Obituaries

Jun 3, 2021

June 27, 1941 – June 3, 2021

Jacqueline I. (Herlihy) Ladd, of Westwood, and formerly of Wayland, passed away on June 3rd at the age of 79. Jackie attained a degree in nursing and later worked as an advocate on behalf of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. She was also very active in the Natick community,...

Jun 1, 2021

January 31, 1942 – June 1, 2021

Anne C. (Berger) Christian – of Westwood, age 79, passed away from mesothelioma on June 1st, at home with her husband at her side.  Anne was born and raised on Cape Cod.  She attended Skidmore College and graduated from the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing in 1965.  She started...

May 27, 2021

Gail Lillian (Somes) Hadley, a resident of Norwood died Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham.  She was 86.  Gail was born December 2, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of  Robert and Gertrude (Porter) Somes. She graduated from the New England Deaconess School of Nursing with the Class of 1955. Gail was...

May 20, 2021

Dorothy V, (Barnes) Nunes, a resident of Taunton, and formerly of Hyde Park, died Thursday, May 20, 2021 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton.  She was 90.  Dorothy was born June 27, 1930 in Biddeford, Maine, the daughter of Forace H. and Queen B. (Grey) Barnes.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 2-3 pm at the...

May 17, 2021

Clara Margaret (Tosi) Doukas, a resident of Benchmark Senior Living in Norwood, and formerly a resident of West Roxbury, died Monday, May 17, 2021 at her home in Norwood.  She was 86.  Clara was born October 11, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three daughters of John and Elisabetta (Berardi) Tosi, immigrants from Italy.  She graduated from Roxbury...

May 10, 2021

Diane Christine (Hyder) Gorman, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Monday, May 10, 2021 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.  She was 78.  Diane was born November 24, 1942 in Boston, MA, the daughter of Harold Edmond and Eleanor T. (McNally) Hyder.  She worked as a bank officer for Baybank in Dedham, and later worked in the...

May 4, 2021

Andy Treon (Andreas Trellopoulos), of Roslindale, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021, at the age of 83. Andy was born on June 10th, 1937 in Platanakia, Serres, Greece, son of Efstathios and Fotini (Athanasiadou) Trellopoulos. Andy served in the Greek army and migrated to the U.S. with his wife, Helen Treon (Eleni Chrysostomidis). Andy became a...

Apr 27, 2021

David Notarangelo, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at his home in Dedham after a long illness.  He was 63.  David was born March 7, 1958 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the only child of Mario and Eleanor (Lehmann) Notarangelo.  David was a self employed HVAC technician and travel agent.  He relished his yearly vacations to destinations...

Apr 18, 2021

David Howe Hawkins of Westwood, MA passed away on April 18, 2021 at the age of 96. Born in Springfield, he was the son of David Smith Hawkins and Primrose (Ennis) Hawkins. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Hawkins was the beloved husband of Nancy Osgood Hawkins and the dear father of Richard...

Apr 13, 2021

Rudolph Joseph Balliro, a resident of Norwood, died Thursday, April 13, 2021 at his home in Norwood.  He was 57.  Rudolph was born May 28, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Salvatore Anthony and Paula Elizabeth (Canisius) Balliro.  Rudy worked with his brother Christopher as a stage hand for Local 11 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage...

Apr 5, 2021

Edward Lora Daisey, 84, of Dedham, MA and Siasconset, MA, passed away April 5, 2021 with loved ones by his side. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Hill Daisey, and three daughters, Pamela Jo McMahon, Pandora Jean Daisey and Penney Jane Adams, three stepsons, David Hill, John Hill and Peter Hill, as well as 17 grandchildren and 6...

Apr 2, 2021

Mary Duncan Robertson Watt, a resident of Norwood, passed away on April 2, 2021 at the age of 98. Born June 5, 1922 in Dunfermline, Scotland, she traveled to the United States as a child with her parents, John and Mary (Duncan) Robertson and her sisters, Joanne and Peggy. She met her husband Ron at a dance in Boston...

Mar 31, 2021

Karin Anna (Scharwenka) Ierardi, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, march 31, 2021 at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham.  She was 82.  Karin was born November 6, 1938 in Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Wolfgang and Elli (Obenaus) Scharwenka.  She immigrated to the United Sates in her early thirties and worked for many years...

Mar 28, 2021

Charles A. DeAngelis, age 57, of Westwood, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 28, 2021 with his family by his side. Charlie was born on March 24, 1964 in Norwood, MA, and is the only son of Elizabeth (Lydon) DeAngelis and the late Charles A. DeAngelis. He was a lifelong resident of Westwood, where he graduated...

Mar 27, 2021

Claire M. Verdier, a longtime resident of Massachusetts, was born in Plaisence Haiti, May 8th 1943. Dear mother of Marie Antoine Verdier, sister of Germaine Verdier Michel of Connecticut, Jonathan Verdier, Joas Verdier, Mathilde Verdier of Norwood, Nancy Verdier Michel, Nelta Verdier and the late Colette Verdier. Devoted grandmother of James M. , Alain and Sasha Pierre-Louis and great...

Mar 25, 2021

Dorothy June (McGrath) Palmisciano, a resident of Foxboro and formerly of Dedham, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, at her home in Foxboro.  She was 98.  Dorothy was born July 30, 1922, in Boston, Massachusetts, one of eleven children of Anthony and Beatrice (Doherty) McGrath, immigrants from Ireland. Dorothy graduated from Milton High School.  She worked in the payroll department...

Mar 19, 2021

Bernice “Bea” Coutts, 88, beloved wife of the late Robert Coutts, devoted mother of Scott (wife Lynn Eriksen), Robert (wife Gita), and Richard (wife Melanie) Coutts and Ellen Coutts Curran, loving grandmother of Leah, Nicole, Taylor, Jonathan, Alex, Hannah, Jack, Will, and Emma, devoted sister to late Brig. Gen. John Tuck and his wife Ellie, Lawrence Tuck and his...

Mar 18, 2021

Stephen Alan Spongberg

Born October 15, 1942 to Alan Edward Spongberg (1912-1981) and Barbara Elsie Sandehn Spongberg (1912-2008), Stephen Alan Spongberg died at home in Westwood, MA on March 18, 2021 of complications related to oral cancer. Steve grew up in Rockford, IL, attended Rockford College, and went on to the University of North...

Mar 17, 2021

Melina Helen (Landon) Francisco, a longtime resident of the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood, and formerly of Framingham and Westwood, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 79. Melina was born September 15, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Army Colonel Horace Z. Landon and his wife Leona...

Mar 16, 2021

Peter T. Jocus, 79, of Norwood, MA passed away on March 16, 2021. Loving husband of his late wife Deborah and devoted, proud father of Gabrielle, Sidra, and Deidre. Peter is also survived by his two sisters, Susan Jocus of North Carolina and Margaret Jocus of New Jersey and resting in peace with his five other siblings (Paul Jr.,...