Obituaries
Timothy S. Perry
May 22, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Timothy S. Perry, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 39.Tim was born in Boston on September 17, 1978, a son of Nancy (Sheehan) Perry of Windham, New Hampshire and the late David Perry. He was raised in Roslindale and went to Holy Name School in West Roxbury. He was...
Arthur C. Keith
May 21, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Arthur C. Keith, of Waltham, died Monday, May 21, 2018 at his home. He was 96.Arthur was born in Stoneham on April 4, 1922, a son of the late Arthur C. and Hazel S. (Sweetland) Keith, and moved with his family to Waltham as an infant and remained a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham...
Mary Pat (Riseling) Regan
May 20, 2018
Mrs. Mary Pat (Riseling) Regan, of Belmont and North Eastham, formerly of Sudbury, Quincy and Boston died Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Belmont Manor Nursing Center. She was 84. Born on October 23, 1933 in Washington, D.C. she was a daughter of the late John J. and Teresa M. (Gallen) Riseling. She was a graduate of The Academy of the...
Patricia E. (Flanagan) Sears
May 15, 2018
Hudson – Patricia E. (Flanagan) Sears, of Hudson, died at home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. She was 78.Patricia was born in Newton on January 5, 1940, a daughter of the late John J., Sr. and Marie E. (Liggett) Flanagan. She was a graduate of Newton High School and had lived in Waltham before moving to Hudson twelve years ago...
Joanne W. (Whittaker) Cooke
May 10, 2018
Marblehead – "I'm celebrating life!", at 91 years old, Mrs. Joanne W. (Whittaker) Cooke shuffled into her favorite restaurant, Dubies of Salem, and made this declaration. We can only imagine that maybe she knew that just a few days later, she would be surrounded by her family in the care of Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers about to take...
Rose M. Chiacchio
May 10, 2018
Waltham – Mrs. Rose M. (Taranto) Chiacchio died Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Pine Knoll Nursing Center in Lexington. She was 92. Rose was born November 10, 1925 in Waltham a daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Nancy (Mobilia) Taranto. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School and later the Katherine Gibbs Business...
Clifton R. Wirth
May 8, 2018
Waltham - Mr. Clifton R. Wirth, formerly of Weston, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. He was 91. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 6, 1927, he was a son of the late Frederick and Genevieve (McKigney) Wirth. Raised and educated in New Jersey he was a graduate of Holy Family High School and later...
Edward T. Boudrot
May 7, 2018
Edward T. Boudrot, 85, of Belmont, died peacefully on May 7, 2018, lovingly surrounded by his five children and their families. Son of Edward N. and Mary (Kenney) Boudrot, Ed was born on October 5, 1932, raised in Cambridge, graduated from the Cambridge Latin School, and joined the Air Force, serving in Germany. He was predeceased by his loving wife,...
Beverly A. Gargone
May 6, 2018
Mrs. Beverly A. (Biddy) Gargone, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, May, 6, 2018. She was 70. Beverly was born September 18, 1947 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Amos and Grace L. (Ezell) Biddy. A lifelong Waltham resident she worked as a cook at Chapel Hill for over ten years, retiring in 2009. Among her interests, she...
Gilbert Owyang
May 6, 2018
Cambridge - Gilbert Hsiaopin Owyang, a former longtime resident of Shrewsbury, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 97.Gilbert was born July 7, 1920 in Tianjin, China. Professor Owyang retired in 1990, Professor Emeritus from the Electrical Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His publications include Foundations of Optical Waveguides (Elsevier 1981) and...
Donald S. Conley
May 4, 2018
Newton – Mr. Donald S. Conley, of Newton, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Heathwood Rehabilitation Center in Chestnut Hill. He was 84.He was born in Decatur, Illinois on June 21, 1933, a son of the late Walter and Pauline (Houte) Conley, and had lived in Newton for the past forty-seven years. For forty years Don drove a school bus...
G. Eugene Dacey
May 3, 2018
Watertown – Mr. G. Eugene Dacey, of Watertown, died peacefully in his home on Thursday, May 3, 2018 with his wife of 58 years by his side. He was 89.Gene was born in Budapest, Hungary on July 19, 1928, the son of the late Sándor and Erzsébet (Kömives) Dakó. In early World War II , Gene lost his only brother,...
Jack D. Sears
May 3, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Jack D. Sears, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home. He was 46.Jack was born in Newton on November 2, 1971, a son of Jack D. Sears and Patricia E. (Flanagan) Sears, and was a graduate of Newton North High School. Jack lived most of his life in Waltham and moved back to...
Elizabeth J. (Norcross) Bell
May 2, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth J. (Norcross) Bell, of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Belmont Manor Nursing Facility. She was 89. Born on April 5, 1929 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada she was a daughter of the late Warren and Mildred (Patriquin) Norcross. She immigrated to the United States as an infant and was raised and educated in Waltham where...
Mary Edna (O'Doherty) Helfer
Apr 29, 2018
Falmouth – Mrs. Mary Edna (O'Doherty) Helfer, of Falmouth, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham following a period of declining health. She was 81.Mary Edna was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1937, a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Ann (McLaughlin) O'Doherty, both natives of Malin Head, County Donegal, Ireland. After high...
Henry T. Ward
Apr 27, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Henry T. Ward, Jr., of Waltham, died Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home. He was 78.Henry was born in Clinton on September 24, 1939, a son of the late Henry T. and Kathleen (McMahon) Ward, and was raised in Wellesley. After graduating from Wellesley High School he served with the United States Air Force.He worked most...
Paul J. Connearney
Apr 27, 2018
Mr. Paul J. Connearney Sr., of Waltham, died Friday, April 27, 2018 in Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was 92. Born on January 2, 1926 in Waltham he was a son of the late Patrick and Ann (O'Brien) Connearney. Paul honorably served his country in the United States Army during World War II in the 87th Infantry Division and...
Joan P. (Whyte) Roy
Apr 26, 2018
Watertown – Mrs. Joan P. (Whyte) Roy, of Watertown, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. She was 74.Joan was born in Watertown on December 29, 1943, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Bowes) Whyte, and remained a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Watertown High School and Boston Business School where...
Laurie J. Cormier
Apr 26, 2018
Mr. Laurie J. Cormier, of Chelmsford, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Atrium at Drum Hill Care Facility in Chelmsford. He was 93. He was born March 18, 1925 in Notre Dame, New Brunswick, a son of the late Albert and Caroline (Landry) Cormier. Raised and educated in Notre Dame he married Georgina A. Melanson in July...
Nicholas Francis Troisi
Apr 26, 2018
Nicholas Francis Troisi, Sr., of Weston, MA formerly of West Lebanon, NH and Plattsburgh, New York died Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Weston. He was 93. Born on February 27, 1925 in Retsof, New York he was the son of Italian immigrants Nicola and Caterina (Zingaro) Troisi. He graduated from York High School and earned his Bachelor's degree from State...