All Obituaries

DiGIOVANNI, Rocco J. of Belmont,  entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 13, 2021 in the comfort of his own home. He was 96 years old.  Born in Belmont, Rocco was a lifelong resident.  He was a well respected real estate developer by profession. Beloved husband of the late Natalie I. (Salvitti).   Dear and devoted father of Anthony L. DiGiovanni and his wife, Elaine of Belmont, Robert C. DiGiovanni and his wife, Nancy of Port St. Lucie, FL...

Of Belmont, MA, passed away peacefully at Seasons Hospice, Milton, MA on October 8, 2021.  Anthony was born on January 22, 1944 in Boston, MA to Anthony and Joanne (Trovato) Lerro.  A lifelong resident of Belmont, MA , Anthony attended Belmont Public Schools and Northeastern University.  An ardent sports enthusiast and gifted athlete, Anthony played infield for the Northeastern Huskies baseball team, once playing at Fenway Park in a collegiate...

WHITEMAN, Eugene I. of Watertown, formerly of Oak Square, Brighton, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 7, 2021 in the Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.  He was 89 years old.  Born in Boston, Gene had been living in Watertown for the last 20 years.  He was a truck driver by profession, retiring from the Boston Herald.  Gene was a proud veteran serving in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict and honorably discharged as a...

ROUILLARD, Paul H. of Waltham,  entered into eternal rest at home with his devoted, loving and caring son, John by his side, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Paul was born and raised in Manchester NH. He served in the U. S. Air Force as an airplane mechanic. After his honorable discharge he trained as an electrician, but realized that he preferred photography.  He trained at the Eastern School of Photography on Cornhill St in Boston. His photographic career spanned 45 years....

Mary Ann Moran Longtime Santa Monica resident Mary Ann Moran, 75, passed away on Tuesday, June 21th, 2021 at Belmont Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belmont, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Steve Corry. Mary was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, one of four children of a city engineer and a schoolteacher. The family split their time between a row house in the Bay Ridge neighborhood and a bungalow in the beach enclave of Breezy Point, a...

RAPA, Marilyn G. of Belmont, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at home.  She was 90 years old. Beloved daughter of the late Fiore and Anita (Costantino) Rapa.  Dear and devoted sister of the late Eleanor F. Rapa.  Services are private.  Arrangements by swdfuneralhome.com.

TOTTEN, Diane CL (Longfield), passed away Friday, June 11, 2021              after living with recurrent breast cancer metastasized.   Diane was the loving wife of Vietnam  Navy veteran, masonry instructor and business owner, John R. Totten, of Cape Cod and Boston. Diane was born and raised in East Boston.  She attended Boston public schools until she graduated from Pope John XXIII High...

McCormick, Richard F. of Rowley, formerly of Belmont, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 28, 2021 in the Beverly Hospital after being in failing health.  He was 77 years old.  He was born in Cambridge  and has been living in Rowley for many years.  Dick was as a semi-conductor salesman for an electronics manufacturing company.   He was a long time member of the Bass Rocks Golf Club.  Loving  son of the late John J....

GIANGREGORIO, Evelyn L. (Molle) of Belmont, formerly of Everett, entered into eternal rest on Monday, May  24, 2021 in the Belmont Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was 94 years old.  Born in Everett, Evelyn resided in Belmont these last few years, living with her daughter and her family.  Beloved wife of the late John Joseph Giangregorio.  Dear and devoted mother of Joanne G. Hawkins and her husband, Owen of...

ACKERSON, Deborah Sweeney, 86, of Arlington, MA died May 19, 2021. She is the beloved wife of Edmund (Edo) E Ackerson (1933-2012); devoted mother of Deborah (Debbie) Ackerson Freedman and her husband Gary of Fairhope, AL; Thomas (Buck) Sweeney Ackerson and his wife Margaret of Concord, NH; Edmund (Jay) Edwards Ackerson Jr. and his wife Kimberly of Cary, NC; Katherine (Kay) Maloney and her husband John J (1957-2013) of Essex Junction, VT; Ann Boudrot and her husband William of Billerica, MA....