Obituaries
Maria (Anderson) Osserman
Dec 26, 2018
Belmont – Ms. Maria (Anderson) Osserman died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 88. Maria was born May 11, 1930 in Berlin, Germany a daughter of the late Ernest G. and Elizabeth (Wolff) Anderson. She immigrated to the United States at age eleven settling in New York before moving to Belmont. A graduate of...
Jerid J. Chiasson
Dec 26, 2018
Clearwater, Fla. – Mr. Jerid J. Chiasson, of Clearwater, formerly of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater following a long struggle with addiction. He was 41.Jerid was born in Waltham on July 9, 1977, the son of Richard E. and Karen A. (DellaCamera) Chiasson, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Florida...
James E. Nicholson
Dec 26, 2018
Lincoln – Mr. James E. Nicholson died Wednesday, December 26, 2018 after a brief illness and respiratory failure. He was 79. James Eugene Nicholson was born March 16, 1939 in Boston, a son of the late Charles H. and Mary (May) Nicholson. He attended Boston College High School and Chauncy Hall, later receiving an Honorary Diploma from B.C. High. Jim...
Phyllis J. (Cullen) Russo
Dec 25, 2018
Mrs. Phyllis J. (Cullen) Russo, of Bolton, formerly of Waltham died unexpectedly on Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2018 after being stricken ill at home. She was 82. Phyllis was born February 11, 1936 in Cambridge the only child of the late James and Mary (Caramanica) Cullen. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Waltham High School and later...
Barbara J. Dufromont
Dec 23, 2018
Waltham - Barbara J. Dufromont died Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after an illness. She was 84. Barbara was born November 30, 1934 in North Anson, Maine a daughter of the late Ivan K. and Eunice (Moulton) Spencer. Raised and educated in Maine she moved to Massachusetts after high school graduation. She was married to Robert J. Dufromont...
Emma Rose Dawley
Dec 23, 2018
Emma Rose Dawley, much loved daughter of Mark and Alicyn (Gilberto) Dawley of Shrewsbury, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. She was ten days old. In addition to her parents, Emma leaves her brother, Nathan; her great-grandmother, Mary (Doherty) Cadogan of Wareham, her grandparents, Kathleen (Cadogan) Dawley of Newton, Stephen Dawley of West Hartford, Michael...
Robert J. Whelan
Dec 22, 2018
Weston – Mr. Robert J. Whelan, of Weston, formerly of Waltham died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham following a period of declining health. He was 86.Bob was born in Waltham, a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Shaughnessy) Whelan, and had been a lifelong resident before moving to Weston forty-five years ago. In his...
Josephine A. Anderson
Dec 22, 2018
Mrs. Josephine A. (Terrasi) Anderson, of Waltham, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Maplewood at Mayflower Place Nursing and Rehabilitation in Yarmouth. She was 91. Josephine was born February 16, 1927 in Waltham a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Passerello) Terrasi. She was married to the late Sten R. Anderson until his death on March 19, 2015. In...
Diana S. Coates
Dec 20, 2018
Diana S. (Selian) Coates, of Weston, died at home on Thursday, December 20, 2018 after a brief illness surrounded by her family. She was 85. Born on August 26, 1933 in Waltham she was a daughter of the late Missack and Verkin (Tomassian) Selian. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies at Boston University. Her professional career included twenty-five...
Robert J. Boucher
Dec 19, 2018
Newton – Mr. Robert J. Boucher died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Norwood Healthcare. He was 68. Robert was born on October 30, 1950 in Waltham a son of the late Charles and Ruth Boucher. He was a graduate of Waltham High School and honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Bob worked in...
William J. O'Halloran
Dec 19, 2018
Waltham – It's almost poetic that Bill O'Halloran's life on this earth was book-ended by Christmas Day. This year he gets to see his Jean again . . . his wife of fifty-six years whom he's missed every day since her passing in October, 2011.Bill was never a woe-is-me kind of a guy though . . . he was a...
Shirley A. (Nelson) Gaudet
Dec 18, 2018
Palm Coast, Fla. - Mrs. Shirley A. (Nelson) Gaudet, of Palm Coast, formerly of Waltham died Tuesday December 18, 2018 in her home. She was 82. Shirley was born in Waltham on February 18, 1936, a daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude (Lloyd) Nelson. She had been a lifelong resident before moving to Florida in 1996.She was a lifetime...
Gail M. Casavant
Dec 16, 2018
Gail M. Casavant, of Quincy and formerly of Waltham, died Sunday, December 16, 2018 in South Shore Hospital surrounded by her family. She was 57.Gail was born in Waltham on August 10, 1961, the daughter of the late Arthur J. Sr., and Norma R. (Holloway) Casavant. She graduated from Waltham High School with the class of 1979 and then worked...
Frank J. Mooney
Dec 14, 2018
Winthrop - Mr. Frank J. Mooney III died Friday, December 14, 2018 in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Frank was born on September 19, 1935 in Newton a son of the late Frank J. Jr. and Grace Mabel (Carmichael) Mooney. Raised and educated in Waltham he was a graduate of Waltham High School with the class of...
Rosario "Ross" Giuliano
Dec 12, 2018
Waltham - Mr. Rosario "Ross" Giuliano, of Waltham, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton following a period of declining health. He was 95.Ross was born in Waltham on September 4, 1923, the beloved son of the late Angelo and Mary (Castellana) Giuliano, and had been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Waltham High...
Philip A. Mula
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Philip A. Mula, of Waltham and formerly of Clearwater, Florida, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63.Philip was born in Waltham on March 12, 1955, a son of Virginia B. (Vincello) Mula of Waltham and the late Pasquale R. "Pat" Mula. He graduated from Waltham High School and then attended both UMass...
Josephine M. (Serval) MacDowell
Dec 9, 2018
Waltham – Mrs. Josephine M. (Serval) MacDowell, of Waltham, died Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Maristhill Nursing Home, Waltham. She was 94.Josephine was born in Waltham on November 24, 1924, a daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie (Vitcoski) Serval, and had been a lifelong resident. She was a graduate of Waltham High School and attended Boston University. She also...
Patricia M. Manning
Dec 8, 2018
Waltham - Mrs. Patricia M. (Walsh) Manning, of Waltham, died on Saturday, December 8, 2018 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was 86.Patricia was born in Waltham on November 4, 1932, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Layden) Walsh. She was a lifelong Waltham resident and had worked at The Waltham Watch Factory until her retirement. In retirement she chose...
Bruce A. MacLeod
Dec 8, 2018
'Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that.' The author Tom Krause's words accurately describe and summarize the way in which Bruce MacLeod lived his life each and every day. Bruce would later learn in life that God would grant him the serenity...
Philip M. Jackson
Dec 8, 2018
Waltham - Philip Jackson's favorite Scottish poet Robert Burns said, "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy." . . . John Steinbeck's translation: "The best laid plans of mice and men… often go awry." It was the basis of a famous book about moving from...
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