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Elizabeth Teves
May 18, 2008
Elizabeth (Farinato) Teves, a 56-year resident of Somerville, passed away on May 18th at the Harborside Health Care Center in Wakefield. Born, raised and educated in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Humberto and Mary (DiBiase) Farinato. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph S. Teves, with whom she moved to Somerville in 1952 to...
Rosina C. Hayes
May 17, 2008
Rosina C.(Abate)Hayes, a seventeen-year resident of Winchester, formerly of Brighton, passed away at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on May 17th. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Pigniato) Abate. A graduate of Boston Business School, she was a hairdresser for many years at the Venecian Beauty Shop in Brighton. She was...
Ivaloo Watson
May 14, 2008
Ivaloo V. (Pritchard) Watson, a 55-year resident of Winchester and Little Neck, Ipswich, passed away at the Winchester Nursing Center on May 14th. Born in Malden, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Schaffer) Pritchard. A homemaker, Ivaloo was involved during her many years as a member of the Winchester community. An active member of the...
David F. Votaw, Jr.
May 8, 2008
David Freeman Votaw, Jr., a mathematics professor, author and humanitarian, and 40-year resident of Winchester, passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester on May 8th. Born in Ava, Missouri, he was the son of the late David F. and Vivian May (Snow) Votaw, Sr. He was raised and educated in Missouri and Texas and received his undergraduate...
Catherine L. Lee
May 6, 2008
Catherine L. Lee of Winchester, MA died Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Born in Boston on Sept. 16, 1946, she grew up in Westwood and attended Ursuline Academy. She graduated from Regis College in 1968 and Tufts University with a Ph.D. in psychology in 1973. She later earned a second Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst...
Shirley R. Potts
May 4, 2008
Shirley Duffy Potts, 84, died Sunday evening, May 4, at her home in Winchester. surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles E. Potts, Jr. She is remembered fondly by many friends and colleagues, and is survived by her children, Charles F. of Winchester MA, Jennifer L. of Manhattan NY and Christopher A. and...
Marian Van Duzee Palmer
Apr 10, 2008
Marian Van Duzee Palmer, born August 21, 1926, passed peacefully, surrounded by her children, at the Arnold House in Stoneham, MA, on Thursday April 10th, 2008. Mrs. Palmer had been a lung cancer survivor for just short of two years. Born in Hamburg, NY, Mrs. Palmer attended school in Boulder at the University of Colorado and later worked in...
Robert Magliozzi
Apr 6, 2008
Magliozzi- of Winchester, April 6 Son of Marsha and the late Alfred Magliozzi of Winchester. Brother of Richard Magliozzi and his wife Cindi, Randall and his partner Laz all of FL and Russell "Rusty" Magliozzi of Ipswich. Grandson of Beatrice "Bea Magliozzi of FL. Funeral from the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester on Friday Aprill 11 at...
Alexander J. Fay, Sr.
Apr 2, 2008
Alexander J. Fay, Sr., 87, a resident of Winchester for 57 years, passed away April 2nd at the Winchester Nursing Center. Born in Webster, MA he was the son of the late Alexander F. and Stella M. (King) Fay. He was raised and educated in Worcester Public Schools and subsequently attended Northeastern University and Franklin Tech. He was a...
Elizabeth B. Rutherford
Mar 30, 2008
Elizabeth B. Rutherford, of Winchester, passed away peacefully March 30, 2008 at the Winchester Nursing Center after a long illness. Born April 7, 1920, in Chicago Illinois, she was the daughter of Florence Agalia Baxter (Sellon), born 1883 and Henry Chester Baxter born 1886. She graduated from Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois. After college Elizabeth worked at Grumman Aircraft where...
Giro E. Cerulli
Feb 28, 2008
Giro E. Cerulli, age 81, a resident of Winchester for over 60 years, passed away suddenly at Winchester Hospital on Feb. 28th. Born, raised and educated in East Boston, he was the son of the late Thomas and Nancy (Papleo). After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served during WWII. Upon discharge, he returned to...
Eleanor E. Comeau
Feb 19, 2008
Eleanor E.(Thompson)Comeau, of Winchester, passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Home in Winchester on Feb. 19th . Beloved wife of the late Thomas P. Comeau. Loving mother of Janet Comeau of Billerica, Richard Crockford of VA and the late Thomas W. Comeau. Dear sister of the late Dorothy Seuffert. Also survived by 3 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews....
Francis P. Farley
Feb 11, 2008
Francis P. Farley, of Winchester, passed away at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Feb. 11. A lifelong resident of Winchester, he was a graduate of Winchester High School with the class of 1941. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during WWII. Upon his return to Winchester, Mr. Farley was employed as a safety engineer with...
William G. Sullivan
Feb 10, 2008
William G. Sullivan, of Winchester, passed away at Winchester Hospital on Feb. 10th. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Whelan) Sullivan. Bill was raised in Boston and graduated from Brighton High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served in World War II as a Fireman 1st Class....
Gerald M. Granfield
Feb 8, 2008
Granfield, Gerald M. - of Winchester, Feb. 8th. Beloved husband of Jeanne E.(DiPanfilo). Loving father of Jacquie Hoskins, Jeffrey, Christie and Maggie Granfield, all of Melrose. Dear son of Margaret and the late John Granfield of Winchester. Brother of Josephine Goldin of Andover and Stephen Granfield of Winchester. Also survived by two grandchildren, Trey and Charlie Hoskins. His Funeral...
Sujay K. Verma
Feb 6, 2008
Verma, Sujay K. - of Winchester, Feb. 6th. Beloved husband of Shanti (Sinha). Devoted father of Sonya and her husband Navin Kumar of London, and Sudip of Winchester. Also survived by his grandson Neil Kumar. A Prayer Service will be held in the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester on Sat., Feb. 9, at 8AM. Relatives and friends...
Muriel (Livingstone) Whittaker
Jan 26, 2008
Muriel (Livingstone) Whittaker, age 95, a 68-year resident of Winchester, passed away at her home in Winchester on January 26th. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Margaret (Saunders) Livingstone. Muriel was raised and educated in Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School. After high school, she obtained her nursing degree at the New...
Joseph A. Vitka, Jr.
Jan 12, 2008
Joseph A. Vitka, Jr., a resident of Winchester, for 51 years, passed away at his home in Winchester on January 12. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Margaret Vitka. He was raised and educated in Connecticut and enrolled at MIT in Cambridge. His studies were interrupted by his military service in...
Donald E. Mclean, M.D.
Jan 9, 2008
Donald E. McLean, M.D., a 60-year resident of Winchester, passed away at his home in Winchester on Jan. 9, 2008. Born in Somerville, MA, he was the son of the late John and Beulah (Chaffee) McLean. He was raised and educated in Somerville, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1935. After graduation, he attended Harvard University as a...
Dorothy K. Stevens
Jan 5, 2008
Dorothy Katherine Bouzas Stevens passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 5th, 2008 on the island of Martha¹s Vineyard. She was born on June 13th, 1918 in Boston, MA, one of five children, to Anthony Bouzas and Helga Hall Bouzas. Dorothy attended the Boston Public Schools and then married Henry Leslie Stevens, a professional engineer, in 1937. He was...
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