Obituaries
Patricia A. Chaisson
Nov 3, 2023
Patricia A. Chaisson, of Waltham, died Friday, November 3, 2023 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 81.
Pat was born in Waltham on February 19, 1942, the daughter of the late Peter and Jeanne (Lemon) Chaisson. A lifelong resident, she was a 1960 graduate of Waltham High School.
Until her retirement Pat worked for more than fifty-five years in the circulation...
Judith Rose Slamin
Nov 3, 2023
Judith Rose Slamin of Newton, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2023, with her family by her side.
Judy was the founder of SMASH and served as Administrator of SMASH Volleyball for over 25 years. In 2014 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Volleyball Hall of Fame. She was also a High School and College Volleyball...
Cynthia J. Hire
Oct 31, 2023
Cynthia J. (Lawson) Hire, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in Brigham and Woman’s Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. She was 65.
Cindy was born in Waltham on January 5, 1958, a daughter of the late Carl Lawson and Helen (Chace) (Lawson) Chamberlain. Raised in Waltham she was a 1976 graduate of Waltham High and continued her...
Joan E. (Longleway) Salamone
Oct 28, 2023
Mrs. Joan (Longleway) Salamone, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 28, 2023 in Aberjona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Winchester. She was 85.
Joan was born on June 29, 1938, a daughter of the late Frank and Cecilia Longleway. Raised in Lexington, she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1956. She married Benedetto Salamone in 1978. Joan worked...
Mildred D. (Martin) Bertolami
Oct 24, 2023
Mrs. Mildred D. (Martin) Bertolami, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 100.
Mildred was born in Waltham on January 19, 1923, a daughter of the late Thomas, Sr. and Delia (Eagan) Martin, and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School.
Until her retirement Mildred worked as a...
Herbert Dessner
Oct 21, 2023
Herbert Dessner, of Waltham, formerly of Painesville Township and Mentor, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Lahey Hospital Medical Center in Burlington. He was 95.
Herb was born on August 21, 1928, in New York City, the son of the late Irving and May (Colb) Dessner. He grew up and received his education in Bozrah, Connecticut, graduating...
Ana Dolores Mendoza
Oct 21, 2023
Ana Dolores (Riley) Mendoza, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 80.
Ana was born in Teculutan Zacapa, Guatemala on September 21, 1943, a daughter of the late Jose Guillermo Riley Chacon and Olga B. Solorzano Marroquin, and immigrated to the United States in 1967.
She lived in Waltham for...
Ronald C. Brinn
Oct 20, 2023
BRINN, Ronald C. Press Secretary to Governor King, Mayor White and Massport.
Ron passed away peacefully, on Friday, October 20, with his brother, Steve at his bedside. Ron was born in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1936, the second of three sons to Bernadette and Walter Brinn. Ron graduated from Waltham High School in 1954 and Tufts University in English in...
Robert E. Young, Sr.
Oct 19, 2023
Shrewsbury – Bob Young will be remembered as an intelligent man, an independent and critical thinker, and one who you could always trust to give an honest answer … whether you were expecting such honesty or not. He will also be remembered as a solid, down-to-earth guy with a mischievous sense of humor peppered in with just the right helping...
Laura Jean Vitale
Oct 18, 2023
Laura Jean (Casey) Vitale, of Nashua, New Hampshire, died Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at her home. She was 56.
Laura Jean was born in Jamaica Plain on May 18, 1967 and was raised in Waltham. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and worked for years as a secretary for Vitale Electric before becoming a wedding planner at the...
Christopher J. Harrington
Oct 17, 2023
Mr. Christopher J. Harrington, of Leominster, died unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 in his home. He was 58.
Chris was born in Boston on December 16, 1964, the beloved son of Robert and Lorraine (Finney) Harrington of Waltham. He grew up in Waltham and attended grade school at the now named Our Lady's Academy. Chris later graduated...
Eileen M. MacPherson
Oct 17, 2023
Eileen Marie Devlin MacPherson, 69, of Waltham, passed away surrounded by her husband and best friend of 43 years, Keith MacPherson, and loving family on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Born in Boston to the late Paul V. “Grampy” Devlin and Mary B. Melly, she was raised in a bustling Irish Catholic household of seven children and graduated from Lexington High...
Ralph Kouyoumjian, Jr.
Oct 16, 2023
Mr. Ralph Kouyoumjian, Jr., of Maynard, died Monday, October 16, 2023 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 64.
Ralph was born in Waltham on August 7, 1959 and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Maynard twenty-seven years ago. Trained as a mechanic he worked at Brandeis University for several years.
He had a talent for...
Steven J. Skarbek
Oct 13, 2023
Mr. Steven J. Skarbek, of Waltham, died Friday, October 13, 2023 at his home in Waltham. He was 68.
Steven was born in Boston on December 25, 1954 and had been a lifelong resident until meeting his greatest love, Diane. They married and moved to Waltham where they spent the remainder of their lives together. He was a graduate of...
Alan L. Marcolina
Oct 13, 2023
Alan L. Marcolina, of York Maine, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, October 13, 2023. He was 77. Alan was born in Cambridge on November 9, 1945 a son of the late Louis and Mary (Allen) Marcolina. He was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School. Alan's strong sense of duty led him to join the...
Cynthia R. “Cyndy” (Botsch) Magoon
Oct 13, 2023
Mrs. Cynthia R. “Cyndy” (Botsch) Magoon, of Waltham, died Friday, October 13th in Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. She was 69.
Cyndy was born in Milton on November 15, 1953, a daughter of the late Robert H. and Alice E. (McClurg) Botsch. A graduate of Stoughton High School, she continued her studies at Bentley University where she earned her...
Patricia M. (Dulligan) Heald
Oct 13, 2023
Shrewsbury - Anyone that knew Pat Heald knows she had a terrific sense of humor, a contagious laugh and the most wonderful, affable and natural ability to gab and engage virtually anyone in her company. It was a gift but so was Pat Heald!
Patricia Mary Dulligan was born on April 11, 1942 in Worcester one of three daughters to...
John T. 'Jack' O'Halloran
Oct 13, 2023
John “Jack” O’Halloran, of Waltham, passed away, Friday October 13, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.
Jack was born on September 24, 1934, a son of the late John F. and Cecilia A. (McNamara) O'Halloran. He was raised in Waltham and resided there for eighty-three of his eighty-nine years. A graduate of St. Mary’s high school and Boston College, Jack...
Judith P. (DiTocco) Bellissimo
Oct 12, 2023
Judith P. (DiTocco) “Judy” Bellissimo, 85, of Wayland, formerly of Weston and Boca Raton, FL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and grandchildren on October 12, 2023.
Wife of the late William J. Bellissimo, she leaves behind her six children and their spouses. William J. Bellissimo (Jean) of Gloucester, Cheryl A. Russo (Thomas) of Weston, Mark J. Bellissimo (Lucienne)...
Timothy Joyce
Oct 10, 2023
Mr. Timothy Joyce, of Waltham, formerly of Watertown, died Tuesday, October 10, 2023 following a brief illness. He was 88.
Tim was born on July 12, 1935 in County Galway, Ireland, a son of the late William and Mary (Duggan) Joyce. Following his marriage to Bridget A. "Bridie” Egan, a native of Athenry, the couple immigrated to the United States...
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