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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...
Nancy G. Wilde
Dec 24, 2007
Nancy (Griffiths)Wilde, of Laconia, NH formerly of Winchester, passed away suddenly on Dec. 24th at the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia. Born and raised in Winchester, Nancy was the daughter of the late Leonard and Louise (Pearse) Griffiths. She was a graduate of Winchester High School and Vermont Junior College. A homemaker, Nancy was the beloved wife for...
S. Charles Manoli
Dec 23, 2007
S. Charles Manoli,73, of Yarmouth, formerly of Winchester and Merrimack, NH, Dec. 22. Beloved husband of Claudia (Parent). Loving father of Charles Manoli of Stoneham and Stephanie Meyler of Natick. Loving Step-Father to Shirley Febonio of New Boston, NH; Edward Smith of Amherst, NH, Thomas Smith of Merrimack, NH and Richard Smith of Ormond Beach, FL. Also survived by...
Arthur F. Fonseca
Dec 2, 2007
Arthur F. Fonseca, 99, a resident of Winchester for over 50 years, passed away at Life Care of Stoneham on Dec. 2. Born and raised in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Jessie and Rose (Bernade) Fonseca. Arthur was employed as a newspaper printer with the Hearst Corp. for over 47 years with the Record American newspaper,...
Joanne R. Ronayne
Nov 29, 2007
Joanne (Rooney) Ronayne, 64, a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away at home on November 29, 2007. Born in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen (Sullivan) Rooney. Joanne was raised and educated in Parochial Schools in Newton. After High School, she studied nursing at Boston College. In 1970, while employed as a secretary at...
Margaret Caulfield
Nov 28, 2007
Margaret (Bowler) Caulfield, 89, of Stoneham, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2007. She was the wife of the late James P. Caulfield. Born in Carthage, NY, Margaret was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Augusta (Rogers) Bowler. Margaret was raised and educated in Winchester, graduating from Winchester High School...
Mary A. (Kimball) Noonan
Nov 14, 2007
Mary A. (Kimball) Noonan, a lifelong resident of Winchester, passed away at Winchester Hospital on Nov. 14th . Born, raised and educated in Winchester, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Harriett (Delorey) Kimball. A homemaker, Mary was a member of St. Mary's Parish in Winchester. She enjoyed making crafts, particularly plastic canvas crafts, and doing crossword...
Sara Jeanne (Morgan) Bunn
Nov 11, 2007
Sara Jeanne (Morgan) Bunn, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, passed away at her home after a long illness on November 11. Born in Winchester, she was the daughter of John and the late Elizabeth (Bellino) Morgan of Winchester. Sara was raised in Winchester and attended school there, graduating Winchester High School with the class of 1976. After graduation, she...
Mary T. (Mceachern) Nelson
Nov 7, 2007
Nelson, Mary T. (McEachern)- in Mt. Airy, MD formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, died on Nov. 7th . Beloved wife of the late Elvin W. Nelson. Loving mother of Gary Nelson, Ret. Captain Winchester FD, of Harwich, Regina Wells of Mt. Airy, MD and the late Carol M. Paris. Sister of the late Grace, Florence and John McEachern...
Ellsworth Courtney West, Jr.
Oct 24, 2007
Ellsworth Courtney West, Jr., 56, of Woburn, formerly of Winchester, entered in to rest, suddenly, on October 24, 2007. Born, raised and educated in Winchester, he was the son of the late Helen S. (Ward) and Ellsworth C. West, Sr. Upon graduation from Winchester High School he attended Boston State College where he received a B.S. in Business Administration...
Patricia F. Keating
Oct 16, 2007
Patricia F. Keating, of VA, formerly a long-time resident of Winchester, passed away on October 16th. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the beloved daughter of the late Catherine V. (Conway) and John P. Keating. Pat attended Regis College where she earned her bachelor's degree, and then subsequently attended Boston College to acquire her Master's Degree in Classics....
Joan F. Benson
Oct 15, 2007
Joan (Fitzgerald) Benson, a resident of Winchester for over 58 years, passed away at Winchester Hospital on October 15, 2007. Born and raised in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelmina M. (Achenbach) and John J. Fitzgerald. Joan was educated in Haverhill, and subsequently attended Westbrook College in Westbrook, ME, earning a nursing degree in 1941....
Paul Fitzgerald, Dmd
Oct 10, 2007
Dr. Paul Fitzgerald, a 52-year resident of Winchester and who practiced dentistry in Stoneham for his entire career, died Wednesday, October 10. He was 81 and the cause was a malignant brain tumor. Dr. Fitzgerald was born in Winchester and grew up in Reading, the third of eight children of Pauline and Maurice Fitzgerald. He was educated in the...
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