Obituaries

M. Doris Pickering

M. Doris Pickering

Aug 9, 2019

Weston – Mrs. M. Doris (Mason) Pickering, of Weston, formerly of Watertown, died Friday August 9, 2019 in her home. She was 96.Born in Boston on September 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Pohl) Mason. Raised and educated in South Boston, she graduated from the local high school, on Telegraph Hill in Dorchester Heights,...

Phyllis M. Warren

Phyllis M. Warren

Aug 7, 2019

Mrs. Phyllis M. (McDonald) Warren, of Bourne and formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday August 7, 2019. She was 89. Phyllis was born in West Newton on March 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Cox) McDonald. She graduated from St. Charles High School in Waltham and had been a resident of the city until a move...

Ella M. Crowe

Ella M. Crowe

Aug 6, 2019

Mrs. Ella M. (Breton) Crowe, of Waltham, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. She was 95.Ella was the wife of the late Robert S. Crowe who died in 1987. The pair married at Saint Charles Borromeo Church on April 4, 1948 and continued to make Waltham their home where they would raise...

Theresa C. Leger

Theresa C. Leger

Jul 31, 2019

Mrs. Theresa C. Leger, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 83.Theresa was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on May 13, 1936, a daughter of the late Zoel and Josephine (Allain) Gautreau. On July 9, 1960 she married Omer J. Leger in Memramcook and the couple settled in Waltham where they would raise...

Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras

Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras

Jul 30, 2019

You are a piece of the puzzle of someone else's life. You may never know where you fit but others will fill the holes in their lives with pieces of you. Anyone that knew Chico Figueras knows he was masterful at completing the most detailed and intricate thousand-plus piece puzzles with great patience and skill. Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras was...

Robert J. Brown

Robert J. Brown

Jul 28, 2019

Mr. Robert J. Brown, of Waltham, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 28, 2019. He was 77.Bob was born in Waltham on November 8, 1941, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (McKenney) Brown. Before his retirement he had worked for over thirty years in the research and development department at The Raytheon Company.Bob loved all things...

Irving "Pete" Connolly

Irving "Pete" Connolly

Jul 27, 2019

Waltham – Mr. Irving "Pete" Connolly, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his summer home in Hampton, New Hampshire following a period of declining health. He was 88.Pete was born in Waltham, a son of the late Peter J. and Alice M. (Pouliot) Connolly, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School...

Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys

Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys

Jul 27, 2019

Lexington, KY – Mrs. Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky following a period of declining health. She was 93. Betty was born in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada on May 14, 1926, the only child of the late Russell and Edna Pearl (Charlesworth) Ernst. As a child she...

Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc

Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc

Jul 24, 2019

Centerville – Rev. Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc, of Centerville, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Harbor Point in Centerville following a period of declining health. He was 83.Father LeBlanc was born in Waltham on March 6, 1936, a son of the late Edward L. and Irene M. (Demers) LeBlanc, and graduated from Saint Charles High School in Waltham and from...

Robert T. Carney

Robert T. Carney

Jul 24, 2019

Mr. Robert T. Carney, of Waltham, died on Wednesday July 24, 2019. He was 83 years old.Bob was born in Waltham on May 4, 1936, the son of the late Louis W. and Mary E. (Cahill) Carney. After graduation from Waltham High School he spent five years serving in the U.S. Army National Guard. Before his retirement he had worked...

Paul R. Bolles

Paul R. Bolles

Jul 24, 2019

Laconia, NH – Mr. Paul R. Bolles, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at his home. He was 75.Paul was born in Cambridge on April 6, 1944, a son of the late Jesse and Margaret (McGrath) Bolles. He moved with his family to Waltham as a teen and after high school served with the United States Army during the...

Margaret M. 'Peggy' Broderick

Margaret M. 'Peggy' Broderick

Jul 23, 2019

Mrs. Margaret M. 'Peggy' (Dolan) Broderick, of Watertown, died peacefully on Tuesday July 23, 2019 in her home. She was 74.Peggy was born in County Cavan, Ireland on March 4, 1945, the daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Gallagher) Dolan. At the age of 19 she, along with her three sisters, made the move to the United States where...

Marie A. (Bartsch) (MacDonald) Ray

Marie A. (Bartsch) (MacDonald) Ray

Jul 23, 2019

Waltham – Mrs. Marie A. (Bartsch) (MacDonald) Ray, of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at her home. She was 89.Marie was born in Boston on February 13, 1930, a daughter of the late Paul and Alice (Dailey) Bartsch, and was raised in West Roxbury and in Jamaica Plain. She lived in Ormond Beach, Florida before moving to Waltham thirty...

Norman S. Collett

Norman S. Collett

Jul 20, 2019

Waltham – Mr. Norman S. Collett, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. He was 88.Norman was born in Waltham on July 31, 1930, a son of the late William and Eva (Connelly) Collett. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1948 and then joined the United States Coast Guard where...

Elizabeth 'Betty Lou' (DiGiacomandrea) LaRose

Elizabeth 'Betty Lou' (DiGiacomandrea) LaRose

Jul 20, 2019

Belmont – Mrs. Elizabeth 'Betty Lou' (DiGiacomandrea) LaRose, of Belmont, died Saturday July 20, 2019 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. She was 64.Betty Lou was born in Somerville on September 21, 1954, a daughter of Elizabeth (Greco) DiGiacomandrea of Belmont and the late Louis DiGiacomandrea. She was raised and educated in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School with...

Joanne (Bellan) Wilson

Joanne (Bellan) Wilson

Jul 18, 2019

Milford – Mrs. Joanne (Bellan) Wilson, of Milford, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Milford Regional Medical Center. She was 66.Joanne was born in Waltham on February 10, 1953, a daughter of the late John and Theresa (Rehill) Bellan, and had lived in Waltham before moving to Milford in 1992. She worked for years as a certified nursing assistant at...

John C. Foreman

John C. Foreman

Jul 15, 2019

Newton – Mr. John C. Foreman, of Newton, died on Monday, July 15, 2019. He was 70.John was born in Waltham on March 6, 1949, the son of the late Randolph and Olive (Carson) Foreman. Following a move to Watertown John graduated from Watertown High in 1968. John played violin and attended Longy School of Music in Cambridge to study...

Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin

Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin

Jul 12, 2019

Norton - Mrs. Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin, of Norton, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, July 12, 2019 at Wingate at Norton. She was 98.Rita was the beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Curtin.She was born in Waltham on October 7, 1920, a daughter of the late William J. and Catherine C. (Robichaud) Walsh, and had been a lifelong resident...

Jean Philippe Roche

Jean Philippe Roche

Jul 10, 2019

Jean Philippe Roche, age 31, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Care Dimensions Hospice House. Jean Phillippe, better known as Pipo, spent his final days surrounded by family and friends that he had impacted in such a memorable way.Pipo was born July 5, 1988, in Bois Monquette, Petion-ville, Haiti, to Jean (deceased) and Viergella Roche. He married...

John M. 'Jack' Daly

John M. 'Jack' Daly

Jul 10, 2019

Waltham – Mr. John M. 'Jack' Daly, of Waltham, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 77.Jack was born in Belmont on March 29, 1942, the son of the late Walter F. and Mary F. (Kelly) Daly. When Jack was young the family moved to Waltham and after graduating from Waltham High...