Obituaries

Rose M. Davenport
Dec 17, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Rose M. (Giuliano) Davenport of Waltham died Friday, December 17, 2004 at Northeast Specialty Hospital, Waltham. She was 77. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Castellana) Giuliano, she was a lifelong resident. Until her retirement Mrs. Davenport worked as a sales clerk at several Waltham area stores and had been of former...

Ralph L. Alden
Dec 14, 2004
Waltham Mr. Ralph L. Alden of Waltham died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 in his home. He was 83. Born in Boston, Mr. Alden had lived in Waltham for over fifty years. He was a vice-president and superintendent of the Web Department of W.E. Andrews Fine Lithographers in Bedford. Mr. Alden is survived by his wife Lillian M. (Pedersen) Alden;...

George J. Currie
Dec 14, 2004
Mr. George J. Currie of Waltham died Tuesday December 14, 2004 in his home. He was 80. Born in Cambridge, a son of the late Thomas and Clara (Devery) Currie, he was an accountant for many years for Turner Construction in Boston. He had lived in Waltham for the past 52 years and was a World War II veteran serving...

Grace M. Quinn
Dec 13, 2004
Waltham Miss Grace M. Quinn of Waltham died Monday, December 13, 2004 in the Woodbrier Nursing Center in Wilmington. She was 90. Until her retirement, Miss Quinn worked for many years as a sales administrator for Armco Steel Company in Wellesley. She was very active with the Concerts on the Common program in Waltham and she was a former...

Elizabeth A. Rhodes
Dec 7, 2004
Mrs. Elizabeth A. (Shelley) Rhodes of Waltham, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 in Sudbury Pines Extended Care Center. She was 81. Born in East Boston, she had lived in Waltham for many years. Until her retirement, Mrs. Rhodes was the Executive Secretary for many years for former Waltham Mayor Arthur J. Clark. Mrs. Rhodes was the wife of the late...

Charles E. Cantello
Dec 6, 2004
Mr. Charles E. 'Earl' Cantello of Waltham died Monday, December 6, 2004 in New England Baptist Hospital, Boston. He was 70. Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, a son of the late Dan and Jennifer (MacDonald) Cantelo, he was a sheet metal worker for twenty-five years for J & J Fabricators until his retirement in 1998. He was also a...

Virginia Marion Betts
Dec 5, 2004
Bedford Miss Virginia M. Betts of Bedford, formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at Carleton Willard Village, Bedford. She was 91. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Harvey L. and Marion A. (Patterson) Betts, she was a lifelong resident. Until her retirement, Miss Betts was Director of Language Arts at Waltham High School. She began...

Mary E. O'Neill
Dec 5, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Mary E. (Laffey) ONeill of Waltham died Sunday, December 5, 2004 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 94. Born and raised in Boston, Mrs. ONeill was a resident of Waltham for the past 62 years. Mrs. ONeill was an executive secretary to the Dean of the Graduate School of Brandeis University for many years. She was...

Mary E. O'Neil
Dec 5, 2004
Waltham – Mrs. Mary E. (Laffey) O’Neill of Waltham died Sunday, December 5, 2004 in Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 94.Born and raised in Boston, Mrs. O’Neill was a resident of Waltham for the past 62 years. Mrs. O’Neill was an executive secretary to the Dean of the Graduate School of Brandeis University for many years. She was a...

Barbara A. Kelly
Dec 4, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Barbara A. (Mulcahy) Kelly of Waltham died Saturday, December 4, 2004 at her home. She was 80. Born in Concord, a daughter of the late George and Ruth (Latham) Mulcahy, she lived in Waltham for more than 50 years. Barbara was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family....

David W. Cosgrove
Dec 3, 2004
Waltham Mr. David W. Cosgrove of Waltham died Friday, December 3, 2004 at his home. He was 51. Born in Waltham, a son of Theresa A. (Belliveau) Cosgrove of Waltham and the late William M. Cosgrove, he was a lifelong resident. He was a 1971 graduate of Waltham High School and belonged to the Waltham Elks. David also worked...

Ruby A. Richards
Dec 2, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Ruby Alicia (Faulkner) Richards of Waltham died Thursday December 2, 2004 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. She was 99. Born in Lower Selma, Nova Scotia, the daughter of the late Frederick and Amanda (Anthony) Faulkner, she taught school for several years before she immigrated to the Boston area in the mid 1920s. She worked in...
Francis F. Daley
Nov 29, 2004
Watertown Mr. Francis F. 'Gerry' Daley of Watertown, formerly of Waltham, died Monday, November 29, 2004 in Bolton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Marlborough. He was 87. Born in Canada, Mr. Daley had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to Watertown. He was a barber and owner of Daleys Barbershop in Watertown for over forty years. Mr....

Ralph A. Orlando
Nov 24, 2004
Waltham Mr. Ralph A. Orlando of Waltham died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at Lahey Clinic, Burlington. He was 88. Born in Boston, he was a graduate of Boston English High School and moved to Waltham in 1957. Until his retirement he had worked as a tool and die maker for the Gillette Company of South Boston. Mr. Orlando leaves...
Lawrence J. Connelly
Nov 22, 2004
Waltham- Mr. Lawrence J. Connelly of Waltham died Monday November 22, 2004 in Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston after a courageous battle against muscular dystrophy. He was 35. Born in Waltham, Larry attended the Banks School in Waltham and Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton where he participated in wheelchair sports. In 1976 he served as the Poster Child and...

Robert G. Kane
Nov 21, 2004
Mr. Robert G. Kane of Waltham died Sunday, November 21, 2004 in Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Brighton. He was 86. Born in Waltham, a son of the late George and Catherine (Doyle) Kane, he worked as a printers machinist for many years for the Kane Company. He was a graduate of Saint Marys High School in Waltham, attended Lowell Institute,...

Mary E. Cain
Nov 21, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Mary E. (Farrell) Cain of Waltham, formerly of Weston, died Sunday, November 21, 2004 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 96. Mrs. Cain was born in Roscommon, Ireland and had lived in Weston for many years before moving to Waltham. She was the wife of the late John A. Cain, the daughter of the late John...

Rita F. Ahern
Nov 18, 2004
Miss Rita F. Ahern of Waltham died Thursday November 18, 2004 in the Epoch Senior Healthcare Center, Weston. She was 100. Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of the late James P. and Mary B. (Doiron) Ahern, she worked for many years as an electronic assembler for Damon Engineering. She was the sister of the late Emma G. Ahern,...

Angela R. Rooney
Nov 17, 2004
Mrs. Angela R. (Malone) Rooney of Newtonville, died Wednesday November 17, 2004 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 81. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Carmello and Rose (Delfino) Malone, she worked for many years for the Raytheon Corporation as a coil winder. She was the wife of the late Hugh C. Rooney and sister of the late Nina...

Kathy A. Connaughton
Nov 17, 2004
Waltham Miss Kathy A. Connaughton of Waltham died Wednesday, November 17, 2004, her 47th birthday. Kathy was a lifelong Waltham resident. She designed and built bird feeders for Hyde Bird Feeder Company in Waltham for fifteen years under the Greater Waltham Association for Retarded Citizens program. The daughter of the late Rita A. (Davock) Connaughton, Kathy is survived by...