Obituaries
Esther M. Baker
Aug 3, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Esther M. (Simpson) Baker, of Waltham, died on Sunday, August 3, 2014 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Brighton. She was 84.Esther was born in Portland, Oregon on October 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Sanford and Frances (Nickelson) Simpson. On November 2, 1948 she married Norman E. Baker, Sr. in Washington while he was serving with the...
John L. Miller
Jul 31, 2014
Waltham – Mr. John L. Miller, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 68. John was born in Nova Scotia, Canada on February 6, 1946, a son of the late Alphonse and Annie Rose (Delaney) Miller. He came to the United States in 1963 and was employed by Shawmut Construction. He was a member of...
Stephen J. Sullivan
Jul 31, 2014
Wayland – Mr. Stephen J. Sullivan, of Wayland, died Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Epoch of Weston. He was 86.Stephen was born in Cambridge on December 31, 1927, a son of the late Stephen and Mary (Connors) Sullivan. He had been a longtime resident of Weston before moving to Wayland.After serving with the United States Navy at the end of...
Patricia A. Craig
Jul 30, 2014
Shrewsbury – Mrs. Patricia A. (Brophy) Craig, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday July 30, 2014 in the Rose Monahan Hospice House in Worcester with her children and grandchildren by her side. She was 74.Pat was born in Waltham on May 26, 1940, a daughter of the late Thomas and Florence (Corbett) Brophy. She graduated from the...
World War One
Jul 28, 2014
Waltham - 100 years ago today World War I began in Europe. The "war to end all wars" they said. By its end on November 11, 1918 what we know was ended were the lives of nine million people including these brave souls from a tiny hamlet an ocean away called Waltham.These 56 boys from Waltham left home for the...
Edward J. FitzPatrick
Jul 27, 2014
Wareham – Mr. Edward J. FitzPatrick, Jr., of Wareham, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. He was 92.Ed was born on March 27, 1922 at Chelsea Memorial Hospital, the only son of the late Edward J., Sr. and Alice M. (Reilly) FitzPatrick and grew up in the Orient Heights section of East...
James E. Hewitt
Jul 26, 2014
Waltham – Retired Waltham Police Captain James E. Hewitt, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 26, 2014 in Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington. He was 69. Jim was born on March 29, 1945 in Cheyenne, Wyoming a son of the late John E. and Bertha Minnie (Kuntz) Hewitt. He was a graduate of East High School in Cheyenne and...
Patricia A. (Sullivan) Cloonan
Jul 22, 2014
Scarborough, Maine – Mrs. Patricia A. 'Pat' (Sullivan) Cloonan, of Scarborough, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Seaside Rehabilitation Center in Portland, Maine. She was 89.Pat was born in Wellesley on April 13, 1925, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Barrett) Sullivan and was a 1942 graduate of Wellesley High School. After graduation she worked...
John W. Aucoin
Jul 20, 2014
Waltham - Mr. John W. Aucoin, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 72.John was born in Boston on June 18, 1942, a son of the late Richard and Barbara (Howell) Aucoin. He was a banker with the Waltham Federal Savings Bank and the U.S. Trust Bank until his retirement in 2000. He...
Nancy F. (McAloon) McInerney
Jul 20, 2014
East Dennis – Mrs. Nancy F. (McAloon) McInerney, of East Dennis, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at her home. She was 68.Nancy was born in Waltham on November 20, 1945, a daughter of the late Arthur L., Sr. and Mary E. (Grenham) McAloon. She was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham and Boston College.She had been a...
Damiano Puleo
Jul 19, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Damiano Puleo, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 89.Damiano was born in Palermo, Sicily on August 19, 1924, a son of the late Calogero and Giuseppina (Natale) Puleo. He moved to the United States in 1967 and a year later married Antonietta Girardi and the couple made their...
Ernestine M. Keefe
Jul 17, 2014
Watertown – Mrs. Ernestine M. 'Ernie' Keefe, of Watertown, died on July 17, 2014 peacefully at her home surrounded by family. She was 71.Ernie was born in Moncton, New Brunswick on August 1, 1942, a daughter of the late Ernest Richard and Elise (Maillet) Richard. She worked hard to provide for her family and before retirement had spent over twenty...
Helen M. Franks
Jul 17, 2014
Waltham - Mrs. Helen M. (Nedza) Franks, of Waltham, died Thursday, July 17, 2014 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center of Weston. She was 88. Helen was born in Winthrop, Maine, on December 22, 1925, a daughter of the late Albert and Mary (Krause) Nedza. She lived for most of her life in Waltham and was a graduate of Saint...
Genevieve C. Luneau
Jul 15, 2014
Peabody – Mrs. Genevieve C. (Philips) Luneau, of Peabody, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Lahey Medical Center in Peabody. She was 87.Gene, as she was affectionately known, was born in Waltham on June 24, 1927, a daughter of the late Thomas and Adeline (Izzo) Philips. She was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham.On April 22, 1950,...
Kenneth F. Gustafson
Jul 14, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Kenneth F. Gustafson, of Waltham, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at Everett Nursing Center in Everett. He was 78.Ken was born in Waltham on October 9, 1935, a son of the late Harry A. and Mary J. (Burke) Gustafson, and had been a lifelong resident. Until his retirement he worked as a self-employed painter and landscaper.He leaves...
James H. Curtin
Jul 14, 2014
Waltham – Mr. James H. Curtin Sr., of Waltham, died on Monday, July 14, 2014 at University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. He was 71.Jim was born in Waltham on October 4, 1942, a son of Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin and late Joseph F. Curtin. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1960 and from Fairfield University in 1964....
Eugene E. Hebert
Jul 13, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Eugene E. 'Gene' Hebert, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 86.Gene was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 18, 1928, a son of the late Alfred and Sophia (Couture) Hebert, and was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Tacoma. After that he served with the United States Army as World...
Lillian Harriet Whelpley
Jul 12, 2014
Bermuda Run, North Carolina – Lillian Harriet Whelpley passed away peacefully at her home in Bermuda Run on July 12, 2014. She was 89 years old. Born to parents of English and Welsh descent, Lillian lived her childhood years in Waltham attending the Plympton School and Waltham High School. Lillian later graduated from Boston University in 1944, where she also...
Janice Towne
Jul 8, 2014
Waltham – Miss Janice Towne, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in Waltham Crossings Senior Living Community. She was 93.Janice was born in Waltham on July 16, 1920, a daughter of the late Albert N. and Marion (Rowe) Towne. She was a lifelong resident of Waltham and until her retirement worked as a secretary at Boston Safe &...
Daniel C. Colatosti
Jul 6, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Daniel C. Colatosti, of Waltham, died in his home on Sunday, July 6, 2014 surrounded by family. He was 77.Dan was born in Cambridge on October 1, 1936, a son of the late Thomas and Carmella (Marrone) Colatosti. For thirty years he had worked at Reliance Printing in Allston where he was the General Manager. Dan loved...