Obituaries
Nancy J. LeBlanc
Apr 5, 2024
As one of seven children Nancy LeBlanc learned to share from an early age.
During her relatively short life she shared her time, talent, treasure and energy with everyone she met . . . enthusiastically, and with lots of laughter, especially with her beloved nieces and nephews who she treated as her own children. They will miss her terribly.
She loved parties...
Frances (Gaeta) Kehoe
Apr 4, 2024
Fran Kehoe lived as she counseled: “life is all about relationships.” She was one of the most loving and loved people anyone who knew her had ever met. She always told her daughters to leave the world a little better than they found it. And she did just that.Frances (Gaeta) Kehoe of Lexington, formerly of Boston, Concord, and Medford, died...
Kevin M. Kiley
Apr 4, 2024
Mr. Kevin M. Kiley, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 4, 2024 in his home. He was 76.
Kevin was born in Brighton on January 13, 1948, the son of the late William and Regina (DiCiaccio) Kiley. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Waltham High School and went on to earn his associate’s degree in accounting. He began his career...
Ashlee L. O'Neill
Apr 2, 2024
A Celebration of Life for Ashlee O’Neill will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at The Lyceum, 227 Lawrence St, Hartford, CT (860) 727-8752 from 12pm-3:30pm. https://lyceumcenter.org/
As this will be a celebration of Ashlee’s life not a mourning of her death, we'd like to invite anyone who would care to speak, share a memory, a story, a poem, etc. to...
Yongwei Wu
Mar 31, 2024
Mr. Yongwei Wu, of Belmont, died Sunday, March 31st at home with his family. He was 36.
Born on December 5, 1987 in Fujian, China, he was the son of Yingliang Wu and Wenmei Zheng. Raised in China, he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Tsinghua University in 2008. He immigrated to the United States and completed his education, ultimately...
William G. Chase
Mar 28, 2024
Mr. William G. Chase, of Watertown, died Thursday, March 28th in the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury. He was 95.
Bill was born in Boston on June 21, 1928, a son of the late Bernard and Glenna (McGregor) Chase. Raised in Brighton, he joined the Merchant Marines when he was 16 years old and at 18 joined the United States...
Michael K. Masterson
Mar 26, 2024
Mr. Michael K. Masterson, of Alexandria, Virginia, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, peacefully at his home following a courageous and brave five-year battle with cancer. He was 71. He leaves his beloved daughter and son, Emma B. Masterson Shaw (Christopher), of Boston and Thomas J. Masterson of Lowell, MA; his life partner, Karen Bruce of Alexandria, Virginia; his former wife,...
Marilyn J. (Gaines) Bertini
Mar 26, 2024
Mrs. Marilyn J. (Gaines) Bertini, of Marlborough, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024 after an illness. She was 89.
Marilyn Jean Gaines was born December 7, 1934 in Waltham a daughter of the late George and Viola (Dodge) Gaines. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. Marilyn was married to the late Albert E. Bertini who...
Donald J. Nowlan
Mar 25, 2024
Donald Nowlan, of Waltham, passed away at his home on Monday, March 25, 2024. He was 84.Born in St. Marie, New Brunswick, Canada on March 21, 1940, Donald was the son of the late Cloris and Ida (LeBlanc) Nowlan. He was raised and educated in Canada, where he also met the love of his life, Fernande Girouard. Together they emigrated...
Elizabeth A. "Bette" Trudeau
Mar 23, 2024
Mrs. Elizabeth A. “Bette” (Crowe) Trudeau, of Waltham, died Saturday, March 23, 2024 in her home. She was 86.
Bette was born on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Donnellan) Crowe. Raised in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School and continued her studies at Lasell Junior College where she earned her associates degree. She went...
Barbara H. (Perry) DeWolfe
Mar 22, 2024
SHREWSBURY - Barbara DeWolfe died after a long illness on Friday, March 22, 2024. She was 86. Barbara loved her family, friends, church, and community unconditionally. The epitome of love in action, she continuously gave her time to a worthy cause, or person in need. What a life well lived!
Barbara Helen Perry was born September 17, 1937, in Worcester. She...
Qiaohong Lin
Mar 20, 2024
Mr. Qiaohong Lin, of Waltham, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a long illness. He was 84.
Qiaohong was born on November 4, 1939, in Jieyang County, Guangdong Province, China, a son of the late Chunjin Lin and Juhua Wang. Raised and educated in China he worked as an engineer on marine...
Steven K. Huff
Mar 19, 2024
Steven K. Huff, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, March 19,2024 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 61.Born in San Pedro California on February 4, 1963, Steven was the son of the late Elwin M. Huff and Ann M. (Kelly) (Huff) Cody. He received his education in Waltham and graduated from Waltham Vocational High School. Throughout his career, Steven...
Diane H. (Goode) Mazzola
Mar 19, 2024
Newton - Mrs. Diane H. (Goode) Mazzola died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Mount Auburn Hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 70.
Diane Helen Goode was born in Boston on March 11, 1954 a daughter of the late Robert and Jean (Perrullo) Goode. Raised and educated in Malden, she married Newton native Cesidio F. Mazzola on June 1,...
Loris M. (Beaucage) Murray
Mar 16, 2024
Loris M. (Beaucage) Murray, of Arlington, died Saturday, March 16th in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 82.
Loris was born and raised in Waltham. She was an avid socializer and her love of conversation and wit remained with her until her final hours. If you met Loris, even for a brief encounter, you left with a smile on your face, chuckling...
Lynn M. (Chagnon) Girouard
Mar 15, 2024
Lynn Marie (Chagnon) Girouard who grew up in Waltham, died Friday, March 15th under hospice care at her home in Vermont. She was 62.Lynn was born October 9, 1961 in Waltham, the daughter of the late William and Diane Chagnon. A graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1979, she continued to study accounting and taxation at Bentley...
Joseph Venuto
Mar 14, 2024
Mr. Joseph Venuto, of Dedham, died Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his home. He was 74.
Born in Sicily on June 14, 1949 to the late Antonio and Giovanna Venuto, he immigrated with his family to the United States in 1963. Ten years later he married the love of his life, Waltham native Joan E. Vanaria, at Sacred Heart Church in...
Douglas C. Joyce
Mar 13, 2024
Retired Waltham Firefighter Douglas C. Joyce, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at his home. He was 86.
Doug was born in Boston on February 1, 1938 and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. He joined the fire department in March, 1971 and retired after twenty-one years serving the city. He had spent most of his career at...
Sydney J. Turner
Mar 12, 2024
Sydney J. Turner, of Feura Bush, New York, died peacefully Tuesday March 12, 2024 at his niece’s home in Waltham. Sydney was born at Waltham Hospital on November 15, 1934, the son of the late Cyril and Mary (Webb) Turner. Syd graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University and served in the U.S. Navy. After the Navy, he moved...
Marie T. (McLaughlin) O'Brien
Mar 11, 2024
Mrs. Marie T. (McLaughlin) O’Brien, of Waltham, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital following a period of declining health. She was 86.
Marie was born in Dorchester on November 29, 1937 and was a graduate of Archbishop Cushing High School in South Boston. She was a lifelong member of Saint Mark’s Parish in Dorchester until her August, 1964 marriage...