Obituaries

Obituaries

OBIT: Mary Louise Glynn, 92, WHS Graduate, Fidelis Club Member at St. Pats

By Charlie Breitrose | December 21, 2015

On Wednesday Dec. 23, 2015, a Funeral Mass for Mary Louise Glynn will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church, Waltham at 10 a.m.

Miss Glynn, a daughter of the late John F. & Margaret M. (Gorman) Glynn, passed away in the Marist Hill Skilled Nursing Center, Waltham after a lengthy period of declining health. She was 92. Born in Cambridge, she graduated from Watertown High School, class of 1941. She furthered her schooling at the Comptometer School, in Boston.

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OBIT: Johanna Driscoll, 84, Attended St. Pat’s, Worked at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

By Guest Writer | December 14, 2015

A true daughter of the “old sod,” Johanna A. Sullivan Driscoll was born in South Boston to Michael Sullivan of County Cork and Nellie Millette of County Mayo on Aug. 9, 1931. After the usual school days, in the late forties she met the love of her life, Cornelius F. Driscoll now gone he was a strapping Irishman with all the charm, good looks and bravado that the Irish are famous for. He had a smile that made the young girls swoon and melt. In 1948 they married. Johanna, better known as “Joan” or “Joanie was a huge fan of Dean Martin, often listening to his music for hours on end.

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OBIT: Paula MacDonald, 42, Watertown High Grad, Worked for Food Banks

By Charlie Breitrose | December 13, 2015

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday December 14, 2015 for Paula Jean MacDonald at 9 a.m. in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown. Ms. MacDonald, a daughter of Walter F. MacDonald, Jr. and Irene H. (Tobio) MacDonald, passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, Dec. 9, 2015 at the age of 42. Paula was a graduate of the Class of 1991, Watertown High School. She loved to play sports; softball and field hockey were he favorites.

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OBIT: William McCusker, 58, St. Pat’s Grad, Worked at Perkins School

By Charlie Breitrose | December 1, 2015

A Funeral Mass for William F. McCusker will be celebrated on Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015 in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown, at 9 a.m.

Mr. McCusker, a son of the late Joseph P., Sr. and Catherine M. (Skehan) McCusker died in his home in Acton on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. He was 58. Born in Boston, William was brought up in Watertown, graduating from Saint Patrick High School, Class of 1976. William has lived in Acton for the past 10 years.