Isabel E. “Bella” (Bettencourt) Branco died suddenly Dec. 30, 2008, at Mass General Hospital in Boston after falling ill at home. She was 87.
Mrs. Branco was born in Cambridge on Oct. 30, 1921, and was a resident of Somerville. She was a homemaker.

John E. “Jack” Broughall Jr. died Dec. 30, 2008, at his home in Arlington after a lengthy illness. He was 68.
He was a foreman for the Tree Department, Cambridge Department of Public Works, for 32 years and served as shop steward for the Teamsters Local 25.

Ethelyn Antonette (Rano) Gibbons died Dec. 25, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Fla. She was 93.
Mrs. Gibbons was born in Brockton on Jan. 3, 1916, daughter of the late Ethel Maude Call of Bradford, Maine, and Willard A. Rano of St. Louis, Mo., and was a longtime resident of Cambridge.

Mazie Ureen Graham died Dec. 31, 2008. She was 83.
Ms. Graham was born in Cambridge on Nov. 29, 1925, daughter of the late Marcus and Sylvia Graham. She graduated from Cambridge public schools and Boston University and attended St. Paul’s Church for more than 50 years.

Sheila M. (Jennings) Hirtle died at home Dec. 31, 2008. She was 57.
Mrs. Hirtle was born in Cambridge, daughter of June Jennings of Cambridge and the late Melvin Jennings, and was a resident of Lynn, formerly of Cambridge. She graduated from St. John’s School and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and owned her own childcare business.

Anna M. (Constantine) Mattson died Dec. 27, 2008, at Mary Immaculate Healthcare in Lawrence. She was 103.
She was born in Cambridge on Oct. 11, 1905, daughter of the late William and Hannah (Kent) Constantine, and was a resident of Lawrence, formerly of Orleans, Belmont and Cambridge. She was a homemaker.

Mary F. “Red” (Foster) Rossi died Dec. 31, 2008, at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She was 82.
Mrs. Rossi was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Thomas and Rachel Foster, and was a resident of Arlington, formerly of Cambridge. She was a retired administrative assistant at Bentley College.

Clifford J. Rubera died Dec. 19, 2008, at Mass. General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was 54.
Mr. Rubera was born in Miami, Fla., and was a resident of Somerville, formerly of Cambridge. He worked as a roofer for TJ Gallagher Roofing.

Joseph “Red” Sciola died at home Dec. 26, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He was 79.
Mr. Sciola was born in Cambridge and was a resident of Somerville, formerly of Cambridge. He worked as a foreman for the city of Cambridge and was a member of the Warren PALS Club.

Lydia Coffin (Prescott) Thayer died Dec. 30, 2008, at her home in Cambridge. She was 99.
Mrs. Thayer was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Oliver Prescott Jr. and Helen Maria (Bryant), where she attended Friends Academy. She had been a resident of Cambridge since 1936.

Carol Uhl-Nordlinger died Dec. 31, 2008, at her home in Cambridge.
Mrs. Uhl-Nordlinger was a longtime resident of Cambridge. She was a business and marketing communications consultant and an interior designer.

John P. Kelly died Dec. 14, 2008, in Florida. He was 76.
Mr. Kelly was born in Cambridge, son of the late Bartholomew and Margaret (Malloy) Kelly, and was a resident of Sunrise, Fla., for four years, formerly of Stoneham and Wakefield. He worked as a bricklayer for many years before retiring.

Richard F. McGregor died Dec. 16, 2008, at his home in Palm Bay, Fla. He was 71.
Mr. McGregor was a former resident of Cambridge, where he lived for more than 50 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked as a press operator in the printing industry in Cambridge.

Roberta F. (Blake) McLeod died Dec. 22, 2008. She was 87.
Mrs. McLeod was a resident of Medford, formerly of Cambridge.

George Bruce Medeiros died Dec. 19, 2008, at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He would have been 77 years old Dec. 20.
Mr. Medeiros was born in Cambridge, son of the late Leo and Agnes (Enos) Medeiros, and had been a resident of Watertown since the 1960s. He graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School and Wentworth Institute in Boston. He also attended Northeastern University.

Nicholas Medeiros died Dec. 22, 2008, at Heritage Manor in Lowell after a brief illness. He was 69.
Mr. Medeiros was born in Cambridge on Feb. 20, 1939, son of the late Nicholas and Victoria (Almeida) Medeiros, and was a resident of Tewksbury for several years, formerly of Wilmington. He was raised and educated in Cambridge.

Robert F. Tobin died Dec. 21, 2008, at his home in Hampton, N.H. He was 75.
Mr. Tobin was born in Dorchester on Nov. 17, 1933, son of the late Raymond F. and Helen M. (Finn) Tobin. He was raised in Cambridge, graduating from Rindge Technical High School in 1952, and had been a resident of Woburn for more than 40 years before moving to Hampton in 2003.

Thecla A. (Marquardt) Daly died Dec. 17, 2008. She was 84.
Mrs. Daly was raised in Somerville and had been a resident of Dorchester and Brockton for the past 42 years. She was employed as a secretary, retiring from Cardinal Cushing General Hospital after 16 years. She enjoyed sewing and bingo.

“What would you like to know about my favorite human being in Cambridge?” Cambridgeport resident Stash Horowitz asked about John Moot. Moot, an entrepreneur and Cambridge activist, died last Thursday in his home after a long illness. He was 86.

Theresa M. (Callahan) Carfagna-Carmody died Dec. 15, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare-Northshore in Saugus. She was 82.
Mrs. Carfagna-Carmody was born in Chelmsford and had been a resident of Saugus since 2002, formerly of Somerville and Cambridge. She was a member of the James A. Logan VFW Post Ladies Auxiliary in Somerville.