Obituaries
Gladys C.(Walsh) Seeholzer
Nov 25, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Gladys C. (Walsh) Seeholzer, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at CareOne at Newton. She was 86.Gladys was born in Newton on November 3, 1929, a daughter of the late Vincent Walsh and Caroline (McConihe) (Walsh) Deleskey and was raised in Watertown. She was a graduate of Watertown High School.A Waltham resident for the past fifty...
Theresa Rose Terry
Nov 25, 2015
Waltham – Ms. Theresa Rose Terry, of Waltham, formerly of East Boston, Norwell and Framingham, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 91.Rose was born in East Boston on October 15, 1924, a daughter of the late William and Theresa (Costello) Terry. She was a graduate of Boston University where she earned her...
John F. Sloane
Nov 25, 2015
Waltham – Mr. John F. Sloane, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 96.John was born in Waltham on January 11, 1919, the only child of the late John F. and Eleanor (Horne) Sloane. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and for years he ran his family's rooming house on...
Christina M. (Cloonan) McCarthy
Nov 22, 2015
Waltham – "Long after we are too big to carry in her arms, a mother carries us in her heart."For most of her eighty-seven years on this earth Chris McCarthy carried her children in her heart . . . ten who survive her and one other, her Judith, who died at birth.It's also been said that "God could not be...
William A. McAloon
Nov 17, 2015
Waltham – Mr. William A. "Bill" McAloon Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in the Neville Center in Cambridge. He was 63. Bill was born in Cambridge, on October 18, 1952, a son of the late William A., Sr. and Genevieve (Hoell) McAloon. After spending his early years in Cambridge his family moved to Waltham where he graduated...
Lillian T. (Ankiewicz) Roche
Nov 17, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Lillian T. (Ankiewicz) Roche, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 80.Lillian was born in Chelsea on March 8, 1935, a daughter of the late John and Edna (Goryszewska) Ankiewicz, and moved to Waltham as a teenager. She worked in younger years at The Lighthouse bar on Main Street owned by her...
Ann M. Blakely
Nov 16, 2015
Waltham – Miss Ann M. Blakely, of Waltham, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Newton- Wellesley Hospital. She was 80.Ann was born in Waltham on August 19, 1935, a daughter of the late Vincent and Anna (Finnerty) Blakely. She was a graduate of the Massachusetts Hospital School and later served on the alumni board for many years. She then attended...
Donald "Donnie" Sheppard
Nov 16, 2015
Pooler, Georgia - Mr. Donald "Donnie" Sheppard, of Pooler, Georgia, formerly of Waltham, passed away on November 16th, 2015 in Saint Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was 41.Donnie was born in Waltham on May 22, 1974, a son of the late Corinna (Maranda) Sheppard.Donnie was born and raised in Waltham, and graduated from Waltham High School in 1992. He...
Donald J. Gustafson
Nov 15, 2015
Marlborough – Mr. Donald J. "Ducky" Gustafson, of Marlborough, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 in the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough. He was 78. Donald was born in Waltham on January 7, 1937, a son of the late Harry and Mary (Burke) Gustafson. After high school he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1954 to...
Marie L. (Rodrigues) Medeiros
Nov 15, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Marie L. (Rodrigues) Medeiros, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 15, 2015 in her home. She was 92. Marie was born in Cambridge on July 15, 1923, a daughter of the late Luiz and Maria (Medina) Rodrigues, and was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin. She had lived in Waltham for over fifty years.Until her retirement Marie...
Charles J. Cononi
Nov 14, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Charles J. Cononi, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 74.Charlie was born in Natick on July 5, 1941, a son of the late Amilcare and Vera (Balboni) Cononi, and was raised in Wellesley. He graduated from New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York and after that attended Simpson College in...
Shirley A. (Luchinskis) Vaughan
Nov 13, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Shirley A. (Luchinskis) Vaughan, of Waltham, died Friday, November 13, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 75.Shirley was born in Cambridge on September 30, 1940, a daughter of the late George and Helen (Korkus) Luchinskus, and graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School.A Waltham resident for the past fifty years she worked as a...
Barbara Steele Cassidy
Nov 13, 2015
A good teacher is like a candle . . . it consumes itself to light the way for others. Barbara Steele Cassidy is now a luminous light that reminds us that a beautiful soul has passed. She died peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015 in Winchester Hospital after a three year battle against cancer. She was 58. Born July 18,...
Maryalice Gallagher
Nov 10, 2015
Wayland – Miss Maryalice Gallagher, of Wayland, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. Maryalice was born in Brookline on October 18, 1922, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Dunphy) Gallagher. She was raised and educated in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School in 1939. She earned her Bachelor's degree in English from...
Thomas J. "Lumpy" Arsenault
Nov 10, 2015
Waltham – Retired Newton Police Motorcycle Patrol Officer Thomas J. "Lumpy" Arsenault, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Tufts Medical Center, Boston. He was 65. Tom was born in Waltham on April 16, 1950, a son of the late Clarence and Gertrude (Coyle) Arsenault, and had been a lifelong resident.After graduating from Waltham High School in 1968 he...
Edoardo Fragale
Nov 9, 2015
Waltham – When Edoardo Fragale moved his large family from the old country to Waltham in 1972 he was already forty-five years old, a seasoned veteran of a life that knew its share of hardship, and ready to take on the new world. He took the building skills that he'd learned in Calabria, Italy and adapted them to his new...
Elizabeth D. Castner
Nov 8, 2015
Waltham – Ms. Elizabeth D. Castner, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Leland Home in Waltham. She was 96.Elizabeth was born on February 27, 1919 in Waltham a daughter of the late Ervin and Esther (Jones) Castner. She was born and raised in Waltham, and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She was a Simmons College...
Margaret A. Sell
Nov 8, 2015
Marshfield – Mrs. Margaret A. (Bennett) (Mandile) Sell, of Marshfield, a native of Waltham, died Sunday, November 8th, 2015 in Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth Hospital. She was 90. Margaret was born on June 7, 1925 in Waltham a daughter of the late Charles W. and Elizabeth M. (Curran) Bennett. Raised in Waltham she graduated from the former St. Charles High...
Mildred J. (Sears) Thambash
Nov 8, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Mildred J. (Sears) Thambash of Waltham died Sunday, November 8, 2015 in The Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood. She was 88.Mildred was born in Oakland, California, on August 2, 1927, a daughter of the late Morris and Anna (Molloy) Sears. She was raised in Belmont and was a graduate of Belmont High School. A Waltham...
Alfred Robichaud
Nov 6, 2015
Lake Placid, Florida - Mr. Alfred Robichaud of Lake Placid FL, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, November 6, 2015. He was 93. Mr. Robichaud was born in Arcadiaville, New Brunswick, Canada, on January 20, 1922, a son of the late Alex and Roseanna (LeBlanc) Robichaud. Alfred had lived in Waltham for forty years before moving to Florida. He was a...