Obituaries

Alma E. Pontz

Alma E. Pontz

Jan 11, 2013

Weston – Miss Alma E. Pontz, of Weston, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 11, 2013 in the Epoch Senior Living Center in Weston. She was 98.Miss Pontz was born in Waltham on July 27, 1914, a daughter of the late Frank Jacob and Alma (Fasnacht) Pontz. Until her retirement she worked as an administrative assistant for twenty-one years for...

Mary Josephine Burke

Mary Josephine Burke

Jan 8, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Mary Josephine (Dillon) Burke, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in her home. She was 95. Josephine was born in Waltham on March 14, 1917, a daughter of the late John J. and Mary Ann (McGillvary) Dillon and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1934 graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham and...

Stian Mollung

Stian Mollung

Jan 6, 2013

Newton - Mr. Stian Mollung, of Newton, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Newton-Wellesley Alzheimer's Center. He was 90.Stian was born in Oslo, Norway on August 16, 1922, a son of the late Johan and Andrea Hansen, and immigrated to the United States in 1952. He and his wife, Erna, bought a home in Waban where they raised their family...

Eveline M. Aucoin

Eveline M. Aucoin

Jan 5, 2013

Waltham – Mrs. Eveline M. (Daigle) Aucoin, of Waltham, died on Saturday January 5th, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton surrounded by her family. She was 83.Eveline was born in Waltham on April 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Maxime B. and Yvonne (Vautour) Daigle. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Waltham and had worked as...

Marjorie A. Anderson

Marjorie A. Anderson

Jan 4, 2013

Wilmington – Mrs. Marjorie A. (Porteus) Anderson, of Wilmington, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home. She was 96.Marjorie was born in Watertown on October 24, 1916, a daughter of the late Charles and Ella (MacKenzie) Porteus. After her mother's death, when Marjorie was just two, her father remarried and she was also raised by her...

Irene S. 'Sally' Sylvester

Irene S. 'Sally' Sylvester

Jan 3, 2013

Marlborough - Mrs. Irene S. 'Sally' (Petrovich) Sylvester, of Marlborough, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in her home from complications of gallbladder cancer. She was 79. Sally was born in Waltham on February 21, 1933, the loving daughter of the late Peter and Victoria (Dudek) Petrovich. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1952 and married the late Alan C....

Edward F. Callahan

Edward F. Callahan

Jan 1, 2013

Waltham – Mr. Edward F. Callahan, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his home. He was 80.Ed was born in Waltham on February 5, 1932, a son of the late Jeremiah J. and Mary E. (Lynch) Callahan, and had been a lifelong resident. After graduating from Saint Mary's High School in Waltham Ed joined the United States Marine...

John Steede

John Steede

Jan 1, 2013

Jamaica Plain - Mr. John Steede, of Jamaica Plain, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in the Golden Living Nursing Center in Chestnut Hill. He was 76. John was born in Waltham on October 24, 1936, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Agnes (O'Connor) Steede. He was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School and earned his...

Jaroslav Boban

Jaroslav Boban

Dec 27, 2012

Waltham – Mr. Jaroslav 'Jerry' Boban, of Waltham, died Thursday December 27, 2012 at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was 58.Jaroslav was born in Czechoslovakia which is now known as Slovakia on April 24, 1954, a son of Zofia (Jellusova) Boban of the Czech Republic and the late Jan Boban. Jaroslav had worked for many...

Dorothy M. Haynes

Dorothy M. Haynes

Dec 27, 2012

Newton - Ms. Dorothy M. 'Dotty' Haynes, of Newton, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 83. Dotty was born in Waltham on September 12, 1929 and was a daughter of the late Richard and Beatrice (Cowell) Haynes. She was a Waltham High School graduate and worked as a secretary for the General Electric Company until her...

Donald A. Micklay

Donald A. Micklay

Dec 24, 2012

Waltham – Mr. Donald A. Micklay, of Waltham, died Monday, December 24, 2012 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 88.Don was born in South Boston on March 5, 1924, a son of the late Robert and Suzanna (Cain) Micklay. He was raised in South Boston where he graduated from South Boston High School. Right after graduation Don joined the...

Julia Rumpf

Julia Rumpf

Dec 22, 2012

Lexington – Mrs. Julia (Pavlic) Rumpf, of Lexington, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at her home. She was 91.Julia was born in Fiume, Italy on September 4, 1921, a daughter of the late Francis and Julia (Kostanjsek) Pavlic. She had lived in Waltham for more than fifty years before recently moving to Lexington. Until her retirement she worked as a...

Richard A. Milton

Richard A. Milton

Dec 20, 2012

Bolton – Mr. Richard A. Milton, of Bolton, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home. He was 85.Richard was born in Cambridge on August 30, 1927, a son of the late Sigfred Axelsson Milton and Elin Johansson Milton. He was raised in Belmont and in Watertown and was a graduate of Watertown High School. After that he served with...

John J. 'Jack' Maguire

John J. 'Jack' Maguire

Dec 19, 2012

Watertown – Mr. John J. 'Jack' Maguire, of Watertown, formerly of Belmont, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Sancta Maria Nursing Center in Cambridge. He was 90.Jack was born in Winchester on February 15, 1922, a son of the late Patrick and Bridget (Flaherty) Maguire, and was a 1939 graduate of Winchester High School. After that he enrolled at Marietta...

Robert A. 'Red' Charlton

Robert A. 'Red' Charlton

Dec 17, 2012

Waltham – Mr. Robert A. 'Red' Charlton, of Waltham, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 78.Red was born in Waltham on March 12, 1934, a son of the late Gerald and Pearl (Read) Charlton and had been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Waltham Trade School and after that enlisted in the United States Army where...

Mary T. Shea

Mary T. Shea

Dec 8, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Mary T. (Rooney) Shea, of Waltham, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at her home. She was 79.Mary was born in Medford on July 15, 1933, a daughter of the late John and Delia (Beatty) Rooney. She grew up in Saint Joseph's Parish in Medford and graduated from Saint Clement's High School in Somerville.In 1953 she met her...

Brian J. Long

Brian J. Long

Dec 8, 2012

Osterville – Mr. Brian J. Long, of Osterville and Waltham, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at his home in Osterville. He was 78. Brian was born in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston on March 28, 1934, a son of the late Bernard F. and Helen (Floyd) Long. A graduate of Newman Preparatory School, he served with the United States Navy...

Nancy M. Perry

Nancy M. Perry

Dec 8, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Nancy M. (Cook) Perry, of Waltham, died Saturday, December 8, 2012 at her home. She was 73.Nancy was born in Waltham on December 30, 1938, a daughter of the late Forest and Mildred (Greenway) Cook. A life-long Waltham resident she graduated from Waltham High School with the Class of 1957. She was a beloved wife, mother and...

John B. Mandile

John B. Mandile

Dec 7, 2012

Boynton Beach, FL – Mr. John B. Mandile, of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Waltham and Whitinsville, died Friday. December 7, 2012. He was 83. Giovanni, his name at birth and baptism and true to his Italian ancestry, was lovingly known to family and friends as John. He was born in Waltham on April 8, 1929 one of twelve children...

Carol A. King-Shaw

Carol A. King-Shaw

Dec 3, 2012

Waltham - Carol A. (Besso) King-Shaw, of Waltham, died Monday, December 3, 2012 in The Westford House. She was 73. Carol was born in Waltham on April 26, 1939 a daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Atkinson) Besso. A lifelong Waltham resident she graduated from the former Saint Charles High School. In addition to raising her family she worked...