Obituaries

Leo Porretti

Leo Porretti

Dec 20, 2006

MARLBOROUGH – Mr. Leo Porretti, of Marlborough, formerly of Buzzards Bay, West Newton, Bedford, and Waltham, died Sunday, December 10, 2006. He was 86 years old.He was married for 50 years to his beloved wife Isabelle M. (Sousa) Porretti who died in May 1995.Born in Berlin, New Hampshire, in 1920, Leo was the son of the late Michael Anthony “Tony”...

Virginia A. Martin

Virginia A. Martin

Dec 19, 2006

Waltham – Mrs. Virginia A. (Dyer) Martin, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 85. Born in Chelsea, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Foley) Dyer, she was raised in Revere where she graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1939. Virginia was a homemaker and had lived most of her...

Eva M. Hardy

Eva M. Hardy

Dec 16, 2006

Lexington – Mrs. Eva M. (Borrner) Hardy, of Lexington, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Brookhaven at Lexington. She was 91. She was the wife of the late Irad B. Hardy, Jr., M.D. who died in January, 1993. Born in Springfield on March 31, 1915, Eva was a daughter of the late Carl and Elsie (Sundin) Borrner. She lived in...

Leo L. Dunham

Leo L. Dunham

Dec 16, 2006

Orlando, Fla. – Mr. Leo L. Dunham, of Orlando, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Orlando Regional Medical Center. He was 81. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Leslie and Esther (Slamin) Dunham, he lived in Waltham before moving to Orlando in 1989. Leo was a graduate of Waltham High School and during World War...

Lori A. Hanson

Lori A. Hanson

Dec 13, 2006

Groton, CT - Mrs. Lori A.(Thompson) Hanson of Groton, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut. She was 32. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of Lenore M. (Ouellette) of Waltham and the late Albert J. Thompson, Jr., she lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Groton....

Aurea M. Fearon

Aurea M. Fearon

Dec 12, 2006

Waltham - Mrs. Aurea M. Fearon, of Waltham, died Tuesday December 12, 2006 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 64 years old. Born in Saint Marie, New Brunswick, Canada, Aurea came to Waltham at the age of 18 and worked for 39 years as a warehouse coordinator for Instrumentation Laboratory in Lexington. She was an active...

Ronald P. Leger

Ronald P. Leger

Dec 11, 2006

Waltham – Mr. Ronald P. Leger, of Waltham, died Monday, December 11, 2006 at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Jamaica Plain. He was 68. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, a son of the late Antoine and Bibienne (Richard) Leger, he came to the United States when he was 15 and lived most of his life in Waltham. Until his retirement, Ron worked...

Kwang-Yi Peter Hsiung

Kwang-Yi Peter Hsiung

Dec 11, 2006

Boston – Mr. Kwang-Yi “Peter” Hsiung, of Boston, formerly of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 11, 2006 in The South Cove Manor Nursing Home in Boston’s South End. He was 86. His wife, Tao Tung (Chen) Hsiung died January 21, 1999. He is survived by two children, Rita Hai-Ning Hsiung Tsay and her husband Frank Tsay of Newton Centre and Paul...

Ellena M. Brazell

Ellena M. Brazell

Dec 10, 2006

Waltham – Mrs. Ellena M. (Hayes) Brazell, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at Epoch of Weston. She was 91. Born in Lincoln, a daughter of the late John T. and Delia A. (Kelly) Hayes, Ellena moved to Waltham in 1944. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards, especially bridge and whist. The wife of the late Francis...

Leo Porretti

Leo Porretti

Dec 10, 2006

MARLBOROUGH – Mr. Leo Porretti, of Marlborough, formerly of Buzzards Bay, West Newton, Bedford, and Waltham, died Sunday, December 10, 2006. He was 86 years old. He was married for 50 years to his beloved wife Isabelle M. (Sousa) Porretti who died in May 1995. Born in Berlin, New Hampshire, in 1920, Leo was the son of the late Michael...

John A. Sullivan

John A. Sullivan

Dec 9, 2006

Boston - Mr. John A. Sullivan, of Boston, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He was 78. Born in Berlin, New Hampshire, John had lived in New Hampshire before moving to Boston fifty years ago. He was a graduate of New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire and was employed as a manager for the...

Raymond E. McMillen

Raymond E. McMillen

Dec 7, 2006

Newton – Mr. Raymond E. McMillen, Sr., of Newton, died Thursday, December 7, 2006 in his home. He was 87 Born in Somerville, a son of the late John E. and Florence B. (Moore) McMillen, Ray worked for many years as a mechanical engineer for the Arthur D. Little Corporation in Cambridge. Ray served with the United States Navy during...

William O. Elliott

William O. Elliott

Dec 4, 2006

Waltham – Mr. William O. Elliott, of Waltham, died Monday, December 4, 2006 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 57. Born in Boston, Bill was raised in Belmont where he was a graduate of Belmont High School, Class of 1967. He moved to Waltham twenty-eight years ago. Bill had been working as an auto parts sales manager. He was an avid...

Eleanor T. McCarthy

Eleanor T. McCarthy

Nov 30, 2006

Windham, NH - Mrs. Eleanor T.(Marlinski) McCarthy of Windham, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, November 30, 2006 in the Greenbriar Terrace Healthcare Center in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was 78. Eleanor was born and raised in Waltham and had been a city resident before moving to New Hampshire in 1981. She worked as a sales clerk for Ames...

Charlotte Towne

Charlotte Towne

Nov 28, 2006

Waltham - Miss Charlotte Towne, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at New England Sinai Hospital, Stoughton. She was 79. Born in Waltham a daughter of the late Edwin C. and Margaret (Warren) Towne, she was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Waltham. Charlotte attended Waltham Schools and Northfield School for Girls. She was a member of the...

Paul C. Merril

Paul C. Merril

Nov 28, 2006

Rev. Paul C. Merrill, C.S.S., a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers), died Tuesday November 28, 2006 at the Sancta Maria Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge. He was 74.Born in Boston on September 16, 1932, he was the son of the late John C.J., Sr. and Mary A....

Guerrino DiGiusto

Guerrino DiGiusto

Nov 28, 2006

Waltham – Mr. Guerrino DiGiusto, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 28, 2006 in Epoch Healthcare of Weston after a period of failing health. He was 88. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Luigina (Ciavattone) DiGiusto; three sons, Carlo DiGiusto and his wife, Cathy, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Walter DiGiusto and his wife, Maryann, of Winchester and Louis DiGiusto of Waltham;...

Paul C. Merrill

Paul C. Merrill

Nov 28, 2006

Waltham - Rev. Paul C. Merrill, C.S.S., a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers), died Tuesday November 28, 2006 at the Sancta Maria Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge. He was 74. Born in Boston on September 16, 1932, he was the son of the late John C.J., Sr....

Gordon D. Martin

Gordon D. Martin

Nov 27, 2006

Mr. Gordon D. Martin, of Natick, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Eliot Health Care Center, Natick. He was 78.Born in Boston, a son of the late Stanley and Edna Martin, he had lived in Waltham for most of his life. Until his retirement, Gordon worked as an engineer operator for the Engineers Union Local No. 4. He was also...

Gordon D. Martin

Gordon D. Martin

Nov 27, 2006

Framingham – Mr. Gordon D. Martin, of Natick, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Eliot Health Care Center, Natick. He was 78.<br><br>Born in Boston, a son of the late Stanley and Edna Martin, he had lived in Waltham for most of his life. Until his retirement, Gordon worked as an engineer operator for the Engineers Union Local No. 4. He...