Evelyn Mary Lazaro

Family-Placed Funeral Notice

EVELYN MARY (WHALEN) LAZARO Of Palm Beach Garden, Florida, died Tuesday evening, November 21, 2006 in her residence after a lengthy illness. She was 84. Born in Newton on April 21, 1922, the daughter of the late John and Helena (Laughlin) Whalen, she had been a Waltham resident before moving to Florida 17 years ago. A graduate of Waltham High School, she was employed over 27 years at Waltham Hospital in the Domestic Service Department where she became known as the lovely lady who always had a kind word to say. She enjoyed knitting, flower gardening, bird watching, loved all sports and caring for her family. Mrs. Lazaro was pre-deceased by her sister, Rita Centola, her brother, John Whalen and her son in law, William Corbett. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Marshall S. Lazaro; her daughters, Marsha Corbett of Nashua, Nancy and her husband, John Mullaney III of Waltham, Judy Lazaro-Levine and her husband, Howard Levine of Stowe, VT; her sons, Marshall “Buddy” B. and his wife, Nancy (MacLean) Lazaro of Braintree, Joseph and his wife Patricia Lazaro of Tewksbury; her sister, Mary Canavan of Pembroke Pines, FL; brothers, Charles Whalen of Waltham and William Whalen of Westborough; her grandchildren, Melissa Gaudet, Stacey Schaufus, Mandy Mullaney-Kazan, Tobi Egirous, Brandon Levine and Michael MacLean; her great grandchildren, Lily and Emma Schaufus and Mattheau and Meghan Gaudet. She is also survived by her devoted caretaker, Hopie Davis. Services were be held on Monday morning from the Brasco and Sons Memorial, 773 Moody Street, Waltham, with a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, Waltham. Interment followed in the Newton Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Evelyn's memory to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 6413 Congress Avenue, Suite 130, Boca Raton, FL 33487. To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries