Obituaries
Denise M. Chiasson
Jul 1, 2022
Waltham— Ms. Denise M. Chiasson, of Waltham, died Friday, July 1, 2022 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 66 years old. Denise was born in Waltham, on July 24, 1955, a daughter of the late Augustin and Rita (Bennett) Chiasson. She had moved to Hartford, Connecticut with her family during her high school years and returned to Waltham where she remained...
Lauren H. (Lammi) Soto
Jun 30, 2022
Leominster – Lauren H. (Lammi) Soto, of Leominster, formerly of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in her home. She was 36 years old.Lauren was born in Fitchburg on November 24, 1985, a daughter of Paul R. Lammi, Jr. and Sharon M. (Berry) Lammi. Raised in Holden, she was a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and obtained...
Richard P. Little
Jun 23, 2022
Waltham – Mr. Richard P. Little, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was 85.Dick was born in Boston on January 17, 1937, a son of the late Arthur and Ann (Norton) Little and was raised in Waltham. After graduating from Saint Charles High School he served with the United States Air Force.Following...
Paul F. David
Jun 18, 2022
Salem, NH – Mr. Paul F. David, of Salem, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, June 18, 2022 in his home. He was 67 years old. Paul was born in Boston on December 15, 1954, the son of the late Francis David and Eva (Landry) (David) McCumiskey. Raised in Waltham he was a 1973 graduate of Waltham High Vocational...
Walter A. Jensen
Jun 17, 2022
Waltham – Mr. Walter A. Jensen, of Waltham, formerly of Watertown, died Friday, June 17, 2022 at his home. He was 79.Walter was born in Boston on October 19, 1942, a son of the late Walter L. and Nancy (Guardabasso) Jensen, and was raised in Watertown. After graduating from Watertown High he served for four years with the United States...
Robert E. "Bob" Var
Jun 14, 2022
Waltham – Mr. Robert E. Var, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in his home. He was 90 years old. Bob was born in New York City on July 20, 1931 to the late Paul and Fay (Goss) Var. Raised in Long Island, he lived in Minnesota and California before settling in Waltham in 1967. He attended Berlin High...
Murdock J. 'Bud' MacKenzie
Jun 13, 2022
Mr. Murdock J. 'Bud' MacKenzie, Jr., of Framingham, died Monday, June 13, 2022 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 93.Bud was born in Waltham on November 26, 1928, a son of the late Murdock J., Sr. and Bessie Mae (Berry) MacKenzie. After graduating from Waltham High School he joined the Merchant Marines and then transferred to the United...
Joan A. (Gibson) Hughes
Jun 11, 2022
Joan Hughes lived her life in the very traditional ways many of us remember. Her home on Morrison Road in Watertown was always busy but meticulous. She stayed at home to raise her six children and enjoyed the constant busy pace of tending to all the kid's activities. She made certain that dinners were prepared, and grace was said at...
Kenneth D. Freda
Jun 10, 2022
Waltham – Mr. Kenneth D. Freda died Friday, June 10, 2022 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after an illness. He was 78.Kenneth was born on August 8, 1943 in Chelsea, son of the late Charles and Ethel (Stride) Freda. He was a graduate with the class of 1961 from East Boston High School. Ken served with the Army National Guard Reserves. He...
Elizabeth A. (Greeley) Carberry
Jun 10, 2022
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' (Greeley) Carberry, of Harwich, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, June 10, 2022. She was 90. She was born on September 14, 1931, in Newton, daughter of the late Joseph and Helena (Cavanaugh) Greeley. Raised in Newton she was a graduate of Our Lady's High School in Newton. She married John H. 'Jack' Carberry in Our Lady Help...
Dorothy H. (Trumble) Ormasa
Jun 7, 2022
Mrs. Dorothy H. (Trumble) Ormasa, of San Francisco, California, formerly of Newton, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in CPMC Van Ness Campus in San Francisco. She was 98. Born in Watertown on December 2, 1923 she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Julia (Winters) Trumble. Wife of 71 years to the late John Ormasa she lived most of...
Robert P. MacNeill
Jun 5, 2022
Robert P. MacNeill, of Brockton, died on Sunday, June 5th, 2022 at his home. He was 87.Bob was born on August 2, 1934 the son of Winfield and Margaret (Walsh) MacNeill. He was raised in Waltham, graduated from Waltham High School and married Sharon A. Walker in Waltham in 1972. Bob and Sharon lived in Waltham for the next four...
Linda Micklay
Jun 5, 2022
Ms. Linda Micklay, of Waltham died Sunday, June 5, 2022 in her home. She was 75 years old.Linda was born in Newton on May 23, 1947 and was raised in Watertown. She was a 1965 graduate of Watertown High School where she was a member of the band and was one of the first female members of the school's rifle...
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Jun 3, 2022
John F. "Jack" Kennedy of Watertown, formerly of Belmont and Waltham, lost his decade long battle with Alzheimer's disease surrounded by the love of his family on Sunday, December 19, 2021 in the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston. He was 80.Mr. Kennedy was born in Boston on May 3, 1941, a son of the late Robert and Catherine (Hurley) Kennedy....
Jane C. Olivo
Jun 1, 2022
Jane C. Olivo (ne Ferrier) died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 1, 2022. Jane was the loving daughter of Winifred and George Ferrier and wife of Sebastian W. Olivo (d. 2011). She is survived by 9 of her 11 children and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jane loved learning and was an avid reader and enjoyed travelling....
Barbara J. (Maher) Walsh
Jun 1, 2022
Walpole - Barbara J. (Maher) Walsh, formerly of Newton, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a battle with cancer. She was 74. Barbara was born on July 17, 1947 in Waltham a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Martin) Maher. Raised in Watertown she was a graduate of Watertown High School. Barbara was married to Edmund...
Memorial Day 2022
May 30, 2022
"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army."- George WashingtonAugust 27, 1776On a warm summer morning in a field at Long Island, New York General George Washington spoke those words to an anxious group of young men gathered there to defend an idea.Their belief in a free nation where the...
Rosy A. (Niemann) Hebert
May 30, 2022
Mrs. Rosy A. (Niemann) Hebert, of Waltham, died Monday, May 30, 2022 in Elizabeth Seton Residence in Wellesley. She was 94.Rosy was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on February 21, 1928, a son of the late Henry and Johanna (Moller) Niemann. Her parents and brother Henry, had just immigrated from Hamburg, Germany 4 years earlier, in 1924. She was raised in...
Esther L. (Teehan) McGinness
May 30, 2022
Waltham – Mrs. Esther L. (Teehan) McGinness, of Waltham, formerly of Watertown and Cambridge, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at her home. She was 86.Esther was born in Cambridge on May 1, 1936, a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Driscoll) Teehan, and lived in Watertown for thirty-six years before moving to Waltham in 2002.She was a 1954 graduate...
Robert J. O'Brien
May 30, 2022
Belmont - Robert J. O'Brien, of Belmont, died Monday, Memorial Day, May 30, 2022. He was ninety.Bob was born on Sept. 5, 1931, in Boston. He was the son of the late Robert F. and Margaret (Carey) O'Brien. He was raised in Arlington and graduated from Matignon High School as part of the class of 1950 and from Boston College...