Obituaries
Theresa M. Cantalupo
Oct 30, 2011
Watertown - Mrs. Theresa M. (White) Cantalupo, of Watertown, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 in her home. She was 77. Theresa was born in Brighton on February 25, 1934, a daughter of the late Patrick and Ellen (Lewis) White. She was a lifelong Watertown resident and a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School. She was a member of the Ladies...
Rose V. Calabufalo
Oct 30, 2011
Salem, New Hampshire – Mrs. Rose V. (Turco) Calabufalo, of Salem, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at her home. She was 85.Rose was born in Franklin on April 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Antonio and Elvena (Pierrie) Turco and had lived in Waltham for fifty-seven years before moving to Salem in 2003. Until her retirement...
Celia M. Dion
Oct 28, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Celia M. (DeMichele) Dion, of Waltham, died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 84.Celia was born in Newton on December 6, 1926, a daughter of the late Henry and Rose (Pisano) Dion, and was raised and educated in the Upper Falls section. She was a longtime Waltham resident and before...
Louise E. Lizotte
Oct 28, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Louise E. (Green) Lizotte, of Waltham, died Friday, October 28, 2011 in her home. She was 88.Louise was born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1923, a daughter of the late Donald and Rose (Shearer) Green. She moved with her family to Albany, New York when she was 12 years old and had been a Waltham...
Harper T. Wright
Oct 22, 2011
Brighton – Harper Taskier Wright, the infant daughter of Michael T. and Alexandra 'Ali' (Borissoff) Wright, of Brighton, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.In addition to her parents, Harper also leaves her grandparents, Thomas and Regina (Ready) Wright of Marshfield and Erast and Joan (Mahon) Borissoff of Purcellville, Virginia.Family and friends will honor and remember...
Michael S. Rotchford
Oct 21, 2011
Wareham - Mr. Michael S. Rotchford, of Wareham, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, October 21, 2011 in his home. He was 52. Mike was born on April 1, 1959 in Waltham a son of Edward R. Rotchford and the late Margaret "Barbara" (Curtin) Rotchford. A 1977 graduate of Waltham High School he was a life-long resident until moving to Wareham...
Dorothy E. Lyons
Oct 18, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy E. (Banks) Lyons of Everett, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in the Everett Nursing and Rehab. Center. She was 88. Mrs. Lyons was born in Leominster on January 30, 1923, a daughter of the late Howard and Evelyn (Condon) Banks.Dorothy was raised in Boston and graduated from Dorchester Girls' High School. She had moved to...
Louise M. Griffith
Oct 16, 2011
Parrish, Florida – Mrs. Louise M. (Gastonguay) Griffith, of Parrish, formerly of Granby, Connecticut, St. Louis, Missouri and Waltham passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2011 surrounded by family. She was 74.Louise was born on January 26, 1937, a daughter of the late Anna (Richard) and Hector Gastonguay of Waltham. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School...
Arlene E. Chiasson
Oct 16, 2011
Canterbury, New Hampshire – Mrs. Arlene E. (Hart) Chiasson, of Canterbury, formerly of Waltham and West Newton, died Sunday, October 16, 2011 at her home. She was 72.Arlene was born in Waltham on May 16, 1939, one of ten children born to the late Bartholomew and Ariel (Morse) Hart. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had lived...
Paul J. Ryan
Oct 14, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Paul J. Ryan, of Waltham, died Friday, October 14, 2011 at his home. He was 90.Paul was born in Watertown on January 25, 1921, a son of the late Michael and Margaret (Donahue) Ryan. Having lost both parents by the time he was 3, Paul and his siblings were raised in Waltham by their aunt and uncle,...
Polyciana "Mama Zoule" Jean Philippe
Oct 10, 2011
Waltham - Mrs. Polyciana Jean Philippe, of Waltham, died Monday, October 10, 2011 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was 84. She was born in Haiti daughter of the late Lahens and Tercy (Coriolan) Casimir and immigrated to the United States in 1994, settling in Waltham to be near her family. Polyciana, known to her loved ones as "Mama Zoule"...
Jean A. O'Halloran
Oct 9, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Jean A. (Merlinos) O'Halloran, of Waltham, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her home. She was 77.Jean was born in Newton on April 4, 1934, a daughter of the late Daniel and Nicoletta (Montanaro) Merlinos. She was raised in Newton and graduated from Our Lady's High School in Newton. She married her husband, William J. 'Bill' O'Halloran,...
Sara Emerson Farwell
Oct 9, 2011
Sara Emerson Farwell of Waltham died Sunday, October 9, 2011 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87. She was born in Pasadena, California, on December 13, 1923, a daughter of the late American Composer Arthur Farwell and actress and writer, Gertrude (Brice) Farwell. Sara studied at the New School of Dramatic Arts in New York City as well as the Actors...
Albert B. Kilmain
Oct 7, 2011
Waltham - Mr. Albert B. Kilmain, of Waltham, died Friday, October 7, 2011 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 81. Albert was born in Framingham on May 28, 1930, a son of the late Albert B. and Eveleen (Perodeau) Kilmain. He was raised in Wellesley and was a graduate of Wellesley High School and served with the 6th Infantry Division of...
Joseph F. Fournier
Oct 3, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Joseph F. 'Chick' Fournier, of Waltham, died Monday, October 3, 2011 at his home. He was 75.Joe was born in Brighton on March 28, 1936, a son of the late Armand J. and Lucille (Henderson) Fournier. He was raised in Watertown and graduated from Newton Vocational High School in 1954. That same year he graduated from the...
George J. Renna
Sep 30, 2011
Waltham – Mr. George J. Renna, of Waltham, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. He was 95.George was born in Quincy on June 3, 1916, a son of the late Salvatore and Frances (Fanara) Renna, both natives of Sicily. He moved to Waltham with his family in 1927 and had been a lifelong resident. One of...
Michael J. Hoover
Sep 30, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Michael J. Hoover, of Waltham, died Friday, September 30, 2011 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. He was 57.Michael was born in Waltham on August 24, 1954, a son of the late Henry M. and Claire M. (Copan) Hoover, and had been a lifelong resident. In 1972 he graduated from Waltham High School and two years later...
Nancy Gibson
Sep 29, 2011
Gardner – Mrs. Nancy (Passerello) Gibson, of Gardner, died September 29, 2011 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was 57.Nancy was born on October 18, 1953 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Francesco and Loretta (Allain) Passerello. She was raised in Acton and had moved to Gardner 37 years ago. She was a certified nurse's assistant and had...
Elizabeth 'Joyce' Chiasson
Sep 28, 2011
North Attleboro – Mrs. Elizabeth 'Joyce' (Seebold) Chiasson of North Attleboro, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 in the Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro. She was 89. Joyce was born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, on May 1, 1922, a daughter of the late Paul and Bridget (McDevitt) Seebold. She had lived in Waltham for many years before...
Sergiu F. Luchian
Sep 27, 2011
Mr. Sergiu F. Luchian, of Waltham, died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in his home after fighting a brave battle against cancer. He was 58.Sergiu was born in Bucharest, Romania a son of Florin Luchian and the late Maria (Jipa) Luchian. He was educated in Romania where has earned his PE in Civil Engineering. He immigrated to the United States in...