Obituaries

Paul D. Sheahan

Paul D. Sheahan

Mar 22, 2016

Englewood, Fla. – Mr. Paul D. Sheahan of Englewood, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in the Port Charlotte Hospice House. He was 80. Paul was born in Cambridge on October 26, 1935, a son of the late Thomas and Irene (Walsh) Sheahan and was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. During the Korean War...

William D. Riley

William D. Riley

Mar 20, 2016

William D. Riley Jr., of Waltham, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Ma. He was born in Lowell, a son of the late William D. and Sheila Joyce (Conlon) Riley. Raised and educated in Lowell, he was a graduate of Keith Academy. He attended Boston College and earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master...

Irene M. (LaCroix) Chevrette

Irene M. (LaCroix) Chevrette

Mar 19, 2016

Needham – Mrs. Irene M. (LaCroix) Chevrette, of Needham, formerly of Waltham and Watertown, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 90.Irene was born in Newton on October 4, 1925, the youngest of six children born to the late Hosanna N. and Louise A. (Bedard) LaCroix. She was a 1944 graduate of...

Rene J. Hebert

Rene J. Hebert

Mar 18, 2016

Waltham – Mr. Rene J. Hebert, of Waltham, died Friday, March 18, 2016 in his home. He was 80.Rene was born in St. Charles, New Brunswick, on August 22, 1935, a son of the late Amedie and Victorine (Gray) Hebert. As a young man he worked as a lumberjack in Ontario and moved to Waltham in 1964.A year later, on...

Rose M. Palombo

Rose M. Palombo

Mar 16, 2016

Mrs. Rose M. (Casella) Palombo, a Waltham native, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Care One at Lexington. She was 91. Rose was born June 3, 1924 in Waltham a daughter of Italian immigrants Luigi and Carmella (Repisardi) Casella. Raised and educated in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School. She was married to the late Francis 'Frank' Palombo who...

Charlotte A. Cooper

Charlotte A. Cooper

Mar 15, 2016

Burlington – Charlotte A. (Cremin) Cooper, formerly of Waltham, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. She was 74. A Waltham native she was born January 4, 1942 a daughter of the late Edward J. and Mary 'Louise' (Leger) Cremin. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School with the...

James J. Monaghan

James J. Monaghan

Mar 15, 2016

Waltham – Mr. James J. Monaghan died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at his Waltham home. He was 82.Jim was born in Waltham on February 12, 1934, a son of the late John and Agnes (Tully) Monaghan, and had been a lifelong resident. After high school he served with the United States Air Force during the Korean War.Until his retirement he...

Mary A. (Murphy) Mirabito

Mary A. (Murphy) Mirabito

Mar 14, 2016

Auburndale – Mrs. Mary A. (Murphy) Mirabito, of Auburndale, died Monday, March 14, 2016 at her home. She was 94.Mary was born in Newton on October 26, 1921, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Quinn) Murphy and was a graduate of Newton High School. On April 7, 1947 she married the love of her life, Waltham native Anthony...

Ling Ling Zhang

Ling Ling Zhang

Mar 13, 2016

Waltham – Ms. Ling Ling Zhang, of Waltham, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Care One at Brookline. She was 87.Ling Ling was born on March 10, 1929 in Suzhou, a city in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, and immigrated to the United States thirty years ago. She was a physician who specialized in radiology.She enjoyed gardening and found great...

Diane M. (Bisson) Robbins

Diane M. (Bisson) Robbins

Mar 10, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Diane M. (Bisson) Robbins, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 in her home. She was 71.Diane was born in Waltham on October 8, 1944, a daughter of the late Edward J., Sr. and Grace P. (Lemon) Bisson. She was a graduate of Waltham High School. Diane had lived in Belmont before returning to Waltham several years...

John Giuliano

John Giuliano

Mar 8, 2016

Lynn – Mr. John Giuliano, of Lynn, formerly of Waltham died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 59.John was born in Waltham on April 13, 1956, a son of the late Carmelo and Vincenza (DiGiorgio) Giuliano. He was a graduate of Waltham High School. He took up a career in computers and for more...

Gilda D. (Branco) Gaipo

Gilda D. (Branco) Gaipo

Mar 7, 2016

Waltham - Mrs. Gilda D. (Branco) Gaipo, of Waltham, died at home on Monday, March 7, 2016. She was 94. Gilda was born August 13, 1921 in Somerville, a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Pacheco) Branco. She had been a resident of Waltham since her marriage to James J. Gaipo who died July 5, 2004. In addition to...

Edie U. (Neugebauer) James

Edie U. (Neugebauer) James

Mar 5, 2016

Sudbury – Mrs. Edeltraud U. 'Edie' (Neugebauer) James, of Sudbury, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 at her home. She was 93. Edie was born on December 28, 1922 in Weisbaden, Germany, the only child of the late Felix and Emma (Jaworski) Neugebauer. Raised and educated in Germany she immigrated to the United States in 1958 settling in...

William R. Trimble

William R. Trimble

Mar 4, 2016

Waltham – Mr. William R. "Bill" Trimble, Jr., of Waltham, died Friday, March 4, 2016 at Care One in Lexington. He was 89. Bill was born on June 29, 1926 in Flushing, Queens, New York, a son of the late William R., Sr. and Agnes D. (Kelly) Trimble. Raised in West Medford he later moved to Somerville where he graduated...

Arline M. (Maloney) Farago

Arline M. (Maloney) Farago

Mar 3, 2016

Waltham - Mrs. Arline M. (Maloney) Farago, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 in the Watertown Health Center. She was 88. Arline was born in Newton on May 8, 1927, a daughter of the late Wallace and Lillian (Flagg) Maloney. She spent most of her life in Newton and was a graduate of Newton High School. In 1956 she...

Eleanor P. (Desmond) Miele

Eleanor P. (Desmond) Miele

Mar 1, 2016

Watertown – "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 Weedn.Eleanor Miele was the kind of a woman who left footprints on your heart.Warm, loving, kind and generous are all good words to describe her. Eleanor used her skilled hands,...

Barbara J. (Gosselin) Collins

Barbara J. (Gosselin) Collins

Feb 27, 2016

Framingham – Mrs. Barbara J. (Gosselin) Collins, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Avita of Needham. She was 84.Barbara was born in Waltham on April 9, 1931, a daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Murphy) Gosselin. In 1954 she married Waltham native Philip W. Collins and the couple made Waltham their home before moving...

Anna M. (Porcaro) DeMarco

Anna M. (Porcaro) DeMarco

Feb 27, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Anna M. (Porcaro) DeMarco, of Waltham, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale. She was 86.Anna was born in Englewood, New Jersey on May 10, 1929, the second oldest of thirteen children born to the late Aniello and Mary (Gaglione) Porcaro. She moved to Watertown with her family as a child. On...

Marilyn R. (Morrissey) Heiser

Marilyn R. (Morrissey) Heiser

Feb 23, 2016

Mrs. Marilyn R. (Morrissey) Heiser of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, Rhode Island. She was 83.Marilyn was born in Waltham on December 2, 1932, a daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret (Cloherty) Morrissey. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. Until her retirement she worked as a manager...

Norma F. (Smith) Nix

Norma F. (Smith) Nix

Feb 22, 2016

Waltham – Mrs. Norma F. (Smith) Nix, of Waltham, died Monday, February 22, 2016 in her home. She was 86. Norma was born in Quincy on December 19, 1929, a daughter of the late Norman F. and Florence J. (MacPhee) Smith and was raised and educated in Dorchester.After her marriage to her late husband, retired Waltham Firefighter Oscar E. Nix,...