Obituaries
Barbara H. (Perry) DeWolfe
Mar 22, 2024
SHREWSBURY - Barbara DeWolfe died after a long illness on Friday, March 22, 2024. She was 86. Barbara loved her family, friends, church, and community unconditionally. The epitome of love in action, she continuously gave her time to a worthy cause, or person in need. What a life well lived!
Barbara Helen Perry was born September 17, 1937, in Worcester. She...
Qiaohong Lin
Mar 20, 2024
Mr. Qiaohong Lin, of Waltham, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a long illness. He was 84.
Qiaohong was born on November 4, 1939, in Jieyang County, Guangdong Province, China, a son of the late Chunjin Lin and Juhua Wang. Raised and educated in China he worked as an engineer on marine...
Steven K. Huff
Mar 19, 2024
Steven K. Huff, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, March 19,2024 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 61.Born in San Pedro California on February 4, 1963, Steven was the son of the late Elwin M. Huff and Ann M. (Kelly) (Huff) Cody. He received his education in Waltham and graduated from Waltham Vocational High School. Throughout his career, Steven...
Diane H. (Goode) Mazzola
Mar 19, 2024
Newton - Mrs. Diane H. (Goode) Mazzola died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Mount Auburn Hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 70.
Diane Helen Goode was born in Boston on March 11, 1954 a daughter of the late Robert and Jean (Perrullo) Goode. Raised and educated in Malden, she married Newton native Cesidio F. Mazzola on June 1,...
Loris M. (Beaucage) Murray
Mar 16, 2024
Loris M. (Beaucage) Murray, of Arlington, died Saturday, March 16th in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 82.
Loris was born and raised in Waltham. She was an avid socializer and her love of conversation and wit remained with her until her final hours. If you met Loris, even for a brief encounter, you left with a smile on your face, chuckling...
Lynn M. (Chagnon) Girouard
Mar 15, 2024
Lynn Marie (Chagnon) Girouard who grew up in Waltham, died Friday, March 15th under hospice care at her home in Vermont. She was 62.Lynn was born October 9, 1961 in Waltham, the daughter of the late William and Diane Chagnon. A graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1979, she continued to study accounting and taxation at Bentley...
Joseph Venuto
Mar 14, 2024
Mr. Joseph Venuto, of Dedham, died Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his home. He was 74.
Born in Sicily on June 14, 1949 to the late Antonio and Giovanna Venuto, he immigrated with his family to the United States in 1963. Ten years later he married the love of his life, Waltham native Joan E. Vanaria, at Sacred Heart Church in...
Douglas C. Joyce
Mar 13, 2024
Retired Waltham Firefighter Douglas C. Joyce, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at his home. He was 86.
Doug was born in Boston on February 1, 1938 and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. He joined the fire department in March, 1971 and retired after twenty-one years serving the city. He had spent most of his career at...
Sydney J. Turner
Mar 12, 2024
Sydney J. Turner, of Feura Bush, New York, died peacefully Tuesday March 12, 2024 at his niece’s home in Waltham. Sydney was born at Waltham Hospital on November 15, 1934, the son of the late Cyril and Mary (Webb) Turner. Syd graduated from Waltham High School and Tufts University and served in the U.S. Navy. After the Navy, he moved...
Marie T. (McLaughlin) O'Brien
Mar 11, 2024
Mrs. Marie T. (McLaughlin) O’Brien, of Waltham, died Monday, March 11, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital following a period of declining health. She was 86.
Marie was born in Dorchester on November 29, 1937 and was a graduate of Archbishop Cushing High School in South Boston. She was a lifelong member of Saint Mark’s Parish in Dorchester until her August, 1964 marriage...
Marjorie F. (Ellis) Hartman
Mar 10, 2024
Mrs. Marjorie F. (Ellis) Hartman, of Waltham, died Sunday, March 10, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 94.
Marjorie was born in Waltham on June 12, 1929, a daughter of the late George and Florence (Hillier) Ellis. A graduate of Waltham High School, she went to work as an executive secretary at the Waltham Public Library and enjoyed a seventy-plus year...
Ann S. Carey
Mar 10, 2024
Ann S. (Porter) Carey, Waltham passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 90.Born on February 18, 1934, in Brockton, Ann was the beloved daughter of the late Harold and Gladys (Stilwell) Porter. She graduated from Brockton High School in 1952 and pursued her passion for art by earning her degree from Massachusetts College of Art...
Charles S. Thomas, III
Mar 6, 2024
Charles S. Thomas, III, a devoted husband, loving father, esteemed veteran, and cherished member of his community, passed away on March 6, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 16, 1948, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to the late Elva (Mott) and Charles Thomas Jr., and was the eldest of seven siblings.
Following his high school graduation, Charlie...
James O. Derry
Mar 5, 2024
SHREWSBURY - James Owen ‘Jim’ Derry, 89, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully after a long battle with leukemia on Tuesday, March 5th surrounded by his loving family and beloved wife Paula M. (Cornacchioli) Derry. Born May 15, 1934 in Worcester he was one of five children late of Peter M. Derry Sr., and Patience M. (Hicks) Derry.
Raised in Worcester he...
Susan E. (Maher) Doherty
Mar 3, 2024
Mrs. Susan E. (Maher) Doherty, of Natick, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024 surrounded by her loving children and family in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 64.
Born in Boston on October 13, 1959, she was a daughter of the late Ret. Waltham Deputy Fire Chief Robert J. and Mary E. (Rivers) Maher. Raised in Waltham she was a 1977 graduate...
Margaret L. Duncombe
Mar 3, 2024
Ms. Margaret L. Duncombe, of Waltham, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado died March 3, 2024 in Care Dimensions Hospice Residence in Lincoln. She was 77.
Margaret Louise Duncombe was born November 12, 1946 in Brockton a daughter of the late Alfred L. and Louise (Flagg) Duncombe. Raised in Brockton she graduated from Brockton High School with the class of 1964. She...
Edward H. Drelinger
Mar 3, 2024
SHREWSBURY - Ed Drelinger would tell his family and friends in later years, ‘It’s been a great ride’. He worked hard and enjoyed the fruits of his labors all the while mindful of life’s blessings. His love for family was always evident. Unwavering, unconditional and with a generous heart Ed gave of his time and was always willing to help....
Mark K. Waldron
Mar 2, 2024
Mark K. Waldron, of Waltham, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was 62.
Born in Waltham on November 1, 1961, Mark was the son of the late Robert and Muriel (Kelly) Waldron. He was born and raised in Waltham and a graduate of Waltham High School, where he excelled as a hockey...
Palma S. "Pam" (Santich) Baldi
Feb 29, 2024
Mrs. Palma S. “Pam” (Santich) Baldi, of Sudbury, died Thursday February 29, 2024 at her home. She was 91.
Born in Duryea, Pennsylvania, Palma was the daughter of the late Matthew, Jr. and Palma (Gnazzo) Santich. She earned her associate degree from Lackawanna College. She and her late husband, Robert H. “Bud” Baldi had been residents of Binghamton New York, Wilton...
Kathleen M. (Murphy) Campbell
Feb 27, 2024
Kathleen M. (Murphy) Campbell, of Waltham, formerly of Belmont, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at her home. She was 70.
Born on October 29, 1953, Kathy was the daughter of the late Richard and Virginia (Conley) Murphy. Raised and educated in Belmont, she graduated from Belmont High School and later obtained her teaching degree from Boston...