Obituaries

Donald B. Washburn

Donald B. Washburn

Dec 3, 2011

West Newton – Mr. Donald B. Washburn, of West Newton, died Saturday, December 3, 2011 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veteran's Administration Hospital in Bedford. He was 90.Don was born in Lynn on October 5, 1921, a son of the late Frederick A. and Elsa (Minkel) Washburn, and was raised in Waltham where he graduated from the high school in...

Mary M. Davis

Mary M. Davis

Dec 1, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Mary M. (Enos) Davis, of Waltham, died on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in The Mariam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. She was 91.Mary was born in Waltham on January 25, 1920, a daughter of the late Adam M. and Mary E. (Lynch) Enos. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked as an assembler...

Scott T. Coxall

Scott T. Coxall

Dec 1, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Scott T. Coxall, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 39.Scott was born in Waltham on March 14, 1972 and had been a lifelong resident and member of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish. He was a graduate of the Boston School Serving Deaf and Aphasic Children in Randolph and was...

Mary "Linda" Orangio

Mary "Linda" Orangio

Nov 29, 2011

Mary Linda Orangio, of Marlborough, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 29, 2011 in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 66.Mary, lovingly known as Linda to family and friends, was born in Waltham on May 1, 1945, a daughter of the late Augustin and Rita (Bennett) Chiasson. A graduate of...

Joseph C. LeBlanc

Joseph C. LeBlanc

Nov 28, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Joseph C. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 64.Joe was born on March 25, 1947 in Belle Côte, Nova Scotia, a son of the late Francis and Florence (Cormier) LeBlanc, and had lived in Waltham since he was 17. Until his retirement he worked as a machinist for...

Theodore J. "Ted" Washburn

Theodore J. "Ted" Washburn

Nov 26, 2011

Waltham - Mr. Theodore J. Washburn, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 26, 2011 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 54. Ted, as he was lovingly known, was born on June 4, 1957 in Waltham to Donald B. and Catherine M. (Sousa) Washburn. He was a graduate of the 1975 Newton North High School class and had been a resident of Waltham...

Shirley A. Welch

Shirley A. Welch

Nov 25, 2011

Winter Garden, Florida – Mrs. Shirley A. (Lane) Welch, of Winter Garden, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, November 25, 2011 at Health Central Park Nursing Home in Winter Garden. She was 79.Shirley was born in Waltham on January 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Chiasson) Lane, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Florida...

Ralph A. Poirier

Ralph A. Poirier

Nov 23, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Ralph A. Poirier, of Waltham, formerly of Lexington, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Wingate at Reading. He was 87.Ralph was born in Cambridge, a son of the late Robert and Florence (Schering) Poirier. He was raised and educated in Lexington where he left high school to serve with the United States Navy during World War II....

Helen F. Corbett

Helen F. Corbett

Nov 20, 2011

Waltham - Mrs. Helen F. (Dalton) Corbett, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton. She was 93. Helen was born on August 20, 1918 in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the only child of the late Patrick and Jennie (Hayes) Dalton. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of the former St. Mary's High School....

Priscilla M. Lee

Priscilla M. Lee

Nov 19, 2011

Waltham – Mrs. Priscilla M. (Wong) Lee, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at her home. She was 72.Priscilla was born in Boston on October 22, 1939, a daughter of the late Hop Wong and Quan Shee, and had lived most of her life in Waltham. Her husband, Thomas L. Lee, died on September 18, 2010.Priscilla leaves her children,...

Felix G. Taranto

Felix G. Taranto

Nov 19, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Felix G. 'Phil' Taranto, of Waltham died Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Epoch of Weston. He was 87.Phil was born in Waltham on January 23, 1924, a son of the late Onofrio and Maria (Picone) Taranto and had been a lifelong resident. During a 42 year career with the A&P Stores he was in charge of their...

John P. Brazil

John P. Brazil

Nov 18, 2011

Waltham – Mr. John P. Brazil, of Waltham, died on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 78.John was born in Hyde Park on February 22, 1933, a son of the late Thomas and Mary (Clifford) Brazil. He was graduate of Hyde Park High School and later served with the United States Army during...

Margaret M. Gallagher

Margaret M. Gallagher

Nov 17, 2011

Mrs. Margaret M. (Keefe) Gallagher, of Waltham, died at home on Thursday, November 17, 2011. She was 90. Margaret, lovingly known as Marge, was born on December 14, 1920 in Watertown, a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (McCluskey) Gallagher. She was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham with the Class of 1939. Shortly before World...

James F. Collins

James F. Collins

Nov 17, 2011

Waltham – Mr. James F. Collins, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 17, 2011 at his home. He was 71. Jim was born in Boston, a son of the late Ronald and Helmi (Jokinen) Collins. He was raised in Brighton where he graduated from Saint Columbkille High School. After that he served with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War...

Doris M. Brown

Doris M. Brown

Nov 16, 2011

West Yarmouth – Mrs. Doris M. (Burgess) Brown, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. She was 84. Mrs. Brown was born on January 9, 1927 in Wellesley, a daughter of the late Anthony and Gladys (Cormier) Burgess. She had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Cape Cod in...

Edward P. McCarthy

Edward P. McCarthy

Nov 10, 2011

Waltham – Mr. Edward P. McCarthy, of Waltham, died on November 10, 2011. He was 85.Ed was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, on September 5, 1926, a son of the late Dennis F. and Elizabeth (Healy) McCarthy and moved to the United States at age 2. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy. He was a police...

Paul B. Rooney

Paul B. Rooney

Nov 10, 2011

Naples, Florida – Mr. Paul B. Rooney, of Naples, formerly of Waltham died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Avow Hospice in Naples. He was 81.Paul was born in Waltham on September 28, 1930, a son of the late Joseph and Julien (Shea) Rooney, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Naples more than ten years ago. He was...

Thomas P. Farrell

Thomas P. Farrell

Nov 10, 2011

Waltham - Mr. Thomas P. Farrell, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 67. Tom was born in Waltham on January 1, 1944, a son of the late Joseph P. and Margaret L. (O'Brien) Farrell, and had been a lifelong resident. He worked for years as a contractor, handy-man and neighborhood fix-it man....

Louise M. Nicosia

Louise M. Nicosia

Nov 10, 2011

Worcester – Miss Louise M. Nicosia, of Worcester, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester. She was 54.Louise was born in Somerville on July 26, 1957, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (McGloin) Nicosia. She had been a Somerville resident and a graduate of Somerville High School before moving to Ayer and then...

Paula E. McLaughlin

Paula E. McLaughlin

Nov 9, 2011

Mrs. Paula E. (White) McLaughlin of Port Charlotte, FL died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 in the Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte. She was 73. Mrs. McLaughlin was born in Newton on November 19, 1937, a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Keating) White. She had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Florida in...