Robert J. Kinsella

Robert James Kinsella, known in Dedham as “Bob the Barber”, died Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital.  He was 82.  Kinsey was a lifelong Dedham resident having been born in the house that he has lived in all his life.  He graduated from Dedham High School with the classof 1948 and served in the US Army from 1951 to 1953.  Kinsey retired in 2009 after over 40 years as the owner and operator of Bob’s Barbershop on Bussey Street in East Dedham.  He enjoyed fishing and gardening, and was a member of the American Legion in Dedham.  Bob is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Barbara Elizabeth Root; his daughters, Susan E. Lipsett, and her husband Paul, of Auburn, New Hampshire, and Kathleen M. Krill, and her husband Jeffrey, of Franklin; his sons, Michael R. Kinsella, and his wife Robin, of Dedham, Patrick J. Kinsella, and his wife Nora, of Falmouth, and Steven P. Kinsella of Dedham; his sister, Marjorie Condon of Norwood; and his eight grandchildren, Michael J. Kinsella, Jr., Sean Kinsella, Colleen Kinsella, Kristen Lipsett, Brian Lipsett, Matthew Kinsella, Christopher Kinsella, and Jonathan Kinsella; as well as many nieces and nephews.  Visiting hours will be held Sunday, May 8th from 4 to 8 PM at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton Street, Dedham.  Relatives and friends will gather at the funeral home Monday morning at 9 AM and proceed to St. Mary’s Church, 420 High Street, Dedham for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 o clock. Burial to be announced.  In lieu of flowers donations to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701 would be appreciated.