Obituaries

Apr 15, 2022

Francis Laurent Armand de Marneffe, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, and formerly a resident of Cambridge, died Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston. He was 97. Francis was born May 7, 1924 in Brussels, Belgium, the son of Armand and Esther Magdalene (Loveday) de Marneffe.  Francis was a psychiatrist and the...

Apr 13, 2022

William Arthur “Billy” Davis died Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. He was 64. Billy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of the late Robert S. and Marie E. (DeCoste) Davis. He grew up in East Dedham and was in the last graduating class of St. Mary’s School in Dedham. Billy...

Apr 4, 2022

January 28, 1958 – April 4, 2022

Alfredo Segundo Figueroa, a resident of Dedham, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at BIDH in Needham, MA, at the age of 64. Alfredo was born January 28, 1958 in San Felipe, Venezuela. The son of the late Domingo Segundo Figueroa and Flor Maria Aponte de Figueroa. Alfredo came...

Mar 22, 2022

March 16, 1943 – March 22, 2022

Vassilios “Bill” Alex of Brockton, Massachusetts, age 79, passed away on March 22, 2022 after a valiant four-year battle with blood cancer. Bill was born in Boston on March 16, 1943 and happily spent his early years in the Dorchester section of the city. The son of immigrants whose...

Mar 11, 2022

Patricia Theresa (Mercier) Oakes, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Friday, March 11, 2022 at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham. She was 96. Patricia was born February 1, 1926 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Alexina (Gaudette) Mercier. She trained as a nurse for three years at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester from where she...

Mar 10, 2022

Charles Edward Obin, Sr., a resident of Dedham, passed away on March 10, 2022 at the age of 86. Born in Boston, the son of George and Bernice (Mackey) Haar. Mr. Obin was the beloved husband of Carol E. (Masters) Obin and dear father of Charles E. Obin, Jr. of Canton, Carl Obin and his wife Teresa of Randolph,...

Mar 6, 2022

Edwin Eugene Waite, know by all as “Bud”, died Sunday, March 6, 2022 at the Sophia Snow House in West Roxbury. He was 96. Bud was born October 22, 1925 in Millis, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Eugene Edwin and Flossie (Saltmarsh) Waite. He was inducted into the Army in 1944 and served for two years as...

Mar 4, 2022

Anna Louise Baker, a resident of New Pond Village of Walpole for the past eight years, formerly of Medfield for nine years and Westwood for almost fifty years, died Friday March 4, 2022. She was 96 years old. Louise (known to close friends as Squeak) was born October 19, 1925, in Glenridge, NJ, the daughter of Michael K. and...

Mar 3, 2022

Adrienne Lorraine (Reid) Parsons, a 60 year resident of Dedham, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 93. Adrienne was born May 3, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of George T. and Anne F. (McIntosh) Reid. She graduated from Roslindale High School with the Class of 1945 and...

Mar 1, 2022

Walter Charles Nee, a lifelong Dedham resident, died Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Wind Rose at Weymouth. He was 87. Butchie was born August 31, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Francis Joseph Sr. and Ida K. (Schnell) Nee. He enlisted in the Navy in 1952 and served on the USS Coral Sea until his honorable discharge in...

Feb 27, 2022

March 29, 1933 – February 27, 2022

Lawrence J. Healy, of West Roxbury and formerly of Dedham, Jamaica Plain and Hyannis, passed away on February 27, 2022. He was 88.  Larry was born in Boston on March 29, 1933, and was the son of the late Thomas A. Healy and Gertrude E. (Donnelly) Healy. He grew...

Feb 22, 2022

Suzanne (Hervey) Lapham of Canton passed away on February 22, 2022 at the age of 78. Born in Providence, Rhode Island to William A. and Mabael (Braheney) Hervey. She was the loving mother of Glen Lapham and his wife Debra of Medway and Shawn Lapham of Canton. Sister of Joanne Harald and her husband Albert of California. She was...

Feb 18, 2022

John Joseph Finn, a resident of Boston, died Friday, February 18, 2022 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 89. John was born November 8, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the six children of William J. and Mary (Donaughue) Finn, immigrants from Ireland. He grew up in Boston’s South End and graduated from Cathedral High School in...

Feb 15, 2022

April 20, 1945 – February 15, 2022

Richard J. Lillis -Of Westwood, age 76, passed away on February 15, 2022 after a long illness with his loving wife by his side. He was the dear husband of Audrey A. (Haire) and the loving father of Kerry J. of Walpole and Joseph P. and his wife Amanda...

Feb 15, 2022

James Edward Mellen, a resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the Milton Hospital in Milton.  He was 87. James was born March 29, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts a son of Edson B. and Helen Mellen.  James worked as a draftsman for Draper Laboratories and was a member of the American Legion of Dedham and the Dedham...

Feb 15, 2022

Barbara Bernadette (O’Loughlin) Conneely, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at her home in Dedham.  She was 91.  Barbara was born September 9, 1930 in Lettermore,  Galway, Ireland, the daughter of Coleman and Bridget (Joyce) O’Loughlin.  She worked as a housekeeper in private households.  She was a member of the Irish Social Club.  Barbara was...

Feb 11, 2022

Linda Mae Brandt, age 79, of Hyde Park, MA passed away on February 11, 2022 with family members by her side.  She was a loving, compassionate and selfless daughter, aunt and friend to many.  Linda was born, grew up and lived throughout greater Boston and graduated at Jamaica Plain High School.

Voted “Most Athletic” by her graduating...

Feb 10, 2022

Helen Marie (Cradock) Doherty, a resident of Marco Island FL and formerly of Hyannis and Dedham, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 10, 2022 in North Attleborough MA. Helen was born on May 2nd 1935 in Boston, the daughter of James and Nora Cradock, and graduated from Mount Trinity Academy in Boston in 1953. In 1955...

Feb 8, 2022

Agnes H. Pilot (née Knopp), 93, was called home to our Lord on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 at her home in Westwood, MA. She is survived by her siblings Hermann Knopp and Berta Knopp (Schega), her sons, Christopher and Stephen Pilot, and her grandchildren: Kira, Juergen, and Henry Pilot . She joins her beloved husband of 41 years, Herbert...

Feb 5, 2022

Robert Averill Murray, Jr., a resident of Newton, died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Belmont Manor Nursing Home in Belmont, MA. He was 87. Robert was born January 21, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Robert A. and Mary (Emmart) Murray Sr. He served in the US Navy for four years and returned to civilian life to...