Obituaries
Joseph J. Collura
May 8, 2014
Nashua, NH – Mr. Joseph J. Collura, of Nashua, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Saint Joseph's Hospital in Nashua. He was 83. Joe was born in Waltham on July 26, 1930, a son of the late Charles and Isabella (Seminerio) Collura. He had lived in Waltham for eighty years and worked for the City of Waltham...
Eugene J. Kantowski
May 4, 2014
Manchester, NH – Mr. Eugene J. 'Huey' Kantowski, of Manchester, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at his home. He was 51.Eugene was born in Long Island, New York on October 14, 1962, a son of the late Leonard Kantowski and Anita (LeBlanc) Malvey. A New Hampshire resident for the past several years he worked as a self-employed handyman.Always capable of...
Audrey Pauline Baril
May 3, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Audrey Pauline (Dickson) Baril, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 83.Pauline was born in Cambridge on December 11, 1930, a daughter of the late L. Paul and Mabel L. (Waugh) Dickson. After graduating from Waltham High School she worked as a medical secretary at Lahey Clinic in Burlington...
Joseph E. Hanley
May 2, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Joseph E. Hanley, of Waltham, died Friday, May 2, 2014. He was 48.Joe was born in Boston on October 6, 1965, a son of Yvette (Gautreau) Hanley of Brighton and the late George Hanley. He lived in Brighton until his marriage to Watertown native Denise M. Boudrot in Saint Patrick's Church. The couple soon moved to Waltham...
Bette A. Cullen
May 1, 2014
Norwood - Mrs. Bette A. (Forte) Cullen of Norwood, formerly of Watertown, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 76. Bette was born in Brighton on August 24, 1937, a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Richards) Forte. She was raised in Watertown where she had been lifelong member of Saint Patrick's Parish before...
John L. Stark
Apr 28, 2014
Northborough – Mr. John L. Stark, of Northborough, formerly of Leicester and Shrewsbury, died on Monday, April 28, 2014 in UMass Medical Center, Worcester. He was 57.John was born in Newton on December 31, 1956, a son of Dorothy (Tighe) Stark Howard and the late Beaumont Stark. After graduating from Natick High School he attended Northeastern University in Boston and...
Robert C. Hines
Apr 26, 2014
Mr. Robert C. Hines, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 73.Bob was born in Waltham on July 9, 1940, a son of the late Edward J. and Mary E. (McAleer) Hines and had been a lifelong resident. After graduating from Saint Charles Borromeo High School in Waltham he served with the United States Navy.Until...
Lorraine A. Dwyer
Apr 26, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Lorraine A. (Sharkin) Dwyer, of Waltham, passed away to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday April 26, 2014 in Maristhill Nursing Home. She was one month shy of her 92nd birthday.She is now rejoined with her husband, Gerard Sr., in eternity. She leaves her three children, Christine of Waltham, Jack of Wareham and Gerry and...
Rozalia Voros
Apr 25, 2014
Waban – Mrs. Rozalia (Novicki) Voros, of Waban, died in her home on Friday, April 25, 2014 surrounded by family. She was 91.Rozalia was born in Hungary on February 12, 1923, a daughter of the late John and Rozalia Novicki. She and her husband immigrated to the United States in 1956 where they would make their new home. They both...
John T. Dirrane
Apr 25, 2014
Mr. John T. Dirrane of Waltham died Friday, April 25, 2014 in the Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 71. Mr. Dirrane was born in Boston on October 20, 1942, a son of the late John and Dorothy (Cuccinotta) (Dirrane) (Barbetta) Rutana.He is survived by his step-father, Francis Rutana of Revere and his step-brother and step-sister, Michael and Sandra...
Herbert E. Vannasse
Apr 24, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Herbert E. Vannasse, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at his home. He was 94.Herb was born on August 11, 1919 in Belmont, a son of the late Henry and Amanda (Verrette) Vannasse, and was a graduate of Belmont High School. He worked for a number of years for Metropolitan Coach Service, a company started by...
Sherwood E. Vandewater
Apr 23, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Sherwood E. 'Van' Vandewater, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 73.Van was born in Mineola, Long Island on December 6, 1940, a son of the late Stephen and Evelyn (Van Riper) Vandewater. He lived in Garden City, Long Island, New York for a number of years where he was a captain...
Josephine T. Rayner
Apr 22, 2014
Watertown – Mrs. Josephine T. (Bonanno) Rayner, of Watertown, died on Tuesday April 22, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was 95.Josephine was born on May 16, 1918, a daughter of the late Joseph and Natalie (Luca) Bonanno. She met her husband, Thomas T. Rayner, Sr., while out dancing and the pair married in April of 1941....
Alice E. LeBlanc
Apr 21, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Alice E. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 87.Alice was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia on April 2, 1927, a daughter of the late Marc Ellis and Adele (Pothier) LeBlanc and came to the States in 1956. A year later she and her husband, Delphis, moved to Waltham...
Gerard E. Pelletier
Apr 21, 2014
Boston – Rev. Gerard E. Pelletier, S.M. of Boston died on Monday, April 21, 2014 in Marian Manor, South Boston. He was 81.Fr. Pelletier was born on in Van Buren, Maine on August 19, 1932, a son of the late Onezime and Zeline Pelletier. He attended Van Buren Boy's High and graduated from Marvyale Seminary in Bedford, Massachusetts in 1950....
Anthony S. "Nino" Auditore
Apr 20, 2014
Mr. Anthony S. "Nino" Auditore of Waltham, died Sunday, April 20, 2014, in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. He was 75. Nino was born in Boston on September 3, 1938, a son of the late Carmelo G. and Rose V. (Giove) Auditore. As a youngster, Nino was proud to have been a Little League batting champion. His love...
Dorothy F. (Kelly) Badger
Apr 18, 2014
Quincy – Mrs. Dorothy F. (Kelly) Badger, of Quincy, died Friday, April 18, 2014 at her home. She was 94.Dorothy was born in Waltham on March 4, 1920, a daughter of the late Herbert and Grace (Shannon) Kelly, and was a 1938 graduate of Waltham High School. A Quincy resident for more than sixty years she worked in the Purchasing...
Anna D. Ragnelli
Apr 17, 2014
Brighton - Mrs. Anna D. (DiLeo) Ragnelli, of Brighton, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 92. Anna was born on January 22, 1922 in Fallo, Provincia de Chieti, Italy a daughter of the late Antonio and Carmela (Catinella) DiLeo. She immigrated to the United States in March of 1948 settling in the South...
Eleanore Robbins
Apr 15, 2014
Mrs. Eleanore (Hoogheem) Robbins, of Waltham, passed away at home on April 15, 2014. She was 84.Eleanore was born in Forest Park, Illinois, on June 1, 1929, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bieler and sister of the late Helen Bieler. She worked as an English teacher and drama coach in Concord-Carlisle High School for 35 years, retiring...
Julia M. Tomao
Apr 15, 2014
Miss Julia M. Tomao of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 15, 2015, in her home. Miss Tomao was born in Waltham on April 11, 1926, a daughter of the late Julian and Mary (Piacentino) Tomao. Miss Tomao was raised and educated in Waltham, graduating from Waltham High School, Class of 1944. She went to work for Grover Cronin's department store as...