Obituaries
Lydia Dabcovich
Mar 20, 2012
Belmont – Mrs. Lydia (Duenias) Dabcovich, an award-winning author and illustrator, died Tuesday, March 20th after a long period of declining health from complications of Lewy Body disease. Mrs. Dabcovich, a resident of Brookline, was 76.A graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Lydia taught at the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, before beginning her career in...
Carol M. Perkins
Mar 15, 2012
Waltham – Mrs. Carol M. (White) Perkins, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 75.Carol was born in Boston on May 22, 1936, a daughter of the late Harold A. and Mary C. (Shanley) White. She lived in Newton before moving with her family to Weston in 1961. After almost forty years...
Walter R. McDonald
Mar 9, 2012
Townsend – Mr. Walter R. McDonald, of Townsend, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. He was 80.Walter was born in Waltham on August 28, 1931, a son of the late Walter R. and Mary T. (Loughnane) McDonald. After graduating from Waltham High School he served with the United States Air Force during the Korean...
Ruth B. Jones
Mar 7, 2012
Weston – Mrs. Ruth B. (Fahey) Jones, of Weston, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 92. Ruth was born in Waltham on February 28, 1920, a daughter of the late John and M. Agnes (Kennedy) Fahey and had been a Weston resident for the past 64 years. She graduated from Framingham State College in 1941 and...
Phillip J. Trainor
Mar 6, 2012
West Newton – Mr. Mr. Phillip J. Trainor, of West Newton, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in his home. He was 60. Phil was born in Waltham on July 1, 1951, a son of the late Joseph F. and Mary E. (Thompson) Trainor and had been a lifelong resident of Newton. He was a graduate of Newton North High School...
Carol J. Martin
Mar 5, 2012
Mrs. Carol Jean (Pilon) Martin, of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, died on Monday, March 5, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. She was 63. Carol was born on December 27, 1948 in Waltham a daughter of the late William H. and Claire C. (O'Toole) Pilon. Raised and educated in Waltham she worked at the former Great Way Restaurant where...
Douglass G. Arnold
Mar 5, 2012
Mr. Douglass Gordon Arnold, of Templeton, died March 5, 2012 in Athol Memorial Hospital. He was 65. Doug was born on August 28, 1946 in Cambridge a son of the late Russell and Doris (Hotchkiss) Arnold and lived many years in Waltham before moving to Templeton. He was a resident of the Templeton Developmental Center and worked for many years...
Dorothea C. Gledhill
Mar 4, 2012
Somers, Conn. – Mrs. Dorothea C. 'Dot' (Barnicle) Gledhill, of Somers, Connecticut, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Parkway Pavilion in Enfield, Connecticut. She was 89.Dot was born in Millinockett, Maine on November 6, 1922, a daughter of the late Francis A. and Vena (Alberta) Barnicle. She lived most of her life in Waltham before moving to...
Eleanor R. Elmore
Feb 29, 2012
Waltham – Mrs. Eleanor R. (Ritchie) Elmore, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 82.Eleanor, known as Ellie, was born on January 17, 1930 in Hartford, Connecticut, the only child of the late George and Ann (Bedard) Ritchie. She grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where she graduated from the local high school....
Elizabeth M. 'Beth' Quatromini
Feb 29, 2012
Newton – Mrs. Elizabeth M. 'Beth' (Dion) Quatromini, of Newton, died Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 57. Beth was born in Waltham on January 24, 1955, a daughter of Elizabeth M. 'Betty' (McGann) Dion of Waltham and the late Richard R. Dion. She had lived in Waltham before moving to Newton twenty-seven years ago and had...
Thomas Walsh
Feb 23, 2012
Watertown - Mr. Thomas Walsh, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 78. Tom was born on August 23, 1933 in Galway, Ireland. Raised in Annascaul, County Kerry, Ireland Tom always considered himself a "Kerry man". He was a police officer with An Garda Síochána in Dublin. While in Dublin he met Anne C....
Philip J. Collura
Feb 20, 2012
Waltham - Mr. Philip J. Collura, of Waltham, died Monday, February 20, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 53. Phil was born in Brighton on December 31, 1958, a son of the late Joseph and Justine (Mahoney) Collura and had lived most of his life in Waltham. He worked in the food service business and was an avid comic book,...
James P. McHale
Feb 20, 2012
Waltham - Mr. James P. McHale, of Waltham, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at home surrounded by his family after an illness. He was 74. Jim was born on July 8, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a son of the late Harry R. and Eleanor P. (McSweeney) McHale. His family moved to Atlantic City when Jim was 9 and he graduated...
John P. 'Bomber' Landry
Feb 19, 2012
Venice, Florida – Mr. John P. 'Bomber' Landry, of Venice, Florida died Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was 49. John was born in Waltham on January 9, 1963, a son of Patricia A. (Segien) Landry of Waltham and the late Paul J. Landry. He had worked at the Raytheon Company, Brookline Ice and Coal and, most recently, at Sunbelt Rentals...
Medora E. Getchell
Feb 19, 2012
Waltham – Mrs. Medora E. (Stevens) Getchell, of Waltham, died following a brief illness, on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 100.Medora was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada on November 23rd, 1911, a daughter of the late Walter and Annie (Moore) Stevens. Upon marriage, she lived most of her life in...
Angelina M. Dwyer
Feb 19, 2012
Mrs. Angelina M. (Cincotta) Dwyer, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 in Saugus Care & Rehabilitation Center in Saugus. She was 82. Angelina was born on July 10, 1929 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Stephen and Josephine (Russo) Cincotta and graduated from the Waltham School System. She lived in Billerica, Martha's Vineyard and Watertown before returning to...
Joseph P. Cunningham
Feb 18, 2012
Waltham - Mr. Joseph P. Cunningham, of Waltham, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 61.Joe was born in Waltham on April 26, 1950, a son of the late Patrick and Helen (Furdon) Cunningham, and had been a lifelong resident. During the Vietnam War he served with the United States Marine Corps. He worked at the Waltham...
August J. 'Red' Colangelo
Feb 18, 2012
August J. "Red" Colangelo, son of Francesco & Maria, died peacefully at his home on February 18, 2012 at the age of 96, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Mary, his granddaughters Susan Alterisio Cardelle & Cheryl Sutherland, his grandson Anthony Algeri Jr., and his brothers Michael and Otto Colangelo...
Barbara A. Loving
Feb 16, 2012
Waltham – Barbara A. Loving, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. She was 79. Barbara was born in Waltham on July 21, 1932, a daughter of the late George W. and Alice H. (Innes) Loving. She was a lifelong Waltham resident and a graduate of Waltham High School. She worked as a medical...
Helen L. Young
Feb 16, 2012
Mrs. Helen L. (Murray) Young, of Weston, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. She was 97. Helen was born on July 29, 1914 in Boston, a daughter of the late Robert M. and Gertrude Ella (Averill) Murray. She was educated in the Boston Public Schools and graduated from the former Girls Latin School...