All Obituaries

Mildred Edith Franchina (White) of Belmont Jan 14, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Charles J. Franchina. Loving mother of  Jeanne Murray and her husband John of Woburn and John Franchina and his wife Lorella of Reading. Cherished grandmother of Daniel Murray and his wife Marissa of Lexington,  Rachel Frechette and her husband Kevin of Boston and  Peter Franchina and his girl friend  Kerry Morrissey of Dover Point, NH.  Great grandmother of Justin, Brooke and...

Alice Willard Mackey died peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Lexington, MA. Born February 27, 1920 in New London, CT, Alice grew up along the Thames River in Groton, CT, in the home bought by her seafaring grandfather, in which her mother had also been raised. When the Great Depression hit and the family fell on hard times, her mother rolled up her sleeves, took in boarders, and worked hard to ensure not only that did they not lose their home, but that Alice and her brother Allen...

Arthur Joseph Battle of Boston, formerly of Belmont, passed away on January 11th at age 67. He would have been 68 on January 16th. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur Edward Battle and Josephine Ann (Spinale) Battle. “Arty,” as he was known to his family and friends, leaves behind his loving sisters Diane Battle of New York City, Patty Battle of Watertown, and Joanne Battle Collins and her husband Douglas Collins of Holly Springs, North Carolina. He also leaves his nieces...

Jack Clunan of Cambridge, Brookline and Saunderstown, RI passed away on January 9th shortly after a cancer diagnosis.  He leaves his wife and partner of 30 years, Sarah Carter Clunan, four children; John, Brenda, Patrice and Mary; two step-children Carter and Alexandra, one step-granddaughter, eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.     Jack was a native of Cambridge.  He attended St. Peter’s School, Cambridge Latin and Boston College.  He played...

Wanda Walker of Sandwich died peacefully at home on January 6, 2021. She was 95. Wanda was predeceased by her daughter, Bonnie Walker Ryan. Wanda is survived by her daughter, Leslie Walker and her husband Jeffrey Larson, grandchildren Sam and Jesse Larson and Jessica and Caila Ryan. Wanda is also survived by great grandchildren  Liam Maddox  and  Layla Bouchard. While Wanda’s family was the center of her life, she also loved music, especially opera,  and reading....

Aileen F. Hegarty (Kerr) of Belmont Jan. 5, 2021. Beloved wife of Gerald J. Hegarty. Loving mother of Gerald J. Hegarty Jr and his wife Anna of Reading, Mary McDonough and her husband Robert of Wilmington, Judy Dacey and her husband Jay of Belmont, Jeanne Hall and her husband Steve of Westford and Christine Hammel and her husband Ian of Wellesley. Cherished grandmother of Thomas and Camilla Hegarty,  Caitlin and Brendan McDonough, Jacqueline, Connor, Kevin and Molly Dacey, Aidan, Meghan...

Joan C. Ripley (Nylander) of Belmont Jan. 4, 2021. Beloved wife of Richard G. Ripley. Loving mother of Lynne Preston and Wade Ripley. Cherished grandmother of Sam, Leah, Erin and Jane. Due to Covid19 restrictions her funeral service and burial will be private.  Retired secretary for the Belmont Police Department for 37 years and longtime employee for Edgar's Flowers. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association 309 Waverley Oaks Rd,...

John Casey,  Retired Northeastern Faculty Member Age 78, of Cambridge, MA, died Dec. 31 of a stroke. John grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and received his BS degree from Boston College in mathematics where he was in the Honors Program. He did graduate Ph.D. work in mathematics at Brown University. He retired from the faculty of the College of Computer Science at Northeastern University. John was pivotal as a key member of the foundational group forming a College of Computer Science at...

Lorraine Harrington (Miller) of Burlington formerly of Belmont Dec. 28, 2020.  Born Jan. 4, 1944 to the late Francis Miller and Mary (Zukowski) Miller. Loving mother of Heather Ivester and her husband Karl and Ryan Harrington and his wife Kim. Cherished grandmother of Meghan, Jayne, Daniel, Luke, Kelly, Cato and Mary. Sister of Frank Miller and his wife Lorraine, Christine Boe and her husband David and Nancy Price and her husband Andrew. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Due...

Christopher Demetri Horner, age 52, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on December 28th following a courageous 16 month battle with Pancre atic Cancer. Chris was the youngest child of Matina and Joseph Horner and grew up in  Cambridge. He attended BB&N, then Harvard College, graduating Cum Laude with a  degree in Computer Science. Chris was a self-directed learner from birth, learning to  read by the time he was 18 months old by watching Sesame Street....

Margaret McManus (Smith) of W. Yarmouth formerly of Cambridge and Woburn, Dec. 25, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Charles W. McManus. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. At the request of the deceased, funeral services will be private. 

William A. Canavan of Belmont December 22, 2020. Son of the late Andrew T. and Catherine Canavan. He was born November 12, 1934. Beloved husband of Helen M. (Trodden) for 52 years. William is survived by his three children Andrew T. and his wife, Stacie Canavan of Medford, Laura Patterson and her husband Pat of Nashua NH, and William P. Canavan and Katherine Moylan, of Arlington. Dear Papa of five grandchildren: Brendan, Caitlin & William Canavan, Ella & Charlie Patterson....

Barbara Anne Carr passed away on December 21, 2020 at the VNA Senior Living on Highland after a well lived and long life. She was a lifelong resident of her beloved Cambridge.    Daughter of the late William P. and Mary Eva Carr.  Sister of the late Mary Baldwin, John Carr, Dorothy Spinney, Ruth Riley and Helen Flaminio. She also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.     Barbara was a retired employee of Hewlett-Packard Corporation...

Beverly Lena Sotir (Strout), 82, of Belmont, MA. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Sotir. Predeceased by her parents, Lena (Luciani) and Winfield L. Strout, her brother Loren W. Strout, all of Quincy, MA, and her loving in-laws, Olympia and Rafail Sotir and sister-in-law Violet Sotir, all of Somerville, MA. She is survived by her eight children and their spouses: Tracy and David Ramsey of Belmont, MA., Mark and Migdalia Sotir of Naperville, Il., Lisa Sotir Parsons of Belmont, MA., and Jamie...

Kenneth Gardiner of  E. Falmouth formerly of Belmont Dec 19, 2020. Beloved husband of the late  Judith A. (Kelley) Gardiner for 55 years. Son of the late John and Adelaide (Taylor) Gardiner. Loving father of William and Joyce of Melrose, James and Elizabeth of Denton, Texas, Ron and Patti of Medfield and Ken Jr. and Leanne of Lynnfield. Cherished grandfather of William, Jared, Jenni, Michael, Caitlyn, Christine, Liam, Bridget , Adelaide and Calvin. Brother of  Delores and...

Theodore F. “Teddy” Joyce, 78 of Cambridge, formally of Everett, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving wife and family on December 9, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Loving and devoted husband of Mary McLaughlin-Joyce. Ted was the son of the late Theodore Joyce (former Everett Police Chief) and Helen (Kersey). Dear brother of Thomas (Lena), Robert (Sue), and John...

Margaret H. (Olsen) Hawkins passed away peacefully at home on Dec 7, 2020 at the age of 102. Wife of the late Selby Hawkins Jr. Beloved mother of Roberta Hawkins of Waltham and the late Stephen Hawkins Sr. of Islamorada, FL. Mother-in-Law of Pamela Hawkins Wells of Port Charlotte, FL. Grandmother of Stephen Hawkins Jr and his wife Kimberly of Oakdale, CT. Stacy (Hawkins) Tortorella and her husband Daniel of Waterville, ME. and Scott Hawkins of Worcester. Great Grandmother of Ethan and Amelia...

Shrawan Krishna of Somerville Dec. 6, 2020. Complete notice to follow.

Lorraine Hames (Pizzuto) of Watertown Dec. 6, 2020. Complete notice to follow.

Elaine T. (McGaunn) DeLeo- Born in Woburn, longtime resident of Arlington, December 3,, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John DeLeo. Loving mother of Michael of Oceanside, CA, John of Norton, Claire Masci and her husband Rick of Haverhill and Kathleen Totoris and her husband Victor of Oceanside,CA. Devoted grandmother of Michael Grillo, Christopher and Justine DeLeo, Robert and Christine Masci. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Elaine also enjoyed a special bond...