Local Obituaries
Allison Kessler
Nov 13, 2019
Allison Costain Kessler, a resident of Millis, MA, passed away on November 13, 2019 at the age of 78 at the Stanley Tippet Home in Needham. Born in New York City, New York, she was the loving daughter of Harold Haliday Costain and Maude Price and the beloved wife of the late Edward Kessler. Allison devoted her life...
Alfred “Butch Hassey
Nov 6, 2019
Alfred J. Hassey, Jr. “Butch”, of Wrentham and formerly of Dedham, passed away on Nov. 6, 2019 with his family by his side. He was 75 years old. Born in Boston, and the son of Alfred J.Hassey, Sr. and Evelyn P. (Prisco) Navaroli. Butch was known for his humor and friendship. Once you met him, you wanted him as...
Joan E. Nelson
Nov 3, 2019
Joan Elizabeth (Homer) Nelson, a longtime resident of Readville, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Milton Hospital. She was 84. Joan was born April 26, 1935, one of the ten children of Alloyous and Marie B. (Frietag) Homer. She was the wife of the late Earl Howard “Huck” Nelson, and was the mother of James Nelson, and his...
Charles Kapetanakis
Nov 1, 2019
Charles Kapetanakis, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a long illness. He was 68. Charles was born November 25, 1950, a son of George and Kleanthy (Davis) Kapetanakis. He graduated with the Class of 1968 from Dedham High School where he played on the football team during his...
Theresa A. Cos
Oct 31, 2019
Theresa Agnes (Brennan) Cos, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood, and formerly of Medfield, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at her home in Westwood. She was 93. Theresa was born January 25, 1926 in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City, the youngest of the nine children of Andrew and Anna (Curran) Brennan. After high school she took...
Paul Lambrecht
Oct 29, 2019
Paul Lambrecht (66) of Norwood, passed away on October 29, 2019 surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 21, 1953, Paul grew up in Dedham and was a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, class of 1971. He then went on to continue...
Augusta R. Pezzano
Oct 28, 2019
Augusta Rosemunde Pezzano, a longtime resident of Readville, died Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 86. Augusta was born December 7, 1932 in Munich, Germany, the daughter of Anthony and Rosa Pureiner. Augusta moved to the United States in 1 952 and in 1957 she married Anthony J. Pezzano Jr., to whom she...
Julia Deleon
Oct 26, 2019
Julia Irene DeLeon was born in Tela, Honduras to Stephen James and Clara Ramirez James and was baptized on January 4, 1932. Julia’s mother passed away and shortly thereafter her dad re-married Elswith James who lovingly raised Julia as her own. Julia attended and graduated from Francisco Morazán High School in the Republic of Honduras and volunteered as a...
Arline R. Wooten
Oct 11, 2019
Arline Ruth (Hatch) Wooten, of Raymond, Maine, and formerly of Westwood and Walpole, died Friday, October 11, 2019 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She was 90. Arline was born February 10, 1929 in Biddeford, Maine, a daughter of Stanley and Ruth (Chellis) Hatch. She worked as a sales clerk for Park Snow’s Department Store in Norwood...
Stella Jones
Oct 10, 2019
On Thursday, October 10, 2019, Stella M. Jones, age 86, Passed away in Roslindale, Massachusetts, at Hebrew Senior Life. She is survived by her son, Brian A. Jones, of Massachusetts; her daughters; Charlene R. Jones, of Massachusetts; Cerise S. Brogan and her husband James Brogan, of Massachusetts; Rebecca J. Jones, of Massachusetts, and her grandson Anthony C. Pantages, of...
Diane B. Delloiacono
Oct 6, 2019
Diane B. (Seymour, McLaughlin) DelloIacono, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away at the age of 84 on October 6, 2019. Born in Rumford, Maine, she was the daughter of Elizabeth A. (Welch) Flanders, Reginald L. Flanders and Donald Seymour. Mrs. DelloIacono was a Registered Nurse before retiring. She was an active member of the Dedham VFW Post...
Carole J. Colwell
Oct 6, 2019
Carole Jeanne (Adams) Colwell, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. She was 84. Carole was born November 5, 1934 in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Vernon Tarbox and Hazel Ethel (Coleman) Adams. She graduated from Needham High School with the Class of 1952 and attended Chamberlain College. After...
Dianne M. Arena
Oct 5, 2019
Dianne Marie (Ziergiebel) Arena, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston after a long illness. She was 74. Dianne was born March 1, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Carl Albert Jr. and Rose Marie (Connolly) Ziergiebel. She grew up in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School with...
John C. Griffin
Sep 30, 2019
Lt. Col. John C. Griffin passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at his home in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 30, 2019. Jack served a distinguished 24-year career in the United States Army Chemical Corps, including overseas service in South Korea, West Germany, and with the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq, and is a recipient of the Legion...
Albert Cicchetti
Sep 30, 2019
Albert A . “Al” Cicchetti, a lifelong resident of Dedham, passed away on September 30, 2019 at the age of 98. Al was the beloved son of the late Frank and Cecilia (Scarcella) Cicchetti. He was a member of the International Order of Oddfellows in Braintree, the Dedham Retired Mens Club, and the Dedham Bowling League. He also enjoyed...
Agatha Lambou
Sep 30, 2019
Agatha (Tsolias) Lambou a resident of Roslindale, died Monday, September 30, 2019 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 59. Agatha was born August 14, 1960 in Kastoria, Greece, the daughter of Alexander and Afrodite (Koumbouris) Tsolias. Agatha was the beloved mother of Afrodity Tuplin of Attleboro, and the dear sister of John and Apostolos Tsolias,...
Richard Bradley
Sep 29, 2019
Richard M. “Dick” Bradley, a longtime resident of Westwood passed away in his home on September 29, 2019, as the age of 82. Richard enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1959 and served until his honorable discharge in 1965. He received his B.S, for Fitchburg State in electrical engineering in 1980. He worked for Raytheon for 37...
Linnea S. Margeson
Sep 28, 2019
Linnea Sylvia Margeson of Dedham, died September 28th, 2019 two days before her 49th birthday. Beloved daughter of Vendla (Fredriksen) and Ernest Margeson of Wareham. Loving sister of Sonja (Michael) Burke of Westwood, Lisa (Peter)Vigliano of Needham, Kurt (Sigrid) of Westmanland, ME and Aleta (Marten) Wolckenhaar of Bedford. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Linnea...
Florence C. Perkins
Sep 27, 2019
Florence Cushing Perkins, beloved wife of the late Robert Forbes Perkins, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2019 at the age of 98. Born in San Francisco in 1921 to John Eldridge Cushing and Isabel Grace Beaver, her ancestors traveled by ship from Hingham, Massachusetts and settled in Mill Valley, California near San Francisco in 1850. Mrs. Perkins attended...
Leokadia Pozniak
Sep 23, 2019
Leokadia Pozniak, a lifelong resident of Dorchester, died peacefully September 23, 2019 at Newton-Wellesley Alzhimer’s Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She was 87. Leokadia was born October 9, 1931 in Poland and moved to Dorchester, Ma shortly after. She was the daughter of Jan and Adolfini (Bosa) Pozniak. In Leokadia’s younger years she worked at Crown Laundry, and in her...
