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Eileen F. Tamburino
A Funeral Service for Eileen F. (Stewart) Tamburino, 91, will be held on Monday, April 23, 2007, at 11 AM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in Watertown Square, at 6 Riverside St. (corner of No. Beacon St.), Watertown.
Mrs. Tamburino was born in Somerville, a daughter of Clarence W. and Agnes (Bryden) Stewart. A former resident of Newton, Mrs. Tamburino moved to Nashua in 1967. Mrs. Tamburino, a retired employee of the Berkshire Company in Malden, died at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua on Wednesday, April 18, 2007.
Wife of the late Anthony Tamburino and the late Lauren McWhirter, she was the sister of Loris M. Mason and her late husband Walter of Danvers, and aunt of Norman Mason of Danvers.
A visiting hour will be held on Monday morning from 10 to 11 AM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home in Watertown Square. Interment will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown.
Michael J. Stephen, Ph.D.
A funeral Mass for Dr. Michael J Stephen, 74, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Rutgers University, will be celebrated on Friday April 20, 2007, at 10 A.M. at the Church of St. Peter, 100 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. A resident of Cambridge since 1967, Dr. Stephen died at home on Sunday, April 15.
Dr. Stephen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, a son of Prof. Henry Stephen and Dr. Theodora DeKiewit Stephen. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University, England.
In his career, Dr. Stephen had been a research associate at Cambridge University, Columbia University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a Fellow of the Mathematics Institute at Oxford, and Associate Professor at Yale University and a Visiting Professor at M.I.T., Witwatersrand University, Harvard University, and Boston University. He held a professorship at Rutgers University for 33 years and was honored with the distinction of Professor Emeritus in 2001.
Dr. Stephen was a distinguished theoretical physicist who made many fundamental contributions to the fields of statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics. He published over one hundred articles and coauthored four books. His writings were characterized by mathematical elegance and simplicity and their relevance to experimental observation. His international reputation was based on his lasting work on a wide range of topics, including superconductivity, superfluid helium, liquid crystals, critical phenomena, turbulence, magnetism and random systems. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Dr. Stephen was an accomplished violinist and an avid tennis player. He also enjoyed running, mountain and rock climbing, fishing, and swimming.
Dr. Stephen was the husband for 40 years of Johanna Pallotta Stephen, M.D. and the father of Jacqueline A. Stephen, M.D. and her husband Michael Brunelli, M.D. of Watertown; Antonia E. Stephen, M.D. and her husband Andrew Kirk of Boston; Michael J. Stephen, Jr., M.D. and Andrew H. Stephen, M.D. of Cambridge; and loving grandfather of Michael Brunelli, Jr., James Brunelli, Johanna Brunelli, and Henry Kirk.
He also leaves a brother Dr. Richard Stephen of Oakham, England; a sister-in-law Marylouise Pallotta McDermott and her husband Thomas J. McDermott of Watertown; and two nephews: John McDermott and Thomas McDermott.
Internment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge will follow the funeral Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center c/o Development Office, 330 Brookline Ave (BR), Boston, MA. 02215 or to the American Physical Society, Development Office, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD. 20740-3844.
Mary N. (Horrigan) McDonald
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday April 18, 2007 for Mrs. Mary N. McDonald. Mrs. McDonald was born and raised in Cambridge, Ma. Mary was a graduate of the Cambridge High & Latin. She went on to Boston University and received a certificate of Practical Arts & Letters. 1n 1965 she graduated from Bentley College with certification in Accounting. Mary worked as a self-employed accountant with several business in the area.
Mrs, McDonald moved to Watertown in 1981 from Medford and had lived there for 30 years. Mary was a Past President of the Women’s Club, member of Sacred Heart Church in Lexington, former Sunday School teacher, and served as an Eucharistic Minister. She passed away at home on Saturday April 14, 2007 with her family at her bedside.
Mrs. McDonald in her autobiography “Memories” in Chapter 8 wrote: “When I graduated from High School in 1930, there was no money for me to go to college. Work was very hard to get but I was fortunate that my father knew someone in the John Hancock. I was also fortunate to be assigned to the actuarial department because I really enjoyed working with math and I found figuring to be fascinating.
“About a year after I began working, my beloved grandmother died and left me $125. This was enough for me to enroll in Boston University School for Women. … After four years of evening school, I received a certificate for proficiency in secretarial studies. I stayed at John Hancock, though, because jobs were hard to get and I liked the work.
“Milton (Jerry) McDonald and I had gone together since I was 18 years old, so when he retuned home after four years of service in World War II, we were married. Given the war service, we had been courting for 15 years, which was far too long. I finally began to do what I had always wanted—keep house and raise a family. We had six children—Noreen, Michael, Brian, Denis, Neil and Paul. I think the happiest time of my life was when I was in the midst of family. It may have looked like hard work, but believe me, it didn’t seem like work to me.
“When I was 48 years old I began to think about the future. I knew that I would return to work when the children grew older; so, I enrolled in Bentley College of Accounting and Finance, … it had an excellent reputation for turning out good accountants. I attended school in the evening for four years after which I received a certificate, with honors, in accounting. I was 52 and starting to work again, along with keeping the house and family going.
“It was a good time to start out again. The government had made many new requirements of contractors—Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, ECT. They were required to have a certain number of minority workers and, being a woman, I was counted as a minority. This was an interesting part of my life. I joined Women In Construction and made new friends.
“In 1950, we purchased a six room, three bedroom house. When Denis was born we added to the garage and put two bedrooms over it. Later, when my mother became an invalid, we added a bedroom where there had once been a sun porch.
“When I went back to work, I was able to make my own hours. My schedule was such that I took the boys to Malden to school, took Jerry to the train and went to work. I was home by 3:30 PM. God has always given me a great deal of energy and I juggled everything until I was 63 years old. Then I suffered a heart attack—a cardiac arrest from which I lost the back of my heart. But four months later I was back to work.
“Jerry died of cancer in 1980 and five months later, in 1981, I took a trip to Arizona because the newspapers
said it was the warmest place in the country. The following year, I returned to Arizona and purchased a 3 room condominium where I planned to spend the cold winter months. I was 70 and it seemed like a good time to retire. That year I had another heart attack and the doctor said I should get out of New England’s climate and live in Arizona, solidifying my decision. So I did. …
“Summing it all up, I have had 87 good years. God has blessed me and may He bless you and all our family.”
Her son, Denis, added “At 88 Mary moved back to Watertown and lived the remainder of her life with her son Brian.”
She leaves six children: Noreen of Wolfboro, N.H., Michael of Methuen, Brian of Watertown, Denis of Seattle, WA., Neil of Scarborough, ME., and Paul of Jakurta, Indonesia; 15 grandchildren: Keith, Robert & Andrew Arcari, Brendan, Caitlin, Brian, Sean, Dan, Liam, Lauren, Scott, Matt, and Conor McDonald, Jennifer Naughton and Shanna Sands and 8 great grandchildren: Michael Arcari, Sandy Rose, Therese, Elle Mary and Jackson McDonald, Grace & Max Naughton and Hunter Sands. She was also survived by her sister Rita Hawley. She was predeceased by her husband Milton (Jerry) McDonald, her parents, Michael L. and Margaret V. (Tierney) and siblings Ruth Kunz and Albert Horrigan.
Funeral Services will be held from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main St. on Rt. 20, WATERTOWN on Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 O’Clock in the Church of St. Patrick 212 Main St. Watertown. Interment Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester. Calling hours Tuesday 3:30-8 P.M. Relatives and friends kindly invited.
Memorial contributions may be made in Mary’s name to the Casa Maria, 401 E. 26th St. Tucson. AZ .85613.
Elizabeth J. Wade
A Funeral Service for Elizabeth Jean “Betty” (Chapman) Wade, R.N., 82, will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at 10 AM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main Street, on Route 20, Watertown.
Mrs. Wade was born in Peoria, Illinois and raised and educated in Laconia, New Hampshire. Betty graduated from Laconia High School and from the Nashua Hospital School of Nursing. Betty, a registered Nurse, worked for many years at the Waltham Hospital until her retirement in 1987. She was a member of the Waltham-Weston Hospital Nurses Association and the Baldwin Apple Square Dance Club of Woburn. A resident of Watertown for 40 years and of Georgetown since 1998, Betty died on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the Merrimack Valley Hospital, Haverhill after a sudden illness.
She leaves four children: Robert J. Wade, Jr. and his partner Michele Petrowicz, of Billerica, Patricia E. Collura and her husband Peter of Georgetown, Jean Marie Elliott and her husband Edward of Holbrook and Richard D. Wade and his wife Susan of Watertown; 10 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Wife of the late Robert J. Wade who died in November of 1992, she was also predeceased by her parents, Phillip Chapman and Verna (Connelly) Sharr; two brothers Donald Chapman and Paul Chapman; and a sister, Shirley Berry.
Calling hours will be on Friday, April 13th from 4-8 PM and on Saturday, April 14th at 9 AM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home on Main Street. Interment will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend.
Memorial contributions may be made to Partners Hospice for Kids, 281 Winter Street, Waltham, MA. 02451 in memory of Kayla Aiello.
John F. Cahill
A Funeral Mass for John Francis Cahill, 81, will be celebrated on Thursday, April 12, 2007, in the Church of Saint Jude, Waltham.
Mr. Cahill was born in Watertown, a son of Patrick D. and Alice M. (Stewart) Cahill. He attended the Watertown schools and served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war he established and ran Pelham Construction for 30 years. During this period of time, he and his wife, Eileen, also founded Kevin’s Gifts of Hampton Beach, NH, which he ran until his retirement 12 years ago. Mr. Cahill, a resident of Waltham for the past 52 years, enjoyed Ballroom Dancing as a recreation. He died on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007, in the Caritas-St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, after a sudden illness.
He leaves his son, Kevin J. Cahill of Hampton, NH; a brother, Robert P. Cahill of Watertown, and two sisters: Alice P. Streeper of Merrimack, NH and Helen M. McMahon of Nashua, NH.
Husband of the late E. Eileen (McHugh) Cahill who died in December of 1986, he was also the brother of the late Caroline E. McHugh, Margaret Frederiksen, Joseph D. Cahill, William Cahill and Patrick Cahill.
The Funeral will be from the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main St., on Rte. 20, Watertown, on Thursday at 9:30 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 o'clock in the Church of Saint Jude, 147 Main St., Waltham. Interment will be in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown.
Calling hours will be on Wednesday, April 11th from 4-8 PM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home on Main Street. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend.
Bridget "Bridie" Delaney
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 for Mrs. Bridget “Bridie” Delaney. Mrs. Delaney was born in Belfast, Ireland, a daughter of the late Edward and Annie (Malloy) Short. She grew up in Ireland, emigrating to Watertown in 1963. She had been a Watertown resident for the past 43 years. She was an avid quilter, making and donating quilts to various needy organizations. She loved walking and several time joined the “Walk for Hunger” and the “Walk for Breast Cancer”. Her greatest love was for her family and the time spent with her 9 grandchildren. Mrs. Delaney died on Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston at the age of 68.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, John “J.J.” Delaney; her children: Eamon Delaney and his wife Marymichele of Framingham, Mari Rose and her husband Rusty of Framingham, Chris Delaney and his wife Mary of Belmont, Caroline Jacobs and her husband Edward of E. Bridgewater and Bridget Molinari and her husband Scott of Waltham. She was also survived by 9 loving grandchildren: Christopher Delaney-Rodriquez, Maegan Rose, Katherine Delaney-Rodriquez, Matthew Jacobs, Joshua Delaney, Hannah Rose, Elizabeth Delaney, Jordan Jacobs and Ryan Jacobs. She was the dear sister of Caroline Short of Belmont, Edward Short of Waltham, John Short of Colorado, Patrick Short of Belfast Ireland and the late James Short, Kathleen Costley, Terrence Short and Mary Short.
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 Tuesday at 8:00 A.M. followed by a Funeral Mass at 9:00 O’Clock in the Church of St. Luke, 132 Lexington St., Belmont. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Ridgelawn Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Contributions made in Bridget’s memory to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P. O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 would be appreciated.
Francis J. McKenna, Sr.
A Funeral Mass for Francis John McKenna, Sr., 59, will be celebrated on Friday, June 29, 2007, in Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Newton.
Mr. McKenna was born in Boston and lived his life in Watertown. He was a graduate of Watertown High School and was a Quality Control Inspector for United Electric Controls in Watertown where he worked since he was18 years old. Mr. McKenna was a sports enthusiast enjoying the Red Sox and Patriots games, but above all, going fishing. He died on Monday evening, June 25, 2007, in the Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years Kathleen R. (Kelleher) McKenna; two children: Maureen A. Bligh of Millbury and Francis J. McKenna, Jr. of Watertown; son-in-law Stephen Bligh of Millbury; two grandchildren Jason L. Bligh and Jonathan F. Bligh; and a brother Arthur V. McKenna, Jr. of Waltham.
Son of the late Arthur V. and Katherine M. (Murray) McKenna, he was also the brother of the late Louise Terrio.
The funeral will be from the MacDonald Rockwell MacDonald Funeral Home in WATERTOWN SQUARE, at 6 Riverside St. (crnr. No. Beacon St.) Watertown, on Friday at 8 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 9 o’clock in Our Lady Help of Christians Church, 573 Washington St., Newton. Interment will follow in Saint Mary Cemetery, Needham.
Calling hours will be on Thursday, June 28th from 4-7 PM in the MacDonald Rockwell MacDonald Funeral Home in Watertown Square. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.
Alice M. Phinney
A Funeral Mass for Alice Mary (Ricci) Phinney, 83, will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown.
Mrs. Phinney was born in Watertown where she lived until moving to Brockton in 1976. She was a graduate of Watertown High School and worked for Western Electric Company in Watertown until her retirement as Head Assembler in 1973. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, cooking, baking and participating in the Western Electric bowling league. Mrs. Phinney died on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in the Braemoor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brockton.
She leaves two children: George F. Phinney of Queensbury, NY and Deborah G. P. Bird of Brockton; a brother, Dominic Ricci of Watertown; 4 grandchildren: Brian Phinney of Queensbury, NY, Tracey Best of San Diego, Calif., Jeff Conti of No. Andover and Janine Truehart of Brockton; and 7 great-grandchildren.
Daughter of the late Fiori and Teresa (Ciccotelli) Ricci, she was also the sister of the late Nicholas Ricci, Irene Adeline Livoli, Albert Ricci, Mary Leger and Charles Ricci.
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 Saint Patrick, 212 Main St., Watertown. Interment will be in Saint Patrick Cemetery, Watertown.
Calling hours will be on Monday, July 2nd, from 4-8 PM in the MacDonald, Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home on Main Street. Relatives and friends kindly invited to attend.
