Obituaries

Edward F. Marchand
Apr 16, 2008
Waltham – Mr. Edwin F. Marchand, Jr., of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in his home. He was 79.A lifelong Waltham resident, Mr. Marchand was the owner of EFM Auto Parts Store in Somerville for many years. He was a member of the TY-Rods Club and attended all of their meets. Mr. Marchand enjoyed riding his Harley cross country...

Edwin F. Marchand
Apr 16, 2008
Waltham – Mr. Edwin F. Marchand, Jr., of Waltham, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in his home. He was 79. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mr. Marchand was the owner of EFM Auto Parts Store in Somerville for many years. He was a member of the TY-Rods Club and attended all of their meets. Mr. Marchand enjoyed riding his Harley cross...

Catherine M. Spellman
Apr 15, 2008
Waltham - Miss Catherine M. Spellman, of Waltham, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 99. A lifelong Waltham resident, Miss Spellman was a telephone operator for the New England Telephone Company for many years until her retirement in 1973. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers. Miss Spellman was the daughter...
Catherine A. Vaughan
Apr 14, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Catherine A. 'Mrs. Cathy' (McLaughlin) Vaughan, of Waltham, died Monday, April 14, 2008 in her home. She was 65. Born in Boston, Cathy had lived in Waltham since 1953. She was a pre-school teacher for the Carousel School in Waltham for twenty-seven years. She enjoyed going to her childrens' and grandchildrens' sporting events. Cathy loved spending time...

David P. Carr
Apr 12, 2008
Mr. David P. Carr of Brockton, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 in his home. He was 69. Born in Waltham, Mr. Carr had lived in Brockton since 1968. He was the son of the late Paul and Phyllis (MacDonald) Carr and the brother of the late Scott Carr. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie (Muller) Carr;...

George M. Flagg
Apr 10, 2008
West Newton – Mr. George M. Flagg of Lynn, formerly of West Newton, died Thursday, April 10, 2008 in the Life Care Center of The North Shore in Lynn. He was 81. Born in Newton, Mr. Flagg had lived in West Newton for many years before moving to Lynn. He was a cable splicer for the James Sugden Company in...
Dorothy A. Larkin
Apr 7, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy A. 'Dot' (Holland) Larkin, of Waltham, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 59. Born and raised in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Ralph and Dorothy (Karslian) Holland, she had been a Waltham resident for the past thirty-two years. Dot graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School. She was a homemaker who...
John P. Hennessey
Apr 6, 2008
Mr. John P. "Mr. Bones" Hennessey, of Cambridge, formerly of Waltham and Hyannis, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Cambridge Hospital. He was 88. Born in Wakefield a son of the late John and Catherine (Navin) Hennessey, John was raised in Cambridge and in Watertown. He had lived for many years in Waltham and in Hyannis before moving to Cambridge...
Rita P. Lally
Apr 5, 2008
Mrs. Rita P. (McKenzie) Lally, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 82. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Herbert and Catherine (Coughlin) McKenzie, Rita lived in Waltham before moving to West Yarmouth, where she lived for twenty-five years. She returned to Waltham four years ago. She was a graduate of...

Edward Sherman Johnson
Apr 5, 2008
Auburndale – Mr. Edward Sherman Johnson, of Auburndale, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Lexington Health Care Center. He was 88. Ed was born on April 6, 1919, a son of the late Sherman and Josephine (Hennessey) Johnson, and had lived in Waltham before moving to Auburndale more than twenty years ago. Until his retirement he worked...
George W. Schiff
Apr 5, 2008
Mr. George W. Schiff, of Waltham, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was 87. Born in Urbana, Illinois, a son of the late Philip and Ruth (Mann) Schiff, George had been a Waltham resident for the past sixty years. During World War II he served with the United States Army and attained the...
Franciska M. Gero
Apr 4, 2008
Mrs. Franciska M. (Bédi) Gero, of Waltham, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at Medway Country Manor, Medway. She was 85. Born in Hungary, a daughter of the late Lajos and Wilma (Doth) Bédi, she had been a Waltham resident for the past 52 years. She and her late husband, Zsigmond, fled Hungary in 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution with the...
Anne Marie Begin
Apr 3, 2008
Norwalk, Connecticut – Ms. Anne Marie Begin, of Norwalk, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Norwood Hospital. She was 53. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Rennie and Maria (Gaudet) Begin, she moved to Connecticut twenty years ago. Anne Marie was a project manager for Pitney Bowes in Stamford, Connecticut for over thirty...
Barbara Anne Hug
Apr 1, 2008
Mrs. Barbara Anne (Hayes) Hug, of Weston, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Sunrise of Weston. She was 87. She was the beloved wife of Hans A. Hug, Sr. and the loving mother of Hans A. Hug, Jr. of Exeter, New Hampshire, Peter C. Hug of Easton, Connecticut and Christopher N. Hug of Lincoln, Massachusetts. Barbara was born in Cleveland,...
Claire L. Nessolini
Mar 26, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Claire L. (Goodwin) Nessolini, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Sunrise of Arlington. She was 86. Born in Winthrop, a daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Cody) Goodwin, Claire had lived in Waltham for over sixty years and was a homemaker. She was a former member of Saint Jude Sodality and the Saint Jude...
Rita B. Tarullo
Mar 23, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Rita B. (Moran) Tarullo, of Waltham, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Lahey Clinic, Burlington. She was 85. Born in Somerville, a daughter of the late John T. and Mary Ann (McCarthy) Moran, Rita graduated from Somerville High School and from Salem State Teachers College. She had been a Waltham resident for the past fifty-seven years. Rita...
Lynda J. Kelly
Mar 23, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Lynda J. (McCarthy) Kelly, of Waltham, formerly of Cambridge, died on Sunday, March 23, 2008 in her home. She was 58. Lynda was born and raised in Cambridge where she graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. She had been a Waltham resident for more than 40 years. She is survived by her husband of 37 years,...
Rita L. McDonnell
Mar 22, 2008
Waltham – Mrs. Rita L. (Murphy) McDonnell, of Waltham, died Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Autumn Village Nursing Home in Worcester. She was 90. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Hughes) McDonnell, Rita had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and until her retirement she worked for the Hewlett-Packard...

Edna Mary Robbins
Mar 21, 2008
Shediac, NB - Mrs. Edna "Nana" (Quinn) Robbins, of Shediac, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Dr. G.L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick. She was 97. Born in Newton, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Burns) Quinn, she had lived in Waltham since 1928 before moving to Shediac thirteen years ago. Nana had...

Edna Robbins
Mar 21, 2008
Shediac, NB - Mrs. Edna "Nana" (Quinn) Robbins, of Shediac, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Dr. G.L. Dumont Hospital in Moncton, New Brunswick. She was 97.Born in Newton, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Burns) Quinn, she had lived in Waltham since 1928 before moving to Shediac thirteen years ago. Nana had a...