Obituaries

Mary E. Trainor

Mary E. Trainor

Jun 8, 2009

West Newton - Mrs. Mary E. (Thompson) Trainor, of West Newton, died Monday, June 8, 2009 in her home. She was 81.Mary was born on July 5, 1927, a daughter of the late Phillip and Alice (Mooney) Thompson, and had lived in West Newton for the past fifty seven years. She was a devoted homemaker and in her spare time...

Shirley M. Hurley

Shirley M. Hurley

Jun 6, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Shirley M. (Kelley) Hurley, of Waltham, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Hearthstone at New Horizons in Marlborough. She was 82.Shirley was born in Somerville on July 16, 1926, a daughter of the late Archie and Dorothy (Noble) Kelley, and had lived in Waltham for most of her life. She had worked at several companies in the...

William S. Kanis

William S. Kanis

Jun 5, 2009

Mr. William S. Kanis, of Brookline, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, June 5, 2009 in the Epoch Nursing Home, Chestnut Hill. He was 86. Bill was born in Brighton on December 28, 1922, a son of the late Joseph and Brunaka Kanis and had lived in Waltham for most of his life. Until his retirement he worked as a draftsman...

Therese M. Kazanjian

Therese M. Kazanjian

Jun 4, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Therese M. 'Terry' (LeBlanc) Kazanjian, of Waltham, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was 79.Terry was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (LeFort) LeBlanc and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1948 graduate of Waltham High School and was a devoted homemaker all...

Francis C. Megaro

Francis C. Megaro

Jun 4, 2009

Colonel Francis C. Megaro, U.S.A. (Ret.), of Weston, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. He was 87. Francis was born in Boston on November 14, 1921, a son of the late Joseph and Amelia (Palmer) Megaro and had been a Weston resident for the past fifty years. Until his retirement, Francis worked as the manager of...

Olivia R. Walker

Olivia R. Walker

Jun 3, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Olivia R. (Sears) Walker, of Waltham, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Lahey Clinic, Burlington. She was 78. Olivia was born on July 1, 1930 in Gloucester, a daughter of the late John and Julia (O’Connor) Sears and had been a Waltham resident for the past fifty-six years. She was a graduate of Bryant Secretarial School in...

Phyllis M. Ryan

Phyllis M. Ryan

Jun 1, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Phyllis M. (Beattie) Ryan of Waltham and Key Colony Beach, Florida, formerly of Scituate, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 91. Phyllis was born in Waltham on October 8, 1917, a daughter of the late John H. and Mary (Judge) Beattie and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint...

Clare M. Cummings

Clare M. Cummings

May 30, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Clare M. (Clark) Cummings, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham.Clare was born in Akron, Ohio and was a daughter of the late Albert and Clare (Moriarty) Clark. She lived for many years in Toledo, Ohio where she graduated from Notre Dame Academy and Toledo Teachers College. She worked as the Registrar...

Dorothy E. Brown

Dorothy E. Brown

May 28, 2009

Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy E. (McKenney) Brown, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Epoch Senior Living Center in Weston. She was 91. Dorothy was born on April 24, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was a daughter of the late Delbert and Sadie (Caron) McKenney. As an infant she moved with her family to Greenville, Maine where she was...

Dorothy H. Roach

Dorothy H. Roach

May 25, 2009

Belmont - Mrs Dorothy Helen (Carney) Roach, of Belmont, died Monday May 25, 2009 at Maristhill Nursing Center in Waltham. She was 90. Dorothy was born on November 30, 1918, the only daughter of the late Martin and Dora (White) Carney, both from Waltham. She married Thomas Aquinas Roach of Waltham in 1942. Thomas died September 28, 1962. Dorothy leaves...

Diane M. Wiggin Rodrigues

Diane M. Wiggin Rodrigues

May 23, 2009

Mrs. Diane M. (Bourgeois) Wiggin Rodrigues, of Waltham, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in her home. She was 53. Diane was born in Waltham on April 26, 1956, a daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Chiasson) Bourgeois and had been a lifelong resident. She worked for the past ten years at Brandeis University in Waltham as a financial aid...

Mary Bryan Rooney

Mary Bryan Rooney

May 22, 2009

Mary was born on January 23, 1920 and passed away on Friday, May 22, 2009.Mary was a resident of Longboat, Key, Florida.

Edwin F. Merrill

Edwin F. Merrill

May 21, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Edwin F. Merrill, Jr., of Waltham, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 in The Soldiers' Home in Chelsea. He was 79. Ed was born in Staten Island, New York, on July 27, 1929, a son of the late Edwin F. and Esther (French) Merrill, and had lived in Waltham since 1959. He was a graduate of the University...

Edward A. Cloonan

Edward A. Cloonan

May 19, 2009

Waltham - Retired Waltham Fire Chief Edward A. Cloonan, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at his home. He was 90.Chief Cloonan was born in Waltham on March 31, 1919, a son of the late Edward A. and Mary M. (Mannion) Cloonan, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a 1936 graduate of Saint Mary's High School...

Howard C. Bickford

Howard C. Bickford

May 17, 2009

Waltham - Mr. Howard C. Bickford, of Waltham, died Sunday, May 17, 2009. He was 93.Howard was born in Haverhill on September 25, 1915, a son of the late Clarence and Annabelle (Cordiner) Bickford. He was the former owner of Bickford's Five and Ten store in Weston for many years. Howard had also worked for several years at Brae Burn...

Joseph E. Reilly

Joseph E. Reilly

May 17, 2009

Watertown - Mr. Joseph E. Reilly, of Watertown, died Sunday, May 18, 2009 in Stoneham Life Care Center. He was 79. Joe was born in Watertown on August 21, 1929, a son of the late Thomas M. and Mary (Mullahy) Reilly and was a lifelong resident of Watertown. He was a graduate of Saint Patrick's High School in Watertown. He...

Helen G. Amero Connelly

Helen G. Amero Connelly

May 15, 2009

Danvers – Mrs. Helen G. (Kindgregan) Amero Connelly, of Danvers, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at Beverly Hospital. She was 91. Helen was born in Waltham on May 28, 1917 and was a daughter of the late Michael and Catherine (Eagle) Kindgregan. She had lived in Waltham before moving to Sudbury in 1958 and then to Wayland three years later....

Barbara M. Pagliarulo

Barbara M. Pagliarulo

May 14, 2009

Waltham – Ms. Barbara M. (Cummings) Pagliarulo, of Waltham, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston after a long history of heart disease. She was 76. Barbara was born on in Wakefield on August 6, 1932, and was a daughter of the late Charles Cummings and Harriet R. (MacNaughton) DeLuca and had lived in Waltham for...

Ann Marie Barden

Ann Marie Barden

May 13, 2009

Waltham - Mrs. Ann Marie (Kindregan) Barden, of Waltham, formerly of West Newton, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in the Medway Country Manor Nursing Home in Medway. She was 85. Ann Marie was born in Newton on December 12, 1923, a daughter of the late Thomas and Nora (Mullen) Kindregan and had lived in West Newton before moving to Waltham...

Joseph R. Puglielli

Joseph R. Puglielli

May 12, 2009

Mr. Joseph R. Puglielli, of Waltham, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 62.Joe was born in Newton on January 18, 1947 and was a son of the late Vincenzo and Concetta (Centorino) Puglielli. He was raised in Watertown where he graduated from Watertown High School in 1964. After that he earned a degree...