Obituary: Maureen Totten

Totten, of Worcester, formerly of Arlington, died Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Maureen Totten, of Worcester, formerly of Arlington, died Tuesday, Feb. 19. Beloved daughter of the late Robert and Mary Totten. Loving sister of Marcy Blake of Arlington. Devoted aunt of Courtney Blake and her husband Andy Bellizia of Stoneham, Robert Blake of Arlington, Yvonne and Candice Haskell of Ohio. Also survived by many cousins and many friends. Funeral from the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St. (Rt. 60, adjacent to St. Agnes Church), ARLINGTON, on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Memorial mass at Saint Agnes Church at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Memorial visitation from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For obituary, …

Nancy T. Galkowski, Arlington's Former Deputy Town Manager, Dies at 58

Galkowski died from pancreatic cancer.

Nancy T. Galkowski, Arlington’s former deputy town manager, died Friday, Feb. 15, from pancreatic cancer, according to her obituary on the Miles Funeral Home website. She was 58. Galkowski, who had been town manager in her native Holden until recently, served as assistant to the town manager, acting town manager and lastly deputy town manager in Arlington, according to her obituary. She left for Holden in 2010. Her career in public service started in 1977 in Holden after she received her bachelor’s from the University of Vermont at Burlington, her obituary states. She then went onto earn a master’s in government administration from the Fels Center of Government at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. After that, she came to …

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Obituary: Hazel K. (Bailey) Roberts

Roberts died Wednesday, Feb. 13.

Hazel K. (Bailey) Roberts, of Florida, formerly of Arlington and Concord, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Raymond Roberts. Loving mother of Roy Roberts and his wife Katherine of Florida, Kenneth Roberts and his wife Louisa of Florida, and the late Lance Cpl. Daniel B. Roberts USMC. Hazel was a Gold Star Mother. Sister of Eleanor Dunlop of Missouri. Also survived by five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held at the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St. (Rt.60, adjacent to St. Agnes Church), ARLINGTON, on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. Relatives and friends invited. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Burial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.  For obituary…

Obituary: John C. Chapman

Chapman was a longtime Arlington resident.

John C. Chapman, beloved son of Irene C. Chapman and the late Carl Chapman died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Lahey Clinic in Burlington on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. John was a longtime resident of Arlington. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he enjoyed building model cars and was a member of the Classic Plastic Model Club. He was very artistic and a talented cartoonist as all his friends would tell you. He loved watching grade Z 1950s horror films with his family. A gathering of family and friends in memory of John will be held at DeVito Funeral Home, 1145 Mass. Ave., Arlington, from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. He is survived by his mother Irene, his brother Eddy Chapman and his wife Suzanne, his sister Lorraine Chapman and her …

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John P. Welch Dies at 95

Welch was a WWII Army veteran.

John P. Welch, 95, of Lexington, formerly of Arlington, died Tuesday, Feb. 12. Beloved son of the late Paul R. Sr., and Gertrude (Morris) Welch. Brother of Dorothy Bolton and her husband Richard of Stow, Paul R. Jr. and his wife Adele of Marshfield, Donald M. and his wife Nancy of Laconia, N.H. and the late Gertrude, Catherine, Pauline and Charles. Relatives and friends are invited to visit in the DeVito-O'Donnell Funeral Home1145 Mass. Ave., ARLINGTON, Monday morning at 9 a.m. with a funeral mass to commence at 10 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church, Lexington. Interment to follow Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to The American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. …

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Marie Jeanne Ouellette Dies at 94

Ouellette lived in Arlington for over 66 years.

Marie Jeanne Ouellette, of Arlington, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. She was 94. Beloved wife of the late Lucien P. Ouellette for 62 years. Born in St. Quentin, New Brunswick, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Josephat and Mary (Labbee) Ouellette. She was raised in Salem and Chicopee and was an Arlington resident for over 66 years. She worked at Hygrade Sylvania in Salem and later was a seamstress for St. Michael Liturgical Arts. She was a housekeeper for several families in Belmont and Lexington until the age of 85. Loving mother of Paul L. Sr. and daughter-in-law Nancy (Cottrell) of Londonderry, N.H., Roger P. of Arlington and Gerald D. and daughter-in-law Maureen (Coffin) of Acton. Also survived by five grandchildren: Todd, Lesley, …

Paul M. Scannell, Artist, Dies at 41

Scannell, of Arlington, died Saturday, Feb. 2.

Paul M. Scannell, of Arlington, died peacefully of sleep apnea on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. He was 41. Paul was an artist -- a photographer, writer, animator, web designer, avid music fan and renowned humorist. He graduated from UMass Dartmouth, was a Hut Master at the Appalachian Mountain Club and had nearly completed his master's degree in multimedia design at Harvard University, where he worked as the Building Services Coordinator at the Graduate School of Design. Beloved son of Marie (Fitzgerald) of Arlington and the late John Scannell. Adored fiancé of Meredith Dill of Somerville. Loving brother of Kevin Scannell of Waltham, Elaine Dedinsky and husband John of Chelmsford, Carol Johnson of Hiram, Maine, and Jane Moore and husband Michael…

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Obituary: Page J. Lindsay

Page J. Lindsay, of Arlington, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.

Page J. Lindsay, of Arlington, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, surrounded by family at home. She was 72. Beloved wife of Donald Lindsay for almost 50 years. Devoted mother of Robin Lindsay and her husband Bill Papin of Palm Bay, Fla., Brooke Lindsay and her husband Robert Burchell of Arlington, Va., Jennifer Burger and her husband John Burger of Ithaca, N.Y., and Mark Lindsay and his wife Jennifer Klahn of Salem. Dear grandmother of Sophie Burchell, Ethan Burchell, Julia Papin, and Lily Papin. She is also survived by her brother Gregory Johnson and his wife Bonnie Johnson of Bethlehem, Conn. A funeral service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, 74 Pleasant St., Arlington, on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, …

Obituary: George R. 'Dutch' Pessotti

George R. 'Dutch' Pessotti, of Burlington, formerly of Arlington, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.

George R. "Dutch" Pessotti, of Burlington, formerly of Arlington, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. Beloved husband of Gladys. A. "Fuzz" (Somers) Pessotti. Father of Stephen of Florida, George and Paul Trueau of Stoneham, William of Arlington, and Joanne Joliat and husband Michael of Burlington. Also survived by nine grandchildren. Brother of the late Catherine Baker, Paul and Andrew "Duke" Pessotti and Mona Young. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral from The DeVito- O'Donnell Funeral Home 1145 Mass. Ave., ARLINGTON, Tuesday morning at 10:30, followed by a funeral mass at 11:30 in St. Agnes Church. Interment to follow Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in …