Obituaries

Jun 22, 2024

Carmel (McKeown) of Waltham, died peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence. She was 87. 

A daughter of the late Richard and Jane (Kelly) McKeown, Carmel was born on February 27, 1937 in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Ireland. Carmel began her accomplished healthcare career in London, England where she earned her nursing degree from Mile Hospital. She...

Jun 15, 2024

Mr. Joseph M. Tyler, of Allston, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Saturday, June 15, 2024. He was 94.

He was born on March 15, 1930 in Waltham a son of the late Joseph Richard and Mary Cecilia (Lally) Tyler. Raised in Allston in Saint Anthony’s Parish he was a graduate of English High School in Boston. 

Joe had a long...

Jun 11, 2024

Sadie A. Romard, of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. She was 95.  Sadie was born on May 11, 1929, in Quincy a daughter of the late Salvatore and Francesca (Fanara) Renna. A lifelong Waltham resident, at the age of 60, she married the late Peter W. Romard.  Sadie worked at Raytheon Corporation for over 38 years before...

Jun 9, 2024

Brian R. Delaney of Marlborough passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness, while listening to Chicago and surrounded by loved ones. He was 51 years old. 

Born in Waltham on June 3, 1973, Brian was the son of Judith M. (Suter) Delaney of Marlborough and the late Richard J....

Jun 7, 2024

Mrs. Josephine S. (Lentini) Bottari, of Waltham, died Friday, June 7, 2024 at Lowell General Hospital.  She was 92.

Josephine was born in Boston on June 22, 1931, a daughter of the late Dominic and Carmela (Calapai) Lentini, and was raised in the North End before moving to Dorchester as a teen.  She was a graduate of Boston Girls Latin School...

Jun 6, 2024

Shrewsbury - Marilyn Blanchard was a woman of deep faith and had a love and commitment to her church. Part of this faith reminded her to praise God in the storm, trust Him in the valley and follow Him in the dark…and she did. Marilyn died at her home in Boylston with her husband and daughter at her side on...

Jun 5, 2024

Aldo DiFonte, of Waltham, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at his home. He was 93. Born in Sulmona, Italy on January 9, 1931, Aldo was the son of the late Anthony and Annunziata (Dicenzo) DiFonte. He was raised and educated in Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1952. Aldo married the love of his life, Ofelia Susi, on October...

Jun 4, 2024

Brother Leonard F. Haley, SM, of Boston, died Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham.   He was 84.

Brother Leonard was born in Cambridge on July 11, 1939, a son of the late Leonard and Mary (McCullough) Haley, and was raised in Somerville.  A year after graduating from Somerville High School he entered the Marist Novitiate in...

Jun 4, 2024

Ms. Lisa Marie Bryson, of Waltham, died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Blackstone Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center after years of illness. She was 58.

Lisa was born in Waltham on August 21, 1965, a daughter of Joseph A. Bryson, Sr. of Hudson and the late Rita E. (Biddy) Bryson, and was a graduate...

Jun 1, 2024

Mr. Thomas E. “Tommy” Libitz, Sr., of Waltham, died Saturday, June 1, 2024 at his home.  He was 74.

Tommy was born in Cambridge on December 21, 1949, a son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Moore) Libitz.   His family moved to Weston when he was a child and he was a 1968 graduate of Weston High School.

Until his retirement...

May 30, 2024

David Peter Morton, resident of Newtonville, MA, passed away on May 30, 2024, at the age of 70, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Born on December 2, 1953, Dave’s journey began on the charming island of Nantucket before moving to Weston, MA, where he grew up and graduated from Weston High School in 1971.Dave's academic pursuits led...

May 29, 2024

Mr. Cesare Pietrangelo, Jr., Esq.  of Waltham, formerly of Medford, died Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in Lahey Clinic in Burlington after a short illness. He was 81. 

Cesare was born January 11, 1943, in Medford a son of the late Italian immigrants Cesare and Maria (Berardinelli). Raised in Medford he was a graduate of Medford High School. He then earned his...

May 28, 2024

Shrewsbury - Jim Smith devoted his life to making the world a better place and inspiring young people to do the same. A student of history, Jim thought deeply about the big issues of his time such as racial injustice, war, and educational inequities, and worked tirelessly to address them all. Thanks to the example of his parents, Leon and...

May 27, 2024

May 24, 2024

Mr. Eugene Gabriel ‘Gene’ Collett, of Waltham, died on Friday, May 24, 2024, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 60.

Gene was born in Waltham on May 5, 1963 and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School. 

He dedicated many years of his career to working at Raytheon as a painter for radar and missile systems...

May 24, 2024

Kathleen C.  (Varley) Moran, of Waltham passed away at home with family by her side on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was 85.

Born on September 5, 1938 in Waltham she was the daughter of the late Warren F. and Marjorie M. (Kehoe) Varley. Kathleen was a lifelong Waltham resident and a 1956 graduate of Waltham High School. She attended Framingham...

May 21, 2024

Mary Ellen Hart, Caregiver 

Mary Ellen (Sliney) Hart, of Maynard, formerly of Clinton and Belmont, died Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Care Dimensions Hospice Residence in Lincoln. She was 84. 

Our Mom passed away peacefully in the late afternoon. It was a beautiful sunny day. Surrounded by family who adored her she was lucid, smiling, talking, looking at pictures, and sharing "goodbyes"...

May 19, 2024

Mrs. Marjorie T. (Dean) MacDonald, of Waltham, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side, on Sunday, May 19, 2024.  She was 74.

Born in Quincy, on October 29, 1949, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Travers) Dean. She grew up in Stoughton graduating from Stoughton High School. On June 10, 1972, she married the...

May 17, 2024

Mary R. (Lombardo) Mazzeo, of Waltham, died Friday, May 17, 2024 in Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham. She was 96. 

Mary was born September 22, 1927 in Waltham a daughter of the late Italian immigrants Philip and Rose (Rizzo) Lombardo. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1946. She married James J....

May 17, 2024

Mrs. Ethel L. (Veno) Kelly, of Watertown, died on Friday, May 17, 2024 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 101.

Ethel was born in Portland, Maine on February 17, 1923, a daughter of the late Henry and Marion (Hays) Veno.  When she was four her family moved to Waltham where Ethel graduated from Saint Mary’s High School.

Following her...