Local Obituaries
Daniel P. Donohue
Feb 6, 2023
Daniel “Danny” P. Donohue- of Dedham, passed away on February 6, at the age of 38. Daniel is the loving son of Patricia A. Lowe-Donohue and the late Neil P. Donohue of Dedham. He is the dear brother of Tricia Cook and husband James of Laconia, NH, Thomas Lowe and wife Rhonda of Norwood, Steven Lowe of Dedham, Neil...
Michael P. Kowalczyk
Jan 29, 2023
Michael Peter Kowalczyk, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Sunday, January 29, 2023 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 64. Michael was born May 22, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey, one of the eight children of Stanley Anthony and Sheila Mary (O’Keefe) Kowalczyk. Michael worked in landscaping and maintenance for the Town of...
Maria Nocito
Jan 27, 2023
Maria (Thieme) Nocito, 84, a resident of Philadelphia for over 45 years, died January 27 of complications from a stroke in Dedham, Massachusetts. She had moved to Dedham five years ago to be closer to her daughter, Dasha Layne. Maria spent her early years in the Russian enclave in Shanghai, China. Her family had fled to China during the...
Charles N. Hoffman
Jan 26, 2023
Charles Neale Hoffman, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Brush Hill Healthcare Center in Milton. He was 74. Charles was born March 5, 1948 in Newton, Massachusetts, a son of Emmett Charles and June (Neale) Hoffman. He worked as a welder. Charles is survived by his wife, Patricia M. (Wells); his daughter, Heather...
E. Marilyn Oberle
Jan 26, 2023
E. Marilyn “Lynn” Oberle passed away peacefully, January 26, at White Oak Cottages in Westwood, after a brief illness. Lynn was the beloved daughter of the late Edward and Elsa (Schmatzler) Oberle. She is survived by Martha Tenney of Gilsum, NH and Elizabeth Adey of Plymouth. She is also survived by many cousins. Lynn was a graduate of Girls’ Latin...
Dorothy E. Beers
Jan 26, 2023
Dorothy E. “Betty” Beers (McSeveney), a longtime resident of Dedham died on January 26 at the age of 83. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late William McSeveney and Rachel (Martin). Mrs. Beers was a graduate of Dedham High School, Class of 1944. She was a previous employee of the Eastwood Nursing Home in Dedham, (now...
Vera L. Cross
Jan 25, 2023
It is with great sadness that the family of Vera Louise (Lenz) Cross announces her passing on Monday, January 25, 2023 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was 97. Vera will be lovingly remembered by her three children; Kenneth, David, and Matthew. Vera will also be fondly remembered by her seven grandchildren; Trevor, Jacob, Daniel, Elisabeth, Mitchell,...
Alfred R. Jr. “Al” Capone
Jan 22, 2023
Alfred “Al” R. Capone Jr, lifelong part of the Dedham community at peace on Jan 22 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Dedham, Al is an institution in town and was a lifelong resident. He grew up in the family business as a youngster, and after serving time in the Navy returned to build the business. ...
Paul F. Ladd
Jan 18, 2023
Paul Francis Ladd, of Wayland, and formerly of Natick, passed away on January 18th at age 84. Paul attained a degree in Accounting from Boston College and later worked as the Director of Management Information Services for Suffolk University from 1978 until his retirement in 2007. He was also very active in the Natick community, serving for many years...
Gwendolyn E. Crellen
Jan 18, 2023
Gwendoyln E. Crellen (Brooks) , a resident of Dedham died on January 18 at the age of 96. She was born in Charleston, VT to the late Clayton Roy Brooks and Sadie E. (Temple). Mrs. Crellen was a member of the Allin Congregational Church and the Dedham Women’s Club. She liked to paint, garden and sew. Her family was...
Marcia Emma Gates
Jan 18, 2023
Marcia Emma Gates, a resident of Brookline, New Hampshire, and a longtime resident of Dedham passed away January18th at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, New Hampshire, she was 93. Marcia was born on January 13, 1917, in the family home located at 144 Walnut Street, Dedham, to Dr. Raymond and Grace (Tucker) Gates. Her parents owned the Gates...
Barbara Bartlett
Jan 14, 2023
Barbara Hume Bartlett, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of Dedham, North Chatham, and Boston, passed away on Jan 14, 2023. She was 84 years old.
Barbara was born on December 26, 1938 in Boston, and was the second child of the late Marshall K. Bartlett and Barbara F. (Hume) Bartlett. She grew up in Dedham and...
John B. Glore
Jan 11, 2023
October 15, 1927 – January 11, 2023
Age 95
John Bancroft Glore was born on Oct. 15, 1927 in New York City. He was the son of the late Arthur Ridley Glore and Dorothy Bancroft Joyce Glore. John and his sister, Joyce, spent their summers at Lake Monomonac in Rindge, NH. Their father...
Eugene J. O’Donnell
Jan 10, 2023
76 of Westwood, formally New Seabury, died peacefully January 10, 2023. Beloved husband of Rebecca for 52 years. Devoted father of Jennifer and her husband Bob of Westwood, Terrence R. and his wife Mae of Singapore, and Daniel and his wife Gina of Dallas, TX. Loving grandfather of Caitlyn, Jack, Jonathan, Colby, Dylan and Cricket.
Gene is...
Frederick E. Hill
Jan 10, 2023
Frederick Edward Hill, a resident of Fuller Village in Milton, and formerly of Dedham, died Tuesday ,January 10, 2023 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 81. Frederick was born September 23, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Edward W. and Mary Uta (Haight) Hill, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. He earned his associates degree from Wentworth...
Elizabeth Bryant
Jan 10, 2023
Elizabeth E. (Giles) Bryant, age 100, of Dedham, formerly of Braintree and Medford, January 10, after a short illness. Daughter of the late William David Giles and Jennie Louise Giles. Wife of the late Fred A. Bryant. Mother of David A. Bryant and his partner Patricia A. Aucoin of Dedham, Marcia L. Beck and her husband Drew of Palo...
Emily Alex
Jan 9, 2023
Emily Louise Alex, 75, of Norwood, MA passed away peacefully on January 9, 2023, after a long battle with chronic lung and cardiac disease. Born in Boston, Emily demonstrated from her earliest years a passion for dance, tapping away on city manhole covers as a toddler and entertaining patrons at the Lithuanian club her parents attended. Upon her family’s...
Nasseeb Koury
Jan 9, 2023
Nasseeb George “Skip” Koury, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, January 9th at Baypointe Nursing Home in Brockton. He was 95. Skip was born February 22, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Peter Simon and Mary (Sarkis) Koury, immigrants from Lebanon. He served in the US Army for three years during World War Two. ...
Arlene E. Lindblom
Jan 6, 2023
Arlene E. “Swede” (Hanson) Lindblom, wife of the late J. Herbert, passed on peacefully in her home on Thursday, January 6th surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. She is survived by her daughter Edith Lindblom-Warthin of Derby, VT; her son William H. and his wife Susan of Long Branch, NJ and her daughter Lois L. Johnson and her...
Josephine P. Jacobs
Jan 4, 2023
Josephine Patricia (Sullivan) Jacobs, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Bridges by Epoch at Westwood. She was 94. Josephine was born October 12, 1928 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a daughter of John C. and Nora A. (Gallagher) Sullivan, immigrants from Ireland. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and went on to attend Boston...
