Obituaries

Hildegard M. MacLean

Hildegard M. MacLean

Jul 1, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Hildegard M. (Rogalla) MacLean, of Waltham, died at home on Monday, July 1, 2018. She was 96. She was born October 2, 1921 in Butzbach, Germany a daughter of the late August and Erna (Harmel) Rogalla and immigrated to the United States in 1954 and lived in Waltham over 50 years. Hildegard worked as an optician for...

Susan M. (Fyfe) Stallings

Susan M. (Fyfe) Stallings

Jun 29, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Susan M. (Fyfe) Stallings, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 29, 2018 at home. She was 60. Born on April 13, 1958 in Waltham she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Mandile) Fyfe. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of Waltham High School. She was always willing to lend a hand...

William F. Wiggin

William F. Wiggin

Jun 27, 2018

Waltham – When the local banking industry grew up in the post-War era Waltham's Bill Wiggin grew up right along with it. His first banking job came in 1945 at Waltham National Bank at 637 Main Street when, as a sophomore at Waltham High, he was tasked with manually imprinting customers names on the then cutting edge 'ThriftChecks' offered by...

Richard Wharton

Richard Wharton

Jun 27, 2018

Bedford – Mr. Richard Wharton, of Bedford, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Lowell Memorial Hospital. He was 70. Richard was born July 19, 1947 in Cambridge a son of the late John and Alice (Beauchemin) Wharton and is predeceased by his only sibling, Alice Utter. He was a much loved resident at the former Walter E. Fernald School in...

Mark S. 'Blackie' Blackwood

Mark S. 'Blackie' Blackwood

Jun 26, 2018

Watertown - Mark S. Blackwood, lovingly known to all as 'Blackie', had an uncanny ability to light up a room with his contagious sense of humor and wit…and often with a sarcasm that was his virtual hug. He laughed hard, celebrated life and was lucky and rich in life by the value he found in his family and friends and...

Stephen A. Connearney

Stephen A. Connearney

Jun 25, 2018

Waltham – Thomas Edison once observed that "opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."Steve Connearney never missed an opportunity to work hard, have fun and take care of his family. His wife Ginger said that her husband was the hardest working man she'd ever met. Fiercely loyal to his family, his...

Donna M. (Carroll) Butler

Donna M. (Carroll) Butler

Jun 25, 2018

Watertown - Donna M. (Carroll) Butler, of Watertown, died Monday, June 25, 2018 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after an illness. She was 70. Donna was born August 21, 1947 in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. Raised and educated in Watertown she was a graduate of Watertown High School with the class of 1966. She was married to...

William J. Champion

William J. Champion

Jun 24, 2018

Waltham – Mr. William J. 'Bill' Champion, of Waltham, died Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. He was 76. Bill was born in Waltham on November 7, 1941, a son of the late Robert C. and Catherine A. "Kay" (Walsh) Champion, and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and...

Phyllis R. (Joyal) Deveaux

Phyllis R. (Joyal) Deveaux

Jun 23, 2018

Milford – Mrs. Phyllis R. (Joyal) Deveaux, of Milford, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Medway Manor after having suffered a stroke a week earlier. She was 79.Phyllis was born in Waltham on October 1, 1938, one of eight children born to the late Alde and Vizina (LeBlanc) Joyal. She was a 1956 graduate of Waltham High...

Sr. Katherine Martin Caughey

Sr. Katherine Martin Caughey

Jun 18, 2018

On the 30th of January, 1960, Sister Katherine Martin, SND promised Poverty, Chastity and Obedience in consecrating her life in service to Christ and His Church . . . and she never looked back.Patricia Ann Caughey, who grew up in North Reading, first entered religious life with the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur three years earlier and professed her...

Marilyn M. Elliot

Marilyn M. Elliot

Jun 8, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Marilyn M. (Kassatly) Elliot, of Waltham, died Friday, June 8, 2018 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 82.Marilyn was born and raised in Allston, a daughter of the late Albert and Ida (Mudarri) Kassatly, and was a graduate of Brighton High School. In June, 1956 she married Kenneth F. Elliot and the couple became...

Raymond M. Lally

Raymond M. Lally

Jun 8, 2018

Waltham – Mr. Raymond M. Lally, of Watertown, died peacefully on Friday, June 8, 2018 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 92.Ray was born in Boston on October 6, 1925, a son of the late John and Kathryn (Hickey) Lally, and was raised in Waltham. During World War II he served with the United States Navy.In 1950 he married...

Sheila E. (Enz) Downey

Sheila E. (Enz) Downey

Jun 7, 2018

Mrs. Sheila E. (Enz) Downey, formerly of Roslyn Harbor, New York and Jupiter, Florida died Thursday,June 7, 2018 in Meadow Green Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Waltham, MA. She was 89. Born on March 19, 1929 in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Anton and Johanna (Stack) Enz. She graduated from Forest Hills High School in Queens,...

Naomi Susan Chick

Naomi Susan Chick

Jun 6, 2018

Naomi Chick lived! While blessed with only twenty-five years she assured her family and friends she lived a full life. She accomplished much, loved unconditionally…and made the world a better place. 

In the comfort and presence of her parents surrounded by love Naomi Susan Chick died peacefully on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. Her...

Carmela S. (Auditore) Levy

Carmela S. (Auditore) Levy

Jun 4, 2018

Norwood - Mrs. Carmela S. (Auditore) Levy, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, June 4, 2018 in Norwood Hospital. She was 80. Born on July 2, 1937 in Waltham she was a daughter of the late Carmelo G. and Rose V. (Giove) Auditore. Raised in Waltham she was a graduate of Rosary Academy and Newton Junior College where she received her...

Annie Gray

Annie Gray

Jun 1, 2018

Newton – Mrs. Annie (Senarian) Gray, of Newton, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at her home. She was 93.Annie was born in Newton on May 7, 1925, a daughter of the late Charles and Varsenig (Zahigian) Senarian. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and before her retirement had worked at Sherman Paper Company in Newton Upper Falls. Along with...

George W. Jacobs

George W. Jacobs

May 29, 2018

East Kingston, NH – Mr. George W. Jacobs, of East Kingston, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at his home. He was 70.George was born in Waltham on April 8, 1948, a son of the late Mathew L. and Charlotte C. (Cody) Jacobs, and lived in Sudbury before moving with his family to Weston as a teen. He graduated from Weston...

Constance T. Enik

Constance T. Enik

May 28, 2018

Waltham - Mrs. Constance T. (Mangini) Enik, of Waltham, died Monday, May 28, 2018 in Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington. She was 95.Constance was born in Waltham on December 8, 1922, a daughter of the late Gaetano and Julia (Brandolini) Mangini. As a teenager she worked at the Puritan Dress Company in Waltham and later worked as a secretary...

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

May 28, 2018

"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army." - George Washington August 27, 1776On a warm summer morning in a field at Long Island, New York General George Washington spoke those words to an anxious group of young men gathered there to defend an idea.Their belief in a free nation...

Stanley J. Dudek

Stanley J. Dudek

May 26, 2018

Quincy – Mr. Stanley J. Dudek, Sr., of Quincy, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, May 26, 2018 at John Adams Rehabilitation Center in Quincy. He was 84.Stanley was born in Lawrence on August 15, 1933, a son of the late John and Karoline (Kobus) Dudek. After attending Lawrence High School he joined the United States Navy where he served during...