Obituaries

Anne M. Tousignant
May 1, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Anne M. (Demsky) Tousignant, of Waltham, died Monday, May 1, 2006 in her home. She was 79. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, Mrs. Tousignant had lived in Waltham for fifty-four years. She was a filing manager for Pitney-Bowes in Waltham for five years until her retirement in 1991. Mrs. Tousignant was a lifetime member of the P.F.C.John...

John P. Keilty
Apr 27, 2006
Waltham - Mr. John P. Keilty, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 27, 2006 in his home. He was 57. Born in Brighton, a son of Carolyn M. (Foley) of Waltham and the late Thomas P. Keilty, he was a lifelong resident of Waltham. John worked as a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for thirty-two years. During the...

Martha A. Pettis
Apr 25, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Martha A. (Tracey) Pettis of Waltham died Tuesday April 25, 2006 in her home, surrounded by her family. She was 64. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Raymond and Alice (Stanton) Tracey, she worked for many years as a sales girl for Grover Cronins Department Store in Waltham. She was a 1959 graduate of Saint...

Richard F. McNeil
Apr 24, 2006
Watertown Mr. Richard F. McNeil, of Watertown, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at his home. He was 78. Born and raised in Somerville, a son of the late Frances (Barry) and Wilbur McNeil, he moved to Watertown 38 years ago. He graduated from Somerville High School and after that, he served with the United States Navy during World War...

Donald N. Dion
Apr 20, 2006
Waltham Mr. Donald N. Dion, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 56. Born in Waltham, he had been a longtime resident of the Walter E. Fernald Center in Waltham. Donald was a son of the late Collen A. (Palumbo) Dion, and leaves his father, Roland A. Dion of Waltham; 2 brothers, Roland A....

Lee Ann Reno
Apr 19, 2006
Watertown - Mrs. Lee Ann (Oberly) Reno, of Watertown, died Wednesday April 19, 2006 in her home. She was 66. Born in Newton, a daughter of the late Paul and Theresa (McIsaac) Oberly, she worked for many years for Liberty Mutual as an insurance underwriter. Mrs. Reno also lived for many years in Waltham before moving to Watertown. She was...

Eleanor G. Burke
Apr 19, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Eleanor G. (McDonald) Burke, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in her home. She was 89. Mrs. Burke was born in Somerville and was raised and educated in Watertown where she was a graduate of Watertown High School. She had been a Waltham resident for over fifty years. Until her retirement, Mrs. Burke had worked as...

George P. Doucette
Apr 17, 2006
Waltham - Mr. George P. Doucette, of Waltham, died Monday, April 17, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 83. Born in Margaree, Nova Scotia, Canada, a son of the late Peter and Lucy (Chaisson) Doucet, George worked as a Union Blaster for Hemphill Drilling and Blasting in Waltham for many years. He was a member of the Massachusetts Laborers Local...

Brian T. Bokoske
Apr 17, 2006
Enfied, CT Mr. Brian T. Bokoske of Enfield, Connecticut, died Monday, April 17, 2006, in Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He was 64. Born in Watertown, Mr. Bokoske grew up in Natick and graduated from Natick High School. He lived in Mansfield for twenty-eight years before moving to Conneticut six months ago. Mr. Bokoske worked for Local #25...

Exilda M. Cobuzzi
Apr 17, 2006
Mrs. Exilda M. (Belliveau) Cobuzzi, of Framingham, died Monday, April 17, 2006 in her home. She was 85. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Mrs. Cobuzzi lived in Waltham for most of her life before moving to Framingham in 1995. She was employed as a Lab Technician for Mobil Tyco in Waltham until her retirement several years ago. Mrs. Cobuzzi was...

James I. Donovan
Apr 15, 2006
Mr. James I. Donovan, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 76. Born in Watertown, Mr. Donovan was a graduate of Saint Patick's High School. He was employed as a sales coordinator for forty-two years with the 3M Company until his retirement. Mr. Donovan was very active in the Easter Seals Foundation and was a...

Peter Morton
Apr 13, 2006
Weston - Mr. Peter Morton, of Weston, died Thursday April 13, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 79. Born in Lowell, a son of the late Howard and Helen (Johnson) Morton, he had lived in Weston for the past forty-two years. Peter was a volunteer and driver for the 'Friends in Service Helping' program for the Weston Council on Aging...

Lillian R. McLaughlin
Apr 11, 2006
Kittery, Maine - Mrs. Lillian R.(Saul) McLaughlin, of Kittery, Maine, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday April 11, 2006 at York Hospital in York, Maine. She was 67. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Fred and Lillian (Fitzgerald) Saul, she was a cable maker for twenty-five years for the Raytheon Corporation in Waltham. She was a 1956 graduate of...

Joseph F. Pendergast
Apr 7, 2006
Melrose Mr. Joseph F. Pendergast, of Melrose, died Friday, April 7, 2006 at Kindred Hospital, Peabody. He was 89. Born and raised in Waltham, he was a son of the late Joseph F. and Catherine E. (Maguire) Pendergast. He had lived and worked in Buffalo, New York for many years before moving to Melrose 11 years ago. Joe was...

Virginia R. Joyce
Apr 7, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Virginia R. (Mathews) Joyce, of Waltham, died Friday, April 7, 2006 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 77. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Harry and Rose (LaVoie) Matthews, she had lived in Newton for many years before moving to Waltham in 1975. Until her retirement she worked as a clerk for Costco Wholesale...

Lillian F. Connelly
Apr 5, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Lillian F. Connelly died Wednesday, April 5, 2006 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 98. Born in Boston, Lillian had lived in Arlington where she was raised by the Heaney family and had lived in Waltham for over seventy years. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Connelly, Sr., and mother of the late...

Muriel F. Beckstrom
Apr 3, 2006
Mrs. Muriel F. (Slamin) Beckstrom, of Waltham, died Monday, April 3, 2006 in the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester. She was 85. Born in Newton, Mrs. Beckstrom had lived in Waltham for many years. She was employed in the accounting department of the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston until her retirement. Mrs. Beckstrom was the wife of the late Francis...

Claude J. Priez
Apr 3, 2006
Waltham Mr. Claude J. Priez, of Waltham, died Monday April 3, 2006 at Newton Health Care Center, Newton. He was 59. Born in France, Claude lived in Waltham since 1981. He had a great interest in cars and had worked as an automobile restorer in Waltham for many years. He was a member of the French-American Victory Club and...

Irene G. Teller
Apr 3, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Irene G. (LaViolette) Teller, of Waltham, died Monday, April 3, 2006 at Northeast Specialty Hospital, Waltham. She was 89. She was the wife of Francis J. Teller. Born in Worcester, a daughter of the late Ralph and Gertrude (Galipeau) LaViolette, she was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham since 1950. In addition to her husband, Irene...

Mary C. Vaughey
Apr 2, 2006
Waltham Miss Mary C. Vaughey, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 2, 2006 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 69. A lifelong Waltham resident, Miss Vaughey was employed as a legal secretary for the Raytheon Company. She was the daughter of the late John K. and Agnes J. (Cavanaugh) Vaughey and the sister of the late John J. Vaughey....