Obituaries
Helen D. (Forster) McDonald
Jan 19, 2017
Townsend – Mrs. Helen D. (Forster) McDonald of Townsend, formerly of Lexington and Waltham, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at her home. She was 86.Helen was born in Waltham on November 2, 1930 to the late Alphonsus J. and Helen G. (Drew) Forster. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School where she proudly served as class president and...
Mark R. "Shark" Kelley
Jan 19, 2017
Framingham – When Shark Kelly had to take a leave from his job at Waltham Hospital in February, 1986 to treat the onset of kidney disease his family and his friends rallied around to help and support him . . . and they did it every day until he drew his last breath.Mark R. "Shark" Kelley was 60 when he...
Homer W. Kershner
Jan 16, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Homer W. Kershner, Jr., of Waltham, died Monday, January 16, 2017 at his home. He was 90.Homer was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan on October 2, 1926, the only child of the late Vaneta P. (Sheridan) and Homer W. Kershner, Sr. As a youngster his family moved to Portland, Maine. Shortly after he graduated from Deering High...
Frances A. (Parisi) Scafidi
Jan 14, 2017
Auburndale - Mrs. Frances A. (Parisi) Scafidi, of Auburndale, died Saturday, January 14, 2016 at Countryside Healthcare in Milford. She was 96. Frances was born on September 28, 1920 in Waltham, a daughter of Italian immigrants Domenico and Assunta (Mula) Parisi. Raised and educated in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School. During World War II she proudly worked at...
Ann F. (Herman) DeVincent
Jan 14, 2017
Waltham – On the day that President Woodrow Wilson broke off relations with Germany, February 3, 1917, paving the way for America's entry into what would later be called the World War, Lithuanian immigrants Charles and Esther Herman welcomed their daughter, Ann Frances, into the world at their Cambridge home.Ann would live into her hundredth year and for another fifteen...
Alice M. (Romaniak) LaFountain
Jan 13, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Alice M. (Romaniak) LaFountain, of Waltham, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Golden Living Center – Heathwood in Chestnut Hill. She was 88.Alice was born in Rogers, Connecticut, a daughter of the late Dyonizy and Maryanna (Wojtowicz) Romaniak. She worked in housekeeping at Waltham Hospital for 28 years up until the time she retired. Alice was...
Robert N. Johnson
Jan 13, 2017
Beverly – Deacon Robert N. Johnson, of Beverly, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 13, 2017 at his home. He was 79.Bob was a son of the late Norman and Dorothy (Cooney) Johnson and was born and raised in Cambridge. He graduated from Cambridge Latin School before earning his bachelor's degree from Bentley College. He later achieved a master's degree...
Ursula Helena (Colella) Parrella
Jan 10, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Ursula Helena (Colella) Parrella, of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. And, like members of her father's family, she lived into her nineties.Lee, as her family and friends called her, was born in Newton on September 1, 1918, a daughter of the late Irena (Bibbo) and Orazio Colella. She had two siblings, Paul Patrick...
Marion E. Ackerley
Jan 9, 2017
West Newton – Mrs. Marion E. (Flaherty) Ackerley, of West Newton, died at home on Monday, January 9, 2017 with her family by her side. She was 82.Marion was born in Waltham on January 22, 1934, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Sullivan) Flaherty. She was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Saint Charles High School....
Walter E. Cooper
Jan 9, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Walter E. Cooper, of Waltham, died on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 93.Walter was born in Welsford, New Brunswick, Canada on October 23, 1923, the son of the late Roy L. and Elvira E. (Armstrong) Cooper. As a child his family moved to Massachusetts and upon graduating from Brookline High School Walter...
Robert E. Short
Jan 6, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert E. Short, of Waltham, died Friday, January 6, 2017 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 93.Bob was born in Waltham on July 17, 1923, a son of the late Albert and Effie (Brigham) Short. From Waltham High School he joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1942 and served with the 320th Repair...
Alvin B. Briggs
Jan 6, 2017
Waltham, Mass. – Mr. Alvin B. Briggs, of Niskayuna, New York died on Friday, January 6, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 93. Alvin was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on November 3, 1923, the son of the late Cecilia (Seabring) and Alvin Briggs, Sr. He honorably served with the United States Army during World War II where he...
Robert B. Main
Jan 3, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Robert B. Main, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 89.Bob was born in Waltham on March 12, 1927, a son of the late Willard J. and Evelyn M. (Halpin) Main. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1944 and served with the United States Navy during World War...
Barbara J. Thomas
Jan 2, 2017
Wrentham - Mrs. Barbara A. (Hart) Thomas, of Wrentham formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 2, 2017 in Norwood Hospital. She was 74.Barbara was born in Waltham on December 1, 1942, a daughter of the late Bartholomew and Ariel (Morse) Hart. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for several years as a purchaser at Hewlett...
Paul R. Trombley
Dec 30, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Paul R. Trombley, of Waltham, died Friday, December 30, 2016 in Maristhill Nursing Home. He was 96.Paul was born in Waltham on May 2, 1920, a son of the late Joseph and Evelyn (Eddy) Trombley. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and then served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II....
Jeffrey T. Whitney
Dec 29, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Jeffrey T. Whitney, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 47.Jeff was born in Jamestown, New York, a place not far from Lake Erie. And unlike most of his family and friends who rooted for the 'hometown' Bills, Jeff became an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan at an early age. After going to...
Natalie L. (Creonte) Durkin
Dec 25, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Natalie L. (Creonte) Durkin, of Waltham, died on her 100th birthday, Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Wingate of Weston following a period of declining health. She was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Carmine and Christine (DeSisto) Creonte, and had been a lifelong resident. Before recently moving to Weston she enjoyed twelve happy...
Theresa M. (Paone) Kelley
Dec 23, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Theresa M. (Paone) Kelley, of Waltham, died on Friday, December 23, 2016 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87.Theresa was born in Watertown on October 1, 1929, a daughter of the late Jerry and Claire (Lapriore) Paone. She was raised and educated in Watertown and moved to Waltham more than sixty years ago. Until her retirement she worked...
Carole D. Nies
Dec 22, 2016
Mrs. Carole D. (Kaminski) Nies, of Gardner, formerly of Waltham, died on Thursday, December 22, 2016 in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. She was 73.Carole was born on January 10, 1943, the daughter of the late Edmund and Doris (Gamlin) Kaminski. She was raised and educated in Worcester and had spent most of her life living in Waltham before...
Winifred Whittemore Kneisel
Dec 22, 2016
Waltham – July 25th, 1915 was a Sunday and sunny and warm in Waltham. The Saint Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox 9 to 8, Woodrow Wilson was in the middle of his first term as president and Winifred Whittemore was born at home in Waltham. She lived there for the next fifteen presidents.Winifred was a daughter of the...
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