Obituaries

Carolyn M. (Roche) Dushanek

Carolyn M. (Roche) Dushanek

Aug 15, 2019

Mrs. Carolyn M. Dushanek, of Hudson, formerly of Waltham, died peacefully on August 15, 2019. She was 86. Carolyn was born January 20, 1933 in Waltham, a daughter of the late Severin S. and Constance H. (Bolio) Roche. She is predeceased by her younger brother, Neil Roche, of Waltham.She grew up in Waltham and attended Waltham High School. During the...

Neil V. Thompson

Neil V. Thompson

Aug 14, 2019

Neil V. Thompson II, of Lowell, formerly of Waltham died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. He was 37 years old.Neil was born in Boston on March 8, 1982, and was raised and educated in Waltham where he graduated from Waltham High School. He had attended UMass Lowell where he was currently studying to obtain his degree in computer science. Neil...

Eilene A. Blanchard

Eilene A. Blanchard

Aug 14, 2019

Gloucester – Mrs. Eilene A. (Mulcahy) Blanchard, of Gloucester, formerly of Waltham, died August 14, 2019. She was 96.Eilene was born in Watham on March 18, 1923, one of six children of the late Paul M. and Helen M. (Donnelly) Mulcahy. Raised in Waltham, Eilene was a graduate of Saint Mary's High School. She went on to continue her education...

Mary L. Stark

Mary L. Stark

Aug 13, 2019

Mary L. (Mills) Stark, of Northborough, formerly of Waltham, died at home on August 13, 2019. She was 57.Mary was born in Waltham on December 13, 1961, a daughter of the late Lawrence W. and Claire (Coxall) Mills. She was raised in Waltham and then moved to Shrewsbury, Leicester for 23 years and finally to Northborough where she had lived...

Shawn T. Giles

Shawn T. Giles

Aug 13, 2019

Shawn was the kind of go-to guy for just about anything. . .a loving son, brother, uncle, co-worker and friend, Shawn was there ready and willing whether it was to check-in on family, to offer a helping hand with the lawn out back, or simply to be a listening ear.Mr. Shawn T. Giles, of Rowley, formerly of Waltham, died on...

Betty Jane Hally

Betty Jane Hally

Aug 11, 2019

Betty Hally had a contagious sense of humor, fantastic wit…and a wide filter. You knew where you stood with her and if it was on her tongue chances are you heard her thoughts. She didn't mince her words but by the same you knew she liked or loved you or both! In her 89th year Betty found life's eternal rest...

Patricia A. Tolan

Patricia A. Tolan

Aug 11, 2019

Waltham – Mrs. Patricia A. 'Tricia' (DePass) Tolan, of Waltham, died on Sunday, August 11, 2019 in Maine Medical Center, Portland. She was 65 years old.Tricia was born in Waltham on December 15, 1953, one of eleven children born to the late John and Eleanor 'Susie' (Hughes) DePass. She graduated from Waltham High School in 1971and had been a lifelong...

Nicholas V. DiIeso

Nicholas V. DiIeso

Aug 11, 2019

Waltham – Mr. Nicholas Vincent DiIeso, of Waltham, formerly of East Boston, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge surrounded by his family. He was 86.Born in Boston on April 27, 1933 to Margarita and Nicola DiIeso, he attended English High School and graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in 1955. Nick...

Gerald F. 'Gerry' Nugent

Gerald F. 'Gerry' Nugent

Aug 11, 2019

Little changed about Gerry Nugent through his nearly 89 years…in particular his signature haircut (flat top), his affable personality, wonderful sense of humor and gifted ability to quietly make a difference!Mother Teresa said 'Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love.' For over sixty years Gerry quietly made change happen and...

M. Doris Pickering

M. Doris Pickering

Aug 9, 2019

Weston – Mrs. M. Doris (Mason) Pickering, of Weston, formerly of Watertown, died Friday August 9, 2019 in her home. She was 96.Born in Boston on September 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Pohl) Mason. Raised and educated in South Boston, she graduated from the local high school, on Telegraph Hill in Dorchester Heights,...

Phyllis M. Warren

Phyllis M. Warren

Aug 7, 2019

Mrs. Phyllis M. (McDonald) Warren, of Bourne and formerly of Waltham, died on Wednesday August 7, 2019. She was 89. Phyllis was born in West Newton on March 10, 1930, the daughter of the late Francis and Margaret (Cox) McDonald. She graduated from St. Charles High School in Waltham and had been a resident of the city until a move...

Ella M. Crowe

Ella M. Crowe

Aug 6, 2019

Mrs. Ella M. (Breton) Crowe, of Waltham, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. She was 95.Ella was the wife of the late Robert S. Crowe who died in 1987. The pair married at Saint Charles Borromeo Church on April 4, 1948 and continued to make Waltham their home where they would raise...

Theresa C. Leger

Theresa C. Leger

Jul 31, 2019

Mrs. Theresa C. Leger, of Waltham, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 83.Theresa was born in Memramcook, New Brunswick on May 13, 1936, a daughter of the late Zoel and Josephine (Allain) Gautreau. On July 9, 1960 she married Omer J. Leger in Memramcook and the couple settled in Waltham where they would raise...

Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras

Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras

Jul 30, 2019

You are a piece of the puzzle of someone else's life. You may never know where you fit but others will fill the holes in their lives with pieces of you. Anyone that knew Chico Figueras knows he was masterful at completing the most detailed and intricate thousand-plus piece puzzles with great patience and skill. Fernando A. 'Chico' Figueras was...

Robert J. Brown

Robert J. Brown

Jul 28, 2019

Mr. Robert J. Brown, of Waltham, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, July 28, 2019. He was 77.Bob was born in Waltham on November 8, 1941, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (McKenney) Brown. Before his retirement he had worked for over thirty years in the research and development department at The Raytheon Company.Bob loved all things...

Irving "Pete" Connolly

Irving "Pete" Connolly

Jul 27, 2019

Waltham – Mr. Irving "Pete" Connolly, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at his summer home in Hampton, New Hampshire following a period of declining health. He was 88.Pete was born in Waltham, a son of the late Peter J. and Alice M. (Pouliot) Connolly, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High School...

Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys

Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys

Jul 27, 2019

Lexington, KY – Mrs. Betty N. (Ernst) Olbrys died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky following a period of declining health. She was 93. Betty was born in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada on May 14, 1926, the only child of the late Russell and Edna Pearl (Charlesworth) Ernst. As a child she...

Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc

Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc

Jul 24, 2019

Centerville – Rev. Harold E. "Skip" LeBlanc, of Centerville, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Harbor Point in Centerville following a period of declining health. He was 83.Father LeBlanc was born in Waltham on March 6, 1936, a son of the late Edward L. and Irene M. (Demers) LeBlanc, and graduated from Saint Charles High School in Waltham and from...

Robert T. Carney

Robert T. Carney

Jul 24, 2019

Mr. Robert T. Carney, of Waltham, died on Wednesday July 24, 2019. He was 83 years old.Bob was born in Waltham on May 4, 1936, the son of the late Louis W. and Mary E. (Cahill) Carney. After graduation from Waltham High School he spent five years serving in the U.S. Army National Guard. Before his retirement he had worked...

Paul R. Bolles

Paul R. Bolles

Jul 24, 2019

Laconia, NH – Mr. Paul R. Bolles, of Waltham, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at his home. He was 75.Paul was born in Cambridge on April 6, 1944, a son of the late Jesse and Margaret (McGrath) Bolles. He moved with his family to Waltham as a teen and after high school served with the United States Army during the...