Obituaries

Dorothy P. Manning
Mar 3, 2006
Watertown - Miss Dorothy P. Manning of Watertown, died Friday March 3, 2006 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 81. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late William F. and Nellie (Loughlin) Manning, she graduated from Saint Charles School in Waltham prior to attending the Sisters of Saint Joseph Novitiate in Framingham in 1943. She was a graduate...

Anthony P. Vaglica
Mar 2, 2006
Waltham Mr. Anthony P. Vaglica of Waltham died Thursday, March 2, 2006 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 81. Born in Boston, a son of the late Philip and Rosalie (Vitrano) Vaglica, he had lived in Waltham for the past seventy-eight years. During World War II he served...

Lillian Y. Murphy
Mar 2, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Lillian Y. (Marotte) Murphy of Waltham died Thursday, March 2, 2006 at West Newton Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 90. Born in East Boston, a daughter of the late Alfred and Adelaide (Slade) Marotte, she lived in Waltham for the past sixty-nine years. Until her retirement she worked for many years at the Waltham Supermarket and...

John T. Nedza
Mar 1, 2006
Waltham Mr. John T. Nedza of Waltham died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 88. Born in Winthrop, Maine, a son of the late Robert and Mary (Krause) Nedza, he lived in Waltham for more than seventy years. Until his retirement he worked as a custodian for the federal government in Boston. Before that...
Sarah E. Cusick
Mar 1, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Sarah E. Sally (Parnell) Cusick of Waltham died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 72. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Manning) Parnell, she was a graduate of Cambridge Latin School. A Waltham resident for the past forty-seven years, Sally was a homemaker and had formerly worked for the...

George A. Gaines
Mar 1, 2006
East Sandwich - Mr. George A. Gaines of East Sandwich, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday March 1, 2006 at Jordan Hospital, Plymouth. He was 95. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Minus and Lillian (Stowell) Gaines, he worked for thirty-five years as a tool and dye maker for Boston Tool and Dye before it became United Carr Fastener...

Ruth I. Chandler
Feb 28, 2006
Weston - Mrs. Ruth I. (Sketchley) Chandler died Tuesday February 28, 2006 in her home. She was 74. Born in Haverhill, a daughter of the late Harry and Hermenia (Crossley) Sketchley she had lived in Weston for the past 33 years. Until her retirement, she worked for Technical Services at the Acton Memorial Library for thirty years. Mrs. Chandler was...

Michael F. Krawczyk
Feb 27, 2006
Waltham - Mr. Michael F. Krawczyk of Waltham died Monday February 27, 2006 in his home. He was 55. Born in Milford, a son of Francis and Marian (Knapik) Krawczyk of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Michael was a registered nurse for over twenty years at Boston Medical Center. He was also an avid Red Sox Fan. Michael is survived by...

Etta V. Potter
Feb 24, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Etta Viles Potter of Waltham died Friday, February 24, 2006. She was 86. Born in and lifelong resident of Waltham, a beloved daughter of the late Fred R. and Christena (MacLeod) Viles. She was the beloved wife of the late Benjamin C. Potter. She leaves her three children, Benjamin C. Potter, Jr., and his wife Hannah of...

Martha E. Marinoni
Feb 23, 2006
Marlborough Mrs. Martha E. (McKenna) Marinoni of Marlborough died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at Beaumont Nursing Center, Northborough. She was 71. She was the wife of the late Mario A. Marinoni. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Edward L. and Irene A. (OKeefe) McKenna, she was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown. She was...

Rita M. Surette
Feb 22, 2006
Weston Miss Rita M. Surette of Weston died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Born in Fitchburg, a daughter of the late Silfred and Amanda (Gauvin) Surette, Rita lived in Waltham before moving to Weston thirty-nine years ago. Until her retirement, she worked at Unitrode in Watertown. Rita was a longtime member of Saint Julias Parish...

Lilliane T. Houle
Feb 22, 2006
Sr. Lilliane T. Houle, R.C.E. of Framingham died Wednesday February 22, 2006 at Saint Patrick’s Manor, Framingham. She was 83.Born in Leominister, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Laroche) Houle, she graduated from Leominster Senior High School in 1940 and from Bay Path Junior College in Springfield in 1942. Sr. Lilliane entered the Religious of Christian Education Congregation...

Lilliane T. Houle R.C.E.
Feb 22, 2006
Framingham - Sr. Lilliane T. Houle, R.C.E. of Framingham died Wednesday February 22, 2006 at Saint Patricks Manor, Framingham. She was 83. Born in Leominister, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Laroche) Houle, she graduated from Leominster Senior High School in 1940 and from Bay Path Junior College in Springfield in 1942. Sr. Lilliane entered the Religious of...

Mary E. Wheaton
Feb 20, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Mary E. (Mullins) Wheaton of Waltham died Monday February 20, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 80. Born in Norwood, a daughter of the late William and Sarah (MacLeod) Mullins she worked as a registered nurse at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge for many years. She was the wife of the late Paul J. Wheaton and sister...

Dorothy R. Duprez
Feb 19, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy R. (Driscoll) Duprez of Waltham died Sunday February 19, 2006 at Epoch of Weston. She was 87.A lifelong resident of Waltham, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Alice L. (Gilhuly) Driscoll and she was a homemaker. She was a member of Saint Mary’s Mother’s Club in Waltham and she enjoyed music.She was the mother...

Alice M. Gallant
Feb 19, 2006
Marlboro - Miss Alice M. Gallant of Marlborough died Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Marie Esther Health Center, Marlborough. She was 104. Born in Acadieville, New Brunswick, a daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Peters) Gallant, she worked for many years as an assembler at the Waltham Watch Factory. Alice is survived by many nieces and nephews. Her Funeral...

Jane M. Novy
Feb 17, 2006
Mrs. Jane M. (McWhinnie) Novy of Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, died Friday, Feburary 17, 2006 in the Chetwynde Nursing Home, West Newton. She was 66. Born in Boston, Mrs. Novy was raised in Dorchester and lived in Quincy for the past fifteen years. She was the daughter of the late Albert C. and Mary L. (Cain) McWhinnie. She is survived...

Corinne M. Cormier
Feb 16, 2006
Mrs. Corinne M. (Dupuis) Cormier died Thursday, February 16, 2006 at Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 90.Born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick, Mrs. Cormier had lived in Waltham for the past sixty-seven years. She was a longtime parishioner of Saint Joseph’s Church in Waltham where she had been a member of the Women’s Guild. She was also...

William H. Mullins
Feb 15, 2006
Waltham Mr. William H. Mullins of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 15, 2006 in the Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington. He was 82. Born in Cambridge, Mr. Mullins had lived in Waltham for many years. He was a graduate of Newton High School and Boston University. He worked in the food service industry and was a World War II...

Marian A. Juskin
Feb 11, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Marian A. (Gaffey) Juskin of Waltham died Saturday, February 11, 2006 at Sancta Maria Nursing Center, Cambridge. She was 88. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Leo W. and Marian A.(Whittier) Gaffey, she was raised and educated in Wayland. Marian lived in Waltham for most of her life and until her retirement she worked for...