Obituaries

Carolmarie Smith

Carolmarie Smith

Dec 10, 2017

Charlestown – Carolmarie Smith, of Charlestown, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at her home. She was 81.Carolmarie was born in Braintree on December 17, 1935, a daughter of the late Eugene and Winifred (Lynch) Smith and was raised in Waltham. She was a graduate of Mount Alvernia Academy in Newton and received her Bachelor's degree at Boston College. She later...

Frowen F. Joniaux

Frowen F. Joniaux

Dec 10, 2017

Waltham - Frowen Joniaux enjoyed simple things in life but it was these simple things that made his life. The company of his large family often together for family parties and a get together, classical music, a good book to read, a Red Sox game . . . and a replay of Fiddler on the Roof are the things that...

Francis L. 'Frank' McCarthy

Francis L. 'Frank' McCarthy

Dec 7, 2017

Waltham - Mr. Francis L. 'Frank' McCarthy, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84. He was born August 6, 1933 in Boston, a son of late Francis J., Sr. and Mary T. (Barrett) McCarthy. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School. He honorably served his country in the...

Marie Therese Bazile

Marie Therese Bazile

Dec 6, 2017

Arlington - Marie Therese Bazile, of Arlington, died on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. She was 84 years old. Born on May 21, 1933 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Marie Therese Bazile was the daughter of the late Melanie Castor and, Franck Cardozo, a great provider and owner of Hotel Montana. Marie was married to Castera...

Lucie Marie Faramelli

Lucie Marie Faramelli

Dec 6, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Lucie M. (Schaffer) Faramelli, of Waltham, died in the company of her family in Belmont Manor Nursing Home on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. She was 88.Lucie Marie Schaffer was born July 2, 1929 in Collingswood, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Joseph and Lucia (Schlopsna) Schaffer. Raised and educated in Pennsylvania she was a graduate of Upper...

Roland E. Thebado

Roland E. Thebado

Dec 4, 2017

Waltham – Mr. Roland E. "Ron" Thebado, of Waltham, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital following a period of declining health. He was 80.Ron was born in Boston on July 2, 1937, a son of the late Charles and Mary (Bernard) Thebado, and was raised in Roxbury. After high school he served with the United States Army.Ron's best...

John F. Rezendes

John F. Rezendes

Dec 4, 2017

Waltham - Mr. John F. Rezendes, of Waltham, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was 20 years old.John was born in Brighton on January 18, 1997, the son of John T. and Darlene M. (Kelly) Rezendes, and was a lifelong Waltham resident.He was a 2015 graduate of Minuteman Technical High School and...

Barbara A. Silva

Barbara A. Silva

Dec 3, 2017

Waltham - Mrs. Barbara A. Silva, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Newton-Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care. She was 96.Barbara was born in Arlington on November 19, 1921, a daughter of the late John and Amelia (Johnson) Armstrong. She was raised and educated in Arlington where she graduated from Arlington High School. She was devoted to her family...

John T. Moruzzi

John T. Moruzzi

Dec 3, 2017

Watertown – Mr. John T. Moruzzi, of Watertown, died Sunday, December 3, 2017 in Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge surrounded by his family. He was 75.John was born in Chelsea on August 3, 1942, the son of the late John A. and Stella (Anacki) Moruzzi. He was raised in Arlington and after graduating from Arlington High School he joined the United...

John H. Carberry

John H. Carberry

Nov 30, 2017

Harwich – Mr. John H. Carberry, of Harwich, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his home. He was 85.John was born in New Haven, Connecticut on October 14, 1932, a son of the late John and Unetta (Quinn) Carberry, and moved as a child with his family to Somerville. After high school he served with the United...

Anne K. Rhatigan

Anne K. Rhatigan

Nov 30, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Anne K. (Hennigan) Rhatigan, of Waltham, died on Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Anne was born in Co. Mayo Ireland, a daughter of the late Joseph G. and Catherine (Melody) Hennigan. She emigrated from Ireland during World War II and settled in Waltham with her husband, Michael, where they would raise their...

Pat Chiasson

Pat Chiasson

Nov 27, 2017

Waltham – Mrs. Pat (Withington) Chiasson, of Waltham, died Monday, November 27, 2017 at Pennsylvania State Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania after being hospitalized for a week while traveling. She was 78.Pat was born in Somerville on March 17, 1939, a daughter of the late George and Alice (Gelinas) Withington, and moved as a child with her family to Wayland....

Mary M. (Murrin) O'Hara

Mary M. (Murrin) O'Hara

Nov 27, 2017

Watertown – Mary O'Hara was able to spend this past Thanksgiving in Florida with her family enjoying the traditions of the day but also the warmth of the sun . . . the sand on the beach and the sounds of the ocean. It was a beautiful day. She returned home last week to her home in Watertown and died...

Edward A. Biggins

Edward A. Biggins

Nov 22, 2017

Waltham – To say that Ed Biggins wore many hats in his lifetime would be one of those rare occasions that the words were well-earned by one man. Family-man, Airman, Fire Alarm Dispatcher, Usher, Raytheon Production Worker, Cashier, Actor, Ticket-taker, Treasurer, Sox Fan . . . it goes on. The backdrop for most of Ed's journey was set in Waltham....

William F. MacLeod

William F. MacLeod

Nov 22, 2017

Holliston – Mr. William F. MacLeod, Jr., of Holliston, died Wednesday November 22, 2017 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. He was 73.Bill was born in Waltham on March 28, 1944, the son of the late William F. and Jane (Foote) MacLeod. As an infant he was stricken with cerebral palsy and for most of his life was able to...

Daniel C. LeBlanc

Daniel C. LeBlanc

Nov 21, 2017

Waltham - Mr. Daniel C. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72. Dan was born June 28, 1945 in Waltham, a son of the late Edward L. and Irene M. (Demers) LeBlanc. He was a graduate of Saint Charles High School in Waltham with the class of 1963. On November 7, 1971 Dan...

Lena Jonas

Lena Jonas

Nov 21, 2017

Lena (Ivery) Jonas died peacefully at Phillips Manor in Lynn on November 21, 2017. She was 96. Lena was born in Weldon, North Carolina on May 5, 1921, a daughter of the late Lampotee and Essie Jane (Clark) Ivery. After high school Lena moved to Mt. Vernon, New York where should would settle along with her siblings. She was very...

William J. Vasil

William J. Vasil

Nov 19, 2017

Framingham - Mr. William J. Vasil, of Framingham, died Sunday, November 19, 2017 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Westborough. He was 77. Bill was born on May 11, 1940 in Southbridge and was raised and educated in Boston. A graduate of the former Boston Latin High School in 1958 he earned his Bachelor's degree from the University...

Jeannette T. (Delaney) Williams

Jeannette T. (Delaney) Williams

Nov 18, 2017

We come to realize that we are a piece of the puzzle of someone else's life. And while we may never know where we fit . . . we know that others will fill the holes in our lives with pieces of their own. A big piece of the puzzle in the lives of the Williams and Delaney families was...

Ann Marie McNamara

Ann Marie McNamara

Nov 18, 2017

Ann Marie McNamara's quote from her high school yearbook when she graduated from Watertown High School in 1952 read . . . 'personality, pep and plenty of go!' It really captured the essence of who she was and how she lived her life. She died peacefully with her family at her side at home on Saturday, November 18, 2017. She...