Obituaries
Joseph I. Griggs
Jun 5, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Joseph I. Griggs, of Waltham, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at his home. He was 83.Known affectionately as 'Irv' to family and friends, he was born in Waltham on August 16, 1933, a son of the late Doris Jordan Griggs Meek and Joseph Griggs, and was a lifelong resident.For years he ran Irv's Window Cleaning, a business...
Joseph L. DiLorenzo
May 30, 2017
Mr. Joseph L. DiLorenzo, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. He was 78. Born on January 8, 1939 in Waltham he was a son of the late Michael and Teresa (Puma) DiLorenzo. He graduated from Waltham High School and honorably served his country in the Vietnam War. A devoted son he took exceptional care of his parents...
Rita R. LeBlanc
May 30, 2017
Rita and Germie LeBlanc grew up as neighbors in Belle Cote, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in large French Catholic families. And on August 29, 1949 they married and for almost 68 years they remained each other's life companion. And while Alzheimer's disease made it necessary for them to transition to the Excel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Lexington...
Elizabeth F. Gallagher
May 29, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Elizabeth F. (Murphy) Gallagher, of Waltham, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert H. Gallagher and the daughter of the late Delia (Kearney) and Thomas Murphy. She was pre-deceased by her brothers Bernard Murphy, Capt. Thomas J. Murphy, USAAC, J. Joseph Murphy and...
John C. Green
May 29, 2017
Needham - Mr. John C. Green, of Needham and formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, May 29, 2017 in Wingate at Needham. He was 66.John was born in Lowell on July 17, 1950, the son of the late Stanley and Eileen (Entwistle) Green. He was raised in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School. He married Jacqueline Gahan on April 3,...
Marie E. (McCabe) McTighe
May 28, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Marie E. (McCabe) McTighe, of Waltham, died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2017. She was 94.Marie was born in Waltham on August 8, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Cresta) McCabe, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked as an administrative assistant at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and...
Memorial Day, 2017
May 26, 2017
"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 where...
Dorothy M. Aborn
May 22, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy M. (Pendergast) Aborn, of Waltham, died Monday, May 22, 2017 at Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 92.Dorothy was born in Waltham on April 2, 1925, a daughter of the late John J., Sr. and Mary E. (Hurley) Pendergast and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She lived in Waltham her entire life where she...
Kimberly A. Bilello
May 21, 2017
Waltham – Kimberly A. Bilello, of Waltham, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 21, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was 36.Kim was born in Greenfield on January 8, 1981, the beloved daughter of Robert and Deborah (Guiry) Bilello. She graduated from The Rivers School in Weston and then earned her bachelor's degree from Quinnipiac College and her nursing...
Robert E. Lynch
May 19, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert E. Lynch of Waltham, died Friday May 19, 2017. He was 71.Bob was born in Waltham on September 12, 1945, the son of the late Hazel C. (Bigham) and Robert G. Lynch, and had been a lifelong resident.He was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Saint Mary's High School. After that he earned his...
Linda M. Heath
May 19, 2017
Orange Park, Fla. – Linda M. Heath, of Orange Park, died peacefully on Friday, May 19, 2017 with her family by her side following a brief illness. She was 65.Linda was born in Utica, New York on February 24, 1952, a daughter of the late Elsie (Cronk) Heath-Holt and Frederick Heath. She was raised in Waterville, New York and had...
Bilma Ruano
May 16, 2017
"The people with whom you share your life with leave a mark . . . and although they may no longer be here with you, a part of them will always remain in your heart."Mrs. Bilma Ruano, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in Beth Israel Deacon Hospital. She was 67.Born in El Progreso, Guatemala on January 10, 1950,...
Kathleen M. (Hannah) Wilck
May 15, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Kathleen M. (Hannah) Wilck of Waltham died Monday, May 15, 2017, in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 92. Mrs. Wilck was born in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada on October 10, 1924, a daughter of the late Arthur Thompson and Maude Lucy (Webber) Hannah.She was employed by the New Brunswick Telephone Company in Canada...
Bernard J. 'Red' Doherty
May 14, 2017
Waltham – Red Doherty was one of the kinds of people you would always hope to know and call friend. And many did. He died peacefully on Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 88. Born on January 9, 1929 in Waltham, Bernard Joseph Doherty was a son of the late Bernard and Mary (Fahy) Doherty. He graduated...
John W. Gentile
May 13, 2017
Waltham – John W. Gentile, of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was 31.John was born in Cambridge on June 6, 1985, the son of John and Kim (Roche) Gentile. He lived in Cambridge until the age of five before moving with his family to Waltham. He remained a lifelong Waltham resident. He was active...
Henri A. Termeer
May 12, 2017
Henri A. Termeer, former Chairman, President and CEO of Genzyme Corporation for nearly three decades, died suddenly on Friday night, May 12, 2017. He was 71 years old. Henri Termeer believed you could change the world and he did so for many people suffering from devastating diseases. He often said that if we can create medicines to help people, it...
Corrine F. Van Alstine
May 10, 2017
Corrinne F. Van Alstine, of Newton, formerly of Waltham died on Wednesday May 10, 2017 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 89.Corrinne was born in Concord on September 6, 1927, the daughter of the late Andrew and Marie (Johnson) Robertson. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1945 and later attended the Leland Powers School....
Deborah A. (Gouthro) Utley
May 9, 2017
Acton - Mrs. Deborah A. (Gouthro) Utley, of Acton, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 62. Deborah was born in Waltham on March 25,1955, a daughter of the late Clarence and Clara (Timbury) Gouthro. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1973. She furthered her education...
Joseph D. Goode
May 8, 2017
Needham – Former Waltham City Councilor Joseph D. Goode died Monday, May 8, 2017 at Avita of Needham. He was 91.Joe was born in Waltham on April 3, 1926, a son of the late Dermott J. and Catherine (Gallivan) Goode. After graduating from Saint Mary's High School in Waltham in 1943 he joined the United States Navy during World War...
David M. Hall
May 7, 2017
Waltham – Mr. David M. Hall, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 69.Born on December 1, 1947 in Wyandotte, Michigan he was a son of the late David J. and Rita (Sharpe) Hall. After graduating high school he earned an associate's degree from Bunker Hill Community College. He honorably served in the United States...
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