Obituaries
Beatrice M. (Lavoie) Maillet
May 24, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Beatrice M. (Lavoie) Maillet, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at her home. She was 75.Beatrice was born in Rogersville, New Brunswick on May 2, 1941, a daughter of the late William and Yvonne (Gaudet) Lavoie. She was raised in Rogersville and moved to Montreal where she met her future husband, Bouctouche native Andre J. Maillet.After...
Lucy Ann (Caira) Bonica
May 24, 2016
Waltham - Mrs. Lucy Ann (Caira) Bonica of Waltham died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 in the Wingate of Weston Nursing Center. She was 92. Mrs. Bonica was born in Newton on March 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Enrico and Annie (Leghine) Caira.Known as "Ann", she was a nurse's aide at the Waltham Hospital until her retirement and a...
Gertrude F. (Loftus) Scafidi
May 23, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Gertrude F. (Loftus) Scafidi, of Waltham, died Monday, May 23, 2016 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 92.Gertrude was born in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on October 13, 1923 and was raised in Waltham by her grandmother, Mary J. Timmons. She went to work at a young age the Waltham Watch Factory and later worked...
Gerald Lys
May 23, 2016
Mr. Gerald Lys of Waltham died Monday, May 23, 2016 in his home. He was 65. Mr. Lys was born in Pestel, Haiti, on September 3, 1950. A son of the late Marie Louise Lys, Gerald had lived in Waltham for the past sixteen years.He was awarded a culinary arts certificate and had worked as a chef at the Westin...
Faye L. Harvey
May 23, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Faye L. (Berry) Harvey of Waltham, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at Lasell House in Newton. She was 89.Faye was born in Waltham on December 1, 1926, the daughter of the late Donald A. and Faye L. (Billings) Berry. She grew up in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High in 1944. After high school she attended Franklin...
Phyllis M. (Parrella) Vass
May 20, 2016
Buzzards Bay – Mrs. Phyllis M. (Parrella) Vass, of Buzzards Bay, died at home on Friday, May 20, 2016. She was 74. Phyllis was born in East Boston on July 9, 1941, a daughter of the late Carmine and Elizabeth (Graziano) Parrella. As a child she moved with her family to Watertown where she was raised. She graduated from Watertown...
Marcia E. Resnik
May 20, 2016
Mrs. Marcia E. (McNamara) Resnik, of Milford, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, May 20, 2016 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 68. Marcia Was born June 3, 1947 in Waltham a daughter of the late Richard and Pauline (Galinauski) McNamara. Raised and educated in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1965. She then...
John D. Lankhorst
May 20, 2016
Natick - Mr. John D. Lankhorst, of Natick, died on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick. He was 57.John was born in Concord on November 29, 1958, the son of the late Abraham L. and Beverly (Phillips) Lankhorst. He was raised in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School. He then enlisted in the Navy...
Huiling Lin
May 19, 2016
林惠玲女士,認識的人都稱呼她為惠玲姊,生於1957年12 月8日,是福建南安人,在家排行長女,是個孝順父母的好女兒,疼愛弟弟的好姊姊.惠玲女士聰明伶俐,從事白衣天使工作十年,而後入廈門大學任职于人事处,同时學習管理專業.並於1994年和先生來美國研讀,取得電腦工程碩士學位.惠玲女士從事電腦工程專業多年,又在2004年從事醫療專業,救死扶傷.惠玲女士在1981年與蔡衡伍先生結婚,並育有一男.惠玲女士教育兒子有成.兒子是賓夕法尼亞大學电脑与金融双学位第一名畢業,現成家立業,在谷歌蓬勃發展,近日更增添一漂亮孫女. 惠玲女士結婚以後勤守家務,持家有道,但於2007年診斷出癌症,一年後復發.但由於她對上天無比的信心,雖無任何化療,但癌細胞一直有很好的控制.一年多前,癌症再次復發.在沒有任何疼痛的情況下,於2016 年5月19日握著先生的手安祥的離開人世.惠玲女士,凡事為別人著想,做事細緻用心,又有慈悲心腸,深受病人與朋友的愛戴.既使病危之中,心裡仍充滿喜樂平安,並對家人和朋友顯現出無比的關懷.雖然我們痛失一位家人,好友,但天上多了-位天使.在此祝福惠玲女士一路好走!
Shane T. Ryan
May 15, 2016
Plymouth – "Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same." --- Flavia WeednIn his short life Shane Ryan left a lot of footprints, most especially on the heart of his dear sister, Heather. Having lost their parents when both were still pretty...
Dorothy F. (Lively) Roche
May 14, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy F. (Lively) Roche, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 14, 2016 in the Care One Nursing Center in Lexington. She was 79. Dorothy was born in Boston on November 25, 1936, a daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (Dickson) Lively. She lived in Somerville for a time before moving to Waltham as a teenager. After graduating...
Edward T. Joyce
May 12, 2016
Waltham – Filmmaker Ken Burns gave this observation . . . "Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, 'God in us'."In his seventy-one years Ed Joyce never lost his enthusiasm . . . for life . . . for his family . . . for his work. As an expert animation photographer he worked...
Frances A. (Vanaria) Eldridge
May 11, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Frances A. (Vanaria) Eldridge, formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in the Sterling Village Nursing Home in Sterling. She was 91. Frances was born in Waltham on December 28, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph ad Nancy (Bonica) Vanaria. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. Her loving husband of sixty-two years,...
Erlene (Nangle) O'Reilly
May 11, 2016
Maricopa, AZ - Mrs. Erlene (Nangle) O'Reilly of Maricopa, AZ, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in the Hospice of the Valley in Chandler, AZ. She was 69. Mrs. O'Reilly was born in Waltham on April 12, 1947, the daughter of the late Earl and Ilene (Clark) Nangle.Erlene was a graduate of Waltham High School, Class of 1965....
Ralph E. Kerins
May 10, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Ralph E. Kerins, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 88.Ralph was born in Boston on April 27, 1928, a son of the late Maurice and Marion (Conant) Kerins. He lived in Waltham before moving to Hudson in 1964 and where he lived for most of his life.Until his retirement...
Michael J. Martinos
May 9, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Michael J. Martinos, of Waltham, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Beth Israel Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. He was 48 years old. Michael was born in Boston on October 10, 1967, the son of Peter D. and Marilyn R. (Wardick) Martinos.Michael graduated from Waltham High School in 1985 and continued on to...
Irene V. Martin
May 5, 2016
Waltham – Miss Irene V. Martin, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 94.Irene was born in Waltham on June 17, 1921, a daughter of the late Thomas and Delia (Egan) Martin, and was a lifelong resident.Until her retirement she worked as an inspector at the J.L. Thomson Company in Waltham....
Donald J. Doughman
May 2, 2016
Donald J. Doughman, M.D., beloved husband of Carol (Failla) Doughman, died peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2016 at N.C. Little Hospice in Edina, MN.He was born in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Edward Gilmore Doughman and Edith Marie Doughman. The youngest of three children, he was preceded in death by his brother, Edward, Jr. and his sister, Eleanor. Dr....
Jeremiah J. "Jerry" Dolan
May 1, 2016
Jeremiah J. 'Jerry' Dolan, of West Newton, formerly of Wakefield, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 in the West Newton Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was 74. Jerry was born July 20, 1941 in Malden a son of the late Jeremiah J. and Margaret A. (Keefe) Dolan. He was a resident of Wakefield for over 40 years before moving to West...
Sow Gin Jue
May 1, 2016
Sow Gin Jue born on January 7th 1936, died Sunday, May 1st 2016 at the age of 80. Born in Canton, China, and son of KC and Sue Seto, Sow, also known as Gene to many of his friends and family, emigrated to the United States in 1954 with but twenty dollars in his pocket. For Gene this was a...