Obituaries

William F. Utley

William F. Utley

Apr 15, 2022

Mr. William F. Utley, of West Newton, formerly of Watertown and Waltham, died Friday, April 15, 2022 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 81. Bill was born on November 26, 1940, in Boston, one of thirteen children to the late Francis and Dorothy (McLaughlin) Utley. Raised in Brighton he lived many years in Waltham before moving to Watertown where he lived...

Catherine E. O'Leary

Catherine E. O'Leary

Apr 12, 2022

Waltham – Mrs. Catherine E. (Daly) O'Leary of Waltham, formerly of Needham, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at her home. She was 85.Catherine was born in Dorchester on June 22, 1936, the youngest daughter of the late John and Catherine (Sullivan) Daly. She was raised in Brookline and attended Ursuline Academy. After high school she earned her Bachelor's degree from...

Angelina R. (Alesse) Salvo

Angelina R. (Alesse) Salvo

Apr 11, 2022

A Memorial Mass will be offered on Saturday, April 23, 2022 for Angelina Rita "Angie" (Alesse) Salvo, of Waltham, who died at the height of the pandemic on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Wingate at Weston. She was 92. The Mass will be held at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham and following the Mass committal...

Orlin E. 'Chick' Cunningham

Orlin E. 'Chick' Cunningham

Apr 11, 2022

Ankeny, Iowa – Mr. Orlin E. "Chick" Cunningham, of Ankeny, Iowa, died on Monday, April 11, 2022 in his home. He was 83 years old. Chick with born in Fredonia, Kansas on August 24, 1938, a son of the late Douglas and Pauline (Phillips) Cunningham. Raised in Neodesha, he graduated from Neodesha High School and continued his studies at the...

Janet P. (Fortin) Bilodeau

Janet P. (Fortin) Bilodeau

Apr 7, 2022

Waltham – Mrs. Janet P. (Fortin) Bilodeau, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 7, 2022 in UMass Memorial Hospital in Leominster. She was 80. Janet was born in Worcester on August 31, 1941 and was a graduate of Worcester High School. She continued her studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she earned her bachelor's degree. She moved to...

Stephen D. DeSouza

Stephen D. DeSouza

Apr 6, 2022

Waltham – Mr. Stephen D. DeSouza, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at his home following a period of declining health. He was 75.Stephen was born in Revere on July 22, 1946, a son of the late Anthony and Bertha (Harcourt) DeSouza. He was raised in Wakefield and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.A longtime...

Thomas Wai-Shun Cheng

Thomas Wai-Shun Cheng

Apr 4, 2022

Mr. Thomas W. Cheng, of Lexington, died on Monday, April 4, 2022 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 78.Thomas was born in Shantou, China on November 9, 1943 a son of the late Him Yin Cheng and Sow Trin Wong. He was raised in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States in 1963 to attend Seattle...

Edward J. Hogan

Edward J. Hogan

Apr 3, 2022

Mr. Edward J. Hogan, III of Waltham died Sunday, April 3, 2022 in his home. He was 65. Mr. Hogan was born in Boston on July 23, 1956, a son of the late James and Regina (Cavanaugh) Murray.Edward served in the U.S. Army and had worked as a shipper/receiver for Target in Watertown.He is survived by his brothers and sisters,...

Cheryl B. Bianchi

Cheryl B. Bianchi

Mar 30, 2022

Cheryl B. (Bremner) Bianchi, of Medway, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in Rose Monahan Hospice Residence in Worcester. She was 75. Cheryl was born on April 12, 1946 in Natick a daughter of the late Harold and Lillian (Whitney) Bremner. Raised in Framingham she was a graduate with the first female class of Framingham South High School and later earned...

Georgie A. (Rolland) Hallock

Georgie A. (Rolland) Hallock

Mar 29, 2022

Waltham – Mrs. Georgie A. (Rolland) Hallock, of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, following a period of declining health due to lung cancer and brain cancer. She was 77.Georgie was born in Boston on July 26, 1944, and lived in Natick and Framingham before moving with her family to Weston. She was a graduate of Weston...

Esther F. Seeley

Esther F. Seeley

Mar 29, 2022

Waltham – Miss Esther F. Seeley, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at CareOne in Wilmington following a brief illness. She was 87.Esther was born in Boston on January 19, 1935 and lived in Cambridge and in Somerville before moving to Waltham in 1950. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and after that began training as a...

Maureen T. Ryan

Maureen T. Ryan

Mar 28, 2022

Waltham – Mrs. Maureen T. Ryan (Maroney), of Waltham, died Monday, March 28, 2022 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. She was 94 years old. Maureen was born in Waltham on October 3, 1927, a daughter of the late John and Stella Maroney (York). She was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and...

Donald R. Murphy

Donald R. Murphy

Mar 27, 2022

Waltham - Mr. Donald R. Murphy, of Waltham, formerly of Arlington died Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 94.Don was born in Boston on February 7, 1928, a son of the late Richard and Anna (Mullen) Murphy. He lived in South Boston and in Dorchester and graduated from Boston Technical High School. During...

Brenda M. Spencer

Brenda M. Spencer

Mar 25, 2022

Lexington – Brenda M. Spencer, of Lexington, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 57.Brenda was born in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 17, 1964, the daughter of Florine (Richard) (Spencer) Henry of Framingham and the late Frederick Spencer. She was also the step-daughter of the late David R. Henry who died a month ago....

Peter E. Kimmins

Peter E. Kimmins

Mar 24, 2022

Peter E. Kimmins, 55, of Newburyport, passed away on March 24, 2022. The father of his beloved children, Kennedy (Helen) Kimmins and Samuel Kimmins, Peter is also survived by his parents, Peter N. and Bridget (O'Brien) Kimmins of Watertown; his wife, Tammy Newman of Newburyport and his brother, Sean Kimmins and his wife, Jill of Sandown, New Hampshire. Born in Newton...

Arthur M. Coates

Arthur M. Coates

Mar 22, 2022

Arthur M. Coates, of Weston, passed away March 22, 2022 in his home following a brief illness. He was 89. He was the husband of Diana Selian Coates with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. He had been a resident of Weston for the past 55 years. He was born and raised in Watertown, the son of the late...

Maria V.L. (Silvestri) DiVecchia

Maria V.L. (Silvestri) DiVecchia

Mar 18, 2022

Mrs. Maria V.L. (Silvestri) DiVecchia, of Waltham died at home on Friday, March 18, 2022 with her family at her side. She was 86.Maria was born on December 13, 1935 in Pacentro, Province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy. She was one of three children born to the late Giuseppe and Oliva (DiCicco) Silvestri. Raised in Italy she married Guido DiVecchia,...

Michelle Marie Colangelo

Michelle Marie Colangelo

Mar 15, 2022

Michelle Marie Colangelo, formerly of Belmont, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at her home. She was 52. Michelle was born on June 24, 1969, a daughter of Robert and Diane (Wyskiel) Colangelo of Waltham. She was raised in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School. While at Belmont High, she attended Barbizon Modeling School, and was a model for Jordan...

Beverly A. Delosa

Beverly A. Delosa

Mar 13, 2022

Beverly A. (Mazzola) Delosa, of Waltham, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was 85.Beverly was born and raised in Newton on February 8, 1937, and was a daughter of Jennie Nicolazzo and Peter Natale. After high school she worked for a time at Queen Cleaners in Waltham.She met Waltham native, Robert J. Delosa...

D. H. Brian Campbell

D. H. Brian Campbell

Mar 13, 2022

Brockton – Mr. D. H. Brian Campbell, of Brockton, died Sunday, March 13, 2022 in his home. He was 74 years old. Brian was born in Framingham on February 29, 1948 to the late J. W. Don and Corean (MacPhee) Campbell. He earned his engineering degree from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick and at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia....