All Obituaries

Joseph E. Mirra Sr. age 89 of Cambridge Sept 18, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Veronica F. Mirra (Mills). Loving father of William of Milton, Mark and his wife Amy of Everett, Joseph Jr. and his wife Lisa of Burlington, David and his wife Cathy of Billerica and Chris and his wife Leigh of Arlington. Cherished grandfather of Melissa, Silva, Teresa, Angela, Alicia, Talia, Samantha, John, Joseph III and Samuel. Great Grandfather of Aaron, Jonah, Stella, Levi, Nicholas, Grady...

Anthony John Perino Sr of Waltham formerly of Belmont Sept 17, 2018. Beloved husband of Sheila Broderick Perino.  Loving father of John Perino II and his wife Carol of Belmont and Anthony John Perino Jr and his wife Deborah of Woburn. Cherished grandfather of John Perino III, Justin Thomas Perino, Christopher Joseph Perino and Amy Miele and her husband Anthony. Great Grandfather of Anthony  and Adriana Miele. Also survived by his sisters Anna Giunta and Marie B. Black of Belmont...

Stephen "Dipper" DiPace of Cambridge, Sept.13,2018.  Beloved husband of Ellen (Clarke) DiPace.  Loving father of Nicholas and Amy.  Brother of Frank and his wife Alice of Sudbury, Robert and his wife Margaret of Conway,NH, Thomas and his wife Joan of Belmont, Marie DiPace of Cambridge and Jeanne and her spouse Michelle of Cambridge.  Special Godfather of Andy, JoJo and Ben.  Also survived by many loving brothers and sisters-in-law and nieces and...

Theresa Sarah (Sweeney) McCauley passed away peacefully at home on September 10, 2018 surrounded by family. Beloved mother and grandmother, she was a Waltham resident for 65 years. Theresa was born in 1926 in Needham, Massachusetts, daughter of Thomas H. and Sarah I. (Curley) Sweeney. She was a devoted and loving wife to Leo A. McCauley for 62 years, before his passing in 2009. She was a cherished mother to Leo A. McCauley II and his wife Shelley of Brockton, MA; and the late Nancy L....

Matthew J. O'Connor, age 84, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 9, 2018 in his home in Belmont with his family close at hand. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Nancy (Mungovan) "the love of his life" and by his three children, Carolyn and her husband John Hoogendoorn of Belmont, Matthew O'Connor Jr. of Belmont, and Nancy Ann and her husband Al Castignetti of Mendham, New Jersey. Cherished "Papa" of Michael, Stephen, Joe, Jackie,...

William R. Achorn  born to the late William Henry and Grace L. in Cambridge, on 10/22/23,  deceased 9/05/2018,. Predeceased by his wife Sylvia Green Achorn in 1990.  Survived by his sister Marjorie Doyle of Malden, many nieces and nephew and his loving friend and companion of many years H. Claire Riley of  Reading, formerly of Belmont. Bill was raised in Cambridge and Graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School. Bill served in the Army during...

Elizabeth Ann Valente (Wrynn) of Arlington formerly of Cambridge Sept. 4, 2018. Beloved  mother of Ines C. Polonski, Alexander Valente and his wife Barbara and Richard Valente. Loving grandmother of Christina Polonski, Alexander Valente and Sean Valente. Cherished Great Grandmother Catherine. Visiting hours in the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Road Belmont on Friday Sept 7th from 10:00 - 12:00 PM Followed by a funeral home service at 12:00 noon. Relatives and friends...

John A. Normile Jr. "Jack of Dover, N.H. formerly of Belmont Sept. 1, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Muriel C. Normile (Taffe).  Loving father of Jacqueline of Dover, NH, Michael and his wife, Mary, of Chamberlain, SD,  Kathleen Colitti and her husband, Christopher, of Dover, NH, Timothy of Kingwood, TX, Maureen Bennett and her husband, John, of Belmont, Deborah of Dover, NH, Christine Lessard and her husband, Robert, of Dover, NH, Daniel and his fiancée, Paulette...

Father James J. McGowan grew up in Woburn and was born on February 23, 1936, the son of the late James J. and Margaret (Boyle) McGowan. He comes from a family of seven children. He attended Boston College and prepared for the priesthood at St. Philip Neri School for Delayed Vocations and St. John Seminary. He was ordained on February 2, 1962 at St. Margaret Church in Lowell by the Most Rev. Thomas J. Riley. He offered his first Mass on February 4th at St. Joseph Church in Woburn. His...

Erasto Carmona of Billerica Aug. 27, 2018. Complete notice to follow.

Alonzo D. Saunders II of Boston Aug. 25, 2018. Complete notice to follow.

Renzo Contini, age 85 of Watertown, passed away, August 24, surrounded by his loving family in his home.  He was born in Popoli, Italy, a small town in the Abruzzo region, son of Antonio and Anna Contini.  For over 62 years, he was the devoted husband of Anna, his tremendously caring wife.   He was the loving and proud father of Maurizio Contini and his wife Norma, and Paola Contini.  Cherished Papa of Julia Contini, Isabella and Sophia Thompson, and Paul Contini...

With great sorrow, we announce the death of Nancy Bliss Slavinsky on August 20, 2018. She passed away peacefully at Parlin Hospice. Nancy was pre-deceased by her loving husband, John, after 56 years of marriage. Nancy was born in New York City on February 17, 1930. She was the daughter of Claribel Smith Bliss and John Henry Bliss.  She is survived by her sons Andrew and Caleb, one grandson, and one great grand daughter, in addition to her brother Thomas Hooker Bliss. Her formative...

Marianne Childress Rusk of Bel Air, California, loving wife of 61 years to Dr. Jeremy W. Rusk, cherished mother to Michelle Rusk, Ian Rusk, and Kristin Rusk Robinson, their spouses Mark Jones, Carolann Rusk, and Grant Robinson, and beloved “Mimi” to six grandchildren, Alexandra and Samuel Jones, Heather, Chloe, and Aidan Rusk, and Caleb Robinson, passed peacefully in Los Angeles with her family by her side. Marianne was born on a farm near Archie, Missouri, the daughter of...

William P. Simonetti, 66, formerly of Belmont and Newton Centre. Died on Aug. 20, 2018. He was the beloved son of the late William T. and Andreana (Tornabene) Simonetti. He graduated from Belmont High School in 1969 and received his B.S. in Education in 1975 at Northeastern University where he was on the Dean’s List and the Dean’s Student Advisory Committee. Bill’s ambition from childhood was to become a middle school teacher. However, sadly, his dream was never realized...

Dorothy Martin (McCloskey) of Belmont Aug. 20, 2018. Beloved wife of the late James F. Martin. Complete arrangements to follow.

William A. LeDuc of Belmont Aug 12, 2018. Beloved husband of Sheila Connors LeDuc. Loving father of Christopher LeDuc of Belmont and Elisabeth LeDuc of Arlington. Cherished grandfather of Isaac LeDuc of Newton and Cullen Jacob LeDuc of Kenosha, WI. Brother of the late Thomas LeDuc. Visiting hours in the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Rd Belmont on Friday Aug 17th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated in Weymouth at Sacred Heart Church 72 Washington St. Weymouth...

Antonio Orlando Urciuolo Jr. passed away at the Watertown Health Center on August 12th after a long illness. Tony, known to his family as “Brother” and to his friends “Rufus”, was a lifelong Watertown resident. He was the son of Antonio Urciuolo Sr. and the late Helen (Stock) Urciuolo. He is survived by his son Antonio Urciuolo III of Athol, the greatest pride of his life. Tony also leaves a large extended family including his brother David Urciuolo of Natick,...

Bruce A. Frye of Belmont Aug. 11, 2018. Beloved husband of Janice C. Frye (Lally). At the family's request Bruce's funeral service was private.  Late U. S. Navy Veteran, Korea and Vietnam.

Jennifer C. Ryder (Notartomaso) of Belmont July 30, 2018. Age 45. Beloved wife of Charles D. Ryder. Loving mother of Thomas C. Ryder. Cherished daughter of Thomas C. Notartomaso and  Linda M. (Hand) Notartomaso. Sister of Laura M. Notartomaso and aunt of Hailey M. Deneault. A visitation will be held in the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Road, Belmont on Monday Aug 6th from 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Followed by a funeral service at 11:00AM. Relatives and friends...