Obituaries
Ann M. LaForte
Jan 8, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Ann M. (Annunziata) LaForte, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 8, 2014 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 98.Ann was born in Belmont on June 30, 1915, a daughter of the late Louis and Angelina (Restuccia) Annunziata. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. On November 12, 1940 she...
John N. Rooney
Jan 6, 2014
Waltham - Mr. John N. Rooney, of Needham and Norwood, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 6, 2014. He was 90.John was born on October 26, 1923 in Waltham a son of the late Joseph H. and Julia (Shea) Rooney. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School. Like many other young...
Maureen F. Cawley
Jan 2, 2014
Waltham – Mrs. Maureen F. (McIvor) Cawley, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 69.Maureen was born in Waltham on January 5, 1944, a daughter of the late Francis W. and Marion E. (Graves) McIvor, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.Until her retirement last year she worked...
Gina M. Dubel
Jan 2, 2014
Ms. Gina M. Dubel, of N. Chelmsford, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 in The Miriam Boyd Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was 47. Gina was born January 17, 1966 in New Haven, Connecticut a daughter of Evelyn T. (Babineau) Reilly of Waltham and Raymond Dubel of St. Petersburg, Florida. Gina moved to Waltham at age 15 and...
John M. Marenghi
Dec 31, 2013
Mr. John 'Jake' M. Marenghi, of Waltham, died in his home on December 31, 2013. He was 93.He is survived by his wife, Carol (Popp) Frost Marenghi; his children, Carolyn Cotter and Michael Marenghi; his stepchildren, Donald J. Frost, Jr. and his wife Linda, Lorraine Connolly and her husband Paul, Charles J. Frost, Linda Riley and her husband William; his...
Betty Jane (Bowman) Hurnowicz
Dec 31, 2013
Weston - Mrs. Betty Jane (Bowman) Hurnowicz of Weston,died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. She was 89. Mrs. Hurnowicz was born in Waltham on April 28, 1924, a daughter of the late George and Dorothy (Forsey) Bowman.Betty Jane had lived in Waltham, Brockton, and Weymouth before moving to Weston. During World War II...
Leo T. O'Brien
Dec 31, 2013
Mr. Leo T. O'Brien, formerly of Watertown, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in The Lutheran Home in Worcester. He was 84. Leo was born February 24, 1929 in Boston a son of the late John A. and Rose C. (Gallagher) O'Brien. He honorably served his country in the Army National Guard. He married Constance A. Toombs on January 9, 1955....
John C. Dunbar
Dec 30, 2013
Waltham - Mr. John C. Dunbar, of Waltham, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at the Leland Home in Waltham. He was 94.John was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1919, the only child of the late John A. and Gertrude (Holden) Dunbar. He was raised in Braddock and earned his Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of...
Jeanne M. Burley
Dec 29, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Jeanne M. (LeBlanc) Burley, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 78.Jeanne was born in Waltham on January 13, 1935, a daughter of the late Moise and Mary (Murphy) LeBlanc, and had been a lifelong resident. She attended Saint Pierre's School in Waltham and was a graduate...
Joseph C. Lazaro
Dec 25, 2013
Waltham – Mr. Joseph C. 'Joe' Lazaro, Jr., of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 in his home. He was 95. Joe was born in Waltham on January 8, 1918, a son of Sicilian natives Joseph and Josephine (Ferrara) Lazaro, and had been a lifelong resident. A graduate of Waltham High School, he worked as a truck driver before joining...
Marjorie L. Parsons
Dec 23, 2013
Watertown – Miss Marjorie L. Parsons, of Watertown, died Monday, December 23, 2013 in her home. Marjorie was born in Cambridge, the youngest child of the late John R. and Isabelle M. (Prowse) Parsons, both of whom were natives of St. John's, Newfoundland.After graduation from Saint Mary's High School in Cambridge, Marjorie went to work for AT&T and, in later...
Florence M. McManus
Dec 22, 2013
Mrs. Florence M. (Dodge) McManus, of Weston, died Sunday, December 22, 2013 in her home, after a courageous battle against ALS.Florence was born in New York City on May 21, 1944. She moved to Boston at a young age and was raised there. After graduating Cathedral High School, Florence continued her thirst for knowledge and earned her Bachelor of Education...
Eduardo DiBartolomeo
Dec 22, 2013
Eduardo DiBartolomeo, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 22, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84.Eduardo was born in Filetto, Italy on June 1, 1929, the son of the late Nicola and Isabella (Eberoll) DiBartolomeo. He was raised and educated in Italy and then moved to Argentina when he was 21. At age 38 he moved to the United States. In both...
Edward C. Fredericks
Dec 20, 2013
Waltham – Mr. Edward C. Fredericks, Jr., of Waltham, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 77.Ed was born in Long Beach, California on September 12, 1936, a son of career Navy man Edward C., Sr. and Bertha M. (Domigan) Fredericks and lived in Long Beach, New London, Connecticut, Charleston, South Carolina and in Roxbury before settling...
Mildred H. McHugh
Dec 19, 2013
Waltham and Natick - Mrs. Mildred (King) McHugh, a longtime resident of Waltham, died on Thurday, December 19, 2013 at Whitney Place in Natick. She was 90. She was married for over 62 years to the late John Joseph McHugh, who died in 2008. Her entire life reflected the importance of family, faith and education to her. Born in Cambridge...
Albert H. Goodwin
Dec 19, 2013
Waltham - Mr. Albert H. Goodwin Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85. He was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 23, 1928 a son of the late Albert and Gertrude Goodwin. He married Mary T. Kelley on July 7, 1957. He was married to Mary for 48 years until her death...
Hilda C. Mullaney
Dec 17, 2013
Centerville - Mrs. Hilda C. (Besso) Mullaney, of Centerville, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. She was 87.Hilda was born on November 1, 1926 in Holy Rood, Newfoundland, Canada a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Atkinson) Besso. She lived many years in Waltham before moving to Centerville. She leaves her husband, John J....
Cornelius M. "Neil" Hickey
Dec 16, 2013
Peabody – Mr. Cornelius M. "Neil" Hickey of Peabody, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, December 16, 2013 in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 84. Neil was born in Watertown on February 4, 1929, a son of the late Cornelius and Mae (McDermott) Hickey. He graduated from Waltham High School and served in the U.S. Army National...
Frances E. Currie
Dec 15, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Frances E. (Cox) Currie, of Waltham, died on Sunday, December 15th, 2013 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 90.Frances was born in Waltham on May 11, 1923, a daughter of the late Thomas and Susan (O'Neil) Cox, and had been a lifelong resident. She worked as a homemaker which was a necessity in the Currie household...
Sharon A. MacNeill
Dec 15, 2013
Brockton – Mrs. Sharon A. (Walker) MacNeill, of Brockton, died on Sunday December 15th, 2013 in Brockton Hospital. She was 64.Sharon was born in North Carolina on September 14, 1949, a daughter of the late Elmer and Rita (Crosby) Walker. She graduated from Burlington High School with the class of 1968 and married Robert P. MacNeill in Waltham in 1972....