Obituaries

Frances B. Schmitt

Frances B. Schmitt

Oct 24, 2014

Watertown - Mrs. Frances B. (Bensing) Schmitt, of Watertown, died Friday, October 24, 2014 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 96.Frances was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1918, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Helen (Roden) (Schmitt) Felker. She lived in Watertown for over forty years before moving to the Scandinavian Living Center in West...

Wendell A. Angelo

Wendell A. Angelo

Oct 23, 2014

Bonita Springs, Fla. – Mr. Wendell A. Angelo, of Bonita Springs, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Framingham Union Hospital. He was 84.Wendell was born in Waltham on April 5, 1930, the only child of the late Anthony and Maizie (Bohannon) Angelo, and graduated from Waltham High School in 1948. On October 22, 1950 he married his sweetheart, Elaine C....

Charles A. Newcombe

Charles A. Newcombe

Oct 22, 2014

Lincoln – Mr. Charles A. Newcombe, Jr., of Lincoln, died on Wednesday October 22, 2014 in Emerson Hospital, Concord. He was 74.Charlie was born in Boston on August 5, 1940, a son of the late Charles A. Newcombe and Rose (Dietrich) Sammarco. He grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School in 1958. For the last forty-four years...

Brian P. Wenckus

Brian P. Wenckus

Oct 20, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Brian P. Wenckus, of Waltham, died Monday, October 20, 2014 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton. He was 55.Brian was born in Waltham on March 30, 1959, a son of Joan E. (Besso) Wenckus of Waltham and the late John J.L. Wenckus. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School.Trained as a carpenter he was self-employed in...

Dolores J. Rodriguez

Dolores J. Rodriguez

Oct 19, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Dolores J. Rodriguez died on Sunday, October 19, 2014 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 95.Dolores was born in Guantanamo, Cuba on April 14, 1919, a daughter of the late Pedro and Aquilina Rodriguez. In 1969 she moved to the United States and then to Puerto Rico in 1977, finally moving to the Boston area in 2002....

Eleanor M. (McCoole) Sullivan

Eleanor M. (McCoole) Sullivan

Oct 17, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Eleanor M. (McCoole) Sullivan, of Waltham, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at Lexington Health Care Center. She was 89.Eleanor was born in Dorchester on December 5, 1924, a daughter of the late John P. and Elizabeth J. (Driscoll) McCoole. She grew up in various parts of Boston and eventually her family settled in Milton. Eleanor was a...

Richard A. Scales

Richard A. Scales

Oct 15, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Richard Allen Scales, 50, of Waltham, Massachusetts was an accomplished carpenter, a stalwart member of Carpenters' Union, Local 275 of Newton, Massachusetts and an active member of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.Mr. Scales, who among his other volunteer efforts, used his skills to build ramps for the disabled, volunteer for the YMCA and raise money for diabetes organizations...

Marguerite Antonellis

Marguerite Antonellis

Oct 15, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Marguerite (Abbondanzio) Antonellis, of Waltham, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. She was 88.Marguerite was born in Fondi, Italy on July 21, 1926, the daughter of the late Onorato and Mary (DeFloria) Abbondanzio. Her family came to America through Ellis Island in 1930. She was raised and educated in Brighton and married...

Mary L. "Marie" Harrington

Mary L. "Marie" Harrington

Oct 13, 2014

Westwood – Mrs. Mary L. 'Marie' (Tierney) Harrington, of Westwood, died on October 13, 2014 in her home surrounded by family. She was 83.Marie was born in Boston on March 31, 1931, a daughter of the late John J. and Alice E. (LeGendre) Tierney. She grew up in South Boston and later moved to Dorchester where she met the love...

Carmello 'Cam' Casella

Carmello 'Cam' Casella

Oct 13, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Carmello 'Cam' Casella, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at his home. He was 83.Cam was born in Waltham on November 9, 1930, a son of the late Luigi and Carmella (Repisardi) Casella, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School.After high school Cam joined the United States Air Force and later...

Mary G.(Savoy) Palmer

Mary G.(Savoy) Palmer

Oct 11, 2014

Waltham – Mrs. Mary G. (Savoy) Palmer, of Watertown, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 91.Mary was born in West Bathhurst, New Brunswick on October 25, 1922, a daughter of the late Sebastian and Leontine (Landry) Savoy. She emigrated to the States when she was two and was raised in Waltham. She lived in Newton for...

Donald J. Leger

Donald J. Leger

Oct 10, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Donald J. Leger, of Waltham, died at home on Friday, October 10, 2014. He was 68.Donald was born on January 26, 1946 in Saint-Paul-de-Kent, New Brunswick and moved to Waltham in his teens. He was a former member of the French-American Victory Club in Waltham and until his retirement Don worked as a self-employed roofer and siding...

John Capezzuto

John Capezzuto

Oct 9, 2014

Medford – Mr. John Capezzuto, of Medford, formerly of Waltham, died on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford. He was 70.John was born in Norwood on August 25, 1944, a son of the late Benedetto and Priscilla (Robbins) Capezzuto. He was raised in East Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School...

Nicholas J. Palumbo

Nicholas J. Palumbo

Oct 8, 2014

Weston – Mr. Nicholas J. Palumbo, of Weston, died on Wednesday October 8, 2014 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 87.Nick was born in Waltham on June 25, 1927, the son of the late Pasquale and Maria (Ciceri) Palumbo. He graduated from Waltham High School where he had been an outstanding football player. He then went on to serve in...

Edward G. Favre

Edward G. Favre

Oct 8, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Edward G. Favre, of Waltham, died in his home on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. He was 88.Ed was born in Brighton on March 30, 1926, a son of the late Edward A. and Johanna (Stalder) Favre. He graduated from Waltham High School and then went on to serve with the United States Navy during both World War...

Charles L. Hyland

Charles L. Hyland

Oct 7, 2014

Charles Lowell Hyland, career Air Force officer, SCUBA enthusiast, community service member, Toastmaster, and church reader died peacefully in his sleep on October 7 2014 after a brief illness. Charles Hyland was born in Brooklyn, New York, an only son to his parents Charles and Amy. Raised there and a student of NYC public schools, he became a Distinguished Military...

Robert H. St. Germain

Robert H. St. Germain

Oct 7, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Robert H. St. Germain, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at his home. He was 74.Bob was born on April 10,1940, the only child of the late Henry L. and Margaret (Schools) St. Germain, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1958 graduate of Waltham High School where he excelled in both football and...

Raymond L. Keaveney

Raymond L. Keaveney

Oct 6, 2014

Sudbury – Mr. Raymond L. Keaveney, of Sudbury, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Oak Knoll Health Care Center in Framingham. He was 89.Ray was born in Waltham on May 19, 1925, a son of the late Martin J. and Catherine Josephine (Rogers) Keaveney. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham.During World War II he worked...

Robert C. Kizik

Robert C. Kizik

Oct 5, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Robert C. Kizik, of Waltham, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Framingham Union Hospital. He was 75.Bob was born in Cambridge on December 26, 1938, a son of the late Joseph and Olivia (Taurinsky) Kizik. He was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of Brighton High School. Following his marriage to Barbara M. Bubluski in Saint...

Thomas J. Shanley

Thomas J. Shanley

Oct 5, 2014

Waltham – Mr. Thomas J. Shanley, Jr., of Waltham, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 78.Tom was born in Boston on October 15, 1935, a son of the late Thomas J., Sr. and Cecelia (O'Keefe) Shanley. He was raised in Watertown where he graduated from Saint Patrick's High School.On October 28,...