Obituaries

Doris McGovern
Nov 11, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Doris (Leger) McGovern of Waltham died Friday November 11, 2005 in Newton- Wellesley Hospital. She was 81. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Phillias and Leone (Fagan) Leger, she worked for many years for the Waltham Watch Factory and until her retirement she worked for twenty years as a sales clerk for Zayres Department Stores in...

Helen L. Smith
Nov 10, 2005
Weston- Mrs. Helen L. (Fitzgerald) Smith of Waltham died Thursday November 10, 2005 at Epoch of Weston. She was 94. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Francis P.and Emily A. (Wallace) Fitzgerald, she was a homemaker. She was a Senior Regent of the Women of the Moose for the Medford Chapter and a former co-owner for Nestis Spa...

Maurice Fraser Whalen
Nov 8, 2005
Waltham Mr. Maurice F. Whalen of Waltham died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 94. Born in Newburyport, a son of the late Maurice J. and Effie E. (Sullivan) Whalen, he lived in Waltham for more than fifty years. He was a graduate of Newburyport High School and Boston College. Until his retirement, Mr. Whalen was...

Helen Ruth Kilbride
Nov 6, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Helen Ruth (McGrady) Kilbride of Waltham died Sunday, November 6, 2005 at New England Medical Center, Boston. She was 77. Born in Watertown, a daughter of the late Andrew and Hanna (Boyle) McGrady, she had lived in Waltham for more than forty-five years. Ruth had worked at Hanscom Federal Credit Union in Bedford for several years. The...

Clement R. Gallagher
Nov 4, 2005
Braintree Mr. Clement R. Clem Gallagher of Braintree, formerly of Waltham died Friday, November 4, 2005 in Braintree. He was 89. Born in Waltham, a son the late Joseph and Gertrude (Kane) Gallagher, he had been a lifelong resident before recently moving to Braintree. Until his retirement, Clem worked for twenty-seven years as a quality controller for the Polaroid...

Anna M. Gaeta
Nov 4, 2005
Waltham - Mrs. Anna M. (Ebba) Gaeta of Waltham died Friday November 4, 2005 at the Woburn Nursing Center. She was 90. Born in Boston, Mrs. Gaeta was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham since 1952. She was the wife of the late Giro J. Gaeta. She leaves her children, Matthew M. Gaeta of Waltham and Geraldine C. Roberts...

Eugene R. Boeglin
Nov 3, 2005
Waltham- Mr. Eugene R. Boeglin, Sr. of Waltham died Thursday November 3, 2005 at Pine Knoll Nursing Center, Lexington. He was 81. Born in North Andover, a son of the late Eugene R. and Aurora (LeMay) Boeglin, he was the manager for many years for Waltham Hi-Grade Liquor Store and also worked for BayBank in Waltham until his retirement. Mr....
Margaret C. Fitzpatrick
Nov 3, 2005
Waltham - Mrs. Margaret C. Peg (Stanton) Fitzpatrick of Waltham died Thursday, November 3, 2005 in Caritas Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Brighton. She was 97. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mrs. Fitzpatrick was a graduate of Saint Marys High School in Waltham. Until her retirement she was worked for the Hood Rubber Division of B.F. Goodrich Company in Watertown for many...

Ann L. Olson
Nov 2, 2005
Waltham Miss Ann L. Olson of Waltham died Wednesday November 2, 2005 in her home. She was 45. Ann had lived in Wisconsin before moving to Waltham in 1980 had worked for the past fifteen years as an assembler for Boston Scientific Company in Watertown. She was also a member of First Congregational Church of Waltham. She leaves her...

John A. Centola
Nov 2, 2005
Watertown Mr. John A. Centola, Sr. of Watertown died Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Bedford. He was 79. Born in Brighton, a son of the late John and Mary (Abbondanzio) Centola, he was a Watertown resident for the past fifty-four years. He graduated from Watertown High School in 1944 and served with the U.S. Army...
Marion E. McIvor
Oct 31, 2005
Waltham - Mrs. Marion E. (Graves) McIvor of Waltham died Monday October 31, 2005 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 88. Born in Dorchester, a daughter of the late Roland (Bill) and Ella (OBrien) Graves, she worked for thirty-two years as a name plate inspector for the Raytheon Corporation in Waltham. She retired in 1982. Marion was a graduate of Saint...

Marguerite E. Leger
Oct 31, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Marguerite E. (LeBlanc) Leger of Waltham died Monday, October 31, 2005 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 82. Born in Bellecote, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Lucy (Delaney) LeBlanc, she was raised and educated in Cheticamp, Cape Breton. She moved to Waltham in 1947 and married Robert J. Leger who...

Viola P. Gaines
Oct 29, 2005
Mrs. Viola P. (Dodge) Gaines of East Sandwich, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday October 29, 2005 at Life Care Center of Plymouth. She was 90. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late William and Elsie P. (White) Dodge, she was a homemaker, and resided in Waltham before moving to East Sandwich in 1974. She leaves her husband of 73...

Elizabeth A. Reid
Oct 29, 2005
Waltham - Mrs. Elizabeth A. (LaCroix) Reid of Waltham died Saturday, October 29, 2005 in New England Specialty Hospital, Waltham. She was 84. Born in Holyoke, Mrs. Reid had lived in Waltham for over 65 years. She was employed as an assembler for the Raytheon Company for many years until her retirement. She was the daughter of the late George...

Aurea M. Muise
Oct 25, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Aurea M. (Breau) Muise of Waltham died Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at Larchwood Lodge Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 85. Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, a daughter of the late Amedee and Clara (Cormier) Breau, she had lived in Hudson and in Acton before moving to Waltham forty-seven years ago. Mrs. Muise leaves her children, Phyllis A....

Winifred A. Curran
Oct 25, 2005
Mrs. Winifred A. (Gotsell) Curran of Waltham died Tuesday, October 25, 2005 in the Harbor House Nursing Center in Hingham. She was 94. Born in Charlestown, Mrs. Curran was a graduate of Charlestown High School. She had lived in Brighton before moving to Waltham in 1977. Mrs. Curran was an Assistant Office Manager for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in...

Margaret M. Roach
Oct 24, 2005
South Dennis- Mrs. Margaret M. 'Greta' (Corcoran) Roach of South Dennis, formerly of Waltham, died Monday October 24, 2005 at Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in South Dennis. She was 104. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late James J. and Nora E. (Tully) Corcoran, she worked for 28 years as a bookkeeper for Parke Snow Department Store...

Henry B. Bourgeois
Oct 24, 2005
Waltham- Mr. Henry B. Bourgeois of Waltham died Monday, October 24, 2005 at Wingate of Brighton. He was 74. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Charles and Lucy (Aucoin) Bourgeois, he was the owner of Borromeo Office Coffee and Vending Company in Waltham for fifty years until his retirement. Mr. Bourgeois also worked for many years as a...

Dorothy C. Cannon
Oct 24, 2005
Waltham Miss Dorothy C. Cannon of Waltham died Monday, October 24, 2005 in Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston. She was 79. Born in Boston, Miss Cannon had lived in Dorchester before moving to Waltham in 1975. She was a secretary for AT&T for 17 years, for the Boston Edison Company for 22 years, and for UPS for 14 years...

Joseph Raymond Landry
Oct 22, 2005
Mr. J. Raymond Landry Sr., of Lexington, formerly of Waltham, died Saturday, October 22, 2005. Born in Old Town, Maine, son of the late Ernest L. and Mary E. (Godin) Landry, he was raised, educated and spent most of his life in Waltham. During World War II, Mr. Landry worked at Raytheon on the Critical Defense Team for Radar Development....