Obituaries
Barbara A. (Morano) Young
Apr 25, 2024
Shrewsbury - From a young age instilled in Barbara Morano were the wonderful gifts of organization, discipline, trust and dependability all peppered in with a good dose of love and genuineness. These attributes ideally suited her throughout her life in both work and home. Like many other Shrewsbury residents, she began working at the former and well-known Spag’s Supply Company....
Omer J. Leger
Apr 24, 2024
Mr. Omer J. Leger, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at Waltham Crossings. He was 89.
Omer was born on January 3, 1935 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, a son of the late Albert and Lina Leger, and moved to the States in 1959. In May, 1960 he married Theresa C. Gautreau, a native of Memramcook, New Brunswick and the couple...
Shirley A. (Bonica) Stevens
Apr 24, 2024
Waltham - Mrs. Shirley A. (Bonica) Stevens, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at her home. She was 78.
Shirley was born in Waltham on December 17, 1945, the daughter of the late John and Marion (Muise) Bonica. Raised and educated in Waltham, she was a graduate of Waltham High School. She married Carroll J. Stevens (†2009) and the two...
Tara A. Wright
Apr 21, 2024
Jefferson - Tara A. Wright, 63, of Jefferson, a native of Shrewsbury, died at home unexpectedly on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The loss of Tara is being felt deeply by her family, friends, and coworkers.
Tara was the beloved firstborn child of the late Paul and Ellen (Butler) Wright of Shrewsbury. She was a devoted sister to her siblings, Jonathan Wright...
Nancy L. (Perry) Gilchrist
Apr 20, 2024
Mrs. Nancy L. (Perry) Gilchrist, of Waltham, died on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
A lifelong Waltham resident, Nancy was the daughter of the late Carman and Margaret (Powers) Perry. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. For years she worked for the Department of Homeland Security as a secretary to the U.S. Coast Guard admiral responsible for...
Angelina F. (Mula) Guidebeck
Apr 20, 2024
Angelina F. ‘Angie’ (Mula) Guidebeck, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 90.
Angelina F. Mula was born October 9, 1933, in Waltham a daughter of the late Italian immigrants Louis and Carmela (Mirasola) Mula. Raised in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. She married Joseph G. Guidebeck on...
Carole E. (Belanger) Portentoso
Apr 19, 2024
Carole E. (Belanger) Portentoso, of Waltham, died at home with her family by her side on Friday, April 19, 2024. She was 83. Carole was born January 23, 1941 in Wakefield, the daughter of the late Philip and Eva (Dion) Belanger. She graduated from Wakefield High School. Carole married Belmont native Michael V. Portentoso on April 15, 1967 and they settled...
Robert J. Harrington
Apr 18, 2024
Mr. Robert J. Harrington, of Waltham, died peacefully after a long illness on Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was 82.
Bob was born in Cambridge on July 25, 1941, the beloved son of the late John and Marion (Clfford) Harrington and had lived in Waltham for most of his life. He was a 1959 graduate of Waltham High School.
A year...
Barbara L. (Lawless) Hinckley
Apr 17, 2024
Mrs. Barbara L. (Lawless) Hinckley, of Waltham, died peacefully with her husband at her side in Bethany Healthcare Center in Framingham on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. She was 79.
Barbara was born February 21, 1945 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Francis T. and Dorothy (O’Leary) Lawless. Having grown up and received her education in Waltham, she graduated from Saint...
Doris M. (Sutherland) Shaughnessy
Apr 16, 2024
Doris M. (Sutherland) Shaughnessy, of Waltham, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, following a period of declining health. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was 96 years old.Born in Somerville on July 29, 1927, Doris was the daughter of the late Chester and Mary (Kelly) Sutherland. She was raised and educated in Watertown, graduating from...
Marilyn A. (Lombardi) Antonellis
Apr 13, 2024
Marilyn A. (Lombardi) Antonellis, 87, of West Newton, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn married the love of her life, Joseph F. Antonellis in May, 1957. They were happily married for more than fifty-eight years before Joe’s death in January, 2016, and are now together once again.
Marilyn was born in Newton...
Waltham Fire Lieutenant (Ret.) Richard T. Qualters
Apr 12, 2024
Ret. Waltham Fire Lieutenant Richard T. Qualters, of Waltham, died Friday, April 12th in Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton. He was 97.
Dick was born in Waltham on April 18, 1926, a son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Connors) Qualters and was a lifelong resident of the city. During World War II he honorably served in the United States Navy....
Thomas J. Short
Apr 9, 2024
Burlington – Mr. Thomas J. Short, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. He was 86.
Thomas was born December 10, 1937 in Somerville a son of the late Thomas J. and Alice (Hardy) Short and was raised by his step-mother Olga (Bavota) Short. He was a graduate of Medford High School with the class of 1952....
Peter S. Guzzi
Apr 9, 2024
West Newton – Peter S. Guzzi, a lifelong resident of West Newton, passed away peacefully on April 9th, 2024 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 98.
Peter was born in Newton on October 5, 1926 a son of the late Louis W. and Anna J. (Crupi) Guzzi and was a graduate of Newton High School with...
Rose M. (Falcone) Kirchdorfer
Apr 8, 2024
Rose M. (Falcone) Kirchdorfer, of Milford, MA formerly of Waltham, MA and Newton, MA passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was 91.
Rose M. Falcone was born in Newton, MA on June 22, 1932, a daughter of the late Italian immigrants Diego and Concetta (Zaffuto) Falcone. Raised and educated in Newton, she was...
Joyce K. (Hingey) Bowen Vega
Apr 7, 2024
Mrs. Joyce K. (Hingey) Bowen Vega, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 at her home. She was 67.
Joyce was born in Waltham on April 20, 1956, a daughter of the late Joseph and Devona (Simmons) Hingey and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.
She enjoyed reading and crocheting for family and friends.
Joyce leaves...
Muriel R. (Thomas) Fisher
Apr 7, 2024
Mrs. Muriel R. (Thomas) Fisher, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 in her home. She was 93.
Muriel was born in Waltham on May 10, 1930, a daughter of the late Seth and Evelyn (Kelly) Thomas. After her graduation from Waltham High School she went to work at Louis Shepard Company in Watertown before getting a job as the bookkeeper...
Ingeborg Uhlir
Apr 6, 2024
Inge Uhlir (née Neurnberger) of Weston, Massachusetts died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2024.
She was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 23, 1931 to Karl and Erna Neurnberger. Inge graduated Phi Beta Kappa in chemical engineering from Douglass College (now part of Rutgers University in New Jersey). She began work at Bell Labs in Murray Hill NJ,...
David M. Fleming
Apr 6, 2024
David M. Fleming, of Weston, Massachusetts, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 surrounded by family and friends, flashing his infectious smile and cracking his quick-witted jokes.
Filled with creativity from birth, David had a lifelong love for words and stories. He was first published at age 5 and went on to become a prolific writer of poems, short stories, and novels....
Nancy J. LeBlanc
Apr 5, 2024
As one of seven children Nancy LeBlanc learned to share from an early age.
During her relatively short life she shared her time, talent, treasure and energy with everyone she met . . . enthusiastically, and with lots of laughter, especially with her beloved nieces and nephews who she treated as her own children. They will miss her terribly.
She loved parties...
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