Obituaries
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...
Rita M. Lane
Feb 15, 2012
Miss Rita M. Lane, of Weston, formerly of Sudbury and Concord, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at home. She was 90. Rita was born in Waltham on August 4, 1921 and was a graduate of St. Mary's High School. She lived for over 4 years in Sudbury before moving to Concord where she lived for over 15 years. In 2009...
Nancy F. Beltramini
Feb 15, 2012
Mrs. Nancy F. (Edmonds) Muise Beltramini, of South Dartmouth, formerly of Maynard, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Royal Taber Nursing Facility. She was 80. Nancy was born on December 12, 1931 in Boston a daughter of the late Grace Edmonds. Raised in Brookline she was a graduate of Brookline High School. She was a resident of Maynard for over...
Elsie Doherty
Feb 12, 2012
Cambridge – Mrs. Elsie (Fucci) Doherty, of Cambridge, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, in the Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 92. Elsie was born in Waltham on April 10, 1919, a daughter of the late Augustine and Maria (Mastrantuono) Fucci. She was raised in Waltham and had lived in Boston, Newton and in Somerville before moving to Cambridge....
Barbara Ann Aalto
Feb 11, 2012
Professor Emerita, Stonehill CollegeLongtime Bridgewater and later Auburndale resident, Barbara Aalto, passed away unexpectedly at home in Lasell Village after a brief illness, just short of her 88th birthday.Barbara is remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, professional colleague and community volunteer. She is preceded in death by her husband Ensio Emil Aalto of Brooklyn, NY and her...
David M. Rhodes
Feb 11, 2012
Roslindale – Mr. David M. Rhodes, of Roslindale, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, in his home. He was 60. David was born in Waltham on July 13, 1951 and was a 1969 graduate of Waltham High School He had lived in the city for most of his life before moving to Roslindale. He had worked for a...
Ronald B. Singleton
Feb 9, 2012
Framingham - Dr. Ronald B. Singleton formerly of Newton died peacefully on February 9, 2012 surrounded by his family at 82 years of age.Dr. Ronald B. Singleton was born on January 1, 1930. He grew up in Cambridge and was the son of Severlin B. and Winifred (Martin) Singleton and was the middle child born of this union. His oldest...
Kristina M. Norton
Feb 7, 2012
Malden – Kristina M. Norton of Malden, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. She was 25.Kristina was born in Lewiston, Maine and had lived in Waltham and in North Reading before moving to Malden two years ago. She had worked as an administrative assistant at Longwood Pediatrics in Boston.She leaves her children, Gia Norton...
William R. Tierney
Feb 6, 2012
Weston – Mr. William R. 'Bill' Tierney, of Weston, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 85.Bill was born in Boston on December 5, 1926, a son of the late John and Mary (Mulrenan) Tierney, and grew in West Roxbury. After graduating from Mechanic Arts High School in Boston he served with the United States Army in...
Robert E. Wade
Jan 30, 2012
Burlington – Mr. Robert E. Wade, of Burlington, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 30, 2012 in the Lahey Clinic, Burlington. He was 81. Bob was born in Providence, Rhode Island on November 16, 1930, a son of the late Walter and Madeline (Shanahan) Wade. He was raised in San Francisco, California and had lived in Waltham before moving to...
Thomas Brian Roach
Jan 29, 2012
Belmont – Mr. Thomas Brian Roach, of Belmont, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was 68.Brian was born in Waltham on December 1, 1943, a son of the late Thomas A. and Dorothy H. (Carney) Roach and had lived in Waltham and in Framingham for several years before moving to Belmont.After graduating from...