Obituaries

John T. 'Fuzzy' Keough

John T. 'Fuzzy' Keough

Jun 14, 2013

Waltham – Mr. John T. 'Fuzzy' Keough, of Waltham, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 75.John was born in Waltham on September 21, 1937, one of eleven children born to Irish natives Michael F. and Bridget E. (Crowe) Keough, and had been a lifelong resident. He attended Saint Mary's High School in Waltham where he earned...

Harvey E. Ouellette

Harvey E. Ouellette

Jun 12, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Harvey E. Ouellette, of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his home. He was 91. Harvey was born in New Brunswick, Canada on February 10, 1922, a son of the late Frederick and Emma (Comeau) Ouellette. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and after the outbreak of World War II he joined the United...

Marguerite M. 'Margie' Pennachio

Marguerite M. 'Margie' Pennachio

Jun 10, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Marguerite M. 'Margie' (Howley) Pennachio, of Waltham, died Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. She was 74.Margie was born in Newton on April 10, 1939, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Ryan) Howley. She had lived in Newton before moving to Waltham in 1989. Until her retirement Margie worked...

D-Day 1944

D-Day 1944

Jun 6, 2013

Bravery is not acting in the absence of fear. Bravery is acting in the presence of fear.June 6th fell on a Tuesday in 1944. And in England, beginning on Sunday night, thousands of indescribably brave young men crowded onto flat bottomed wooden boats and waited until the order was given for them to begin the hundred mile voyage to the...

Desire J. Caissie

Desire J. Caissie

Jun 6, 2013

Framingham – Mr. Desire 'Dave' Joseph Caissie, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham. He was 106. Dave was born on November 6, 1906, in St. Norbert, New Brunswick, a son of the late Alexandre and Caroline (Richard) Caissie. He attended school in St. Norbert, New Brunswick, Canada. At the age...

Rita M. Jackson

Rita M. Jackson

Jun 4, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Rita M. (Connors) Jackson, of Waltham, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in the Golden Living Center in Lexington. She was 87. Rita was born in Boston on October 27, 1925, a daughter of the late Patrick and Annie (Lardner) Connors and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. She was the wife of the late Robert G....

Apolina Calisi

Apolina Calisi

Jun 4, 2013

Waltham - Mrs. Apolina L. (Nocera) Calisi, of Waltham, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 92. Apolina was born in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, on September 28, 1920 a daughter of John and Nazzarenne (Petrillo) Nocera and moved to Massachusetts shortly after being married. She was the wife of the late Lazzaro 'Lawrence' Calisi and the...

Patricia M. Anderson

Patricia M. Anderson

Jun 3, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Patricia M. (Fay) Anderson, of Waltham, died Monday, June 3, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 70.Patricia was born in Boston on June 10, 1942, a daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Danner) Fay, and lived in Roxbury and in Dorchester before moving to Waltham thirty-nine years ago. She had worked for a number of years...

Margaret R. Robichaud

Margaret R. Robichaud

Jun 2, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret R. 'Peg' (Connelly) Robichaud, of Waltham, died Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 97.Peg was born in Waltham on July 14, 1915, a daughter of the late John J. and Mary V. (McQuade) Connelly, and had been a lifelong resident. Until her retirement she worked for a number of years...

Angela E. Turner

Angela E. Turner

May 30, 2013

Brighton – Mrs. Angela E. (Cocuzzo) Turner, of Brighton, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was 90.Angela was born in Brighton on December 24, 1922, a daughter of the late Domenic and Angelina (DeLuca) Cocuzzo, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Brighton High School.Until her retirement she worked...

Eugene H. Canty

Eugene H. Canty

May 29, 2013

Waltham - Mr. Eugene H. Canty, of Waltham, died on May 29, 2013 at Wayside Hospice in Wayland. He was 80.Gene was born in Brookline on January 9, 1933, a son of the late Ann (Herbert) and John Paul Canty, Jr. He worked as a technician for thirty-eight years at the Polaroid Corporation in Waltham, where he was affectionately known...

Edward G. McNulty

Edward G. McNulty

May 28, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Edward G. McNulty, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 55.Ed was born in Waltham on October 3, 1957, a son of the late Richard and Amelie (Möers) McNulty, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1976 graduate of Waltham High School.He worked as a professional painter...

Shirley M. Heffron

Shirley M. Heffron

May 26, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Shirley M. (Fullerton) Heffron, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 83.Shirley was born in Somerville on July 9, 1929, a daughter of the late George and Mabel (Youngquist) Fullerton, and moved to Waltham as a child and had been a resident since. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.After her...

John R. Doyle

John R. Doyle

May 23, 2013

Waltham – Mr. John R. 'Jack' Doyle, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 85.Jack was born in Cambridge on April 21, 1928, a son of the late John R. and Josephine M. (Vaughn) Doyle, and was raised in Arlington where he graduated from the local high school. He had been...

Laura E. Taillacq

Laura E. Taillacq

May 19, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Laura E. (Sangermano) Taillacq, of Waltham, died on May 19, 2013 in St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. She was 91.Laura was born in Waltham on April 5, 1922, a daughter of the late Giovanni and Anna (Mazzocchi) Sangermano of Isola, Italy. She was a lifelong resident of Waltham and a graduate of Waltham High School's Class...

Peter B. Collins

Peter B. Collins

May 19, 2013

Lexington - Mr. Peter B. Collins, Esq., of Lexington, died at home on Sunday, May 19, 2013. He was 66. Peter was born in Waltham on July 28, 1946 a son of the late John C. and Mary L. (Bergin) Collins. He graduated from the former Saint Mary's High School Class of 1964. Peter earned his Bachelor degree from The...

Ruth E. Hall

Ruth E. Hall

May 14, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Ruth E. (Peterson) Hall, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 99. Mrs. Hall was born in Boston on January 27, 1914, a daughter of the late Charles and Talie (Zackrisson) Peterson. She was raised in Boston and had lived in Worcester, Pomfret, Connecticut and in Bedford before...

Joseph Casella

Joseph Casella

May 12, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Joseph Casella, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 in Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 84. Joe was the beloved husband of 54 years to the late Shirley M. (Bryden) Casella.He was born on February 20, 1929 in Waltham a son of the late Luigi and Carmella (Repisardi) Casella. He graduated from Waltham High School and...

Edward F. McCarthy

Edward F. McCarthy

May 11, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Edward F. McCarthy, Jr., of Waltham, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He was 76.Ed was born in Cambridge on April 10, 1937, the son of the late Edward F., Sr. and Katherine (Piggott) McCarthy. He was a 1954 graduate of Boston College High School and earned degrees from Bentley College and...

Helen J. Thomas

Helen J. Thomas

May 10, 2013

Acton – Mrs. Helen J. (Tomlinson) (Warner) Thomas, of Acton, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, May 10, 2013 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 94.Helen was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, 1918, the only child of the late Harold and Izora (Sloat) Tomlinson. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and lived most of her...