Obituaries

Margaret M. Munsey

Margaret M. Munsey

Sep 17, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. Margaret M. ‘Gigi’ (Martowski) Munsey, of Waltham, died Friday, September 17, 2010 in the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 95. Margaret was born in Waltham on November 24, 1914, a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary (Kaminska) Martowski, and had been a lifelong resident. She and her late husband, Henry F. Munsey, owned...

Felix A. 'Phil' Cardarelli

Felix A. 'Phil' Cardarelli

Sep 17, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Felix A. ‘Phil’ Cardarelli, of Waltham, died Friday, September 17, 2010 at his home. He was 87. Phil was born in Newton on January 1, 1923, a son of the late James and Gerarda (Perruzzi) Cardarelli, and had been a Waltham resident for the past fifty-seven years. He was a graduate of Our Lady’s High School in...

Ruthellen Centola

Ruthellen Centola

Sep 15, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. Ruthellen (Frary) Centola, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at The Boston Home in Dorchester. She was 59.Ruthellen was born in Waltham on August 1, 1951, a daughter of the late Ernest T. and Barbara M. (McGowan) Frary, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1969 graduate of Waltham High School and had worked...

Obeline E. Sparrow

Obeline E. Sparrow

Sep 15, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. Obeline E. (Bourgeois) Sparrow, of Waltham, died Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 93.Obeline was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on September 11, 1917, a daughter of the late Thaddee and Jeanne (Bourgeois) Bourgeois, and had been a Waltham resident since 1936. She worked for a few years at the Waltham...

Claire T. Maloney

Claire T. Maloney

Sep 13, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. Claire T. (Morrissey) Maloney, of Waltham, died Monday, September 13, 2010 in Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 84. Claire was born in Waltham on February 20, 1926 a daughter of the late John and Mary (Lunny) Morrissey. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School and earned a Bachelor of...

Augustine V. 'Rocky' 'Gus' Rancatore

Augustine V. 'Rocky' 'Gus' Rancatore

Sep 12, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Augustine V. ‘Rocky’ ‘Gus’ Rancatore, of Waltham, died, Sunday, September 12, 2010 at his home. He was 77.Rocky was born in Cambridge on October 14, 1932, a son of the late Michael and Dorothy Rancatore, and had been a Cambridge resident before moving to Waltham in 1956. He was a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High...

Lillian E. Porreca-O'Connell

Lillian E. Porreca-O'Connell

Sep 9, 2010

Waltham - Mrs. Lillian E. (Romeo) Porreca-O’Connell, of Waltham, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 in the Geriatric Authority Nursing Center in Milford. She was 87. Lillian was born in Boston on May 2, 1923, a daughter of the late Eugene and Anastasia (O’Brien) Romeo. A former resident of Belmont, she was a graduate of Belmont High School and had lived...

Roy Scofield MacDowell, Sr.

Roy Scofield MacDowell, Sr.

Sep 9, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Roy Scofield MacDowell, Sr., of Waltham, died Thursday, September 9, 2010 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 84.Roy was born in Waltham on January 20, 1926, a son of the late Charles Scofield and Elfrieda (Lane) MacDowell, and had been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1943 and immediately enlisted in the United States...

Ronald P. Martin

Ronald P. Martin

Sep 7, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Ronald P. Martin, of Waltham, died September 7, 2010 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was 81.Ron was born in Boston on July 15, 1929, a son of the late George and Dorothy (Buhlman) Martin. During the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Navy. A lifelong resident of Waltham, Ron was a self-employed...

James V. Neufell

James V. Neufell

Sep 6, 2010

Bedford - Mr. James V. Neufell, of Bedford, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, September 6, 2010 in Deutsches Altenheim German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury. He was 84. Jim was born on September 22, 1925 in Waltham a son of the late Philip and Grace (Williams) Neufell. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and lived many...

Kevin B. Finnerty

Kevin B. Finnerty

Sep 6, 2010

Watertown – Mr. Kevin B. Finnerty, of Watertown, died Monday, September 6, 2010 at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge. He was 67.Kevin was born in Boston on October 7, 1942, a son of the late Peter and Margaret (Kelly) Finnerty, and raised in Somerville. He served with the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. He moved to Watertown five...

Mary C. Dickson

Mary C. Dickson

Sep 6, 2010

Waltham - Mrs. Mary C. (Arsenault) Dickson, of Waltham, died Monday, September 6, 2010 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 96.Mary was born in Grand Digue, New Brunswick on August 2, 1914, a daughter of the late Vital and Melina Arsenault, and had lived in Newton before moving to Waltham forty years ago. Mary was a homemaker who enjoyed knitting and...

Catherine J. 'Cay' Byron

Catherine J. 'Cay' Byron

Sep 3, 2010

Lexington – Mrs. Catherine J. ‘Cay’ (McGrath) Byron, of Lexington, formerly of Waltham and Wenham, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Home in Danvers. She was 83.Cay was born in Waltham on November 26, 1926, a daughter of the late John A. and Catherine J. (Smith) McGrath. She lived in North Chelmsford and in Wenham for...

Daniel E. O'Donoghue

Daniel E. O'Donoghue

Sep 2, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Daniel E. O’Donoghue, of Waltham, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Newton Health Care Center after a brief illness due to cancer. He was 82.Dan was born in Boston on February 27, 1928, a son of the late Frederick and Florence (MacPhee) O’Donoghue, and was raised and educated in Wellesley. He had been a Waltham resident...

James E. Burgoyne

James E. Burgoyne

Sep 1, 2010

Waltham – Mr. James E. Burgoyne, of Waltham and Green Harbor, was born into Eternal Life on September 1st 2010 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was 79.He was born in Waltham on August 9, 1931, a son of the late Joseph Leo and Jane E. (Hedrington) Burgoyne, and had been a lifelong resident. Jim was a...

C. Arthur LaHaise

C. Arthur LaHaise

Aug 31, 2010

Waltham – Mr. C. Arthur LaHaise, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 in his home. He was 86.Arthur was born in Jamaica Plain on February 18, 1924, a son of the late Charles Arthur and Alice (Flanders) LaHaise. He moved to Waltham in 1948 when, after a five year courtship, he married his sweetheart, Helen McCusker, in Saint...

Joanne S. Morton

Joanne S. Morton

Aug 27, 2010

Weston – Mrs. Joanne S. (Shea) Morton, of Weston, died August 27, 2010 in her home. She was 83.Joanne was born in Brockton on December 13, 1926, a daughter of the late Henry B. and Frances (Grady) Shea. She had worked at Weston High School for many years, beginning her career as an audio-visual aid and eventually retiring as the...

Henry J. 'Hank' Gaudet

Henry J. 'Hank' Gaudet

Aug 26, 2010

Palm Coast, FL – Mr. Henry J. ‘Hank’ Gaudet of Palm Coast, Florida, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 in his home. He was 78. Hank was born in Waltham on June 30, 1932, a son of the late Camille and Mary Jane (LaFrenier) Gaudet. He had lived in Waltham for many years until moving to Florida in...

Charles E. 'Chuck' Williams

Charles E. 'Chuck' Williams

Aug 26, 2010

Waltham - Retired Patrolman Charles E. ‘Chuck’ Williams, of Waltham died peacefully at his home on Thursday, August 26, 2010 surrounded by his devoted wife and loving family. He was 80.Chuck was born on August 5, 1930 in Concord, MA, a son of the late Albert and Hazel (Cass) Williams. He was a resident of Waltham for 60 years and...

M. Rita Chiasson

M. Rita Chiasson

Aug 26, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. M. Rita (Boudreau) Chiasson of Waltham died Thursday, August 26, 2010 in the Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge. She was 81. Rita was born in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 16, 1928, a daughter of the late Alexander and Helen (Chiasson) Boudreau.She had lived in Waltham since 1957 and was a former member of Saint...