Obituaries
Pauline R. (Leone) Morrison
Mar 5, 2021
Mrs. Pauline R. (Leone) Morrison, of Watertown, died Friday, March 5, 2021 in Belmont Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was 87. Born on June 29, 1933 in Newton, Pauline was the youngest of twelve children of the late Cesidio and Antonia (Baccari) Leone. Raised in the Nonantum village of Newton, she was a proud graduate of Our Lady's High...
William E. Bearisto
Mar 5, 2021
Waltham - Long before he turned 21, Waltham's Bill Bearisto had already lived nine lives. In April, 1943 he left his senior year of high school in Boston to join the United States Army. By November of that year he was trained up, issued a weapon and put on a troop ship headed to England where he became part of...
Kathleen (Sullivan) DeGraffenreid
Feb 28, 2021
Kathleen (Sullivan) DeGraffenreid of San Diego, California, formerly of Belmont, Massachusetts, passed away at her home on February 28, 2021 after a lengthy struggle with interstitial lung disease. She was 73. Kathy was the beloved wife of Douglas C. DeGraffenreid who passed away on July 5, 2009. She was born on June 29, 1947 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Frederick K....
Carmen J. Rivera
Feb 28, 2021
Waltham – Mrs. Carmen J. Rivera, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the Newton-Wellesley Center for Alzheimer's Care. She was 72. Carmen was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico on March 3, 1948 to the late Francisco and Julia (Flores) Rivera. Raised in Orocovis, she moved to Waltham in 1966 and had been a resident ever since. She had...
Claire 'Elaine' (Clements) Lawless
Feb 28, 2021
Waltham - Mrs. Claire 'Elaine' (Clements) Lawless, of Waltham, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 87.Claire Elaine Clements was born November 14, 1933 in Boston a daughter of the late Harry Wilbur Clements and Claire Veronica (McGillicuddy) Clements. A graduate of the Practical Arts High School in Roxbury she was a member...
Carol A. Peters
Feb 28, 2021
Ms. Carol A. Peters, of Waltham, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 in Meadow Green Nursing Home. She was 82. Carol was born November 11, 1938 in Newton a daughter of the late Edward W. and Ruth E. (Houlihan) Peters. A graduate of Our Lady's High School in Newton she then graduated from the Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School.Carol had worked as...
Robert N. Daley
Feb 27, 2021
Spring Hill, Fla. – Mr. Robert N. Daley, of Spring Hill, died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 71.Bob was born in Melrose on Christmas Day, 1949 to the late L. Arnold and Agnes (Fitzgerald) Daley. He was raised in Framingham and was a 1968 graduate of Framingham South High School.After that he...
James J. 'Jay' Hardiman
Feb 24, 2021
Waltham - Mr. James J. 'Jay' Hardiman, Jr., a longtime resident of Waltham, died Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at his home in Mashpee. He was 74.James Joseph 'Jay' Hardiman was born January 9, 1947 in Waltham, a son of the late James J., Sr. and Louise (Clancy) Hardiman. He attended Waltham Public Schools and graduated from Newman Prep School in...
Rita M. (Daily) Goodwin
Feb 22, 2021
Falmouth – Mrs. Rita M. (Daily) Goodwin, of Falmouth, formerly of Waltham died Monday, February 22, 2021 at JML Care Center in Falmouth following a period of declining health. She was 103.Rita was born in Boston on November 16, 1917, a daughter of the late Charles and Nora (Ring) Daily. Of the twenty-five decades that America has been in existence,...
John W. Cocke
Feb 20, 2021
John Cocke was a hoarder of people in every good sense of the meaning. He had a natural and genuine ability to engage, converse and friend many people. Friends were a lifetime relationship for him. He loved life and the people in it and remained grateful for his many friendships until his last day. John passed away Saturday, February 20,...
Darlene M. 'Dee' Santora
Feb 20, 2021
Shrewsbury - Dee Santora was a woman predictable in her ways, independent and very content remaining within a few miles of her local zip codes. She loved making her house a home on Saturn Drive in Shrewsbury. Their screened-in porch, the yard and her gardens enabled her to enjoy the wonderful seasons of living in New England, in particular the...
Barbara L. (Ross) Saulnier
Feb 20, 2021
Waltham - Mrs. Barbara L. (Ross) Saulnier, died at home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. She was 101. Barbara was born November 13, 1919 in Beverly a daughter of the late James B. Ross and Sarah V. (Winn) Ross. Barbara was the widow of the late Willis L. Saulnier. Barbara asks that she be remembered as a generous woman who...
Patricia A. (Woodcome) Laursen
Feb 19, 2021
Brewster - Pat Laursen loved her family 'to the moon and back' as she would religiously tell each of them. And they were with her when she died at her home on Friday, February 19, 2021 after a brief illness. She was 73. Patricia Ann Woodcome was born September 1, 1947 in Grafton, a daughter of Reona 'Sip' (Hermann) Woodcome...
Cheryl A. Chin
Feb 18, 2021
Waltham – Cheryl A. Chin, of Waltham, formerly of Burlington and Lowell, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 in Tufts Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 39 years old.Cheryl was born in Waltham on March 7, 1981, the daughter of Yem and Patricia (Wong) Chin. She was raised in Burlington where she graduated from Burlington High...
Edward G. Stankard
Feb 17, 2021
Eddie Stankard called his much-loved Waltham, "The City of Choice". Howard Street was his family home that he loved so much and lived at for over eighty-six years. It was the home that he grew up in and lived with his beloved wife Janice and where they raised their five children. It was the neighborhood home where his childrens' friends...
Jacqueline P. Green
Feb 17, 2021
Jackie Green's home was designed the same way she lived her life: with immense warmth and love. Having a special talent and taste for design, she loved decorating and could make any space look as if it was a snapshot found in a home catalog. A woman of many gifts and talents, she was warm, kind, friendly, selfless, remarkably thoughtful...
Clarence 'Mickey' Hoffman
Feb 17, 2021
Waltham – Mr. Clarence 'Mickey' Hoffman, of Waltham died Wednesday, February 17, 2021. He was 80.Mick was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania on July 8, 1940, a son of the late Clarence and Catherine Rose (Cummings) Hoffman. He was raised in Springfield and was a 1958 graduate of Springfield Technical High School.After that he served with the United States Navy aboard...
Mary A. Morley
Feb 17, 2021
Mary A. Morley, of Newton, died on February 17, 2021 in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Needham. Mary was born in Boston on November 6, 1934, the daughter of the late George A. and Mary (Crystal) Morley. She was raised and educated in Newton and before her retirement had worked for many years in the offices of General Motors. She was...
Virginia H. (Union) MacDougall
Feb 16, 2021
Waltham – Mrs. Virginia H. 'Ginny' (Union) MacDougall, of Waltham, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at her daughter's home in Bellingham following a period of declining health. She was 89.Ginny was born in Boston on July 15, 1931 to the late Frederick and Mary (Hoey) Union. Raised in Belmont, she was a 1949 graduate of Belmont High School. It was...
Paul E. Duplessis
Feb 16, 2021
Waltham - Mr. Paul E. Duplessis, of Waltham, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 45 years old. Paul was born in Waltham on March 25, 1975 to Marc and Paulette (Shinnick) Duplessis. Raised in Waltham, he attended Waltham High School and had worked as a technician at NW Pest Control for more than twenty-one...