All Obituaries

Jane A. Hovnanian, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9th at the age of 88. Born in Brighton, MA on February 25, 1938 to the late John Ward and Elizabeth (Noah) Ward, Jane will be deeply missed by all who knew her.  She was a kind and caring person who always put the needs of her family before her own.  Jane was a woman of strong faith who nurtured within her children a deep love of God and a devotion ...

SERVICE UPDATE   Fred Hughes, 84, of West Yarmouth, Mass., passed away on December 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM of natural causes.   Fred was born in Belmont, Mass., in 1941 to Norman and Eleanor Hughes. As a young boy, he loved fishing, hiking and most of all his sisters, Betsy and Patsy. Fred attended Manter Hall in Cambridge before attending the University of Virginia where he received his Bachelor’s degree.   Upon graduation, Fred began work at the Harvard Business ...

"Michael Bedout Chesson, 78, of Belmont, Massachusetts, died peacefully on December 14, 2025 after a short illness, surrounded by his family. Author of Richmond After the War, 1865-1890, Michael was a noted historian of the South, slavery, and the Civil War. Born in 1947, he was raised in Richmond and Newport News, Virginia, educated at the College of William and Mary and Johns Hopkins University, and received his doctorate at Harvard University. He is survived by his beloved wife of 37 ...

ANGELO, M.D., Eda Joanne Age 89, of Washington D.C., and formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts, died on December 12, 2025, at her home in Washington. She was born on February 11, 1936, in Cambridge, of her physician parents, Gaspar Angelo and Eda Polcari Angelo. She graduated from The Cambridge School of Weston, Mt. Holyoke College and then followed her parents to Tufts Medical School. She later did residencies in adult and child psychiatry and had a private practice in Boston for more than ...

In what could be described as one of the boldest efforts to avoid another New England winter, Linda Ann (Reid) Fanciullo passed away on November 20, 2025.  A nearly lifelong resident of Arlington (and later Plymouth), Linda lived with energy, passion and kindness.  Linda’s family and friends take comfort in the happiest of memories of times spent with her at family gatherings, on golf courses and club houses at Oakley Country Club and Pinehills in Plymouth ,and everywhere in ...

Carol Reed Findell Beloved mother grandmother, teacher of teachers, and lifelong inspirer Carol R. Findell, née Carol Ann Reed, of Belmont, Massachusetts died peacefully on October 25, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was raised in Orono, Maine and attended the University of New Hampshire (UNH) where she met her former husband George Findell. Together they had five children. Always ahead of her time, Carol entered the male-dominated world of mathematics and became a ...

FRENCH, Andrea Lillian of Arlington, entered into eternal rest, unexpectedly, Sunday, October 12, 2025.  She was 38 years of age.  Andrea was born in Boston and grew up on the South Shore where she once worked as a preschool teacher. Andrea was the beloved daughter of Veronica French and the late Martin D.J. French; the dear step-daughter of Ken Temple; loving sister to Nick French and his wife, Anne Jorgensen; devoted granddaughter of Thomas French and the ...

Richard Worden Pew, 92, of Elyria, Ohio, formerly of Belmont, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Elizabeth (Sue) Westin Pew; daughter, Elizabeth (Betsy) and her husband Richard Karban; sons, Douglas (Deirdre) Pew and Gordon (Kerry) Pew; eight grandchildren—Richard, Elyssa, Nora, Ainsley, Charlotte, Heather (Sean), Tyler (Monica), and Ashley—and two great-grandchildren, Azaela and Harrison, four nieces, Stacy ...

Jaime (Jim) Miranda of Belmont died on Sept. 18, 2025 from complications of dementia.  He was 87. Jim was born in Sewell, Chile and came to Waterbury, CT with his family when he was in high school.  He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and later earned an MSEE from Northeastern University.  He spent his career working for several Boston engineering firms as an instrument engineer and project manager for power ...

GROSS, Stephen H. of Belmont, entered into eternal rest on Friday, June 27, 2025 in the Belmont Manor Nursing Center.  He was 86 years old.  Born in St. Louis, Missouri,  Stephen lived in Belmont for many years.  A former Jesuit, Stephen worked for and retired from Care Dimensions Hospice as a Hospice Chaplain.  This is a profession that only a select few, through a special calling, are able to help those in hospice.  Through the power of prayer, Steve was able ...