Local Obituaries
Dr. Krishna M. Mudigonda
Oct 9, 2020
Dr. Krishamoorthy D. Mudigonda, MD FRCS was born December 10, 1935 and sadly passed away on October 9. 2020 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He was a long time resident of New Hartford and lived at 22 Oakwood Dr. New Hartford, New York. He was the adopted son of the late Mudigonda Janakamma and the...
Russell W. Poole
Oct 3, 2020
Russell Warren Poole, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. He was 78. Russell was born July 7, 1942 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the son of Warren Henry and Rose E. (Austin) Poole. He enlisted in the US Army in September of 1960 and served until his honorable...
William L. Bliss
Sep 19, 2020
William Ladd Bliss of Westwood, MA died peacefully on September 19, 2020, one day shy of his 91st birthday and almost exactly a year after the death of his beloved wife of 67 years, Lee Nichols Bliss. The ultimate team player, Bill lived life to its fullest. His positive energy and genuine kindness have left a deep and lasting...
Robert E. “Smitty” Smith
Sep 10, 2020
Smith, Robert Edward, known as Bob or Smitty to his friends and family, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. He was 84. Smitty was born April 10, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Donald William and Faye (Corey) Smith Dionne. Right from High School he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served...
Paul F. Zeolla
Sep 6, 2020
Paul Francis Zeolla, a resident of Dedham, passed away on September 6, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 77 years old. Born in Newton, MA, he was the son of the late Patrick and Kathleen (Crotty) Zeolla. Paul was also the beloved husband of Martha L. (Murdock) for 42 years and the dear brother of Patricia...
John Stonefield
Sep 5, 2020
John (Jack) Thomas Stonefield, of Townsend Harbor, MA, age 81, son of John William Stonefield and Theodora (Holman) Stonefield, passed away at home on September 5, 2020 from a battle with Cancer.
John grew up enjoying summers at the beach in Scituate. He graduated from Norwood High School class of 1959, with his varsity letter in golf. ...
John Schnapp
Sep 2, 2020
John B. Schnapp
1928-2020
John Schnapp, longtime resident of Beacon Hill and Acworth, NH, passed away peacefully on September 2nd at the age of 91.
Born in the South Bronx to first generation immigrant parents who had never been east of Rockaway, north of the Catskills, south of Washington or west...
Walther Lucas
Sep 2, 2020
Walther A. Lucas from Roslindale passed away from lung cancer at the age of 85. He was born on June 13th 1935. The son of Alfred Lucas and Arlene Wieland. He graduated Boston Technical High School is 1953 and went on to Trade School to begin a career in the heating field. Marrying his wife Carol, also of Roslindale,...
George J. Oelschlägel
Aug 31, 2020
George John Oelschlägel, a longtime resident of Walpole, died Monday, August 31, 2020 at Sunrise of Norwood. He was 92. George was born October 7, 1927 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only son of George J. Jr. and Ida (Jonah) Oelschlägel. He graduated from Norwood High School and enlisted in the US Navy several weeks later. George was Honorably discharged...
Barbara Lyons
Aug 23, 2020
Barbara L. (Dickinson) Lyons, former resident of Dedham, died peacefully Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the New England Homes for the Deaf in Danvers, Massachusetts at the age of 97. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Reynold Lyons, who passed in 2011. The eldest of three children, Barbara was predeceased by her sisters, Janet Mae Boisvert...
Robert E. Smith
Aug 18, 2020
Robert Ernest Smith, of Westwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. He was born on October 5, 1930, the son of Ernest and Violet Smith. Bob was a graduate of the Norfolk Agricultural School in Walpole. During the Korean War, he served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. Shortly after returning home, he married Pauline...
John E. Donohue
Aug 13, 2020
John Edward Donohue, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He was 72. John was born September 15, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of William L. Sr., and Mary Theresa (Findlen) Donohue. He is the brother of Anne Marie Angers of Topsham, Maine, and the late...
Evon Benson
Aug 13, 2020
Mrs. Evon Davidson Benson, 88, passed away on August 13, 2020 of natural causes at her home in West Roxbury, MA. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 13, 1932, the only child of Archie Donald Davidson and Annie Rae Burdette Davidson. As a child, her family relocated frequently; she attended a different school every year until high...
Thomas J. Kiely
Aug 12, 2020
Services for Thomas J. Kiely have been rescheduled. August 22nd at 10 am. Any family or friends who incurred expenses from the postponed services should contact the funeral home for advice .
Thomas Joseph Kiely, a resident of Traditions in Dedham, and formerly of Westwood, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his apartment in Dedham. He was...
Margaret L. Mackinnon
Aug 7, 2020
Margaret Louise (Greene) MacKinnon, a resident of Dedham, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 90. Margaret was born February 22, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the eight children of John Richard and Catherine (Lilly) Greene. She graduated with honors at age 16 with the Class of 1946 from Roxbury Memorial High...
Richard Deavila
Aug 1, 2020
Richard T. DeAvila, of Mansfield and formerly of N. Attleboro, passed away peacefully at his home on Aug 1, 2020, with his loved ones by his side. He was 87 years old. Beloved father of the late Theresa DeAvila and stepfather of Thomas, Kevin, and Ronnie Frazier. Brother of the late Kenneth T. DeAvila, and dear uncle of Erik...
Barbara P. Neilson
Jul 29, 2020
Barbara Patricia (Fogarty) Neilson, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 94. Barbara was born February 10, 1926 in Dedham one of the four daughters of John Patrick and Frances Margaret (Enis) Fogarty. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1944. Barbara worked for...
William E. Spillane
Jul 27, 2020
William Edward Spillane, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Newbridge on the Charles Rehabilitation Center in Dedham. He was 88. Bill was born December 20, 1931 in Taunton, Massachusetts a son of John Thomas and Ella May (Flannery) Spillane. He graduated from Brookline High School and served his country from 1951 to 1954...
Richard Trani
Jul 23, 2020
Richard Daniel Trani, known as “Rick”, age 66, a long term resident of Dedham, passed away on Thursday, July 23 in the Pittsburgh VA Hospital after an extended illness. He was born in December 1953 to his parents, Frank Trani and Mary (Puzzanghera) Trani, in Chelsea, MA. Rick graduated from Dedham High School in 1971 and he later earned...
Evelyn Angus
Jul 21, 2020
Evelyn Irene (Minichielli) Angus, a resident of Norwood since 1948, died Tuesday, July 21st at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 91. Evelyn was born July 28th, 1917 in Canton, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Domnic and Irene (Brewer) Minichielli. She was a graduate of Canton High School. Evelyn was alife member of Samoset Chapter #109...
