Obituaries
James J. Flanagan
Mar 26, 2004
Waltham - Mr. James J. Flanagan of Waltham died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 69. Born in Milton, a son of the late Thomas and Irene (Finnegan) Flanagan, he lived in Waltham for the past 45 years. He was a graduate of Boston College High School in Dorchester and of Saint Michael's College in Vermont. During...

John F. Carroll
Mar 26, 2004
Waltham – Mr. John F. Carroll, Sr. of Waltham died Friday, March 26, 2004, his 93rd birthday, in Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge. Mr. Carroll was a lifelong Waltham resident who graduated from Saint Charles High School. He was the owner of John Carroll Used Cars for over fifty years.Mr. Carroll was interested in race cars as well as motorcycles. He...
Gertrude K. Parsons
Mar 26, 2004
Watertown - Miss Gertrude K. Parsons of Watertown died Friday, March 26, 2004 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 93. Gertrude was an honors graduate of Emmanuel College, with a masters degree from Boston University. She was a former language teacher at Cambridge High and Latin and supervisor and innovator of the...
Colleen M. McDevitt
Mar 23, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Colleen M. (McGrath) McDevitt of Waltham died Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at her home following a hard fought battle with cancer. She was born March 28, 1949 in Waltham, a daughter of Theresa C. (Doherty) McGrath of Waltham and the late Eugene J. McGrath, and had been a lifelong resident. In 1966 she was a member of...

Beverly A. Crocco
Mar 22, 2004
Waltham Miss Beverly A. Crocco of Waltham died Monday, March 22, 2004 in the West Newton Health and Rehabilitation Center in West Newton. She was 67. Born in Boston, Miss Crocco had lived in Waltham for many years. She was the daughter of the late Victor and Margaret J. (Ciccolo) Crocco. Miss Crocco is survived by her brothers, Paul...
Bob W. Farley
Mar 22, 2004
Waltham - (Ret.) Colonel Bob W. Farley, USMC died Monday, March 22, 2004 at his home. He was 73. Born in Caldwell, Idaho, a son of the late Tilford and Jessie (Dilley) Farley, he was raised and educated in Boise. He was a graduate of the College of Idaho and earned a post graduate degree in aeronautical engineering at the...
Ernest T. Taillacq
Mar 22, 2004
Waltham Mr. Ernest T. Ernie Taillacq of Waltham died Monday, March 22, 2004 at his home after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was 81. Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, a son of the late Emilio and Manuela (Caballer) Taillacq, he lived in Lincoln before moving to Waltham in 1950. Until his retirement in 1984, he worked as a...

Marcellini A. "Mike" Cusano
Mar 21, 2004
Jacksonville (FL) Mr. Marcellini Mike A. Cusano of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Waltham died Sunday March 21, 2004 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Jacksonville. He was 81. Born in Waltham, Mr. Cusano worked for the Polaroid Corporation for 23 years before his retirement. He was a member of the St. Pauls Royal Arch Chapter in Boston, as well as a...

Marjorie E. Blanchard
Mar 21, 2004
Waltham Mrs. Marjorie E. (Moore) Blanchard of Waltham died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge. She was 101. Born in Waltham, a daughter of the late Horatio and Emily (Anderson) Moore, she was a lifelong resident. She had been a member of the Waltham Womens Club, a member and past president of the Waltham Golden Age...
Robert F. Gardiner
Mar 21, 2004
Waltham Mr. Robert F. Gardiner of Waltham died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Kindred Hospital, Brighton. He was 71. Born in Waltham, a son of the late Augustus and Margaret (ODonnell) Gardiner, he was a lifelong resident. Until his retirement he worked as a meat cutter for 40 years at the Star Market Company. Mr. Gardiner was an avid...
Jane Z. Kirsch
Mar 21, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Jane Z. Kirsch of Waltham died Sunday March 21, 2004 in her home. She was 67. Born in Southampton, New York, a daughter of the late Rev. Dr. John Emerson Zeiter and Elinor R. (Dilworth) Cain, Mrs. Kirsch lived in Brooklyn, New York before moving to Waltham in 1960. A graduate of Syracuse University, she was the vice-president...
Frances Voci
Mar 20, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Frances (Ratta) Voci of Waltham died Saturday March 20, 2004 in Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 76. Born in Italy, a daughter of the late Gregory and Nicolina (Caruso) Ratta, Mrs. Voci was a homemaker. Mrs. Voci was the wife of the late Frank S. Voci and is survived by her children, Gregory Voci of Italy, Frank L....

Kathleen P. Adams
Mar 20, 2004
Waltham Miss Kathleen P. Adams of Waltham died Saturday, March 20, 2004 at Larchwood Lodge Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 83. Born in Boston, a daughter of the late James J. and Mary (McDonough) Adams, she lived in Waltham for most of her life. She was a sister of the late Anna MacLean and James Adams and leaves her...
Raymond L. Gagnon
Mar 17, 2004
Waltham Mr. Raymond L. Gagnon of Waltham died Wednesday March 17, 2004 in his home. He was 77. Born in Newark, New Jersey, a son of the late Leon and Loretta (Simpson) Gagnon, Mr. Gagnon was an electrical engineer for the Raytheon Corporation for many years before his retirement in 1989. He worked as an engineer on several projects,...

Francis J. Tierney
Mar 15, 2004
Waltham Mr. Francis J. Tierney of Waltham died Monday, March 15, 2004 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. He was 92. A son of the late John P. and Nora A. (Mooney) Tierney, he was a lifelong resident of Waltham. Until his retirement, Mr. Tierney worked as a weapons mechanic for the U.S. Navy at the Boston Naval Shipyard. He...

Eleanor J. Rochinsky
Mar 15, 2004
Newton- Miss. Eleanor J. Rochinsky of Newton formerly of Waltham died Monday March 15, 2004 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 71. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Roman and Lottie (Durkin) Sroczynski, Miss Rochinsky was a homemaker. Miss Rochinsky was the sister of the late Chester R. Roczynski, Edward A. Rochinsky, Irene A. McDaniel...

Doris L. Owler
Mar 12, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Doris L. (Powers) Owler of Waltham died Friday, March 12th, 2004 in her home. She was 82. Born in Leominster, a daughter of the late Ernest T. and Hazel D. (Tyler) Powers, Mrs. Owler was a clerk for A & E Distribution, Inc. in Leominster for many years. She lived in Westminster for thirty-five years and prior to...
Marguerite C. "Midge" DeLuca
Mar 10, 2004
Belmont - Mrs. Marguerite C. 'Midge' (Scordino) DeLuca of Belmont died Wednesday, March 10, 2004 in Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was 86. Born in Boston, Mrs. DeLuca had lived in Belmont for many years. She was a retired hairdresser who owned Naturalis Hair Salon in Brookline. Mrs. DeLuca was the wife of the late Anthony C. DeLuca, the daughter...

Barbara L. Russell
Mar 7, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Barbara L. (Anderson) Russell of Waltham and Falmouth, died Sunday March 7, 2004 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. She was 80. Born and raised in Waltham, a daughter of the late Harry and Laura (Campbell) Anderson, Mrs. Russell worked many years at the Waltham Public Library as well as the Widener Library at Harvard University. Mrs. Russell enjoyed her...
Eileen M. Maguire
Mar 7, 2004
Waltham- Mrs. Eileen M. (Molloy) (Riley) Maguire of Waltham died Sunday, March 7, 2004 at New England Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. She was 82. Mrs. Maguire was a member of the Waltham Junior Womens Club, Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church Ladies Sodality, American Legion Post No. 156 Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary,...