Thomas J. Noonan, Jr.

Thomas J. Noonan, Jr., of Waltham, died Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 98.

Tom was born in Waltham on June 10, 1928, the son of the late Thomas J., Sr. and Elizabeth A. (Ryan) Noonan. He was a 1946 graduate of Waltham High School and afterward he proudly served with the United States Navy.

On September 20, 1952 he married Helen C. Phelan of Watertown. They built their life together in Waltham and were devoted members of Saint Jude Parish. Helen predeceased him on November 20, 2021, after sixty-nine years of marriage.

Family was the center of Tom’s world. He took deep pride in his children and in the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who followed. Great family memories were created at the family cottage in the Ocean Bluff neighborhood of Marshfield.

He worked as the comptroller for the Boston & Maine Railroad and following his retirement worked for years at ‘Joe Sunoco’s’ on Main Street where he made many lifelong friendships among co-workers and customers. Tom’s ready smile and warm personality were his trademarks.

The beloved husband of the late Helen C. (Phelan) Noonan, he is survived by his children, Barbara A. Toomey and her husband John of Maynard, Thomas J. Noonan, III and his wife Elizabeth of Waltham, Deborah J. Burley and her husband John of Waltham and Elaine T. Thompson and her husband Andrew of North Grafton; his grandchildren Samantha Tamul and her husband, Daniel, Juliette Longeri and her husband, Michael, Genevieve Noonan, Thomas J. Noonan, IV, Michael Burley, Amanda Lania and her husband Steve, Eric Thompson and his wife, Cali, and Sean Thompson; his great-grandchildren, Grace Lania, Cameron Lania, Mason Lania, Eloise Longeri and Ryan Tamul and many nieces, nephews and their families.

Tom as also the brother of the late Alfred E. Noonan of Allston, David P. Noonan and Marion E. Devlin of Waltham.

Family and friends will honor and remember Tom’s life by gathering for an Evening Wake in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Tuesday, October 13th from 4 to 7 p.m. and again at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning before leaving in procession to Saint Jude Church, 147 Main Street, Waltham where his Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Watertown.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org/manh or to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research https://www.michaeljfox.org/.