Obituaries

Karen L. Fazio
Apr 23, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Karen L. (Blanchette) Fazio, of Waltham, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 60. Born in Springfield, a daughter of John and Carmen (Helie) Blanchette of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she had lived in Waltham for forty years. Karen worked for many years as a quality control inspector for the...

Jeannette D. Lawson
Apr 19, 2007
Mrs. Jeannette D. (Joyce) Lawson, of Newton, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, April 19, 2007 in the Scandinavian Living Center in Newton. Born in Boston, Mrs. Lawson had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Newton. She was a graduate of Newton High School and had attended Bentley College. Mrs. Lawson was the assistant treasurer for State Street...

Patrick J. Fenton
Apr 9, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Patrick J. Fenton, of Waltham, died Monday, April 9, 2007 in his home. He was 43. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of David J. and Princess L. (Follis) Fenton of Waltham, Patrick worked for many years for the Jordan Marsh Company as a maintenance worker. Patrick was an avid fisherman, outdoorsman, sports fan, and he...

Warren Scott Storer
Apr 9, 2007
Stow Mr. W. Scott Storer, of Stow, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, April 9, 2007 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was 58. Born in Concord, a son of Faith W. (Vanderhoof) Storer of Stow and the late Warren E. Storer, Scott lived most of his life in Waltham before moving to Stow two years ago. He graduated from...

Walter P. Horrigan
Apr 9, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Walter P. Chip Horrigan, Jr., of Waltham, died Monday, April 9, 2007 in his home. He was 45. Born and raised in Waltham, Chip was the son of the late Walter P. and Barbara A.( Keefe) Horrigan. He was the brother of the late Tracey M. Horrigan Chip leaves one sister, Linda S. Horrigan of Natick; two...

Merton L. Gordon
Apr 8, 2007
Waltham Mr. Merton L. Gordon, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 8, 2007 in Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington. He was 84. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mr. Gordon was a master electrician and was a member of the I.B.E.W., Local 103 until his retirement. Mr. Gordon was a World War II veteran who served with the United States Navy. He...

Doris M. Robertson
Apr 4, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Doris M. Robbie (Burhans) Robertson, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 in her home surrounded by her family. She was 86. Born in South Windsor, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Howard E. and Edith L. (Nevers) Burhans, she was a registered nurse at Waltham Hospital for over thirty years. Doris was a 1941 graduate of...

James R. Freeman
Apr 3, 2007
Columbia, TN - Mr. James R. 'Jim' Freeman, Sr. of Columbia, Tennessee, formerly of Waltham, passed away on Tuesday April 3, 2007 at his residence. He was 80. A Waltham native, he was the son of the late Alfred and Mary (Scannell) Freeman. Jim played baseball on the Waltham High School championship teams and after high school he played for...

Martha M. Bellan
Mar 29, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Martha M. (Knowles) Bellan of Waltham died on Thursday, March 29, 2007 in the Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 72. Born in Thornton, New Hampshire, Mrs. Bellan had lived in Waltham for thirty-five years. She was the wife of the late John Bellan and the stepmother of the late John R. Bellan. Martha is survived by her...

Helen A. Neville
Mar 29, 2007
Newtonville Mrs. Helen A. (Healey) Neville, of Newtonville, died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 70. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late John J. and Margaret A. (Kearney) Healey, she had lived in Waltham before moving to Newtonville ten years ago. Helen graduated from Saint Marys High School, Waltham in 1954 and until her...

Ann K. Stanley
Mar 27, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Ann K. (Tebbets) Stanley, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 83. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Fred and Amy (Richardson) Tebbets, she was a former secretary for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for many years. She also worked at Bates Pharmacy in Waltham. She was the...

Catherine F. Grady
Mar 26, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Catherine F. 'Kay' (Reilly) Grady, of Waltham, died Monday, March 26, 2007 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 85. Kay was born in Watertown and had lived there before moving to Waltham in 1973. She was a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School in Watertown, Class of 1939. During World War II she had worked for the...

Maria Boros
Mar 26, 2007
Mrs. Maria Boros, of Newton, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Stone Institute in Newton. She was 91. Born in Budapest, Hungary, Maria had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Newton. Until her retirement, she worked as an assembler for the Hewlett-Packard Company in Waltham. She leaves many friends, including Judy Powlesland and...

James J. Corkery
Mar 22, 2007
Waltham - Mr. James J. Corkery, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Oak Knoll Nursing Home in Framingham. He was 85. Born in Cambridge, a son of the late James J. and Mary E. (Phipps) Corkery, Jr., Mr. Corkery worked for many years as a milkman for his family company, J.J. Corkery Fairview Farms in Cambridge. Until...

Edward J. Ryan
Mar 22, 2007
Mr. Edward J. Ryan, of Chelsea, formerly of Acton and Waltham, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in The Soldiers Home in Chrlsea. He was 93. Edward was a chef for the Bowen family in Concord for over 40 years, retiring in 1991. He was born January 13, 1914 in Jamaica Plain, son of the late Edward and Mary (Cunniff) Ryan....

Margery A. Alarie
Mar 20, 2007
Waltham - Miss Margery A. Alarie, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 86. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Grace K. (Hennelly) Alarie, Margery worked for fifty-two years for the City of Waltham as a clerk in the Waltham Board of Health Department. Margery...

Dorothy F. Sullivan
Mar 19, 2007
Miss Dorothy F. Sullivan, of Marlborough, formerly of Belmont, died Monday March 19 at Framingham Union Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Daniel J. and Margaret M. (Dunn) Sullivan, Dorothy lived in Belmont for over seventy years. Until her retirement, she worked as as an administrative assistant for the United States Government. Dorothy was the sister...

Maria Cardona
Mar 15, 2007
Framingham Mrs. Maria (Peluso) Cardona, of Framingham, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a daughter of the late Pascual and Rosa (Calabrese) Peluso, she came to America in April, 1973. She was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham and in Newton before moving to Framingham. The wife of...

Lawrence J. Lane
Mar 15, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Lawrence J. Lane, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday March 15, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 68.<br><br>Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Lawrence J. and Mary (O Halloran) Lane, Sr., Mr. Lane was an avid Waltham High School football fan. For over forty years he delivered the Waltham News Tribune to patients at...

Rita M. Francis
Mar 14, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Rita M. (Scully) Francis, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waltham. She was 82. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late William and Gertrude (Reilly) Scully, Rita was a clerk for many years for the New England Telephone Company. Rita lived in Waltham for over forty years and...