Obituaries
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
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
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
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...
Margaret M. 'Peggy' Broderick
Jul 23, 2019
Mrs. Margaret M. 'Peggy' (Dolan) Broderick, of Watertown, died peacefully on Tuesday July 23, 2019 in her home. She was 74.Peggy was born in County Cavan, Ireland on March 4, 1945, the daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Gallagher) Dolan. At the age of 19 she, along with her three sisters, made the move to the United States where...
Marie A. (Bartsch) (MacDonald) Ray
Jul 23, 2019
Waltham – Mrs. Marie A. (Bartsch) (MacDonald) Ray, of Waltham, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at her home. She was 89.Marie was born in Boston on February 13, 1930, a daughter of the late Paul and Alice (Dailey) Bartsch, and was raised in West Roxbury and in Jamaica Plain. She lived in Ormond Beach, Florida before moving to Waltham thirty...
Norman S. Collett
Jul 20, 2019
Waltham – Mr. Norman S. Collett, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland. He was 88.Norman was born in Waltham on July 31, 1930, a son of the late William and Eva (Connelly) Collett. He graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1948 and then joined the United States Coast Guard where...
Elizabeth 'Betty Lou' (DiGiacomandrea) LaRose
Jul 20, 2019
Belmont – Mrs. Elizabeth 'Betty Lou' (DiGiacomandrea) LaRose, of Belmont, died Saturday July 20, 2019 in Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. She was 64.Betty Lou was born in Somerville on September 21, 1954, a daughter of Elizabeth (Greco) DiGiacomandrea of Belmont and the late Louis DiGiacomandrea. She was raised and educated in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School with...
Joanne (Bellan) Wilson
Jul 18, 2019
Milford – Mrs. Joanne (Bellan) Wilson, of Milford, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Milford Regional Medical Center. She was 66.Joanne was born in Waltham on February 10, 1953, a daughter of the late John and Theresa (Rehill) Bellan, and had lived in Waltham before moving to Milford in 1992. She worked for years as a certified nursing assistant at...
John C. Foreman
Jul 15, 2019
Newton – Mr. John C. Foreman, of Newton, died on Monday, July 15, 2019. He was 70.John was born in Waltham on March 6, 1949, the son of the late Randolph and Olive (Carson) Foreman. Following a move to Watertown John graduated from Watertown High in 1968. John played violin and attended Longy School of Music in Cambridge to study...
Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin
Jul 12, 2019
Norton - Mrs. Rita A. (Walsh) Curtin, of Norton, formerly of Waltham, died Friday, July 12, 2019 at Wingate at Norton. She was 98.Rita was the beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Curtin.She was born in Waltham on October 7, 1920, a daughter of the late William J. and Catherine C. (Robichaud) Walsh, and had been a lifelong resident...
Jean Philippe Roche
Jul 10, 2019
Jean Philippe Roche, age 31, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Care Dimensions Hospice House. Jean Phillippe, better known as Pipo, spent his final days surrounded by family and friends that he had impacted in such a memorable way.Pipo was born July 5, 1988, in Bois Monquette, Petion-ville, Haiti, to Jean (deceased) and Viergella Roche. He married...
John M. 'Jack' Daly
Jul 10, 2019
Waltham – Mr. John M. 'Jack' Daly, of Waltham, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. He was 77.Jack was born in Belmont on March 29, 1942, the son of the late Walter F. and Mary F. (Kelly) Daly. When Jack was young the family moved to Waltham and after graduating from Waltham High...
Gary J. Carroll
Jul 9, 2019
Waltham – Mr. Gary J. Carroll, of Waltham, died on Tuesday July 9, 2019 in Newton Wellesley Hospital. He was 55.Gary was born in Waltham on April 19, 1964, a son of Linda M. (Mogan) Carroll of Waltham and the late Richard H. Carroll. He was a graduate of Waltham Vocational High School and had been a lifelong resident of...
Jane C. Leard
Jul 8, 2019
Waltham – Mrs. Jane C. (Welch) Leard, of Waltham, died peacefully on Monday July 8, 2019 in her home. She was 72.Jane was born in Waltham on April 9, 1947, a daughter of the late Bartholomew and Mary (Slauenwhite) Welch. She graduated from Saint Mary's High School in Waltham and later earned her degree from Emmanuel College in 1969. On...
Thomas J. Noonan
Jul 7, 2019
Long before President Kennedy's inaugural address of 1961 in which he said, 'Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what you can do for your country' Tommy Noonan was living these inspired words. After a lifetime of service to God, family, friends and his country he died in the comfort of his home on Sunday, July 7, 2019....
James R. Regan
Jul 7, 2019
Waltham – Mr. James R. Regan, of Waltham, died at home on Sunday, July 7, 2019. He was 74.Jim was born in Waltham on October 30, 1944, a son of the late Frank and Mary (Dryden) Regan, and was a lifelong resident. His family were among the founding members of Saint Jude Parish in 1949 and where he was a...
Louise A. (Marier) Jones
Jul 7, 2019
Framingham – Mrs. Louise A. (Marier) Jones, of Framingham, died Sunday, July 7, 2019 in Saint Patrick's Manor, Framingham. She was 96. Louise was born in Lawrence on November 28, 1922, a daughter of the late Arthur and Sarah (Crane) Marier. After graduating from Lawrence High School she attended Burdett Business School in Boston. In January, 1956 she married Waltham...
Flora (Leger) Clancy
Jul 6, 2019
Waltham – Mrs. Flora (Leger) Clancy, of Waltham, died Saturday, July 6, 2019, her 102nd birthday.Flora was born in Fitchburg, a daughter of the late Napoleon and Emma (Landry) Leger and was raised in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. She moved to Waltham in 1946 where she went to work at the Waltham Watch Factory before her marriage to Waltham native...
Donnamarie (Thomas) Keaney
Jul 6, 2019
Waltham – Mrs. Donnamarie (Thomas) Keaney, of Waltham, died at home on Saturday, July 6, 2019 following a period of declining health. She was 60.Donnamarie was born in Chelsea on September 9, 1958, the daughter of the late William and Donna (Campbell) Thomas, and lived in Dorchester before moving to Waltham in her teens.She had worked for many years as...





