Obituaries

Wilfred J. Beaulieu
Dec 31, 2006
Waltham Mr. Wilfred J. Bill Beaulieu, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at Chetwynde Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newton. He was 84. Born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, a son of the late Anthony and Berthilde (Melanson) Beaulieu, Bill had been a Waltham resident for more than sixty years. During World War II, he served as a radio...

Elizabeth W. Hinchey
Dec 31, 2006
Needham Mrs. Elizabeth W. Betty (Walsh) Hinchey, of Needham, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 in North Hill Skilled Living Facility, Needham, after an illness. She was 83 years old. Her husband of 57 years, Dr. Thomas P.R. Hinchey, died Saturday, December 30, 2006. She leaves seven children, Michael T. Hinchey, Esq. and his wife, Ellen, of...

Thomas P.R. Hinchey
Dec 30, 2006
Needham Dr. Thomas P.R. Hinchey, of Needham, formerly of Newton, died Saturday, December 30, 2006 in Beth Isreal Deaconess Hospital, Needham, after an illness. He was 86 years old. His wife of 57 years, Elizabeth W. (Walsh) Hinchey died Sunday, December 31, 2006. He leaves seven children, Michael T. Hinchey, Esq. and his wife, Ellen, of Westwood, Betsy H....

Jane F. Gladney
Dec 27, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Jane F. (Ford) Gladney, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 82. She was the wife of the late Leo F. Gladney. Born in Cambridge, Jane was raised in Watertown and graduated from Watertown High School. She had been a Waltham resident for more than forty years. Until her retirement,...

Marie L. Bannan
Dec 27, 2006
Bourne Mrs. Marie L. (Lanagan) Bannan, of Gray Gables, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. She was 79. She was the wife of the late William J. Bannan, Jr. who died in August, 2005. Born and raised in Newton, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Cahill) Lanagan, Marie was a graduate of Newton...

Marie L. Bannan
Dec 27, 2006
Bourne – Mrs. Marie L. (Lanagan) Bannan, of Gray Gables, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at South Shore Hospital, Weymouth. She was 79.She was the wife of the late William J. Bannan, Jr. who died in August, 2005.Born and raised in Newton, a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Cahill) Lanagan, Marie was a graduate of Newton High School....

Joseph M. Bradley
Dec 27, 2006
Northbridge - Mr. Joseph M. Bradley, of Northbridge, formerly of Brighton and Waltham, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 61. Born in Cambridge, a son of the late Joseph H. and Helen M.(Scannell) Bradley, Joe was a computer operations manager for Invesco Management and Research Company in Boston for many years. He lived in...

Dorothea Guzzi
Dec 26, 2006
East Providence, RI Mrs. Dorothea (Harakakos) Guzzi, of East Providence, formerly of Newtonville, died Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was 95. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late John and Zoie (Papaou) Harakakos, Dorothea had lived in Newtonville for most of her life. She had been one of the original...

Marjorie E. Higgins
Dec 25, 2006
Waltham- Mrs. Marjorie E. (Winchester) Higgins, of Waltham, died Monday, December 25, 2006 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 78. Born in Clearwater, Florida, a daughter of the late John C. and Margaret (Smith) Winchester, she was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Waltham. She leaves her husband, Robert J. Higgins; her children John R. Higgins of...

Walter F. Stafford
Dec 22, 2006
Waltham Mr. Walter F. Stafford, of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford. He was 78. Born and raised in Dorchester, a son of the late Walter R. and Genevieve (Fitzgerald) Stafford, he lived in Washington, D.C. before moving to Waltham forty-four years ago. Walter served with the United States Navy in...

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Bostons 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
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
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...