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Karen J. (Vreeland) Koller

Karen J. (Vreeland) Koller

Jan 6, 2012

Former Missoulian resident, Karen Koller, 69, died suddenly from cardiac arrest at her Winchester, Massachusetts home on January 6. She was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to Roland and Anna Vreeland. Karen attended Montclair State University and Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Karen worked as an office manager in New York City previous to moving to Montana. She...

Florence Paine Hritzay

Florence Paine Hritzay

Dec 25, 2011

Florence Paine Hritzay, age 83, of Winchester, Dec. 25, 2011. Wife of Daniel Hritzay of Winchester. Mother of Anne E. Hritzay of Mercer Island, WA and the late Stephen Hritzay. Grandmother of Allie and Kayla Mitchell of Mercer Island, WA. Aunt of Julia Fajardo of Medway, MA, Susan Serpa of Worcester, and David Paine of Alexandria, VA. Private Graveside...

Doris I. Mcgurn

Doris I. Mcgurn

Dec 14, 2011

Doris I. McGurn was born on March 30th, 1926 in Woburn, MA, the daughter of French Canadian immigrants, James P. and Mary B. Daigneault. She graduated from Winchester High School and worked for the Shawmut Bank throughout her 20's. There she met many friends, enjoyed dancing at local ballrooms, and became a life-long friend of Alice Kelley. She married...

Marion J. "Mal" Comita

Marion J. "Mal" Comita

Dec 7, 2011

Marion J. "Mal" (O'Malley) Comita, – of Winchester, died at home, Wed., Dec. 7, surrounded by her loving family and friends. The daughter of the late John and Annie O'Malley of Reading, Mal was a proud graduate of Our Lady of Nazareth Academy and worked in the insurance business before her marriage. A resident of Winchester for the last...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Doucette

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Doucette

Dec 1, 2011

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (O'Donnell) Doucette, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away Dec. 1, 2011. She was the beloved wife of Charles T. Doucette, Jr. Loving mother of Daniel Doucette and his wife Marybeth of Winchester, Karen Scholl and her companion Mike Wagner of Winchester, Philip Doucette and his wife Nancy of Hull, Ellen Blanch of Sandown, NH and...

Elizabeth Morrison Dow Bruck

Elizabeth Morrison Dow Bruck

Nov 25, 2011

Elizabeth Morrison Dow Bruck, a former resident of Winchester, MA, died peacefully November 25, 2011, at her residence in Tulsa, OK, at age 86. She was born June 17, 1925, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Clarence Arthur Dow and Uzerle Morrison Dow. Her father was an electrical engineer and executive at Northern States Power Company. The family lived...

Mary C. Nahigian

Mary C. Nahigian

Oct 31, 2011

Mary C.(Salemme)Nahigian, a sixty-one year resident of Winchester, Oct. 31. 2011. Beloved wife of the late Charles Nahigian. Loving mother of Thomas Nahigian of Burlington, Richard Nahigian of FL and Ann L. Enochs of Arlington. Dear sister of Adeline Mingolelli of Winchester and the late Teresa Marabella. Also lovingly survived by 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and several nieces and...

Faith H. Waltman

Faith H. Waltman

Oct 29, 2011

Waltman, Faith H. (Harris) – of Hull, formerly of Winchester, Oct. 29, 2011. Loving mother of Andrew Waltman and his wife Laurene of Scituate, and Peter Waltman of Brooklyn, NY. Dear sister of the late Bruce Waltman. Devoted grandmother of Alex and Lilli. Also survived by her beloved companion James O'Neill of Hull. A Memorial Service will be held...

Michael B. Crytser

Michael B. Crytser

Oct 24, 2011

Crytser, Michael B.- age 46 of Woburn Oct. 24th quietly passed away at home. Survived by his Aunt Nancy Crytser of Greenville, RI, his cousin Deidra Botelho and her husband Frank and their daughter Erica all of Greenville, RI. He was the loving fiancé of the late Elayne D'Errico. Mike was employed at Johnson Fuel Oil Co. of Winchester...

Adeline A. Ambessi

Adeline A. Ambessi

Oct 23, 2011

Adeline A. (Morgida) Ambessi,87, of Somerville, Oct. 23, 2011. Beloved wife of the late George F. Ambessi. Loving mother of Joseph G. Ambessi of Florence, MA and Catherine N. Murray of Medford. Dear sister of Victor Morgida of Weymouth, Joseph Morgida of Fairhaven, Gloria Camarata of Randolph and the late Marion Mari and an infant brother Peter Morgida. Devoted...

Amy J. Pass

Amy J. Pass

Oct 18, 2011

Amy J. Pass – suddenly, Oct. 18th in Tahoe City, CA, formerly of Arlington, age 39. Beloved daughter of Fred Pass of Ocala, FL and the late Catherine C. (O'Hara). Dear sister of Gretchen Daley and her husband Walter of North Reading. Also survived by her nieces, nephews and many friends. A Memorial Service will be held in the...

Elvira M. Goss

Elvira M. Goss

Oct 11, 2011

Goss, Elvira M. (Colucci) – of North Reading, formerly of Winchester, Oct. 11, 2011. Beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Emanuela (Iovanna) Colucci. Loving sister of Ann H. Laidlaw of Winchester and the late Michael, Alfred J., Theresa H. and Esther M. Colucci and Jeannette Noonan. Also lovingly survived by 6 nieces and nephews and many grandnieces and...

Virginia E. Graham

Virginia E. Graham

Oct 7, 2011

Graham, Virginia E. (Foley)- a lifelong resident of Winchester Oct. 7th. Dear daughter of the late Patrick T. and Ellen Foley. Beloved wife of the late J. Edward Graham. Loving mother of James Graham and his wife Pai of Woburn, Richard Graham of Winchester and David Graham of Woburn. Sister of Janet Foley of North Reading and the late...

Esther M. Colucci

Esther M. Colucci

Oct 5, 2011

Colucci, Esther M., a lifelong resident of Winchester, Oct. 5, 2011. Beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Emanuela (Iovanna) Colucci. Loving sister of Ann H. Laidlaw and Elvira M. Goss, both of Winchester, and the late Michael, Alfred J., Theresa H. Colucci and Jeannette Noonan. Also lovingly survived by 6 nieces and nephews and many grandnieces and nephews....

David Dettinger

David Dettinger

Oct 3, 2011

David Dettinger, age 92, of Winchester, died Oct. 3, 2011. Born in 1919 in Little Falls NY, he was the loving husband for 59 years of Carolyn (Poole). He was the devoted father of Douglas Dettinger of Woburn, and Ellen Fleischer and her husband Balint of Groton. Dave was the loving grandfather of Kyle and Ryan Fleischer and the...

Christine R. Lee

Christine R. Lee

Sep 22, 2011

Christine R. (Tolman) Lee, age 89, of Winchester, formerly of Somerville, passed away Sept. 22nd. The daughter of the late Albert and Christine (Carr) Tolman, Christine was born, raised and educated in Somerville, where she later met and married Richard J. Lee, Sr. with whom she shared 66 happy years of marriage until his passing in August. A homemaker,...

Lawrence Russell England

Lawrence Russell England

Sep 13, 2011

Falmouth, Maine - Lawrence Russell England, 98, of 14 White Rock Drive, died September 13, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born on February 25, 1913 in Medford, MA, son of George Russell and Sarah Alice (MacLean) England. He was a cabinetmaker and his company, L. R. England & Son in Winchester, MA, founded by his father in...

Edward Gilman Barker

Edward Gilman Barker

Sep 11, 2011

Edward Gilman Barker died peacefully at home on Sept. 11, 2011. Born in Worcester, MA on Feb. 24, 1922, he attended Worcester schools and graduated from Wesleyan College in 3 years with a chemistry degree. At the start of WWII, he volunteered for the Army Air Corps training as a pilot, and married Louise Ivins Hunn, who was serving...

George E. O'Brien, Jr.

George E. O'Brien, Jr.

Sep 10, 2011

George E. O'Brien,, Jr., of Winchester, formerly of Cambridge, passed away Sept. 10, 2011. He was the beloved husband of Carlotta A. (Krauth) O'Brien and the loving father of George E. O'Brien III of Watertown, Susan A. Minear and her husband Paul of Melrose, Alison P. Bayiates and her husband Arthur, and Sharon E. O'Brien and her husband Ed...

Barbara K. Segerstrom

Barbara K. Segerstrom

Sep 6, 2011

Barbara K. Segerstrom went home to be with the Lord on September 6, 2011. Born in Beverly, MA to Clyde and Olga Knott on Feb. 10, 1920, she attended Beverly Public Schools and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1941 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. Carl A. Segerstrom Jr. became her beloved husband on Nov. 29, 1941....

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