Obituaries
Kenneth G. Peterson
Jan 20, 2016
Waltham - Ken Peterson loved sharing his home and the door was always open to the many family and friends who made his life such a happy and memorable one. He was the kind of guy who put everyone's needs before his own and worked so hard to provide for his large family whom he adored. Ken's valiant battle against...
Martius L. "Marsh" Elmore
Jan 19, 2016
Mr. Martius Lee Elmore, 87, died January 19th at his home, Sunrise Senior Living Center, in Arlington, Massachusetts. Known to all as Marsh, he was born on April 10th, 1928, to Lynnwood King and Dorothy Bell Elmore in Hartford, Connecticut. He grew up in West Hartford, CT, graduating from Hall High School. He attended Wesleyan College, where he earned a...
Donald H. Aucoin
Jan 18, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Donald H. Aucoin, of Waltham, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Stanley Tippett Home in Needham. He was 68.Don was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on May 15, 1947, a son of the late Henry and Lucienne (Guimond) Aucoin, and was raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island. A graduate of Cumberland High School, he served as a...
Paul F. Cooney
Jan 17, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Paul F. Cooney, of Waltham, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 88. Paul was born in Somerville on January 5, 1928, a son of the late Edward and Margaret (Dempsey) Cooney, and lived in Waltham for most of his life. During World War II he served with the United States Army.Until...
Jeannine M. (Peabody) O'Connor
Jan 16, 2016
Waltham – Jeannine O'Connor was born to be a really great grandmother. She loved her role and loved her two grandchildren even more; four year-old Conor who affectionately called her "Nene" [pronounced knee-knee] and little Kayla who was christened last week.She was devoted to her children and worked for years as a waitress at Il Capriccio in Waltham where she...
Kevin J. O'Connor
Jan 16, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Kevin J. O'Connor, of Waltham, died Saturday, January 16, 2016. He was 51.Kevin was born in Boston on June 15, 1964, a son of the late Michael and Brigid (McBrien) O'Connor and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham.He was a retired Waltham Police detective and had worked as a private investigator. Most recently Kevin worked at...
Yvette Rivard
Jan 13, 2016
Framingham – Sr. Yvette Rivard, R.C.E. died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 77.Sr. Yvette was born in Fitchburg on February 12, 1938, a daughter of the late Frederick and Marianne (Tanguay) Rivard, and was raised in Saint Joseph's Parish, Fitchburg. She was a graduate of Saint Bernard's High School in Fitchburg and earned...
Marilyn H. (O'Sullivan) Crowe
Jan 13, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Marilyn H. (O'Sullivan) Crowe, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at her home. She was 86.Marilyn was born in Cambridge on June 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Michael H. and Helen R. (Hartley) O'Sullivan. She was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin School. After that she went to...
Iris Kathleen (Mackey) Hynes
Jan 13, 2016
Waltham – Mrs. Iris Kathleen "Kathy" (Mackey) Hynes, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 in her home. She was 90. Kathy was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, on August 6, 1925, a daughter of the late William and Sarah (MacDonald) Mackey. She was raised and educated in Springhill where she lived before moving to Waltham in 1951. Until her...
Marie A. Cormier
Jan 9, 2016
Framingham – Sr. Marie A. Cormier, R.C.E. died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was a week shy of her 91st birthday.Sr. Marie was born in Waltham on January 18, 1925, a daughter of the late Adolphe and Marie (Leger) Cormier, and was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham. Her family was...
Eleanor V. "Nell" (Toohey) Fienman
Jan 9, 2016
Mrs. Eleanor V. "Nell" (Toohey) Fienman of Waltham and Florida, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 in the Kindred Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was 100. Until recent weeks, she enjoyed a wonderful life in Florida where she had made her home for the past fifteen years.Nell was born in Boston on November 9, 1915, the first child of the...

Jeannette Ryberg
Jan 8, 2016
Waltham - Jeannette Ryberg had a pleasant, friendly, warm and affable way, an easy approach and engaging personality. Perhaps it's why she was a fixture at Waltham City Hall as its receptionist and even in the last months of her life while a resident at Ellis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Norwood where she was a much loved resident by...
Stephen J. Cusano
Jan 6, 2016
Waltham – Stephen J. Cusano was one of those all-around good guys . . . and that is how he'll forever be remembered. His three year fight with lymphoma came to its end on Wednesday morning, January 6, 2016 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston while surrounded by the love of his family. He was 51. Stephen was born August...
Eugene A. Smith
Jan 2, 2016
Waltham – Mr. Eugene A. Smith, Jr., of Waltham, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84.Gene was born in Weymouth, a son of the late Eugene A., Sr. and Winifred (Lynch) Smith, and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham, most recently at Waltham Crossings. He was a 1951 graduate of Waltham High School and after...
Kathleen M. "Kay" (Gaudet) O'Neil
Dec 31, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Kathleen M. "Kay" (Gaudet) O'Neil, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 96.Kay was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia on May 11, 1919, a daughter of the late Marcel and Sarah (Cormier) Gaudet, and moved to Waltham with her family when she was a child. Widowed at the age of thirty-three, Kay...
Evelyn L. Guelli
Dec 30, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Evelyn L. (Anderson) Guelli, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in her home. She was 78. Evelyn was born in Everett on July 9, 1937 a daughter of the late Alfred and Marion (Quinlan) Anderson. She was a graduate of Everett High School. She moved to Waltham following her marriage to Waltham native Raymond P. Guelli...
Carolyn H. Connelly
Dec 30, 2015
Waltham – Miss Carolyn H. Connelly, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 in her home. She was 85.Carolyn was born in Waltham on July 20, 1930, a daughter of the late Stephen and Lillian (Hudson) Connelly, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement, Carolyn worked independently as a housekeeper in town, following her time working at the...
Alfred G. Bonica
Dec 29, 2015
Waltham - Mr. Alfred G. Bonica, Of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 29, 20154 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Bedford. He was 87. Al was born February 22, 1928 in Waltham, a son of the late Stephen A. and Carmela (Cappadona) Bonica. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a lifelong resident. Alfred honorably served his country in the United...
David M. Colantropo
Dec 28, 2015
Wayland – Mr. David M. Colantropo, of Wayland, died surrounded by his adoring family at his home on Monday, December 28, 2015. He was 62. David was born in Waltham on July 27, 1953, a son of the late Enrico and Mary Colantropo, and was raised in Newton. He graduated from Newton North High School in 1971 and pursued a...
Doris E. (Quinlan) Stryker
Dec 27, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Doris E. (Quinlan) Stryker, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 in Wilmington Rehabilitation Center after fighting a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was 89. Doris was born June 26, 1926 in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, a daughter of the late James E. and Alma B. (Surette) Quinlan, and was a graduate of the former...