Obituaries

Thomas J. Arsenault

Thomas J. Arsenault

Oct 29, 2016

Waltham – TJ Arsenault could best be described as a quiet man who loved his family and never complained, even though he had earned the right to if he wanted. During the two years that he fought the cancer that finally took him TJ was always more concerned with others than himself . . . his father Tom who died...

Sparsh Bhargava

Sparsh Bhargava

Oct 28, 2016

New York, NY – Mr. Sparsh Bhargava, of New York, formerly of Acton, died October 28th, 2016 of natural causes while on a business trip to Germany. He was 31.Sparsh was born on October 24, 1985 in West Lafayette, Indiana and lived his early childhood in Milpitas, California and attended the Harker School. After moving to Boston with his family...

Freda S. (LeBlanc) Gautreau

Freda S. (LeBlanc) Gautreau

Oct 26, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Freda M. (LeBlanc) Gautreau of Waltham died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. She was 90. Mrs. Gautreau was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada on June 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Methode and Marie (Allain) LeBlanc.Freda was raised and educated in Bouctouche. She moved to Waltham in 1955...

Cornelia S. 'Connie' O'Connell

Cornelia S. 'Connie' O'Connell

Oct 24, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Cornelia S. (Smolinsky) O'Connell, of Waltham, died on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 82.Connie was born in Brighton on August 9, 1934, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Bowen) Smolinsky. Before her retirement she had worked as an administrative assistant at Hanscom Air Force Base. She was a...

Orville Volz

Orville Volz

Oct 24, 2016

Watertown - Born Orville Francis Volz (7/17/1925-10/24/2016), the 8th of approximately 16 kids, he considered himself the luckiest man alive, having married Irene Blanche Piche, his dear wife and best friend for 70 years, with whom he is now eternally joined. With an acquiescent Protestant father, James Henry Volz, one generation removed from Germany, yielding on religious issues to his...

Anne G. Sheehan

Anne G. Sheehan

Oct 22, 2016

Waltham - Mrs. Anne G. (McParland) Sheehan, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her home. She was 88.Anne was born in Boston on July 11, 1928, a daughter of the late Owen and Anne (O'Connor) McParland, and was raised in Cambridge where she was a 1945 graduate of Cambridge Latin School.A Waltham resident since 1965 she worked as...

Joseph P. Salvucci

Joseph P. Salvucci

Oct 19, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Joseph P. Salvucci, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Wilmington Healthcare Center. He was 92.Joe was born in Waltham on October 14, 1924, a son of the late Peter and Bertha (Pazzano) Salvucci, and had been a lifelong resident. For most of his life he worked in the family construction business, Peter Salvucci and Sons...

James R. Murphy

James R. Murphy

Oct 19, 2016

Boston - Mr. James R. Murphy, III, of Boston died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 58. Jim was born in Waltham on June 3, 1958, a son of the late James R., Jr. and Marjorie A. (Noonan) Murphy. He was a 1976 graduate of Waltham High School and attended Saint Anselm College in...

Joseph P. Apruzzese

Joseph P. Apruzzese

Oct 19, 2016

San Diego, California - Mr. Joseph P. Apruzzese, of San Diego, California and formerly of Waltham, died on October 19, 2016. He was 62.Joey was born in Waltham on August 14, 1954, the son of the late Serafino and Angelina (Lembo) Apruzzese. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1973 where he was a member of the varsity wrestling team...

Nicholas L. DePass

Nicholas L. DePass

Oct 16, 2016

Sanford, Maine - Mr. Nicholas L. DePass, of Sanford, Maine, died on Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Maine Medical Center. He was 30.Nick was born in Newton on November 15, 1985. He graduated from Sanford High School and then attended New Mexico State College before graduating from Bentley College. He loved golf and worked at various country clubs while he...

Donna M. (Champagne) Casey

Donna M. (Champagne) Casey

Oct 15, 2016

Waltham – Albert Einstein said that "Creativity is intelligence having fun" . . . and that pretty much fit Waltham's Donna Casey.Any time that any of us have walked into a book store or gone online at Amazon to buy a book we hardly ever think about who designs the book covers that catch our attention or piques our interest....

Diane E. Beley

Diane E. Beley

Oct 14, 2016

Waltham – Diane E. Beley, of Waltham, died Friday, October 14, 2016 in her home. She was 58.Known affectionately to her family as 'Dede' and to friends as 'Dee', she was born in Lowell on April 8, 1958, a daughter of the late Robert and Joan (Connolly) Beley. She lived in Waltham before moving as a child with her family...

Alanna Woonteiler

Alanna Woonteiler

Oct 14, 2016

"Though she be little she is fierce." This quote from Shakespeare became Alanna Woonteiler's mantra throughout her battle with breast cancer.Alanna was a great life force who has been described as "the brightest light." She personified and shared all that is beautiful. Passionate about the arts, she had a great gift for music and drama and pursued a theatrical career...

Barbara S. 'Bobbi' Wall

Barbara S. 'Bobbi' Wall

Oct 12, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Barbara S. 'Bobbi' Wall, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 76.Bobbi was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 21, 1939 and was raised by her mother and step-father, Elsie and Clyde Griffin. As a young girl she went to work for Chesapeake Telephone Company which was part of the...

Charles Haratsis

Charles Haratsis

Oct 11, 2016

West Newton - After a long life lived well Charles Haratsis died peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 surrounded by his family. He was 93. Born on December 22, 1922 in Somerville he was a son of Greek immigrants Stavros and Maria (Lirages) Haratsis. Raised and educated in Somerville he was a graduate of Somerville High School. During World War...

William P. Huber

William P. Huber

Oct 10, 2016

Waltham -Mr. William P. Huber Sr., of Waltham, died Monday, October 10, 2016 in the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 67. Bill was born December 11, 1948 a son of the late Henry B. and Ruth E. (Powers) Huber. A graduate of Waltham High School he honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War....

Adolphe L. Thibodeau

Adolphe L. Thibodeau

Oct 9, 2016

Framingham – Mr. Adolphe Louis Thibodeau, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, October 9, 2016 in Oak Knoll Healthcare Center in Framingham. He was 97.Adolphe was born on May 9, 1919 in Church Point, Nova Scotia, a son of the late Dennis and Josephine Thibodeau. He attended St. Anne's University and served in the Canadian Army during World War...

Adam C. Proia

Adam C. Proia

Oct 5, 2016

Boston – Mr. Adam C. Proia, of Boston, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his home. He was 35.Adam was born and raised in Natick where he was a 1999 graduate of Natick High School. He later earned a degree in photography from Fitchburg State College.For the past ten years he worked as an ophthalmic photographer at Tufts New England...

John T. "Terry" Maltsberger

John T. "Terry" Maltsberger

Oct 5, 2016

Lexington – John T. "Terry" Maltsberger, M.D., of Lexington, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his home. He was 82.Dr. Maltsberger was born and raised in Cotulla, Texas, a son of the late John and Ruth (Rogers) Maltsberger. He was a 1955 graduate of Princeton University and earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School four years later.After interning and...

Stephen A. Bonica

Stephen A. Bonica

Oct 3, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Stephen A. Bonica, of Waltham, died Monday, October 3, 2016 at his home. He was 35.A lifelong Waltham resident he was a 1999 graduate of Waltham High and for years worked for Dye Rite Carpet Cleaning of Framingham.He leaves his parents , Stephen A. and Diane (Bellino) Bonica; his grandparents, Anthony Bellino of Winchester and Dagmar Cox...