Obituaries

Helen M. Guminskis
Feb 20, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Helen M. (Smith) Guminskis of Waltham died Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 85. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Driscoll) Smith, she was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Marys High School in Waltham and was a communicant of Saint Marys Church. Helen...
John A. DeMarco
Feb 20, 2005
Waltham - Mr. John A. DeMarco of Waltham died Sunday February 20, 2005 in his home. He was 80. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Giuseppe and Giovannina (DiPietro) DeMarco, he was a graduate of Waltham High School and received a certificate in accounting from Bentley College in Boston. During World War II he served with...
Peter Kotsifas
Feb 15, 2005
West Newton Mr. Peter Kotsifas of West Newton died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at Beth Israel Deaconess Needham Hospital. He was 84. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Nicholas and Margaret (Marchos) Kotsifas, he was a graduate of Waltham High School. He had been a resident of West Newton for the past 51 years. During...
William D. Melone
Feb 14, 2005
Weston Mr. William D. Melone of Weston died Monday, February 14, in Lahey Clinic, Burlington. He was 80. Born in Penne, Italy, a son of the late Joseph and Maria Anna (Costantini) Melone, he lived in Waltham for a short time before moving to Weston in 1932. He graduated from Weston High School in 1942 where he was the...

Joan E. Forsyth
Feb 13, 2005
Wells, ME Mrs. Joan E. (Flentje) Forsyth of Wells, Maine formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was 73. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude (Steidle) Flentje, she lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Wells twelve years ago. She was a 1949 graduate of...
Ann T. Sullivan
Feb 13, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Ann T. (Murphy) Sullivan of Waltham died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. She was 63. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (OConnor) Murphy, she had been a Waltham resident since 1968. Mrs. Sullivan was a graduate of Fontbonne Academy in Milton and Emmanuel College in Boston. She taught...
Everett M. Rose
Feb 13, 2005
Waltham Mr. Everett M. Rose of Waltham died Sunday, February 13, 2005 in his home. He was 88. Born in Buxton, Maine, Mr. Rose was raised in North Berwick, Maine and graduated from North Berwick High School. He had lived in Waltham since 1946. He worked as an upholsterer for Patti Brothers in Waltham and later as a custodian...
Joseph S. Trombley
Feb 12, 2005
Waltham Mr. Joseph S. Trombley of Waltham died Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 89. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Joseph and Evelyn (Eddy) Trombley, he was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Waltham High School and had worked for many years at Roy Johnsons in Waltham and later at Quirk Tire Company...

John W. Johnson
Feb 10, 2005
Mr. John W. Johnson of Waltham died Thursday February 10, 2005 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. He was 91. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late John and Selma (Ostrand) Johnson, he was a produce manager for many years for the Star Market Corporation. Mr. Johnson was a head usher for many years for The First Lutheran...

Frederick B. Norton
Feb 7, 2005
Waltham Mr. Frederick B. Norton of Waltham died Monday, February 7, 2005 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Leo and Catherine (Burke) Norton, he was a lifelong resident. Until his retirement in 1992, Mr. Norton worked for many years as a welder for the Raytheon Corporation. He was a member of...

Norval E. Barker
Feb 7, 2005
Waltham Mr. Norval E. Barker of Waltham died Monday, February 7, 2005. He was 67. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, Mr. Norval was raised and educated in Tiverton, Rhode Island before moving to Waltham in 1978. He was a designer in the high tech industry working as an electromechanical engineer. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Levine) Barker...

Wallace H. Brown
Feb 6, 2005
Mr. Wallace Harlin Brown of Waltham died Sunday February 6, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Roxbury. He was 89. He was the husband of Helen (Hathaway) Brown for 66 years. Born in Medway, he had been a resident of Waltham most of his life and graduated from Waltham High School, Class of 1933. He was the son of...

Lawrence C. Cedrone
Feb 5, 2005
Waltham Rev. Lawrence C. Cedrone of Waltham died Saturday, February 5, 2005 at Saint Patricks Manor, Framingham. He was 83. Born in Newton, the son of the late Lawrence and Marion (Roche) Cedrone, he graduated from Saint Columbkilles High School in Brighton. After attending Boston College he entered Saint Johns Seminary in Brighton. Father Cedrone was ordained to the...

B. Irene Young
Feb 3, 2005
Mrs. B. Irene (Richard) Young of Succasunna, New Jersey, formerly of Plymouth and Waltham, died Thursday, February 3, 2005 in Morris View Nursing Home, Morris Plains, New Jersey. She was 90. Born in Waltham, Mrs. Young had lived in Waltham for many years and was a graduate of Saint Marys High School in Waltham. She lived in Plymouth for twenty...

Joan E. Robinson
Feb 2, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Joan E. (Chappell) Robinson, of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 2, 2005 in Sunrise Assisted Living in Weston. She was 98. Born in Portland, Maine, Mrs. Robinson had lived in Prince Edward Island, Canada, until the age of 28 when she moved to Waltham. Mrs. Robinson was the wife of the late George A. Robinson and the daughter...

Ruth E. Corcoran
Feb 1, 2005
Mrs. Ruth E. (McFadden) Corcoran of Waltham died Tuesday February 1, 2005 in her home. She was 80. Born in Cambridge, a daughter of the late George and Charlotte (Riley) McFadden, she was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for more than 50 years. She was the wife of the late Francis B. Corcoran Jr.; mother of the late...

Salve J. Casella
Feb 1, 2005
Groton – Mr. Salve J. Casella of Groton, formerly of Waltham died at Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida. He was 83.Born in Waltham, a son of the late Carmelo and Sara (Allia) Casella, he was a lifelong resident before moving to Groton last year. Until his retirement he worked as a land developer and was a former owner of Casella...

Martha Gregoricus
Feb 1, 2005
Waltham Mrs. Martha (Martinos) Gregoricus of Waltham died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Brighton. She was 75. Born in Binghampton, New York, a daughter of the late Thomas and Electra (Pappademetropoulos) Martinos, she was a homemaker and had lived in Waltham for the past 55 years. She leaves her husband, James M. Gregoricus; her children, Lynne...

William T. Mancuso
Jan 31, 2005
Wareham - Mr. William T. Mancuso of Wareham, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, January 31, 2005 in Tobey Hospital, Wareham. He was 68. Born in Waltham, Mr. Mancuso had lived in Waltham for many years before moving seven years ago. He was employed as a route driver for Continental Bakery. Mr. Mancuso was an avid fisherman who loved to drive...

Virginia E. Floyd
Jan 27, 2005
Waltham - Mrs. Virginia E. (Burgess) Floyd died Thursday, January 27, 2005 in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 84. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late William and Bridget (Collins) Burgess, she was a supervisor for many years at the Raytheon Corporation. She was a graduate of Saint Charles High School and was a member of...