All Obituaries

David Ernst, of Watertown, MA, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife of almost 49 years, Jean Ernst, and his children Carolyn Ernst (Olivier Barnouin) of Maryland, and Julie Bruno (Joe) of Virginia. He is also survived by five beloved grandchildren, Vivian and Rose Barnouin, and Andrew, Will, and Samantha Bruno. He was predeceased by his parents Harry Ernst and Alice (Heaney) Ernst, and his brother Harry Ernst, Jr.     A lifelong ...

YOUNG, Robert Duncan of Belmont, entered into eternal rest at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Good Friday, April 3, 2026.  He was 101 years old.  Bob was born August 8, 1924 in Rockland, ME and resided in nearby Thomaston until graduating from Thomaston High School in 1942. A year later, he joined the U.S. Navy and received his basic training at the Naval Training Station in Newport, RI, graduating from the Radio School as Third Class Petty Officer.  Bob then ...

TRAVIA, John S. of Hanover, formerly of Watertown and Belmont, entered into eternal rest Monday, March 23, 2026 in the South Shore Hospital.  He was 97 years of age.  Born in Belmont, John lived in Watertown for many years before and he and his late wife, Nannette settled in Hanover these last 7 years to be near their children. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged.   John, a college graduate with two ...

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 ...