Obituaries
John W. Cocke
Feb 20, 2021
John Cocke was a hoarder of people in every good sense of the meaning. He had a natural and genuine ability to engage, converse and friend many people. Friends were a lifetime relationship for him. He loved life and the people in it and remained grateful for his many friendships until his last day. John passed away Saturday, February 20,...
Darlene M. 'Dee' Santora
Feb 20, 2021
Shrewsbury - Dee Santora was a woman predictable in her ways, independent and very content remaining within a few miles of her local zip codes. She loved making her house a home on Saturn Drive in Shrewsbury. Their screened-in porch, the yard and her gardens enabled her to enjoy the wonderful seasons of living in New England, in particular the...
Barbara L. (Ross) Saulnier
Feb 20, 2021
Waltham - Mrs. Barbara L. (Ross) Saulnier, died at home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. She was 101. Barbara was born November 13, 1919 in Beverly a daughter of the late James B. Ross and Sarah V. (Winn) Ross. Barbara was the widow of the late Willis L. Saulnier. Barbara asks that she be remembered as a generous woman who...
Patricia A. (Woodcome) Laursen
Feb 19, 2021
Brewster - Pat Laursen loved her family 'to the moon and back' as she would religiously tell each of them. And they were with her when she died at her home on Friday, February 19, 2021 after a brief illness. She was 73. Patricia Ann Woodcome was born September 1, 1947 in Grafton, a daughter of Reona 'Sip' (Hermann) Woodcome...
Cheryl A. Chin
Feb 18, 2021
Waltham – Cheryl A. Chin, of Waltham, formerly of Burlington and Lowell, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in Tufts Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 39 years old.Cheryl was born in Waltham on March 7, 1981, the daughter of Yem and Patricia (Wong) Chin. She was raised in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High...
Edward G. Stankard
Feb 17, 2021
Eddie Stankard called his much-loved Waltham, "The City of Choice". Howard Street was his family home that he loved so much and lived at for over eighty-six years. It was the home that he grew up in and lived with his beloved wife Janice and where they raised their five children. It was the neighborhood home where his childrens' friends...
Jacqueline P. Green
Feb 17, 2021
Jackie Green's home was designed the same way she lived her life: with immense warmth and love. Having a special talent and taste for design, she loved decorating and could make any space look as if it was a snapshot found in a home catalog. A woman of many gifts and talents, she was warm, kind, friendly, selfless, remarkably thoughtful...
Clarence 'Mickey' Hoffman
Feb 17, 2021
Waltham – Mr. Clarence 'Mickey' Hoffman, of Waltham died Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was 80.Mick was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1940, a son of the late Clarence and Catherine Rose (Cummings) Hoffman. He was raised in Springfield and was a 1958 graduate of Springfield Technical High School.After that he served with the United States Navy aboard...
Mary A. Morley
Feb 17, 2021
Mary A. Morley, of Newton, died on February 17, 2021 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Needham. Mary was born in Boston on November 6, 1934, the daughter of the late George A. and Mary (Crystal) Morley. She was raised and educated in Newton and before her retirement had worked for many years in the offices of General Motors. She was...
Virginia H. (Union) MacDougall
Feb 16, 2021
Waltham – Mrs. Virginia H. 'Ginny' (Union) MacDougall, of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her daughter's home in Bellingham following a period of declining health. She was 89.Ginny was born in Boston on July 15, 1931 to the late Frederick and Mary (Hoey) Union. Raised in Belmont, she was a 1949 graduate of Belmont High School. It was...
Paul E. Duplessis
Feb 16, 2021
Waltham - Mr. Paul E. Duplessis, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 45 years old. Paul was born in Waltham on March 25, 1975 to Marc and Paulette (Shinnick) Duplessis. Raised in Waltham, he attended Waltham High School and had worked as a technician at NW Pest Control for more than twenty-one...
David F. Aiello
Feb 14, 2021
Waltham – David F. Aiello, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was 29.David was born in Waltham on June 5, 1991 and was a graduate of Waltham High School. After that he worked for CRA Mechanical alongside his father and best friend, Joe. The two were constant companions with David doing the ladder work and...
Maureen L. Butler
Feb 13, 2021
Maureen L. Butler, of Salem, New Hampshire, formerly of Charlestown, died on February 13, 2021 in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 72 years old.Maureen was born in Boston on May 7, 1948, the daughter of the late William and Hyacinth (Kinsley) Butler. Until her retirement, she had worked in the administrative department of Massachusetts General Hospital at their Charlestown and...
Marjorie A. Vezeau
Feb 10, 2021
Waltham – Mrs. Marjorie A. (Vienneau) Vezeau, of Waltham, died on February 10, 2021 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 88 years old.Marjorie was born in Waltham on August 10, 1932, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Daigneult) Vienneau. She graduated from Waltham High School and was a life-long resident of the city. In 1950 she met a young...
Mark C. Shannon
Feb 10, 2021
Waltham – Mr. Mark C. Shannon, of Waltham, died at home on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 following a months long battle with cancer. He was 67.Mark was a lifelong resident of Waltham and a 1971 graduate of Waltham High School. For years he worked as the head printer for Arkwright Insurance Company in Waltham and after that worked for a...
James H. Dick
Feb 8, 2021
Beacon Hill, Boston - James Dick, born March 25, 1969, was a loving son, a beloved brother, a favorite uncle, and a loyal friend. He was lost to us on February 8, 2021. Jim was the son of the late James Dick, M.D. and is survived by his mother, Ann C. Dick; his brothers, Robert Walsh and Brendan Walsh; his...
Ruth M. (King) Glynn
Feb 8, 2021
Weston – Mrs. Ruth M. (King) Glynn, of Weston, died peacefully Monday, February 8, 2021 in the comfort of her home, with family members by her side. She was 102. Ruth was born in Concord on July, 25 1918, a daughter of the late Walter and Mildred (Meagher) King. There were multiple homes, in many towns in her early years...
Muriel A. Gallagher
Feb 5, 2021
Waltham – Muriel A. Gallagher, formerly of Waltham, died on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Care One of Lexington. She was 88 years old.Muriel was born in Worcester on November 17, 1932, the daughter of the late William and Muriel (Bailey) Gallagher. She was a resident of Waltham for most of her life and before her retirement had worked as...
Alice E. Duffy
Feb 3, 2021
Ms. Alice E. Duffy, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Freedom, New Hampshire and Waltham died Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Care Dimensions Hospice Residence in Lincoln. She was 76. Alice was born August 1, 1944 in Waltham a daughter of the late Lawrence and Alice (Quirk) Duffy. She was a graduate of Harwich High School.She worked as a secretary for...
Ralph P. Zampitella
Feb 1, 2021
Ralph Paul Zampitella of Waltham, MA passed away peacefully on February 1, 2021. He leaves his beloved wife Beatrice C. de Sousa Zampitella. He leaves a beloved son Paul A. Zampitella and his cherished grandchildren Jay, Lily, and Christopher of Beverly.He leaves his sister Millie Hovsepian Kane and her children James, Michael, Joseph and Cheryl. He leaves his sister Stephanie...