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Serafino S. "Sal" Perra
Jan 23, 2022
Serafino S. "Sal" Perra, age 90, of Burlington, formerly of Winchester, passed away on January 23, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Mary J. (Henderson) Perra. Loving father of Stephen J. Perra and his late wife Catherine of Tolland, CT, Susanne P. Bues and her husband Martin of Scottsdale, AZ, John D. Perra and his wife Aine of Winchester,...
Andrea M. Cahill
Jan 22, 2022
Andrea M. (Pirani) Cahill, age 65, of Falmouth and Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Winchester and Hingham, passed away on January 22, 2022. She was the beloved wife for 42 years of Peter A. Cahill. Born in Boston Andrea was the daughter of the late Alvaro B and Marian A. (Ercolini) Pirani. She was raised and educated in Winchester...
Rocco J. Carzo
Jan 16, 2022
Rocco J. "Rocky" Carzo, the former director of athletics and head football coach at Tufts University, died on January 16. He was 89. He was the beloved husband for 67 years of Theresa M. "Terry" (McDermott) Carzo. Born in Ridley Park, PA, he was the son of the late John and Pauline (Fizzano) Carzo. He was raised in Leiperville,...
Grenville Morris
Jan 15, 2022
Grenville (as he was known because his father was Richard) grew up in South Wales, a bit of a terror during his youth who threw pebbles at the milk horses - to the great dismay of the milkman who had to chase the cart down the street! Rabble-rousing matured to more amorous pursuits when he fell in love with...
James W. Cruwys
Jan 13, 2022
James W. "Jim" Cruwys, age 75, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away on January 13, 2022, following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband for 49 years of Barbara A. (Fiore) Cruwys. Jim was born in Boston on December 13, 1946 to William and Juanita (Ball) "Tommie" Cruwys. He was raised and educated in Winchester and was...
Cherylann Doherty Haley
Jan 11, 2022
Cherylann Doherty Haley, age 62, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away on January 11, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Haley. Cherylann was raised and educated in Winchester, and was a graduate of Winchester High School with the class of 1977, where she was a talented swimmer. After high school, she went to work...
Catherine M. Benincasa
Jan 5, 2022
Catherine M. (Grimsley) Benincasa, age 82, passed away on January 5, 2022, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the loving and devoted wife for 55 years of the late Vincent P. Benincasa until his death in 2019. Born in Dorchester, MA, Catherine was the daughter of the late George V. and Jane (Daley) Grimsley. She attended St. Joseph's...
Jennifer M. Farquharson
Jan 4, 2022
Jennifer Mary Farquharson, age 47, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on January 4, 2022 after a long and valiant battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was the beloved mother of Brandan Farquharson of Watertown. Born, raised and educated in Winchester, Jennifer attended St. Mary's School and was a 1992 graduate of Winchester High School. While in high school,...
David Bennett Brenton
Jan 3, 2022
David Bennett Brenton, age 64, of Stoneham, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on January 3, 2022 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Ann L. (Barton) Brenton. Born in Chelsea, David was the son of the late S. Bennett Brenton, Jr. and Margaret (Benjamin) Brenton. He was raised and educated in Winchester and...
Albert H. Venuti
Jan 1, 2022
Albert H. Venuti, age 87, of Winchester, passed away on January 1, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Georgianna E. (Mansell) Venuti, and the dear father of George Venuti of Lakeville, MA and Annmarie Durrick of Attleboro, MA. He is further lovingly survived by 6 grandchildren: Cierra, Austin, Madison, Caleigh, Aubrey and Nico. Funeral Services are private. In...
Jose Flavio Ribeiro Torezan
Dec 24, 2021
Jose Flavio Ribeiro Torezan, "Joe", age 52, of Winchester, formerly of Brazil, died suddenly on December 24, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Tais Rodrigues Torezan. Born in Mogi-Mirim, Brazil, Joe was the son of Maria Cecilia Ribeiro Torezan and the late Mario Torezan. He was raised and educated in Brazil, where he became a professor of oral...
Roger M. Mcgrath
Dec 19, 2021
Roger M. McGrath – age 66, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away on December 19, 2021. Born in Stoneham, Roger was the son of the late Frederick W. and Elizabeth A. (Peak) McGrath). He was raised and educated in Winchester and graduated from Winchester High School with the class of 1973. He was employed for many years, along...
Lance West
Dec 19, 2021
Lance West, age 69, of Wellesley, formerly of Winchester, passed away on December 19, 2021. Born, raised and educated in Winchester, Lance was the son of the late Ellsworth Courtney West Sr. and Helen (Ward) West. Lance was a graduate of Winchester High School. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, was a proud veteran, and worked...
Mary E. Sodi
Dec 14, 2021
Mary E. (DePrimeo) Sodi, age 90, a 56-year resident of Winchester, passed away on December 14, 2021. She was the beloved wife for 47 years of the late Joseph P. Sodi, until his death in 1996. Born in Cambridge, Mary was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Rosa (DeRenzo) DePrimeo. She was raised and educated in East Cambridge....
Edward V. Fontana
Dec 3, 2021
Edward V. Fontana, age 94, a longtime resident of Stoneham, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Angelina R. (Marranzini) Fontana. Born in Medford he was the son of the late Salvatore and Mary (Sebastiani) Fontana. He attended Medford Vocational Technical High School. After high school, he went to work for...
Paul Fitzgerald
Dec 3, 2021
Paul Fitzgerald, age 69, of Stoneham, passed away on Dec. 3, 2021. Beloved father of William J. Fitzgerald of Cambridge. Son of the late Dr. Paul and Eleanor A. (Costello) Fitzgerald. Dear brother of Dr. Lisa Fitzgerald and her husband David Swartz of Newton, Dr. Susan Fitzgerald of Reading, Dr. Maria Fitzgerald and her husband Mark Mester of Charleston,...
Edward T. Maguire
Dec 2, 2021
Edward T. Maguire, age 84, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on December 2, 2021. He was the husband of Patricia K. (Moran) Maguire.Born in Boston, Ed was the son of the late Charles F and Barbara B. (Adius) Maguire. He was raised and educated in Brighton and graduated from Brighton High School in 1957. Ed attended Northeastern...
Richard J. Winn
Nov 28, 2021
Richard J. Winn, age 80, a lifelong resident of Winchester, "went home" on November 28th, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Medford, Ma, he was the son of the late Robert and Susan (McPartland) Winn. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patricia (Pacino) Winn, his children, Greg Winn and his wife Stacy, Marc Winn...
Mavis Lillian Curtis
Nov 27, 2021
Mavis Lillian (Scarfe) Curtis, 95, formerly of Winchester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 27, 2021, surrounded by her family. Mavis was born on December 07, 1925, to Douglas and Beatrice Scarfe in Harrow, England (west of London). Mavis traveled to Winchester Massachusetts in 1949 intending only to visit with relatives Gerald and Doris Hills. Soon after her...
Jean F. Day
Nov 27, 2021
Jean F. (McNamara) Day, age 87, a 61-year resident of Winchester, passed away on November 27, 2021. She was the beloved wife for 50 years of the late Jeremiah F. "Frank" Day, until his passing in 2010. Born in Cambridge, Jean was the daughter of the late Daniel and Margaret (Meade) McNamara. She was raised and educated in Cambridge,...
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