Helen A. Smith
Jun 7, 2019
Helen Avis Smith (Silvey), died June 7, 2019 at Burlington, MA. Born May 28, 1924 to the late Ernest H. Silvey and B. Jeanette Silvey (Reynolds) in Medford MA. Helen grew up there while attending Medford public schools and graduating from Medford High School, class of 1942. She attended Mrs. Fay's Secretarial School, which was located on Beacon Hill...
Ann B. Reese
Jun 4, 2019
Ann B. (Bowman) Reese, age 91, of Winchester, passed away on June 4, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Reese. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Julia M. (Goulsky) Bowman. Ann was raised in Jamaica Plain, attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School and was a graduate of...
James A. Dobrovic
Jun 2, 2019
James A. Dobrovic (aka JAD, JD, Jim, Jimmy) of Winchester, MA, beloved son of the late Charles and Ann Dobrovic of Cleveland, OH, peacefully departed this life on June 2, 2019. He has left all those whom he loved and cherished to move on to his next adventure. Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, and was baptized at St....
Claire Denise Mountain
May 31, 2019
Claire Denise (Donovan) Mountain, of Winchester, passed away on May 31, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Andrew A. Mountain. Born in Somerville, MA, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Viola F. (May) Donovan. She was raised and educated in Somerville. She attended Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing, and practiced as a...
Rose Holahan
May 29, 2019
Rose (Sibilia) Holahan, age 89, of Brooksby Village in Peabody, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on May 29, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was the beloved wife of the late Frederick S. Holahan for 60 years until his death in 2011. She was born on April 22, 1930 in Newark NJ, to the late...
Wallace Vander Velde
May 16, 2019
Wallace Vander Velde passed away on May 16, 2019, after a brief illness. Born in Michigan, he was a graduate of Purdue University and MIT. He worked at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory from 1951-1953. He was a Professor Emeritus of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, joining the faculty in 1957. In addition to his work in the educational sector,...
Dorothy M. Cullen
May 15, 2019
Dorothy M. Cullen, of Winchester, MA and Seabrook Beach, NH, loving wife of the late Honorable Francis P. Cullen, died peacefully Wednesday May 15th surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born January 24, 1929, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Kiley) Maloney of West Concord, Massachusetts. Her father played major league baseball and later retired as Deputy Superintendent...
Rosa Pelagio
May 5, 2019
Rosa (Oppedisano) Pelagio, died at home in Somerville surrounded by her loving family on Sunday May 5th at the age of 92. Wife of the late Francesco "Frank" Pelagio. Loving mother of Maria Quigley and her husband Joe of Winchester, Giorgio Pelagio and Anthony Pelagio both of Somerville. Sister of Elisabetta Giurleo of Somerville and the late Pasquale Oppedisano,...
Judith L. Shaw
May 4, 2019
Judith Lee "Judy" (Hartnett) Shaw – age 75, of Medford, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on May 4, 2019. She was the beloved wife of 53 years of Francis J. Shaw. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Luella (Wilson) Hartnett. She was a graduate of Somerville High School....
David Gordon Wilson
May 2, 2019
David Gordon Wilson, professor emeritus at MIT, who was a key figure in human power and engineering, died on May 2, 2019. He was 91 years old. Born in Warwickshire, England, Mr. Wilson's life was devoted to energy efficiency and promoting health through public policy. He completed the fourth edition of the authoritative book, Bicycling Science, a few days...
Craig L. West
Apr 27, 2019
Craig L. West, age 65, of North Andover, a lifetime resident of Winchester, passed away on April 27, 2019. Born, raised and educated in Winchester, Craig was the son of the late Ellsworth Courtney West Sr. and Helen (Ward) West. He was a long-time railroad employee, working as a signal man for Amtrak for many years. In his spare...
Jane F. Doel
Apr 27, 2019
Jane Freelove Doel, age 85, of Arlington, passed away on April 27, 2019. She was the beloved mother of Ruth F. Doel of Winchester and the dear grandmother of Lily and Max Doel. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Saturday, May 4th at 2:30 PM at the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester. Relatives and friends are...
Denise M. Mchugh
Apr 26, 2019
Denise M. (Gingras) McHugh, age 75, of Wilmington, passed away on April 26, 2019. She was the loving partner of John Ledwith. Born and raised in Medford, Denise was the daughter of the late Dr. Albert F. and Louise (Fierling) Gingras. She was the youngest of 3 siblings, the late Albert, Jr. and Louise. She spent summers in Dennisport,...
Glenn R. Gallant
Apr 23, 2019
Glenn Robert Gallant, age 63, of Pittsfield, Vermont and Winchester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2019. He was the son of Stella K. Gallant of Winchester and the late Robert A. Gallant. Glenn was raised in Winchester and was a graduate of Winchester public schools and Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School, and attended Bunker Hill Community College. He...
Dorothy "Dottie" Delorey
Apr 16, 2019
Dorothy W. (Knowles) Delorey, a lifelong resident of Winchester died Tuesday April 16. She was 92. Loving mother of John "Jack" Delorey of Winchester. Sister of the late Joseph Knowles and Mary MacMillan. Dear grandmother of David, Craig and Brett Delorey. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to gather at the Costello Funeral...
Joao B. Cabrera
Apr 6, 2019
Joao Batista Dias Cabrera, age 54, passed away on April 6, 2019. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019 @ 9:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend and are asked to meet directly at the church. Burial is private. In lieu of flowers, donations...
Rita Curtin Raffi
Mar 29, 2019
Rita (Curtin) Raffi, age 91, of Andover, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on March 29. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles L. Raffi, Jr., and the loving mother of Rhonda Meegan and her husband James of MD, Donna Mahoney and her late husband Richard of Irving, TX, Charles "Chip" Raffi III and his...
Walda D. Rogers
Mar 28, 2019
Walda D. (Lehmann) Rogers, age 71, of Burlington, passed away on March 28, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Rogers. Born in Boston, Walda was the daughter of the late Walter W. and Nellie D. (Chute) Lehmann. As a Home Health Aide, she devoted her life to helping others. A devoted mother, she leaves behind...
Vibha Nagrath Dhingra
Mar 27, 2019
Vibha Nagrath Dhingra, age 74, of Nashua, NH, formerly of Winchester, passed away on March 27, 2019. Vibha was born in her grandfather Lala Ralya Ram Nagrath's home on Keeling Road, New Delhi, India on September 21, 1944. Despite losing her mother, Jasmati Devi Nagrath, when she was only six month's old and her father Inderjit Nagrath, when she...
John C. Galluzzo, Jr.
Mar 26, 2019
Attorney John Charles Galluzzo, Jr., age 83, of Winchester, passed away on March 26, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Jean M. (Giaquinto) Galluzzo. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late John C. and Mae B. (Franko) Galluzzo. Mr. Galluzzo was raised in Connecticut, and graduated from Fairfield University. He later went on to...
