Obituaries

Paul J. McGovern

Paul J. McGovern

Sep 19, 2012

Mr. Paul J. McGovern, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 87. Paul was born on April 27, 1925 in Waltham a son of the late James and Lillian (Rennie) McGovern. Raised in Waltham he was educated in the Waltham Public School System. Like many of his classmates Paul left high school and joined the...

Barbara E. Fagan

Barbara E. Fagan

Sep 19, 2012

Mrs. Barbara E. (Lambe) Fagan, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston. She was 85. Barbara was born on September 27, 1926 in Boston, a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Alice M. (Dutton) Lambe. Raised in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, she was a graduate of Hyde Park High School....

Maureen H. Doyle

Maureen H. Doyle

Sep 14, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Maureen H. (Brady) Doyle, of Waltham, died Friday, September 14, 2012 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 80.Maureen was born in Belmont on August 15, 1932, a daughter of the late Arthur and Veronica (Sullivan) Brady, and was a graduate of Mount Trinity Academy in Belmont. A Waltham resident for more than fifty years, Maureen...

Joseph M. Onorato

Joseph M. Onorato

Sep 14, 2012

Waltham - Mr. Joseph M. Onorato, of Waltham, died Friday, September 14, 2012 in the Epoch Nursing Home in Weston after a short illness. He was 95. Mr. Onorato was born in Springfield on November 8, 1916, a son of the late Joseph Massimo and Elena (Lupi) Onorato. He was a graduate of Classical High School in Springfield. Joseph grew...

Helen E. Sgroi

Helen E. Sgroi

Sep 13, 2012

Weston - Mrs. Helen E. (MacDonald) Sgroi, of Weston, died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Union Hospital in Lynn. She was 89.Helen was born in Lynn on September 18, 1922, a daughter of the late Allan C. and Marion (Chisholm) MacDonald, both natives of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She was raised in Lynn where she graduated from Lynn Classical High School....

Virginia L. Curtin

Virginia L. Curtin

Sep 10, 2012

Wayne, Pennsylvania - Mrs. Virginia 'Jini' (Leach) Curtin of Wayne, formerly of Weston, died Monday, September 10, 2012 in her home. She was 95. Jini was born on May 9, 1917 and was raised in Winthrop where she attended local schools. She graduated from Harvard University and became a school teacher in the Winthrop public school system. Jini married John...

Frances M. Maher

Frances M. Maher

Sep 10, 2012

Hudson, NH – Mrs. Frances M. (Harvey) Maher, of Hudson, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, September 10, 2012 at her home. She was 85.Frances was born in Waltham on October 20, 1926, a daughter of the late Francis A. and Nora A. (Leamy) Harvey, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Hudson in 1992. She was...

Flora E. Wiggin

Flora E. Wiggin

Sep 7, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Flora E. (Gray) Wiggin, of Waltham, died Friday, September 7, 2012 at her home. She was 83.Flora was born in Waltham on September 21, 1928, a daughter of the late F. Maynard and Clara (Warner) Gray, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1946 graduate of Waltham High School and earned an associate's degree at...

Eileen D. Thibeault

Eileen D. Thibeault

Sep 1, 2012

Weston – Mrs. Eileen D. (Black) Thibeault, of Weston, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster. She was 93.Eileen was born in Newton on April 6, 1919, a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Helen F. (Callahan) Black. She was raised and educated in Newton, graduating from the local high school in 1937. After that...

June L. Krug

June L. Krug

Sep 1, 2012

Acton – Mrs. June L. (Kraft) Krug of Acton, formerly of Middletown and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 at Meadow Green Nursing Center in Waltham with her beloved daughters by her side. She was 82 years old.June was born on June 18, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest of two daughters of the late Andrew and Marian...

Anna J. Brown

Anna J. Brown

Aug 24, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Anna J. (Donahue) Brown, of Waltham, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at her daughter's home in Falmouth. She was 89.Anna was born in Cambridge on June 18, 1923, a daughter of the late Martin J. and Annie F. (O'Malley) Donahue, both natives of Ireland. She moved to Waltham in 1948, a year after marrying Waltham native James...

John D. Sweeney

John D. Sweeney

Aug 24, 2012

Newton – Dr. John D. Sweeney, of Newton, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at his home. He was 92. John was born on September 14, 1919 in Waltham, one of five children of the late John J. and Julia (Ryan) Sweeney and was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in...

Kenneth A. Crossman

Kenneth A. Crossman

Aug 23, 2012

Waltham – Mr. Kenneth A. Crossman of Waltham, died Thursday, August 23, 2012, in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 88. Ken was born in Groton on March 28, 1924, a son of the late Garfield F. and Annie M. (Ahearn) Crossman. He was raised in Brighton and was a graduate of Boston English High School and Northeastern University....

Thomas M. McGuigan

Thomas M. McGuigan

Aug 20, 2012

Waltham – Mr. Thomas M. McGuigan, of Waltham, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 91.Tom was born in Millville, New Brunswick on March 7, 1921, the second of six children born to the late Herbert A. and Ruby (Golding) McGuigan. The family moved to the United States when Tom was...

Alan Crowley

Alan Crowley

Aug 17, 2012

Wrentham – Mr. Alan Crowley, of Wrentham, died Friday, August 17, 2012 at the Wrentham Developmental Center. He was 66.Alan was born in Newton on October 20, 1945, a son of the late Joseph and Joanna (Primavera) Crowley, and had been a resident at the Walter E. Fernald School in Waltham for most of his life.He was the brother of...

Alice H. Tierney

Alice H. Tierney

Aug 14, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Alice (Henchey) Tierney, of Waltham, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center. She was 78.Alice was born in Woburn on December 7, 1933, a daughter of the late Hon. William H. and Elizabeth (Cashman) Henchey, and was a graduate of Saint Charles High School in Woburn. She and her family were founding members and...

Armand J. Thibault

Armand J. Thibault

Aug 13, 2012

Boston – Rev. Armand J. Thibault, S.M., of Boston, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at The Golden Living Center in Norwood. He was 80.Fr. Thibault was born in New Bedford on April, 13, 1932, a son of the late Romeo and Albina (Belisle) Thibault. In 1946 he joined the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and was professed in the order...

Irene F. Hallaran

Irene F. Hallaran

Aug 9, 2012

Waltham – Mrs. Irene F. (Hardiman) Hallaran, of Waltham, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Leland Home in Waltham. She was 99.Irene was born in Boston on June 22, 1913, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Kane) Hardiman, both natives of Ireland. She was a lifelong resident of Waltham and a graduate of Saint Mary's High School....

Lyla May Heffernan

Lyla May Heffernan

Aug 7, 2012

Watertown – Lyla May Heffernan, the infant daughter of Paul J. and Michelle C. (MacInnis) Heffernan, of Watertown, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.Lyla was born on April 19, 2012.In addition to her parents she leaves her grandparents, Thomas C. and Mary E. (Corazzini) MacInnis of Waltham, Paul Heffernan and his wife, Irene, of Wilmington...

Janet L. Donahue

Janet L. Donahue

Aug 6, 2012

Dennisport – Janet L. Donahue, of Dennisport, died Monday, August 6, 2012 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was 52.Janet was born in Cambridge on December 14, 1959, a daughter of the late John F. and Mary P. (Webb) Donahue, and moved to Waltham when she was four. Until recently moving to Dennisport she had been a lifelong Waltham...