James Urban
Malden resident
James F. Urban of Malden, formerly of East Boston, died on January 8.
A former employee of Stride Rite Shoes of Boston, he was the beloved husband of Claudine A. (Wentziger) Urban; devoted father of Philip A. Urban of Malden and Christopher F. Urban and his wife, Florence, of Lynn; loving brother of the late Lisa Sherson formerly of Ware; brother-in-law of Frances Mannix of Watertown and Yvette Bressler and her husband, Sidney, of Maitland, FL.; cherished grandfather of Shelby L. Urban of Lynn and numerous other relatives.
His Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 12 in the Weir Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden at 12 noon. Relatives and friends may call at the Funeral Home two hours prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Heart Association , 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. For obituary and directions: www.weirfuneralhome.com.
Camilla Casey, 83
Former owner of “Little Tot Nursey School” of Lynn
Camilla A. (Donahue) Casey of Revere, formerly of Lynn, Milford, CT, and Newport Richey, Florida died after a long illness on December 31 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center of Revere. She was 83 years old.
She was born in Boston on June 21, 1926, attended Boston Schools and graduated from Boston Girls Latin in 1940. As a young woman, she began a career at R.H.Stearns and then at the prestigious C. Crawford Holllidge Department Store as a sales associate and model. With her husband, the late Thomas R. Casey who died in August of 1997, she lived in Lynn, Milford, CT and Newport Richey, Florida. While in Lynn, she operated “The Little Tot Nursery School” for more than 13 years.
She was the devoted mother of Karen A. Myers and her husband, Warren F., of Revere; cherished grandmother of Elizabeth C. Myers-Azano and her husband, Charles “Chip” Azano, and Warren F. “Jay” Myers, all of South Boston. She was the sister of the late Francis Donahue and the daughter of the late Michael and Bridget (Londergan) Donahue.
Burial will be with her late husband in the Mass National Cemetery, Bourne at a later time. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., 138 Conant St., Beverly, MA 01915. Arrangements were completed by the Vertuccio Home for Funerals of Revere.
John Fidalgo
Lynn resident
John M. Fidalgo of Lynn, formerly of East Boston, died on January.
He was the son of the late John and Regina (Rodrigues) Fidalgo; dear brother of Richard Fidalgo of Lynn, Florence Wofford and Rose Broadbear of Caliornia and the late Virginia Knuttila. He is also survived by loving nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Rapino Memorial Home, 9 Chelsea St. (Maverick Sq.) East Boston on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The family will receive visitors on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. Services will conclude with burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Boston. Donations in his memory may be made to: Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 150 Mount Vernon St., Suite 550, Dorchester, MA 02125. Visit memorial at www.mem.com
Stella Siderski, 84
Of Vermont, formerly of Lynn
Stella S. (Maleszyk) Siderski of Richmond, Vermont, formerly of Lynn, died January 5 at the Fletcher-Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT after a brief illness. She was 84 years old.
Born in Waltham, the daughter of the late Stanley and Stefania (Grzyb) Maleszyk, she lived in Lynn except for several years in Derry, NH before her marriage to the late Zygment Siderski. She lived on Spencer Street in Lynn for 42 years before moving to St. Stephen’s Towers. For the past year, she lived at the Sterling House Assisted Living in Richmond, VT.
She was a member of the Polish Legion American Veterans Auxiliary Chapter 56, St. Cecilia’s Choir of St. Michael’s Church, St. Hedwig’s Society and St. Michael’s Retirees and the Arts and Crafts Club.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary Stella Sidererski, a Registered Nurse, of Pawcatuck CT. and Lucy Ann, an account executive at Carousel Industries and her husband, Richard Doucette, of Colchester, VT. She was the beloved grandmother of Richard and his wife, Jasmine Doucette of Maricopa, AZ, Elizabeth and Michael Doucette of Colchester, VT and great grandmother of Aaron Doucette of Arizona. She also leaves several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Joseph, Edmund and Konstanty “Frank” Maleszyk.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Nadworny Funeral Home, Lynn. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.