Local Obituaries
Dorothy M. Nietzel
Feb 22, 2021
Dorothy Mae Nietzel, 89, resident of Walpole for 24 years, formerly of Dedham, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at her home. Born May 15, 1931, Dorothy was the daughter of Henry and Minnie Dahlquist. She was raised in Dorchester by her parents, her Uncle Al and her Grandmother Elizabeth. After graduating from Dorchester High School, she proudly worked...
M. Emlen Wheeler
Feb 15, 2021
Mary Emlen (Lowell) Wheeler, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Monday, February 15 2021. She was 95. Emlen was born December 14, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Ralph Emerson and Charlotte L. (Loring) Lowell. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in New York and her Master’s degree from Simmons University in Boston....
Kenneth J. Deberardinis
Feb 15, 2021
Kenneth John DeBerardinis, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Milton Hospital. He was 76. Kenneth was born May 7, 1944 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Anthony Richard DeBerardinis and Ida (Langione) DeBerardinis. He graduated from Dedham High School and served in the US Air Force in 1963. Kenneth worked as a...
Barbara E. Hamlin
Feb 15, 2021
Barbara Elvira (Hall) Hamlin, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 92. Barbara was born March 30, 1928 in Walpole, Massachusetts, the only child of James Cavers and Mary Ada (Butterfield) Hall. She graduated from Norwood High School and worked as a cafeteria worker and...
None David Hodgdon
Feb 3, 2021
David P. Hodgdon, a resident of Randolph passed away on Febuary 3, 2021 at the age of 78. Born in Norwood, MA he was the son of John D. and Margaret E. (Stubbs) Hodgdon. David was the founder and executive director of Blue Hills Adventures and Quarry Museum where he was responsible for the curriculum and education. In addition,...
Gary H. Shaw
Feb 2, 2021
Gary Howard Shaw, a resident of Boston, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at his apartment in Boston. He was 64. Gary was October 23, 1956 in San Bernadino, California, one of the four children of Aldelbert Augustus and Marjorie Jean (McDaniel) Shaw. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in economics and business and worked as a financial advisor, and later...
None Victoria Bethoney
Feb 1, 2021
Victoria (Weaver) Bethoney, a resident of Hyde Park, died Monday, February 1, 2021 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 70. Victoria was born June 10, 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, one of the nine children of Kenneth and Virginia Mae (Shoulders) Weaver. She is survived by the love of her life, Dominic Ciavola...
George N. Lester
Jan 28, 2021
George Nelson Lester III, a resident of Westwood since 1959, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. He was 92. George was born April 7, 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia, the only son of George N. Lester Jr. and Katherine Vaughan Lester. He grew up in Atlanta next to Emory University, and graduated...
None Helen Daley
Jan 18, 2021
Helen J. (Giblin), of Plymouth, and formerly of Norwood, passed away on January 18, 2021 at the age of 95. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph C. Daley and the dear aunt of Nancy Smolinsky of Plymouth, Laurie Sheridan of Bridgewater, Mary Hughes of Mansfield, Diane Sheehan of Norwood, as well as many other loving nieces,...
David J. Owens
Jan 14, 2021
David Joseph Owens, a longtime resident of Westwood, and formerly of Dedham, died Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the West Roxbury Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Boston. He was 82. David was born June 5, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Clarence J. and Frances (MacDonald) Owens. He graduated from Dorchester High School and enlisted in the US Navy...
None Stella Easland
Jan 1, 2021
Stella (Kallas) Easland, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Benchmark Senior Living on Clapboardtree in Norwood. She was 91. Stella was born April 6, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, the only daughter of the Reverend John Kalapothakis and Nicoletta (Tsaras) Kalapothakis, immigrants from Greece. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor’s degree and...
None Joanne Palie
Dec 19, 2020
Joanne Rose Palie of Boston, passed away on December 19, 2020 at the age of 96. She was the beloved wife of the late Matie Joseph Palie and the loving mother of Christine Palie of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Mark Palie of Milton. She was also the proud grandmother of Matthew, Eric, Catherine, Sarah and the late Ben. Joanne...
Augusta M. Beiersdorf
Dec 14, 2020
Augusta May Beiersdorf, daughter of August and Ida (Macintosh), fiancée of the late Earl Spear passed away December 14, 2020 at her home at New Pond Village in Walpole. She was 102 years of age. Augusta grew up in Boston. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and worked for the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company for 46...
Rita E. Huggan
Dec 12, 2020
Rita Ellen (Rawley) Huggan, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 92. Rita was born February 20, 1928 in Dedham, Massachusetts the daughter of Elton Madison and Betha A. (Mortenson) Rawley. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1945. In 1946 she married Frederick E....
Lillian R. French
Dec 8, 2020
Lillian Rosaria. (Guarneri) French, a resident of Menifee, California, and formerly of Hyde Park, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her son’s home. She was 88. Lillian was born May 13, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph W. and Lillian (Pirotta) Guarneri, immigrants from Italy. She was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School. Lillian was the...
Dorothy E. Carchia
Nov 28, 2020
Dorothy Elizabeth “Lee” (Copeland) Carchia, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Waltham, MA for many years, died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood, MA. She was 98. Lee was born February 20, 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts, the last surviving of the four children of William Pittblade and Ida Emily (Silver) Copeland. She grew...
Michael S. Merritt
Nov 27, 2020
Michael Stephen Merritt, a resident of Dedham, died Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. He was 78. Michael was born January 22, 1942 in Portsmouth, England, one of the two sons of Charles and Elsie (Hancell) Merritt. He was a Master Pest Technician for Waltham Pest Services for 32 years until his retirement...
None Louise Stampfl
Nov 25, 2020
Louise Matilda (Becker) Stampfl, of Riverview, MI, formally of Norwood, MA, died on November 25, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Stampfl. Loving mother to Timothy and John Malboeuf and stepmother to Jessica Cady and Heather Walkins (Stampfl). She was the proud grandmother to Erik, Jaquelynn, Timothy, Rebecca, John, Jacoby, Jasper,...
Dean M. Clark
Nov 23, 2020
Dean Mitchell Clark, a resident of Dedham, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a short illness. He was 68. Dean was born October 5, 1952 in Clearwater, Florida, the only child of Clyde and Marilyn (Kaufman) Clark. Dean was a mechanic at Norwood Cadillac. Dean is survived by his wife, Jean...
Minetta F. Waite
Nov 18, 2020
Minetta (Forward) Waite, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 98. Minetta was born November 1, 1922 in St John, Newfoundland, Canada, one of the four children of William John and Rebecca (Groves) Forward. Her family moved to the United States in 1927 and she graduated from...
