Obituaries
Ruth M. MacIvor
Jan 8, 2007
Mrs. Ruth M. (Graves) MacIvor, of Waltham, died Monday, January 8, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 85. Mrs. MacIvor was born in Somerville and had been a lifelong Waltham resident. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and was a member of the North Waltham and the Southside Senior Citizens Clubs. She was the wife of the...

Sarah M. Lawler
Jan 8, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Sarah M. Sally (McInnis) Lawler, of Waltham, died Monday, January 8, 2007 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 96. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Lyons) McInnis, Sally had been a lifelong resident. She graduated from Saint Charles High School in Waltham in 1929. Until her retirement, Sally worked as a quality...

Catherine "Kathleen" McMullen
Jan 7, 2007
Auburndale - Miss Catherine Kathleen McMullen, of Auburndale, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at Saint Patricks Manor in Framingham. She was 88. Born in Leeds, England a daughter of the late Daniel and Christiana (Kennedy) McMullen, Kathleen was a private Licensed Practical Nurse for many years. She was also a cook for several years at Saint Julias Parish in...

William Douglas Gardiner
Jan 7, 2007
Mr. W. Douglas Gardiner, of Waltham, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. He was 89. Born in Stonington, Connecticut, Mr. Gardiner had lived in Waltham since 1960. He was employed as an architect for the Army Corps of Engineers in Waltham until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Gardiner served with the United States...

Dorothy A. Golledge
Jan 5, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Dorothy A. (Chiasson) Golledge, of Waltham, died Friday, January 5, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 45. Born in Waltham, she was raised in Newton where she graduated from Newton North High School in 1979. She moved to Waltham in 1986. Dottie also graduated from Middlesex Community College and became a Registered Nurse. She worked for more...

Francis L. Reade
Jan 4, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Francis L. Reade, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Francis L. and Katherine L. (Cahill) Reade, he had been a lifelong resident. Frank worked for many years for the City of Waltham, most recently as chairman of the Board of Assessors,...

Milton H. "Doc" Peltier
Dec 31, 2006
Waltham – Mr. Milton H. ‘Doc’ Peltier, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at his home. He was 76.Born in Watertown, a son of the late Milton H. and May (Conant) Peltier, Sr., he was a forty year resident of Waltham. He was a graduate of Our Lady’s High School in Newton and of Newton Junior College. Until his...

Wilfred J. Beaulieu
Dec 31, 2006
Waltham Mr. Wilfred J. Bill Beaulieu, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at Chetwynde Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newton. He was 84. Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, a son of the late Anthony and Berthilde (Melanson) Beaulieu, Bill had been a Waltham resident for more than sixty years. During World War II, he served as a radio...

Elizabeth W. Hinchey
Dec 31, 2006
Needham Mrs. Elizabeth W. Betty (Walsh) Hinchey, of Needham, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 in North Hill Skilled Living Facility, Needham, after an illness. She was 83 years old. Her husband of 57 years, Dr. Thomas P.R. Hinchey, died Saturday, December 30, 2006. She leaves seven children, Michael T. Hinchey, Esq. and his wife, Ellen, of...

Thomas P.R. Hinchey
Dec 30, 2006
Needham Dr. Thomas P.R. Hinchey, of Needham, formerly of Newton, died Saturday, December 30, 2006 in Beth Isreal Deaconess Hospital, Needham, after an illness. He was 86 years old. His wife of 57 years, Elizabeth W. (Walsh) Hinchey died Sunday, December 31, 2006. He leaves seven children, Michael T. Hinchey, Esq. and his wife, Ellen, of Westwood, Betsy H....

Jane F. Gladney
Dec 27, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Jane F. (Ford) Gladney, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 82. She was the wife of the late Leo F. Gladney. Born in Cambridge, Jane was raised in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School. She had been a Waltham resident for more than forty years. Until her retirement,...

Marie L. Bannan
Dec 27, 2006
Bourne Mrs. Marie L. (Lanagan) Bannan, of Gray Gables, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. She was 79. She was the wife of the late William J. Bannan, Jr. who died in August, 2005. Born and raised in Newton, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Cahill) Lanagan, Marie was a graduate of Newton...

Marie L. Bannan
Dec 27, 2006
Bourne – Mrs. Marie L. (Lanagan) Bannan, of Gray Gables, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. She was 79.She was the wife of the late William J. Bannan, Jr. who died in August, 2005.Born and raised in Newton, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Cahill) Lanagan, Marie was a graduate of Newton High School....

Joseph M. Bradley
Dec 27, 2006
Northbridge - Mr. Joseph M. Bradley, of Northbridge, formerly of Brighton and Waltham, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 61. Born in Cambridge, a son of the late Joseph H. and Helen M.(Scannell) Bradley, Joe was a computer operations manager for Invesco Management and Research Company in Boston for many years. He lived in...

Dorothea Guzzi
Dec 26, 2006
East Providence, RI Mrs. Dorothea (Harakakos) Guzzi, of East Providence, formerly of Newtonville, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was 95. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late John and Zoie (Papaou) Harakakos, Dorothea had lived in Newtonville for most of her life. She had been one of the original...

Marjorie E. Higgins
Dec 25, 2006
Waltham- Mrs. Marjorie E. (Winchester) Higgins, of Waltham, died Monday, December 25, 2006 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 78. Born in Clearwater, Florida, a daughter of the late John C. and Margaret (Smith) Winchester, she was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Waltham. She leaves her husband, Robert J. Higgins; her children John R. Higgins of...

Walter F. Stafford
Dec 22, 2006
Waltham Mr. Walter F. Stafford, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford. He was 78. Born and raised in Dorchester, a son of the late Walter R. and Genevieve (Fitzgerald) Stafford, he lived in Washington, D.C. before moving to Waltham forty-four years ago. Walter served with the United States Navy in...

Leo Porretti
Dec 20, 2006
MARLBOROUGH – Mr. Leo Porretti, of Marlborough, formerly of Buzzards Bay, West Newton, Bedford, and Waltham, died Sunday, December 10, 2006. He was 86 years old.He was married for 50 years to his beloved wife Isabelle M. (Sousa) Porretti who died in May 1995.Born in Berlin, New Hampshire, in 1920, Leo was the son of the late Michael Anthony “Tony”...

Virginia A. Martin
Dec 19, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Virginia A. (Dyer) Martin, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 85. Born in Chelsea, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Foley) Dyer, she was raised in Revere where she graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1939. Virginia was a homemaker and had lived most of her...
Eva M. Hardy
Dec 16, 2006
Lexington Mrs. Eva M. (Borrner) Hardy, of Lexington, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Brookhaven at Lexington. She was 91. She was the wife of the late Irad B. Hardy, Jr., M.D. who died in January, 1993. Born in Springfield on March 31, 1915, Eva was a daughter of the late Carl and Elsie (Sundin) Borrner. She lived in...