Obituaries
Barbara L. Murphy
Oct 8, 2020
Barbara L. Murphy, of Newton and formerly of Waltham, died at her home on Thursday October 8, 2020. She was 71 years old. Barbara was born on March 6, 1949, the daughter of the late Richard and Ida (Peters) Murphy. She was raised and educated in Waltham where she lived her entire life before moving to Newton six years ago....
Rose Teresa (Boffo) Hickey
Oct 8, 2020
Holbrook – Mrs. Rose Teresa (Boffo) Hickey, of Holbrook, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain following a period of declining health. She was 89.Rose was born in Brighton on October 19, 1930, a daughter of the late Donato and Edith (Cuozzo) Boffo. She was a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy in...
Karen L. (McHugh) Barry
Oct 8, 2020
Karen Barry loved life and the people in it. She loved her family and doted on her grandchildren. A lover of God's creatures she fostered all sorts of animals and was known to feed a stray or two. She loved her living community on Ridge Lane and friendships that developed over the years. The self-dubbed 'Clubhouse G-5' was a group...
Michael J. Quinn
Oct 7, 2020
Family was everything to Mike Quinn. His heart was full when family and friends were gathered at his and his wife Karen's home for something good to eat, and the company and love of family with all its blessings. His home in Harvard was the preferred gathering spot and many at the table enjoyed his feasts. Always a constant, his...
Doris M. (Moynihan) Sena
Oct 5, 2020
Shrewsbury - Doris Sena stood at only 5'2" but she was fierce and never backed down…perhaps a testament to her Irish heritage that she loved so much. Born in Worcester on April 25, 1927 she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Duggan) Moynihan. A graduate of Commerce High School in Worcester she worked at Wyman Gordon Co....
Margaret J. (LeBlanc) Richard
Oct 3, 2020
Life, love, faith, family, friendship . . . Anyone that got to know Margaret "Maggie" Richard could quickly realize that those were the five anchors that sustained her 86-year life. She was warm, kind, and inviting to friends and strangers alike and she always put others before herself.Margaret LeBlanc was born in Margaree, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on May 30,...
Margaret E. Ricci
Oct 2, 2020
Margaret E. Ricci, of Watertown, formerly of Waltham, died peacefully in her home with her husband by her side on Friday, October 2, 2020. She died at 82 years young, a generous and strong woman. Margie was born in Waltham on April 28, 1938 to the late Roy Sallstrom and Margaret Sanger. She was a 1956 graduate of Waltham High...
Anne C. (Ahlstrom) Lamb
Sep 30, 2020
Waltham – Mrs. Anne C. (Ahlstrom) Lamb, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 82. Anne was born March 29, 1938 in Boston a daughter of the late Carl and Viola (Smith) Ahlstrom. She was married to the late Joseph F. Lamb who died in 1994. Raised in Cambridge, she had made...
Ethel M. (Foy) Bonica
Sep 30, 2020
Waltham – Mrs. Ethel M. (Foy) Bonica, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 96.Ethel was born in Somerville on April 4, 1924 to the late Ethel (Pollard) and Earl Clifford Foy. Educated in Somerville, she had worked for the Raytheon Company and later at Unitrode in Watertown until her retirement in...
Paul W. Senior
Sep 29, 2020
On Tuesday, September 29th 2020, after 9 courageous months Paul Senior, surrounded by his beloved family, lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Paul was well known and loved by not only his family but his community as well. A letter carrier for over 33 years Paul would walk his route day in and day out, rain or shine, with an...
Patricia J. (Laezza) Mullane
Sep 29, 2020
Mrs. Patricia J. (Laezza) Mullane, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 after a 31 year brave battle with breast and ovarian cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was 81 years young. Patricia was born on August 24, 1939 in Brighton a daughter of the late Peter and Carmella (Tanaglia) Laezza. She graduated from...
Shirley (Fienman) McPherson-Lapinskas
Sep 27, 2020
Parrish, Florida—Mrs. Shirley McPherson Lapinskas passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 in Florida. She was 82 years old.Shirley was born on December 9, 1937 in Brighton. She was the second child of the late David and Eleanor (Toohey) Fienman. At an early age the family moved to Trapelo Road in Waltham where she was raised. After graduating from Waltham...
Charlene A. (Dragon) Colgan
Sep 26, 2020
Charlene Anne (Dragon) ColganLoving mother, daughter, and sister Charlene Anne Colgan (née Dragon), 63, passed away peacefully at her home in Belmont, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, surrounded by her family. Charlene navigated the past eight months of her cancer treatment with the quiet strength, grace, and generosity of spirit for which she was known and loved. Charlene was...
Doris A. (Casella) Landry
Sep 25, 2020
Ashburnham – Doris A. (Casella) Landry, of Ashburnham, died Friday, September 25, 2020 following a period of declining health. She was 54.Doris was born in Waltham on December 15, 1965, a daughter of the late Louis J. and Mary L. (Maloney) Casella. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.For years she worked in the accounting department of the Cains...
Matthew J. Pintabone
Sep 24, 2020
Waltham – Mr. Matthew J. Pintabone, of Waltham, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston. He was 50 years old.Matt was born in Waltham on September 29, 1969, a son of the late Charles and Christine (Iaconis) Pintabone. He was a lifelong Waltham resident and graduated from Waltham High School where he lettered on both the...
Wesley Metcalf Fuller
Sep 24, 2020
Wesley Metcalf Fuller, composer and educator, died at his home in Waltham on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was 89. Wesley was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 13, 1930, a son of the late Ernest Metcalf Fuller and Hazel Lavinia (Durrell) Fuller. A graduate of North High School in Worcester, he did his undergraduate work at the Oberlin Conservatory...
John E. Kenney
Sep 24, 2020
Watertown – Mr. John E. Kenney, of Watertown, formerly of Waltham, died peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at The Residence at Watertown Square. He was 81.John was born in Waltham on May 28, 1939, a son of the late John F. and Olive (Connolly) Kenney, and was a lifelong resident. After graduating from Waltham High School he honorably served...
Maude Alice (Dow) Mula
Sep 24, 2020
Waltham – Mrs. Maude Alice (Dow) Mula, of Waltham, died on Thursday, September 24, 2020 in the Stanley Tippett Home in Needham following a period of declining health. She was 95.Alice was born in Woburn on November 1, 1924, a daughter of the late Harold J. and Maude A. (Kelley) Dow. As a teenager her family moved to Waltham where...
Elizabeth C. 'Betty' Carracini
Sep 23, 2020
Betty handled life with grace…and a smile throughout her eighty-two years. She met life's challenges and adversities with tenacity and was one never to complain. Wonderful lessons she taught in her own quiet ways. Betty was also blessed with the gift of five children who adored her and took wonderful care of her as roles reversed later in her life....
Dorothy (Penney) Lydon
Sep 22, 2020
Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy (Penney) Lydon, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at her home. She was 96.Dorothy was born in Cambridge on July 5, 1924, a daughter of the late David and Lucy Ella (Estey) Penney and was raised in Belmont. She was a 1942 graduate of Belmont High School.She and her late husband, WW II Marine veteran...