Obituaries
Dismas A. Poirier
Apr 9, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dismas (Desi) A. Poirier on Holy Thursday, April 9, 2020 at age 92. He passed away in the late evening, very peacefully at the Wachusett Manor in Gardner, Massachusetts.He was the beloved husband of fifty-six years to the late Theresa M. LeBlanc, who predeceased him on January 2, 2018,...
Barbara J. (Filson) Fahey Dixon
Apr 9, 2020
Mrs. Barbara (Filson) Fahey Dixon, of Wayland and Marshfield, died peacefully of natural causes at CareOne Newton on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was 100.Barbara was born on November 27, 1919 in Waltham, the only child of the late Harriet (Carter) and Elliot Filson. She attended Waltham High School and Kents Hill Boarding school in Maine. She deeply loved her...
Frances I. Connors
Apr 9, 2020
Mrs. Frances I. Connors died on April 9, 2020 at Briarwood Healthcare Center in Needham. She was 71 years old. Fran was born on March 6, 1949 in Fitchburg, the daughter of the late Roger D. and Dorothy L. (Aker) Holt. She was raised in Newton and married the love of her life, Mr. Francis J. Connors.She had lived in...
Daniel K. Green
Apr 9, 2020
Mr. Daniel K. Green, of Waltham, passed peacefully and surrounded by compassionate care thanks to the many heroes on 6E ICU at Newton Wellesley Hospital on April 9, 2020. He was 85.Dan would have wanted you "glancing" at this obituary, while listening to thunderously loud Big Band music on an original Victrola record player and he would have insisted the...
Suzanne Williams
Apr 9, 2020
Ms. Suzanne (Douglas) Williams, of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She was 63. Suzanne was born on June 13, 1956 in Waltham a daughter of Berenice M. (Cormier) Douglas, who passed away on April 15, 2020 and the late Irving L. 'Buddy' Douglas. Raised in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. After...
Proscovia Ruth Kabunga
Apr 8, 2020
Proscovia Ruth Kabunga, of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. She was 66. She was born on April 14, 1953 in Kampala, Uganda a daughter of the late George Kabunga and Night (Namirembe) Kabunga. Raised and educated in Uganda she immigrated to the United States in 1993 settling in Waltham. Proscovia was working as a licensed...
John J. Sullivan
Apr 7, 2020
Mr. John J. Sullivan, of Brighton, died on April 7, 2020 in The West Roxbury VA Medical Center. He was 77 years old.John was born in Boston on February 2, 1943, the son of the late John J. and Blanche (Wesolawski) Sullivan. He was raised in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston and later graduated from Needham High School. He then...
Robert J. LeBlanc
Apr 6, 2020
Millis – Mr. Robert J. LeBlanc, of Millis, formerly of Waltham, died on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 87.Bob was born in Waltham on December 5, 1932, a son of Nova Scotia natives Moise and Mary (Murphy) LeBlanc. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham and served with the...
Eleanor M. (Taranto) LeBlanc
Apr 5, 2020
Waltham—Mrs. Eleanor M. (Taranto) LeBlanc, of Waltham, died at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Sunday, April 5, 2020. She was 93 years old. Eleanor was born on April 15, 1926 in Newton, the daughter of the late Stephen and Catherine (Carey) Taranto. She was raised in Newton and had been a Waltham resident for more than fifty years.Eleanor taught her...
Shirley J. Reiss
Apr 2, 2020
Shirley Reiss, died at age 87 on April 2, 2020 after a short struggle with cancer. She remained in her home until close to the end in Weston, Massachusetts. Shirley was born on December 6, 1933 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Thelma and Earl Richardson, Canadian immigrants who had left their family farms in New Brunswick in the 1920's to settle...
Darlene M. (Kelly) Rezendes
Apr 2, 2020
Darlene M. (Kelly) Rezendes, Of Waltham, died on Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Care Dimensions Hospice in Lincoln. She was 53. Born on May 7, 1966 in Waltham she was a daughter of the late John F. and Honora 'Marie' (White) Kelly. She was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1985 and later earned her Associate's...
Vincenzina (Sinopoli) Davoli
Apr 2, 2020
Waltham—Mrs. Vincenzina (Sinopoli) Davoli died at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was 99 years old.Vincenzina was born on February 15, 1921 in Sambiase, Calabria in southern Italy. She was a daughter of the late Francesco and Concetta (Romanello) Sinopoli. Raised in Italy, she married fellow Calabria native Giuseppe Davoli and the pair moved to...
Ronald F. Bouvier
Apr 2, 2020
Worcester – Mr. Ronald F. Bouvier died Thursday, April 2, 2020 after an illness. He was 78. Ronald was born on September 2, 1941 in Worcester, the son of the late Francis and Sophie (Lemanski) Bouvier. He was a graduate of Saint John's High School with the class of 1959. He then earned an Associate's degree in Accounting from Becker...
Edward C. Brackesy
Apr 1, 2020
Edward C. Brackesy, age 81, of Waltham passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and family on April 1, 2020.He was born in Waltham on October 6, 1938. He was the son of the late Patrick Brackesy, Claudia (Voce) Sabatino and Nicholas Sabatino. Edward was raised and educated in Watertown, graduating from Watertown High School class of 1957. Upon...
Frances A. Lunny
Apr 1, 2020
Waltham – Frances A. Lunny, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, April, 1, 2020 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 94.Frances was born in Waltham on October 21, 1925, the daughter of the late Thomas and Adeline (Whitney) Lunny. Raised in Waltham, she had many fond memories of her childhood, including her days at Saint Charles School where...
George T. Cobb
Apr 1, 2020
George Thomas Cobb III, of Attleboro, formally of Waltham, died peacefully on April 1, 2020 surrounded by his caring family. He lived a fulfilling 88 years.George was born in Waltham on April 25, 1931, the son of the late George T. Cobb II, and Edna (Wildes) Cobb. He was raised and educated in Wayland, graduating in 1949. Following his marriage...
Mary Elizabeth Poirier
Apr 1, 2020
Waltham – Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Aucoin) Poirier, of Waltham, died on April 1, 2020 in Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 100 years old.Mary Elizabeth was born in St. Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia on December 20, 1919, the daughter of the late Patrick and Marie Belle 'Minnie' (Deveau) Aucoin. In 1963 she moved to Waltham with her husband and...
Nancy (Judge) Connolly
Mar 27, 2020
Weston - Nancy Connolly died Friday, March 27th surrounded by her family in her Weston home. She was the cherished wife of Paul K. Connolly, Jr. with whom she shared a loving marriage of 50 years.Born in Melrose and raised in Saugus, she was the daughter of the late Daniel M. and Barbara M. (Dupray) Judge. She was sister to...
Charles 'Charlie' Hamparian
Mar 26, 2020
Mr. Charles 'Charlie' Hamparian, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 in Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence. He was 85. He was born March 22, 1935 in New York City a son of the late Harry and Alice (Sevian) Hamparian. Raised in Woodside, Queens he was later introduced to South Boston native Adrienne J. Sargavakian through relatives. After a courtship...
Peter M. Donahue
Mar 26, 2020
Mr. Peter M. Donahue of Waltham died at home unexpectedly on Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was 67.Born on August 11, 1952 in Newton he was a son of the late Edward M. and Margaret H. (Hegarty) Donahue. Peter attended Xavier High School in Concord and Boston College. He became a certified Master Electrician, his life-long profession.Peter loved the water...