Obituaries
Francis J. "Frank" Smith
Apr 6, 2023
Waltham— Mr. Francis J. “Frank” Smith, of Waltham, died Thursday, April 6, 2023 in Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln.
Frank was born in Waltham on May 12, 1936, a son of the late Joseph “Norman” and Alice (Gormley) Smith. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Saint Charles High School.
Following his graduation he enlisted in the United...
Kevin M. Hough
Apr 5, 2023
Kevin M. Hough, of Waltham, formerly of Newton, died Wednesday April 5th, 2023 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 79.
Kevin was born on September 6, 1943, a son of the late William and Mary (Feeney) Hough. Born and raised in Newton, he graduated from Newton South High School.
After graduating, he served honorably in the United States Air Force during...
Mary C. "Maureen" Quinn
Apr 5, 2023
Upton— Mrs. Mary C. “Maureen” (Cremins) Quinn, of Upton, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in Whitney Place at Westborough. She was 89.
Maureen was born in Brighton on June 24, 1933, a daughter of the late Jeremiah and Nora (Cavanaugh) Cremins. Raised in Brighton, she was a graduate of Saint Columbkille’s High School. She attended Boston College where she met...
Jean M. (MacDonald) Arena
Apr 4, 2023
“So faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
These theological virtues sustained Jean Arena throughout her 87 years on earth and when she drew her last breath she knew for certain she left a world in which she was loved, wanted, and needed . . . and that she would...
Maxwell T. Penton
Apr 3, 2023
Maxwell Thomas Penton, of Waltham, died unexpectedly on Monday, April 3, 2023 of an accidental overdose. He was 24.
Max was born in Cambridge on May 29, 1998, a son of William and Elizabeth Sullivan Penton. He was raised and educated in Waltham and attended UMass Dartmouth.
Max was many things . . . a beloved son and a loving...
Leanne (McMenimen) Zukowsky Chiz
Apr 1, 2023
Leanne McMenimen Zukowsky Chiz, 80, passed away on Saturday, April 1 in Largo, Florida.
She leaves behind her husband of nearly 20 years, Richard Chiz. Her first husband, Allan S Zukowsky Sr., passed away in 1995. She leaves behind her three children, Kate Lilly (John) of Saint Petersburg, Florida, Allan S Zukowsky, Jr., of Alpharetta, Georgia, and Sean...
Lawrence E. Brophy
Mar 29, 2023
Lawrence E. “Larry” Brophy, of Harwich, formerly of Hyde Park passed into eternal rest on March 29, 2023, after a brief illness.
Larry was born to the late Lawrence A. “Pat” Brophy and Dorothy Mae Furbush Brophy of Waltham, MA. The eldest of five siblings and father to four sons, Larry was a natural caregiver with the kindest heart. After...
Wiunie Tutiven
Mar 29, 2023
Wiunie Tutiven, of Waltham, formally of Ecuador, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at The Armenian Nursing & Rehabilition Center in Jamaica Plain. He was 88.
He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador on February 9, 1935 a son of Pedro and Mercedes (Castro) Tutiven. Raised and educated in Ecuador, after finishing his formal schooling, Wiunie attended an electrical mechanics...
Michael "Gary" Hawker
Mar 25, 2023
Winchendon – Mr. Michael Gary Hawker, of Winchendon, died Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was 79.
Michael was born in Boston on July 5, 1943, a son of the late James F. and Helen A. (Blewitt) Hawker, and grew up in Holy Cross Cathedral Parish. After high school he served with the United States...
Cheryl E. Gannon
Mar 25, 2023
Ms. Cheryl E. Gannon, of Wrentham, passed away peacefully due to aspiration pneumonia on March 25, 2023 in Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. She was 71.
Born in Cambridge on November 1, 1951, Cheryl was a daughter of the late George F. and Marie E. (Lyons) Gannon. She had been a life-long resident at the Wrentham Developmental Center. Prior to...
Priscilla A. 'Nancy' (Blanchard) Aucoin
Mar 25, 2023
Priscilla A. 'Nancy' (Blanchard) Aucoin, of Waltham, died on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was one day shy of her 92nd birthday.
Nancy was born in Boston on March 26, 1931, a daughter of the late Peter and Mabel (MacEachern) Blanchard. Raised and educated in Roxbury, she married Waltham native William Aucoin in Saint...
Frederick P. Dempsey
Mar 21, 2023
Mr. Frederick P. Dempsey died at his Waltham home on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Fred was born on March 19, 1940, in Lowell and was a son of the late John J. and Helen E. (Cheney) Dempsey. He was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Waltham.After completing his education, Fred served in the United States Air Force from...
Lauren A. LeBlanc
Mar 21, 2023
Ms. Lauren A. LeBlanc, of Waltham, formerly of Wayland, died unexpectedly on March 21, 2023. She was 27.
Born in Newton on August 3, 1995, she was the daughter of Paul J. LeBlanc of Waltham and Marjorie M. (Meade) LeBlanc of Framingham. Raised in Wayland, she was a 2013 graduate of Wayland High School. Lauren had worked as a waitress...
John J. Babstock, Sr.
Mar 19, 2023
Retired Watertown Fire Captain John J. Babstock, Sr., of Waltham, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 in his home. He was 78.
John was born in Cambridge on February 7, 1945, the son of the late James and Margaret (Haight) Babstock. Raised in Waltham, he was a Waltham High School graduate and joined the Watertown Fire Department soon after. He spent...
Lynne K. Bower-MacDowell
Mar 19, 2023
Lincoln – Lynne (Bower) MacDowell was a beloved mother, wife, daughter, grandmother and dear friend to many.
Lynne had two careers throughout her lifetime and loved them both equally. For over twenty-five years she was a well-respected respiratory therapist at Children’s Hospital in Boston and was instrumental in the implementation of its Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program.
Life took Lynne...
Ruth M. Power
Mar 19, 2023
POWER, Ruth Marie, of Bedford, MA, formerly of Winchester, passed away March 19, 2023 after 100 years of a full and adventure-filled life. She was the daughter of William J. Power and Clare T. (Lally) Power. She is predeceased by her siblings Arthur, Robert, William and Patty.
Nicknamed ‘Foof’ by her 11 beloved nieces and nephews, she was the ‘fun’...
Daniel P. Murphy
Mar 18, 2023
Daniel Patrick Murphy died March 18, 2023. He had been in residential care at Meadow Green in Waltham, MA, since suffering a stroke in 2017. The cause of death was heart failure.
Born on October 28, 1957, Dan grew up in Riverside, CT, the youngest of five children of John P. Murphy, a physician, and Dorothea (English) Murphy, a university...
Mary S. (Gretchen) Stanowicz
Mar 18, 2023
Mary S. (Gretchen) Stanowicz, Of Framingham, formerly of Waltham, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Saint Patrick's Manor in Framingham at the remarkable age of 106.
Born on December 18, 1916, She was a daughter of the late Dominik and Sofia (Ragelewicz) Gretchen and was raised and educated in the Savin Hill neighborhood of Boston. On May 11,...
Adelaide M. O'Neil
Mar 16, 2023
Adelaide M. (Emery) O’Neil, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Maristshill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 86. Adelaide was born in Portland, Maine on December 1, 1936, the daughter of the late Howard and Alice (Ward) Emery.
She was raised and educated in Bryant Pond and Locke’s Mills, Maine, eventually graduating from Brighton High School in Massachusetts....
Diane J. Chagnon
Mar 16, 2023
Diane J. (Arsenault) Chagnon, of Waltham, died Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Maristhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 86.
Diane was born on May 4, 1936 in Waltham a daughter of the late Alfred and Bella (Cormier) Arsenault. A graduate of Waltham High School she married William F. Chagnon in Saint Joseph’s Church on August 22, 1959. In addition...
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