Obituaries

Claire E. Kenney

Claire E. Kenney

Jun 23, 2013

Norwood – Mrs. Claire E. (Nyman) Kenney, of Norwood, formerly of Hyde Park, died peacefully at home on Sunday, June 23, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Claire was born in Boston on July 17, 1926, the daughter of the late Carl and Susan (Grady) Nyman. She grew up in Bel Nel Village in Mattapan and graduated...

Thomas E. O'Hara

Thomas E. O'Hara

Jun 23, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Thomas E. "Eddie" "Mutt" O'Hara of Waltham, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 in his sister's home in New Hampshire. He was 77.Tom was born in Waltham on November 24, 1935, a son of the late Henry and Mary (Fitzpatrick) O'Hara, and had been a lifelong resident.Known as Eddie to his family and Mutt to his friends, a...

June E. Arnold

June E. Arnold

Jun 22, 2013

Wayland – Mrs. June E. (Gubana) Arnold, of Wayland, died peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington surrounded by her family and friends. She was 79.June was born in Cambridge on January 12, 1934, the daughter of the late Peter and Jennie Gubana. She was raised in Cambridge before moving to Newton where she lived for...

Mary L. Keegan

Mary L. Keegan

Jun 21, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Mary L. (Kelly) (Robbins) Keegan died on Friday June 21, 2013 in Newport Hospital in Rhode Island after a long and memorable life. She was 93. Mary was the first baby born at the "new" Carney Hospital on July 1, 1919, the daughter of Daniel T. and Hannah M. (O'Reagan) Kelly of South Boston. She was a...

Joseph D. Gatti

Joseph D. Gatti

Jun 20, 2013

Waltham - Mr. Joseph D. Gatti, of Waltham, died on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in Saint Patrick Manor in Framingham. He was 78. Joseph was born on June 22, 1934 in Waltham a son of the late Daniel and Theresa (Calabufalo) Gatti. On August 28, 1955 he married Eleanor A. Doyle and they lived in Watertown before moving to Waltham...

John T. Malloy

John T. Malloy

Jun 20, 2013

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico - Mr. John Thomas Malloy, 73, of Truth or Consequences, formerly of Somerville and Cummington, Massachusetts passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Thursday, June 20, 2013.The son of the late John Joseph and Pearl Neilson Malloy, he was born on April 21, 1940 in Framingham. John was a proud United States Marine. Each...

Susie B. Nordstrom

Susie B. Nordstrom

Jun 15, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Susie B. (Basdanes) Nordstrom of Waltham died Saturday, June 15, 2013 in the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. She was 82. Mrs. Nordstrom was born in Lowell on September 25, 1930.Susie had worked at a local bank, Mohawk Rug Company and the Puritan Dress Company collectively for over thirty years. She was a Sunday school teacher for many...

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...