Julia Savioli, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 87. Julia was born May 19, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Egino and Rose (DiAngelis) Savioli, immigrants from Italy. She worked as a presser in a laundromat. Julia is survived by her brother, Victor M. Savioli of Dedham, and her sister, Gina Navratill of Marietta, Georgia. She was predeceased by her brother Peter Savioli, and three sisters, Theresa Savioli, Augustine Savioli, and Katherine Schauerte. Private interment was in Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham
Ronald Anthony Genitti, a resident of Dedham, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 85. Ronald was born January 20, 1935 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Domenic and Anna (Langione) Genitti, immigrants from Italy. He graduated from Dedham High School and enlisted in the US Army where he served honorably from 1960 to 1963 and then reenlisted in the US Air Force where he served as a Sergeant until his honorable discharge in 1968. Ronald was employed as a maintenance worker at the Norwood Hospital until his retirement many years ago. Ronald is survived by his sister, Anita Allison of Walpole, and his brother Richard N. Genitti of Wrentham. A private graveside service with military honors was held at Brookdale Cemetery in Dedham.
Anthony Santo LaMonica, a resident of Medfield, and formerly of Dedham, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 78. “Owl” as he was known to his childhood friends, was born on November 20, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of Philip and Clara (Carlucci) LaMonica. After high school, his family moved to Dedham where he was inducted in to the US Army in 1960. Tony served honorably until his discharge in 1962. He returned home to marry his wife of 57 years, Carol Jean (Porter). In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Tina Anderson and her husband Michael of West Roxbury and Denese LaMonica of Norwood; his sons, Philip LaMonica of Framingham and Stephan LaMonica of Fort Lauderdale, FL.; his four granchildren, Stephanie LaMonica, Staff Sergeant Nicholas Batson, Felicia LaMonica and Patrick McDonald; his two sisters, Yolanda Lague, and Paula Cambell and her husband Ian; as well as two very close cousins, Richard Flamboras and Connie Landy; and many nieces and nephews. Tony was the brother of the late Hugh LaMonica. He was one of the original founders of the Dedham Youth Commission and an avid coin collector. He loved music and dance and often entertained others with his beautiful singing voice. He was a member of the Living Waters Church in Norwood, and his greatest joy came from his willingness to help others through their personal struggles. Services for Tony will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 11AM, at St. Luke’s Church, 950 East Street, Dedham. Burial Services to follow at Brookdale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Diabetes Association, 260 Cochituate Road, #200, Framingham, MA 01701 and would be appreciated.
Dorothy H. (Whitehouse) Saltmarsh, a 72 year resident of Westwood, passed away March 24, 2020 at the Bear Mountain Nursing Home in Andover, Massachusetts at the age 97. Dorothy was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1922, and was the loving daughter of John and Emily (Battey) Whitehouse. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in education at Boston University and taught science at Westwood High School. Dorothy was always proud that she learned to fly an airplane in the 1940’s before she leaned to drive a car and was a member of a flying club at Norwood Airport. It was there that she met her husband, the late Hazen J. Saltmarsh who passed away in January of 2020. They had been married for 72 years. She was the dear mother of Dean and his wife Rochelle, and Eric and his wife Lorena. Loving grandmother of Hillary, Brooke, Sam, and Kimberly Saltmarsh. Sister of the late Faith Parker, Harold, Gerald, and Ronald Whitehouse. Burial will be private at New Westwood Cemetery. Services for Dorothy are being planned for the summer. Please check back for updated service information.
Marilyn Claire (Davenport) O’Brien, a resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 86. Marilyn was born October 28, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Forbes, and Florence M. (Leavitte) Davenport. She worked as a secretary for the American Red Cross. Marilyn was the wife of the late Robert William O’Brien, the sister of the late John Forbes Davenport Jr., and the grandmother of the late Tara Torosian and the late Timothy O’Brien Jr. She is survived by her four sons, Robert W. O’Brien, and his wife Beverlee, of Plymouth, William J. O’Brien, and his wife Joan, of Westwood, Kevin M. O’Brien, and his wife Joanne, of Dedham, and Timothy J. O’Brien of Dedham; her daughter, Deborah A. Torosian, and her husband Paul, of Florida; her eight grandchildren, Christopher, Sean, Derek, Kerri, Patrick, J Adam, Stephen, and Jessica; and her five great grandchildren, Cory, Lily, Jack, Connor, and MacKenzie. Services and interment at Knollwood Memorial Park will be scheduled at a time to be determined. Please check back here for updated arrangements.
Malcolm Daniel “Danny” Morrison, a resident of Walpole, and formerly of Westwood, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2020 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. Danny was born February 25, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Malcolm Francis and Pauline (Gerrish) Morrison. He grew up in Westwood, graduated from Westwood High School, and immediately enlisted in the US Navy where he served as a submariner during the Vietnam War era. After his military service Danny studied to become an electrician, originally working at his own business and later working as a union electrician for Local 103 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He was a longtime active member, and former trustee, of Sandy Terraces, a member of Blue Hill Baths, and an active member of the First Baptist Church of Westwood where he served on the Board of Trustees and the most recent pulpit committee. Danny is the beloved husband of Kristin Lynn (Sellers), the late Barbara Maud (Saliewicz), and his former wife Jane B. (Anderson) Morrison. He is survived by his daughter, Tammy J. Blum, and her husband Jan, of Westwood; his five grandchildren, Matthew, Zachary, Marisa, Michaela, and Hannah Blum; his sister, Priscilla R. Morrison of Needham; and his aunt, Jeanne Morrison of Jamiaca Plain. Danny was predeceased by his three brothers, James Burton Morrison, John Gerrish Morrison, and David Norman Morrison. He is further survived by their wives, Rita (Mrs. James) of Norwood, Gail (Mrs. John) of Falmouth, and Susan (Mrs. David) of Ocean Park, Maine; his nephews, Jonathan Morrison, and his wife Christine, and Peter Morrison, and his wife Liz; his nieces, Robin (Morrison) Marsh, Sara (Morrison) Graves, Amy Rivelli, and Jennifer Rivelli; his sisters-in-law, Gail Sellers, and Trudy Stefansson, and her husband Hilmar; and his brother-in-law Jayson Sellers, and his wife Sarah.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Danny’s Memorial Service Saturday, June 13th, 2020 at 11 am at the First Baptist Church, 808 High Street, Westwood. Interment on Saturday, October 17, 2020 will be private. Relatives and friends who wish to watch the livestreamed graveside service should log on to https://harborview.live/ by 11 am on October 17th. In lieu of flowers donations in Danny’s memory to the First Baptist Church (for the electrical refurbishment project), 808 High Street, Westwood, MA 02090, or to the Sandy Terraces Association, 570 Wakeby Road, Marstons Mills, MA 02648 would be appreciated.
John Mark Bucelewicz, a resident of West Roxbury, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He was 71. John was born December 11, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of William Albert and Helen Elizabeth (Woronowicz) Bucelewicz. He graduated from Brighton High School and worked as a nursing assistant at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and later for Staff Builders until his retirement about twenty years ago. John enjoyed computer games and was especially fond of his cats. He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances (Gould) Bucelewicz; his daughter, Helen E. Bucelewicz, and her fiancé Rebecca Rowe; his son, Mark J. Bucelewicz, and his wife Amy E. (Shoemaker); his two grandchildren, Evan M. and Henry T. Bucelewicz; his sisters, Martha Chaput, and her husband William, and Helen Buck, and her husband William. He was the brother of the late William M. Bucelewicz, and his wife Barbara. Visiting hours will be held Friday, March 13th from 4 to 8 pm at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton St., Dedham MA. Interment will be private. Donations in John’s memory to the Animal Rescue League, 55 Anna’s Place, Dedham, MA 02026 would be appreciated.
George Rodman Rowland, Jr., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the age of 82. “Rod” lived his whole life in Wianno and the Boston Area. He was a student at The Fessenden School and St. Mark’s school, and graduated class of 1960 from Yale University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, he spent two years in the Navy. In 1964, he married Barbara Van Horne Rowland. He then began his career with his one and only employer, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance of Boston, which spanned for over 38 years.
Throughout his life, Rod participated on numerous non-profit boards. He was a trustee for the Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, the executive committee for the Osterville Historical Society, and served as president of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline. He enjoyed being a member of the Country Club in Chestnut Hill and the Wianno Club in Osterville, where he was an avid participant in golf and skeet shooting. His other hobbies included blue fishing aboard the “Osprey”, model building, and driving his most beloved vehicle, a 1939 Type 57 Drophead Bugatti, which he enrolled in many auto shows and rallies in the New England area.
Rod is survived by his wife of 56 years, Barbara, and his two daughters Lynda and Amy. Services will be private.
Elizabeth Grant Kam, age 72, of West Roxbury and Dennis Port, formerly of Avon, CT and Rochester, NY, passed away on February 28, 2020 after 50 years of marriage to Cedric Kam. Betsy was born Elizabeth Virginia Grant in Boston, the daughter of Ernest Hamlen Grant, Jr. and Elizabeth Spence (MacNeil) Grant. She was the proud mother of Alison of Troy, NY and Christopher of New York City and loving grandmother of Carmyn and Jackson of Troy. Betsy graduated from Holliston High School, Class of 1965 and Wellesley College in 1969. She retired in 2015 from the New England Conservatory of Music as Assistant Director of Financial Aid after previously working in student financial aid at Nazareth College of Rochester and Mount Ida College, Newton.
Betsy loved helping people, but her passion was choral music. She sang first alto in the choirs of First Congregational Church of Holliston, West Avon Congregational Church, and Allin Congregational Church in Dedham, at Wellesley in the College Choir and the acapella Tupelos, and in the Farmington Valley Choral and the Dedham Choral Society. Betsy loved Cape Cod. She spent memorable childhood summers on the cape, and then her children’s summers there, too. She was a longtime member of West Dennis Yacht Club.
A private interment was held at Highland Cemetery in Norwood where she was interred with her parents and grandparents. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Betsy’s name to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, NE Chapter, 60 Walnut St., Wellesley Hills, MA 02184
***UPDATE***
Betsy’s Memorial Service has been postponed until May 2020. Please check back for updated memorial service information.
Louisa A. Fairbanks, a resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston of natural causes. She was 89. Louisa was born October 3, 1930 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Katherine Wilhelmina (deMik) and Albert Clarence Eckenbrecht. Louisa was an honor student at Weber College from 1948-1949 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1953 from the University of Utah. She was a former Reference Librarian at the Westwood Public Library, President of the Afternoon Club of Dedham, and a member of the Decorative Arts Trust and Boston Museum of Fine Arts Seminarians for 25 years. Louisa loved art, music, travel and gardening. She is survived by her loving family: her husband, Jonathan Fairbanks; her daughters, Theresa Fairbanks Harris, and her husband Channing, of Connecticut and Hilary Fairbanks Burton and her husband Timothy, of Dedham, Massachusetts; and her granddaughter, Olivia Harris of Connecticut. Louisa bestowed grace and many blessings on all of them for many years. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a service for Louisa on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 10:00 am at the Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery, 95 Forest Hills Avenue Boston, MA. 02130. Interment to follow in Forest Hills Cemetery.
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