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Catherine A. 'Kaye' MacLellan

Catherine A. 'Kaye' MacLellan

Aug 1, 2024

Newmarket, NH – Ms. Catherine Ann ‘Kaye’ MacLellan, of Newmarket and formerly of Waltham, died peacefully August 1, 2024 at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire. She was 93 years old.

Kaye was born on July 3, 1931 in Newton and was the daughter of John A. and Agnes (Ross) MacLellan, both natives of Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

She attended...

Warren J. Vail

Warren J. Vail

Jul 31, 2024

Mr. Warren J. Vail, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was 68. 

Born on February 24, 1956 in Waltham he was a son of the late James T., Sr. and Lorraine C. (Barboza) Vail.  A lifelong Waltham resident he graduated from Waltham Vocational High School with the class of 1975. 

Warren worked...

James C. "Jim" Geary

James C. "Jim" Geary

Jul 30, 2024

James C. “Jim” Geary, of Waltham and Melbourne Florida, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at his home in Waltham. He was 81.

Born on April 23, 1943, Jim was the son of the late Charles Andrew and Elizabeth Mary (Muldoon) Geary. He was born and raised in Waltham and a graduate of Waltham High School.

Jim dedicated six years of...

Evelyn D. (Paone) Wade

Evelyn D. (Paone) Wade

Jul 28, 2024

Mrs. Evelyn D. (Paone) Wade, of Burlington, formerly of Waltham and Watertown native, died at home on Sunday, July 28, 2024. She was 92. 

Evelyn was born on April 6, 1932 in Watertown a daughter of the late Italian immigrants Jerry and Catherine (Lapriore) Paone. Raised and educated in Watertown she later married Robert E. Wade on June 2, 1951 in...

Louise (Pietropaolo) Rizzo

Louise (Pietropaolo) Rizzo

Jul 26, 2024

Louise (Pietropaolo) Rizzo, of Waltham, formerly of Revere, died Friday, July 26, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was less than six months shy of her 94th birthday. 

Louise was born in Revere, the daughter of the late Pasquale ‘Pat’ and Ermelinda ‘Millie’ (Coppola) Pietropaolo. Raised in Revere, she graduated from Revere High School with the class of 1948. A longtime resident...

Eleanor M. (Landini) Gibson

Eleanor M. (Landini) Gibson

Jul 23, 2024

Eleanor M. (Landini) Gibson, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 86.

Eleanor was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 19, 1937, a daughter of the late Fred and Margaret (DiNicola) Landini. She had lived in Cambridge before moving to Waltham fifty years ago.

For years she worked as an assistant manager at...

Ronald John Maillet, Jr.

Ronald John Maillet, Jr.

Jul 23, 2024

Ronald John Maillet, Jr., of Manchester, NH passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington. He was 53.

Ronald was born on September 18, 1970, a son of the late Ronald and Stella (LeBlanc) Maillet. Raised in Waltham, he graduated from Waltham Vocational High School, then worked for 35 years as a skilled construction excavator. Additionally he was...

Nino J. Santaniello

Nino J. Santaniello

Jul 17, 2024

Nino (Aniello) J. Santaniello, son of the late Francesco and Maria (DiGrezia). Beloved husband of the late Stephanie (Stefanina Rotondi) passed away on July 17, 2024. He will forever be remembered and admired for the love he had for his wife Stephanie and the great care he took of his family. To our dad that supported, nurtured and helped shape...

Katherine A. Marshall M.D.

Katherine A. Marshall M.D.

Jul 16, 2024

Katherine A. Marshall M.D., of Waltham, passed away unexpectedly, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 71.

Born on July 28, 1952, Katherine was the daughter of the late Kenneth P. and Eleanor Marshall. She was raised in Scituate and grew up in a house surrounded by music, often joining in singing with...

James G. Pazzanese

James G. Pazzanese

Jul 16, 2024

Mr. James G. Pazzanese, of Belmont, died at home on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. He was 77.

Jim was born in Cambridge on December 3, 1946, a son of the late Anthony and Catherine (Taverna) Pazzanese, and was raised in the Fresh Pond neighborhood of Cambridge and Belmont. He was a graduate of Belmont High School before earning his bachelor’s degree...

John D. Dunphy

John D. Dunphy

Jul 16, 2024

Shrewsbury - John Dunphy had a larger-than-life presence. He was a big man with a huge heart. With his bright blue eyes and funny, light-hearted demeanor, he made many friends…many a friendship for life. He had a quick wit and contagious laugh. John was the guy who could walk into any place, sit between two strangers, and become instant friends....

Grace Curtis Shea

Grace Curtis Shea

Jul 15, 2024

Grace B. Curtis-Shea, of Waltham, died Monday, July 15, 2024 at Belmont Manor. She was 82.

Grace was born in Norwood on December 5, 1941, a daughter of the late George Curtis and Virginia (Pond) Curtis Rogers. She lived for most of her life in Waltham and worked for years as a nurse and later, in the billing department, at the...

Richard J. Monahan

Richard J. Monahan

Jul 9, 2024

Local attorney Dick Monahan will long be remembered for his wit, wisdom, honesty and most especially, his deep faith. Fair dealings, kindness and a warm smile were his constant companions.

He taught law to legions of students at his alma mater, Boston College, and Dick was fondly remembered by each of them. His classes were enlightening, thought provoking and memorable. He...

Margaret A. (McGovern) O'Connor

Margaret A. (McGovern) O'Connor

Jul 8, 2024

Margaret A. ‘Peg’ (McGovern) O’Connor, of Waltham, died Monday, July 8, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 80.

Peg was born in Waltham on April 20, 1944, the daughter of the late James F., Sr. and Margaret A. (Farquharson) McGovern, and was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School in Waltham. After that she earned a certificate at the Shepard-Gill School...

Maria Irene Restrepo

Maria Irene Restrepo

Jul 4, 2024

Maria ‘Irene’ Restrepo, of Waltham, died on Thursday, July 4, 2024. She was 103. 

Irene was born in Medellin, Colombia on March 26, 1921, a daughter of the late Marco Antonio and Maria Isabel (Osorio) Restrepo. Raised in Medellin, she immigrated to the United States more than fifty years ago.

She worked for years as a housekeeper in Philadelphia before moving to...

Lynn A. Valliere

Lynn A. Valliere

Jul 3, 2024

Ms. Lynn A. Valliere, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. She was 68. 

Lynn was born May 23, 1956, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. A daughter of the late Robert E. and Judith L. (Imprescia) Valliere. Raised in Massachusetts and New York, she graduated from Newcomb Central High School (NY) then earned Bachelor’s Degrees in Science in both International and...

Edward J. Dowling, Jr.

Edward J. Dowling, Jr.

Jul 3, 2024

West Boylston | Shrewsbury - Affable and social by nature and holding true to his Irish heritage, Ed Dowling loved a laugh, and he was known as an animated story and joke teller. He could often be found buckling over in laughter before delivering the punch lines. His humor helped him navigate his way through life’s ups and downs, and...

Susan D. Foley

Susan D. Foley

Jun 30, 2024

Susan D. Foley, of Woburn, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends whom Susan had touched throughout her life. She was 72.

Born on November 28, 1951, Susan was the beloved daughter of the late James A. Foley, Jr. and Leota “Lee” (LeClair/Goddard) Foley. She was raised in...

Edward Gillespie

Edward Gillespie

Jun 30, 2024

Mr. Edward Gillespie, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, June 30, 2024 in Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 92. 

Ed was born in Donegal, Ireland on June 7, 1932 a son of the late Patrick and Mary (McNeely) Gillespie. Raised and educated in Ireland he immigrated to the United States in 1950, later settling in Waltham and moved...

Joseph Muise

Joseph Muise

Jun 27, 2024

Mr. Joseph A. Muise, of Waltham, died at home on Thursday, June 27, 2024. He was 83. 

Joseph was born on June 22, 1941 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada a son of the late Pierre T. and Marie Dorothy ‘Dottie’ (Amirault) Muise. Educated in Canada he then moved to the United States in 1958 settling in Malden and later moving to...

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