Obituaries
Francis W. "Fran" Taranto
Apr 14, 2024
Mr. Francis W. “Fran” Taranto, of Watertown, died Sunday, April 14, 2024 in his home. He was 70. Mr. Taranto was born in Boston, a son the late Anthony "Pat" Taranto and Ruth (Mann) Taranto.
Francis had many jobs. He worked for Lotus Computer for over ten years as well as Marshall's Department Store. Fran was an active member of Elliot...
Marilyn A. (Lombardi) Antonellis
Apr 13, 2024
Marilyn A. (Lombardi) Antonellis, 87, of West Newton, died on Saturday, April 13, 2024 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn married the love of her life, Joseph F. Antonellis in May, 1957. They were happily married for more than fifty-eight years before Joe’s death in January, 2016, and are now together once again.
Marilyn was born in Newton...
Waltham Fire Lieutenant (Ret.) Richard T. Qualters
Apr 12, 2024
Ret. Waltham Fire Lieutenant Richard T. Qualters, of Waltham, died Friday, April 12th in Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton. He was 97.
Dick was born in Waltham on April 18, 1926, a son of the late Thomas and Winifred (Connors) Qualters and was a lifelong resident of the city. During World War II he honorably served in the United States Navy....
Thomas J. Short
Apr 9, 2024
Burlington – Mr. Thomas J. Short, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. He was 86.
Thomas was born December 10, 1937 in Somerville a son of the late Thomas J. and Alice (Hardy) Short and was raised by his step-mother Olga (Bavota) Short. He was a graduate of Medford High School with the class of 1952....
Peter S. Guzzi
Apr 9, 2024
West Newton – Peter S. Guzzi, a lifelong resident of West Newton, passed away peacefully on April 9th, 2024 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 98.
Peter was born in Newton on October 5, 1926 a son of the late Louis W. and Anna J. (Crupi) Guzzi and was a graduate of Newton High School with...
Rose M. (Falcone) Kirchdorfer
Apr 8, 2024
Rose M. (Falcone) Kirchdorfer, of Milford, MA formerly of Waltham, MA and Newton, MA passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was 91.
Rose M. Falcone was born in Newton, MA on June 22, 1932, a daughter of the late Italian immigrants Diego and Concetta (Zaffuto) Falcone. Raised and educated in Newton, she was...
Joyce K. (Hingey) Bowen Vega
Apr 7, 2024
Mrs. Joyce K. (Hingey) Bowen Vega, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 at her home. She was 67.
Joyce was born in Waltham on April 20, 1956, a daughter of the late Joseph and Devona (Simmons) Hingey and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School.
She enjoyed reading and crocheting for family and friends.
Joyce leaves...
Muriel R. (Thomas) Fisher
Apr 7, 2024
Mrs. Muriel R. (Thomas) Fisher, of Waltham, died Sunday, April 7, 2024 in her home. She was 93.
Muriel was born in Waltham on May 10, 1930, a daughter of the late Seth and Evelyn (Kelly) Thomas. After her graduation from Waltham High School she went to work at Louis Shepard Company in Watertown before getting a job as the bookkeeper...
Ingeborg Uhlir
Apr 6, 2024
Inge Uhlir (née Neurnberger) of Weston, Massachusetts died peacefully in her sleep on April 6, 2024.
She was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 23, 1931 to Karl and Erna Neurnberger. Inge graduated Phi Beta Kappa in chemical engineering from Douglass College (now part of Rutgers University in New Jersey). She began work at Bell Labs in Murray Hill NJ,...
David M. Fleming
Apr 6, 2024
David M. Fleming, of Weston, Massachusetts, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024 surrounded by family and friends, flashing his infectious smile and cracking his quick-witted jokes.
Filled with creativity from birth, David had a lifelong love for words and stories. He was first published at age 5 and went on to become a prolific writer of poems, short stories, and novels....
Nancy J. LeBlanc
Apr 5, 2024
As one of seven children Nancy LeBlanc learned to share from an early age.
During her relatively short life she shared her time, talent, treasure and energy with everyone she met . . . enthusiastically, and with lots of laughter, especially with her beloved nieces and nephews who she treated as her own children. They will miss her terribly.
She loved parties...
Frances (Gaeta) Kehoe
Apr 4, 2024
Fran Kehoe lived as she counseled: “life is all about relationships.” She was one of the most loving and loved people anyone who knew her had ever met. She always told her daughters to leave the world a little better than they found it. And she did just that.Frances (Gaeta) Kehoe of Lexington, formerly of Boston, Concord, and Medford, died...
Kevin M. Kiley
Apr 4, 2024
Mr. Kevin M. Kiley, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 4, 2024 in his home. He was 76.
Kevin was born in Brighton on January 13, 1948, the son of the late William and Regina (DiCiaccio) Kiley. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Waltham High School and went on to earn his associate’s degree in accounting. He began his career...
Ashlee L. O'Neill
Apr 2, 2024
A Celebration of Life for Ashlee O’Neill will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at The Lyceum, 227 Lawrence St, Hartford, CT (860) 727-8752 from 12pm-3:30pm. https://lyceumcenter.org/
As this will be a celebration of Ashlee’s life not a mourning of her death, we'd like to invite anyone who would care to speak, share a memory, a story, a poem, etc. to...
Yongwei Wu
Mar 31, 2024
Mr. Yongwei Wu, of Belmont, died Sunday, March 31st at home with his family. He was 36.
Born on December 5, 1987 in Fujian, China, he was the son of Yingliang Wu and Wenmei Zheng. Raised in China, he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from Tsinghua University in 2008. He immigrated to the United States and completed his education, ultimately...
William G. Chase
Mar 28, 2024
Mr. William G. Chase, of Watertown, died Thursday, March 28th in the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury. He was 95.
Bill was born in Boston on June 21, 1928, a son of the late Bernard and Glenna (McGregor) Chase. Raised in Brighton, he joined the Merchant Marines when he was 16 years old and at 18 joined the United States...
Michael K. Masterson
Mar 26, 2024
Mr. Michael K. Masterson, of Alexandria, Virginia, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, peacefully at his home following a courageous and brave five-year battle with cancer. He was 71. He leaves his beloved daughter and son, Emma B. Masterson Shaw (Christopher), of Boston and Thomas J. Masterson of Lowell, MA; his life partner, Karen Bruce of Alexandria, Virginia; his former wife,...
Marilyn J. (Gaines) Bertini
Mar 26, 2024
Mrs. Marilyn J. (Gaines) Bertini, of Marlborough, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024 after an illness. She was 89.
Marilyn Jean Gaines was born December 7, 1934 in Waltham a daughter of the late George and Viola (Dodge) Gaines. Raised and educated in Waltham she was a graduate of Waltham High School. Marilyn was married to the late Albert E. Bertini who...
Donald J. Nowlan
Mar 25, 2024
Donald Nowlan, of Waltham, passed away at his home on Monday, March 25, 2024. He was 84.Born in St. Marie, New Brunswick, Canada on March 21, 1940, Donald was the son of the late Cloris and Ida (LeBlanc) Nowlan. He was raised and educated in Canada, where he also met the love of his life, Fernande Girouard. Together they emigrated...
Elizabeth A. "Bette" Trudeau
Mar 23, 2024
Mrs. Elizabeth A. “Bette” (Crowe) Trudeau, of Waltham, died Saturday, March 23, 2024 in her home. She was 86.
Bette was born on August 20, 1937, a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Donnellan) Crowe. Raised in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School and continued her studies at Lasell Junior College where she earned her associates degree. She went...
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