Obituaries
Alban J. Cormier
Jun 7, 2015
Milford – Mr. Alban J. Cormier, Jr. of Milford, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Sunrise of Wayland. He was 84. Al was born in Newton on October 15, 1930, a son of the late Alban J. and Elodie (Pellerin) Cormier. He was raised in Newton and graduated from Newton High School. He had been a Waltham...
D-Day 1944
Jun 6, 2015
Seventy-one years ago today what came to be known as "The Liberation of Europe" began.It happened at a place called Omaha Beach. The farthest thing from Nebraska and the Cape as anyone could imagine. The name must have seemed like a good idea to somebody.It was a Tuesday and the men in the boats had not slept since Sunday, June...
Loran Calvin "Scotty" MacIver
Jun 5, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Loran Calvin "Scotty" MacIver, of Waltham, died Friday, June 5, 2015 at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire. He was 75.Scotty was born in Millville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on January 18, 1940, one of eight children born to the late Dan and Ida (MacAskill) MacIver, and had been a Waltham resident since 1963.He served with...
Edmond F. LeBlanc
Jun 4, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Edmond F. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 4, 2015, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 58. Ed was born in Newton on August 29, 1956, a son of Madeline (Cimetta) LeBlanc of West Newton and the late Edmond F. LeBlanc, Sr. He was a graduate of Newton North High School and earned his bachelor's degree in accounting...
Walter R. King
Jun 1, 2015
Weston – Mr. Walter R. King, Jr. of Weston died Monday, June 1, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 73.Walter was born in Waltham on June 18, 1941, a son of the late Walter R. and Mildred C. (Meagher) King, and was a 1959 graduate of Saint Mary's High School.After earning a degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College in...
Joseph R. "Roger" Duplessis
May 31, 2015
Waltham - Mr. Joseph R. 'Roger' Duplessis, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, May 31, 2015. He was 75. He was born April 28, 1940 in Brattleboro, Vermont the only child of the late Thomas J. and Aurore (Beaudry) Duplessis. His parents both died when he was a young child and he was then raised by his much loved...
Roland Dunbrack
May 29, 2015
A long life . . . well lived. Roland Leslie Dunbrack died of colon cancer on Friday, May 29, 2015 in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 96.Born on August 16, 1918 in Waltham, Roland was a son of Norman Kent Dunbrack and Gertrude (Scott) Dunbrack. His father and mother were born in Nova Scotia and...
Richard R. O'Connell
May 28, 2015
Bellingham – Mr. Richard R. O'Connell, 93, passed away on Thursday, May 28th at Genesis HealthCare in Milford after a period of declining health. Born in Dorchester, he was a son of the late Richard and Leota O'Connell.He lived many years in Natick and moved to Bellingham in the eighties. Dick was very proud of his service with the United...
Barbara L. (Rennie) McCarthy
May 28, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Barbara L. (Rennie) McCarthy, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Epoch of Weston. She was 86.Barbara was born in Waltham on February 12, 1929, a daughter of the late Alfred A. and Helen V. (Ransom) Rennie. She was raised in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School. In 1949 she married Newton native Richard C....
Jo-Ann H. O'Mara
May 27, 2015
Arlington – Miss Jo-Ann H. O'Mara, of Arlington, formerly of Cambridge, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 57.Jo-Ann was born in Boston on December 31, 1957, a daughter of the late John J. and Helen L. (Hastings) O'Mara. She was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin School.An Arlington...
James L. LaFort
May 27, 2015
Waltham – Mr. James L. LaFort, of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Medway Country Manor. He was 92.Jim was born in Waltham on August 26, 1922 and was raised and educated in Watertown. He was one of thirteen children born to the late Michael and Justina (Gaudet) LaFort. During World War II he served in the Pacific with...
Ivan G. Vallerand
May 27, 2015
Burlington – Mr. Ivan G. Vallerand, of Burlington, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Emerson Hospital, Concord surrounded by his loving family. He was 76. Ivan was born in Montreal, Quebec, a son of the late George and Andrea (Tardiff) Vallerand. Raised and educated in Canada he immigrated to the States as a child and lived most...
Dora Rita O'Halloran
May 26, 2015
Weston - Mrs. Dora Rita (Morelli) O'Halloran, of Weston, formerly of Waltham and Lexington died in Newton-Wellesley Hospital on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She was 96. She was born on December 26, 1918 in Cambridge, the loving daughter of Bernardo and Catherina (Barbieri) Morelli of Parma, Italy. Raised and educated in Lexington she graduated from Lexington High School with the...
Memorial Day
May 25, 2015
"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army." - George Washington August 27, 1776On a warm summer morning in a field at Long Island, New York General George Washington spoke those words to an anxious group of young men gathered there to defend an idea. Their belief in a free...
Hilde (Marnet) Ricciato
May 21, 2015
Medfield – Mrs. Hilde (Marnet) Ricciato, of Medfield, formerly of Waltham died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the Thomas Upham House in Medfield.Hilde was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1947. She settled in Waltham where she lived for most of her life before moving to Medfield. Until her retirement Hilde worked as a secretary...
George N. Kotsifas
May 20, 2015
Waltham – Mr. George N. Kotsifas, of Waltham, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 83. A lifelong Waltham resident, he was born on July 2, 1931, a son of the late Nicholas and Margaret (Marchacos) Kotsifas. Until his retirement George worked as a quality control inspector for the W.H. Nichols Company in Waltham for...
Richard M. Fennelly
May 19, 2015
Framingham – Mr. Richard M. Fennelly, Jr. of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 80.Dick was born in Newton on November 6, 1934, a son of the late Richard M. and Josephine F. (Nally) Fennelly. He was raised in Newton where he graduated from Our Lady Help of Christians...
Joan D. Burke
May 18, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Joan D. (Bond) Burke, of Waltham and Naples, Florida died Monday, May 18, 2015 at her home. She was 79.Joan was born in Waltham on April 13, 1936, a daughter of the late Charles and Sophie (Ramsay) Bond, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1954 graduate of Waltham High School. On May 26, 1957...
Leo F. LaBrache
May 17, 2015
Watertown – Deacon Leo F. LaBrache, of Watertown, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 87.Deacon Leo was born in Marlborough on January 9, 1928, a son of the late Albert O. and Alida (Lariviere) LaBrache, and was a graduate of Marlborough High School. During the Korean War he served with the...
Clifford R. Gardner
May 17, 2015
Waltham - Mr. Clifford R. Gardner, of Waltham, adored husband, father, grandfather died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at home with his loving family by his side. He was 86. Clifford was born May 7, 1929 and was raised and educated in Somerville where he graduated from Somerville High School. He served his country honorably during World War II in the...
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