All Obituaries

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,...

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...

Edward Patapanian, of Watertown, July 30, 2018 at 91 years of age after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Beloved husband of 68 years to Elaine (Zona) Patapanian. Father of Jay Patapanian of Belmont and Cheryl Rieves and her fiancé Iran of Las Vegas. Grandfather of Desiree and her husband Daylen Dove of California. Great grandfather of Dayla Dove. Ed owned and operated D. Patapanian & Son, Inc. with his son; a company founded by his father in 1915. As a...

Janice E. Marron (Walker) of Belmont July 29, 2018. Complete notice to follow.

Mary S. Durland (Wallin) of Danvers July 22, 2018. Beloved wife of the late William S. Durland Jr of 61 years. Sheila is survived by her daughter, Betsy Dioli, and her husband, Art of Ipswich, and by her son, Sandy and his wife, Kathy Durland of Andover,  and by her grandchildren, Jonathan Dioli and his wife, Katie of Salem, Catherine Dioli of Wooster, Ohio, Abby Durland of Boston and Carter Durland of Newark, Delaware, and her great grandson, Desmond Dioli. She was...

  Calvert Magruder  of Cambridge, formerly  of Maumee OH, Sewickley, Pa., and South Tamworth, N.H.,  died on Saturday July 21 of congestive heart failure at his home in Cambridge while under  hospice care.  He was 91.  He was born in Boston  on May 17, 1927, to then  Professor (later Federal Judge) Calvert Magruder and Anna  Saltonstall (Ward)  Magruder,...

Marjorie Avonne MacKerron (Hokanson) of Belmont July 13, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Gordon A. MacKerron. Mother of Jody A. and her husband George Brazil of Weymouth, and Dawn of Belmont, Sister of Hazel I. Nasman of Belmont.  A memorial service will be held at Grace Chapel 59 Worthen Road Lexington on Friday July 20th at 11:00 AM.  Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Private.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sportspower...

Joyann Kay of Cambridge July 8, 2018. At the family's request her funeral services will be private. Donations in her memory made be made to a charity of your choice.

Stephen Louis Washburn, MD of Concord, formerly of Belmont, died peacefully at home of lung cancer on June 21, 2018.  Survived by beloved wife Suzanne; daughters Lisa, Sara W. J. Levy and Husband Michael, and son James; granddaughters Jessica Zaval and husband Peter, Betsy Jorgensen Forbes and husband Brendan; great grandchildren Benjamin, Elliott, and Malachy Zaval; and many nieces and nephews. Graduate of Milton Academy 1943, U.S. Army 1943-1944, graduate of Harvard College (on...

Karen M. ( Redding) Ferolito of Watertown, formerly of Cambridge June 18, 2018. Beloved wife of Joseph J.  Loving mother of Jacquelyn Lasa and her husband Rafael of Waltham and Carole Ferolito of Cambridge.  Devoted Nana to Evan and Angelo.  Also survived by many cousins, relatives and her friends in Sanford, Maine.  She was a beautiful mom to her special dog Bella.  Visitation will be held in the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Rd. Belmont Wednesday...

Joseph D. Keohane, Jr. of Cambridge suddenly on June 15, 2018 at the age of 60.  Son of Lillian (Druss) and the late Joseph Keohane of Cambridge.  Companion of Deborah Winter.  Father of Michelle Ramos, Lisa Keohane Bush and Kristin Keohane.  Brother of Katherine Mahoney, Susan de la Garza and the late Carol Segal.  A graveside service will be held in Cambridge Cemetery on Friday, June 22 at 10AM. 

Virginia (Riselli) Fehrmann of Belmont June 14, 2018.  Beloved wife of the late Walter H.  Loving mother of Susan Fehrmann and her husband Mark Lacey of Gloucester, Edward Fehrmann of Belmont and Carol Toland and her husband Owen of Belmont.  Grandmother of US Army Captain Julie Toland, Active Duty Middle East, Owen Toland of Watertown and Jack Toland of Boston.  Sister-in-law of Doris Derenzo of Needham.  Sister of the late Nicholas, Lena and Josephine...

Lewis, Victoria Jane. (b. October 22, 1957) passed away in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the 11th of June 2018. She is survived by her beloved daughter Lydia R. Lewis, parents Marjorie and Philip Lewis, siblings David L. Lewis (Anne F. Ackerley), James S. Lewis and Laura A. Lewis, and niece and nephews Juliet A. Lewis, Jacob D. Lewis, and Lukas I. Stephan. A long time resident of Cambridge, Vicki graduated with a B.A. from Brown University and a JD from the Northeastern School of Law. She was...

 M. Robert Gardner, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle passed away peacefully at the age of 93 on June 11, 2018. He was born on August 7, 1924 in Manhattan, son of Max and Blanche Lustgarten, and was raised in Brooklyn. Bob received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from the Columbia School of Physicians and Surgeons. He did his psychoanalytic training at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (BPSI) and worked at the Boston...

Dorothy L. ( Whitaker) Ferolito of Cambridge June 8, 2018. Survived by her devoted Joseph of Cambridge. Mother of Joan Searle and her husband Bob of Oregon and Rockport and Joseph and his wife Karen of Watertown. Complete notice to follow. 

Kevin P. O'Connor, 53, of West Roxbury, formerly of Somerville,passed away peacefully with loved ones by his side on June 6, 2018 at Brigham & Women's, Faulkner hospital.  Kevin was a true gentleman, a kind and gentle soul, he loved his family and friends deeply and wanted to say good bye to all.  Kevin was born on December 31, 1964 to Thomas and Teresa (Killourhy) O'Connor originally from County Clare, Ireland and Somerville, MA.  Kevin attended St....

Agnes Marie Grace passed away on June 1st in her beloved summer cottage in Hull, Ma.  Agnes was born on November 9, 1937 and raised in Belmont, Ma.  Agnes received her education degree from Rivier College in Nashua, NH Class of 1959 where she remained an active and devoted supporter. Upon graduation Agnes relocated to New Haven CT for the next 35 years as an educator in the North Branford, CT school system.  After retirement Agnes returned to Belmont until 2017 when she moved...

On the road from a childhood herding sheep in the lonely Australian Outback to becoming the first woman to serve as president of Smith College, Jill Ker Conway found that her intellectual gifts matched her personal ambition. “I had a talent for history,” she told the Globe in 1989, when she published “The Road From Coorain,” the first of her trio of best-selling memoirs, “and the fates were prodding me toward putting it into use.” Dr. Conway, who was 83...

Age 88, died peacefully at home on June 1, 2018, with his family near his side. Victor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 23, 1929 to Victor Carpenter, Sr. and Pauline Carpenter. He is predeceased by his parents, his sisters Sally and Angie and his daughter Gracia. He is survived by his wife Catherine and his children Tyler and his wife Mary Alice and Melissa and his grandchildren, Milo and Simone as well has his brother John and his wife Ellen and several nieces and nephews. A...