Cambridge before moving to Waltham when she was ten years old. Elsa was a graduate of Waltham High School and Fisher...
Sally L. DeVries
Jul 30, 2008
Weston – Mrs. Sally L. (Lucas) DeVries, of Weston, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at MetroWest Medical Center in Natick. She was 70. Born in West Branch, Michigan, a daughter of the late Sherman and Martha (McClarty) Lucas, she was a graduate of West Branch High School and Central Michigan University. Until her retirement ten years ago, Sally worked as...
Richard W. Snow
Jul 30, 2008
Waltham – Mr. Richard W. 'Dick' Snow, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He was 61. Born in Beverly on July 31, 1946, a son of the late Walter and Nora Snow, he was raised and educated in Wellesley where he was a graduate of Wellesley High School. During the Vietnam War...
Angelina R. Badger
Jul 25, 2008
East Bridgewater – Mrs. Angelina R. (Manero) Badger, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Waltham, died peacefully at her home on Friday, July 25, 2008. She was 84. Born in Waltham on August 4, 1923 she was a daughter of the late Santo and Antonia (Algeri) Manero. Angelina was a lifelong resident of Waltham before moving to East Bridgewater four years...
Egidio Morganti
Jul 24, 2008
Marshfield – Mr. Egidio Morganti, of Marshfield, formerly of East Boston, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. He was 87. Born in Boston, a son of the late Raffaello and Giorgia (Catoni) Morganti, he had been a resident of East Boston before moving to Marshfield twenty years ago. Until his retirement, Mr. Morganti worked as...
Eunice K. Burstein
Jul 23, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Eunice K. 'Kit' (Katz) Burstein, of Waltham, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after an extended illness. She was 80. Eunice Katz was born and raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, a daughter of the late Sydney and Wilma (Winters) Katz. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class at the age of...
Salvatore C. Arena
Jul 20, 2008
Mr. Salvatore C. 'Sal' Arena, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 in Newton – Wellesley Hospital. He was 76. Born in Cambridge, on September 3, 1931, a son of the late Giuseppe and Concetta (Donato) Arena he was a lifelong Waltham resident. He graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in Cambridge. At the age of 16 he...

Minna Villa
Jul 19, 2008
Mrs. Minna (Hallsworth) Villa, of Wellesley, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Avery Manor Nursing Home in Needham. She was 88. Minna was born August 3, 1919 in Dedham, a daughter of the late Arthur E. and Melia (Rau) Hallsworth. She is predeceased by her husband, Raymond Villa and her brother, Arthur Hallsworth. She leaves two sisters, Marjorie Curran of...
Lina F. Maciariello
Jul 13, 2008
Ms. Lina (Lena) F. Maciariello, of Lexington, formerly of Lawrence, died Sunday July 13, 2008 at Lexington Healthcare. She was 82. Born in Lawrence, a daughter of the late Alberico and Concetta (Cascavilla) Maciariello, Lina graduated from the former Tenney High School in Methuen and lived most of her life in the Lawrence and Methuen area before moving to Lexington...
Frederick J. Dowcett
Jul 13, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Frederick J. Dowcett, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 62. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late William F. and Elizabeth A. (Devane) Dowcett, Fred worked for over fifteen years as a Wires Inspector for the City of Waltham. He was a member of the Waltham...
Walter J. Condon
Jul 12, 2008
Waltham- Mr. Walter J, Condon of Waltham died Saturday July 12, 2008 at Meadowgreen Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 94. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Edward and Emma (Arsenault) Condon, Walter was a die and tool maker for J.L. Thomson Company in Waltham for fourteen years before his retirement. Walter was a fifty year...