Obituaries

Alvira L. O'Mara
Nov 1, 2007
Weston - Mrs. Alvira L. (Stanish) O'Mara, of Weston, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 89. Born in Telluride, Colorado a daughter of the late John and Alvira Stanish, Alvira worked for many yaers as a processor at State Street Bank in Quincy. She was the wife of the late Leo F. O'Mara. Alvira leaves her...

Louis A. Briganti
Oct 31, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Louis A. Briganti, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. He was 96. Born in Paris, France a son of the late Carlo and Teresa (Giliotti) Briganti, Louis worked for ten years as a facilities manager for G.T. E. in Waltham. He had been a Waltham resident since 1946 and...

Edward S. Phelan
Oct 25, 2007
Watertown Mr. Edward S. Phelan, of Watertown, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at North Memorial Hosptial in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He was 88. Born in Calais Maine, a son of the late Leo and Clara (Abbott) Phelan, Edward worked for over thirty years for H.P. Hood Company until his retirement. For the majority of his employment with H.P. Hood, Edward...

Patricia H. Smith
Oct 25, 2007
Allston - Mrs. Patricia H. (Potter) Smith, of Allston, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 in Presentation Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Brighton. She was 84. Her husband, Warren J. Smith, died October 23, 2004. She leaves a daughter, Judith A. Choharis and her husband, Constantine, of Brighton; a sister, Rita Thomas of Florida; a granddaughter, Patricia H. Emery of Allston and...

Victor V. Stremeckus
Oct 24, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Victor V. Vic Stremeckus, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 90. Born in Brighton, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Kaupas) Stremeckus, Vic worked for over thirty years as a tool and die maker, and until his retirement was a laborer for the Laborers Union in Waltham. Vic was...

Michelena M. Lindsay
Oct 23, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Michelena M. (Calabro)Lindsay, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Wingate of Lowell. She was 83. Born in boston, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Jennie (DeLuca) Calabro, Michelena was a homemaker. She was the sister of the late Stephen and Anthony Calabro. Michelena leaves her husband, Scott C. Lindsay; her daughter, Laurie A. Leone...
Nancy M. Falzone
Oct 23, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Nancy M. (Manni) Falzone, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 23, 2007 in Avery Manor, Needham, after an illness. She was 63. She leaves her husband of 43 years, Peter P. Falzone; three sons, Peter P. Falzone and his wife, Stacey, of Maynard, David C. Falzone and his wife, Kerri, of Walpole and Christopher J. Falzone and his...

Margaret Lorna White
Oct 22, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Margaret Lorna (Lane) White, of Marlborough, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at her home. She was 62. She was the wife of the late James G. White. Lorna was born on March 13, 1945 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Charles F. and Mary A. (Chiasson) Lane, and had been a lifelong resident...

Charleen A. Coleman
Oct 20, 2007
West Newton Mrs. Charleen A. (McCue) Coleman, of West Newton, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 in The Stanley R. Tippett House, Needham, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was 56. She leaves her husband, John F. Coleman; a step-son, Keith P. Coleman of North Carolina; two brothers, Donald McCue of Daytona, Florida and Dennis McCue of Albuqueque,...

Andrew J. Donnellon
Oct 19, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Andrew J. Donellon, of Waltham, formerly of Brighton, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at home. He was 83.He leaves his brothers, Paul A. Donellon of Arlington and John F. Donellon of Newtonville; many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.He was predeceased by his brother, James P. Donellon.Andrew was born February 15, 1924 in the Brighton section of...

Thomas H. Gosselin
Oct 19, 2007
Maynard Mr. Thomas H. Gosselin, of Maynard, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He was 63. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Walter J. and Mary M. (Luddee) Gosselin, Tom had been a Maynard resident for the past twenty years. He worked for many years as a...

Andrew J. Donellon
Oct 19, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Andrew J. Donellon, of Waltham, formerly of Brighton, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at home. He was 83. He leaves his brothers, Paul A. Donellon of Arlington and John F. Donellon of Newtonville; many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, James P. Donellon. Andrew was born February 15, 1924 in the...
Mary E. Maher
Oct 19, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Mary E. (Rivers) Maher, of Waltham, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton. She was 72. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Leo A. and Anna M. (Lenza) Rivers, Mary had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for many years as a secretary...

Charlotte A. Sweet
Oct 18, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Charlotte A. (Parkinson) (LeClair) Sweet, of Waltham, died Thursday, October 18, 2007 in the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Wilmington. She was 90. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mrs. Sweet worked in the Treasurers Office in the Waltham City Hall for 25 years until her retirement. She was a parishioner of Saint Marys Church in Waltham. Mrs. Sweet was...
Dorothy E. Connolly
Oct 18, 2007
Marlborough - Mrs. Dorothy E. (Gallagher) Connolly, of Marlborough, formerly of West Newton, Waltham and Onset, died Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Marlborough Hospital. She was 87. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Dolan) Gallagher, Dorothy was a homemaker. She was a 1938 graduate of Saint Charles High School in Waltham and had been a...
Dorothy E. Connolly
Oct 18, 2007
Marlborough - Mrs. Dorothy E. (Gallagher) Connolly, of Marlborough, formerly of West Newton, Waltham and Onset, died Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Marlborough Hospital. She was 87.Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Dolan) Gallagher, Dorothy was a homemaker. She was a 1938 graduate of Saint Charles High School in Waltham and had been a very...
D. Johanna Eaves Whyte
Oct 16, 2007
Clearwater, Florida- Mrs. D. Johanna Eaves Whyte, of Clearwater, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 48. Born in Danby, Vermont a daughter of Freda (Schoon) Eaves of Bonita Springs, Florida and the late Gordon Eaves, Johanna enjoyed very much to be a weaver but most especially working with her husband as...
Johanna Eaves Whyte
Oct 16, 2007
Clearwater, Florida- Mrs. D. Johanna Eaves Whyte, of Clearwater, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 48.Born in Danby, Vermont a daughter of Freda (Schoon) Eaves of Bonita Springs, Florida and the late Gordon Eaves, Johanna enjoyed very much to be a weaver but most especially working with her husband as a...

John Peter Belocas
Oct 14, 2007
Sanbornville, New Hampshire - Mr. John Peter Belocas, of Acton, Maine and Sanbornville, New Hampshire, formerly of Newton, died Sunday October 14, 2007 in his home. He was 89. Born in Lowell on July 4, 1918, a son of the late Peter and Portia (Goutos) Belocas, John served in the U.S. Army during World War II and found himself in...

Carol L. Howard
Oct 13, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Carol L. (MacDougall) Howard, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Stanley R. Tippett House in Needham. She was 69. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late John J. and Josephine V. (Donovan) MacDougall, Carol had lived in Waltham for more than thirty years. Until her retirement Carol had worked as a bookkeeper for...