Obituaries
Philip R. Jackson
Aug 22, 2025
It is with heavy heart to announce the passing of Philip Jackson of Waltham, MA, formerly of Westford, MA, and of Reno, NV, on August 22, at the age of 70 years. Phil’s six- year journey with Alzheimer’s was accompanied by his loving wife of 36 years, Nancy Jackson. Also on his supportive journey were Phil’s sons and their partners,...
Kathleen M. "Kay" (Joyce) McNamara
Aug 21, 2025
Kathleen M. “Kay” (Joyce) McNamara, of Waltham, formerly of Somerville, died Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Sancta Maria Nursing Facility in Cambridge. She was 94.
Kay was born in Jamaica Plain on December 23, 1930, one of eight children of Galway, Ireland natives Michael and Mary (Mellett) Joyce. Raised in Jamaica Plain she graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Later...
Gerald "Jerry" Scott Presti
Aug 20, 2025
Mr. Gerald “Jerry” Scott Presti, of Waltham, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 64.
Born on January 4, 1961, in Waltham, Jerry was the cherished son of Alice (Witt) Presti and the late Joseph P. Presti. A proud native of Waltham, he grew up in the city and graduated from Waltham High School,...
Shirley B. (Poulin) Powers
Aug 16, 2025
Shrewsbury - Mrs. Shirley B. (Poulin) Powers, of Shrewsbury, died peacefully on Saturday, August 16, 2025, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.
Shirley Blanche Poulin was born August 22, 1942, in Worcester, a daughter of the late Harvey and Florence Blanche (Lavallee) Poulin. Raised in Auburn and Worcester she was a graduate of Saint Stephen’s High School...
Mark P. Boynton
Aug 14, 2025
Mark P. Boynton of Waltham died Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Lahey Hospital in Burlington. He was 64.
Born on January 22, 1961, in Waltham, Mark was the son of the late Matthias and Lucille (LaFerriere) Boynton. He graduated from Waltham High School and later established Boynton Machine Company in Waltham in 1993. He dedicated himself to the shop for many...
Thomas E. Cronin
Aug 12, 2025
Thomas Eugene Cronin died peacefully Tuesday, August 12 at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts. He was 67 years old.
Tom was born in Boston on March 8, 1958, son of the late John and Hazel (Brumbach) Cronin and graduated from Waltham High School. He was a lifelong mechanical wiz, and following in the footsteps of his Uncles Dennis and Francis Cronin,...
Isabella M. (Murone) Sinopoli
Aug 12, 2025
West Newton - Isabella M. (Murone) Sinopoli was born December 20,1940, in Sambiase, Provincia di Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy a daughter of the late Antonio and Giulia (Sirianni) Murone. She was raised and educated in Italy. She married Antonio Sinopoli on May 4, 1963 and were married for over 57 years. Antonio immigrated to the United States in 1966 and in...
Jeanne M. (Gastonguay) Delaney
Aug 12, 2025
Jeanne M. (Gastonguay) Delaney, of Waltham, died Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was 94.
She was born in Waltham on November 5, 1930, a daughter of the late Hector F. and Anna M. (Richard) Gastonguay, and was a 1948 graduate of Waltham High School.
In June, 1952 she married Waltham native James M. Delaney and the couple...
Paul J. LeBlanc
Aug 9, 2025
Retired Waltham Firefighter Paul J. LeBlanc died on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. He was 68.
Paul was born in Boston on December 27, 1956, a son of the late Paul and Lorraine (Tolan) LeBlanc, and was a 1974 graduate of Waltham High School. After that he served for three years with the...
John R. Murphy, Jr.
Aug 8, 2025
John R. “Jack” Murphy, Jr., 86, of Framingham, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham.
Born on December 24, 1938, in Waltham, Jack was the beloved son of the late John and Mary (McDermott) Murphy. Raised in Waltham, he was a graduate of Waltham High School and after that Jack served with the United...
Bernice M O'Connell
Aug 7, 2025
Bernice M. O’Connell, of Cambridge, formally of Watertown, died Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was 82.
Bernice was born in Oxford, Mississippi on January 2, 1943, a daughter of the late Thomas P. and Mary L. (Welch) O’Connell. She had lived in Watertown for most of her life before moving to Cambridge and worked for...
Ruth F. (White) Paolicelli
Jul 25, 2025
Mrs. Ruth F. (White) Paolicelli, of Waltham, passed away peacefully at Newton Wellesley Hospital after a lengthy illness on Friday, July 25, 2025. She was 91.
Ruth was born in Cambridge on December 14, 1933 a daughter of the late Dominic J. and Agnes F. (McCarthy) White. She was raised in Watertown where she graduated from Saint Patrick High School. On...
Shawn Michael Laswell
Jul 24, 2025
Shawn loved his family, his community and his art. He leaves his parents, William and Donna Laswell, his son, Michael, and his brother, Glenn.
He went to school in Waltham and graduated in 1991. He launched his first successful business in Waltham, Shawn and Son, an interior/exterior painting business. He went on to create The Eclectic Easel and was known as...
Roberta Lemoine
Jul 24, 2025
Waltham – Ms. Roberta A. Lemoine died peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a brief illness. She was 85.
Born on February 2, 1940, in Cambridge she was the only child of the late Robert and Ruth E. (Morache) Lemoine. Raised and educated in Cambridge she would often recall with great fondness a love for her native...
Irene L. Chiasson
Jul 23, 2025
Irene L. Chiasson, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 75.
Born on September 13, 1949, Irene was the daughter of the late Leo and Melina (Gaudet) Chiasson. She grew up on Dix Street in Waltham and was a 1967 graduate of Saint Bernard’s High School. She went on to attend the nursing...
Dorothy U. (Underhill) Taylor
Jul 21, 2025
Mrs. Dorothy (Underhill) Taylor, formerly of Lincoln, Ma, died peacefully with family by her side at D’Youville Senior Care in Lowell on Monday July 21, 2025. She was 94.
Dorothy who always went by Dot, was born on August 1, 1930 in Newton, daughter of the late John H. and Marion (Kelsey) Underhill. Dot was predeceased by her siblings John H....
Josephine M. (Murphy) Breau
Jul 19, 2025
Josephine M. (Murphy) Breau, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 19, 2025 at CareOne in Newton. She was 90.
She was born on April 25, 1935 in St. Lawrence, Prince Edward Island, a daughter of the late Clarence and Lima Rose (Handrahan) Murphy. She lived for a time in Quebec and in Ontario where she met her husband, Ulysse J. Breau. Following...
Edward D. McCarthy
Jul 16, 2025
Edward D. McCarthy, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 91.
Ed was born in Arlington on January 29, 1934, the son of the late Edward Dennis and Mary (Quigley) McCarthy. Raised in Arlington, he graduated in 1951 from Matignon High School in Cambridge.
He earned a Bachelor of Science (1956) and a Master of Science in...
Francis S. Parisi
Jul 14, 2025
Francis S. Parisi, 90, formerly of Waltham, MA, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025.
Throughout his life, Francis had the opportunity to call many places home, including Hopkinton, MA, Venice, FL, Naperville, IL and Medfield, MA. Born in Waltham, he was the son of Assunta (Mula) Parisi and Domenico Parisi, both originally from Italy. He served in the United States...
Laura A. (Viscogliosi) Short
Jul 13, 2025
Mrs. Laura A. (Viscogliosi) Short, of Waltham, died Sunday, July 13, 2025 in Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She was 99.
Laura was born in Waltham on December 21, 1925, a daughter of Italy natives, the late Santo and Philomena (Cassanelli) Viscogliosi. A Waltham High School graduate, she went on to earn an Associate’s Degree from the Catherine Dell Secretarial...
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