Obituaries

May 7, 2017

Phyllis May (Dresser) Sheldon of South Walpole passed away on May 7, 2017 after a long illness.  Born in Norwood, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Gertrude A. (McMahon) Dresser.  Before retirement, Phyllis worked as an Administrative Assistant for the YMCA.  She is survived by 2 children.  Susan Gotthardt and her husband Erich of So. Walpole and Steven...

May 4, 2017

Patrick “Paddy” Duggan age 72 of Hyde Park passed away on May 4 th 2017 surrounded by his loving family.  Paddy was a very proud Irish man, born on December 28 th , 1944 to the late Peter Duggan and late Ethel (Warner) Duggan of Cork City Ireland, the oldest of seven children.

He is survived by...

Apr 26, 2017

Katharine M. “Kay” Whitney, 89, of Walpole, passed from this life on April 26, 2017, after a brief hospitalization. Kay was the daughter of the late John MacDuffie II and Evelyn Walker MacDuffie of Chestnut Hill. After graduating from Beaver Country Day School, where she made many lifelong friends, Kay married and raised her family in Dover and Dedham....

Apr 26, 2017

Michael Amancio Leitao, a resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 after a long illness.  He was 44.  Michael was born September 30, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Amancio Viera and Sandra Lucille (Marshalsea) Leitao.  He worked for a pest management company and also did construction and masonry work.  Michael was a member of the Dedham...

Apr 24, 2017

Joao J. Amaral, a longtime resident of Stoughton, passed away on April 24, 2017 at the age of 88.  Born in Azores, Portugal, the son of Jose J. and Albertina A. (Avila) Amaral.  He was the beloved husband of the late Maria Candida (Serpa) Amaral and the loving father of Joseph Amaral and his wife Mary of Stoughton and...

Apr 23, 2017

Marilyn Joan (Antosca) Molino, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at her residence at Traditions at Dedham.  She was 80.  Marilyn was born May 24, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Albert Vincent and Angela (LaRosa) Antosca.  She graduated from Blessed Sacrament High School in Jamaica Plain.  Marilyn was the wife of the late...

Apr 16, 2017

Vicente “Vincent” Carrasco, a resident of Boston, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Vero on the Parkway Nursing Home in West Roxbury after a long illness. He was 86.  Vincent was born April 6, 1931 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a son of Vicente and Nicolasa (Aguilar) Carrasco.  He was a retired Manger for the Boston Housing Authority. Vincent...

Apr 6, 2017

Dorothy Louise (Holman) Rich, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford.  She was 91.  Dottie was born October 19, 1925 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Liethead) Holman.  She was a graduate of Norwood High School, class of 1943 and Lasell College.  She worked for many...

Mar 31, 2017

Robert “Bobby” McMurtry, a resident of Dedham and Miami, Florida, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at the West Side Medical Center in Plantation, Florida.  He was 55.  Bobby was born July 11, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Robert Henry and Annmarie (Ubertini) McMurtry.  He is survived by his wife, Maureen P. (Black) McMurtry; his two daughters, Erin...

Mar 28, 2017

Virginia Marie Bowen Lester, a resident of Westwood since 1959, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts.  She was 86.  Virginia was born March 11, 1931 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the daughter of Katie Sue Schaefer and Albert S.Bowen Jr.  She grew up in the family home, “the Dogwoods” in Chickamauga, Georgia and graduated from...

Mar 28, 2017

Walter Harold Molander, a resident of Norwood, and formerly of Dedham, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at his home in Norwood.  He was 92.  Walter was born December 19, 1924 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the last surviving child of John Robert and Emma C. (Hagquist) Molander, immigrants from Sweden.  He grew up in the Riverdale Section of Dedham and graduated...

Mar 18, 2017

David P. Butler, a resident of Hyde Park passed away on March 18, 2017 the day before his 48 birthday.  David was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late Arthur T. and Ann M. (Piacitelli) Butler.  He was the dear brother of John Butler and his wife Debbie of Hyde Park, James Butler and his wife Diane...

Mar 15, 2017

Marion V. (Jacobson) Juckett, 88, of South Easton, MA, passed away on March 15, 2017 after a lengthy illness.   She spent the last weeks of her life surrounded by family and loving care in her daughter’s home.

Marion was born in Arlington, MA, to the late Melker and Maria Jacobson, who emigrated from Sweden and instilled a...

Mar 13, 2017

Nancy Lee (McLaren) Turner, a lifelong resident of Westwood, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Thomas Upham House in Medfield after a long illness.  She was 86.  Nancy was born at the family home in Westwood, as was her mother and her grandmother, and graduated from Westwood High School with the Class of 1948.  She then attended Becker...

Mar 13, 2017

Albin Stanley Emberg, 102 years old, formerly of Cotuit, MA, passed away on March 13, 2017.  A truly great man, he was predeceased by his wife, LaVerne (Glazebrook) Emberg; his parents, Albin and Ellen (Ekberg) Emberg; his sister, Alberta Bolles; his niece, Nancy O’Hara; and his nephews, Robert and Raymond Bolles.  Stan grew up in a loving family in...

Mar 8, 2017

Abigail May “Abbie” (Savage )Dawes, a resident of West Roxbury for the past 38 years, and formerly a resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Vero on the Parkway Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  She was 93.  Abbie was born October 13, 1923 in Roslindale, Massachusetts the daughter of Daniel Joshua and Goldie Abigail (Schwimm) Savage.  She...

Mar 7, 2017

Rose (Korakas) Xenos of West Roxbury, passed away on March 7, 2017, the day before her 88th birthday.  Born in Greece, on the Island of Lesbos, she was the daughter of Christos and Falia Korakas.  As a single women she immigrated to the United States to  Ellis Island.  Rose is the reason her family is here today.  She loved...

Mar 6, 2017

Herbert George Schank, of West Roxbury, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.  He was 90.  Herbert was born February 20, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Erich Otto and Helen A. (Reinhardt) Schank, immigrants from Germany.  Herbert spent two years at Boston University before enlisting in the US Marine Corps where he...

Mar 6, 2017

David Christian Lorraway, of Roslindale and Chestnut Hill, died Monday, March 6, 2017 unexpectedly at his home.  He was 64.  David was born April 9, 1952 in Sydney, Australia, the son of Allan Nye and Elizabeth (Gravenor) Lorraway.  He earned his bachelor’s degree from Sydney University.  David worked for a while in banking and most recently worked in sales...

Mar 5, 2017

James A. Cardinale passed away on March 5, 2017, at age 84, in Dedham, Massachusetts.  He was born on October 1, 1932 to Giuseppe Cardinale (of Sicily) and Maria Scudera (of Sicily) in Boston, Massachusetts.  Jim grew up causing mischief in the North End of Boston.  He married Rita Guerrero who passed away at an early age.  He married...