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William C. Gurrisi
Oct 11, 2025
William C. "Bill" Gurrisi, age 87, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away at home on October 11, 2025, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Jean (Connor) Gurrisi. The son of the late Charles S. and Selina (Garbino) Gurrisi, Bill was raised and educated in Winchester and was a graduate of...
Madeline P. Mcinerney
Oct 5, 2025
Madeline P. "Mady" (Glennon) McInerney, age 89, of Woburn, passed away on October 5, 2025. She was the beloved wife for 64 years of the late Robert E. "Mac" McInerney until his death in 2024. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Barbara (Connolly) Glennon. She was raised and educated in Boston and...
Rogers David Pruitt
Sep 24, 2025
Rogers David (Dave) Pruitt of Haverhill, NH, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2025 at the age of 84. Dave was born in 1941 in Lynn Massachusetts to Rogers and Helen Pruitt. He spent much of his childhood playing baseball and other games with neighborhood friends in Lynn Woods Reservation, a place he would return to throughout his life....
Madeline June Greely
Sep 23, 2025
Madeline June (Mitchell) Greely, age 94, of Tewksbury, passed away on September 23, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Benjamin M. Greely. Born in Somerville, Madeline was the daughter of the late John J. and Ellen (Griffiths) Mitchell. She was raised and educated in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High...
George O'Brien
Sep 14, 2025
George O'Brien, born 4 September 1926 in Arlington, MA, died Sunday, September 14, 2025, in Winchester, MA; more affectionately known as Uncle George to all four (4) generations of not just his family, but even close friends. His journey on this earth was a shining light of hope, joy and the "good stuff" of life that...
Margaret J. "Marnee" Walsh
Sep 13, 2025
Margaret J. "Marnee" Walsh, 88, of Winchester, passed away peacefully in her family home on September 13, 2025, with her closest friends by her side. She was the beloved daughter of Frederick J, and Theresa R (Molloy) and was predeceased by her brother Frederick. She is survived by her brother Robert Walsh and his wife Sandra of South Burlington...
Robert G. Heitz
Sep 13, 2025
Robert G. "Bob" Heitz, Jr., age 74, of Andover and Boca Raton, FL, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on September 13, 2025. He was the beloved husband for 52 years of Joann(O'Donnell) Heitz. Born in Winchester, he was the son of the late Robert G. Heitz, Sr. and Bertha (Penney) Heitz. He was raised and educated...
Robert Lawrence Gallant
Sep 12, 2025
Robert Lawrence "Bob" Gallant, age 94, a recent resident of Winchester, formerly of Lynn, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on September 12, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Dolan) "Mame" Gallant for 55 years until her death in 2011. Born, raised and educated in Lynn, Bob was the son of the late Jeremiah and Mary...
Peter Harry Contompasis
Aug 27, 2025
Peter Harry Contompasis M.D. of Winchester, MA passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025. He was 102 years of age. Peter was born in Schenectady, New York; the firstborn of four children born to the late Harry and Eugenia (Lalooses) Contompasis who passed through Ellis Island in the early 1900's. After moving to Roslindale, MA, Peter attended Boston Latin...
Barbara A. Perrier
Aug 26, 2025
Barbara A. Perrier, of Winchester, formerly of East Boston, died Tuesday morning, August 26, 2025. She was 82 years of age. Barbara was born in Boston on October 30, 1942 a daughter of the late Ralph and Edna (Langlois) Perrier. She was raised and educated in East Boston and worked as an Administrator for Massachusetts General Hospital for over...
Phyllis Beedle
Aug 16, 2025
Phyllis {Parziale} Beedle of Brooksby Village in Peabody, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on August 16th, 2025, just one day shy of her 85th birthday. Born in Boston, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Louis and Phyllis (DiNatale) Parziale. The family moved from East Boston to Winchester, where Phyllis graduated from Winchester High School. Phyllis...
Jane Emerson Farrell
Aug 8, 2025
Jane Emerson Farrell, 77, passed away after a short illness on August 8th, 2025. She is survived by John her loving husband of fifty-four years, as well as her son, Mark Farrell (Megan), and daughters Beth Crook (Kevin) and Christine Walsh (David). She is also survived by her grandchildren; Charlotte Crook, Emerson Crook, Evelyn Crook, Julia Walsh, and James...
Marilyn E. Davis
Aug 8, 2025
Marilyn E. (Vaiani) Davis, 82, a longtime resident of Winchester and Groveland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 8, 2025. Beloved daughter of the late Nancy (Oliviero) and Eugene Vaiani. Beloved sister of the late Julie Vaiani who shared a home with Marilyn and her family until her passing in 2017. Marilyn was the devoted...
Geraldine J. Sullivan
Aug 6, 2025
Geraldine J. Sullivan, age 88, of Winchester, passed away on August 6, 2025. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late John J. and Dorothy A. (Day) Sullivan. She was raised and educated in Boston and lived in Winchester for more than fifty years. Geraldine is lovingly survived by her only sister, Florence Martin (late husband...
Walter H. Lewis
Jul 29, 2025
Walter H. "Walt" Lewis passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29th, surrounded by his loving family and dog. He was 84 years old. Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Walter was the beloved son of the late Walter E. and Lucy (Tucker) Lewis. He attended local schools and earned a Bachelor's degree in Education from Salem State College in...
Barbara Taggart Kent
Jul 28, 2025
Barbara Taggart Kent, a nearly seven-decades-long resident of Winchester, passed away on July 28, 2025, at the age of 96. Known as Tigger to her old friends and in-laws and as Bennie to her beloved grandchildren, Barbara was born in Watertown, MA, in 1929, to William and Eileen Taggart, the oldest of three children. She attended the Belmont Day...
James R. "Bob" Willing
Jul 24, 2025
James R. "Bob" Willing, age 89, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on July 24th, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Sarane "Sally" Willing. Born and raised in Winchester, MA, Bob was the son of the late James Burland Willing and Marion Smith Willing. He was educated in Winchester and earned...
Timothy J. Hennelly
Jul 14, 2025
Timothy J. Hennelly, died suddenly at his home in Haverhill on Monday, July 14th surrounded by his loving family. He was 66. Tim was the son of the late Frank and Helen (Bedulski) Hennelly. Before moving to Haverhill in 2021, he was raised and educated in Winchester, graduating with the Class of 1976. For over 30 years, Tim worked...
Barbara A. Alcione
Jul 13, 2025
Barbara A. (Tamason) Alcione, age 87, a resident of Winchester for over 50 years, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025. Born in Athol, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Krustapentus) Tamason. She was raised and educated in Athol and was a graduate of Athol High School. After high school, she and her best friend...
Lenore Frazier
Jul 3, 2025
Lenore Frazier, a long-time resident of Winchester, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully in her home on July 3, 2025. She was 98 years old. Lenore was active in a range of civic and educational endeavors throughout her life. Born on February 16, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, she attended the University of Chicago's Lab School and college. There she met a...
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