Local Obituaries
Arvid G. “Mike” Rubenis
Aug 8, 2023
Arvid Gunar “Mike” Rubenis, a Boston resident, died Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital peacefully after a long struggle with kidney and heart disease. He was 83. Mike was born December 3, 1939 in Riga, Latvia, a son of Arvid Edmunds and Jadviga (Grebezs) Rubenis. He immigrated to the United States by way of Sweden as a...
None Carmela Fallavollita
Aug 6, 2023
Carmela M. (Rubino) Fallavollita, a lifelong resident of Readville, passed away on Aug. 6, 2023. She was 92 years old. She was the beloved daughter of the late John and Mary (Bruno) Rubino, loving wife of the late John A. Fallavollita, who proudly served in the Navy during WWII, and the dear sister of the late Liberato Rubino. She...
Robert W. Scheffler
Aug 6, 2023
Robert W. Scheffler, a longtime resident of Dedham, passed away August 6th at his home. He was 81. Robert was born on January 10, 1928 to Lester J. and Velma (Hollis), in Pascagoula, Mississippi with his two siblings. After graduating high school, Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy. During that time he married Evelyn (Bliss). The couple settled in...
Ruth M. Nasman
Aug 5, 2023
Ruth May (Swensen) Nasman, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 70. Ruth was born March 6, 1953 in Revere, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Walter Ferdinand and Nathalie Louise (Tobey) Swenson. Ruth earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and worked at...
Carolyn M. Berube
Aug 4, 2023
Carolyn Mae (Adjutant) Berube, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, August 4th, 2023 at her home in Dedham. She was 81. Carolyn was born May 20, 1942 in Biddeford, Maine, one of the six children of Norman Leroy and Ione Ruby (Campbell) Adjutant. She graduated from Biddeford High School and worked at various times for CVS, Star Market,...
Karl D. Riemer
Aug 4, 2023
Karl Davis Riemer, a resident of Jamaica Plain, died Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 73. Karl was born June 6, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Dr. Karl and Louise (Crowninshield) Riemer. He was a graduate of the Dexter School in Brookline, the Middlesex School...
Helen M. Grow Uhl
Jul 31, 2023
Helen Matilda (Armstrong) Grow Uhl, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Monday, July 31, 2023 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 98. Helen was born December 28, 1924 in Norwood, Massachusetts the daughter of Fred and Karin (Wickman) Armstrong, immigrant from Sweden. She graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1942. Helen worked as...
Ronald T. Holmwood
Jul 30, 2023
Ronald T. Holmwood of West Roxbury, MA, formerly of Wales Center and Buffalo, NY, died on July 30 with his family by his side. He was 83. Ron was the long time owner of El Snowshoes Restaurant at 1289 Big Tree Road in Wales Center. A graduate of Kensington High School, he served in the quarter master corp of...
Joseph “Jj” Spicer
Jul 26, 2023
Joseph John Spicer, known as “JJ” to his friends and family, died Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Westford House in Westford, Massachusetts. He was 53. JJ was born March 21, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four sons of William Stuart and Patricia Anne (Corey) Spicer. He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1987...
John F. “Jack” O’Malley
Jul 23, 2023
John Francis O’Malley, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, July 23, 2023 at his home in Westwood. He was 94. Jack was born September 22, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Peter Francis and Mary Frances (Thompson) O’Malley. He grew up in Roslindale, graduated from Hyde Park High School, and enlisted in the US Army where he...
Jonathan V. Taylor
Jul 23, 2023
Jonathan V. Taylor, age 70, possibly one of last of the great curmudgeons, passed away July 23 after a sudden and brief illness. Jonathan’s declining health in the last year did not prevent him from his irascible ways or from being a loving and loyal person to his family and friends, a trait at which he excelled. His opinions...
Susan M. Sarkis
Jul 20, 2023
Susan Marie (Condry) Sarkis, a resident of Readville, died Thursday, July 20, 2023 at Newbridge on the Charles. She was 69. Susan was born July 28, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of William and Rose E. (Barbuto) Condry. She graduated from Hyde Park High School with the Class of 1971 and worked as an Assistant Vice President for...
Lawrence “Larry” Robillard
Jul 14, 2023
Lawrence Joseph Robillard (Larry) passed away peacefully at home in Boston on July 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Larry leaves his beloved wife of 52 years, Vivian Robillard, his son Scott and his husband Julio Cesar, his son Chris and his wife Caitlin, and his two precious granddaughters, Scarlett and Nina. He is also survived by his...
Martha M. Robertson
Jul 11, 2023
Martha Minetta (Meckel) Robertson died on July 11,2023 in Cary North Carolina with her daughters by her side. She was 100 years old. Martha was a resident of Dedham for 94 years and moved to North Carolina at the age of 94 to be close to her daughters. Mrs. Robertson was born at home on May 1st, 1923 in...
Mary E. Wyman
Jul 11, 2023
Mary Eileen Wyman, a resident of Dedham MA, died on Monday, July 11 at the Linden at Dedham. She was 106 years of age. Mary is survived by her niece Donna Marshall of Passumpsic Vt, and her nephews, David Corsini of Willimantic CT, and Paul Weismann, of Berkeley, CA. Like her two sisters, who lived to reach 103 and...
Dorothy M. Cook
Jul 11, 2023
Dorothy Mildred (Neagle) Cook, age 98, passed away from natural causes on Saturday afternoon, July 11, at her home. She has resided in Westwood since 1956. Dorothy was the wife of Paul F. Cook, District Chief (Retired), Boston Fire Department, who passed away in 2013. Dorothy met her future husband at Jamaica Plain High School and enjoyed 66-years of...
Judith A. Kelly
Jul 10, 2023
Judith Ann (Peterson) Kelly, of Plainville and formerly of Walpole, died Monday, July 10, 2023 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 81. Judith was born October 10, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three daughters of Eric Harold and Evelyn Marion (Jepson) Peterson. Judith studied at the Chandler School for Women in Boston and...
None Nancy Sullivan
Jul 7, 2023
Nancy Harriet (Smith) Sullivan, 64, of Westwood and formerly of Norfolk, died Thursday, July 7, at her daughter’s home in Cambridge after a long and brave battle with cancer. Spirited and vivacious, Nancy was delightful, encouraging, sassy, sweet, creative and extremely funny. She had an ability to make friends with anyone, the first time she met them. She...
Charles J. Ghera
Jul 3, 2023
Charles Joseph Ghera III (Chip, CJ) of Somerville passed away suddenly on July 3rd at the age of 42. He was born on August 10, 1971. CJ was the loving son of Ralph and Jean ( Townsend) Ghera of Norwood MA. He was born and raised in Norwood and attended Norwood public schools and graduated from Blue Hills Regional...
None Gladys Dunsford
Jul 3, 2023
Gladys (Robbins) Dunsford, a resident of Westwood since 1943, died Tuesday, July 3rd at her home in Westwood. She was 97. Gladys was born January 19, 1915 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the only child of Charles E. and Sheba S. (Ellis) Robbins. She graduated from Bradford College in Bradford, Massachusetts and then attended the Chandler School for Women in Boston. ...
