Obituaries
Louis 'Sam' Decola
Nov 28, 2016
Waltham – The Charles Dickens novel 'A Tale of Two Cities' begins with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." and for Waltham's Sam Decola that was the advent of World War II.On January 7, 1942, exactly a month after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor twenty-two year old Sam found himself...
Irene (Emerson) O'Neil Sullivan
Nov 28, 2016
North Andover – "Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, a mother carries us in her heart." . . . and that's what Irene O'Neil Sullivan did for her entire life.Widowed in 1976 when she was just forty-eight Irene decided to follow in her father's footsteps and went to real estate school and became a licensed...
Christine J. Smith
Nov 24, 2016
Weston – Mrs. Christine June (Kokinakis) Smith, of Weston, died Thursday, November 24, 2016 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 88. Christine was born on June 5, 1928 in Cambridge, a daughter of the late William and Pauline (Fisher) Kokinakis, and sister of Patricia and William, Jr., both deceased. She was a graduate of Cambridge High & Latin School and later...
Marie Mirabito
Nov 22, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Marie E. (Graves) Mirabito died on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Newton- Wellesley Hospital. She was 95. Marie was born March 27, 1921 in Chelsea a daughter of the late Martin and Laura (Hiscoe) Graves. She was raised in Weston and lived all of her life in Waltham since her marriage to Salvatore F. Mirabito. Sal died...
Margaret Ardelle Waickwicz
Nov 21, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Margaret Ardelle (Martin) Waickwicz died at home with family at her side on Monday, November 21, 2016. She was 98. Margaret was born September 5, 1918 in Waltham a daughter of the late Stanley and Shirley Maude (Burhoe) Martin. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1936....
Edward J. Lupinski
Nov 20, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Edward J. Lupinski, Sr. of Waltham, went to his eternal rest on Sunday, November 20th, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. He was 86.Ed was born and raised in Pennsylvania but had lived in Waltham for over 62 years. As a youth, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force. When his sons were...
Josephine Eisner
Nov 19, 2016
Mrs. Josephine (Collins) Eisner of Waltham died Saturday, November 19, 2016 in the Bear Hill Nursing Center in Wakefield. She was 94. Mrs. Eisner was born in Roxbury on February 2, 1922, a daughter of the late George and Olive (Backoff) Collins.She was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School as well as the Boston Clerical School.Josephine an administrative assistant...
John O'Rourke
Nov 18, 2016
Mr. John P. O'Rourke, of Waltham, died Friday, November 18, 2016 in Waltham Crossings. He was 92. John joins his wife of 60 years, Dorothy T. (Kelly) O'Rourke who died February 13, 2014. John was born in Cambridge a son of Irish immigrants John and Ellen (McKeon) O'Rourke. Raised and educated in Cambridge he was a graduate of the former...
John B. Jaillet
Nov 18, 2016
Bedford – Mr. John B. Jaillet, Jr. of Bedford, formerly of Waltham, died on Friday, November 18, 2016 in The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 85.John was born in Needham on May 3, 1931, a son of the late John B. and Marceline (Maillet) Jaillet. A proud veteran he honorably served in the U.S. Army...
Mary L. Courtney
Nov 16, 2016
Marshfield – Mrs. Mary L. (Leonard) Courtney, of Marshfield, formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday November 16, 2016 at home with her family by her side after a courageous fight with cancer.Mary was born the daughter of the late Francis and Carmella Leonard in Waltham on February 11, 1945. She graduated from Waltham High School and worked for ADP in...
Patricia M. (Barker) Powell
Nov 15, 2016
Waltham – There's an old adage that says "God could not be everywhere, so he created Mothers" . . . Patricia Mara (Barker) Powell, a longtime resident of Waltham, died peacefully at home on Tuesday November 15, 2016 with her family by her side. She was born in Bloemhof, South Africa on August 20, 1923, a daughter of the late...
Robert C. Patriquin
Nov 12, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Robert C. Patriquin of Waltham died Saturday, November 12, 2016, in Wingate at Weston. He was 79. Mr. Patriquin was born in Waltham on June 16, 1937, a son of the late Victor and Ruth (Crawford) Patriquin.A lifelong Waltham resident, Robert was employed as a machinist.He is survived by his children, Eric G. Patriquin of Natick, Ralph...
James J. Burns
Nov 11, 2016
Watertown - Jim Burns was probably most content when at his home in Harwich on Cape Cod. For years it provided a retreat where he could read a good book while listening to or watching a New England sports game or preparing to host a house filled with family and friends for a clambake or lobster fest. Jim was often...
Lillian M. (McNamara) Condon
Nov 10, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Lillian M. (McNamara) Condon, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Meadow Green Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Waltham. She was 90. Lillian was born and raised in Charlestown, a daughter of the late William H. and Margaret E. (Lane) McNamara. Shortly after her marriage to fellow Charlestown native Dennis M. Condon the couple moved to...
Charles R. McCarthy
Nov 7, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Charles R. McCarthy, Sr., of Waltham, died Monday, November 7, 2016 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 91.Charlie was born in Waltham on April 11, 1925, a son the late Charles F. McCarthy and Margaret B. (Davidson) (McCarthy) Fallon, and had been a lifelong resident.When Charlie was just a year and a half old his dear mother, Margaret,...
John J. Driscoll
Nov 7, 2016
Upton – Mr. John J. Driscoll, of Upton, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, November 7, 2016 at his home. He was 56.John was born in Waltham on June 22, 1960, a son of the late John J. and Irene M. (Beaucage) Driscoll. He was a 1978 graduate of Waltham High School and attended Wentworth Institute in Boston. He was long...
Irene M. Haché
Nov 3, 2016
Framingham – Sr. Irene M. Haché, R.C.E., of Framingham formerly of Waltham, died on Thursday, November 3rd 2016 in St. Patrick's Manor, Framingham. She was 98.Sr. Irene was born and raised in Waltham where she attended St. Pierre's Elementary School and St. Mary's High School and later earned her B.A. from Emmanuel College and her M.A. from Boston College. She...
Jane M. Casey
Nov 1, 2016
Cambridge – Ms. Jane M. (O'Mara) Casey, of Cambridge, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. She was 60.Jane was born in Cambridge on January 13, 1956, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Hastings) O'Mara. She was a lifelong Cambridge resident and had graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School. She was an avid...
Robert P. Reardon
Nov 1, 2016
Newton – Golfer Lee Trevino said that "There are two things you can do with your head down . . . golf and pray". And those who knew Bob Reardon best know that he did both with reverence, regularity and zeal. Bob was born in Brighton on December 16, 1947, a son of the late Martin and Margaret (Ryan) Reardon...
Dianna L. "DeeDee" (Botting) Miles
Oct 30, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Dianna L. 'DeeDee' (Botting) Miles, of Waltham, died Sunday October 30, 2016 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital, she was 63.DeeDee was born in Boston on December 1, 1952, the daughter of the late Richard and Barbara (Drinkwater) Botting. She was raised in Holbrook and graduated from Holbrook High School. She began her career working at South Shore Bank in...
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