Obituaries

Joseph Luvisi
Nov 30, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Joseph Luvisi, of Waltham, died Friday, November 30, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Joseph was born December 25, 1923 in Diecimo, Provincia de Lucca, Italy a son of the late James and Fridola (Bertini) Luvisi. He moved here as a young child but also returned to Italy at various times in his...
Rosario Cannistraro
Nov 30, 2007
Littleton - Mr. Rosario Cannistraro, of Littleton, died surrounded by his family on Friday, November 30, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 69. Mr. Cannistraro was born in Waltham where he lived before moving to Littleton in 1966. He retired from the Stop and Shop Company after 45 years of service. Mr. Cannistraro was a Vietnam War veteran...

Linda Testa
Nov 29, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Linda (Plundier) Testa, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. She was 95. She was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Gerardo and Maria (Lucci)Plundier. Linda was the wife of the late Joseph Testa, mother of the late S. Sgt William D. Testa, U.S.A.F.; and sister of the late...

Helen M. Sullivan
Nov 27, 2007
Falmouth Mrs. Helen M. (Ellis) Sullivan, of East Falmouth and Waltham, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in her home. She was 72. Born in Brighton, Mrs. Sullivan had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to East Falmouth twenty-five years ago. She was employed as a customer service representative for the Raytheon Company for fourteen years until her...

Mary LeBlanc
Nov 27, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Mary (LeFort) LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 102. Born Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada, Mrs. LeBlanc had lived in Waltham for most of her life. She was a long time member of the Womens Auxiliary of the French-American Victory Club of Waltham. Mrs. LeBlanc was the wife...

George D. Ryan
Nov 24, 2007
Waltham - Mr. George D. Ryan, Jr., of Waltham, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 68. Born in Boston, a son of the late George and Josephine (Quirk) Ryan, George had worked for the past three years at Brandeis University as a facilities manager. George also served with the United States Army. He...

Jessie D. Nally
Nov 17, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Jessie D. (Woodland) Nally, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Newton Health Care Center. She was 65. Born in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine (Grace) Woodland, she had been a resident of Waltham for the past fifty years. Until her retirement, Jessie worked for twenty years...

Louis "Lou" Gennetti
Nov 17, 2007
WALTHAM Mr. Louis Lou Gennetti, 78, of Waltham, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston after a short illness. He was the devoted friend of Christine Barrington, her family and Bud Johnson. Mr. Gennetti was a life-long resident of New York until he came to his home at Francis Cabot Lowell Mills. He was the Vice-President...

Florence F. DiLorenzo
Nov 16, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Florence F. (Purvis) DiLorenzo, of Waltham, died Friday, November 16, 2007 at home after an illness. She was 70. She leaves her husband, Joseph L. DiLorenzo; a son, Scott R. Dunlop of Watertown; a daughter, Lori A. Pierce of Waltham; three grandchildren, Kelly Dawn Pierce of Waltham, Jason P. LeBlanc and Jeffrey S. LeBlanc, both of Ayer;...

Rodney M. Liversage
Nov 16, 2007
Waltham - Rodney M. Liversage, M.D., of Waltham, died Friday, November 16, 2007 in the Leland Home in Waltham. He was 83. Born in Fitchburg on February 5, 1924, a son of the late Rodney M. Liversage, Sr. and Hazel M. Liversage (nee Huntting), Dr. Liversage practiced for many years at Saint Elizabeths Medical Center in Brighton. Dr. Liversage graduated...

Constance M. "Connie" Cummings
Nov 13, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Constance M. “Connie” (Lupo) Cummings MacIver, of Westborough, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at home. She was 74.Born and raised in Newton, Connie had lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Westborough five years ago. She was a daughter of the late Constantine and Marion (Homer) Lupo. Connie graduated from Rosary Academy in Watertown and...

Constance M. Cummings MacIver
Nov 13, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Constance M. Connie (Lupo) Cummings MacIver, of Westborough, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at home. She was 74. Born and raised in Newton, Connie had lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Westborough five years ago. She was a daughter of the late Constantine and Marion (Homer) Lupo. Connie graduated from Rosary Academy in Watertown...

Mary R. Kendall
Nov 9, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Mary R. (Matheson) Kendall, of Waltham, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at the Dorothy Frances Home in Waltham. She was 81. Born in Somerville, a daughter of the late Donald and Johanna (MacDonald) Matheson, Mary worked for thirty years at Star Market in Waltham as a customer service clerk. Mary enjoyed traveling with her family and loved...

Marc A. Calleva
Nov 7, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Marc A. Calleva, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 in his home. He was 41. Born in Newton, a son of Nancy J. (White) Calleva of Waltham, and Anthony Calleva of North Billerica, and step-son of Evelyn M. Calleva also of North Billerica, Marc had been a health care worker for twenty-five years at the Walter...

Frances Kopsiaftis
Nov 7, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Frances (Goutras) Kopsiaftis, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 93. Born in Plaka, Athens, Greece a daughter of the late Theodore and Eugenia Goutras, Frances was a former owner and operator of family restaurants in Waltham for many years, The Log Cabin Restaurant located on Moody Street and the...

Ruth M. Falvey
Nov 6, 2007
Nashua, New Hampshire- Mrs. Ruth M. (Sheehan) Falvey of Nashua, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham died Tuesday November 6, 2007 at The Birches in Nashua. She was 91. Born and raised in Worcester, a daughter of the late Michael and Mary ( Riley) Sheehan, Ruth was a Registered nurse for many years for the Raytheon Corporation in Waltham. Ruth was...

Lucille A. Brady
Nov 5, 2007
Framingham Mrs. Lucille A. (Collins) Brady, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, November 5, 2007 at Saint Patricks Manor, Framingham. She was 98. Born in Millville, a daughter of the late Michael J. and Mary A. (Harney) Brady, Lucille moved to Waltham in 1936 where she worked as a buyer for many years at Grover Cronins Department Store...

Helen Preston
Nov 3, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Helen (McGuire) Preston, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 3, 2007 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 87. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mrs. Preston had worked as a secretary for Waltham Tool and Engineering until her retirement in 1953. She was a member of Saint Charles Borromeo Church in Waltham. Mrs. Preston was the daughter of the...
Christina M. Mulcahy
Nov 2, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Christina M. (MacEachern) Mulcahy, of Waltham, died Friday, November, 2, 2007 at Sunrise at Leominster after a lengthy illness. She was 90. Born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Archibald and Catherine (McGillivray) MacEachern, Mrs. Mulcahy had lived in Newtonville before moving to Waltham in 1954. She was a homemaker who loved to spend...
Ralph T. LePage
Nov 2, 2007
Waltham Mr. Ralph T. LePage, of Weston, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at the Newton- Wellesley Alzheimer Center in Wellesley. He was 75. Born in Portland, Maine a son of the late Ralph T. and Evelyn I. (Rhodes) LePage, Ralph worked as a self-employed accountant until his retirement several years ago. In his spare time he loved to play...