Obituaries
Marguerite R. Terrasi
Nov 15, 2023
Mrs. Marguerite R. Terrasi, of Waltham, died Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 87.
Marguerite was born in Waltham on December 21, 1935, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Passerello) Terrasi, and had been a lifelong resident.
She worked at Waltham Paper Bag Company and at LFE in Waltham before going to work at Hewlett-Packard...
Dorothy J. 'Joyce' Condon
Nov 14, 2023
Waltham - Mrs. Dorothy J. 'Joyce' (Bowman) Condon died Wednesday, November 14, 2023 at Benchmark Senior Living Facility in Waltham.
Joyce was born in Newburyport 1933. The daughter of the late George L. Bowman Sr. and Dorothy (Forsey) Bowman. A graduate of Waltham High School. She later earned her Associate degree in nursing from the former Newton-Wellesley Hospital School of...
Joan M. (Gilreath) Dempsey
Nov 10, 2023
Mrs. Joan M. (Gilreath) Dempsey, of Waltham, died Friday, November 10, 2023 at CareOne in Newton. She was 81.
Joan was born and raised in Cambridge, a daughter of the late Elmer and Marie (Racicot) Gilreath. Following her marriage to fellow Cantabrigian John J. “Jack” Dempsey, the pair moved to Waltham where they became lifelong residents and raised their daughters.
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Peter W. Thonis
Nov 9, 2023
Peter Thonis was a man of many dimensions: journalist, corporate executive, avid hiker, competitive weightlifter, sports fanatic, news junkie, and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
He enjoyed a long and successful career, beginning as a journalist for the Associated Press and later becoming the nation’s youngest editor of a city newspaper (the Fitchburg-Leominster Sentinel & Enterprise).
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Ronald J. Pomerleau
Nov 8, 2023
Mr. Ronald J. Pomerleau, of Glen, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham died unexpectedly at his daughter’s home in Framingham. He was 85.
Ron had a couple of well-known nicknames, Ron the Bomb, RTB, Bomber, RJP and Amigo he was a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend to so many.
Ronald J. Pomerleau was born August 7, 1938...
Ronald Grieci
Nov 7, 2023
Ronald Grieci, 91 years old of Waltham Massachusetts passed away peacefully in his yard under the very large maple tree which he himself planted 57 years ago. Ron was born on October 3rd, 1932, and was the beloved husband of the late Esther Angelini Grieci, who passed away in 2016. He was the son of the late John F. Grieci aka...
Helen L. (LeBlanc) Chiasson
Nov 7, 2023
Mrs. Helen L. (LeBlanc) Chiasson, of Waltham, died Tuesday, November 7th in her home. She was 94.
Helen was born in Haddenfield, New Jersey on April 9, 1929, one of ten children born to the late Peter and Anna (Muise) LeBlanc. As a young girl she moved with her family back to their native Nova Scotia settling Margaree, Cape Breton...
Mary Ann (Lawson) Hanley
Nov 5, 2023
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Mrs. Mary Ann (Lawson) Hanley, of Waltham, died Sunday, November 5th in her home following a brave battle with cancer. She was 92.
Mary Ann was born in Benson, Minnesota on March 27, 1931, the daughter of the late Donald M. and Mary...
Peter Makepeace Coxe
Nov 5, 2023
Peter Makepeace Coxe passed away peacefully under hospice care on November 5, 2023 due to complications from a stroke. Despite his increasing disability in recent months, he displayed his trademark qualities of kind-heartedness, composure, and dry humor right up until the end. We will miss him dearly.
Peter was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on March 8, 1941, to Dorothy...
Sally E. (Putnam) Green
Nov 3, 2023
Sally E. Green, of Waltham, passed away on November 3, 2023, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 80.
Born in Waltham on October 19, 1943, Sally was the daughter of the late Edward and Doris (Blanchard) Putnam. She was raised and educated in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School in 1961. On September 28, 1974, she...
Phyllis M. (Landry) Cincotta
Nov 3, 2023
Phyllis M. (Landry) Cincotta, of Waltham, died at home on Friday, November 3, 2023. She was 93.
Phyllis was born on August 4, 1930 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Emery and Melissa (LeBlanc) Landry. A resident of both Malden and Waltham, she married Bernard K. Cincotta on September 11, 1955, in Waltham at St. Joseph’s Church. After 21...
Patricia A. Chaisson
Nov 3, 2023
Patricia A. Chaisson, of Waltham, died Friday, November 3, 2023 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 81.
Pat was born in Waltham on February 19, 1942, the daughter of the late Peter and Jeanne (Lemon) Chaisson. A lifelong resident, she was a 1960 graduate of Waltham High School.
Until her retirement Pat worked for more than fifty-five years in the circulation...
Judith Rose Slamin
Nov 3, 2023
Judith Rose Slamin of Newton, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2023, with her family by her side.
Judy was the founder of SMASH and served as Administrator of SMASH Volleyball for over 25 years. In 2014 she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Volleyball Hall of Fame. She was also a High School and College Volleyball...
Cynthia J. Hire
Oct 31, 2023
Cynthia J. (Lawson) Hire, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in Brigham and Woman’s Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. She was 65.
Cindy was born in Waltham on January 5, 1958, a daughter of the late Carl Lawson and Helen (Chace) (Lawson) Chamberlain. Raised in Waltham she was a 1976 graduate of Waltham High and continued her...
Joan E. (Longleway) Salamone
Oct 28, 2023
Mrs. Joan (Longleway) Salamone, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 28, 2023 in Aberjona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Winchester. She was 85.
Joan was born on June 29, 1938, a daughter of the late Frank and Cecilia Longleway. Raised in Lexington, she graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1956. She married Benedetto Salamone in 1978. Joan worked...
Mildred D. (Martin) Bertolami
Oct 24, 2023
Mrs. Mildred D. (Martin) Bertolami, of Waltham, died Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Maristhill Nursing Home. She was 100.
Mildred was born in Waltham on January 19, 1923, a daughter of the late Thomas, Sr. and Delia (Eagan) Martin, and was a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Saint Mary’s High School.
Until her retirement Mildred worked as a...
Herbert Dessner
Oct 21, 2023
Herbert Dessner, of Waltham, formerly of Painesville Township and Mentor, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Lahey Hospital Medical Center in Burlington. He was 95.
Herb was born on August 21, 1928, in New York City, the son of the late Irving and May (Colb) Dessner. He grew up and received his education in Bozrah, Connecticut, graduating...
Ana Dolores Mendoza
Oct 21, 2023
Ana Dolores (Riley) Mendoza, of Waltham, died Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 80.
Ana was born in Teculutan Zacapa, Guatemala on September 21, 1943, a daughter of the late Jose Guillermo Riley Chacon and Olga B. Solorzano Marroquin, and immigrated to the United States in 1967.
She lived in Waltham for...
Ronald C. Brinn
Oct 20, 2023
BRINN, Ronald C. Press Secretary to Governor King, Mayor White and Massport.
Ron passed away peacefully, on Friday, October 20, with his brother, Steve at his bedside. Ron was born in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1936, the second of three sons to Bernadette and Walter Brinn. Ron graduated from Waltham High School in 1954 and Tufts University in English in...
Robert E. Young, Sr.
Oct 19, 2023
Shrewsbury – Bob Young will be remembered as an intelligent man, an independent and critical thinker, and one who you could always trust to give an honest answer … whether you were expecting such honesty or not. He will also be remembered as a solid, down-to-earth guy with a mischievous sense of humor peppered in with just the right helping...
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