Obituaries

Joseph P. Martin

Joseph P. Martin

Oct 15, 2004

Mr. Joseph P. Martin of Waltham died Friday October 15, 2004 in Epoch Senior Healthcare Center in Weston. He was 87. Born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Joseph P. and Albina (Perodeau) Martin, Mr. Martin was a Research Chemist. He started working at the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham. He then worked at M.I.T. as well...

Mary L. Cronin

Mary L. Cronin

Oct 14, 2004

Weston – Mrs. Mary L. ( Donelan ) Cronin of San Diego, California, formerly of Weston died Monday, October 18, 2004 in her home in California. She was 88. Born in Brookline, Mrs. Cronin had lived in Weston since 1955 until she moved to California four years ago. She was the secretary for the late Cardinal John Wright in Boston...

George E. Pickering

George E. Pickering

Oct 13, 2004

Weston - Mr. George E. Pickering of Weston, formerly of Watertown, died Wednesday October 13, 2004 in his home. He was 88. Born in Malden, a son of the late Charles and Elsie (Coombs) Pickering, he was a chemical engineer and a consultant for many years for the Arthur D. Little Company in Watertown. Mr. Pickering was a 1940 graduate...

Joseph A. Lenza

Joseph A. Lenza

Oct 13, 2004

Waltham - Mr. Joseph A. 'Mickey' Lenza of Waltham died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at his home. He was 80. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Salvatore and Elizabeth (Lynch) Lenza, he was a lifelong resident. Until his retirement, he owned and operated Lenza Oil Terminals and Main & Dowcett Bros. Oil Company. During World War II he...

Dorothy M. Doyle

Dorothy M. Doyle

Oct 10, 2004

Waltham – Mrs. Dorothy M. (Marden) Doyle of Waltham died Sunday October 10, 2004 in Emerson Hospital, Concord. She was 95. Born in East Boston, a daughter of the late Edwin M. and Eliza J. (Foley) Marden, she had lived in Waltham for the past 70 years. Until her retirement she worked as a licensed practical nurse at Metropolitan State...

Gladys E. Healey

Gladys E. Healey

Oct 10, 2004

Miss Gladys E. Healey of Waltham died Sunday October 10, 2004 in Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton. She was 98. Born in Newton, a daughter of the late John and Agnes (Curran) Healey, she was a resident of Waltham for over sixty years. Miss. Healey worked for many years as a bookkeeper for William J. Nealon Realty Company in Watertown...

Clara E. Notartomaso

Clara E. Notartomaso

Oct 5, 2004

Waltham - Mrs. Clara E. (Fiorelli) Notartomaso of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 in Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton. She was 78. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Enrico and Theodora (Marcelli) Fiorelli she worked for many years as the office manager for Plating for Electronics in Waltham. She was the wife of the late Michael J....

J. Gertrude Harrington

J. Gertrude Harrington

Oct 4, 2004

Waltham – Miss J. Gertrude Harrington of Waltham died Monday, October 4, 2004 at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. She was 90. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late William A. and Violet G.M. (Ohnemus) Harrington, she was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1931 and from Framingham State College in 1935. She earned a masters...

Matilda F. Mullins

Matilda F. Mullins

Oct 3, 2004

Waltham – Mrs. Matilda F. (Gibbs) (Gleason) Mullins of Waltham died Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wayland. She was 92. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a daughter of the late Henry J. and Matilda D. (Davis) Gibbs, she lived in Waltham for most of her life. Until her retirement, she was a self-employed hairdresser and...

Donald B. Benson

Donald B. Benson

Oct 3, 2004

Mr. Donald B. Benson, formerly of Watertown, died Sunday October 3, 2004 in the Elizabeth Seton Residence, Wellesley. He was 78. Born in Arlington, he was the son of the late Oscar B. and Esther F. (Larson) Benson. Donald is survived by his sister, Dorothy B. Farrell and her husband Dr. David Farrell of Weston and Chatham; one niece, Dorothy...

Shirley E. Hansen

Shirley E. Hansen

Sep 28, 2004

Waltham – Mrs. Shirley E. (Morgan) Hansen of Waltham died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at Caritas Saint Elizabeth’s 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

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

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

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...

George T. O’Rourke

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

Henry M. Weinert

Sep 12, 2004

Mr. Henry M. Weinert of Weston died Sunday September 12, 2004 in Brigham and Women’s 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

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

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

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 Mary’s High School in Waltham in 1941. Until her retirement she worked as a...

Elizabeth W. Burke

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...