Obituaries

John T. Gorgone
Feb 10, 2006
Dracut - Mr. John T. Gorgone of Dracut, formerly of Waltham, died Friday February 10, 2006 in his home. He was 82. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Gaetano and Rosie (Allia) Gorgone, he had been a lifelong resident before moving to Dracut five years ago. Until his retirement, John worked as a technician for the...

Alice A. Chapdelaine
Feb 10, 2006
Waltham Mrs. Alice Aurora Chapdelaine of Lexington died Friday, February 10, 2006 at Lexington Health Care Centre. She was 79. Born and raised in Dracut, she was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for 30 years before moving to Lexington. Alice was a graduate of Lowell High School. She leaves her children, Priscilla J. Arsenault of Waltham and...

Louise M. Cremin
Feb 10, 2006
Westborough Mrs. Louise M. (Leger) Cremin of Westborough died Friday, February 10, 2006 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester. She was 93. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Zoel and Elizabeth (Keough) Leger, she had been a Waltham resident until 1989. She lived in Boylston before moving to Westborough five years ago. Louise had been...

Guido 'Pete' Cardinelli
Feb 10, 2006
Waltham Mr. Guido Pete Cardinelli of Waltham died Friday, February 10, 2006 at Emerson Hospital, Concord. He was 86. Born in Blanford, a son of the late Ciro Gene and Stella (Ricci) Cardinali, he had been a Waltham resident since 1948. He served in the United States Navy from 1936 until 1956 and was a veteran of World War...

Joseph A. Bonica
Feb 6, 2006
Waltham Mr. Joseph A. Pat Bonica, Sr. of Waltham died Monday, February 6, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 91. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Anthony and Mary (Taranto) Bonica, he was a lifelong resident. During the 1930s, he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Until his retirement, Pat worked for many years as a security...

Nancy D. LaRosa
Feb 6, 2006
Maynard - Mrs. Nancy D. (Kenney) LaRosa of Maynard, formerly of Waltham, died Monday February 6, 2006 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston. She was 50. Born in Everett, a daughter of Kathleen (Sheehan) McColgan of Framingham and the late Ralph Kenney, she worked as a cashier for many years at Grossman's Lumber Yard in Framingham. She leaves her husband,...

Mary M. Quinn
Feb 4, 2006
Concord - Mrs. Mary M. (Murphy) Quinn of Concord, formerly of Auburndale, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord. She was 102. Born in Maynard, a daughter of the late John E. and Alice (Sheridan) Murphy, she was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late William C. Quinn and sister of the late John,...

George A. Garrity
Feb 3, 2006
Weston Mr. George A. Garrity of Weston died Friday, February 3 , 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 87. Born and raised in Belmont, a son of the late George A. and Martha (Knox) Garrity he had lived in Weston for the past 50 years and spent summers on Cape Cod. Until his retirement, George was Vice-President of Inland...

Theda M. O'Neil
Feb 3, 2006
Buford, Georgia - Mrs. Theda M. (Knox) ONeil of Buford, Georgia, formerly of Newton, a resident of Brookside Assisted Living for the past four years, passed away Friday February 3, 2006 at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Georgia. She was 91. Born in Raymond, New Hampshire, a daughter of the late Walter and Etta Knox, Theda was a homemaker who...

Edward L. Newbold
Feb 1, 2006
Mr. Edward L. Newbold died Wednesday Feburary 1, 2006 after a lengthy illness. He was 58. Mr. Newbold was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and was the son of Alvina (Gardner) Newbold of Missouri and the late Lester Newbold. He was the son-in-law of the late Gerard Dwyer, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Christine Dwyer Newbold of Waltham;...

David W. Hay
Jan 31, 2006
Waltham - Mr. David W. Hay of Waltham, formerly of Mashpee, died Tuesday January 31, 2006 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Roxbury. He was 77. Born in Brockton, a son of the late William B.and Ruth M. (Greene) Hay, he was the owner of Automotive Adjustment Service for twenty years, and for the past thirty-five years, he was...

Mary S. Kavanagh
Jan 28, 2006
Waltham - Miss Mary S. Kavanagh of Waltham died Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Carlyle House in Framingham. She was 82. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, she lived most of her life in Waltham. She worked as an assembler for Raytheon in Waltham for many years. Miss Kavanaghs interests included politics and music. She was the daughter of the...
Edward J. Comeau
Jan 27, 2006
North Chelmsford Mr. Edward J. Comeau of North Chelmsford, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, January 27, 2006 at Sawtelle House Hospice in Reading. He was 71. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Alphonse and Zoe (Saulnier) Comeau, he was raised in Belmont. Before moving to North Chelmsford four years ago, Ed lived with his family on Beal...

Loretta B. Tomassian
Jan 27, 2006
Watertown Mrs. Loretta B. (Barbarick) Tomassian of Watertown died Friday, January 27, 2006 at the Briarwood Healthcare Facility in Needham. She was 94. Mrs. Tomassian was born in Cohasset, a daughter of the late Grover and Jane (MacDonald) Barbarick. Raised and educated in Waltham, she was a graduate of Waltham High School and was a standout basketball player in...

John M. Scalzi
Jan 27, 2006
Waltham - Mr. John M. Scalzi of Waltham died Friday, January 27th at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was 61. Mr. Scalzi was a longtime resident of Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. He worked in Quality Control for the B.C. Ames Company for many years. John was very active in...

Gerald M. Curtin
Jan 25, 2006
Waltham Mr. Gerald M. Curtin of Waltham and Harwichport died Wednesday, January 25, 2006, in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 71. Mr. Curtin was a real estate broker who owned Gerald M. Curtin Real Estate in Waltham. A lifelong Waltham resident, he was a graduate of Saint Charles Borromeo High School in Waltham and Northeastern University in Boston. An avid...
John P. Gallagher
Jan 25, 2006
Weston Mr. John P. Gallagher of Weston, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 77. Born in Boston, a son of the late John and Mary (Clasby) Gallagher, he was a lifelong resident of Waltham before recently moving to Weston. John was a 1947 graduate of Waltham High School and had attended Boston...

Joseph R. Arsenault
Jan 23, 2006
Waltham - Mr. Joseph R. Arsenault of Waltham died Monday, January 23, 2006 in his home. He was 78. Born in New Brunswick, Canada a son of the late Adelard and Zelima (Dionne) Arsenault, he worked as a machinist for twenty years for the FaBraze Compamy of Waltham. He was also the former owner of J.J.s Sub Shop for five...

Mary J. Gaidys
Jan 22, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Mary J. (Ryan) Gaidys of Waltham died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at Chetwynde Health and Rehabilitation Center, West Newton. She was 89. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Cunniff) Ryan, she was a buyer for Grover Cronins in Waltham for many years. She was a former member of the Waltham Bowling League...

Muriel Tronstad
Jan 22, 2006
Waltham - Mrs. Muriel (Hayhurst) Tronstad of Waltham died Sunday, January 22, 2006 at MeadowGreen Nursing Center in Waltham. She was 93. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Richard and Alice (Dewhurst) Hayhurst, she lived in Waltham for more than forty years. She worked for many years as an inspector for the Raytheon Corporation and also worked...