Elisa M. Rainha
May 2, 2016
Elisa M. (Gilberti) Rainha, age 93, of Winchester, passed away on Monday, May 2 at the Winchester Hospital after a short illness. She was the beloved wife for 46 years of the late Manuel Rainha, until his passing in 1994. Mrs. Rainha was born in Italy on July 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Carmella (Iannuzzi) and Biagio...
Rebecca Moore Robinson
Apr 29, 2016
Rebecca Moore Robinson "Becky", age 93, a 70-year resident of Winchester, MA, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2016 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, MA. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Theodore Bliss Robinson, until his passing in 2008. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Badger...
Mary Kathleen "Kate" Sullivan
Apr 23, 2016
A funeral service will be held Friday, April 29, at 10 a.m. at Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester, for Mary Kathleen "Kate" Sullivan, formerly of Bedford, Winchester and Medford, who died April 23 surrounded by her family at her home in Rockport. She was 71 and had suffered from cancer. Kate was the second of seven Sullivan...
Leon J. "Butch" Delaney
Apr 8, 2016
Leon J. "Butch" Delaney, age 70, passed away on April 8, 2016. He was the beloved son of the late Leon and Rose (McManus) Delaney, and the dear brother of Bob of Winchester, Maureen O'Brien of Woburn, Denis of Stoneham, Meg Oliver of Winchester, Conor of Woburn and Danny of Wakefield, and their spouses. He was also the devoted...
Donald R. Bumiller
Mar 31, 2016
Donald R. Bumiller, age 87, of Winchester, March 31, 2016. Beloved husband of Mary F. (Plas) Bumiller. Loving father of Donald R. and wife Lauri of Middleton, Charles E. and wife Sherry of Woburn, Mark R. of CA and Anne Marie Rolli and husband Steve of Winchester. Dear brother of Jane Wansky of GA and the late Charles E....
Pauline R. Paha
Mar 30, 2016
Pauline Rose (Airey) Paha, age 58, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on March 30, 2016. She was the beloved mother of Jay Wightman of Peabody and Joseph Paha of Winchester. Born in Winchester, Pauline was the daughter of John M. and Rose A. (Capone) Airey. She was raised in Winchester and was a graduate of Winchester High...
Daniel S. Ahearn
Mar 30, 2016
Daniel S. Ahearn, Ph.D., 90, of Winchester, passed away on March 30, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Louise (Freeman) Ahearn, and the loving father of Barbara Ahearn of Arlington and the late Kathleen and JoAnne Ahearn. Born in New York City, Daniel was the son of the late Daniel and Margaret (Walter) Ahearn. A World War II...
William F. Donnellan
Mar 21, 2016
William "Bill" Francis Donnellan, 81, of Winchester, Massachusetts passed away March 21, 2016, after a long battle with Lymphoma. Born on January 23, 1935 in Winchester, Massachusetts, he was the only child of Arthur Vincent and Rhea Margaret (Crandall) Donnellan. He is survived by his second wife Diana Delores (Lyko) with whom he would have celebrated 45 years of...
Theresa V. Shinney
Mar 21, 2016
Theresa Veronica Shinney, age 95, slipped away from us peacefully and quietly at The Arnold House in Stoneham, on March 21, 2016. Theresa was born on January 18, 1921 to Charles and Grace Doherty in Charlestown and was extremely proud to be called a 'Townie'. She married William "Bill" Shinney, the love of her life, on February 16, 1946....
James Edward Hearl
Mar 16, 2016
James Edward Hearl, Jr., 81, of Westford, MA, formerly of Winchester, MA and Marblehead, MA, passed away on March 16, 2016 after a lengthy illness. His parents James and Florence (Mitchell) Hearl, a sister Anne Hearl and a brother David Hearl predeceased him. Born in Ben Avon, PA on November 19, 1934, Jim's family moved to Woodstock, VA where...
Herbert L. "Pete" Hamilton, Jr.
Mar 14, 2016
Herbert Lewis Hamilton, Jr., "Pete", age 89, of Woburn, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2016 of natural causes. He was the beloved husband of Abigail (McCormick) Hamilton for 54 years until her death in 2010. Mr. Hamilton was born in Fairmont, WV, the son of the late Herbert Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth...
James Waterman Meehan, Jr.
Mar 14, 2016
James Waterman Meehan, Jr., 54, of Winchester, died March 14 with his two children by his side. Born in Arlington, Jim was the beloved first son of James and Patricia Meehan of Merritt Island, FL, and the big brother of Kamm G. Meehan, and his wife Cathy, of Arlington, and Joshua P. Meehan of Naples, FL. He leaves behind...
Josephine M. Cipriano
Mar 8, 2016
Josephine M. (Iavelo) Cipriano, a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on March 8, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore M. Cipriano. Born in Boston, Josephine was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Faretra) Iavelo. Mrs. Cipriano worked as a dedicated bookkeeper in her family's produce business for many years, a business still...
Filomena J. Mcinnis
Feb 22, 2016
Filomena J. (Moscone) McInnis, age 92, of Winchester, formerly of Billerica and East Boston, passed away on Feb. 22, 2016, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife for 47 years of Alfred J. McInnis, until his passing in 2000. Mrs. McInnis was born in the North End of Boston, and raised in East Boston. A homemaker,...
Charles M. Mcleman, Jr.
Feb 18, 2016
Charles M. McLeman, Jr. "Charlie", age 88, of Winchester, passed away on February 18th, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Violet V. (Lawson) McLeman. Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Charles M. and Barbara (Scott) McLeman, originally from Scotland. Mr. McLeman was raised in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School. He enlisted in...
Beverly Ryerson
Feb 17, 2016
Beverly Ann (Smith) Ryerson – age 76, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away at home on February 17, 2016, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of 56 years of William T. "Bill" Ryerson. Born in Boston, Beverly was raised and educated in Winchester, and was a graduate of Winchester High School. For many years,...
Richard S. Kelley
Feb 14, 2016
Richard S. "Dick" Kelley, age 76, of Winchester, died on Feb. 14, 2016, after being lovingly cared for by his family. He was the beloved husband of Amy L. (Stackpole) Kelley, and the loving father of Stephanie Kelley-Romano, PhD, of Auburn, ME, and Margaret "Meg" Kelley and her partner Kevin Doherty of Middleton. He was slso the devoted grandfather...
Joanne Hassey
Feb 13, 2016
Joanne (Chiricosta) Hassey, 57, of Haverhill, formerly of Winchester and Marstons Mills, passed away on Feb. 13, 2016. She was the wife of Michael Hassey. Joanne was the loving mother of Crystal A. Mackay of Amesbury, and the devoted grandmother of Caileigh Mackay. She was also the dear sister of Vincent A. Chiricosta of Wilmington, and the daughter of...
Francis J. Mcgrath
Feb 8, 2016
Francis J. McGrath, 88 years old, died peacefully with family on Feb. 8th, 2016, he was a 50-year resident of Winchester. He was the beloved husband of the late Kathleen M. (Timulty) McGrath, and the loving father of Kevin McGrath and his wife Royce, of Sudbury, and Jean Ford and her husband Robert of Fitzwilliam, NH. He was also...
Rose Marie Garbino
Feb 3, 2016
Rose Marie Garbino, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away at age 109 on Feb. 2, 2016. She was the beloved daughter of the late Nicholas and Rose Marie (Capone) Garbino. Born in the Winchester house where she was raised and lived her entire life, Rose was the oldest resident of Winchester. She attended Winchester Schools and was a...
