Ellen (Sullivan) Falletti
Dec 14, 2011
Obituary
Ellen (Sullivan) Falletti, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died suddenly in Florida on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. She was 88 years old. Ellen was a member of The Old Charlestown Schoolgirls Association, a lifetime member of The Charlestown Historical Society and a founding member of The Charlestown Garden Club. Ellen is the beloved wife of the late John...
John T. "Jack" Drohan Jr.
Dec 5, 2011
Obituary
John T. "Jack" Drohan Jr., a 32 year resident of Melrose and formerly of East Boston, died suddenly on Monday, December 5, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. He was 64 years old. John was born in Boston on March 5, 1947 to the late John T. and Kathryn (Bambrick) Drohan. He grew up in East Boston, where he attended...
Joseph A. Balukas
Dec 3, 2011
Obituary
Joseph A. Balukas, a resident of Milton and formerly of Newton, died on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at The Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton following a lengthy illness. He was 81 years old. Joseph was born in Wakefield on December 6, 1929 to the late Joseph A. and Malvina (Medwesky) Balukas. He grew up in Newton...
Katherine B. "Kay" (Pender) Macdonald
Dec 1, 2011
Obituary
Katherine B. "Kay" (Pender) MacDonald, a longtime resident of Charlestown and former 16 year resident of the South End of Boston, died on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at her home in Charlestown following a lengthy illness. She was 87 years old. Kay was born in Middleboro, Massachusetts on April 16, 1924 to the late Stephen and Minnie (Hodgdon)...
Sarah M. (Wilkins) Wright
Nov 29, 2011
Obituary
Sarah M. (Wilkins) Wright, a 25 year resident of Melrose and formerly of Dorchester, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a long illness. She was 89 years old. Sarah was born in Boston on March 1, 1922 to the late Frederick and Julia (Quinn) Wilkins. She grew up in...
Joseph W. Roche Sr.
Nov 22, 2011
Obituary
Joseph W. Roche Sr., a 12 year resident of Malden and former 74 year resident of Charlestown, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Winchester Hospital in Winchester following an extended illness. He was 86 years old. Joe was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended the Boston School system. He enlisted into the...
Richard J. Whalen
Nov 18, 2011
Obituary
Richard J. Whalen, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died suddenly on Friday, November 18, 2011 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was 36 years old. Richie was born in Boston on August 18, 1975 to Colleen M. (Doe) and George H. Whalen. He grew up in Charlestown and attended the Boston Public School system. He has been...
Thomas J. Mcnicholas
Nov 13, 2011
Obituary
Thomas J. McNicholas, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Tom was born in Boston to Thomas J. McNicholas Sr. and Margeret M. (Shea) McNicholas. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and...
Mary L. (O'Donnell) O'Halloran
Nov 12, 2011
Obituary
Mary L. (O'Donnell) O'Halloran, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a brief illness. She was 77 years old. Mary was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended St. Mary's Church Parochial School and then graduated from Charlestown High School. Mary worked several...
Dorothy F. "Dotty" (Cotter) Greatorex
Nov 11, 2011
Obituary
Dorothy F. "Dotty" (Cotter) Greatorex, a resident of Everett for 11 years and former longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Friday, November 11, 2011 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 69 years old. Dotty was born in Boston and raised by William and Dorothy Keniston and Margaret O'Callahan. She grew up in Charlestown where she...
Miriam A. (Sloan) English
Nov 8, 2011
Obituary
Miriam A. (Sloan) English, a 50 year resident of Charlestown, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at her home in Charlestown. She was 75 years old. Miriam was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she grew up and attended schools. Miriam worked for more than 30 years as a Home Health Aide in the North Shore area...
Richard S. O'Brien
Oct 29, 2011
Obituary
Richard S. O'Brien, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. Richie was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1968 and...
Mary T. (O'Connor) Sweeney-Elias
Oct 29, 2011
Obituary
Mary T. (O'Connor) Sweeney-Elias, a longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at her home in Charlestown following a lengthy illness. She was 82 years old. Mary was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1947. She worked for several years...
Quinlan B. Junta
Oct 23, 2011
Obituary
Quinlan B. Junta of Reading, died suddenly on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 21 years old. Quinlan was born in Melrose on November 28, 1989 to Michele (Barrett) and Thomas F. Junta. He grew up in Reading where he attended Barrows Elementay School, Parker Middle School and graduated from Reading Memorial High...
Edward J. Keating (Retired Lt. Boston Police Dept.)
Oct 17, 2011
Obituary
Edward J. Keating, a retired Lieutenant for the Boston Police Department and lifelong Charlestown resident, died on Monday, October 17, 2011 at his home in Charlestown following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 82 years old. Ed was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Commerce High...
William T. "Bill" Daly
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary
William T. "Bill" Daly, a 9 year resident of Everett and former 35 year resident of Melrose, died on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. Bill was born in Chelsea on November 3, 1932 to the late John and Ethel Daly....
Anthony R. "Butchie" Depietro Jr.
Oct 10, 2011
Obituary
Anthony R. "Butchie" DePietro Jr., a 14 year resident of Wakefield and formerly of Chelsea, died on Monday, October 10, 2011, at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a 4 month battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Anthony was born in Boston on July 29, 1943 to the late Anthony R. and Rose (Forgione)...
Lia M. Raptis
Oct 7, 2011
Obituary
Lia M. Raptis, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire, died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at The Elms Nursing Home in Milford, New Hampshire after an extended illness. She was 71 years old. Lia was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and attended schools there. She left Nashua in 1960 to find work in Boston. She became...
Mary R. (Mcinnis) Dussault
Oct 7, 2011
Obituary
Mary R. (McInnis) Dussault, a 43 year resident of Wakefield, died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at her son's home in North Andover following an extended illness. She was 73 years old. Mary was born in Boston on February 17, 1938 to the late Bennet F. and Gertrude (Gillis) McInnis. Mary grew up in Cambridge where she attend...
Robert F. "Boston Bob" Alix
Oct 3, 2011
Obituary
Robert F. "Boston Bob" Alix, a resident of Ridgway, Pennsylvannia for 31 years, died suddenly at his home in Pennsylvannia on Monday, October 3, 2011. He was 80 years old. Bob was born in Boston in 1931 and grew up in the Beacon Hill and West End sections of Boston where he attended Boston Public Schools. He enlisted...
