Obituaries

William R. Martin

William R. Martin

Feb 9, 2010

Waltham – Mr. William R. Martin, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at his home. He was 84. Bill was born in New Bedford on September 27, 1925, a son of the late William R. and Winifred (Shay) Martin and was raised in Belmont where he graduated from the local high school. After that he earned a bachelors...

Eva V. Alessandri

Eva V. Alessandri

Feb 8, 2010

Watertown - Eva V. (Sartini) (DiGiovine) Alessandri, of Watertown, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, February 8, 2010. She was 72. Eva was born on December 5, 1937 in Chelsea, a daughter of the late Dino and Rina (Alessandri) Sartini. She was raised in Watertown and lived for many years in Waltham before returning to Watertown. Eva was a customer service...

William F. Whelan

William F. Whelan

Feb 7, 2010

Waltham – Mr. William F. Whelan, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at his home. He was 90. Bill was born on April 26, 1919 in Boston, a son of the late John J. and Mary (Roche) Whelan, both natives of Ireland. He was raised and lived in Allston before joining the United States Army on December 5, 1941....

Priscilla J. Arsenault

Priscilla J. Arsenault

Feb 3, 2010

Waltham- Mrs. Priscilla J. (Taylor) Arsenault died Wednesday February 3, 2010. She was 64. Priscilla was born January 11, 1946 in Framingham, a daughter of the late Robert S. Taylor and Alice A. Chapdelaine, a lifelong resident Priscilla had worked for twenty years as a nurse's aide at the W.E. Fernald School in Waltham until her retirement. In her spare...

Marie M. Champagne

Marie M. Champagne

Feb 2, 2010

Mrs. Marie M. (Pineau) Champagne of Waltham died Tuesday February 2, 2010 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 88. Marie was born on January 7, 1922 in Fisherville, Mass, a daughter of the late Henry and Mae (Gallant) Pineau and she was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for the past seventy five years. In her spare time...

Shirley M. Griggs

Shirley M. Griggs

Feb 1, 2010

Mrs. Shirley M. (Lirette) Griggs, Of Waltham, died Monday, February 1, 2010 in The Maristhill Nursing Facility. She was 74. Shirley was born on April 12, 1935 in Waltham a daughter of the late Joseph and Marion (Steeves) Lirette and has been a life-long Waltham resident. Shirley's world centered on her family. She was an avid bingo player and bowler....

Bernice V. Rose

Bernice V. Rose

Jan 31, 2010

Mrs. Bernice V. (Boudreau) Rose, Of Waltham, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 in Epoch of Weston Nursing Facility. She was 88. Bernice was born March 9, 1921 in Greenfield, a daughter of the late Arthur and Katherine (Campbell) Boudreau. She was raised in Cambridge and Watertown and was a graduate of the former Cambridge High & Latin School. In May...

Blanche A. Sullivan

Blanche A. Sullivan

Jan 29, 2010

Brighton - Mrs. Blanche A. (Wesolawski) Sullivan, of Brighton, died Friday, January 29, 2010 in the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was 88. Blanche was born in Needham on November 4, 1921, a daughter of the late Felix and Elizabeth (Kairis) Wesolawski. She was raised in Needham and graduated from Needham High School, Class of 1940. Blanche and...

Francis LaMacchia

Francis LaMacchia

Jan 29, 2010

Waltham- Mr. Francis LaMacchia of Waltham died Friday January 29, 2010 at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton. He was 82. Frank was born January 28, 1928 in Watertown, a son of the late Carmello and Agatha ( Sacco) LaMacchia, he was self employed for many years for a dry cleaning business in Belmont. Frank had lived in Waltham since...

Marion T. Perkins

Marion T. Perkins

Jan 29, 2010

Waltham- Mrs. Marion T. (Dustin) Perkins of Waltham died Friday January 29, 2010 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 74. Marion was born July 20, 1935 in Jamaica Plain, a daughter of the late James E. and Mary ( Ferguson) Dustin. A Waltham resident for the past fifty four years, Marion has been employed by the RTN Credit Union in Waltham...

Robert H. Gallagher

Robert H. Gallagher

Jan 28, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Robert H. 'Bob' Gallagher, of Waltham, died suddenly Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 86. Bob was born in Lackawana, New York on July 11, 1923, a son of the late Richard and Jennie (Quillinan) Gallagher and had lived in Waltham for over seventy years. He was a graduate of Waltham High School, Class...

Alice M. Marqus

Alice M. Marqus

Jan 28, 2010

Waltham - Mrs. Alice M. (LeBlanc) Marqus, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 in the Wilmington Health Care Center. She was 90. A daughter of the late Donat and Alida (Braconnier) LeBlanc, she was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick, on January 18, 1920. Alice was the wife of the late Paul R. Marqus and the sister of the late...

Leonard H. Swanton

Leonard H. Swanton

Jan 27, 2010

Waltham - Retired Waltham Fire Department Captain Leonard H. Swanton, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at his home. He was 77. Len was born in Waltham on June 12, 1932, a son of the late Leonard J. and Doris (Hills) Swanton, and had been a lifelong resident. Lenny's wife of 47 years, Louise A. (McHugh) Swanton died June...

Lillian M. Thambash

Lillian M. Thambash

Jan 27, 2010

Chesapeake, Virginia- Miss Lillian M. Thambash of Chesapeake, formerly of Lexington died Wednesday January 27, 2010 at Chesapeake General Hospital. She was 95. Lillian was born November 30, 1914 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Biagio and Augustina (Bibbo) Thambash. A resident of Chesapeake for the past ten years, Lillian had lived in Lexington for many years and was...

Rita A. Babcock

Rita A. Babcock

Jan 25, 2010

Mrs. Rita A. (Bouchie) Babcock, of Watertown, died Monday, January 25, 2010 in her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was 90. Rita was born November 7, 1919 in Newton, a daughter of the late Harry and Arthemise (LeBlanc) Bouchie. She worked as a materials handler for the Raytheon Corporation for 40 years. She had been a resident...

Rosemary J. Tiano

Rosemary J. Tiano

Jan 24, 2010

Mrs. Rosemary J. (Smith) Tiano, of Waltham, died Sunday afternoon, January 24, 2010 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital surrounded by her family after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 71. Rosemary was born January 11, 1939 in Waltham a daughter of Roseann O'Doherty and the late Richard Smith. A lifelong Waltham resident she was a graduate of Waltham High School, Class...

Rudolph W. Nersesian

Rudolph W. Nersesian

Jan 21, 2010

Waltham - Mr. Rudolph W. 'Rudy' Nersesian, of Waltham, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 91. Rudy was born in Waltham on March 22, 1918, a son of the late Simeon G. and Julia (Karkos) Nersesian, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and served as a staff sergeant...

Anne C. Cooney

Anne C. Cooney

Jan 19, 2010

Waltham - Mrs. Anne C. (MacNevin) Cooney, of Waltham, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham. She was 66. Anne was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on January 21, 1943, a daughter of the late Eugene and Mary (O’Keefe) MacNevin and had lived in Waltham for the past fifty years. She had worked for five...

Marie Sarah Leger

Marie Sarah Leger

Jan 17, 2010

Hingham – Mrs. Marie 'Sarah' (Richard) Leger, of Waltham, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 in her granddaughter's home in Hingham. She was 95. Sarah was born on November 21, 1914 in Notre Dame, New Brunswick, a daughter of the late Amedee and Marie Blanche (Hebert) Richard, and had lived in Newton for many years before moving to Waltham in 1975....

Hectorine L. Goguen

Hectorine L. Goguen

Jan 16, 2010

Mrs. Hectorine L. 'Heckie' (Leger) Goguen, of Medford, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Park Avenue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Arlington. She was 90. Heckie was born in Shediac, New Brunswick on May 26, 1919, a daughter of the late Arthur and Emma Leger, and had lived in Waltham, Cambridge and Somerville before moving to Medford in 1981. Her...