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Obituary: Miriam Warso Weil

March 10, 2026
Miriam (Rebecca) Warso Weil, 68, died March 5, 2026, surrounded by her husband, daughters, and love. Miriam was the beloved wife of 43 years to David, loving mother of Rachel (Brian Howell) and Lani (Alanna) Weil. Adored Bubbe (grandmother) of Izzy and…

Obituary: Sheila M. Finigan

January 8, 2026
Sheila M. (Powers) Finigan, 85, a long-time resident of Belmont, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2026. Sheila was the beloved wife of the late Joseph L. Finigan. She is survived by Thomas L. Finigan and his wife, Shana Fulton, of Raleigh,…

Obituary: Mary Merin Tinkham

November 14, 2025
Mary Merin Tinkham passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Mary was born April 18, 1935, in Glens Falls, New York. A longtime resident of Belmont, Mary served on the Belmont School Committee, was a Town Meeting member for…

Obituary: Evelyn “Evi” Shumsky

May 12, 2025
Evelyn “Evi” Shumsky, 89, of Cambridge, formerly of Belmont, passed peacefully on April 3, 2025, after a long illness. Born in Mattapan on April 11, 1935, Evi is survived by her loving husband Jack; sons David and wife Emily, Robert and partner…

Obituary: Tony Wiriadjaja

April 22, 2025
Tony Wiriadjaja, 84, of Belmont, formerly of Boston, passed away on April 16, 2025. Born on June 21, 1940, in Padang, Indonesia, Tony had a natural gift for language and became fluent in English, Dutch, and Bahasa Indonesia. He spent his early…

Obituary: Arnaldo daCruz

February 24, 2025
Arnaldo daCruz, of Belmont, died in the early hours of Feb. 20 after a short, valiant battle with glioblastoma, a fatal form of brain cancer. Arnaldo was loved and admired by all who knew him, from the countless children he mentored as…

Obituary: Richard Redington Allen

January 30, 2025
Richard Redington Allen, 78, of Wayland, formerly of Belmont, passed away from dementia on Jan. 22, 2025. Born on May 27, 1946, in Buffalo, New York, he was the son of Jean (Aspinwall) Allen and Roy Duke Allen. Richard is survived by…

Obituary: Ronald A. Arslanian

January 29, 2025
Ronald A. Arslanian, of Belmont, passed away on Jan. 26, 2025. Ron was born in 1947 to Anita and Harry Arslanian in Boston. After Ron graduated from Belmont High School in 1965, he went on to study Political Science and Philosophy at…
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In Appreciation of a Life of Community Service

December 7, 2024
By Melissa Russell, Belmont Voice correspondent By all measures, Sherry Jones was an extraordinary woman. As a community leader, a special education teacher, a confidante, and a consummate hostess, she had a profound impact on those around her. When she died on…
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