Obituaries
Anna T. (Spears) Grady
May 21, 2025
Anna T. Grady, age 94, of Millis died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend, Anna was born in Boston in 1930 to Nora [O’Connor], originally from County Cork, Ireland, and Eric Spears, originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was the oldest of their five children. The family lived in many different...
Helen M. (Taylor) Sullivan
May 20, 2025
Waltham – Helen M. Sullivan passed away peacefully at home on May 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born Helen May Taylor on June 19, 1933, to the late Sterling and Bessie (Grant) Taylor, she was a lifelong resident of Waltham. It was here where she met, and later married, the love of her life, Charles (Charlie) D. Sullivan. Together...
Raymond Kelly
May 20, 2025
Needham - Raymond 'Ray' Kelly passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of May 20, 2025, after an over decade-long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Ray was born on November 28, 1946, to Helen (Early) and Francis Kelly, in Bronxville, New York. Growing up, Ray, his parents and his brothers, Frank and Larry, spent many wonderful summers on Shelter Island...
Kenneth A. Potzka
May 18, 2025
Kenneth A. Potzka, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, May 18, 2025 following a period of declining health. He was 69.
Ken was born in Arlington on October 3, 1955, a son of the late Joseph and Bernice (Pavilonis) Potzka and was raised in Lexington. He was a graduate of Lexington High School.
He worked for years at the Arthur J....
Gail A. (Bardsley) Dennehy
May 18, 2025
Gail A. (Bardsley) Dennehy, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, May 18, 2025. She was 71.
Gail was born in Waltham on August 17, 1953, a daughter of Edna (Fleury) Bardsley of Waltham and the late Lewis Bardsley and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and Brymans Institute in Brighton.
She worked for years...
Concetta P. Murphy Nedza
May 18, 2025
Concetta P. 'Connie' (Quaranto) Murphy Nedza, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 84.
Connie was born in Somerville on September 13, 1940, a daughter of the late John and Theresa (Sorabella) Quaranto, and lived in Watertown before moving with the family to Waltham as a teenager.
She worked for a time at Lawson-Hill Shoe Company in...
Julieanne (Curtis) O’Neill
May 17, 2025
Julieanne (Curtis) O’Neill of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Medway and Waltham, passed away on May 17, 2025, at Milford Regional Medical Center. She was 81.
Born in Framingham on April 22, 1944, Julieanne was the daughter of the late Stanley and Hilda (Anderson) Curtis. She was raised and educated in Waltham, where she graduated from Waltham High School. Julieanne met...
David Sawyer
May 16, 2025
David Sawyer, 75, of Waltham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2025. Born in Bangor, Maine on July 11, 1949, David lived a life full of humor, passion, and unwavering love for his family.
He was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Eleanor Sawyer; his brothers, Kenneth and Gilbert; and two stepchildren, Paul O’Brien and Erin Ishamel.
David is survived by...
Paul H. Gallagher
May 13, 2025
SHREWSBURY – Paul Gallagher embodied Rotary International’s motto ‘Service Above Self’ throughout his life. Paul was a longtime member of the Westborough Rotary Club, served as club president, and was later awarded the Paul Harris Fellow. In 1988 he founded the Global Emergency Medicine Initiative (GEMINI), a Rotary International service project, which provides emergency medical equipment and training to underserved...
Laura Shields Griffith
May 12, 2025
Laura Shields Griffith, of Lorton, Virginia, formerly of Newton, Massachusetts, passed away May 12, after a year-long struggle following a stroke. She was 53.
Laura, second of four children, had an enviable childhood growing up in Newton Highlands, where there were lots of kids and stay-at-home moms, freedom to walk up to the village shops to get pizza and candy, play...
Charles David Keegan
May 12, 2025
Charles David (Dave) Keegan, Junior, of Stoughton passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2025.
Dave was born April 27, 1953 in Janesville, Wisconsin and was baptized as Charles David Keegan, Jr. His preference was to be known simply as Dave.
Dave was predeceased by his mother Anne and his father Charles Senior. He was the oldest child in the family...
Steven N. Velis
May 12, 2025
Waltham – It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Steven N. Velis, who peacefully passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was surrounded by love, with his mother and sisters by his side. He was 53 years old.
Born on June 22, 1971, in Boston, Steven...
Paula J. (Cardarelli) Keane
May 10, 2025
South Easton - Life’s enjoyment for Paula Keane came in the forms of time with family and friends, the read of a good book, gardening and the reward of her hard work with the beautiful blossoms of her plantings and gardens. She loved having her toes in the sand and enjoying the ocean sounds and smells while on Mayflower Beach...
Debra A. (Williams) Martin
May 10, 2025
Debra A. (Williams) Martin, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. She was 65.
Deb was born in Waltham on April 7, 1960, a daughter of the late George and Priscilla (Thurston) Williams, and was raised in Watertown.
She was a 1978 graduate of Watertown High School before attending Aquinas Junior College in Newton. After...
Mary M. (Fontanezi) Charlton
May 10, 2025
Mary M. (Fontanezi) Charlton, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 83.
Mary was born in Boston on June 20, 1941, a daughter of the late Augustus and Margaret (Sullivan) Fontanezi, and was raised in South Boston and later moved to Watertown.
In September, 1973 she married Waltham native Robert A. “Red” Charlton and the couple made...
Katherine M. (Muise) Connors
May 7, 2025
Katherine M. (Muise) Connors, of Bellingham, formerly of Watertown, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. She was 93.
Katherine was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on April 9, 1932, a daughter of the late Lester and Dorothy (Smith) Muise, and moved with her family to East Boston when she was a child.
A few years...
Ernest R. Fiorelli, Sr.
May 7, 2025
Ernest R. ‘Dicky’ Fiorelli of Dade City, FL, formerly of Waltham, MA, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Dade City. He was 81.
Dicky was born May 14, 1943, in Waltham. He was the son of the late Ernest and Rose (Vanaria) Fiorelli and younger brother of the late Carolyn (Fiorelli) Tarantino. He was raised in Waltham and then Lincoln, MA...
Rita A. (Farina) Cannistraro
May 6, 2025
Rita Anne Cannistraro, nee Farina, was born in 1933 in the village of Nonantum, Newton, Massachusetts. During her early childhood, she learned the value of demanding work as one of eight children of immigrants brought up during the Great Depression. With a genius level intellect and sharp focus on her studies, Rita excelled at Newton High School and Regis College,...
Valdine M. (Geneau) Miller
May 6, 2025
Ms. Valdine M. (Geneau) Miller, of Waltham, died at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. She was 76.
Valdine was born April 18, 1949 in Moncton, New Brunswick, a daughter of the late Charles J. and Elvina (Babineau) Geneau. Raised and educated in Canada she immigrated to the United States in 1964 settling in Waltham.
‘Val’ as known...
James J. Nigro
May 4, 2025
James J. Nigro, of Watertown, died Sunday, May 4, 2025, at his home. He was 71.
Born in Boston on July 19, 1953, Jimmy was the son of John and Rose (Franchetti) Nigro. He was raised and educated in Brighton.
In 1991, Jimmy married the love of his life, Marjorie Sheridan. They built a beautiful life together, moving to Plymouth in 2001...
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