All Obituaries

Douglas Pendleton of Belmont Feb. 21, 2021. Complete notice to follow.

Doris Murphy of Cambridge, February 21, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late Daniel Joseph and Helen F. (McGrath) Murphy. Sister of the late Helen Diggins, Janet Doyle and Lawrence Murphy. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Private Funeral Mass will be held in St. Peter’s Church followed by burial in North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery.   

Richard Hadley Holm, professor emeritus of chemistry at Harvard University, passed away on February 15,2021, after a short illness, at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He was 87 years old.   Born in Boston on September 24 1933, Richard was adopted by Les (James Leslie) Holm and Leora (née Bennett) and spent his early years on his father’s dairyfarm on Nantucket, with sisters Betty and Hazel....

Jesus Teo Asencio of Waltham Feb. 13, 2021. Beloved husband of Delia Lopez de Teo. Visiting hours will be held in the MERAV Church 545 Main Street Waltham on Friday Feb 26th from 7:00 - 11:00 PM. Relatives and friends invited. There will be a gathering on Saturday at the church starting at 9:30 AM followed by a graveside service at Mt Feake Cemetery Cemetery, Waltham at 11:00 AM. 

 Anne A. (Arlauskas) Holian of Cambridge February 11, 2021. Beloved wife of the late John J. Holian Jr. (Retired Lieutenant, Cambridge Police Dept.). Mother of John P., Victoria A. and the late Laura J.  Grandmother of Courtney Charmoy and Dana Curtin. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, funeral services will be private.    

Raymond Francis Corcoran of Belmont Feb. 10, 2021. (Retired Belmont Police Dept. 1954 - 1986). Beloved husband of the late B. Audrey (Lingley) Corcoran (1986). Loving father of Steven P. Corcoran and his wife Rossukul of Avondale, Arizona, Raymond C Corcoran and his wife Michele Corcoran of Peoria, Arizona, Deborah A. Lynch and her husband Bill of Framingham, Carol L. Robbins and her husband Scott of Lunenburg and Lawrence E. Corcoran of Belmont. Cherished grandfather...

Anne Kingsbury Briggs of Arlington Feb. 9, 2021. Beloved wife of Kenneth Bell. Complete notice to follow.

Susan Campbell BROWNSBERGER died at home of pancreatic cancer on Monday February 8 at the age of 85.    She is survived by her husband Carl Brownsberger of Belmont to whom she was happily married for over 65 years.  She is also survived by her son Will and his wife Carolyn of Belmont, her daughter Sarah and her husband Hafthor Yngvason of Bellingham, Washington, her sister Mary Campbell Wirkkala and her husband John Wirkkala of Goshen, New Hampshire, and her sister...

 Robert Maurice Kenny, 80, of Belmont and Scituate, formerly of Arlington and Cambridge, passed away peacefully at his home on February 8, 2021.  Bob was the loving husband of Barbara (Sweeney) Kenny for 53 years and beloved father of David of Billerica, Kristen of Belmont, Carolyn Cataldo and her husband Marc of Wakefield, and Timothy and his wife Jessica of Kingston, MA.   A devoted family man, he was the...

Sally Howes Hansen- Of Cambridge, died February 6, 2021, age 84 from a brief bout of Covid-19 and pneumonia complications. Beloved wife of 49 years of Theodore L. Hansen, loving sister of Mary Elizabeth Merrick of Exeter, New Hampshire and loving step-mother of Theodore M. Hansen of Brewster, Massachusetts. She is also survived by nephew Scott Merrick, Atkinson, New Hampshire and niece Kim Dumont, Hopkinton, New Hampshire..   Sally grew up in Portland, Maine attended Wheaton...

Mary D. Chamberlin (Peters) of Belmont Feb 2, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Harold A Chamberlin Jr. Loving mother of Alexis Dolan. Cherished grandmother of Christian P. Dolan and Leighton A. Dolan. Dear sister of Arthur Peters. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mary loved and enjoyed spending time with her grandsons and talking about the old days. She will be missed by all. Due to Covid 19 restrictions the funeral service and burial will be private. Donations may be made...

Roy E. Keefe of Belmont Feb. 2, 2021. Beloved husband of Delores Keefe (Gardiner). Loving father of Deborah Haase and her husband Thomas of Michigan, Gary Keefe and his wife Deirdre of Scituate, Kevin Keefe and his late wife Roberta of Watertown and Brian Keefe and his wife Judy Pagano of Belmont. Cherished grandfather of Andrew, Matthew, Michael, Caroline, Ryan, Ava, Julia and great Grandfather of Briar. Brother of the late William and Paul Keefe. Also survived by several nieces and...

Paul S. Lowry passed peacefully away February 1st.  A partner at KMPG, he devoted himself to his work, overcoming serious health problems to pursue excellence in his field.  Mr. Lowry was born in Albuquerque, NM and grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Anne D. Lowry and William H. Lowry.  After graduating from Norman High School (’69) as a National Merit Scholar, he graduated from Williams College with a political science degree and from Yale Law School...

Francis (Frank) Patrick Brown passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 30th 2021 at the Massachusetts General Hospital due to sudden complications from a chronic medical condition. Frank was born on November 30, 1946 in Boston, MA to Francis and Henrietta Brown. The second of four children, Frank grew up in the Boston area, first in Somerville, and then moving to Belmont in grade school. Frank graduated from The Belmont Hill School in 1964, then went on to complete his undergraduate...

Lawrence J. Ferro of West Newton Jan. 29, 2021.  Survived by Janice Ferro, daughter Kelly Van Evera and her husband Chad Van Evera of Newton. Granddaughter Madison Drewry and her father Scott Drewry of W. Newton. Sister Linda (Ferro) Carlson and her husband George Carlson of Watertown and Susan Ferro of Machias, Maine. He also leaves behind his beloved dog, Brady. Four nieces and nephews; Gregory T. Carlson of Texas, Jennifer M. Carton of Waltham, Stefanie A. Carlson of W. Roxbury...

Eleanor Garozzo (Giannotti) of Belmont Jan. 29, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Sam A. Garozzo.  Mother of Alfred Garozzo and his wife Elizabeth, and Eleanor (Garozzo) Stroud.  Grandmother of Katerina (Garozzo) Perry and her husband, Walter Perry, Marissa Garozzo, and Peter and Diana Stroud . Due to Covid19 restrictions the funeral service and burial will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Yolanda "Lani" Ruvolo, 96, of Cambridge Massachusetts passed away peacefully on January 27, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Raffaela (Mautone) and Biagio Stanziola, the beloved wife of the late Serafin (Sam) Thomas Ruvolo, mother of Renee Feinberg and her husband Stephen, of Fanwood, New Jersey; Donna Ruvolo and her wife, Lauren Crocker, of Belmont, Massachusetts and grandmother of Benjamin and Josue Crocker, and grand-dogs Lola and Cody. Yolanda was born in Amsterdam NY in...

Catherine M. Tibbetts of Medford and Cambridge, January 24, 2021. Beloved Mother of Makayla Ashley Puntonio of Medford. Bonus Mom of Delia Puntonio of Cambridge. Daughter of Ann Tibbetts of Arlington. Sister of Mary-Beth Murphy, of Arlington and Michael Tibbetts of Woburn. Nonna of Christian Alvarado and Aria Rezendes of Cambridge. Aunt to Alexis Murphy of Arlington. Also survived by many cousins, aunts, uncles and dear friends.  Catherine's...

Joan S. Levine (Weitzner) of Cambridge January 22, 2021. At the family's request her funeral services will be private.

Dr. Kuhn Hong Lee passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 21, 2021 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 83 years old. Dr. Lee was born on January 16, 1938 in Seoul, Korea. He married Bang Won in 1965, and the Lees immigrated to Mankato, Minnesota in 1970. He obtained a Bachelors degree in Economics from Sung Kyun Kwan University in 1960, a Masters in International Economics from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 1971 and a PhD in International Economics and Education...