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Aurora M. Leydon
Oct 14, 2014
Aurora M. (Ciccariello) Leydon, 87, a 45-year resident of Winchester, passed away Oct. 14, 2014. She was the beloved wife of John P. Leydon, and the loving mother of John M. Leydon and his wife Debra of Newburyport, Christopher Leydon and his wife Effie of Brooklyn, NY, Maria Leydon Henderson and her husband Douglas of Goleta, CA, and Stephanie...
Brenda B. Bigwood
Sep 1, 2014
Brenda B. (MacHugh) Bigwood, 84, of Winchester, previously of Reading, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 1, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold S. Bigwood, Jr. Born in Melrose, Brenda was the youngest of ten children born to the late Martin and Margaret (Flynn) MacHugh. She met her husband at a Melrose High School...
Richard E. Humphrey
Aug 28, 2014
Richard Everett "Dick" Humphrey, Sr., age 75, a resident of Winchester for over 50 years, formerly of Woburn, passed away on August 28, 2014. Mr. Humphrey fought a valiant battle with cancer and finally succumbed to his illness in his sleep at Lahey Clinic with his wife Donna (Elliott) Humphrey by his side. Born in Arlington, Dick was the...
Richard C. Urie
Aug 24, 2014
Richard C. Urie, 89, passed away Sunday August 24, 2014 in Brooksby Village of Peabody, where he had resided for the past 7 years. He was the husband of the late Marion I. (Cashman). Born May 8, 1925 to H. Thomas and Ruth (Caldwell) Urie, Richard was a graduate of Marblehead High School with the Class of 1942. He...
Angela Farinoso
Aug 19, 2014
Angela (Bidollo) Farinoso, of Arlington, passed away on Aug. 19, 2014. She was the beloved daughter of the late Biagio and Anna (Spinosa) Bidollo, and the loving wife of the late John Farinoso. Mrs. Farinoso was also the adored mother of Francis "Frank" Farinoso of San Luis Obispo, CA, Lu Ann Farinoso of South Boston, Elizabeth "Betty" Farinoso of...
Dylis Elizabeth Riga
Aug 12, 2014
Dylis Elizabeth (Park) Riga, age 78, of Winchester, passed away at home on August 12, 2014, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard P. Riga. Mrs. Riga was born, raised and educated in Cornwall, Ontario, the daughter of the late John C. and Martha Park. She worked at McCord Winn Textron for...
Mary P. Smith
Aug 11, 2014
Mary P. (Callahan) Smith, age 82, of Wilmington, passed away Aug. 11, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles B. Smith, and the loving mother of Charles D. Smith and Alan L. Smith (Robin) both of FL, Colleen M. Liberacki (Michael J.), Kevin J. Smith and Christopher W. Smith, all of Wilmington. One of fourteen children...
Marianne Slater
Aug 10, 2014
Marianne "Tootsie" (Matthews) Slater, 71, of Winchester, passed peacefully at home, lovingly surrounded by family and friends. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the beloved wife of Ron Slater, with whom she shared 47 years of marriage while raising their family in Winchester. A homemaker, Mrs. Slater was active in the Winchester community and in her children's activities....
Norman J. Delorey
Aug 7, 2014
Norman J. Delorey, 80, a lifelong resident of Winchester and Retired Captain of the Winchester Fire Dept., passed away August 7, 2014. Mr. Delorey was a graduate of Winchester High School with the class of 1955, where he was recognized as an outstanding baseball player. In his spare time, Norm was an avid gun collector and hunter. He also...
Thomas J. Flaherty
Aug 6, 2014
Thomas J. Flaherty, 63, of Wakefield, formerly of Winchester, passed away on Aug. 6, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Marcella M. (Sheehy) Flaherty, and the loving father of Timothy F. Monkiewicz of Brooklyn, NY. He was also the dear brother of Joseph Flaherty and his wife Margo of Hampton, NH, Sheila Markiewicz and her husband John of...
Richard Coakley
Aug 1, 2014
Richard "Dick" Coakley, 85, of Winchester, passed away at Winchester Hospital on August 1, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Ruth (Peel) Coakley and the loving father of Richard J. Coakley of ME, Laura (Kevin) Pickett of Wilmington, Jane Coakley of Dunbarton, NH, Martha (Mark) Fraser of Woburn, Maryruth (Paul) Carriere of Woburn, Katie (Michael) Naylor...
Catherine Guthrie
Aug 1, 2014
Catherine (Meskell) Guthrie, of Winchester, died peacefully early morning on Friday, August 1, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Best known as "Cappie" & lovingly as "Nana Beach" (Hampton), she was the beloved wife of 61 years of Andrew D. Guthrie, Jr., MD. Born, raised and educated in Wakefield, Mrs. Guthrie was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and...
Adeline I. Mingolelli
Jul 31, 2014
Adeline I. (Salemme) Mingolelli, age 98, of Winchester, passed away at the Winchester Nursing Center on July 31, 2014. She was the Beloved wife of the late Guy L. Mingolelli. Born in Boston, she the daughter of the late Frank and Grace (Grasso) Salemme. Adeline was raised and educated in Medford, and was a graduate of Medford High School...
Rowena Foss
Jul 28, 2014
Rowena Coveney Foss, 64, died at her home in Somerville, MA, with her loving husband, family and friends by her side. Rowena, who was also affectionately known as Renie, Rowe, and most recently as the "Queen of Porter SQ" was born July 3, 1950 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, MA to Mary Rowena (Lowney) and James Coveney. She...
Patrick A. Norris
Jul 23, 2014
Patrick A. Norris, age 21, of Malden, passed away July 23, 2014. He was the beloved son of Sheryl Norris of Malden, and the dear brother of Peter R. Norris of Malden. Patrick was the devoted grandson of Richard and Maryalice (Rehm) Norris of North Conway, NH, and is also lovingly survived by his fiancé, Danielle Parker. A Funeral...
Marie D. Kennedy
Jul 20, 2014
Marie D. (Konicek) Kennedy, age 91, of Roswell, GA, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 at St. George Village in Roswell. She was the wife of the late William J.L. Kennedy, Born April 9, 1923 in LaGrange, IL, Mrs. Kennedy spent her childhood in Baltimore, MD where she attended Notre Dame Prep. She graduated...
Catherine B. Boylan
Jul 19, 2014
Catherine "Kay" B. Boylan, a resident of Winchester, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Boylan was born in Norwood, MA and grew up in Albany, NY. She was married to her loving husband, William H. Boylan, for fifty-eight years until he passed away ten years ago. Kay was an organized, fiercely-independent, strong woman, whose...
Lorraine E. Andrews
Jul 10, 2014
Lorraine E. (MacDonald) Andrews, 79, of Winchester, passed away July 10, 2014. She was the loving mother of William H. Andrews, Jr. and wife Cynthia of Pepperell, Robert A. Andrews and wife Doreen of Winchester,Sherren Mouradian Rudd and husband Kevin of Winchester, and the dear sister of the late Evelyn Williams, Marion "Tippy" Frost, and Willard MacDonald. Mrs. Andrews...
Margaret Sheila Granfield
Jun 30, 2014
Margaret Sheila Granfield, 89, passed away on June 30th, 2014. She was born in Winchester on September 25th, 1924 to her parents Bridget (Flaherty) and Patrick J. Maguire. Margaret has been a lifelong resident of Winchester. For many years she worked as a Data Processor for the Town of Winchester. She was a faithful parishioner and member of the...
Robert J. "Bob" Warner
Jun 29, 2014
Robert J. Warner, 79, passed away at home in Winchester on June 29th, 2014. He was born in Boston on January 5th, 1935 to his parents, Helen (Kentley) and Bernhard Warner. Bob was raised and educated in Dorchester. He has been a resident of Winchester since 1969. For many years, Bob worked as a self-employed carpenter and engineer. He...
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