Obituaries
Richard A. Bergsrud
Mar 31, 2025
Westborough, MA - Richard A. Bergsrud was born September 30, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois a son of the late Phil and Ethel (Lundsberg). He graduated in 1961 from Maine Township High School in Des Plaines, Illinois and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL in 1965. He then studied and earned his doctorate from University of...
Ruth S. Varley
Mar 31, 2025
Ruth S. (LeBlanc) Varley, of Waltham, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham after a brief decline in health. She was 90.
Born on January 23, 1935, in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Ruth was the youngest of Georges and Edna (Gauvin) LeBlanc’s five children. Tragically, she lost her father when she was just a...
Robert F. Griffin
Mar 31, 2025
Robert F. Griffin of Watertown died Monday, March 31, 2025, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 67.
Born on January 24, 1958, in Waltham, Bob was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Cushing) Griffin. He grew up in Waltham, attended Waltham High School, and later earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston State University.
Bob’s started his career at...
Georgina "Gina" Rando Condon
Mar 31, 2025
Georgina 'Gina' Rando Condon, of Waltham, died Monday, March 31, 2025 at her home. She was 60.
Gina was born on September 30, 1964, a daughter of the late George and Marian Rando, and had been a lifelong Waltham resident. She was a graduate of Arlington Catholic High School.
She worked for more than twenty years for the Waltham Public Schools before...
Shirley C. McAleer Zebergs
Mar 29, 2025
Falmouth - Shirley C. (Alexander) McAleer Zebergs, died Saturday, March 29, 2025 in Royal Falmouth Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was 97.
Shirley C. Alexander was born May 8, 1927 in Manhattan, New York a daughter of the late William A. and Mildred (Arsenault) Alexander. Raised in New York City she graduated from Cathedral High School. She worked many years as...
Chhen H. Thea
Mar 26, 2025
Chhen H. Thea, of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital following a period of complications to his health. He was 75.
Chhen was born in China on September 29, 1949 a son of the late Soi Mae Thea and Hoa Thea and eventually moved with his family to Cambodia. After the loss of his family, Chhen Thea and...
Doris M. (Chiasson) Arsenault
Mar 23, 2025
Doris M. (Chiasson) Arsenault, of Waltham, died Sunday, March 23, 2025, at her home. She was 97.
Born in Waltham on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Louise (Poirier) Chiasson. A lifelong Waltham resident, she was a graduate of St. Pierre School and Waltham High School.
In 1947, Doris married the love of her life, fellow...
Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson
Mar 22, 2025
Rose Marie (Gilligan) Hobson, of Framingham, (formerly of Waltham and Watertown, Massachusetts as well as Coral Gables, Florida), passed away peacefully Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham following a period of declining health. She was 91.
She was the devoted and proud mother of William S. Hobson (Kathy) of Summit, NJ, David A. Hobson (Elizabeth) of Lincoln,...
Marie P. (Aucoin) O'Brien
Mar 21, 2025
Marie P. (Aucoin) O’Brien, of Waltham, died Friday, March 21, 2025 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 93.
Marie was born in Waltham on April 11, 1931, a daughter of the late Thomas and Regina (Vienneau) Aucoin, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a 1949 graduate of Saint Mary’s High School.
Until her retirement, Marie worked as...
George W. Barry, Jr.
Mar 18, 2025
George W. Barry, Jr., of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham following a period of declining health. He was 77.
George was born in Boston on February 14, 1948, the oldest of nine children born to the late George W., Sr. and Elizabeth (Hingey) Barry. He was raised in Waltham and following his marriage...
Lisa M. Nowlan
Mar 16, 2025
Lisa M. Nowlan, of Bedford, died Sunday, March 16, 2025 at her home. She was 55.
Lisa was born in Waltham, a daughter of Fernande (Girouard) Nowlan, of Waltham, and the late Donald Nowlan. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and had worked for years as an office manager.
In addition to her mother, she leaves her son, Bryan Nowlan...
John V. 'Jack' White
Mar 16, 2025
Mr. John V. ‘Jack’ White, of South Weymouth, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Massachusetts General Hospital after being stricken ill at home. He was 88.
Jack was born November 13, 1936, in Boston a son of the late James and Catherine (MacDonald) White. Raised in Dorchester he graduated from Dorchester High School. At age 17 he enlisted and served honorably...
Ruth Eleanor (Dermott) Anderson
Mar 15, 2025
Ruth Anderson, age 101, died peacefully on March 15 in her own home after a fulfilling and loving life. Born in Waltham on April 13, 1923, she was the daughter of Harry W. and Madeline R. (Allen) Dermott. Ruth was the devoted wife of the late Waltham Detective Richard “Dick” Anderson and was predeceased by her daughter Karen Noonan and...
Arlene G. (Wheelden) McManus
Mar 15, 2025
Arlene (Wheelden) McManus of Waltham passed away peacefully on March 15th at Maristhill, at the age of 95, after a brief decline in health.
Born on October 27, 1929, to Helen (Kingsbury) and Ralph Wheelden, Arlene grew up in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High in 1948. She then worked as a switchboard operator at the New England Telephone Company.
In 1954,...
Paul H. "Pliff" Kelley
Mar 12, 2025
Mr. Paul H. “Pliff” Kelley, of Worcester, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, March 12th in UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. He was 66.
Pliff was born in Waltham on September 8, 1958, a son of the late Arthur L. and Barbara E. (Hansen) Kelley. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of 1978....
Gerald C. Fogg
Mar 11, 2025
Gerald C. Fogg, of Waltham, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence in Wayland. He was 89.
Gerry was born in Waltham on September 4, 1935, a son of the late Davis and Joan (Edmunds) Fogg, and had been a lifelong resident.
He was a proud member of the Waltham Police Department for more than forty years,...
Charlene J. “Jan” Keough
Mar 10, 2025
Charlene J. “Jan” (deGaribody) Keough of Groton, formerly of Waltham, died on March 10, 2025, at Emerson Hospital in Concord. She was 86.
Born on January 10, 1939, in Ellsworth, Maine, Jan was the daughter of the late Russell and Marjorie (Doyle) deGaribody. She grew up in Sullivan, Maine, and after completing high school, she moved to Waltham, following her older...
Joseph P. Sheehan, Jr.
Mar 10, 2025
Brookline – Mr. Joseph P. Sheehan, formerly of Weston, died Monday, March 10, 2025 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 69.
Joseph was born November 7, 1955 in Concord, a son of the late Joseph P. and Mary (Dolan) Sheehan. Raised in Weston he was a graduate of Weston High School he then earned his Bachelor’s degree...
Frederick B. Sweet, III
Mar 9, 2025
Frederick B. Sweet, III, of York Beach, Maine died at home on Sunday, March 9, 2025 following a period of declining health. He was 83.
Fred was born and raised in Waltham, a son of the late Frederick B., Jr. and Mary (Langley) Sweet and was a graduate of Waltham High School.
Until his retirement Fred was the superintendent of building maintenance...
Michael John Crocetta
Mar 8, 2025
Michael John Crocetta of West Newton, MA, passed away peacefully on March 8th at age 98.
Mike is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Frances A. (Rosselli) Crocetta; son and his wife, Michael J. Crocetta, Jr. & Jody of Jacksonville, FL; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also survived by: Joseph (brother) & Nancy Crocetta; Grace Rosselli (sister-in-law); Joanne Rosselli...
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