All Obituaries

Anthony C. Pagliocca of Belmont Oct 16, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Rosemary A. Pagliocca (Pacheco). Father of Michael A. Pagliocca and his wife Kate. Grandfather of Lauren, Steven and Kristina. Brother of Josephine McNamara, Rita Forrester and Paul Pagliocca all of Allston and the late Lena Tremblay, Rose McWhinnie, Mary Barbe, Genevieve Rowell and Alfred Pagliocca. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Road Belmont on...

Frederick William ”Fritz” Dooe passed away suddenly in his Belmont, MA home on Monday October 15, 2018, at the age of 33. He is survived by his father, Frederick C. Dooe, his mother, Catherine A. Byrne, and his sister, Mary E. Dooe, along with many cousins. Born in Waltham, MA on July 31, 1985, Fritz attended Belmont Public Schools. He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics as well as a Master of Science in Actuarial Science, and put his...

Joan M. “Joanie” Cahill of Cambridge, passed away on October 14, 2018 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Beloved wife and best friend of Thomas F. Cahill. Survived by her three devoted and loving children; Thomas F. Cahill Jr., Asst.Chief at CFD and his wife Shannon of Medfield, Julie M. Cahill Hollingsworth, ANP and her husband Ben of Bedford and Beth Cahill Halloran, CPD and her husband Timothy of Belmont. She also leaves her 8 adored...

Nancy Fay (Tait) of Belmont Oct. 13, 2018. Daughter of the late Robert J. Tait and Doris M (Ferguson) Tait. Beloved wife of Ernest E Fay for 57 years. Loving mother of Robin Gorman and her husband Ed of Scituate, Joanne Kriger and her husband Carl of Burlington and Leslie Condon and her husband Brian of Westwood. Cherished grandmother of Ian, Nevin and Erin Kriger, Shannon, Ben and Megan Condon. Sister of the late Norma Tait. Also survived by her cousin Joan...

William H. Lowry of Belmont Sept. 30, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Anne Lowry (Dearnley). A memorial service will be held in the Plymouth Congregational Church 582 Pleasant Street Belmont on Saturday Oct. 20th at 1:00 PM. Relatives and friends invited. Interment Private. late U. S. Army Veteran, W.W. II. Complete notice to follow.

Mary "Ginny" V. McCabe of Cambridge,died in Waltham on Sept.30,2018 after a brief illness.  Beloved wife of the late William J. McCabe, Jr. (Cambridge Fire Dept.).  Loving mother of Joseph and his wife Jeannie and William J. McCabe, III and his wife Deborah.  Cherished "Nanny" to her four grandchildren: Joseph Jr. and his wife Janet Lamb, Brian and his wife Elizabeth Hegarty, Jennifer and her husband Tyler Hathaway and Meghan and her husband Matthew...

Paul F. Murphy of Cambridge died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sept. 24, 2018. Beloved husband of Eileen (Sexton). Loving father of  Robert of Palm Springs CA, Paula Wharton and her husband Philip and Jean all of Cambridge. Grandfather of Emily, Sarah, Allison Wharton and Kristin and Alex Murphy. Brother of the late Edward, George, Gerald Murphy and Geraldine O'Donnell. Also survived by several nieces and...

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...

Evelyn Harrison (Thompson) of Cambridge Sept. 17, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Thomas C.F. Harrison. At the family's request her funeral services will be private. Donations may be made in her memory to a charity of your choice.

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...