Obituaries

Virginia R. Dorsey

Virginia R. Dorsey

Jan 16, 2010

Virginia "Ginny" Dorsey, 93, died Saturday morning, January 16, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Francis Dorsey, she leaves her three children, Deborah Dorsey of Lincoln, Joanne Geary of Manomet and Dr. Tom Dorsey of Weymouth. Ginny was the last surviving member of her family: her mother, Dehlia Mulrooney, from Galway, Ireland, her father James "Papa Jim" Doherty from...

Olga D. Williams

Olga D. Williams

Jan 15, 2010

Mrs. Olga D. Williams, of Waltham, died Friday, January 15, 2010 in The Christopher House, Worcester. She was 98. Olga was born July 9, 1911 in Boston, a daughter of the late Michael and Dorothy (Pippen) Tankuns and lived in Waltham most of her life. She is predeceased by her husband of 25 years, Ellsworth 'Al' Williams. She worked as...

Barbara J. Starmer Coen

Barbara J. Starmer Coen

Jan 10, 2010

Waltham – Mrs. Barbara J. (Lanctot) Starmer Coen, of Waltham, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at her home. She was 72. Barbara was born in Boston on August 26, 1937, a daughter of the late George E. and Mary L. (Brusie) Lanctot. After spending her early childhood in Watertown she lived all of her life in Waltham. A graduate of...

Sarah J. Robinson

Sarah J. Robinson

Jan 8, 2010

Northville, MI - Mrs. Sarah Jean 'Sally' Craig Robinson, of Northville, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Northville from complications due to Alzheimer's disease. She was 76. Sally was born on April 27, 1933 in Millinocket, Maine, the daughter of the late I. Caswell and Stella (Cimpher) Craig. She graduated from Stearns...

Muriel M. Petersen

Muriel M. Petersen

Jan 1, 2010

Waltham - Mrs. Muriel M. (Maillet) Petersen, of Waltham, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham. She was 83. Muriel was born in New Bedford on February 2, 1926, a daughter of the late Alphee S. and Agnes (LeBlanc) Maillet and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. She had worked for many years as...

Walter L. Peirce

Walter L. Peirce

Jan 1, 2010

Waltham – Mr. Walter L. Peirce, of Waltham, died Friday, January 1, 2010 in the home that he was born in on Waverley Oaks Road just over 100 years ago. Walter was born on December 20, 1909, a son of the late Elisha A. and Margaret W. (Phillips) Peirce and had been a lifelong Waltham resident. His grandfather purchased the...

Florence J. McCarthy

Florence J. McCarthy

Dec 31, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Florence J. (Miceli) McCarthy, of Waltham, died Thursday, December 31, 2009. She was 89. Florence was born in Cambridge on June 5, 1920, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose (Fraumani) Miceli. Florence was devoted to her husband Thomas of 68 years. A religious woman, Florence was a longtime parishioner at St. Mary's Church and Sacred...

Marion C. Russo

Marion C. Russo

Dec 28, 2009

Mrs. Marion C. (O'Brien) Russo, of Acton, died Monday, December 28, 2009, in the Walden Rehabilitation Center in Concord.She was 89. Marion was born in Dorchester on June 24, 1920, a daughter of the late John and Margaret O'Brien. She had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Acton. Marion was a member of the Elks in Lexington...

Robert J. Bergeron

Robert J. Bergeron

Dec 28, 2009

Waltham - Waltham Firefighter Robert J. Bergeron, of Waltham, died Monday, December 28, 2009 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 48. Bob was born in Waltham on August 29, 1961, a son of Mary Charlotte (Law) (Bergeron) Pelletier of Highland Beach, Florida and the late Paul J. Bergeron, Sr., and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1979 graduate of...

Martha M. Wampler

Martha M. Wampler

Dec 27, 2009

On December 27, 2009 Martha Wampler (née Maybury) passed away peacefully at the Dorothy Frances Home in Waltham, Massachusetts, where she was cared for as a dementia patient for the past five years. Martha was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1928, where her father was pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. She graduated from Somerville, Massachusetts, High School in...

Josephine A. Scarborough

Josephine A. Scarborough

Dec 24, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Josephine A. (Tirone) Scarborough, of Waltham, died on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2009 after receiving very gentle care for many months at the Golden Living Center in West Newton. She was 79. Josephine was born at home in Waltham on August 27, 1930, a daughter of the late Calogero and Margaret (Passerello) Tirone, and had been...

Malcolm R. Hayes

Malcolm R. Hayes

Dec 22, 2009

Waltham – Mr. Malcolm R. ‘Mac’ Hayes, a 32 year veteran of the Waltham Fire Department, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at his home. He was 85. Mac was born in Waltham on May 25, 1924, a son of the late William and Emma (O’Leary) Hayes and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School....

Thomas H. King

Thomas H. King

Dec 19, 2009

Mr. Thomas H. King, of Norwood, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, December 19, 2009 in Caritas Hospital in Norwood. He was 70. Tom was born in Chelsea on April 19, 1939 a son of the late Catherine (McArdle) and Angelo Terrasi. A graduate of St. Charles High School in Waltham he lived many years in Waltham before moving to Norwood...

Annie A. Dagorova

Annie A. Dagorova

Dec 18, 2009

Waltham - Annie A. Dagorova, of Waltham, died Friday, December 18, 2009 in the Brigham & Women Hospital in Boston. She was 26. Annie was born on March 11, 1983 in Sofia, Bulgaria, a daughter of Alexander N. and Galina N. (Stoyanova) Dagorov. She studied in London and moved to Waltham three years ago. Annie worked as the reservation coordinator...

Anita G. Malvey

Anita G. Malvey

Dec 17, 2009

Mrs. Anita G. (LeBlanc) Malvey of Littleton, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, December 17. 2009 in the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was born in Waltham on August 13, 1937, a daughter of the late Patrick and Jeanne (Landry) LeBlanc. Until her retirement, Anita worked as a business manager for twenty-six years at the Walter E. Feranld School...

Charles D. Clarke

Charles D. Clarke

Dec 16, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Charles D. 'Bud' Clarke, of Ashby, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. He was 84. Bud was born in Middle River, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia on January 13, 1925, a son of the late Daniel A. and Catherine (MacRae) Clarke. After finishing high school Bud earned...

Irene A. Gilmore

Irene A. Gilmore

Dec 11, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Irene M. (Sullivan) Gilmore, of Waltham, died Friday December 11, 2009 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 86. Irene was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, on December 31, 1922, a daughter of the late George H. and Frances Theresa (Enright) Sullivan. She had lived in Waltham for the past fifty-five years and...

Franklin A. McGuire

Franklin A. McGuire

Dec 9, 2009

Waltham – Mr. Franklin A. McGuire, Sr., of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 63. Frank was born in Waltham on July 24, 1946, a son of the late Edwin and Florence (Thompson) McGuire, and had been a lifelong resident. He had worked for many years as a laborer until illness forced his retirement. During...

Allison O. Rogers

Allison O. Rogers

Dec 9, 2009

Waltham – Miss Allison O. Rogers, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in the Waban Health and Rehabilitation Center in Newton. She was 82. A lifelong Waltham resident, Allison was born on June 15, 1927, a daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Vera L. (Nixon) Rogers and had been a member of Immanuel Methodist Church in Waltham. Allison...

Lawrence J. Abreu

Lawrence J. Abreu

Dec 5, 2009

Winter Garden, Florida – Mr. Lawrence J. 'Larry' Abreu, of Winter Garden, formerly of Waltham and Billerica, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida. He was 43. Born in Somerville on March 9, 1966, a son of Margaret E. (Milligan) Abreu of Billerica and the late Richard E. Abreu, Larry had worked for the past...