Obituaries

Robert J. Boucher

Robert J. Boucher

Dec 19, 2018

Newton – Mr. Robert J. Boucher died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Norwood Healthcare. He was 68. Robert was born on October 30, 1950 in Waltham a son of the late Charles and Ruth Boucher. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Bob worked in...

William J. O'Halloran

William J. O'Halloran

Dec 19, 2018

Waltham – It's almost poetic that Bill O'Halloran's life on this earth was book-ended by Christmas Day. This year he gets to see his Jean again . . . his wife of fifty-six years whom he's missed every day since her passing in October, 2011.Bill was never a woe-is-me kind of a guy though . . . he was a...

Shirley A. (Nelson) Gaudet

Shirley A. (Nelson) Gaudet

Dec 18, 2018

Palm Coast, Fla. - Mrs. Shirley A. (Nelson) Gaudet, of Palm Coast, formerly of Waltham died Tuesday December 18, 2018 in her home. She was 82. Shirley was born in Waltham on February 18, 1936, a daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude (Lloyd) Nelson. She had been a lifelong resident before moving to Florida in 1996.She was a lifetime...

Gail M. Casavant

Gail M. Casavant

Dec 16, 2018

Gail M. Casavant, of Quincy and formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 in South Shore Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 57.Gail was born in Waltham on August 10, 1961, the daughter of the late Arthur J. Sr., and Norma R. (Holloway) Casavant. She graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1979 and then worked...

Frank J. Mooney

Frank J. Mooney

Dec 14, 2018

Winthrop - Mr. Frank J. Mooney III died Friday, December 14, 2018 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Frank was born on September 19, 1935 in Newton a son of the late Frank J. Jr. and Grace Mabel (Carmichael) Mooney. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of...

Rosario "Ross" Giuliano

Rosario "Ross" Giuliano

Dec 12, 2018

Waltham - Mr. Rosario "Ross" Giuliano, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton following a period of declining health. He was 95.Ross was born in Waltham on September 4, 1923, the beloved son of the late Angelo and Mary (Castellana) Giuliano, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High...

Philip A. Mula

Philip A. Mula

Dec 12, 2018

Mr. Philip A. Mula, of Waltham and formerly of Clearwater, Florida, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63.Philip was born in Waltham on March 12, 1955, a son of Virginia B. (Vincello) Mula of Waltham and the late Pasquale R. "Pat" Mula. He graduated from Waltham High School and then attended both UMass...

Josephine M. (Serval) MacDowell

Josephine M. (Serval) MacDowell

Dec 9, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Josephine M. (Serval) MacDowell, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 94.Josephine was born in Waltham on November 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Vitcoski) Serval, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and attended Boston University. She also...

Patricia M. Manning

Patricia M. Manning

Dec 8, 2018

Waltham - Mrs. Patricia M. (Walsh) Manning, of Waltham, died on Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 86.Patricia was born in Waltham on November 4, 1932, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Layden) Walsh. She was a lifelong Waltham resident and had worked at The Waltham Watch Factory until her retirement. In retirement she chose...

Bruce A. MacLeod

Bruce A. MacLeod

Dec 8, 2018

'Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that.' The author Tom Krause's words accurately describe and summarize the way in which Bruce MacLeod lived his life each and every day. Bruce would later learn in life that God would grant him the serenity...

Philip M. Jackson

Philip M. Jackson

Dec 8, 2018

Waltham - Philip Jackson's favorite Scottish poet Robert Burns said, "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy." . . . John Steinbeck's translation: "The best laid plans of mice and men… often go awry." It was the basis of a famous book about moving from...

Leonard Farrell

Leonard Farrell

Dec 6, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Leonard Farrell died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 77.Leonard was born June 18, 1941 in Christmas Island, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada one of fifteen children to the late John and Cecilia (MacLean) Farrell. He was married to Ann E. (MacMaster) Farrell for 45 years until her death on January 8,...

Joanne L. Apone

Joanne L. Apone

Dec 3, 2018

"Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, our mother carries us in her heart." . . . and that's how it was for Waltham's Joanne Apone.During her kids growing up years Joanne and her late husband Bill lived a life centered around their family . . . every night Bill would change out of his suit...

Peter Curtis Bookheimer

Peter Curtis Bookheimer

Dec 3, 2018

Mr. Peter Curtis Bookheimer passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 3, 2018 in his home in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was 59 years old.Peter was born in Abington, Pennsylvania on July 13, 1959, the son of William C. Bookheimer and the late Helen (Yost) Bookheimer. He grew up in Southampton, Pennsylvania and Syracuse, New York. Peter graduated from Nottingham High School...

Russell J. Chiasson

Russell J. Chiasson

Dec 2, 2018

Reba McEntire's country hit, 'If I Had Only Known' accurately speaks in words and song about the sudden changes in life as the result of an unexpected loss. It talks about knowing...if only…it'd be the last time for a walk in the rain, or hearing one's voice again or being by one's side just one last time. And it ends,...

Arthur J. Lewis

Arthur J. Lewis

Dec 1, 2018

Arthur Lewis would argue that all man needed to live on was pizza...and it could very well cover the four basic food groups. Heaven gained a pizza aficionado on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Arthur died in Saint Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was 67. Heaven is the place we believe that we can have any and everything in...

William F. Edmunds

William F. Edmunds

Nov 28, 2018

Cambridge – Mr. William F. Edmunds, of Cambridge, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 69. Bill also known as Bootsie (his pet family name) was born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late William and Stina (Anderson) Edmunds, and was a graduate of Waltham High School. Being an adventurous free spirited person,...

Arthur J. Nally Sr.

Arthur J. Nally Sr.

Nov 26, 2018

Waltham - Mr. Arthur J. Nally Sr. died Monday, November 26, 2018 in Watertown Health Center. He was 87.Born on November 18, 1931 in Newton he was a son of the late Edward and Catherine (Burenheide) Nally. He graduated from the former Our Lady's High School in Newton and on September 10, 1955 he married Waltham native Sylvia M. Littlefield...

Joseph C. MacDonald

Joseph C. MacDonald

Nov 26, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Joseph C. MacDonald, of Waltham, died Monday, November 26, 2018 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 53.Joe was born on February 18, 1965, one of twelve children born to the late John R. and Jean L. (Blake) MacDonald. He was raised in Watertown and after graduating from Watertown High earned his Bachelor's degree in business administration...

Alice G. (O'Mara) (McInnis) Logan

Alice G. (O'Mara) (McInnis) Logan

Nov 23, 2018

Alice Logan's almost hundred years on earth can be summed up in five words . . . life . . . love . . . faith . . . family . . . friendship.She was born in Waltham on August 22, 1919, a daughter of the late Daniel E. and Alice G. (Bradley) O'Mara. She grew up with five brothers...