Pilar Masella
Mar 13, 2025
Pilar (Hernandez) Masella, age 93, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on March 13, 2025, lovingly surrounded by her family. Born in Madrid, Spain Pilar was the fifth of six beloved daughters of Natalio and Pilar (Matarin) Hernandez. She was raised and educated in Spain and at school learned French Language, Cosmetology Arts, Sewing and Embroidering. During the...
Leonora Louise Salani
Mar 6, 2025
Leonora L. (Bernardi) Salani, age 91, a long-time resident of Winchester and Stuart, FL, passed away on March 6, 2025. She was the beloved wife for 63 years of the late Joseph A. Salani until his death in 2017. Born in Somerville, Leonora was the daughter of the late Leonello and Malvina (Lamborghini) Bernardi. She was raised and educated...
Lynne Ann Doherty
Mar 5, 2025
Lynne Ann Doherty, age 66, of North Attleborough, formerly of Malden, passed away on March 5, 2025. Born in Malden, Lynne was the beloved daughter of the late Charles F. Doherty and Marion (Leeds) Holt. She was raised and educated in Malden and graduated from Malden High School. Lynne spent most of her career working in Accounting and Human...
Gail A. (West) Fernandes
Mar 3, 2025
Gail A. (West) Fernandes, age 65, of Stoneham, formerly of Winchester, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 3, 2025. She was the life partner of Larry Casey of Stoneham and the devoted mother of Christopher Fernandes and his girlfriend Nathalie Roberts of Tewksbury, Kianna S. Fernandes of Arlington and the late Ashanti Fernandes. Born in Winchester, Gail was...
Isabel H. Pelloux
Feb 27, 2025
With heavy hearts, the family of Isabel H. Pelloux, a 55-year resident of Winchester, Mass, announces her passing on February 27, 2025. It was a brief illness, and during her last hours she was surrounded by her loving family and many longtime friends who came to say goodbye. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Regis...
Elizabeth A. Karis
Feb 25, 2025
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Russell) Karis, age 78, of Billerica, formerly of Winchester, passed away on February 25, 2025, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife for 57 years of Thomas P. Karis, Jr. Born in Boston, Betty was the daughter of the late Kenneth M. and Mary E. (Higgins) Russell. She was raised and educated in...
Elaine L. Russo
Feb 14, 2025
Elaine L. Russo, age 78, a longtime resident of Winchester, MA, passed away on February 14, 2025, lovingly surrounded by her family. Born in Boston, Elaine was the daughter of the late Albert and Elvira (Bindbuetel) Krueger. She was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Roslindale High School. While growing up, Elaine learned early how...
Charles O. Smith
Jan 31, 2025
Longtime Elm Street resident Charles O. Smith died on Jan. 31, 2025, at the age of 75. Mr. Smith moved to Winchester in 1989, a few years after coming north from his southern roots in Georgia and Tennessee. After a four-year Navy tour in Vietnam, he earned a master's degree in architecture and urban planning at Georgia Institute of...
Antonio "Sonny" Tortolano
Jan 26, 2025
Antonio J. Tortolano, age 93, a lifelong resident of Woburn, passed away on January 26, 2025. Born in Woburn, "Sonny", as he was affectionately known, was the son of the late Antonio and Anna (Cistrone) Tortolano. He was raised and educated in Woburn and was a graduate of Woburn High School with the class of 1948. He then enlisted...
Diana D. Donnellan
Jan 26, 2025
Diana D. (Lyko) Donnellan, age 88, of Palm City, Florida, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2025. She was the beloved wife for 45 years of William F. Donnellan, until his death in 2016. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Diana was the daughter of the late John and Eva (Merchut) Lyko. She was raised...
John W. Harney
Jan 13, 2025
John W. Harney, age 77, a lifelong resident of Woburn, passed away on January 13, 2025 at Lahey Clinic Hospital. Born in Woburn, John was the son of the late John E. and Helen A. (Carroll) Harney. He was raised and educated in Woburn and was a graduate of Woburn High School. After high school he attended the Massachusetts...
Rafael Rojas
Jan 10, 2025
Rafael Rojas, an East Hampton Town resident for over 55 years, died on January 10, 2025 at his daughter's house in Winchester, Massachusetts from Congestive Heart Failure. He was born on the Ides of March in 1934 in Colombia, South America. He was one of 16 siblings and a fabulous storyteller who loved to share his many adventures. As...
Kathleen A. Hennessy
Jan 4, 2025
Kathleen A. (Ryan) Hennessy, age 84, a longtime resident of Winchester, passed away on January 4, 2025. Born in the Bronx, New York, Kathleen was the daughter of the late William and Davina (Murdison) Ryan. She was raised and educated in the Bronx and was a graduate of Ascension High School. Kathleen began working with McKellar & Platts in...
David Pau Hin Yap
Dec 29, 2024
David Pau Hin Yap, age 61, of Haverhill, passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2024. He was the son of the late Fook Loong Yap and Rosie Lung. Born, raised and educated in Malaysia, he attended the University of Waterloo in Canada. David worked as an Information Technology Specialist in Houston for several years before moving to the Boston...
Peter R. Franchi
Dec 23, 2024
Peter R. Franchi, age 87, a resident of Winchester since 1966, passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2024. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Caroline (Whalen) Franchi. Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Peter was the son of the late Pietro and Giulia (Franchi) Franchi. He was born and raised in Hyde Park and was a 1955...
Lucille R. Bourque
Dec 13, 2024
Lucille (Manoli) Bourque, age 83, of Hingham, formerly a longtime resident of Winchester, Marshfield and Bonita Springs FL, passed away on December 13, 2024. She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Bourque for 45 years, until his death in 2014. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Lucy (Corletto) Manoli. She was the...
Doris D. Cusson
Nov 30, 2024
Doris D. (Blanchette) Cusson, age 89, a 53-year resident of Winchester, passed away on November 30, 2024, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife for 67 years of Edward M. Cusson. Born in Fairhaven, MA, she was the daughter of the late Omer and Lydia (Richard) Blanchette. She was raised and educated in Fairhaven and attended...
Catherine A. Durante
Nov 18, 2024
Catherine A. "Kay" (Mullane) Durante passed away on November 18, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born in 1932 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from St. John the Evangelist High School in North Cambridge. She married William "Bill" V. Durante in 1959, and early in their marriage, she accompanied Bill to Germany for a year during his tour...
Dorothy Marie Ulwick
Nov 14, 2024
Dorothy Marie Ulwick, age 101, a resident of Winchester, MA since 1958, and of Falmouth, MA, passed away peacefully at home, lovingly surrounded by her family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 63 years, James C. Ulwick. Born and raised in Dorchester, Dorothy was the fourth of seven children of the late Patrick F. and Helen A....
Arthur L. Regan
Nov 14, 2024
Arthur L. "Artie" Regan, age 90, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away on November 14, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband for 68years of Sally E. (Chisholm) Regan. Born in Woburn, Artie was the son of the late William C. and Anna (Guilderson) Regan. He was raised in the North End of Winchester and...
