Obituaries

Clara M. Owen

Clara M. Owen

Nov 11, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Clara M. (Sangermano) Owen of Waltham died Monday, November 11, 2013, in the Epoch Senior Healthcare of Weston. She was 96. Mrs. Owen was born in East Boston on October 2, 1917, a daughter of the late Frank and Loretta (Fiorelli) Sangermano. She was a graduate of the Boston Trade School and worked as a seamstress.A Waltham...

John M. Cataldo

John M. Cataldo

Nov 8, 2013

Faith, hope and love. These three virtues are what guided John M. Cataldo Sr. each day of his life until his last on November 8, 2013 when he died at Lahey Clinic surrounded by those whom he loved. He was 90.On June 6, 1923 he was born in Boston to Italian immigrants Enrico and Michelina (DiNapoli) Cataldo and was raised...

Winifred M. Kilday

Winifred M. Kilday

Nov 8, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Winifred M. (Mulcahy) Kilday, of Waltham, died Friday, November 8, 2013 at Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 85.Winifred was born in Boston on August 4, 1928, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Winifred (Fitzgerald) Mulcahy. She was raised in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. After that she attended the...

Katherine B. Plimpton

Katherine B. Plimpton

Nov 5, 2013

Waltham – Ms. Katherine B. Plimpton, of Waltham, and Little Compton, Rhode Island, died on Tuesday November 5th, 2013 in her home. She was 55.Kathy was born in Troy, New York on April 11, 1958, the daughter of Lease A. Plimpton and the late Robert J. Plimpton. She grew up in Groton, Massachusetts and during her high school years split...

Ruth E. (Crawley) (Wilkins) Tewksbury

Ruth E. (Crawley) (Wilkins) Tewksbury

Nov 3, 2013

Northborough – Mrs. Ruth E. (Crawley) (Wilkins) Tewksbury, of Northborough, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Medway Country Manor. She was 88.Ruth was born in Boston on September 13, 1925, a daughter of the late William and Ethel (Fosdick) Crawley, and was raised in Roxbury. In 1949 she married Somerville native Alton A. Wilkins and she lived...

Marcia M. Luce

Marcia M. Luce

Nov 1, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Marcia M. (MacStravic) Luce, of Waltham, died Friday November 1st, 2013 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 78.Marcia was born in Rochester, New York on December 12, 1934, a daughter of the late James and Jane (Thomas) MacStravic. She earned her liberal arts degree from Cornell in 1957 and later her teacher's certificate from...

Yvon Arsenault

Yvon Arsenault

Oct 29, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Yvon Arsenault, of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. He was 87.Yvon was born in Saint Paul, New Brunswick on December 22, 1925, a son of the late Emile and Domine (Breau) Arsenault. He grew up in Saint Paul and moved to Toronto for a few years before returning home at age twenty-five. He...

Gloria Hickson

Gloria Hickson

Oct 29, 2013

Waltham – Miss H. Gloria Hickson, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in the Lahey Clinic, Burlington. She was 83.Gloria was born in Boston on February 17, 1930, a daughter of the late Read and Effie (MacCormick) Hickson, and graduated from Girls High School in Boston in 1947. After that she attended Boston University. 1967 brought a move...

Richard M. Fratus

Richard M. Fratus

Oct 27, 2013

Waltham – After years of giving of himself to others, Mr. Richard M. Fratus, of Waltham, passed away in his sleep on Sunday, October 27, 2013 while at Golden Living Rehabilitation Center in Lexington. He was 80.Dick was born in Quincy on July 9, 1933, son and the youngest of the late Russell A. and Blanche (Morris) Fratus. He graduated...

William Edward Wiley

William Edward Wiley

Oct 27, 2013

William Edward Wiley, P.E., beloved husband of the late Esther Mehring Wiley, died peacefully on October 27, 2013 with his daughter Carole and granddaughter Jessie by his side.Mr. Wiley, resident of Waltham for 79 years, was born in Newburyport, MA on September 4, 1919 to Jesse Hyde Wiley and Jessie Dunbrack Wiley. He was a direct descendent of the original...

Anne V. Power

Anne V. Power

Oct 26, 2013

Anne Power loved life and all the people in it. She was surrounded by her family and friends on Saturday, October 26, 2013 when she lost her brief battle with breast cancer at home. She was 54. She has been reunited with her parents Robert and Virginia (Butler) Power who raised and educated her in Waltham. Anne graduated from Waltham...

Virginia Cronin Hays

Virginia Cronin Hays

Oct 26, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Virginia 'Ginny' (Cronin) Hays, of Waltham and Gloucester, died peacefully at Beth Israel Hospital on Saturday, October 26th after a brief illness. Ginny was born on January 9, 1922, the beloved first daughter of Harold V. and Evelyn Cooper Cronin. She was soon joined by her younger sister, Phyllis, which completed their happy family. Sadly, her mother...

Jeanne C. France

Jeanne C. France

Oct 26, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Jeanne C. (Kimball) France, of Waltham, died on Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 67. Jeanne was born on April 17, 1946 a daughter of the late George H. and Jeannette M. (Blanchette) Kimball Sr. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a 1967 graduate of LaSalle Junior College and earned her...

Benjamin M. Dooling

Benjamin M. Dooling

Oct 24, 2013

Benjamin Mark Dooling, of Waltham, died October 24, 2013 at home. He was 40.Ben was born in Newton on May 8, 1973 a son of Curtis M. and Charlotte T. (Denman) Dooling. He was very sensitive to the spiritual and emotional realms of life which led directly to his art. His journey took him to a creative recovery program beginning...

William J. Forster

William J. Forster

Oct 22, 2013

Waltham – Rev. Msgr. William J. Forster, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 in Saint Patrick's Manor, Framingham. He was 84. Msgr. Forster was born in Brighton on September 20, 1929, a son of the late Alphonsus J. and Helen G. (Drew) Forster, and was raised in Waltham. He attended Saint Joseph's School and was a graduate of Saint...

Sophie Savadian

Sophie Savadian

Oct 20, 2013

Framingham – Mrs. Sophie (Kassabian) Savadian, of Framingham, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Framingham Union Hospital. She was 89.Sophie was born in Lawrence on July 15, 1924, a daughter of the late Alexan and Agavani (Mugerditchian) Kassabian. As a child she moved with her family to New York where she was raised and educated in Brooklyn.She and her husband...

Armenag David

Armenag David

Oct 18, 2013

Waltham - Mr. Armenag Hovhannes David, of Waltham, died at home on Friday, October 18, 2013 with his family gathered by his side. He was 86. He was born at home on October 5, 1927 in South Boston a son of Armenian immigrants, the late Altoon (Baitarian) and Hovhannes David (DerTavidian). He married Belmont native Janet P. (Serino) David on...

Madeline J. Jenkins

Madeline J. Jenkins

Oct 17, 2013

Mrs. Madeline J. ( Ricciardi ) Jenkins of Watertown, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 in her home. She was 86. Mrs. Jenkins was born in Fitchburg on April 13, 1927, a daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Buscemi) Ricciardi. Madeline was raised in Newton and had graduated from Newton High School. She was a member of the Third Order...

Albert B. Landry

Albert B. Landry

Oct 17, 2013

Mr. Albert B. Landry, of Waltham, died on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 87.Al was born in Fitchburg on June 4, 1926, a son of the late Frederick and Blanche (Therien) Landry and was raised in Winooski, Vermont. At the outbreak of World War II he joined the United States Navy and served as...

Ethel R. Heffler

Ethel R. Heffler

Oct 17, 2013

Ethel R. (Miller) Heffler of Natick, formerly of Medfield, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, in the Beaumont Rehabilitation Center in Natick. She was 100. Mrs. Heffler was born in Cambridge on January 24, 1913, a daughter of the late Frederick and Susan (Sawtell) Miller.Ethel lived in Somerville until her marriage to Frederick R. Heffler in 1939, when she and her...