Obituaries

Clara E. Notartomaso
Oct 5, 2004
Waltham - Mrs. Clara E. (Fiorelli) Notartomaso of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 in Saint Elizabeths 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
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
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
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
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...