Helen L. (Stingel) Cook
January 14, 2008
Of Wakefield, MA formerly of Belmont, died on January 14, 2008 in her 93rd year. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert H. Cook. She was the loving mother of Dorothy Clougherty of South Boston, Robert Cook of Nashua, NH, and Carol Hrabovszky of Wakefield. She is also survived by six grandchildren and one great grand-daughter.
Born in Arlington, MA on August 19, 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (O’Neill) Stingel. She was the sister of Margaret Campbell of Woburn, Elizabeth Catalano of FL, and the late Mary Carroll, John Stingel, Dorothy Bailey, James Stingel, Adrienne Johnson, Marjorie Juhaz, Patricia Shields, Jeanne O’Connell and Herbert Stingel.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Cook will be held in the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mt. Auburn Street (Route 16), Watertown on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 11 A.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. A visitation will take place prior to the funeral service from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Interment
in Belmont Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations made in Helen’s name to the Salvation Army, 147 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Thursday ~ January 17, 2008 ~ 10:00-11:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: Stanton Funeral Home ~ January 17, 2008 ~ 11:00 A.M.
Interment: Belmont Cemetery ~ Following Service
Concetta A. 'Connie' (Bartoli) Marto
January 11, 2008
Died Friday, January 11, 2008 in Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Brighton. She was 94.
Her husband, Anthony Marto died in 1994. She was born June 1, 1913 in Boston, a daughter of the late Giacchino and Maria (Barsamello) Bartoli. She was a graduate of Woburn High School. She earned a Bachelor degree from Boston University School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Marto was an accomplished musician and was classically trained. She was an opera singer and sang many Italian operas. She taught piano and voice lessons for many years. In the early 1940’s she had the honor of being the opening singer for Frank Sinatra at a fundraiser for Michael Curley, Mayor of Boston. She also had the honor of singing with Perry Como and enjoyed having her own radio show in the early 1940’s. For over 30 years she was the organist at the former St. Theresa of the Little Flower Church on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown. She also maintained membership in the Italian Historical Society.
She leaves her children, Peter A. Marto and his wife, Jaci, of Bedford, Nancy E. Marto of Charlestown and Gina E. Bianchi of Watertown; grandmother of Jared A. Bianchi and his wife, Katie of Framingham, Adam A. Marto of Bourne and Alex A. Marto of Bedford; great-grandmother of Ayla Bianchi; sister of the late Joseph J. Bartoli, Elvira Messina and Josephine Sullivan.
Funeral from the Stanton Funeral Home 786 Mt. Auburn St. (Rt16) Watertown on Wednesday at 9:30 A.M. Funeral Mass in The Church of Saint Patrick, 212 Main Street at 10:30 A.M. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Tuesday 4-8 P.M. Interment
Mount Auburn Cemetery. Contributions in her memory to American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham 01701 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Tuesday ~ January 15, 2008 ~ 4:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Saint Patrick's Church ~ January 16, 2008 ~ 10:30 A.M.
Interment: Mount Auburn Cemetery ~ Following Service
Helen D. (Galinis) Ryan
January 10, 2008
Of Belmont, died on January 10, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late William V. Ryan. She was the devoted mother of William M. Ryan of South Boston, Russell F. Ryan & his wife Eileen of Belmont, Eileen McLaughlin & her husband Richard of Belmont and the late Robert X. Ryan. She was the loving grandmother of Jeffrey & Whitney Ryan of NY and Ryan, Holly, & Sean McLaughlin of Belmont.
Born in Somerville, MA on February 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Louise (Gotszelt) Galinis. She was the sister of Jeanette Pecevich of Lynnfield, Frances Smaldone of Chelmsford and the late Angela Cameron, Louise Maturse and Anthony Galinis.
Helen’s funeral will be held from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown on Monday January 14, 2008 at 8:00 A.M. A Funeral Mass will take place in the Church of Saint Luke, 132 Lexington Street, Belmont at 9:00 A.M.. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are scheduled on Sunday January 13, 2008 from 3:00 – 6:00 P.M. Interment
in Saint Patrick’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory made to the Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445-7295 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Sunday ~ 3:00 to 6:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Church of Saint Luke ~ January 14, 2008 ~ 9:00 A.M.
Interment: Saint Patrick's Cemetery ~ Following Service
Muriel A. (Fiamingo) Ochab
January 6, 2008
Of Watertown, died on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was the beloved wife of Henry W. Ochab. She was the devoted mother of Jonathan M. Ochab, D.M.D. and his wife Paula of Franklin, MA. She was the loving grandmother of Jessica and Rebecca Ochab.
Born in Somerville, MA on September 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Malatesta) Fiamingo. She was the sister of the late Frederick and Joseph Fiamingo.
Her funeral will be held from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street, Route 16, Watertown on Friday, January 11, 2008 at 8:00 A.M. A Funeral Mass will take place in the Sacred Heart Church, Watertown at 9:00 A.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are scheduled on Thursday, January 10, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Interment
in Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Muriel was a retired employee of Western Electric. She was a late member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
Contributions in Mrs. Ochab’s memory made to the Cheverus School, 30 Irving Street, Malden, MA 02148 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Thursday ~ January 10, 2008 ~ 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Sacred Heart Church ~ January 11, 2008 ~ 9:00 A.M.
Interment: Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown, MA ~ Following Service
Catherine M. (Ranucci) Needham
January 5, 2008
Of Belmont, died on Saturday, January 5, 2008. She was the devoted mother of John J. Needham, Jr., Michael V. and Mary E. Needham of Belmont. She was the loving grandmother of David, Christopher and Marie.
Born in Watertown, MA on December 8, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Mary C. (Peyton) Ranucci. She was the sister of Lorraine Cristello of Watertown, Irene McDevitt of Onset, Tom Ranucci of Brighton, and the late Vincent and Anthony Ranucci and Frances Carrier.
Her funeral will be held from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street, Route 16, Watertown on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at 9:30 A.M. A Funeral Mass will take place in the Sacred Heart Church, Watertown at 10:30 A.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are scheduled on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Interment
in Saint Patrick’s Cemetery.
Contributions in Catherine’s memory made to Saint Jude’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 3704, Memphis, TN 38173-3704 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Wednesday ~ January 9, 2008 ~ 4:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Sacred Heart Church ~ January 10, 2008 ~ 10:30 A.M.
Interment: Saint Patrick's Cemetery ~ Following Service
Marcia (Chappelle) Evans
January 5, 2008
Of Watertown, died on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was the wife of Paul W. Evans of Winchester, MA.
Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of Harry and Frances (Kelly) Chappelle.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Evans will be private.
Elvira P. (Treglia) DiLelio
January 4, 2008
Of Watertown died Friday, January 4, 2008 at the Neville Center in Cambridge, MA. She was 92 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Leone DiLelio.
Born in Watertown, MA on October 10, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Nazzareno and Guiseppina (D’Onofrio) Treglia. She was the loving sister of Aida R. Treglia of Watertown and the late Anthony J. Treglia. She was the sister in law of Marjorie Treglia of Watertown. She is also survived by her nephews, Anthony R. Treglia of Marstons Mills, MA and Laurence Treglia of Watertown, MA, and her niece Margaret Treglia of Watertown.
A funeral mass will take place at Sacred Heart Church, Watertown on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 10:30 A.M. A visitation will be held in the Stanton Funeral Home prior to the funeral mass from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. Interment
in Mount Auburn Cemetery following services.
Mrs. DiLelio was retired from Watertown Savings Bank, where she was employed as a clerk.
In lieu of flowers, memorials made in Elvira’s name to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
Visitation: Tuesday ~ January 8, 2008 ~ 9:00 to 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: Sacred Heart Church ~ January 8, 2008 ~ 10:30 A.M.
Interment: Mount Auburn Cemetery ~ Following Service
Phyllis R. (Pryor) Skahan
January 3, 2008
Of Belmont died on January 3, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late John W. Skahan. She was the devoted mother of Phyllis R. Porter & her husband James “Pat” of West Roxbury, and Joyce M. Schroeder & her husband Jonathan of Wellesley.
She was the loving grandmother of Jessica Skahan Porter, and the aunt of Dennis, Stephen & Fran Cooper & Judie Dembicki. She was the great aunt of Ellen Michaud & Douglas Cooper. She was the dear friend of Marilyn White of Cambridge.
A Funeral Mass will be held for Phyllis in the Sacred Heart Church, Watertown on Wednesday January 9, 2008 at 9 A.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment
in Belmont Cemetery.
Contributions in her memory made to the Alzheimer ’s Disease Association, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472 or to the Boston Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 120069, Boston, MA 02112-0069 would be appreciated.
Funeral Service: Sacred Heart Church ~ January 9, 2008 ~ 9:00 A.M.
Interment: Belmont Cemetery ~ Following Service
Roma Burdick
December 29, 2007
Of Watertown, died on Saturday, December 29, 2007. She was 83 years old.
Born in Barton, Vermont on July 13, 1924, she was the beloved daughter of the late Gustavus and Leone (Wheeler) Burdick. She was the loving sister of Edward Burdick of Watertown, MA.
Roma received an Associates Degree in Music from Vermont Junior College. She retired in 1994 from Danforth Associates, where she worked as a secretary.
Funeral services and interment
for Ms. Burdick will be held privately.
Funeral Services Private
Francis B. "Frank" Smith
December 23, 2007
In Framingham, December 23, 2007, in his 96th year. Formerly of Watertown, Belmont, Duxbury and Gulfport, FL. Beloved husband of the late Mary R. (Fouhy) Smith. Devoted father of Mary Ellen Smith of Walpole, Francis B. Smith, Jr. of South Easton, David J. Smith of Newton, Martha A. Marston of Needham, Maureen S. Horgan of Westboro, and Paul Gregory Smith of Ashburnham. Adored “Papa” of Francis B. Smith III, Christina Seaver, Heather and Meghan Smith, Christopher and Liam Marston, Carey Npoleone, Caitlin Horgan, Anna Servideo, Olivia Nicholas, and Colin Smith, and the late Benjamin Horgan. Also survived by 7 great-grandchildren, 2 beloved sisters-in-law, Margaret Sargent of Yarmouth and Louise Loser of Cambridge, and many nieces and nephews.
Alumnus of Holy Cross College Class of 1933 and Boston College Law School. U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Mr. Smith was a long time attorney for the U.S. Veterans Administration.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Frank’s memory may be made to the Ben Horgan Scholarship Fund at 77 West Main Street, Westboro, MA 01581, or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Walnut Street, Wellesley, MA 02481.
Visitation: Friday, December 28, 2007 ~ 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Saint Joseph Church ~ Saturday, December 29, 2007 ~ 10:00 A.M.
Interment: V.A. National Cemetery, Bourne, MA ~ Monday December 31, 2007 ~ 10:45 A.M.
Vincent J. Batchelder
December 21, 2007
Of Falls Church, Virginia, formerly of Belmont, Massachusetts, died on Friday, December 21, 2007. He was 86 years old. He was the beloved husband of the late Virginia A. (Ryan) Batchelder. He was the loving father of Anne Stakem & her husband James of Falls Church, VA and Jane Sousa & her husband Paul of Brockton. Devoted brother of Clare Gacicia, Gerard “Ardie” Batchelder, Genevieve Batchelder and the late Cecilia Melia. He is also survived by 5 grandchildren: Michael Stakem, Linda White, Tina Dumas, and Paul Sousa, Jr.
Funeral services for Vincent will be held from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street (Route 16), Watertown on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 9:00 A.M.. A funeral mass will take place at Sacred Heart Church, 770 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown at 10:30 am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visitiation will be held prior to the funeral mass from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M.. Interment
in Belmont Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mr. Batchelder’s memory made to the following organizations would be appreciated:
Guide Dogs of America, 13445 Glenoaks Boulevard, Sylmar, CA 91342,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P. O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309
Visitation: Friday, December 28, 2007 ~ 9:00 to 10:00 A.M.
Funeral Service: Sacred Heart Church ~ Friday, December 28, 2007 ~ 10:30 A.M.
Interment: Belmont Cemetery ~ Following Service
Charlotte M. (Falbo) Fratto
December 14, 2007
Of Watertown, MA died on Friday, December 14, 2007. She was 84 years old.
Mrs. Fratto was the beloved wife of the late Mr. Frank J. Fratto. She was the devoted mother of Ms. Mary A. Fratto of Groton, MA; Mrs. Donna M. Javorsky of Wayland, MA; and Mr. Robert F. Fratto of Stow, MA. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Emilia Javorsky, Rob Fratto, and Mark Fratto.
Born in Watertown, MA on September 28, 1923, Charlotte was the daughter of Frank and Carmella (Levato) Falbo. She was the sister of the late Ernest Falbo, Eleanor Ferolito, and Yolanda DeGuglielmo.
Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Fratto from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street (Route 16), Watertown, MA on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. A visitation will take place in the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in the Sacred Heart Church, Watertown at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment
in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Charlotte was a volunteer for The Women’s Lunch Place, Boston, MA. She was retired from Union Market Savings Bank, where she worked as a teller. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory made to The Women’s Lunch Place, P.O. Box 1130, Boston, MA 02117 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Wednesday ~ December 19, 2007 ~ 8:30 A.M. to 10:15 A.M.
Funeral Service: Wednesday ~ December 19, 2007 ~ 10:30 A.M. ~ Sacred Heart Church
Interment: Mount Auburn Cemetery ~ Following Funeral Mass
Robert W. Jones
December 13, 2007
Of Belmont and Scituate died on Thursday, December 13, 2007. He was the beloved husband of June (Diodati) Jones.
Born in Maynard, Massachusetts on May 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Reginald and Hannah (Marsden) Jones.
He was the devoted father of Robert R. Jones & his wife Miranda of Wayland and the late Cynthia Jones Hawkins & her husband James of Belmont. He was the loving grandfather of James Hawkins Jr., Christopher Hawkins, Carolyn, Robert & Michael Jones.
Funeral Services will be held from the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street, (Route 16), Watertown on Tuesday December 18, 2007 at 8:00 A.M. A Funeral Mass will take place in St. Joseph Church, Common Street, Belmont at 9 O’Clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are scheduled for Monday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. Interment
in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
He was a former member of the Town of Belmont Board of Assessors and the Belmont Lions Club. He was a late U.S.M.C. Veteran of World War II and a member of the First Marine Div. Bob was an avid outdoorsman. Contributions in his memory made to E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, GR ECC Unit 62 CD, Attn: Nurse Manager, 200 Spring Street, Bedford, MA 01730 would be appreciated.
Visitation: Monday December 17, 2007 ~ 4:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Funeral Service: Saint Joseph Church ~ December 18, 2007 ~ 9:00 A.M.
Interment: Mount Auburn Cemetery ~ Following Service
Edward E. Reid
December 10, 2007
87, Of Belmont, died on Monday, December 10, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Ethel (LeShane) Reid. He was the great-uncle of John LeShane of Guilford, CT.
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 5, 1920, he was the son of the late Edward and Selina Reid.
Funeral Services will be held for Mr. Reid on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 1:30 P.M. at the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mount Auburn Street, Route 16, Watertown. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment
will follow at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.
Funeral Service: December 18, 2007 ~ 1:30 P.M.
Interment: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge ~ Following Service
