Obituaries
Rose M. (Giardina) Umina
Mar 24, 2015
Framingham – Mrs. Rose M. (Giardina) Umina, of Framingham, formerly of Newton and Waltham, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in Saint Patrick's Manor, Framingham. She was 87.Rose was born in Waltham on June 19, 1927, a daughter of the late Gaetano and Maria (Defina) Giardina. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. She and her family...
Helena M. Boudreau
Mar 23, 2015
Framingham – Sister Helena M. Boudreau, R.C.E., of Framingham died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Saint Patrick's Manor, Framingham. She was 91.Sister Helena was born in Waltham on March 1, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Aucoin) Boudreau. She was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She entered the Religious of Christian...
Mary E. (Kavaleski) Foley
Mar 22, 2015
Imperial Beach, Calif. – Mrs. Mary E. (Kavaleski) Foley passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the age of 100. Mary was born in Waltham on June 13th, 1914, a daughter of the late William J. and Tekla (Gorka) Kavaleski. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Waltham and worked as...
Carol Anne Cormier
Mar 20, 2015
Natick – Carol Anne Cormier, of Natick, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at her home. She was 54.Carol was born in Waltham on December 6, 1960, a daughter of Odette D. (Chiasson) Cormier of Watertown and the late Robert J. Cormier. She was raised in Watertown and attended Watertown schools. She worked in day care and had a gift for...
Sten R. Anderson
Mar 19, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Sten R. Anderson, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 97.Sten was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on December 3, 1917, the son of the late Adolph and Eleanora (Walquist) Anderson. He came to the United States as a child and settled with his family in Waltham. He attended Waltham schools and after...
Marilyn F. (Sampson) Powell
Mar 19, 2015
Watertown – Mrs. Marilyn F. (Sampson) Powell, of Watertown, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 68.Marilyn was born in Waltham on March 18, 1947, a daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy (McAvoy) Sampson, and was a graduate of Waltham High School. She moved to Watertown more than twenty years ago and worked...
Mary I. Sawtell
Mar 18, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Mary I. (Whelan) Sawtell, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. She was 86. Mary was born in Boston on July 29, 1928, a daughter of the late Emmett and Laura (Cousins) Whelan. She was raised in Charlestown and had lived in Waltham for many years. She was a private...
W. Lucille (Welch) Onorato
Mar 17, 2015
Waltham - Winifred Lucille Onorato, known to friends and family as Lucille, was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1919 to Winifred and Edward Welch. Soon thereafter she, her parents and her two older siblings, Maryrose and Edward, moved to Indian Orchard, MA, where her father became a foreman at Chapman Valve and her younger brother and sister, Joseph and Theresa,...
Donald E. Richardson
Mar 17, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Donald E. Richardson, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Concord Health Care Center. He was 79.Don was born in Waltham on February 7, 1936, a son of the late Earle P. and Thelma B. (Jones) Richardson, and had been a lifelong resident. A 1954 graduate of Waltham High School he continued his education at Bridgton...
Barbara A. Sullivan
Mar 14, 2015
Lexington – Miss Barbara A. Sullivan, of Lexington, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at her home. She was 87.Barbara was born in Cambridge on June 17, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Newman) Sullivan, and had been a lifelong resident before her move to Brookhaven at Lexington ten years ago.She graduated from Cambridge Latin and went on...
Daniel J. Ralph
Mar 14, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Daniel J. Ralph, of Waltham, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Newton Health Care Center. He was 64. Dan was born in Boston on August 28, 1950, a son of the late Patrick and Anne (Shea) Ralph and had lived in Waltham since 1986. He worked for over thirty years as a distribution manager for The...
Richard E. Lussier
Mar 12, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Richard E. Lussier, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 73.Richard was born in Waltham on April 29, 1941, a son of the late Thomas E. and Frances (Reynolds) Lussier, and had been a lifelong resident. After graduating from Waltham Vocational High School he joined the United States Air...
Lawrence Thornton Shields
Mar 12, 2015
Newton – Dr. Larry Shields could walk into a social gathering in almost any state, and on at least two continents, and immediately recognize an 'old and dear' friend whose delight in seeing Larry was met equally on the other end. A long and friendly conversation would soon follow.The lights dimmed a bit on the twelfth of March, 2015 when...
Eleanor M. Piantedosi
Mar 9, 2015
Framingham – Mrs. Eleanor M. (Abruzzi) Piantedosi, of Framingham, formerly of Watertown, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Carlyle House in Framingham. She was 93.Eleanor was born in Waltham on June 5, 1921, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Corbelli) Abruzzi. Three years after her 1948 marriage to Anthony F. Piantedosi the couple moved to Watertown where...
Bryan P. Donovan
Mar 7, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Bryan P. Donovan, of Waltham, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at his home. He was 63.Bryan was born in Waltham on May 27, 1951, a son of the late Paul F. and Mary E. (Thibodeau) Donovan, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and was a skilled carpenter and...
Joseph J. DePass
Mar 3, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Joseph J. DePass of Waltham died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in his home. He was 54. Mr. DePass was born in Waltham on May 13, 1960, a son of Eleanor T. (Hughes) DePass of Waltham and the late John W. DePass.Joseph was a lifelong resident of Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1978. He went...
Irvin B. Dolan
Mar 3, 2015
Waltham – Mr. Irvin B. Dolan, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 48.Irvin was born in Co. Galway, Ireland on October, 15, 1966, a son of Doreen (Mulry) Dolan of Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, and the late Brendan Dolan. He came to the United States more than twenty years ago and had been a Waltham...
Tore H. Dahl
Feb 27, 2015
Belmont - Mr. Tore H. Dahl, of Belmont, died Friday, February 27. 2015 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 94. Tore was born in Oslo, Norway, on January 10, 1921, a son of the late Hans and Margit (Nilsen) Dahl. He was a carpenter and owned a carpentry business in Needham for many years.He came to the United States...
Eleanor J. (Kilcup) Brodrick
Feb 26, 2015
Waltham – Mrs. Eleanor J. (Kilcup) Brodrick, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her home. She was 94.Eleanor was born in Newton on May 9, 1920, a daughter of the late Clifford and Jennie (Backman) Kilcup, and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. She was a 1937 graduate of Waltham High School and earned a secretarial certificate...
John W. Pratt
Feb 26, 2015
Waltham – Mr. John W. Pratt, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 55.John was born in Brighton on February 16, 1960, a son of Geraldine T. (Jutras) Pratt and the late Robert J. Pratt, and was a lifelong Waltham resident. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and worked...