Obituaries

Joel H. Beck
Dec 26, 2007
Kennebunk, Maine Mr.Joel H. Beck, 92, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at the Atria Senior Living Group in Kennebunk, Maine following a brief illness. Joel was born in Waltham on July 15, 1915, a son of George and Emma (Varney) Beck. He graduated from Waltham High School and lived most of his life in Waltham until he moved...

Ellen L. Sproul
Dec 24, 2007
Wellesley - Mrs. Ellen L. (Lovett) Sproul, of Wellesley, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Alzheimers Center in Wellesley. She was 91. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Daniel and Katherine (Driscoll) Lovett, Ellen was a secretary for many years for the John Birch Society. She was also a graduate of Cambridge High School...

Antoinette M. Connelly
Dec 23, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Antoinette M. (Vanaria) Connelly, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Newton-Wellesley Alzheimer Center. She was 90. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Antonio and Lucy (Alfino) Vanaria, Mrs. Connelly worked for many years as a seamstress for Puritan Dress Company in Waltham. She was the wife of the late Frederick Connelly and...

Antoinette M. Connelly
Dec 23, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Antoinette M. (Vanaria) Connelly, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Newton-Wellesley Alzheimer Center. She was 90.Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Antonio and Lucy (Alfino) Vanaria, Mrs. Connelly worked for many years as a seamstress for Puritan Dress Company in Waltham.She was the wife of the late Frederick Connelly and sister of...

Bernard R. Malloy
Dec 20, 2007
Marlborough - Mr. Bernard R. Bernie Malloy, of Marlborough, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Marlborough Hospital. He was 65. Born in Waltham, a son of Charles B. and Edna L. (Mitchell) Malloy of Milford, formerly of Waltham, Bernie was the owner of Marlborough City Taxi. Bernie enjoyed being around his family and was an avid golfer,...

Edna K. Brown
Dec 19, 2007
Boston Mrs. Edna K. (Kerns) Brown of Boston, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Melrose. She was 86. A daughter of the late David and Maggie (Culp) Kerns, Edna was born, raised, and educated in Huntersville, North Carolina and moved to the Boston area in 1952. She leaves her daughter,...

Nancy A. Maxwell
Dec 15, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Nancy A. (Avery) Maxwell, of Waltham, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87. Nancy was born January 15, 1920 on a farm in Ledyard, New York, the seventh child of Frederick and Lula (Baldwin) Avery. She attended Kings County Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating she did visiting nursing...

George E. Muise
Dec 14, 2007
Waltham Mr. George E. Muise, of Waltham, died Friday, December 14, 2007 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Timothy and Mary Helen (Burns) Muise, George worked for many years as a foreman for the W.H. Nichols Company in Waltham until his retirement. He lived in Marlborough for thirty years before returning...

Antonio Nicolazzo
Dec 11, 2007
Newton Mr. Antonio Nicolazzo, of Newton, died Tuesday, December 11, 2007 in his home. He was 93. Born in Nicastro, Calabria, Italy, Mr. Nicolazzo he had lived in Waban, Hyannis, and West Palm Beach, Florida. He was the owner of the Boston Gardening Company in Waban and had worked for the City of Newton until his retirement. Mr. Nicolazzo...

Kathryn B. Pellegrino
Dec 5, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Kathryn (Bishop) Pellegrino of Waltham died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. She was 96. Born in Mapleton, New Brunswick, Canada, Mrs. Pellegrino had lived in Waltham for many years. She was an active member of the Beth Eden Baptist Church Womens Federation as well as the Order of the Eastern...

Kathryn Pellegrino
Dec 4, 2007
Waltham – Mrs. Kathryn (Bishop) Pellegrino of Waltham died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. She was 96.Born in Mapleton, New Brunswick, Canada, Mrs. Pellegrino had lived in Waltham for many years. She was an active member of the Beth Eden Baptist Church Women’s Federation as well as the Order of the Eastern Star....

Doris M. Derryberry
Dec 3, 2007
Weston Mrs. Doris M. (Larsen) Derryberry, of Weston, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 86. Born in Bakersfield, California, a daughter of the late Asa M. and Edna D. (Deesureault) Larsen, she had been a resident of Weston for the past fifty years. Doris was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church...
Santa B. Limole
Dec 1, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Santa B. (Caruso) Limole, of Waltham, died peacefully Saturday, December 1, 2007 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital with her family by her side. She was 80. She leaves her husband of 51 wonderful years, Joseph A. Limole; two devoted children, David J. Limole and his wife, Jana, of West Newton and Diane S. Callahan and her husband, Jeffrey of...

Joseph Luvisi
Nov 30, 2007
Waltham - Mr. Joseph Luvisi, of Waltham, died Friday, November 30, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Joseph was born December 25, 1923 in Diecimo, Provincia de Lucca, Italy a son of the late James and Fridola (Bertini) Luvisi. He moved here as a young child but also returned to Italy at various times in his...
Rosario Cannistraro
Nov 30, 2007
Littleton - Mr. Rosario Cannistraro, of Littleton, died surrounded by his family on Friday, November 30, 2007 in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 69. Mr. Cannistraro was born in Waltham where he lived before moving to Littleton in 1966. He retired from the Stop and Shop Company after 45 years of service. Mr. Cannistraro was a Vietnam War veteran...

Linda Testa
Nov 29, 2007
Waltham - Mrs. Linda (Plundier) Testa, of Waltham, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. She was 95. She was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Gerardo and Maria (Lucci)Plundier. Linda was the wife of the late Joseph Testa, mother of the late S. Sgt William D. Testa, U.S.A.F.; and sister of the late...

Helen M. Sullivan
Nov 27, 2007
Falmouth Mrs. Helen M. (Ellis) Sullivan, of East Falmouth and Waltham, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in her home. She was 72. Born in Brighton, Mrs. Sullivan had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to East Falmouth twenty-five years ago. She was employed as a customer service representative for the Raytheon Company for fourteen years until her...

Mary LeBlanc
Nov 27, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Mary (LeFort) LeBlanc, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in Meadow Green Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 102. Born Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada, Mrs. LeBlanc had lived in Waltham for most of her life. She was a long time member of the Womens Auxiliary of the French-American Victory Club of Waltham. Mrs. LeBlanc was the wife...

George D. Ryan
Nov 24, 2007
Waltham - Mr. George D. Ryan, Jr., of Waltham, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 68. Born in Boston, a son of the late George and Josephine (Quirk) Ryan, George had worked for the past three years at Brandeis University as a facilities manager. George also served with the United States Army. He...

Jessie D. Nally
Nov 17, 2007
Waltham Mrs. Jessie D. (Woodland) Nally, of Waltham, died Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Newton Health Care Center. She was 65. Born in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine (Grace) Woodland, she had been a resident of Waltham for the past fifty years. Until her retirement, Jessie worked for twenty years...