Obituaries

Dec 20, 2017

Nelson Sage Gifford of Westwood, Marion, and Wellesley MA passed away quietly with his family at his side on 20 December 2017 after a short illness at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 87 years old.

“Giff” was a captain of industry within Massachusetts and beyond. After graduating from Tufts University B.A. in 1952 and serving one tour of...

Dec 19, 2017

Adeola Omobolanle (Oyewole) Oluwadara, a resident of Roslindale, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home in Roslindale after a long illness.  She was 50.  Adeola was born April 8, 1967 in Ibadan, Nigeria, the daughter of Samuel Adeleke and Sarah Ajoke (Oke) Oyewole.  She earned her Master’s degree from Simmons College in Boston and worked as a special...

Dec 13, 2017

Elizabeth A. (Beneway) Chagaris, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 100.  Betty was born June 8, 1917 in New York, the daughter of John E. and Lena C. (Carpenter) Beneway.  She was the wife of the late William Nicholas Chagaris whom she married in 1942 and...

Dec 13, 2017

Pearl Marie (Homer) Kiely, a resident of Duxbury since 1994, and formerly a resident of Dedham for 50 years, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home in Duxbury.  She was 97.  Pearl was born February 3, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Aloyius and Marie (Freitag) Homer.  She grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High...

Dec 6, 2017

Daniel William Lawrence Jr., of Providence, Rhode Island, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Rhode Island Hospital.  He was 31.  Dan was born April 25, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Lorie (Levesque) White and Daniel William Lawrence Sr.  He was employed by Amazon.  Dan loved fishing, music and animals , and enjoyed camping.  Dan is...

Dec 5, 2017

Stuart Theodore (Merdinyan) Meridan a Westwood resident for 56 years, and summer resident of Wings Neck, Pocasset died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham. He was 97.  Stuart was the devoted and beloved husband for 69 years of D. Elaine (Fuller) and the blessed father of Paula Meridan of Westwood, Nancy Tashjian...

Dec 3, 2017

CAPTAIN STILES F. STEVENS, CEC, U. S. Naval Reserve–Retired, passed away on December 3, 2017, in Norwood, Massachusetts, of natural causes.  He was in his 88th year and was a resident of both Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands, and Westwood, Massachusetts.

He was born on October 11, 1929, to Anna Elizabeth (Schlegal) and Stiles Stevens...

Nov 24, 2017

Rolfe “Sonny” Bertil Voltaire, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017.

Rolfe grew up in Malden and West Roxbury, MA, after a childhood spent partly in Sweden.  He was the eldest child of Sven Voltaire and Judith Eklund Voltaire, and the beloved foster child of Alda and Wesley Johnson of Malden, MA. He graduated from...

Nov 18, 2017

Hubert William Hartnett, a resident of Dracut, and formerly a resident of Lowell, died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his residence in Dracut.  He was 79.  Hubert was born April 6, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lawrence A. Hartnett Sr. and Julia A. (Walsh) Hartnett.  He is survived by his brother, Lawrence A. Hartnett Jr. of Roslindale;...

Nov 17, 2017

George J. Flynn, a resident of Dedham, died Friday,November 17, 2017 at his home in Dedham.  He was 76.  George was born in Marlbank, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Lawlor) Flynn. George worked as the marketing director for NRJ Bus Company and then as the Executive Director of the SEEM Collaborative.  He enjoyed gardening...

Nov 15, 2017

Doris Janet ((Walsh) Boudrot, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her homer in Dedham.  She was 88.  Doris was born November 20, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts , the daughter of Martin and Mary (San Soucie) Walsh.  She attended Katherine Gibbs School of Business in Boston and worked for many years as a saleswoman for...

Nov 13, 2017

Jean Louise (Keady) Sears, a resident of Dedham, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Tippett House in Needham on her 69th birthday.  Jean was born November 13, 1948 in Norwood, Massachusetts and grew up in Islington.  She graduated from Westwood High School with the class of 1966.  Jean worked for many years s the office manager at Boston...

Nov 11, 2017

Patty “Panagiota” Sarhanis formerly of 30 Ivory St, West Roxbury, passed peacefully at Webster at Rye, in Rye New Hampshire on November 11, 2017. She was born in Kiato Corinth, Greece on Sept.14, 1923, the daughter of Yianni and Eleni (Mataxas) Karavoulis. Patty immigrated to the United States, arriving at Ellis Island and settling in Boston in 1950 to...

Nov 1, 2017

June V. (Culbert) Jansky, of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully after a long illness on November 1, 2017 with her loving family at her side.  She was born and raised by her mother, Ida Culbert, in Rahway, New Jersey with her siblings Robert, Fred, and Donald. June relocated to Massachusetts in the early 1950s, where she met...

Oct 30, 2017

Laurence “Larry” Miller Davis, a long time resident of Norwood and a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA following a brief illness. He was 70 years old.  Born in 1947 and raised in Acton, Massachusetts, he was the the son of Charles and Freda (Clogston)...

Oct 28, 2017

Florence M. Killion (Cenzalli) passed away on October 28, 2017 at the age of 89.  Mrs. Killion was a lifelong resident of Dedham.  Born in Dedham she was the daughter of Nicola and Mariangela F. (Capone) Cenzalli.  Her sons describe her as a “lady of many talents”.  They remember her attending night classes to learn cake decorating, floral arranging and...

Oct 26, 2017

Bruno John Hirsch, a resident of Canton, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at CuraHealth Hospital in Stoughton.  He was 82.  Bruno was born February 28, 1935 in Ranka, Latvia, the only son of Janis and Marta (Kamene) Hirss.   He had 2 older sisters Ilga Rudzroga and Gaida Rudzitis.   His early days were spent attending school and helping with chores...

Oct 24, 2017

Panagiota (Gianikopoulos) Kouris, 77, of Roslindale, Massachusetts, passed away on October 24, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Thrasivoulos Kouris with whom she operated their family business, Kouris Korner (formerly Oakdale Spa) in Dedham.

Panagiota was born in Patras, Greece and lived in Australia before moving to the United States. She is daughter to Panagiotis and Andromahy...

Oct 19, 2017

Sylvia Mary (Crasten) Crozier, a resident of Hyde Park, and formerly of Roslindale, passed away peacefully at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale on Oct 19, 2017.  She was 90.  Sylvia was the daughter of  Charles and Elsie Crasten, and is survived by her sister Dorothy Brooks of Bonita Springs, FL; her children, Dianne Barboza, Carol Parcellin, Charles F....

Oct 19, 2017

Charles William McAuliffe, of Mansfield, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro.  He was 86.  Charles was born November 30, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Joseph Francis and Sarah (Mitchell) McAuliffe.  He graduated from Norwood High School and enlisted in the US Navy where he served for four years until his honorable...