Obituaries

Aug 23, 2022

Rebecca Abigail Hardt, a resident of Westwood for many years, died unexpectedly August 23, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. She was 46. Rebecca was born March 29, 1976 in Lexington, Kentucky, a daughter of David and Emelie Ruth (Hubbard) O’Brien. She earned her Master’s Degree from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts and worked as...

Aug 20, 2022

Garry Richard Nelligan, a resident of Dedham, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Care Dimensions Hospice Home in Lincoln. He was 59. Garry was born June 17, 1963 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Paul David and Patricia Lorraine (Obuchon) Nelligan. He grew up in Dedham and enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1980 and served until...

Aug 17, 2022

Elaine Vivian (Dalberti) Hooper, 89 passed away August 17, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 89. Elaine was a former resident of Westwood, MA. Elaine was born February 6, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of seven daughters born to Alfonse and Christine (Gattozzi) Dalberti of Boston MA. She leaves behind her daughters Stephanie Hooper...

Aug 7, 2022

88, of Norwood MA, passed away from cancer on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Phyllis was born November 23, 1933, and was a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1951. She later enrolled in and graduated from Chandler School for Woman in 1952. Starting at the age of 19, through retirement in her 80s, she worked for Rogers family,...

Jul 19, 2022

Arthur William Ellis, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at his home in Westwood after a long illness. He was 90, Arthur was born June 23, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Arthur Clinton and Agnes (McLeod) Ellis, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. After High School he enlisted in the US Navy and served...

Jul 12, 2022

William C. Chambers, 61 passed away July 12, 2022. He was a former resident of West Roxbury. Bill was born March 3rd, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts. Bill was predeceased by his parents Gerald & Lillian Chambers. He leaves behind his sister who he loved so much, Cindy & Edward Lahey of South Grafton. Uncle Bill leaves behind 5 nieces,...

Jul 12, 2022

Vendla Otilde (Fredriksen) Margeson, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 82. Vendla was born April 15, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest of the six children of Karl Johan and Wendela Sylvia (Anderson) Fredriksen. She graduated from Roslindale High School and worked as bookkeeper for...

Jul 11, 2022

Osborne Bruce Hadley, a longtime resident of Norwood, died peacefully on July 11, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a period of declining health. He was 91. Bruce was born October 6, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Osbourne Mader and Sarah Jane (Rae) Hadley, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. He enlisted in the...

Jul 5, 2022

Pauline G. (DiMarzio), a resident of Readville, passed away peacefully on July 5th, 2022 with her family by her side.

She was the beloved Mother of Eileen McKee, June Smith, and Jim (Kathy) McKee; Grandma to Kristine and Brendan McKee, Lisa (Jesse) Weatherford, Bob (Mary Kate) McKee and Kim (Nate) Fraere, and Great-Grandma to Aaron and Avery...

Jul 2, 2022

Joseph Coleman Mellett Sr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 79. Joe was born May 22, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Coleman Joseph and Nora Elizabeth (O’Malley) Mellett, immigrants from Ireland. After high school, Joe earned his associate degree from Newbury Junior...

Jun 27, 2022

April 20, 1944 – June 27, 2022

Anne ‘Tina’ M. (Mulkern) Mellett, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, passed away on June 27, 2022 at the age of 78.

Tina was born in Boston on April 20th, 1944. She worked as an accountant for several insurance companies, and was...

Jun 23, 2022

Pauline Marion (Obernesser) Watson, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at her apartment at Tradition in Dedham. She was 96. Pauline was born February 20, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Paul Richard and Hedwig Marie (Stengal) Obernesser, immigrants from Germany. She was a graduate of Girls Latin High School in Boston and worked...

Jun 14, 2022

Barry Levine passed peacefully on June 14, 2022 in the presence of his family.  He was born in Brooklyn to Edith and Murray Levine. He graduated from James Madison Highschool and went on to earn a B.S. degree in biology from M.I.T. in 1971. He earned a degree from the New England School of Acupuncture and later earned a...

Jun 9, 2022

July, 7, 1937 – June 9, 2022

Joseph L. Hinton, a resident of Norwood, passed away on June 9, 2022 at his home with his children by his side. He was 84 years old. Born in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 1937 to the late Claude A. and Mae Ollie (Wilson) Hinton, he was the youngest...

Jun 6, 2022

Joanna Claudet (Slater) Stahl, a resident of Roslindale, and formerly of Bradenton, Florida and Dumont, New Jersey, died Monday, June 6, 2022 at her apartment in Roslindale. She was 85. Joanna was born October 10, 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey, a daughter of John and Helen (Konczewski) Stahl. She worked for Shell Oil Company in New York City...

Jun 4, 2022

Marie E. (McLaughlin) Shea, a resident of Westwood, MA, passed away on June 4, 2022 after a brief illness. She was the loving mother of seven children: Barbara Shea of Westwood, Maureen and her husband Rich Moynihan of Norwood, Rob and his wife Elaine of Medfield, Ted and his wife Yifei of Boston, Rich of Foxboro, Michael and his...

May 31, 2022

Joseph Wilfred Fay, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, may 31, 2022 at his home in Dedham. He was 82. Joseph was born May 31, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the eleven children of William A. and Ruth C. (McMillan) Fay. He was a firefighter for the City of Boston stationed with Ladder 24, Engine 4. Joseph...

May 25, 2022

Kathleen Ann Kirkpatrick, a resident of the Allston-Brighton neighborhood in Boston, passed into her final reward on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was 54. Her passing was sudden and unexpected.

Kathleen was born September 23, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Jean K. (Donley) and Richard William Kirkpatrick. She attended Sacred Heart...

May 23, 2022

Thelma Margaret Louise (Dixon) Bruno died peacefully at home in Dedham on May 23, 2022 at the age of 87. Thelma was born in Norwood, Massachusetts to the late Amos Trueman Dixon and Theo Avery Brown. She was predeceased by her older brother Amos T. Dixon Jr. and her twin brother Donald L. Dixon.

Thelma grew up...

May 19, 2022

Vincent Paul Conley, a resident of Hyannis, and formerly of Dedham, died Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was 84. Vincent was born December 14, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of James Bradford and Virginia (Williams) Conley. He was a proud member of Iron Workers Union Local 7 and a retiree from...