Obituaries

Gaetano T. Rizzo
Apr 11, 2005
Waltham Retired Waltham Fire Lieutenant Gaetano T. Guy Rizzo died Monday, April 11, 2005 in his home. He was 86. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mr. Rizzo was appointed to the Waltham Fire Department in 1952 where he was known by many of his brother firefighters as "Mr. Fix It". He served the city and his department as a respected...

John T. Smith
Apr 7, 2005
Waltham - Mr. John T. Smith, Jr. of Waltham died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at his home. He was 73. Born in Boston, a son of the late John T. and Mabel (Billings) Smith, he had lived in Waltham for most of his life. Until his retirement he worked for many years for the City of Waltham Street Department. During...

Robert L. Dion
Apr 7, 2005
Waltham Mr. Robert L. Dion, Sr. of Waltham died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Lexington Health Care Center. He was 84. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Emile and Florence (Roberts) Dion, he was a lifelong resident. Until his retirement in 1982, Mr. Dion worked as and optics technician for the Raytheon Company and for the Thermo-Electron...

Margaret L. Phipps
Apr 4, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Margaret L. (Pennachio ) Phipps of Waltham died Monday, April 4, 2005 in Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 80. Born in Newton, Mrs. Phipps lived in Waltham for many years. She was a retired assembler. She was a late member of the Womens Auxillary VFW Post 2152. Mrs. Phipps was the daughter of the late Antonio...

Alice F. Keough
Apr 4, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Alice F. (Cox) Keough of Waltham died Monday, April 4, 2005 at Meadowgreen Nursing Home. She was 95. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Edward Cox and Margaret (Donohue) Cox she worked for over 20 years as a Secretary in the Superintendants office of the Waltham School Department. Mrs. Keough was a lifelong resident of...

Rose E. Scott
Apr 2, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Rose E. (Gillan) Scott of Waltham, formerly of Cambridge, died Saturday April 2, 2005 at Epoch Senior Healthcare Center. She was 96. Born in Somerville, a daughter of the late James B. and Rose A. (Woods) Gillan, she worked for many years for the New Engalnd Telephone Company as an operator. Mrs. Scott lived for many years in...

Rosalie T. Comeau
Apr 2, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Rosalie T. (Surette) Comeau of Waltham died Saturday April 2, 2005 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 78. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late John C. and Anne (LeBlanc) Surette, she lived in East Boston for many years before moving to Waltham in 1950 where she was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late...

Elinor B. Peirce
Apr 2, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Elinor B. (Berry) Peirce of Waltham died Saturday April 2, 2005 at Meadow Green Nursing Center, Waltham. She was 88. Born in Baltimore, MD; a daughter of the late Henry E. and Marion Perkins Copeland, she has lived in Waltham for many years as a homemaker. Ellie embraced the world with a unique sense of humor, and gentle...

Katharina Kirsch
Apr 1, 2005
Waltham Miss Katharina Kirsch of Waltham, formerly of Boston, died Friday, April 1, 2005 in her home. She was 76. Miss Kirsch was born in Konigsberg, Germany and was raised and educated in Germany. She had lived in Boston for many years, coming to the United States in 1970. She had been a Waltham resident since 2001. Miss Kirsch...

Margaret M. Doherty
Mar 30, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Margaret M. (Rollinson) Doherty of Waltham died Saturday March 26, 2005 at Meadow Green Nursing Center. She was 83. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Mary M. (Curtin) Rollinson, she lived in Newton for over fifty years before moving to Waltham. Mrs. Doherty was an Administrative Secretary for many years for the Raytheon...

James F. Stanton
Mar 29, 2005
Needham Mr. James F. Stanton of Needham, formerly of Wayland and Waltham, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 in the North Hill Skilled Facility in Needham. He was 84. Born in Waltham, Mr. Stanton had lived in Waltham and Wayland before moving to Needham. He was a business and civic leader and a partner in Coleman and Sons Real Estate...

Michael J. Vinciullo
Mar 29, 2005
Waltham- Mr. Michael J. Vinciullo of Waltham died Tuesday March 29, 2005 at MeadowGreen Nursing Center. He was 92. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Micahel and Vincenza (Paladina), he worked for many years as a machinest for the Waltham Watch Factory and then as a Tool and Die maker for ITEK in Waltham until his retirement where...

Mary C. Evans
Mar 28, 2005
Marlborough Mrs. Mary Mae C. (Ferris) Evans of Marlborough died Monday, March 28, 2005 in the Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center. She was 93. Born in Ireland, Mrs. Evans had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Marlborough. She was the wife of the late Leonard T. Evans and the daughter of the late William and Mary Jane...

Walter V. Roughsedge
Mar 27, 2005
Waltham Mr. Walter V. Roughsedge of Waltham died Sunday, March 27, 2005 in the Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 78. A lifelong Waltham resident, Mr. Roughsedge worked in Plant Operations at Brandeis University in Waltham for forty years. He served in the U.S. Marines Corps during World War II. Mr. Roughsedge is survived by his wife, Mary J. (Vanaria)...

William D. Foss
Mar 27, 2005
Mr. William D. Foss of Dorchester, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, March 27, 2005 in the Boston Medical Center. He was 77. Bill was a resident of Standish Village, Dorchester Lower Mills at the time of his death. Born in Newton on May 23, 1927, he was the son of the late Bernard and Mildred (Davis) Foss. Much of his...

Margaret M. Doherty
Mar 26, 2005
Waltham- Mrs. Margaret M. (Rollinson) Doherty of Waltham died Saturday March 26, 2005 at Meadow Green Nursing Center. She was 83.Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Mary M. (Curtin) Rollinson, she lived in Newton for over fifty years before moving to Waltham. Mrs. Doherty was an Administrative Secretary for many years for the Raytheon Corporation...

Frank Denton
Mar 23, 2005
Mr. Frank Denton of Waltham died Wednesday March 23rd, 2005 in his home. He was 69. Born in Leeds, England a son of the late Francis and Mary (Keach) Denton he was the President for many years for Optometrics in Ayer. He was the brother of the late Malcolm Denton. He is survived by his wife Joan P. (Riley), three...

Eusebe G. LeBlanc
Mar 21, 2005
Mr. Eusebe G. LeBlanc of Waltham died Monday March 21, 2005 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 77. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Eusebe and Catherine (Cormier) LeBlanc, he worked for forty-three years as a union carpenter for Local #33. He was a member of the Waltham Moose Lodge No. 1018 and he was a World War II...

Stephanie A. Low
Mar 21, 2005
Miss Stephanie A. Low of Waltham died Monday March 21, 2005 at Epoch Senior Healthcare in Weston. She was 63. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late David A. and Rita (Olsen) Low, she worked for many years as an administrator for RM Bradley as well as Coleman Real Estate for many years. She is survived by two sisters...

George A. Jee
Mar 18, 2005
Mr. George A. Jee, Jr. of Waltham died Friday March 18, 2005 at Meadow Green Nursing Home. He was 79. Born in Winchester, a son of the late George and Edith (Poole) Jee, he was a Electronic Engineer for thirty years at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford. He was a member of the V.F.W, the American Legion, the Seabees,...