Obituaries

Josephine Tomao
Mar 15, 2006
Waltham - Miss Josephine Tomao, of Waltham, died Wednesday March 15, 2006 at Mary Ann Morse Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Natick. She was 85. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Francesco and Pasqualina (Cardillo), Josephine was a quality control inspector for the Polaroid Corporation for many years until her retirement. She was the sister of the late Thomas,...

Esther E. Witham
Mar 12, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Esther E. (Sampson) Witham of Waltham died Sunday, March 12, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 92. Born in Newton, a daughter of the late Alexander and Minnie (Fraser) Sampson, she lived in Waltham for more than seventy years. Esther was a homemaker and for many years participated in the weekly dances at the French-American Victory...

Annie M. Witham
Mar 9, 2006
Waltham - Miss Annie M. Witham of Waltham died Thursday March 9, 2006 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 88. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Clarence and Laura (Berube) Witham, she worked for many years as an assembler for the R.H. Bird Company in Waltham. She was a 1934 graduate of Saint Marys High School and...
Robert J. Hughes
Mar 8, 2006
Waltham Mr. Robert J. Bob Hughes of Waltham, formerly of Watertown, died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was 68. He was the husband of Catherine H. (Dunlea) Hughes for the past forty years. Born and raised in Watertown, a son of the late Walter and Winifred (Beohner) Hughes, he was a graduate of Watertown...

David L. Thibodeau
Mar 8, 2006
Waltham - Mr. David L. Thibodeau of Waltham died Wednesday March 8, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 43. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Thomas and Anna (Rice) Thibodeau, David was a landscaper in Waltham for many years. He leaves three sons, David Thibodeau, Jr. of Waltham, Scott and Michael Thibodeau both of Rhode Island;...

Sarah E. King
Mar 6, 2006
Newton - Mrs. Sarah E. (OBrien) King of Newton, died Monday March 6, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 103. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (McCullaugh) King, she was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late Shirley King and the last survivor of thirteen children. She is...

Sarah E. King
Mar 6, 2006
Mrs. Sarah E. (O’Brien) King of Newton, died Monday March 6, 2006 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 103.Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (McCullaugh) King, she was a homemaker.She was the wife of the late Shirley King and the last survivor of thirteen children.She is survived by her nephew, Paul...

Sylvia J. DiMare
Mar 6, 2006
Watertown Mrs. Sylvia J. (Conti) DiMare of Watertown died Monday March 6, 2006. She was the wife of the late John J. DiMare. She is survived by her sons, Dr. John J. DiMare, Jr. and his wife, Helen of Laguna Beach, California and Tom J. DiMare and his wife, Rita of Waltham; 2 brothers, Felix Conti of California, Hugo...

Vito F. Cannizzo
Mar 5, 2006
Waltham Rev. Vito F. Cannizzo, C.S.S., a member of the Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers, died Sunday March 5, 2006 in his home. He was 90. Born in Brockton on June 13, 1915, Father Cannizzo entered the Stigmatine Seminary, in Waltham on September 18, 1933. He professed his first vows as a Stigmatine religious on September 9, 1935 and was...

Dorothy P. Manning
Mar 3, 2006
Watertown - Miss Dorothy P. Manning of Watertown, died Friday March 3, 2006 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 81. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late William F. and Nellie (Loughlin) Manning, she graduated from Saint Charles School in Waltham prior to attending the Sisters of Saint Joseph Novitiate in Framingham in 1943. She was a graduate...

Anthony P. Vaglica
Mar 2, 2006
Waltham Mr. Anthony P. Vaglica of Waltham died Thursday, March 2, 2006 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 81. Born in Boston, a son of the late Philip and Rosalie (Vitrano) Vaglica, he had lived in Waltham for the past seventy-eight years. During World War II he served...

Lillian Y. Murphy
Mar 2, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Lillian Y. (Marotte) Murphy of Waltham died Thursday, March 2, 2006 at West Newton Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 90. Born in East Boston, a daughter of the late Alfred and Adelaide (Slade) Marotte, she lived in Waltham for the past sixty-nine years. Until her retirement she worked for many years at the Waltham Supermarket and...

John T. Nedza
Mar 1, 2006
Waltham Mr. John T. Nedza of Waltham died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 88. Born in Winthrop, Maine, a son of the late Robert and Mary (Krause) Nedza, he lived in Waltham for more than seventy years. Until his retirement he worked as a custodian for the federal government in Boston. Before that...
Sarah E. Cusick
Mar 1, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Sarah E. Sally (Parnell) Cusick of Waltham died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 72. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (Manning) Parnell, she was a graduate of Cambridge Latin School. A Waltham resident for the past forty-seven years, Sally was a homemaker and had formerly worked for the...

George A. Gaines
Mar 1, 2006
East Sandwich - Mr. George A. Gaines of East Sandwich, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday March 1, 2006 at Jordan Hospital, Plymouth. He was 95. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Minus and Lillian (Stowell) Gaines, he worked for thirty-five years as a tool and dye maker for Boston Tool and Dye before it became United Carr Fastener...

Ruth I. Chandler
Feb 28, 2006
Weston - Mrs. Ruth I. (Sketchley) Chandler died Tuesday February 28, 2006 in her home. She was 74. Born in Haverhill, a daughter of the late Harry and Hermenia (Crossley) Sketchley she had lived in Weston for the past 33 years. Until her retirement, she worked for Technical Services at the Acton Memorial Library for thirty years. Mrs. Chandler was...

Michael F. Krawczyk
Feb 27, 2006
Waltham - Mr. Michael F. Krawczyk of Waltham died Monday February 27, 2006 in his home. He was 55. Born in Milford, a son of Francis and Marian (Knapik) Krawczyk of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Michael was a registered nurse for over twenty years at Boston Medical Center. He was also an avid Red Sox Fan. Michael is survived by...

Etta V. Potter
Feb 24, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Etta Viles Potter of Waltham died Friday, February 24, 2006. She was 86. Born in and lifelong resident of Waltham, a beloved daughter of the late Fred R. and Christena (MacLeod) Viles. She was the beloved wife of the late Benjamin C. Potter. She leaves her three children, Benjamin C. Potter, Jr., and his wife Hannah of...

Martha E. Marinoni
Feb 23, 2006
Marlborough Mrs. Martha E. (McKenna) Marinoni of Marlborough died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at Beaumont Nursing Center, Northborough. She was 71. She was the wife of the late Mario A. Marinoni. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Edward L. and Irene A. (OKeefe) McKenna, she was a graduate of Rosary Academy in Watertown. She was...

Rita M. Surette
Feb 22, 2006
Weston Miss Rita M. Surette of Weston died Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Born in Fitchburg, a daughter of the late Silfred and Amanda (Gauvin) Surette, Rita lived in Waltham before moving to Weston thirty-nine years ago. Until her retirement, she worked at Unitrode in Watertown. Rita was a longtime member of Saint Julias Parish...