Obituaries
R. Birdie MacLennan
Mar 10, 2014
R. Birdie MacLennan of Winooski, Vermont, age 57, died after a brief illness on March 10, 2014.Birdie began working in the University of Vermont's Libraries' Cataloging Department in 1990, after working at Harvard University and Merrimack College and receiving a Master of Library Sciences from Simmons College. Since 2008, she served as Director of the UVM Libraries' Resource Description and...
Jeanette E. Giles
Mar 10, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Jeanette E. (Lombardo) Giles, of Waltham, died in her home on Monday, March 10, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was 83.Jeanette was born in Concord on March 7, 1931, a daughter of the late Charles and Vincenza (Prestipino). On April 26, 1959 she married James M. Giles and the pair settled in Waltham. She was artistic...
Margaret M. Cutler
Mar 9, 2014
Waltham – Miss Margaret M. "Peggie" Cutler, of Waltham formerly of Newton, died on March 9, 2014 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 68.Peggie was born on October 13, 1945, a daughter of the late Margaret E. (White) Cutler. For many years she worked as a secretary in the operating room at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was very close with her family...
Ruthe F. Humphrey
Mar 7, 2014
Dorchester – Mrs. Ruthe F. (MacPhee) Humphrey, of Dorchester, died Friday March 7, 2014 at The Bostonian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 86.Ruthe was born in Boston on October 10, 1927, a daughter of the late John and Amelia (Luksha) MacPhee. She was raised in Brighton where she went to high school and later earned her nursing degree from...
Marie P. Curtis
Mar 7, 2014
Mrs. Marie P. (Coye) Curtis of Waltham died Friday, March 7, 2014, in the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 85. Mrs. Curtis was born in Waltham on July 12, 1928, a daughter of the late Edward J. and Amanda V. (Pelletier) Coye. She was an administrator for General Medical in Waltham until her retirement. Marie was a...
Julia Jones Kerr
Mar 4, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Julia Jones Kerr, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 85.Julia was born in Charleston, West Virginia on October 27, 1928, a daughter of the late Joseph R. and Lucy (Cash) Jones. After her mother's death her father married MaeBelle (Arrington) Jones who helped to raise her and her brother,...
Doris V. Fetterhoff
Mar 3, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Doris V. Fetterhoff, of Waltham, died on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Newton Healthcare Center. She was 89.Doris was born in Brookline on December 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Harold D. and Hazel D. (Miles) Clinch. She graduated from Brighton High School and had worked for over twenty years at E.G. & G. Corp in...
Phyllis E. Keirstead
Mar 2, 2014
Hudson – Ms. Phyllis E. (Delaney) Keirstead, of Hudson, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home.Phyllis was born in Waltham on January 23, 1963 and was a graduate of Waltham High School. A Waltham resident for most of her life, she worked for a number of years as an executive assistant at Bentley College in Waltham.She...
John L. Shea
Mar 2, 2014
Boston - Mr. John L. Shea, formerly a longtime resident of Waltham, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Boston Medical Center after a long illness. He was 73. Mr. Shea was born in Belmont on April 17, 1940, a son of the late John and Mildred (Maguire) Shea. John graduated from Belmont High School and worked as a security...
John T. Giles
Feb 27, 2014
Retired Waltham Fire Captain John T. 'Jack' Giles died on Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Stuart, Florida. He was 82.Jack was born in Waltham on December 17, 1931, a son of the late Patrick and Delia (Murphy) Giles. He attended St. Joseph's Elementary School, St. Mary's High School and earned his associates degree in Fire Science from Massachusetts Bay Community...
Richard J. Hoxie
Feb 26, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Richard J. "Dick" Hoxie, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at his home. He was 79.Dick was born in Quincy on March 4, 1934, a son of the late Everett and Alice (Malone) Hoxie and was a graduate of Quincy High School. During the Korean War he served with the United States Army.A Waltham resident of...
Anna T. Cardarelli
Feb 25, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Anna T. (McArdle) Cardarelli, of Westford, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in the Westford House. She was 90. Anna was born in Waltham on April 7, 1923, a daughter of the late James and Annie (Hardy) McArdle, and was a graduate of Saint Charles High School. Until her retirement in 1990 she worked as...
Edward T. Cousineau
Feb 24, 2014
Waltham – Mr. Edward T. Cousineau, of Waltham, died at home in the loving care of his family on Monday, February 24, 2014. He was 88.Ed was born in Watertown on March 8, 1925, a son of the late Edward and Harriet (Ford) Cousineau. A 1942 graduate of Watertown High School he worked for a time at American Mutual Insurance...
Adeline M. 'Lynn' Gatti
Feb 23, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Adeline M. 'Lynn' (Bastarache) Gatti, of Waltham, died in her home on February 23, 2014 with her family by her side. She was 66.Lynn was born on August 10, 1947 in New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of the late Denis and Elise Bastarache. In 1963 she moved to Waltham and shortly thereafter graduated from Waltham High School....
Joseph F. McEachern
Feb 23, 2014
Naples, Fla. – Mr. Joseph F. McEachern, of Naples, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples. He was 71.Joe was born in Boston on April 22, 1942, a son of the late John and Lillian (Welch) McEachern. He was raised in Saugus and after high school joined the United States Navy. He...
Marjorie E. Doyle
Feb 20, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Marjorie E. (Cannistraro) Doyle, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 20, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was 70.Marjorie was born in Waltham on November 30, 1943, a daughter of the late Michael J. and Marjorie E. (Leishman) Cannistraro, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had...
Eva LeLievre
Feb 19, 2014
Acton - Mrs. Eva ( Myers ) LeLievre, of Acton, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 in the Life Care Center of Acton. She was 96. Eva was born in East Millinocket, Maine, on December 4, 1917, a daughter of the late Joseph and Philomena (Maillet) Myers. She was a resident of Waltham, West Yarmouth and Sudbury before moving to Acton....
Sam Eldridge
Feb 18, 2014
Mr. Sam Eldridge, Jr. of Northborough died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in the Sterling Village Nursing Center in Sterling. He was 87.Mr. Eldridge was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on April 14, 1926, a son of the late Sam and Zola (Seabaugh) Eldridge. He was employed as a mechanic until his retirement at the age of 65. Sam was a...
Margaret R. Connolly
Feb 18, 2014
Waltham – Miss Margaret R. 'Honey' Connolly, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Waltham. She was 94.Margaret was born in Waltham on September 5, 1919, a daughter of the late Dennis and Delia (Daly) Connolly. She was a life-long resident of Waltham and graduated from St. Charles Elementary and High School. She...
Mary M. Gorman
Feb 17, 2014
Framingham – Mrs. Mary M. (McKenzie) Gorman, of Framingham and formerly of Waltham, died on Monday, February 17, 2014 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. She was 68.Mary was born in Waltham on September 2, 1945, a daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (O'Brien) McKenzie. After graduation from high school she spent time traveling throughout Europe. Upon returning...