Obituaries

Raymond N. Hill
Feb 24, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Raymond N. Hill, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 at his home. He was 67. Born in Watertown, Ray lived in Boulder City, Nevada for many years before moving to Waltham five years ago. Until his retirement, he worked as a sheet metal worker. He leaves his childen, Ralph Hill of Illinois, Richard Hill of Waltham,...

Raymond N. Hill
Feb 24, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Raymond N. Hill, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 at his home. He was 67.Born in Watertown, Ray lived in Boulder City, Nevada for many years before moving to Waltham five years ago. Until his retirement, he worked as a sheet metal worker.He leaves his childen, Ralph Hill of Illinois, Richard Hill of Waltham, Donna Graham...
Peter M. Cannistraro
Feb 24, 2008
Sudbury - Mr. Peter M. Cannistraro, of Sudbury, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. He was 53. Born in Chelsea, Mr. Cannistraro had lived in Waltham for many years until moving to Sudbury. He owned Sinclair Insurance Company in Waltham for twenty-five years. Mr. Cannistraro was a Waltham High School...
George H. Sullivan
Feb 22, 2008
Waltham - Mr. George H. 'Sy' Sullivan, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at Kindred Hospital in Brighton. He was 81. Born in Calais, Maine, a son of the late George H. and Theresa (Enright) Sullvian, Sy lived in Waltham for most of his life before retiring to Florida. He graduated from Saint Charles High...

Elizabeth Mary Redden
Feb 20, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth Mary (Buckley) Redden passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends in her final days, as she was throughout her life. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Mrs. Redden came to Newton then Waltham as a young child, living in...
John F. Rooney
Feb 18, 2008
Marstons Mills - Mr. John F. Rooney, Jr., retired chief of the Waltham Police Department, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Mary McCarthy Hospice House in East Sandwich following a five month battle with cancer. He was 80 years old. Born in Waltham, the only child of the late John F. and Anastasia (Connors) Rooney, Chief Rooney had been...
John F. Rooney
Feb 18, 2008
Marstons Mills - Mr. John F. Rooney, Jr., retired chief of the Waltham Police Department, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Mary McCarthy Hospice House in East Sandwich following a five month battle with cancer. He was 80 years old.Born in Waltham, the only child of the late John F. and Anastasia (Connors) Rooney, Chief Rooney had been a...

Peter E. Singleton
Feb 17, 2008
Newton - Mr. Peter E. Singleton, of Newton, died Sunday, February 17, 2008 in his home. He was 44. Born in Boston, Peter was the son of Dr. Ronald B. and Alfaretta (Pierce) Singleton of Framingham. In addition to his parents, Peter leaves his sister, Carolyn J.Singleton- Nwanagu of San Marcos, California. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Funeral...

Patricia A. Jacobs
Feb 16, 2008
Westford - Mrs. Patricia A. (McBride) Jacobs, of Westford, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 at her home. She was 77. She was born in Waltham, a daughter of the late James and Margaret (Wallace) McBride. Her mother died when she was an infant and her father later married the late Mary (Kane) McBride. Patricia lived in Waltham for many years,...

Richard S. Murdock
Feb 16, 2008
Watertown - Mr. Richard S. Murdock, of Watertown, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 82. Born in Portland, Maine a son of the late Mark and Emily (Morse) Murdock, Richard was a senior designer for thirty-five years for the Poloroid Corporation in Cambridge until his retirement. He was a former member of the Knights...

Muriel E. O'Dowd
Feb 13, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Muriel E. (Denault) O'Dowd, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in the Emerson Village Nursing Home in Watertown. She was 79 and a lifelong Waltham resident. She was the wife of the late Philip S. O'Dowd; the daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia (Grenier) Denault and the sister of the late Louis Denault. Mrs. O'Dowd...

Anna M. Conroy
Feb 13, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Anna M. (Rohan) Conroy, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in her home. She was 89. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, a daughter of the late Martin and Catherine (Hobart) Rohan, Anna was a head bookkeeper at Grover Cronins Department Store in Waltham for many years until her retirement. She was the wife of the late...

Blanche F. Smith
Feb 12, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Blanche F. (Fortin) Smith, of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center of Weston. She was 98. Born in Quebec, Canada, she had lived in Waltham for many years. Mrs. Smith worked in the bridal industry for many years, first at Chez Elise Bridal Shop and at Formal Wear, both in Waltham....

Donald G. Kingston
Feb 11, 2008
Waltham - Mr. Donald G. Kingston, of Waltham, died Monday, February 11, 2008 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 59. Born in Boston, a son of the late Donald and Gertrude (Mueller) Kingston, Donald worked for many years at the Walter E. Fenald State School in Waltham as an attendant. He was the father of the late Joshua D. Kingston. Donald...

John D. Mehigan
Feb 8, 2008
Watertown - Mr. John D. Mehigan, of Watertown died Friday, February 8, 2008 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 43. Born in Waltham, John was a lifelong resident of Watertown and a 1982 graduate of Watertown High School. He had been the former owner of New England Tire Company in Waltham. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, fishing...
William J. McCarthy
Feb 8, 2008
Weston - Mr. William J. McCarthy, Jr., of Weston, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. He was 82. Born in Newton, a son of the late William J. and Alvida (Klingburg) McCarthy, Sr., Mr. McCarthy was a design engineer for the Standard Thompson Company in Waltham for many years until his retirement. Mr. McCarthy was...

Elizabeth E. Caminiti
Feb 8, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth E. 'Betty' (Martell) Caminiti, of Waltham, died Friday, February 8, 2008 in Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Brighton. She was 92. Her husband, Charles A. Caminiti died June 23, 1966. She leaves two children, Charles A. Caminiti and his wife, Marcia, with whom she lived and Elizabeth J. Straley and her husband, Richard, of Hull; two grandchildren, Cara Dahlke and...

Marion G. Spaulding
Feb 7, 2008
Waltham - Mrs. Marion G. (Hargedon) Spaulding, of Waltham, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 76. Born in Natick, a daughter of the late John A. and Marion G. (Connerney) Hargedon, Marion had lived in West Newton before moving to Waltham thirty-five years ago. The wife of the late Warren A. Spaulding, she leaves her children,...

Alice G. Lane
Feb 6, 2008
Sudbury - Miss Alice G. Lane of Sudbury, formerly of Concord, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 96. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Martin and Catherine (Crehan) Lane, Alice had been a lifelong resident of Waltham, and had also lived for fifteen years in Concord before moving to Sudbury. She was...
Helen T. Flynn
Feb 1, 2008
Waltham- Miss Helen T. Flynn, of Waltham, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 93. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, a daughter of the late John and Lillian (Feeney) Flynn, Helen worked for forty-seven years for the Waltham Public School system, retiring in 1982. She was assistant principal at the Whittemore Elementary School and...