Local Obituaries
Marie C. Croke
Mar 11, 2021
Marie Christene (Savage) Croke, a resident of Cornerstone in Canton, and formerly of Westwood, died at her home in Canton. She was 83. Marie was born December 25, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three children of James and Hanora (Enright) Savage, immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland. Marie was the wife of the late Kenneth John Croke who...
James R. Gallant
Mar 10, 2021
James R. Gallant of Norwood, Massachusetts, died on March 10th, 2021 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a short illness. Born in Norwood on April 29th, 1959, he was the beloved youngest son of the late John B. and Simonne L. Gallant of Norwood. A 1977 graduate of Norwood High School, Jim also took some journalism...
Catherine M. Griffin
Mar 9, 2021
Catherine Mary (Tayne) Griffin, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Franklin. She was 90. Kay was born November 3, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Henry J., and Mary Ellen (Gorey) Tayne. Kay worked as a customer service representative for the New England Telephone Company for...
William Spicer
Mar 8, 2021
William S. Spicer a resident of Dedham, passed away on March 8, 2021 at the age of 80. He was born in Boston and was the son of Hugh C. and Victoria (Szydlowski) Spicer. A veteran serving in the United States Air Force and member of the Jacob Jones VFW, Post 2017 and the Pipefitters Local 537. His family...
Walter E. Jr. Barrett
Mar 5, 2021
Walter Edwin “Bud” Barrett Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home in Dedham. He was 95. Bud was born June 19, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Walter Edwin Barrett Sr. and Clara (Towner) Barrett McClutchey. He was raised by his foster parents, George C. Morris and Lucy Bell (MacPhee)...
Robert Keller
Mar 4, 2021
It is with great sorrow that we announce that Robert Monteith Keller, 86 of Westwood MA, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on March 4, 2021. Bob, as he was known to family and friends, was born on April 6, 1934 in Annapolis, MD, the son of the late Beatrice Dunderdale (Stokes) and Capt. Walter Smith Keller. Bob...
Elsa Marilyn Smyth
Mar 1, 2021
Elsa Marilyn Smyth, of Dedham, formerly of Ridgefield, CT died after a period of illness on March 1, 2021 at home, with family by her side. She was 83. She was born on February 4, 1938 in Boston, the daughter of Samuel G. Smyth and Elsa (Munroe) Smyth; and sister of the late Barbara H. Pinkham of Dedham. She...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
