Obituaries

Lucille L. Boynton

Lucille L. Boynton

Oct 24, 2018

Mrs. Lucille L. Boynton, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in Care Dimensions Hospice House, Lincoln. She was 87.Lucille was born in Tewksbury on December 26, 1930, the daughter of the late Alexander and Yvonne (Deschenes) LaFerriere. She was raised and educated in both Tewksbury and Lowell and had worked in bookkeeping at Bates Pharmacy in Waltham and...

Eleanor Doris Bourgeois

Eleanor Doris Bourgeois

Oct 24, 2018

Eleanor Doris Bourgeois, 94, of Milford, DE, formally of Waltham, MA passed away peacefully on October 24, 2018 under the care of Vitas Hospice at Milford Memorial Hospital, Delaware.Doris was born July 2, 1924 in Waltham, daughter of Joseph & Angelina (Murphy) Smith.Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Vincent. They were married 55 years and had one daughter,...

Paul F. Sears

Paul F. Sears

Oct 23, 2018

Waltham – Paul Sears was never one to complain about the cards he had been dealt. In fact he counted his blessings and among them were his 'girls'. For over ten years Paul battled a brain tumor and with that, came many complications and debilitations. From its early diagnosis he beat every odd with strength, grace, and dignity.Paul died in...

Ronald F. Murphy

Ronald F. Murphy

Oct 23, 2018

Mr. Ronald F. Murphy, of Natick, formerly a lifelong Watertown resident, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. He was 77. Ronald was born January 22, 1941 in Watertown a son of the late George E. and Virginia F. (MacDougall) Murphy. Raised and educated in Watertown he honorably served in the United States Army. Ron worked...

William P. Ivester

William P. Ivester

Oct 22, 2018

Bill Ivester had a passion for all things outdoors and he was most content and happy when near the ocean or flying in the skies while training to obtain his pilot's license. Bill now knows the depths of the ocean and the limitless boundaries of the sky. Bill passed away on October 22, 2018. He was 47. William P. Ivester...

Diane M. Hebert

Diane M. Hebert

Oct 21, 2018

Santa Fe, NM – Ms. Diane M. Hebert, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, October 21, 2018 at her home following a valiant battle with ovarian cancer. She was 51. Diane was born in Waltham on May 9, 1967 and attended Waltham High School and the University of New Hampshire. She moved to Santa Fe twenty...

Mary Woods Roos

Mary Woods Roos

Oct 21, 2018

Mrs. Mary Woods Roos, of Belmont and Framingham, died on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence, Wayland. She was 75.She was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy in Brighton, Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas and received a graduate degree from Assumption College in Worcester. She remained at home to raise her children and then became...

Joan M. McCloskey

Joan M. McCloskey

Oct 14, 2018

Mrs. Joan M. (Chandonait) McCloskey, of Waltham, died on Sunday October 14, 2018 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston. She was 88.Joan was born in Waltham on October 8, 1930 and had been a life-long resident of the city. Until her retirement she had worked as clerk for Little Brown Publishing Company.She is survived by her husband, John W. McCloskey;...

Elaine C. (LeLievre) Angelo

Elaine C. (LeLievre) Angelo

Oct 14, 2018

Elaine Angelo always knew that family is where life began and love never ended. They laughed, worked, dreamt and supported one another. It was her circle of strength…founded on faith, joined in love and kept by God….together forever! And when she breathed her last on Sunday, October 14, 2018 they were at her side…like she was when she brought them...

Thomas J. Connors

Thomas J. Connors

Oct 13, 2018

Mr. Thomas J. Connors, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Wingate of Weston. He was 74. Tom was born January 30, 1944 in Waltham a son of the late Thomas J. and Mary J. (Bowe) Connors. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School. He married Jeanne S. Lane on June 17,...

Helen Ruth (Hathaway) Brown

Helen Ruth (Hathaway) Brown

Oct 12, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Helen Ruth (Hathaway) Brown died peacefully at home on Thursday, October 12, 2018. She was 102. She was the beloved wife of the late Wallace Harlin Brown of Waltham. They had been married 66 years before his death in 2005. Helen was born November 29, 1915 in Saugus daughter of the late Benjamin and Lilly Hathaway. She...

William B. Coombs

William B. Coombs

Oct 11, 2018

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more." – Wm. ShakespeareNo more eloquent testimony can be found to describe the valor of Waltham's Bill Coombs who deployed to Vietnam six times during his thirty year career with the United States Army. Bill's selfless devotion to duty, honor and courage define the word hero . . . he was the...

David L. Stanley

David L. Stanley

Oct 11, 2018

The Villages, Fla. – Retired Waltham Police Detective Sergeant David L. Stanley died at home on Thursday, October 11, 2018. He was 69.Dave was born in Waltham on June 19, 1949, the oldest of three sons born to the late Lawrence and Ann (Tebbetts) Stanley. He was a graduate of Waltham High and earned an associate's degree from Northeastern University...

Nancy J. Walsh-Perpetua

Nancy J. Walsh-Perpetua

Oct 11, 2018

Mrs. Nancy J. Walsh Perpetua, of Waltham, died on Thursday October 11, 2018 in her home. She was 67. Nancy was born in Newton on June 17, 1951, a daughter of the late George C. and Mary Elizabeth (Benedict) Walsh. She graduated from Ketcham High School and graduated from Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie New York with a degree in nursing....

Donald R. McCaul

Donald R. McCaul

Oct 10, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Donald R. McCaul, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 97.Don was born in Waltham on November 25, 1920, the son of the late Robert L. and Margaret J. (Roach) McCaul, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School.After high school he enrolled at...

Francis J. 'Frank' Rourke

Francis J. 'Frank' Rourke

Oct 10, 2018

Waltham – It has been said that you can often tell of a man's worth from his hands…not his wallet. Frank Rourke's hands at almost 98 years old showed the hard work and dedication of his talents as a bricklayer all of his life. His masonry skills employed him for over 55 years with the Local #3 Bricklayers Union in...

Rose F. (Mula) Rigoli

Rose F. (Mula) Rigoli

Oct 9, 2018

Waltham - Mrs. Rose F. (Mula) Rigoli, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 95. A lifelong resident, Rose was born in Waltham on January, 26, 1923, the first daughter of the late Louis and Florence (Marisola) Mula.Beloved wife of the late Carl Rigoli, the two wed on January 8, 1945 in...

Doris M. (Aucoin) Dunham

Doris M. (Aucoin) Dunham

Oct 6, 2018

Waltham - Mrs. Doris M. (Aucoin) Dunham, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 86.Doris was born in Waltham on June 16, 1932, a daughter of the late Simon and Christina (Chiasson) Aucoin, and had been a lifelong resident.She married Charles F. 'Pat' Dunham on September 11, 1954 in Saint Joseph's...

Mary E. (Lyons) Irvine

Mary E. (Lyons) Irvine

Oct 6, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Mary E. (Lyons) Irvine, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 87.Mary was born in Roxbury on December 7, 1930, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Bauer) Lyons. She graduated from Somerville Hospital School of Nursing in 1951 and later served with the United States Navy Nurse Corps...

Willard W. Wills

Willard W. Wills

Oct 4, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Willard W. Wills, of Waltham, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Wingate at Weston. He was 79.Known to family and friends as 'Willie', he was born in Victoria, British Columbia on November 2, 1938, the son of the late Willard and Agatha (O'Hara) Willis. A lifelong resident of Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School...