All Obituaries

Margaret W. (O'Connor) Lyons of Belmont July 22, 2021. beloved wife of the late Stephen W. Lyons. Complete notice to follow.

Mary Kathryn (Kaye) Green, 99, of Cambridge, died peacefully on July 18 at the Sawtelle Hospice Center in Reading. Kaye was born to Robert DiVall and Elizabeth O’Keefe DiVall in Madison, Wisconsin on May 17, 1922, the third of four siblings. She was the devoted wife of the late Gerald R. Green for over 60 years, the beloved mother of the late James Green (Janet Grogan) of Somerville, Mary Beth Kress (Peter...

Gerald N. Wogan, Professor Emeritus at MIT, of Belmont, July 16, 2021.  Beloved husband of the late Henrietta (Hoenicke). Complete notice to follow. 

Lyla Jean Toland, born on June 28, 2021, aged 13 days, gently passed away in her parents’ arms at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA on July 11, 2021.  Lyla is the daughter of Owen and Heather Toland of Belmont MA. They joyfully expected her arrival and during Lyla’s short time on earth she touched everyone she met.She loved her mom to read her stories, being held and talked to by her dad, being...

Ernest Edward Wall Jr of Cambridge July 9, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn (Andersen) Wall. Complete notice to follow.

Francis John Bonanno of Belmont July 8, 2021. Beloved husband of Maria Angelina (Manetto) Bonanno. Loving father of  Marcello Bonanno, Mary Grace Bonanno, Marisa Bonanno-Nadow, and Marlina Totino. Cherished grandfather of Dylan Nadow, Giancarlo, Matias, and Valentina Totino. Brother of the late Sandra Bonanno. Funeral from the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Rd Belmont on Tuesday at 9AM followed by a Funeral Mass in St Luke Church at...

C. Frances Cooney of Lexington July 7, 2021. Daughter of the late Patrick and Catherine (Russell) Cooney. Sister of  the late Dorothy Johnson, Frederick "Skee", Eugene "Matt", Alyce and Connie Cooney. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be celebrated in St Brigid Church 1981 Mass Ave Lexington on Thursday July 15 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Interment St Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury.

Paul Cronin Weiler of Cambridge July 7, 2021. beloved husband of Florrie Darwin. Complete notice to follow.

Emily Clarkson Thompson Eagar of Belmont, Mass., the last surviving child of former Chattanooga mayor, reformer and philanthropist T.C. Thompson, died at home Tuesday, July 6, 2021. She was 97.   Mrs. Eagar was born at home in Chattanooga in 1924; she never had a birth certificate, the source of much trouble later. Her parents were T.C. Thompson and the former Anna May Signaigo.    She is survived by three children, Harry Eagar Jr. (Tricia) of Sykesville, MD; Emily Maxwell...

Kuo-Chen Chou of Belmont, Scientist and Professor. July 5, 2021.  Beloved husband of Wei-Zhu Zhong. loving father of James Chou and his wife Bonnie. Cherished grandfather of Angela Chou. Brother of Kuo-Chi Chou, Guo-Fan Zhou, Guo-Ping Zhou, and Guo-Qiang Zhou.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  A great bioinformatics scientist who published 772 research papers with over 64,000 citations. The founder of The Gordon Life Science Institute...

Edward R. Morton of Belmont formerly of Watertown July 9, 2021. Beloved son of the late William W. and Mary (Addesa) Morton. Complete notice to follow.

McDonald, Mary J., 1943-2021.  It is with profound sadness that the family of Mary J. McDonald announces the news of her death.  She resided in Billerica, MA, formerly of Cambridge.  She was predeceased by her parents, Michael J. and Jane B. McDonald of Cambridge.  She was the beloved sister of Michael J. McDonald (Pat) of      N. Dartmouth, MA, Anne T. Baglini of Cumberland, RI, Catherine M. Joyce (Chris) of Bonita Springs, FL, and Joseph A....

Kathleen J. (Flannery) Dimott of Belmont passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on June 29, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Donald J. Dimott. Loving mother of Elaine Cowing and her husband Paul of Waltham and Richard Dimott and his fiance Miken Lalli of Belmont. Cherished grandmother of Nicholas Dimott of Maine. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  Kathleen was the secretary for Mr. Sullivan (Belmont High School Assistant Principal) for 30 years....

Sugarman, James A. ( Jim) Born February 19, 1954 in the Bronx, Jim died June 28, 2021 in his home in Belmont Mass after an 18 month battle with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. A life long musician, Jim started playing drums in the family’s brownstone at age 10, and never stopped. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science at age 17, and spent one year at SUNY Albany, where he played drums in a rock band. In 1973, Jim moved to the Boston area to attend Berklee College of Music....

William P. Lane - Of Cambridge, died peacefully on June 19, 2021 at the age of 99, in his home surrounded by his family. Beloved husband of the late Mary K. (O’Connor). Loving father of William F. and his wife Jayne of Duxbury, John C. and his wife Bernadette of Somerville, Mary P. and Anne Marie both of Cambridge, Kathleen B. Songer and her husband Joseph of Maryland, and the late Paul J. and Judith M. Grandfather of Courtney E. Alexander (Michael),...

 Jane E. McCormick of Belmont, passed away on June 18, 2021. Beloved sister of Ann McCormick of Jamaica Plain; Ellen Fobert of Lexington; Liz McCormick of Halesworth, England; and her late brothers, John McCormick and Thomas McCormick. Devoted aunt to eleven nieces and nephews, thirteen grand nieces and nephews. The Funeral Mass will be held on July 10th at 10:00 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church, 30 Common St, Belmont. Relatives and friends are invited to attend....

Anna Turner of Norwood June 18, 2021. Complete notice to follow.

Michael Courtney Sr., loving father of five children, passed away at age 76 on June 10th. Michael was born on October 1, 1944, to Thomas and Dorothy Courtney of Belmont, MA. He attended Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and served in the US Air Force. He went on to pursue his career in dentistry. He graduated from Howard University College of Dentistry and then received his Periodontics degree from Boston University School of Dental Medicine. He cared for his patients for 25 years at his...

William F. Doyle of Cambridge, died suddenly on June 10, 2021. He is survived by his long time companion Nijole Ruslys, son William Doyle, and brother Paul Doyle . Also survived by many neices and nephews. Visitation in St. Peter’s Church 100 Concord Ave. Cambridge Wednesday at 9:30am followed by a funeral mass at 10am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Cambridge Cemetery. Late Army Veteran, Vietnam War.   

Dr. Carl Nordyke Brownsberger, MD, died peacefully at home on Monday, June 8, 2021. His beloved wife of 66 years, the translator Susan Brownsberger, had died in February.    He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law William and Carolyn Thum Brownsberger of Belmont, MA, his daughter Sarah Brownsberger and son-in-law Hafthor Yngvason of Bellingham, WA, his sister Mary Brownsberger Young of Frederick, MD, five granddaughters and their spouses, Solrun Hafthorsdottir of Reykjavik,...