Obituaries

Harold C. "Hal" Greenlaw

Harold C. "Hal" Greenlaw

October 21, 2026

Harold Clayton Greenlaw, of Marlborough, died at home on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, surrounded by his family and loved ones after a hard-fought battle with glioblastoma.

He was born in Boston on September 18, 1959, a son of the late Robert and Barbara (Oxner) Greenlaw, and had been a lifelong resident of Marlborough.

He is survived by his wife, Audrey (Coen), his...

Marie B. (Carroll) Rizzo

Marie B. (Carroll) Rizzo

October 19, 2026

Marie B. (Carroll) Rizzo, of Waltham, died Monday, October 19, 2026 at her home. She was the beloved wife of 57 years of the late Gaetano "Guy" T. Rizzo, a retired lieutenant with the Waltham Fire Department. She was 97.

Born on October 21, 1928 in Margaree Forks, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Leo and...

Judith A. Gustafson

Judith A. Gustafson

October 19, 2026

Judith A. Gustafson, formerly of Auburn and Waltham, died Monday, October 19, 2026, at The Meadows of Leicester. She was 80.

Born March 27, 1946, in Waltham, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Harold A. Gustafson and Lucille (Dube) Gustafson. She grew up in Waltham and was a graduate of Marlborough High School. She then earned her associates degree...

Desmond F. Baugh

Desmond F. Baugh

October 18, 2026

Desmond F. Baugh, of Lexington, died on Sunday, October 18, 2026, following a courageous 10-month battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma. He was 17.

He was a junior at Saint Sebastian’s School in Needham where he was a standout athlete and scholar. Diagnosed last fall, Desmond followed a demanding regimen of bi-weekly treatment, all while taking honors-level courses, volunteering and participating in numerous...

Virginia M. (Corkery) Gentile

Virginia M. (Corkery) Gentile

October 17, 2026

Mrs. Virginia M. (Corkery) Gentile, of Ashland, died Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Mary Ann Morse in Natick. She was 79. 

Born in Waltham on May 27, 1947, she was the daughter of the late James J. Corkery, Jr. and Marie S. (Kaucikas) Corkery. She was raised in Waltham and graduated from Rosary Academy.

After graduating from high school, she worked for...

Krishan Gupta

Krishan Gupta

October 17, 2026

Framingham - Mr. Krishan Gupta died peacefully Saturday, October 17, 2026, with his family at his side after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75.

Krishan was born March 1, 1951, in Mirzapur, India a son of the late Govind Das Gupta and Ram Kishori Gupta. Raised and educated in India he immigrated to the United States settling in...

Ham Den Loc

Ham Den Loc

October 16, 2026

Boston – Mr. Ham Den Loc died Friday, October 16, 2026 at home. He was 94.

He was born on September 15, 1932 in Quang Ninh, Vietnam a son of the late Jin Xiang Loc and Wan Mei Chen. Raised in Vietnam he later immigrated to the United States. He worked many years at the Hunan Restaurant in Amherst.

Ham leaves his...

Norma (Lerette) McCullough

Norma (Lerette) McCullough

October 12, 2026

Mrs. Norma (Lerette) McCullough, of Waltham, died peacefully at her home, on Monday, October 12, 2026. She was 95.

Norma was born in Waltham on August 12, 1931, a daughter of the late George and Marie (Ouellette) Lerette. She was raised and educated in Waltham and married Thomas E. McCullough. The two remained lifelong residents of Waltham.

Norma loved the ocean and...

Roy C. 'Chris' Audunson

Roy C. 'Chris' Audunson

October 12, 2026

Warwick, Rhode Island - Mr. Roy C. “Chris” Audunson, a former longtime Waltham resident and Arlington native, died Monday, October 12, 2026, at Brentwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 85.

Roy Christian Audunson, affectionately known to family and friends as “Chris,” was born in Somerville on June 30, 1941, a son of the late Roy and Doris (Alderson) Audunson. Raised...

Janet D. Principato

Janet D. Principato

October 9, 2026

Ms. Janet D. Principato, 95, of Natick, formerly of Belmont, died Friday, October 9, 2026, at Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Janet Doris Principato was born in Boston on September 4, 1931, the daughter of the late Italian immigrants Frank C. and Rose (Rosa) Principato. She was raised and educated in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School with the Class...

Anna (Cianci) Marinaro

Anna (Cianci) Marinaro

October 9, 2026

Anna (Cianci) Marinaro, of Waltham, died Friday, October 9, 2026 at her home following a period of declining health. She was 95.

She was the wife of the late Nicola Marinaro.

Born on August 6, 1931, in Castelgrande, Italy, Anna was the daughter of the late Vincent and Carmela (DeSantis) Cianci. In August 1964, she and her husband Nicola made the journey...

Alice Russell

Alice Russell

October 7, 2026

Watertown - Celebrating what would have been her 100th birthday in November, Alice Russell died peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

Spanning nearly a century, Alice witnessed and experienced extraordinary changes in the world around her. Yet, through the generations, one constant remained throughout her life: the love she gave and received from those who meant the most to her.

Alice Theresa...

Kathleen T. (Fitzgerald) Keville

Kathleen T. (Fitzgerald) Keville

October 4, 2026

Shrewsbury - Kathleen T. (Fitzgerald) Keville passed away Sunday, October 4, 2026 at Notre Dame Long Term Care surrounded by the love of her family and caregivers. A Worcester native, she was the first of six children born to Patrick and Helen (Walsh) Fitzgerald. A proud graduate of St. Peter’s High School, she served as secretary to the class of...

Elena M. (DiSilva) Dankens

Elena M. (DiSilva) Dankens

October 3, 2026

Elena M. (DiSilva) Dankens, of Waltham, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 3, 2026, after a wonderful 98 years of life.

The daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria (Capodanno) DiSilva, Elena was born on July 12, 1928, in Somerville and raised in East Cambridge. After high school, Elena attended Burdett College in Boston and later became an insurance underwriter for WIC...

Robert E. Power

Robert E. Power

October 2, 2026

Paxton – Mr. Robert E. Power died Friday, October 2, 2026 in Jewish Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester. He was 89.

Robert was born on May 27, 1937 in Worcester a son of the late Thomas F. and Mary E. (Foudy) Power. A graduate of Saint Peter’s High School he earned his Bachelor’s degree from Saint Anselm College. Mr. Power...

Donata M. (Pellegrini) Sarro

Donata M. (Pellegrini) Sarro

October 1, 2026

Donata M. (Pellegrini) Sarro, formerly of Brighton and Southborough, died on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica. She was 97.

Born in Brighton on March 6, 1929, Donata was the daughter of the late Cesidio and Assunta Pellegrini. She grew up in Brighton and attended Brighton High School.

After high school, Donata began working full...

Rena H. (Browne) Pomerleau

Rena H. (Browne) Pomerleau

October 1, 2026

Rena H. (Browne) Pomerleau, of Glen, New Hampshire, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, October 1, 2026 in Framingham following a summer of declining health. She was 87.

Rena was born in Revere on December 2, 1938, a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine (Rena)(Baldwin) Browne and was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School in Revere.

Following her August, 1965 marriage...

Gail Fitzmaurice Leclerc

Gail Fitzmaurice Leclerc

October 1, 2026

Gail Fitzmaurice Leclerc, of Belmont and Cambridge, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2026. She was 82.

Gail was born on February 21, 1944, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the late Richard and Alice Fitzmaurice. A product of the noted “Kerry Corner” section of Cambridge, with its concentration of Irish immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland, she grew up on Aberdeen Avenue in...

Rose M. Richard

Rose M. Richard

September 29, 2026

Rose M. Richard (nee D’Amelio) of Waltham, Massachusetts passed away in her sleep at the age of 99 on September 29th. She was the wife of the late William E. Richard a Waltham native. She is survived by 5 children, Paul Richard of Waltham, Edward Richard and his wife Cindy Hemas of Antrim, New Hampshire, John Richard and his wife...

Thomas J. Noonan, Jr.

Thomas J. Noonan, Jr.

September 27, 2026

Thomas J. Noonan, Jr., of Waltham, died Sunday, September 27, 2026 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 98.

Tom was born in Waltham on June 10, 1928, the son of the late Thomas J., Sr. and Elizabeth A. (Ryan) Noonan. He was a 1946 graduate of Waltham High School and afterward he proudly served with the United States...