Obituaries

Virginia H. Tierney

Virginia H. Tierney

Jun 26, 2020

Virginia Tierney had the wonderful gift for the ability to gab and connect with people…stranger or friend. Social by nature she loved the company of her large family and friendships that developed over her many years in teaching and involvement in the activities of her children in the Town of Needham as she and her late husband raised their six...

Elaine B. (York) Chicco

Elaine B. (York) Chicco

Jun 25, 2020

Waltham – Mrs. Elaine B. (York) Chicco, of Waltham, died on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham. She was 87.Elaine was born in Waltham on July 3, 1933 to the late George D. and Mary Frieda (White) York. She was raised and educated in Watertown and was a graduate to Watertown High.Following her marriage to...

Gerald Corcoran

Gerald Corcoran

Jun 24, 2020

Falmouth—Mr. Gerald Corcoran, of Falmouth, formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. He was 76.Gerald was born in Waltham on March 1, 1944 to the late Henry F. and Mary J. (Minehan) Corcoran. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and worked as a technician for Polaroid in Waltham for several years before retirement.He leaves his siblings,...

Michael J. DeProfio

Michael J. DeProfio

Jun 23, 2020

Bluffton, SC – Mr. Michael J. DeProfio, of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Waltham, died at home on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. He was 71.Mike was born on September 21, 1948, a son of Phyllis (Murphy) DeProfio of Waltham and the late Peter J. DeProfio. He was raised and educated in Waltham and was a graduate of Waltham High School...

Charles J. Linehan

Charles J. Linehan

Jun 16, 2020

Charlie was born in Woburn on April 15, 1960, the son of the late John and Helen (O'Brien) Linehan and was a 1978 graduate of Woburn High SchoolHe owned and operated his own printing company, CJ Paige and Co., which was lovingly named after his children. Prior to that, he worked for Xerox as one of their top salesmen in...

William T. O'Reilly

William T. O'Reilly

Jun 15, 2020

Waltham – Mr. William T. O'Reilly, of Waltham, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a period of declining health. He was 67.Bill was born and raised in Waltham and was one of twelve children born to the late Thomas W., Sr. and Catherine E. (Gallagher) O'Reilly. He was a lifelong resident and a 1972 graduate of Waltham...

Maureen E. (Stankard) Langone

Maureen E. (Stankard) Langone

Jun 11, 2020

Londonderry, NH – Mrs. Maureen E. (Stankard) Langone, of Londonderry, formerly of Waltham and Lexington, died on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Villa Crest Nursing Home in Manchester, New Hampshire. She was 80. Born in Boston on June 21, 1939, Maureen was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Fitzgerald) Stankard. She was raised in Waltham and was a...

Dawn M. Rosen

Dawn M. Rosen

Jun 4, 2020

Boston – Dawn M. Rosen, of Boston, died at home on Thursday, June 4, 2020. She was 68.Dawn was born in Newton on December 5, 1951, a daughter of the late Albert and Jean (Russo) Reale. She was raised in Marlborough and in Watertown and was a graduate of Watertown High School. She worked as a realtor for many years...

Ernest B. LeBlanc

Ernest B. LeBlanc

Jun 3, 2020

Mr. Ernest B. LeBlanc, of Waltham, died on June 3, 2020 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 85 years old.Ernie was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on April 29, 1935, the son of the late Willie and Marguerite LeBlanc. He married Marie H. Breau in Canada and the pair moved to Waltham in 1960 where they would raise their three...

Fedora (Circello) DePamphilis

Fedora (Circello) DePamphilis

Jun 2, 2020

Belmont - Fedora DePamphilis always knew the real fabric of her life was her family. But with fabric, needle and thread she was a very talented seamstress and worked even up until a couple of months ago. She made clothing out of any kind of fabric she could get her hands on including old coats, dresses and linens. At an...

Brian H. Pehl

Brian H. Pehl

Jun 1, 2020

Shrewsbury - Death invokes our ability to remember and cherish certain things, simple or not, about the person we love. Brian Pehl found joy in the simpler things: a trip to Saratoga Racetrack, a beautiful summer day at the beach with his grandchildren, scenic drives with his wife, an ice-cold Coca Cola. Death also makes us wonder where our loved...

Donald Brenton Canning

Donald Brenton Canning

May 31, 2020

Waltham – Donald Brenton Canning, of Waltham, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 31, 2020. He was 75. Don was born in Oakland, California on September 26, 1944, a son of the late Brenton and Iris (Smith) Canning. He moved to Waltham with his family and was a member of the Waltham High School Class of 1962. It...

Ralph W. Anderson

Ralph W. Anderson

May 31, 2020

Shrewsbury - On Pentacost Sunday, May 31, 2020 Deacon Ralph W. Anderson entered his eternal rest at his residence in Notre Dame du Lac in Worcester. He was 83.Born on January 22, 1937 in Worcester he was a son of the Ralph O.W. and Virginia H. (Hale) Anderson. Ralph was baptized on Children Sunday, June 13, 1937 at Wesley United...

Daniel P. Hurley

Daniel P. Hurley

May 30, 2020

Waltham - Mr. Daniel P. Hurley, of Waltham, died on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham. He was 69 years old.Dan was born in Waltham on March 29, 1951, a son of the late John J., Jr. and Dominica J. "Mimi" (Aliseo) Hurley. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and owned and operated Lexington...

Valmont "Val" Babineau

Valmont "Val" Babineau

May 27, 2020

Waltham – Mr. Valmont "Val" Babineau, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Leominster Hospital. He was 96.Val was born on March 12, 1924 in Grande-Digue New Brunswick, one of nine children born to the late Adelbert and Laura (LeBlanc) Babineau. He immigrated to the States in 1947 and became a lifelong Waltham resident.Until his retirement Val worked...

Olive V. (Kenney) Harris

Olive V. (Kenney) Harris

May 27, 2020

Waltham - Mrs. Olive V. (Kenney) Harris, of Waltham, formerly of Weston, died on Wednesday May 27, 2020 in The Leland Home, Waltham. She was 86.Olive was born in Waltham on October 4, 1933, a daughter of the late John F. and Olive (Connolly) Kenney. She attended Rosary Academy in Watertown and then earned her bachelors and master's degrees in...

Memorial Day 2020

Memorial Day 2020

May 25, 2020

"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army."- George WashingtonAugust 27, 1776On a warm summer morning in a field at Long Island, New York General George Washington spoke those words to an anxious group of young men gathered there to defend an idea.Their belief in a free nation where the...

Mary A. Dooley

Mary A. Dooley

May 25, 2020

Waltham – Mrs. Mary A. (Cronin) Dooley, of Waltham, died on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 97. Mary was born in Waltham on August 6, 1922 to the late Jeremiah and Frances (White) Cronin. A lifelong resident of the city, she graduated from Saint Mary's High School in 1940 and continued her education at Burdett...

Sheila M. (Collagan) Segreve

Sheila M. (Collagan) Segreve

May 25, 2020

Mrs. Sheila (Collagan) Segreve passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Christopher House Nursing Home in Worcester. She was 80 years old.Sheila was born in Waltham on June 25, 1939, the daughter of the late Walter and Edith (O'Connor) Collagan. Raised in Waltham she graduated from Waltham High School.For many years she worked at Grover Cronin's on Moody Street...

Fenelus Chery

Fenelus Chery

May 21, 2020

Mr. Fenelus Chery, of Waltham, formerly of Lynn died at home on Thursday, May 21, 2020. He was 76. Fenelus was born on May 6, 1944 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti a son of the late Altiverne and Terneli (Fenelus) Chery. Raised and educated in Haiti he immigrated to the United States in 1981 settling in Lynn. He moved to Waltham in...