Obituaries
Mary E. Tibbetts
May 19, 2014
Daytona Beach, FL - Mrs. Mary E. (DePass) Tibbetts of Daytona Beach, Florida died on Monday, May 19, 2014. She was 55. Mary was born in Waltham on October 31, 1958, a daughter of Eleanor T. (Hughes) DePass of Waltham and the late John W. DePass. She had been a lifelong Waltham resident before moving to Florida twenty years ago...
Joseph F. McCarthy
May 19, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Joseph F. McCarthy, of Waltham, died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 80.Joe was born in Boston, the youngest of six children born to the late John and Helen (Carr) McCarthy. He was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Cathedral High School in the city's South End.Until his retirement Joe...
Elizabeth C. Farragher, R.C.E.
May 17, 2014
Framingham – Sr. Elizabeth C. Farragher, R.C.E., of Framingham, died Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. She was 91.Sr. Elizabeth was born on September 29, 1922 in Brighton, the youngest of eight children born to the late David and Ellen (Lavelle) Farragher, both natives of Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland. She was raised in Newton where she...
Kenneth R. Hietsch
May 13, 2014
Plymouth – Mr. Kenneth R. Hietsch, of Plymouth, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was 57.Ken was born in Waltham on December 9, 1956, a son of the late Ronald G. and Lorraine P. (Huber) Hietsch. He was raised in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High. He had lived for a...
Philip J. Ayotte
May 12, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Philip J. Ayotte, Sr., of Waltham, died on Monday May 12, 2014 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham on his 86th birthday.Phil was born in Lowell on May 12, 1928, a son of the late Donat and Regina (Cloutier) Ayotte. He attended both Lowell High School and St. Mary's High School. Shortly after his graduation he...
Mary V. Dunham
May 11, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Mary V. (Spinelli) Dunham, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 11, 2014 at her home. She was 86. Mary was born in Waltham on June 4, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph and Fannie (Willett) Spinelli. She lived in Waltham for most of her life before moving with her husband, Leo, to Orlando, Florida in 1989. She...
John L. "Jack" Kendall
May 11, 2014
Waltham - Mr. John L. "Jack" Kendall, of Waltham, died peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 92. Jack was born in Manchester, New Hamphsire on March 6, 1922, a son of the late Albert and Bella (Genest) Kendall. He was raised in Somerville and had lived in Waltham for many years.During World War II he...
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....