Local Obituaries

M. Diane Kilday
Aug 13, 2021
Mary Diane Kilday, a resident of Roslindale since 1978, died Friday, August 13th at the Deutsches Altenheim German Centre in West Roxbury at the age of 74. Diane was an active member of the Bethany United Methodist Church in Roslindale, and enjoyed many years of fun, support, and inspiration through her friendships at Bethany. She was a great lover...

Judith Anne Pevert
Aug 11, 2021
Judith Anne (Hancock) Pevert, a resident of East Bridgewater, and formerly of Braintree, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Care One in Randolph. She was 78. Judith was born November 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, a child of Herbert L. and Anne Caroline (Norton) Hancock. Judith was employed as a payroll clerk. She was the mother of the late...
Mary L. Frye
Aug 9, 2021
Mary Louisa (Davis) Frye, a 20 year resident of East Taunton, and formerly of Dedham, died Monday, August 9, 2021 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton. She was 92. Mary was born July 7, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, one of the ten children of Charles K. and Catherine (Dodd) Davis. Mary was a social butterfly who loved to...

George E. Hasapis
Aug 8, 2021
George E. Hasapis, a resident of Norwood, died Sunday, August 8, 2021 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was 54. George was born April 6, 1967 in Tripoli, Greece, a son of Evenzalos and Niki (Peterlous) Hasapis, immigrants from Greece. George worked in the restaurant industry as a pizza maker. He is survived by his mother,...
Sylvia Ann Cropper
Jul 29, 2021
Sylvia Ann Cropper, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at her apartment at Traditions. She was 82. Ann was born May 27, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Charles Vernon and Helen Hazel (Brown) Cropper. After earning her bachelor’s degree she worked for over 30 years as a Nurse anesthetist at the Children’s Hospital...
Scott K. Weldon
Jul 25, 2021
Scott K. Weldon, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away July 25th 2021 after a brief illness. He was 56 years old. The son of the late Maxine (Rafuse) and Roy Weldon, and stepmother Anne (Ingalls) Weldon. He was a multi generation carpenter. He leaves his wife Lorna (Garlick), his children Sabrina, Bailey, and Jaime, all of Dedham,...
Fred W. Jr. Dietzel
Jul 22, 2021
Fred Ward Dietzel, Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at his home in Dedham. He was 66. Fred was born July 4, 1955 in Hindenburg, Germany, where his father was stationed during the Korean War, a son of Fred Ward Sr., and Ruth Dietzel McLeish. He attended Wentworth University, and worked as a carpenter...
Linda J. Freitas
Jul 21, 2021
Linda Jean (St Cyr) Freitas, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at her home in Dedham. She was 66. Linda was born October 14, 1954 in Brighton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Paul Frederick and Marion Ruth (Newcomb) St Cyr. She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked for 38 years as an Executive Administrative...
Lisa Cowley
Jul 19, 2021
Lisa Wyman Cowley of Wellesley died peacefully on July 19, 2021, with her husband and daughter by her side, following a 9 month battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of fifty years Curtis J. Cowley, her daughter Martha Cowley of Chicago, her sister Sarah Cochrane of Chittenden, VT, her nephew Dundonald Cochrane of Wyoming, and by...
Ruth D. Taeger
Jul 14, 2021
Ruth Doris (Iarrobino) Taeger, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at her home in Norwood. She was 87. Ruth was born September 23, 1933 in South Easton, Massachusetts, one of the three children of Harold C. and Hjordis (Pretorius) Iarrobino. She graduated from Roslindale High School and worked for many years as the secretary and...
Joseph C. Jacobs
Jul 13, 2021
Joseph Charles Jacobs, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at his home in Wrentham. He was 81. Joseph was born January 5, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Charles Joseph and Edna Lillian (Matthews) Jacobs Kouroyen. Joe enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served for three years, being honorably discharged in 1960. ...
Caroline Imbaro
Jul 13, 2021
August 15, 1929 – July 13, 2021
Caroline S. (Parise) Imbaro, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away on July 13, 2021 in Boston. She was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Catherine (Delapa) Parise, and the beloved wife of the late Philip F. Imbaro. Loving mother of Jodi-Ann Imbaro Hallion and her husband...
Chester Rachalski
Jul 7, 2021
Chester P. Rachalski passed away on July 7, 2021 at the Benchmark Senior Living in Norwood. He was also a former resident of Hyde Park. Born in Boston in 1928, he was the son of Anthony Rachalski and Sofia (Kunda) Szymczak. Mr. Rachalski was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine A. (Rocha) and the dear father of Lynda...
Alice J. Pilling
Jul 6, 2021
November 29, 1925 – July 6, 2021
Alice Joan (Coleman) Pilling, a resident of Stoughton, MA, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in North Easton, MA. She was 95. Alice was born on November 29, 1925 the daughter of Ernest Howard Coleman and Cora Morton Coleman in Norwood, MA. ...
Donald C. Garner
Jul 4, 2021
Donald Clagett Garner, Norwood Massachusetts, passed peacefully in the comfort of his extended family, close friends, and neighbors on July 4, 2021. He was born in Norwood on April 2, 1930, his mother Hannah having declared that no child of hers would be born an April Fool. Despite the near brush, Don was destined for more serious pursuits. As...

Virginia E. Dickie
Jun 23, 2021
Virginia Eileen Dickie, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the Linden Assisted Living Center in Dedham. She was 78. Ginnie was born April 30, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph Edwin and Marjorie Alberta (Martin) Dickie. She worked for forty years as a secretary for the John Hancock Insurance Company and she...

Ruth A. Long
Jun 22, 2021
Ruth Alicia Long of Needham, MA and a summer resident of Moody ME, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2021 at North Hill in Needham. She was one hundred years of age. Ruth was born in Arthurette, New Brunswick, the daughter of the Reverend Fred Burton and Ruth Alicia (King) Long, who were serving their first pastorate in the...
Marie C. Laquidara
Jun 13, 2021
Marie C. Laquidara, a resident of Dedham, died Sunday, June 13, 2021 at her home in Dedham unexpectedly. She was 67. Marie was born January 7, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Dominic Charles and Emma Marie (Baranow) Laquidara. She graduated from Jeanne d’Arc Academy in Milton before earning her Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and her...
Paul E. Treseler
Jun 10, 2021
Paul Edward Treseler, a resident of Plymouth, but formerly of West Roxbury and Norwood, died Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Plymouth. He was 81. Paul was born July 16, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Frederick C. and Ruth (Schaffner) Treseler. Paul was raised in West Roxbury and graduated from Brighton High...
Robert Gardner
Jun 5, 2021
Of Danvers, and longtime resident of Dedham passed away on June 5, 2021 at the age of 74. He was the only child of the late Robert and Mildred (Wicks) Gardner. Wife of Brenda Gardner and father of Kimberlie Gardner. Services for Robert will be held on Friday June 25th from 1-3PM, at the Folsom Funeral Home, 87 Milton...