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Eleonora C. Hall
Weaver
Funeral Services will be held on Friday August 2, 2002 for Ms. Eleonora C. Hall. Ms. Hall was born in Watertown, MA, a daughter of the late Emil and Eva C. (Blomquist) Hall. She grew up on Barnard Avenue in Watertown and was a 1938 graduate of Watertown High School. Ms. Hall worked for many years as a Weaver with the former Ferguson Industries in Cambridge, MA She resided most of her life in Watertown and had recently been a resident of Belmont. She had been a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge, MA for many years. Ms. Hall died on Friday July 19, 2002 at the Fairlawn Nursing Home in Lexington, MA at the age of 82.
She is survived her cousins: Barbara C. Blomquist and her husband Adrian Portway of Belmont and Eunice Nelson of Holbrook.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday August 2, 2002 at 11:00 AM in the Wyoming Cemetery in Melrose.
Contributions may be made in her memory to the Eye Research Institute Foundations, 20 Stanford St. Boston, MA 02114.
Arrangements under the direction of MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN.
Barbara A. Howard
A Funeral Mass for Barbara Ann (Connolly) Howard will be celebrated on Saturday, August 10th at 9 AM in the Church of Saint Patrick, 212 Main St., Watertown.
Mrs. Howard was born in Cambridge, on November 19, 1921, a daughter of Michael J. and Delia J. (Mullin) Connolly. She graduated from Sacred Heart Grammar School in East Cambridge, Cambridge High and Latin in 1940, and Burroughs’s Business School in 1942.
Mrs. Howard was a Secretary for the Town of Belmont and for many years was stationed at the Belmont Cemetery Office before retiring in 1977. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Waverley Post 1272 in Belmont, the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Tomas Cardinal O’Fiaich Division 14, Watertown, and an active member of Saint Patrick Parish.
She also enjoyed playing Bingo and was a former Sodality Member at the Sacred Heart Parish in Watertown. Mrs. Howard had been a resident of Belmont for 41 years before moving to Watertown in 1980. She died on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, in the Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge.
She was the wife of 47 years to James F. Howard; mother of Nancy T. Mahoney of Medford, Kevin J. Howard of Malden, John M. Howard of Leominster and the late James F. Howard III; sister of Mary J. Connolly of Watertown; grandmother of three granddaughters: Kathleen Mahoney, Kerry Mahoney and Emily Howard; and three grandsons: Thomas Mahoney, Brian Howard and Michael Howard.
Arrangements are with MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in Watertown.
Florence M. Wood
Watertown Resident
Funeral Services will be held on Monday July 29, 2002 for Mrs. Florence M. Wood. Mrs. Wood was born in South Boston a daughter of the late Alfred and Eleanor (Newby) Shaffer. She grew up in Cambridge and graduated from the Cambridge Latin High School. She had been a Watertown resident for the past 57 years. She had been a longtime member of the Watertown Women’s Club. Mrs. Wood died on Thursday July 25, 2002 at her residence at the age of 89.
She was the wife of the late Ralph B. Wood and mother of Michael S. and his wife Anne P. Wood of Wayland, Mary L. Kelly of Hopkinton and the late Ralph B. Wood. She was also survived by 7 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and two sisters: Winifred Miller of Rockport and Alice Claire O’Brien of Seattle, WA.
A Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 10 AM in the Church of the Good Shepherd 9 Russell Avenue, Watertown. Visiting hours will be held in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Sunday from 4-7 PM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Contributions may be made in her memory to the HealthCare Dimensions 764 Main St. Waltham, MA 02451-0603.
Funeral Home handicapped accessible.
Joanne “Jody: Cain
Licensed Practical Nurse
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday September 25, 2002 for Mrs. Joanne “Jody” (Stadtman) Cain. Jody was born in Watertown, a daughter of Al and Phyllis (Cameron) Stadtman. She was a graduate of Watertown High School in 1972 and received her certificate as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Shattuck Hospital in Boston. She worked at the Sunbridge Nursing Facility, the Marshall House in Watertown and the Leland House in Waltham. As a young girl she belonged to the Rainbow Girls Organization and most recently she was a member of the Square Riggers Square Dance Club and a member of the Phillips Congregational Church Choir. Mrs. Cain died on Thursday, September 19, 2002 at the age of 48.
She is survived by her husband of 12 years David A. Cain; her parents, Al and Phyllis (Cameron) Stadtman of Watertown; her brother of John R. Stadtman and his wife Ann of Waltham; her nephew John R. Stadtman, Jr., and his wife Susan, her godson, Robert Lowe of Nova Scotia. She was also the daughter-in-law of David and Lillian Cain of West Newton.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. in the Phillips Congregational Church 111 Mt. Auburn St. Watertown. Visiting hours will be held in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Relative and friend kindly invited. Interment Ridgelawn Cemetery.
Memorials in Jody’s name may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Assn., 275 Turnpike St. Suite 201, Canton, MA 02021.
Funeral Home handicapped accessible.
Joan L. Coen
Retired Watertown School Teacher
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday October 3, 2002 for Mrs. Joan L. (Toomasian) Coen. Mrs. Coen was born in Watertown a daughter of Peter T. and Julia F. (Corazzini) Toomasian. She graduated from Watertown High School and received her B. A. from Skidmore College in New York. She had taught in the Watertown School System as a 2nd grade teacher in both the former Phillips School and the Hosmer School for over 30 years, retiring in 1996. She was a member of the Watertown Teacher’s Association and the Mass. Teacher’s Association. Mrs. Coen died on Saturday September 28, 2002 at the St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center at the age of 69.
Mrs. Coen is survived by her husband J. Robert Coen; her children: Ghislaine M. Roche and her husband Michael A. of Arlington, Siobhan P. Bayle and her husband William P. of Wayne, PA and Peter T. and his wife Claire S. of Watertown; three grandchildren: Ashton Joan Bayle, Briston A. Bayle and Olivia M. Coen; he rmother Julia (Corazzini) of Watertownand her sisters: Eileen G. Nichols and her husband Robert J. of Framingham and Christine M. Murgo and her husband Joseph of Waltham. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Peter T. Toomasian.
Funeral Services will be held from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 O’Clock in the Church of St. Joseph 124 Common St., Belmont. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Visiting hours Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Contributions may be made in Joan’s memory to the Pemphigus Foundation, P.O. Box 192 Brookline, MA 02446.
Funeral Home handicapped accessible.
Ellen E. Coffey
Retired Employee Polaroid Corporation
Funeral Services will be held on Friday Sept. 27, 2002 for Mrs. Ellen E. Coffey (Schenck). Mrs. Coffey was born in Medford, a daughter of the late Carl and Helen (Moore) Schenck. She grew up in Medford and graduated from Medford High School. She had been employed as a Materials Control Coordinator with the Polaroid Corporation for over 20 years, retiring in 1988. Mrs. Coffey had been a former member of the St. Catherine of Siena Sodality, formerly at the Church of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in Watertown, and a late member of the Ladies Auxilliary, V.F.W. Burnham Manning Post #1105 in Watertown and the Club 50 at the Watertown Savings Bank. She had been a Watertown resident for the past 54 years. Mrs. Coffey died on Tuesday September 24, 2002 at the Chilton House in Cambridge, MA at the age of 80.
She was the wife of the late Edward Kennedy and Arthur J. Coffey, Sr.; mother of Patrolman Arthur J. Coffey, Jr., Watertown Police Dept. and his wife Joanne M. and Maureen F. Coffey all of Watertown, Ellen L. Vermette and her husband Richard of Seekonk and Linda M. Zartarian and her husband Richard of Wellesley and grandmother of Bryan and Janet Vermette and Katie and Matt Coffey. She was also the sister of the late Carl Schenck.
Funeral Services will be held from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Friday at 9:30 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 O’Clock in the Church of St. Patrick 212 Main St. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 PM.
Contributions may be made in her memory to the Chilton House 65 Chilton St. Cambridge, MA 02138.
Funeral Home handicapped accessible.
James E. Galgay, Jr.
Lexington Plumbing Inspector
A Funeral Mass for James Edward “Jay” Galgay, Jr. will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 24, 2002, in the Church of Saint Luke, Belmont.
Mr. Galgay was born in Cambridge, on March 29, 1948, a son of James E. and Marjorie G. (Shine) Galgay. He graduated from Belmont High School, Class of 1965 and furthered his education at Massachusetts Bay Community College receiving in 1968, an A.S. in Electrical Engineering.
He moved to Watertown 33 years ago when he married Joan F. (Murphy) and has been active in Watertown events since that time. Mr. Galgay was involved in the Phillips School Raffle and a former chair of the Watertown P.T.U. Townwide Raffle.
Mr. Galgay was a past member of the Board of Directors of the Watertown Boys and Girls Club serving as chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, a volunteer for the Saturday Night Bingo, and a committee member of the annual Mugar Memorial Golf Tournament for the club.
In addition to his playing golf and being a former coach for the Watertown Youth Soccer League he enjoyed painting. He was a member of the Lung Support Group at the Brigham & Womens Hospital, Boston.
Mr. Galgay was the proprietor of J. & J. Plumbing Co. in Watertown for 25 years and for the past 8 years was the Plumbing Inspector for the Town of Lexington. He died in the Brigham & Womens Hospital on Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 54 years old.
He leaves his wife, Joan F. Galgay; a daughter, Jody A. Galgay of Watertown, his father, James E. Galgay, Sr. of Belmont; four sisters: Susan J. Currier of Watertown, Elizabeth A. Simonetti, Janet R. Galgay and Marjorie C. Benoit all of Belmont; two brothers: Philip A. Galgay of Lebanon, NH and Thomas B. Galgay of Schaumburg, Il.; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Galgay was the son-in-law of George and Annette Murphy of Watertown; and brother-in-law of Joyce DeMella of Belmont, John Murphy of Dedham, and James Murphy of Bedford and Kevin Murphy of Watertown.
The Funeral will be from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main St., on Rte. 20, Watertown, on Tuesday at 8 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 o'clock in the Church of St. Luke, 132 Lexington St., Belmont. Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Calling hours will be on Monday, Sept. 23, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home on Main St. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc., P.O. Box 265, Burlington, MA. 01803.
Eva L. Hicks
Registered Nurse
A Graveside gathering will take place on Tuesday September 24, 2002for Ms. Eva L. Hicks, RN. Ms. Hicks was born in Watertown, a daughter of the late Robert R. and Lefie (Latham) Hicks. She was a graduate of Watertown High School and the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing. She had worked for many years as a Registered Nurse. She has been a lifelong resident of Watertown. Ms. Hicks died on Saturday September 22, 2002 at the Vernon House in Framingham, MA at the age of 94.
She was predeceased by her brother George R. Hicks and her sisters: Evelyn Hicks, Barbara Holmes and Jennie McCleave. She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to gather at at the Ridgelawn Cemetery, Highland Ave., Watertown on Tuesday at 1:00 P. M.
Arrangements under the direction of MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN.
Effie S. Kennedy
Funeral Services will be held on Friday October 4, 2002 for Mrs. Effie S. (MacKinnon) Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy was born in Strathlorne, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada a daughter of the late Allen and Sarah Belle (MacLean) MacKinnon. She had moved to Watertown in 1956 and was a resident until 1992 when she moved to Belmont. She had been employed for many years in the 60’s and 70’s at Mt. Ida College in Newton retiring in 1994 at the age of 80. She died on Monday September 30, 2002 at her residence at the age of 88.
She was the wife of the late John Hugh Kennedy and is survived by her children: Mrs. Benny (Patricia C.) Chisolm and Mrs. Dennis (Sarah) Roux of Stoughton, Mrs. Walter (Lana F.) Landry, Mrs. Phil (Joan) Tardif, and Mrs. Donald (Leona) MacInnis of Waltham, Alexander and his wife Flo and Jack and his wife Christine of Amesbury, Donald A. and his wife Rena of Dedham, Mrs. Hugh (Margaret) Murphy of Watertown, Mrs. John (Mary Isabel) Duddy and Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Sheehan of Belmont, and Joanne Sullivan of Lynnfield. She was the grandmother of 30 and great grandmother of 27. She was also the sister of Florence Coady of Inverness, N.S. and the late Nellie MacKenna and Malcolm MacKinnon.
Funeral from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE at 6 Riverside St. (cnr. of No. Beacon St.) Watertown on Friday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 O’Clock in Our Lady of Mercy Church 401 Belmont St., Belmont. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Ridgelawn Cemetery. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 PM.
Contributions may be made in Effie’s memory to the Inverness Food Bank, c/o May MacNeil, Railway St. Inverness, C.B., N.S. Canada BOE1NO.
Funeral Home handicapped accessible.
Edna Cecilia Luther
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday September 25, 2002 for Mrs. Edna C. (Murphy) Luther. Mrs. Luther was born in Cambridge, MA a daughter of the late Henry R. and Nora (Hayes) Murphy. Mrs. Luther grew up in Cambridge and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Cambridge, MA. She had been a Watertown resident for the past 64 years and was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Elizabeth #441 and St. Luke’s Parish Sodality. Mrs. Luther died after a brief illness on Saturday September 21, 2002 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA.
She was the wife of the late Charles E. Luther and is survive by her children: C. David Luther and his wife Catherine of Waltham, John P. Luther of Watertown and Edna C. Luther of Lexington; and her grandchildren Andrew Luther and Douglas Luther both of Waltham. She was predeceased by her brothers: Henry L. Murphy and William K. Murphy and her sister Mary E. Murphy.
Funeral services will be held from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main St., on Rte. 20, Watertown, on Wednesday at 8 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 o'clock in the Church of St. Luke, 132 Lexington St., Belmont. Interment St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Calling hours Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Relatives and friends kindly invited.
