Obituaries

Marilyn E. (Russell) Murrin

Marilyn E. (Russell) Murrin

Apr 24, 2018

Mrs. Marilyn E. (Russell) Murrin, of Lexington, formerly of Poughquag, New York died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 89. 

Born on October 1, 1928 in Mount Kisco, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (Fischer) Russell. Raised and educated in New York, she lived most of her life there...

George A. Davidson

George A. Davidson

Apr 23, 2018

Waltham – Mr. George A. Davidson, lifelong Waltham resident and son of the late Sidney and Kathleen (Rogerson) Davidson, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 23, 2018 after an illness. He was 66. George was born and raised in Waltham, graduating from Waltham High School with the class of 1970. He married Annette I. Leger on March 25, 1972...

Elizabeth M. (Gibson) Martin

Elizabeth M. (Gibson) Martin

Apr 22, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Elizabeth M. (Gibson) Martin, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Courville at Nashua. She was 93.Affectionately known by family and friends as "Betty", she was born in Carlton, New York on April 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Ernest and Harriet (Grimmer) Gibson. Following her marriage to Waltham native Joseph P. Martin the couple...

Patricia I. Ruebusch

Patricia I. Ruebusch

Apr 22, 2018

Framingham - Mrs. Patricia I. (Hauswirth) Ruebusch, of Framingham, formerly of Watertown, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham. She was 83.Patricia was born in Boston on September, 13, 1934 and was raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and worked for years as a switchboard operator, most recently at Joslin...

Robert T. Smith

Robert T. Smith

Apr 22, 2018

Tyngsborough – Mr. Robert T. Smith, formerly of Waltham and Westford, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Life Care Center of Acton after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 85. Bob was born October 14, 1932 in Boston a son of the late Robert T. and Ruth Helen (Archung) Smith. Raised and educated in Everett he was a...

Henry G. Goguen

Henry G. Goguen

Apr 20, 2018

Mr. Henry G. Goguen, of Waltham, died on Friday, April 20, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a short illness. He was 94. Born on September 30, 1923 in Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada he was a son of the late Levi and Priscilla (Cormier) Goguen. He married Marie S. Boudreau on October 8, 1956 in Saint Anna's Church and later that...

Jane A. (Pelham) Carlson

Jane A. (Pelham) Carlson

Apr 19, 2018

Weston – Mrs. Jane A. (Pelham) Carlson died with family by her side on Thursday, April 19, 2018. She was 89. Born on August 17, 1928 in New York City she was a daughter of the late Alphonzo and Miriam (Clemens) Pelham. Raised in Great Neck, New York and educated in Dobbs Ferry, New York she was a graduate of...

Byron Trefonides

Byron Trefonides

Apr 19, 2018

Mr. Byron Trefonides Sr., of Westport, formerly of Waltham died Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Wingate of Weston. He was 86. Born June 28, 1931 in New Bedford he was a son of the late Nicholas and Despina (Mistiloglov) Trefonides. Raised and educated in New Bedford he graduated from New Bedford High School and later honorably served his country in...

Michael G. Durant

Michael G. Durant

Apr 17, 2018

Mr. Michael G. Durant, Sr., of Weymouth, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in South Shore Hospital. He was 94.Michael was born in Everett on January 31, 1924, the son of the late Vincent and Rose (Pesaturo) Durant. He graduated from Everett High School and Boston University and until his retirement had worked as an auditor for the federal government....

Lorraine E. (Chaisson) Boudreau

Lorraine E. (Chaisson) Boudreau

Apr 13, 2018

Hopkinton - Faith, family and friendship were the hallmarks of Lorraine Boudreau's life. She was born on September 28, 1938 and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late William J. 'Willie-Joe' and Estelle (Savoy) Chaisson, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Hopkinton five years ago. The seeds of her faith were planted early in life by...

James R. Fitzgerald

James R. Fitzgerald

Apr 10, 2018

Mr. James R. Fitzgerald Sr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 96. Jim was born on November 17, 1921 in Waltham a son of the late Robert M. and Irene (Maguire) Fitzgerald. A graduate of Waltham High School he honorably served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II....

Gene Paladin

Gene Paladin

Apr 9, 2018

Gene Paladin, 1st Sgt. US Army (Ret.), combat infantryman, paratrooper, and long-time Clarksville, Tennessee resident, died Monday, April 9, 2018. He was 91. Born and raised in Lexington, he attended Lexington High School. Soon after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served for the duration of World War II, and then embarked on a military career which...

J. Alden Wentworth

J. Alden Wentworth

Apr 8, 2018

Brewster – Mr. J. Alden Wentworth II, 79, died Sunday April 8, 2018. He was the loving husband of Helen (Smith) Wentworth and son of the late Paul and Eleanor Wentworth.Alden graduated from Waltham High School in 1956 and received a BA in psychology from Colby College in Waterville Maine. Alden owned and operated Freedom Wentworth & Sons Funeral Home...

Madeline G. Callahan

Madeline G. Callahan

Apr 6, 2018

Waltham - Ms. Madeline G. Callahan, of Waltham, died Friday, April 6, 2018 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 90. Madeline was born September 6,1927 in Waltham the last child of Irish immigrants Thomas J. and Mary (Brannelly) Callahan. A proud and lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School. Madeline loved her work...

Margaret R. (Collins) Malone

Margaret R. (Collins) Malone

Apr 5, 2018

Mrs. Margaret R. (Collins) Malone, of Watertown, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was 96. Margaret was born February 10, 1922 in Newton a daughter of Irish immigrants Maurice J. and Sarah (McAllister) Collins. Raised and educated in Newton she was a graduate of Newton North High School. A member of the...

Beverly A. (Pitts) Keough

Beverly A. (Pitts) Keough

Apr 2, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Beverly A. (Pitts) Keough, of Waltham, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 80.Beverly was born in Waltham on July 3, 1937, a daughter of the late William and Nellie (Condon) Pitts and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School.Until her retirement she worked for years as...

Yvonne C. (LeBlanc) Guerin

Yvonne C. (LeBlanc) Guerin

Apr 2, 2018

Waltham – Mrs. Yvonne C. (LeBlanc) Guerin, of Waltham, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 75.Yvonne was born in Waltham on January 21, 1943, a daughter of the late Peter and Anastasia (Cormier) LeBlanc and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School.She and her family had...

Marie E. (Geisler) Bigham

Marie E. (Geisler) Bigham

Apr 2, 2018

Weston – Marie E. (Geisler) Bigham of Weston passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at the age of 93.Marie was married to the late Edward T. Bigham, Jr. Esq. for seventy years and is survived by her twin sister, Sr. Muriel Geisler of Bosnia-Herzegovina, her children, Penelope E. Comeau and her husband Phillip of Great Falls, Virginia, Deborah E. Bigham,...

Marie J. (White) Woodside

Marie J. (White) Woodside

Apr 1, 2018

Marie J. (White) Woodside, loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and sister of Waltham, died Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, after a valiant battle against pancreatic cancer. She was 64.Born December 20, 1953 in Waltham, she was the daughter of Elizabeth A. (Kelly) White and the late Lawrence F. White. Born, raised and educated...

William J. Raymond

William J. Raymond

Apr 1, 2018

Newton – Mr. William J. Raymond, of Newtonville, died Sunday, April 1, 2018 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. He was 70.Bill was born in Boston on May 14, 1947, a son of the late Francis and Genevieve (Legoski) Raymond and was raised in Hyde Park. A gifted student throughout his life he graduated first in his class at Boston...