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Christine Hongvan Nguyen

Christine Hongvan Nguyen

Sep 11, 2018

Christine Hongvan Nguyen, age 43, of Winchester, passed away on September 11, 2018 after battling stage 4 colon cancer since November 2015. She was the beloved wife of Michael Feng and loving mother of Jason and Vivian. Born in Vietnam, she was the devoted daughter of Loc Van Nguyen and the late Huong Thi Dang and was the youngest...

Sandra J. Scott

Sandra J. Scott

Aug 18, 2018

Sandra J. "Sandy" Scott, age 60, of Woburn, formerly of Arlington, passed away on August 18, 2018. She was the beloved daughter of the late William and Thurza (Jones) Scott. Born in Medford, Sandy was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School with the class of 1975. Sandy was employed with Bonnell Ford in Winchester for 29...

Dorothy F. Johnson

Dorothy F. Johnson

Aug 11, 2018

Dorothy F. (O'Keefe) Johnson, age 93, passed away on August 11, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Johnson, Jr. She was the mother of James A. Johnson III, and his wife Barbara, David Johnson and his wife Maureen, and the late Richard F. Johnson, and the grandmother of James A. Johnson IV and his...

Lorraine A. Trepaney

Lorraine A. Trepaney

Aug 2, 2018

Lorraine A. Trepaney, R.N., passed away on August 2, in Winchester. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Trepaney, and the dear sister of John Trepaney of Winchester. Private Services have been held.

Robert G. Merenda

Robert G. Merenda

Jul 21, 2018

Robert G. "Bob" Merenda, age 84, of Woburn, MA and Sarasota, FL, passed away at his home in Woburn on July 21, 2018. He was the son of the late Frances Delorey, born in Woburn, MA and the late Guy Merenda of Sicily, Italy. Mr. Merenda leaves his loving wife Patricia A. Merenda of Woburn. He leaves his beloved...

Edward Dillon Fitzgerald, Jr.

Edward Dillon Fitzgerald, Jr.

Jul 16, 2018

Edward Dillon Fitzgerald Jr. "Fitzie" died peacefully on July 16, 2018 in Stuart, Florida. He was a lifelong resident of Winchester Massachusetts, attended St. Mary's Elementary School and graduated from Winchester High School class of 1957. He was a local builder, member of the Elks Lodge and loved tennis, golf and hockey. Fitzie leaves his wife of 58 years...

Dale L. Sherburne

Dale L. Sherburne

Jul 8, 2018

Dale Langdon Sherburne passed away July 8, 2018 after a brief illness. Born in Woburn, Mass., he was the son of William Haven Sherburne, DDS and Barbara (Blank) Sherburne. His is pre-deceased by his brother, William Haven Sherburne, Jr., of Clearwater, Fl., (who first coined the family's well-known phrase, "long and silky is the horses tail, lift it up,...

Jaclyn A. Bunn

Jaclyn A. Bunn

Jul 3, 2018

Jaclyn Annette Bunn, age 33, of Framingham, formerly of Woburn, passed away on July 3, 2018. She was the beloved daughter of the late Richard O. "Ricky" and Sara J. (Morgan) Bunn. She was born in Winchester, raised and educated in Woburn, and was employed as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for many years. Jaclyn was the granddaughter of...

Andre B. By

Andre B. By

Jul 3, 2018

Andre B. By "slipped the surly bonds of earth" in search of thermal pockets on July 3, 2018. A lifelong model airplane enthusiast and aerospace engineer, sports car enthusiast and mechanical engineer, accomplished skier and music lover - whose skills on the guitar and harmonica can only be described as fearless and unbelievably loud; was a brilliant and unique...

Mario J. Pedi

Mario J. Pedi

Jun 23, 2018

Mario J. Pedi, age 98, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on June 23, 2018. He was the beloved husband for 73 years of Gilda A. (Maiocco) Pedi. Born in Mineo, Italy, Mario was the son of the late Luigi and Marianna (Bucchieri) Pedi. He came to the United States in 1928, at 8 years old. He was...

Barbara C. Rogers

Barbara C. Rogers

Jun 11, 2018

Barbara C. (Bowler) Rogers, age 75, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on June 11, 2018, lovingly surrounded by her family. Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. "Connie" and Eva (Rosenberg) Bowler. She was raised and educated in Winchester, and was a graduate of Winchester High School. Barbara worked at Winchester Savings...

Mary P. Avakian

Mary P. Avakian

May 25, 2018

Mary P. (Maguire) Avakian, age 97, of Winchester, passed away on May 25, 2018. A lifelong resident of Winchester, she was the beloved wife of the late Jacob P. Avakian. Mary was the loving mother of Paula Downes and her husband Jim of Boston, Patricia Cura and her husband Jerry of Bourne, Eileen Archibald and her husband Bill of...

John J. "Jack" Waite, Jr.

John J. "Jack" Waite, Jr.

May 15, 2018

John J. "Jack" Waite, Jr., 89, of Winchester, MA passed away peacefully on May 15, 2018 at his home with loved ones by his side. Born in Dorchester, MA he was the son of the late John J. Waite, Sr. and Margaret (McDonnell) Waite. Jack will be missed by his wife of 65 years, M. Patricia (McQuillan) Waite of...

Marion L. Anderson

Marion L. Anderson

May 10, 2018

Marion Louise Anderson (Ruggles) of Chelmsford, MA, formally of Winchester, MA joined her beloved Jesus in heaven. She is survived by her loving children, Nancy Burns and her husband Thomas of Westford, Carol Allan and her husband Steven of Buda, TX, Michael Anderson of Chelmsford, David and his wife Karen Anderson of Chelmsford, and Jeanne Allen and her husband...

Mary L. Beaton

Mary L. Beaton

May 3, 2018

Mary Louise (Melia) Beaton, age 92, of Winchester, died peacefully at her home on May 3, 2018. Mary grew up in Brighton, Massachusetts, graduated from St. Columbkille's High School in 1943, and went on to attend Hickox Secretarial School in Boston, MA. Mary pursued her passion for public service, books, and art as a Candy Striper during WWII, through...

Francis S. "Frank" Farinoso

Francis S. "Frank" Farinoso

Apr 30, 2018

Francis S. "Frank" Farinoso, age 62, of Arlington, passed away on April 30, 2018. He was the loving father of John Farinoso of Reading, PA and Robert Farinoso of Arlington. Born in Boston, Frank was the son of the late John and Angela (Bidollo) Farinoso. He was a graduate of UMass-Lowell and worked as a nuclear engineer for many...

Helen Marie Nagle

Helen Marie Nagle

Apr 26, 2018

Helen Marie (Hayes) Nagle, age 84, a 46-year resident of Winchester, passed away on April 26, 2018. She was the beloved wife for 31 years of the late James G. Nagle, until his passing in 1999. Born in Salem, MA, Helen was the daughter of the late Thomas Francis and Sara Marie (Walsh) Hayes. She was raised and educated...

Ray Radoslav Suput

Ray Radoslav Suput

Apr 23, 2018

Ray Radoslav Suput passed peacefully on April 23rd, 2018 after a long and eventful life. Ray was born on May 13, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio to parents Elias and Darinka nee' Balac Suput. Ray was raised by his maternal Aunt with his brother Vaso (Vasilije) in the Plitvice Lake region in the former Yugoslavia, now Croatia. As an expert...

Richard "Rick" James Marks

Richard "Rick" James Marks

Apr 11, 2018

Richard "Rick" James Marks, 56, of Winchester passed peacefully on April 11 surrounded by his family. When Rick was diagnosed with ALS 18 months ago, he faced the diagnosis with the same determination that defined his life. He organized Rick's Hike for ALS, which has so far raised over 0,000 towards ALS research and care. Rick's wish was to...

Reinette Ellen Staaf

Reinette Ellen Staaf

Mar 23, 2018

Reinette Ellen (McDonough) Staaf, of Gloucester, formerly of Woburn, beloved Wife of Lee D. Staaf, passed away peacefully on March 23rd, 2018 surrounded by family after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's at the Seacoast Nursing Home. She was 80. Reinette was the most loving, dedicated mother and "Nana" to her entire family. Born to Margaret & Joseph McDonough, Sr....

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