Obituaries
Mary F. (Daly) Byrne
Apr 20, 2017
Waltham – Being a nurse means that you will see life begin and end . . . you will cry a lot . . . and you will laugh a lot. And you will never let your patients down.That was the life that Mary Byrne led. She was a nurse for fifty plus years and she was really good at...
Maria Stanton
Apr 17, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Maria Stanton, of Waltham, died on Monday, April 17th 2017 in Wingate of Weston. She was 89.Maria was born in Westbrook, Maine on March 2, 1928, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Leontine (Landry) Savoy and graduated from Waltham High School in 1946. She was a kind and giving person who always put her family first.She...
Camille M. Valenzano
Apr 14, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Camille M. (Sendziak) Valenzano, of Waltham, died peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 98 years old. Camille was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 7, 1918, a daughter of the late Stanislaus and Helen Margaret (Zaleski) Sendziak. Until her retirement she had worked as an office assistant at Honeywell.While roller...
Eleanore F. Tomusko
Apr 12, 2017
Waltham - Mrs. Eleanore F. Tomusko, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 97.Eleanore was born in Portland, Maine on June 9, 1919, a daughter of the late Francis and Sarah (Coyne) Rowe. She graduated from Portland High School in 1937 and worked as a manager at Woolworth's for over 13 years. On...
Anthony R. "Tony" Stefanelli
Apr 12, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Anthony R. "Tony" Stefanelli, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 82.Tony was born in Somerville on November 27, 1934, a son of the late Joseph and Lena (Alcione) Stefanelli. In between the Korean and Vietnam Wars he served as a Morse code operator with the United States Army...
Paulette M. Fagan
Apr 11, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Paulette M. (Lewis) (Doucette) Fagan, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in Wingate of Weston. She was 94.Paulette was born in Boston on May 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Harold and Suzanne (Lenoir) Lewis. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. Until her retirement Paulette worked as an inspector for...
Richard P. Desrosiers
Apr 11, 2017
Waltham - Mr. Richard P. Desrosiers, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 in the Golden Living Center of West Newton. He was 66.Richard was born in New Bedford on November 17, 1950, a son of Jean and Lucie (Galipeau) Desrosiers of Waltham. He was a 1969 graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and after that served for six years...
Robert H. Masciocchi
Apr 10, 2017
Waltham – Reverend Robert H. Masciocchi, 89, a member of the Stigmatine community for more than seventy years, died in Boston on April 10, 2017 after a brief illness.Father Masciocchi, CSS was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 14, 1927, the son of the late Enrico and Carolina (Miglierina) Masciocchi and was educated in Boston Public Schools. After graduating from...
Michael Paul Garrigan
Apr 10, 2017
Waltham – Mr. Michael Paul Garrigan died on January 16, 2017 at the age of 71 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a three year battle with cancer as a result of Agent Orange. Michael was born on April 4, 1945 and was formerly a native of Waltham.He was the husband of Afarina 'Affie' H. (Aragon); father of Emmet Matthew Garrigan...
William J. Waldron
Apr 9, 2017
Waltham – Mr. William J. Waldron, of Waltham, formerly of Watertown, died at home surrounded by family on Sunday, April 9, 2017. He was 82.Bill was born in County Mayo, Ireland on January 4, 1935, a son of the late John and Margaret (Regan) Waldron. He immigrated to the United States in 1956 and met his future bride, Eileen Mahon,...
Carroll E. Cronin
Apr 9, 2017
Waltham – Carroll E. Cronin, of Waltham, died on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in her home. She was 66.Carroll was born in Winchester on May 4, 1950, a daughter of the late France and Mary (Carroll) Cronin. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston where she earned her bachelors and masters degree and later earned her law degree from The...
Emma (Binda) LaFort
Apr 3, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Emma (Binda) LaFort, of Waltham, died Monday, April 3, 2017 in Medway Country Manor. She was 91.Emma was born in Waltham on November 22, 1925, a daughter of the late Valentino and Frances (Phillips) Binda. She was a lifelong Waltham resident and had worked at the Waltham Watch Factory during the early years of her marriage.She was...
Thomas J. Huff
Apr 2, 2017
Watertown – Mr. Thomas J. Huff, Sr., of Watertown, died on April 2, 2017 at Watertown Health Center. He was 57. Tom was born in Lowell on April 26, 1959, a son of Ann M. (Kelly) (Huff) Cody of Waltham and the late Elwin M. Huff. He was raised in Waltham where he graduated from Waltham High School and had...
Getrude E. "Trudy" Poirier
Apr 2, 2017
Waltham – When Trudy Poirier drew her last breath on Sunday morning, a month after turning 100, she knew that when she left us she was loved and wanted and needed by the family that she adored.And after one-hundred years that pretty much says it all . . . a pretty good record . . . and living proof that...
Oscar A. Teo
Apr 1, 2017
Mr. Oscar A. Teo, of Waltham, died on Saturday, April 1, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 68.Oscar was born on October 1, 1948 in Canoas, Guatemala, the son of the late Nicolasa Gonzalez y Gonzalez and Bernardo Teo Linares. For many years he worked in the construction industry building homes in Guatemala.He is survived by his wife, Victoria Barrera,...
William B. Marcus
Mar 30, 2017
Waltham – Mr. William B. Marcus, of Waltham, died on Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 86.Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 9, 1930, a son of the late Samuel and Diana Marcus and in the late '40s and '50s lived on the family farm in Robbinsville, N.J. He credited the hard farm work...
Daisy Fucci
Mar 29, 2017
Mrs. Daisy (Palombo) Fucci, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Avita of Needham. She was 97.Daisy was born in Waltham on June 22, 1919, the daughter of the late Dominic and Albina (Carchia) Albino. She was devoted to her family and her faith.She was the wife of the late Amerigo Fucci and mother of the late Gerald...
Ruth P. O'Connell
Mar 29, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Ruth P. (Dunn) O'Connell, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 84.Ruth was born in Boston on March 6, 1933, the daughter of the late Bernard Dunn and Mary Phyllis (Lynch) (Dunn) Bosworth. She was raised in Boston and graduated from Boston Girls High School. On September 4, 1955...
Bernard L. Barden
Mar 28, 2017
Billerica – Mr. Bernard L. Barden, formerly of Waltham and Humarock, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. He was 89.Bernie was born in Waltham on September 3, 1927, the youngest of seven sons of the late James and Edna (Dagle) Barden. After high school he served with the United States Army. In 1953 he married Arlington native Anne...
Rita V. (Murray) Qualters
Mar 27, 2017
Waltham – Mrs. Rita V. (Murray) Qualters, of Waltham, died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 88.Rita was born in Waltham on August 13, 1928, a daughter of the late David and Bertha (Reilly) Murray and had been a lifelong resident.On November 20, 1948 she married Richard T. Qualters in Saint Charles Borromeo Church in...





