Obituaries
Wanda C. 'Wendy' Tarver
Dec 29, 2011
Wayland - Wanda "Wendy" C. Tarver, of Wayland, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 in The Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence. She was 87. Wendy was born on November 6, 1924 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Peter and Victoria (Dudek) Petrovich. Her earliest years were spent in Natick, but the family moved later to Waltham, where Wendy graduated...
Donna E. Pistacchio
Dec 29, 2011
Donna E. Murphy – Pistacchio, of Eastham, formerly of West Newton and Asharoken, New York, died Thursday, December 29, 2011. She was 52. Donna was born on April 30, 1959 in Newton a daughter of Francis H. and the late Geraldine V. (Cetrone) Murphy. After marriage to David Pistacchio they lived on Long Island, New York in the towns of...
David Preston
Dec 28, 2011
Waltham – Mr. David Preston, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at the Blair House in Tewksbury. He was 80.David was born in Leicester, England on June 14, 1931, a son of the late Frederick and Winifred (Newton) Preston and emigrated to the United States in 1952 and moved to Waltham a year later. During the Korean War he...
Carol J. Robbins
Dec 27, 2011
Peabody – Mrs. Carol J. (Kirsch) Robbins of Peabody, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was 46. Carol was born in Boston, on June 16, 1965 a daughter of Louis J. Kirsch, III and the late Jane (Zeiter) Kirsch. She was raised in Waltham and had been a lifelong resident...
Neal E. Jordan
Dec 26, 2011
Waltham – Mr. Neal Edward Jordan, of Waltham, died on December 26, 2011. He was 46.Neal was born in Somerville on December 31, 1964, a son of Louis John Massarelli and Marguerite Jordan. He was educated in Cambridge and had worked for Shore Educational Collaborative.Neal was always so caring of his housemates and would make sure that things were in...
Adina M. Silva
Dec 24, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Adina M. (Rich) Silva, of Waltham, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Emerson Village Nursing Home in Watertown. She 80.Adina was born in Boston on May 7, 1931, a daughter of the late William J. and Anne (Wright) Rich, and had lived in Waltham since 1957. She was raised in Boston and in Brookline and was a...
John E. Maxwell
Dec 20, 2011
Mr. John E. Maxwell, of Ludlow, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Wingate at Wilbraham. He was 83. John was born in Somerville on July 2, 1928 a son of the late John W. and Mabel S. (Sherwin) Maxwell. He was a resident of Waltham for 80 years, before moving to Ludlow in 2008. He worked as...
Wilmer "Will" Tarver
Dec 20, 2011
Mr. Wilmer E. Tarver, of Wayland, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in The Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence. He was 88. Will was born on December 7, 1923 in Pioneer, Louisiana, son of the late Winnie (McCartney) Tarver Thomas. Raised and educated in Pioneer, he later joined the United States Navy. He met his wife Wanda C. "Wendy" Petrovich while...
George J. Noe
Dec 20, 2011
Waltham – Mr. George J. Noe, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his home. He was 68.George was born in Boston on February 12, 1943, a son of the late James F. and Helen M. (Sullivan) (Noe) York. He was raised and educated in Waltham where he had been a lifelong resident. Until his retirement he worked as...
Helen L. Flynn
Dec 19, 2011
Onset – Mrs. Helen L. (Griffin) Flynn, of Onset, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, December 19, 2011 in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. She was 97. Helen was born in Waltham on October 7, 1914, a daughter of the late Henry and Catharine (Sullivan) Griffin. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and had been a Waltham resident until moving...
Stella A. Urban
Dec 19, 2011
Mrs. Stella A. ( Shurkus ) Urban of Watertown, died Monday, December 19, 2011, in Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 88. Mrs. Urban was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on May 13, 1923 a daughter of the late Anthony and Charlotte (Kodis) Shurkus. She was a graduate of Nashua High School and moved to Watertown in 1947. Stella worked at...
Lena Paladina
Dec 17, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Miss Lena Paladina of Clarksville, TN, died Saturday, December 17, 2011 in her home. She was 78. Lena was born in Lexington on August 30, 1933, a daughter of the late Sebastiano and Rose (Vinciullo) Paladina. Lena was a retired Major in the U.S. Army. She was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in...
Martha A. Fitzpatrick
Dec 16, 2011
Waltham – Miss Martha A. Fitzpatrick, of Waltham, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at her home. She was 73.Martha was born in Newton on July 10, 1938, a daughter of the late Clarence and Edna (Sykes) Fitzpatrick, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School and Framingham State College. As a teacher she...
Mary T. Menton
Dec 16, 2011
Watertown – Mrs. Mary T. (Regan) Menton, of Watertown, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. She was 85.Mary was born in Dorchester on February 14, 1926, a daughter of the late Joseph P. and Kathleen E. (Sullivan) Regan, and was a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Brighton. After that she went to nursing...
William J. Kramer
Dec 11, 2011
Waltham – Mr. William J. 'Bill' Kramer, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. He was 79.Bill was born in Boston on October 4, 1932, a son of the late William B. and Catherine (Leary) Kramer. He was raised and educated in Dorchester and attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana....
James R. Fitzgerald
Dec 10, 2011
Sudbury - Mr. James R. Fitzgerald Jr., of Sudbury, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He was 67. Born in Cambridge on November 25, 1944 he was a son of James R. Fitzgerald and the late Katherine P. (Hickey) Fitzgerald. Raised in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School. He then earned a...
Marie T. Norton
Dec 9, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Marie T. (Passerello) Norton, of Waltham, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 68. Marie was born in Waltham on April 16, 1943, a daughter of the late Salvatore J. and Mary (Scandale) Passerello, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and until her retirement worked for...
Brenda M. Rogers
Dec 8, 2011
Waltham – Mrs. Brenda M. (Montagna) Rogers, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at her home. She was 54.Brenda was born in Waltham on August 18, 1957, a daughter of the late Augustine and Lorraine (Gorham) Montagna, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1975 graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for a number of...
Janice M. Sheahan
Dec 6, 2011
Mrs. Janice M. (Black) Sheahan, of Waltham and Englewood, Florida, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in her winter home in Englewood. She was 70. Janice was born in Cambridge on December 3, 1941, a daughter of the late John and Helen (Corcoran) Black. Raised and educated in Cambridge she had lived in Waltham for many years, making Florida her home...
Vincent D. Scalisi
Dec 6, 2011
Waltham - Mr. Vincent D. Scalisi, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 77. Vincent was born in Waltham on November 8, 1934, a son of the late Dominic V. and Anastasia (McConihe) Scalisi, and was a lifelong Waltham resident. During the Korean War he served with the United States...