Obituaries

Dawn Marie (Hobson) Costello

Dawn Marie (Hobson) Costello

Sep 9, 2022

Dawn Marie Hobson was born in Newton on November 8, 1967 a daughter of Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson and the late Albert W. 'Bob' Hobson. Raised in Waltham she was a graduate from Waltham High School with the class of 1985. She then earned her Bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1992 with a degree in journalism. She began work...

Robert B. Hatch

Robert B. Hatch

Sep 8, 2022

After a long hard-fought battle with Lewy Body Dementia, Robert Brown Hatch of Acton and Boca Raton entered into eternal rest Thursday, September 8th at his home with his wife and children by his side.Bob was born February 9th, 1944, in Waltham to Rexford and Irene (Houde) Hatch. His father owned and operated Silver Hill Poultry Farm in Weston where...

Carol (Nelson) Sukow

Carol (Nelson) Sukow

Sep 7, 2022

Mrs. Carol (Nelson) Sukow, of Lexington, Virginia, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, Massachusetts. She was 86.Carol was born on August 21, 1936 in Merrill, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Carl and Olga (Zoellner) Nelson. She was a graduate of Merrill High School, The University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point, and Georgetown University...

Blanche (Budge) MacKenzie

Blanche (Budge) MacKenzie

Sep 4, 2022

Blanche (Budge) MacKenzie, of Waltham, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 in Meadow Green Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was 100.She was born on August 8, 1922 in Neil's Harbor, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Daughter of the late Charles and Edith (Hardy) Budge. She was raised in Canada where she was educated and earned her certificate in teaching. Blanche married...

Jane P. (Reinhardt) May

Jane P. (Reinhardt) May

Sep 4, 2022

Shrewsbury - Jane May loved music and it was not restricted to her being an active member and voice of the choir at her much-loved Saint Anne's Parish. If Jane were alive today, she might explain that life is like music: some high notes, some low notes…but always a beautiful song! Jane also welcomed any and every opportunity throughout her...

Frederick R. Woodside

Frederick R. Woodside

Sep 2, 2022

Weston— Mr. Frederick "Fred" Roy Woodside of Weston, passed away unexpectedly on September 2nd, 2022. He was surrounded by his children and his wife.Frederick was born June 11, 1948 in Newton to Anne Woodside and the late Frederick Woodside. He and his family lived in Waltham where they owned Woodside's Service Station and later moved to Weston in 1958. Fred...

Huaquing Su

Huaquing Su

Sep 1, 2022

Huaqing Su passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2022 after battling pancreatic cancer. She was 80 years old. Huaqing was born on September 11, 1941 in Tianjin, China a daughter of the late Shuangan Su and Minzhu Chen. She attended University of Chinese Academy and Sciences in Beijing where she received her bachelor's degree in Chemistry.She also met the...

Linda A. (LeBlanc) Freda

Linda A. (LeBlanc) Freda

Aug 31, 2022

Waltham— Mrs. Linda A. (LeBlanc) Freda, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 78. Linda was born in Waltham on March 5, 1944, one of five daughters born to the late Henry and Mary (Williams) LeBlanc. She was a graduate of Waltham High School with the Class of 1962 and had worked as a...

Kathryn A. Kelly

Kathryn A. Kelly

Aug 26, 2022

Ms. Kathryn A. Kelly of Alfred, Maine, formerly of Waltham died on May 2, 2022 at home in Alfred. She was 65. Ms. Kelly was born in Waltham on February 13, 1957, a daughter of the late Edward B. and Kathryn D. (Guthro) Kelly.Kathryn was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1975. A graduate of Emerson...

Philomena M. (Heaney) Coombs

Philomena M. (Heaney) Coombs

Aug 26, 2022

Dracut – Mrs. Philomena M. (Heaney) Coombs, of Dracut, formerly of Waltham, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Palm Center Nursing Home in Chelmsford in the arms of her loving family after bravely battling cancer. She was 79.Philomena was born in the small village of Letterfrack, Co. Galway, Ireland, in 1943. She was the daughter of the late...

Martha Jackson

Martha Jackson

Aug 26, 2022

Ms. Martha Jackson of Bedford died Friday, August 26, 2022 in Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. She was 95. She was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1927.Always eager to invite visitors into her residence at the Edinburg Center, Martha always made guests feel welcome and at home. She was known for always checking in to see...

John F. "Jack" Sullivan

John F. "Jack" Sullivan

Aug 25, 2022

John Francis "Jack" Sullivan II passed away on August 25th after a long hard fought battle with Parkinson's Disease. A longtime resident of Waltham, MA. Jack leaves behind his devoted wife of 61 years, Anne (formerly McIsaac), his sister Gertrude Sullivan also of Waltham and his six children - Mark (Maura) Sullivan of Wilmington, MA, Eileen Sullivan of Winter Garden,...

Patricia A. Yarossi

Patricia A. Yarossi

Aug 22, 2022

Waltham— Mrs. Patricia A. (Vitacca) Yarossi, of Waltham, died Monday, August 22, 2022 in the Sawtelle Hospice House in Reading. She was 86. Patricia was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 3, 1935, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Ann (Albino) Vitacca. She had worked as a laboratory technician at Saint Vincent's Hospital in New York until her...

Donald G. McInnis

Donald G. McInnis

Aug 22, 2022

Donald George McInnis, 83, passed away on August 22, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Joan, of 60 years. Don and Joan were loving parents to their son, Donald Jr., who passed away at age eighteen. Don was employed by Boston College for approximately thirty-eight years and worked as the head of automotive maintenance.One cannot talk about Don without...

Grace 'Marie' Snow

Grace 'Marie' Snow

Aug 21, 2022

Grace Marie (Biddy) Snow, of Waltham, died on August 21st 2022 at her home. She was 79. Marie was born on December 12, 1942, the daughter of Amos and Grace (Ezell) Biddy. Born and raised in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. Nothing brought Marie more happiness than spending time with her family; she was a devoted...

Anne L. (Dowdell) Biggins

Anne L. (Dowdell) Biggins

Aug 21, 2022

Waltham - ​Mrs. Anne L. (Dowdell) Biggins, died at home at the Arbors Assisted Living Facility in Stoneham on Sunday, August 21, 2022. She was 84.Born in Salem to Anna and Vincent Dowdell on January 26th, 1938, Anne was the youngest of eight, beloved baby sister to her three brothers and four sisters. In 1959, she married the love of...

Yamil H. Kouri

Yamil H. Kouri

Aug 20, 2022

Dr. Yamil H. Kourí, M.D. of Waltham, formerly of Newton, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at home after an illness. He was 84. Born on October 4, 1937 in Manzanillo, Cuba, he was the son of the late Emilio Harón and Gloria Pérez. He married Elena del Pino on December 20, 1959 in Havana, Cuba. They settled in Puerto Rico...

John M. Connelly

John M. Connelly

Aug 20, 2022

Framingham – Mr. John M. Connelly, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 84.John was born in Waltham on June 10, 1938, a son of the late John and Margaret (O'Connell) Connelly and was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School. After that John served for four years with...

Christine (Gouley) LeBlanc

Christine (Gouley) LeBlanc

Aug 20, 2022

The one thing for absolute certain in Christine LeBlanc's life is that her children, Lauren and John always came first. She loved them dearly and was an active part of their lives as they grew up in town, played sports and various school activities. An active mother in American Youth Football and the P.T.O. at Paton School where she served...

Robert G. Kaplan

Robert G. Kaplan

Aug 18, 2022

Waltham – Mr. Robert G. Kaplan, of Waltham, died Thursday, August 18, 2022 at his home. He was 71.Bob was born in Boston on March 29, 1951, a son of the late Sydney S. and Ruth Sylvia (Jaffee) Kaplan, and had lived in Waltham for more than thirty years. Always one to keep fit, Bob enjoyed cycling near and far.He...