Obituaries
Eugenia M. Lenz
Jul 28, 2018
Randolph – Ms. Eugenia M. "Genia" Lenz, of Randolph, died Saturday, July 28, 2018 in her home. She was 61. Genia was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 4, 1957, a daughter of the late Eugene K. Lenz and Marie (Carmelengo) Lenz Michau. After graduating from Point Pleasant Borough High School she earned her bachelor's degree at Providence College....
Janice M. Long
Jul 24, 2018
Ms. Janice M. Long, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, July 24th, 2018. She was 64. Janice was born in Waltham on October 2, 1953, the daughter of the late Lloyd L. and Alice A. (Christie) Long. She graduated from Waltham High School and had worked at Waltham Hospital for many years. Janice was selfless by nature and was a wonderful...
Sarah 'Sally' Fox
Jul 24, 2018
Author Jenny Joseph wrote a poem 'When I'm Old I Shall Wear Purple' and it plays on the routineness of life and suggests living a little less ordinary so that when one is old nothing comes as a surprise. "But maybe I ought to practice a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised…when suddenly...
Georg Schkuta
Jul 24, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Georg Schkuta, of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Mount Auburn Hospital after a short illness. He was 96. Born on April 24, 1922 in Ptkatenzy, Ukraine he was a son of the late Andrew and Matrona (Sopilhjak) Schkuta. Raised and educated in the Ukraine he married Aira V. Niittymaki on August 7, 1953 in England...
Charles J. Nadeau
Jul 22, 2018
Natick – Mr. Charles J. Nadeau, Jr., of Natick, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, July 22, 2018 at his home. He was 90.Charlie was born in Charlestown on February 28, 1928, a son of the late Charles J., Sr. and Viola M. (Hinke) Nadeau. After high school he joined the United States Marine Corps and served as part of the...
Man-Tang Liu
Jul 20, 2018
Mr. Man-Tang Liu, of Newton, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 20, 2018. He was 79. Born on October 1, 1938 in Yunlin, a countryside in Taiwan, he was a son of the late Jen-Hsiang Liu and Xin LiuHuang. At age 15, he left home to go to Taipei for attending high school. Since then, he had been...
Albert A. Arena
Jul 17, 2018
Waltham – Al Arena agreed with American novelist Michael Crichton who once observed that "If you don't know history, then you don't know anything . . . you are a leaf that doesn't know that it is part of a tree."In 1971 Al founded the Waltham Museum, first on Charles Street, before its move to the old police station on...
Reynold P. 'Rey' Graunas
Jul 15, 2018
Weston – Mr. Reynold P. 'Rey' Graunas, of Weston died Sunday, July 15, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a long period of health issues. He was 90. Born on May 29, 1928 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York he was a son of the Lithuanian immigrants John and Mary (Rinkevicius) Graunas. Upon graduating from high school with honors he came...
Margaret E. (Bradley) Clinch
Jul 14, 2018
Nashua, NH – Mrs. Margaret E. 'Marge' (Bradley) Clinch, Of Nashua, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at home surrounded by family. She was 98.Margaret was born on in Waltham on November 11, 1919, a daughter of the late Harold and Margaret (Duffy) Bradley and was a 1937 graduate of Waltham High School. She worked for thirty-five years...
Agnes T. Bandini
Jul 14, 2018
Waltham - Mrs. Agnes (Sullivan) Bandini, of Waltham, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, July 14, 2018. She was 99.She was raised in Brookline and had lived in Brighton before moving to Waltham thirty years ago. Until her retirement she had worked as waitress for many years at 1200 Beacon Street, a restaurant in Brookline.She leaves her sons, James...
Karl G. Kershner
Jul 14, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Karl G. Kershner, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at his home. He was 51.Karl was born in Waltham on August 16, 1966, a son of the late Homer W. and Joan M. (Healey) Kershner. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and a lifelong resident. Karl had a green thumb and enjoyed taking care...
Jane (Corliss) Buckley
Jul 13, 2018
Waltham – Mrs. Jane (Corliss) Buckley, of Waltham, died Friday, July 13, 2018 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 77.Jane was born in Boston on March 29, 1941, and was raised in Watertown where she graduated from Rosary Academy. After that she earned her bachelor's degree at Regis College in Weston.After college she taught for a few years at the Cunniff...
Richard James Casella
Jul 9, 2018
A MAN OF OUTER STRENGTH AND INNER BEAUTY Richard James Casella, 59, passed away on March 9, 2018, peacefully in his sleep at his home in Baltimore, Maryland, due to complications of C.O.P.D. Richard is the son of the late Joseph and Shirley Casella. Born on August 24, 1958 and raised in Waltham, he is a 1976 graduate of Waltham...
Robert L. Sorenson
Jul 3, 2018
Waltham – Mr. Robert L. Sorenson, of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 in Marist Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was 92. Bob was born March 19, 1926 in Boston a son of the late William and Annie B. (Johnson) Sorenson. Raised and educated in Medford he was a graduate of Medford High School. Upon graduation from high school...
John A. Tomasello
Jul 3, 2018
John Tomasello admired the fact that Lou Gehrig was quoted as saying that he considered himself to be one of the luckiest men alive even when faced and diagnosed with a dreaded disease that would later bear his name. John too felt that he in fact joined the ranks of the being one of the luckiest men alive. He penned...
Donald J. Anthony
Jul 2, 2018
Great Barrington – Don Anthony was a gifted musician, chef and potter who lived a life of simplicity and charity. He was 23 when he died at his Great Barrington home on July 2, 2018.He was a licensed phlebotomist and massage therapist and attended Berkshire Community College for a degree in nursing. Don will long be remembered by family and...
John J. Devlin
Jul 1, 2018
Maynard - Mr. John J. Devlin Jr., of Maynard, formerly of Waltham died on Sunday, July 1, 2018 in Emerson Hospital in Concord. He was 81. Born on August 3, 1936 in Medford he was a son of the late John J. and Ruth (Browne) Devlin Sr. Raised and educated in Medford High School and married Mildred E. Furdon. They...
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
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
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...