Obituaries

Shirley E. Hansen
Sep 28, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Shirley E. (Morgan) Hansen of Waltham died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at Caritas Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Brighton. She was 84. Born in Everett, a daughter of the late Carl and Bertha (Gray) Morgan, she moved to Waltham 60 years ago. Until her retirement, Mrs. Hansen worked as a ward secretary at Charlesgate Nursing Home in Watertown...

Charles A. Leishman
Sep 25, 2004
Wilmington, DE Mr. Charles A. Leishman, Jr. of Wilmington, DE died Saturday, September 25, 2004 in Shipley Manor in Delaware. He was 89. Born in Lexington, Mr. Leishman had lived in Rehoboth Beach, DE and Hyattsville, MD before moving to Wilmington, DE. Mr. Leishman retired from the US Postal Service in 1980. He was a member of Grace Episcopal...
Dorothy Slamin Hill
Sep 16, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Dorothy Slamin Hill of Waltham died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Lexington Health Care Center. She was 89. Mrs. Hill was the wife of the late Joseph F. Hill. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late James J. and Mary E. (McSorley) Slamin, she was a lifelong resident. Until her retirement, she owned and operated Reservoir...

George T. O'Rourke
Sep 15, 2004
Mr. George T. ORourke Sr. of Waltham died Wednesday September 15, 2004 in the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Roxbury. He was 75. Born in Cambridge, a son of the late John and Claire (West) ORourke , he was a custodian for many years for Carters in Waltham. He was a resident of Waltham for over forty years and had been...

George T. O’Rourke
Sep 15, 2004
Mr. George T. O’Rourke Sr. of Waltham died Wednesday September 15, 2004 in the Veterans Administration Hospital, West Roxbury. He was 75.Born in Cambridge, a son of the late John and Claire (West) O’Rourke , he was a custodian for many years for Carter’s in Waltham. He was a resident of Waltham for over forty years and had been a...

Henry M. Weinert
Sep 12, 2004
Mr. Henry M. Weinert of Weston died Sunday September 12, 2004 in Brigham and Womens Hospital. He was 64. Born in Germany, a son of the late Henry Nennenstiehl and Martha Weinert, and he was the Founder and President of Boston Biomedical Consultants Inc in Waltham for over twenty five years. He was a graduate of Harvard Business School. He...

Joseph Bonafide
Sep 12, 2004
Waltham Mr. Joseph Bonafide of Waltham died Sunday, September 12, 2004 at his home. He was 89. Born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of the late Salvatore and Antoinette (Perniciaro) Bonafide, he lived in Waltham for the past fifty years. Until his retirement, Mr. Bonafide worked as a technician for the Raytheon Company. During World War II he...

Carl W. Bray
Sep 12, 2004
Waltham Mr. Carl W. Bray of Waltham died Sunday, September 12, 2004 in Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 75. Born in Peabody, Mr. Bray had lived in Waltham for most of his life. The Funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, September 16, at 10:30 am in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents at the Fernald Center,...

Ruth M. Fagan
Sep 10, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Ruth M. (Bates) Fagan of Waltham died Friday, September 10, 2004 at Epoch of Weston. She was 80. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late James H. and Ellen L. (Mitchell) Bates, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Fagan graduated from Saint Marys High School in Waltham in 1941. Until her retirement she worked as a...

Elizabeth W. Burke
Sep 7, 2004
Mrs. Elizabeth W. (Nestico) (Quinn) Burke of Waltham died Tuesday September 7, 2004 in the Boston Rehabilitation Center, Roslindale. She was 84.Born and raised in Allston, she was a daughter of the late Dominick and Philomena (Varano) Nestico. Until her retirement she worked as a sales clerk for many years at Grover Cronin and at Jordan Marsh department stores. She...

Elizabeth W. Burke
Sep 7, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Elizabeth W. (Nestico) (Quinn) Burke of Waltham died Tuesday September 7, 2004 in the Boston Rehabilitation Center, Roslindale. She was 84.<br><br>Born and raised in Allston, she was a daughter of the late Dominick and Philomena (Varano) Nestico. Until her retirement she worked as a sales clerk for many years at Grover Cronin and at Jordan Marsh department...

John J.L. Wenckus
Sep 7, 2004
Waltham Mr. John J. L. Wink Wenckus of Waltham died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72. Born in Boston, a son of the late John and Claire (Vienneau) Wenckus, he lived in Waltham for most of his life. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1949 and during the Korean War he served with the...

John J. L. 'Wink' Wenckus
Sep 7, 2004
Mr. John J. L. ‘Wink’ Wenckus of Waltham died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 72.Born in Boston, a son of the late John and Claire (Vienneau) Wenckus, he lived in Waltham for most of his life. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1949 and during the Korean War he served with the U.S. Army. Until...

Alice E. Qualters
Sep 6, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Alice E. (Kelley) Qualters of Waltham died Monday, September 5, 2004 in Caritas Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Brighton. She was 75. Mrs. Qualters was a lifelong resident of Waltham and a graduate of Waltham High School. For many years she worked as an election poll worker at the Bright School in Waltham. She was a former member...

Sheila V. McDonald
Sep 5, 2004
Waltham - Mrs. Sheila V.(Day) McDonald of Waltham died Sunday September 5, 2004 in her home. She was 80. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Joseph and Julia (Hurley) Day, she worked as a secretary for many years for the Raytheon Corporation in Waltham. She was a member of the Regis College Guild and a member of...

Ruth E. Wellington
Sep 5, 2004
Miss Ruth E. Wellington of Chelsea, formerly of Everett, died Sunday September 5, 2004 in Whidden Memorial Hospital, Everett. She was 86. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late Henry and Olive (Lloyd) Wellington, she was a homemaker and was a former member of the Marist Order of the Blessed Mother. She was the sister of the late Frances...

Kathleen E. Kewer
Sep 4, 2004
Waltham - Mrs. Kathleen E. (Keough) Kewer of Waltham died Saturday, September 4, 2004 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 74. Born in Waltham a daughter of the late Michael and Bridget (Crowe) Keough, she was an accounts payable technician for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for many years. She was the wife of the late Alan B. Kewer and...

Elizabeth A. Fuller
Sep 1, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Elizabeth Liz A. (Gardiner) Fuller of Waltham died Wednesday, September 1, 2004 in the Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 52. Born in Seattle, Washington, Mrs. Fuller had lived in Waltham for the past twenty years. She was a computer engineer with IBM for the past seven years. Mrs. Fuller was a 1974 graduate of Wellesley College. She...

Anthony J. Kadzis
Aug 30, 2004
Mr. Anthony J. Kadzis of Waltham died Monday August 30, 2004 in Saint Elizabeths Medical Center, Brighton. He was 87. Born in Boston, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Yntas) Kadzis, he was a steamfitter for B.F. Goodrich Company for twenty five years. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He is survived...
Donald P. Roche
Aug 27, 2004
Waltham Retired Belmont Police Lieutenant Donald P. Roche died Friday, August 27, 2004 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 68. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Thomas P. and Grace F. (White) Roche, he grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School in 1954. He was also a graduate of Boston State College. A Waltham resident...