Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Daniel M. Jones
May 7, 2013
Waltham – Mr. Daniel M. Jones, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013. He was 27.Dan was born in Waltham on February 19, 1986. Growing up he loved to skateboard, practice martial arts and play baseball with his friends. He attended Waltham High School and had most recently worked at Tavern on the Square in Burlington.He is survived by his...
Elsie M. Howe
May 3, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Elsie M. (Morrison) Howe, of Waltham, died Friday, May 3, 2013 in the Leland Home, Waltham. She was 98.Elsie was born in St. John, New Brunswick on June 11, 1914, a daughter of the late Harold and Florence (Buckley) Morrison. She lived in St. John until the age of eleven when her family moved to Waltham where...
Joseph E. Qualitz
May 3, 2013
Stow - Dr. Joseph E. Qualitz, of Stow, died Friday, May 3, 2013 at home. He was 65. Born in Waltham on April 1, 1948 he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Fitzgerald) Qualitz. He was a graduate of Waltham High School, class of 1966. Joe earned his Bachelor, Masters and PhD degrees all from Massachusetts Institute...
Helen A. Ford
May 1, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Helen A. (O'Leary) Ford, of Waltham, died on May 1, 2013 in The Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 93.Helen was born in Boston on December 24, 1919, a daughter of the late Timothy and Delia O'Leary. She worked as a secretary for many years at the P.J. Casey Moving Company in Watertown and then Canton until she...
Gail E. McGuire
Apr 29, 2013
Weston – Ms. Gail E. McGuire, of Weston, formerly of Waltham and Ashland, died in her home on April 29th, 2013. She was 79.Gail was born in Waltham on November 12, 1933, a daughter of the late William and Mary (Larkin) McGuire. She graduated from Boston College Nursing School in 1955 and later earned her Masters of Education from UMass...
Margaret A. Coen
Apr 28, 2013
Marlborough – Mrs. Margaret A. 'Peg' (McKenna) Coen, of Marlborough, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 in her home. She was 88.Peg was born in Arlington, a daughter of the late Edward L. and Irene A. (O'Keefe) McKenna, and lived in Concord before moving to Waltham as a child. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.After her marriage to Watertown...
Doris I. McKenzie
Apr 24, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Doris I. (Griffith) McKenzie, of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Wingate at Reading. She was 98. Doris was born in Somerville on July 31, 1914, a daughter of the late Frank and Minnie (Vidiean) Griffith. She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School in 1932. In 1940, she married Ernest McKenzie, Jr....
Mary A. Richard
Apr 24, 2013
Waltham – Mrs. Mary A. (Ferrelli) Richard, of Waltham, died on Wednesday April 24th, 2013 in the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 90.Mary was born in Waltham on December 1, 1922, a daughter of the late William and Anna Ferrelli. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1941 and was a lifelong resident of the city. Mary had an incredible work...
Eugene P. McNamara
Apr 16, 2013
Waltham - Rev. Msgr. Eugene P. McNamara, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84.Affectionately known as 'Fr. Gene', he was born in Waltham, one of twelve children born to the late James and Mary (Walsh) McNamara. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham. After completing studies at Saint John's Seminary...