Local Obituaries
Daniel V. Dalia
Jul 2, 2017
Daniel V. Dalia, a longtime resident of Hyde Park (Readville), age 90 years, passed away on July 2, 2017 with his family by his side. Born in Boston, he was the son of James V. and Mildred (Pergamo) Dalia. Danny was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Navy. He worked for the Massachusetts Transit Authority...
Mary A. Gaffey
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Ann Gaffey passed away on June 14, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham at the age of 83. Born in Brockton, MA, she was the daughter of James E. and Amelia F. (Felicia) Gaffey. Mary was a resident of West Roxbury and a former resident of Dedham before entering the nursing home. She worked as a...
Mary E. Dineen
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Ellen (Marando) Dineen, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Wedgemere Golden Living Center in Taunton. She was 79. Mary was born November 3, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter and oldest child of John J. and Marion (Cahill) Marando. She was the wife of the late Donald Dineen, the former wife...
Edward Kessler
Jun 9, 2017
Edward Kessler of Millis passed away on June 9, 2017 at the age of 91. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the loving son of Frank and Mary (Singer) Kessler and the beloved husband of Allison Costain Kessler. Mr. Kessler served in the United States Army during World War II, 817 AAA AW. Mr. Kessler devoted his life to...
Alexander B. Mcdowell
Jun 5, 2017
Alexander “Blair” McDowell, Jr. passed away on June 5, 2017 at the age of 82. Born in Boston, MA, the son of Alexander B., Sr. and Vivian (Whitney) McDowell. He was a graduate of Dedham High School and then went on to work as a stereotyper for several newspapers. He worked for the Boston Globe for many years until his...
Teri A. Stampfl
Jun 2, 2017
Teri Ann (Foley) Stampfl, a lifelong resident of Norwwood, died Friday, June 2nd, 2017 at Norwood Hospital. She was 64. Teri was born in Norwood, the daughter of John Stephen and Priscilla (Steeves) Foley. She graduated from Norwood High School and served as a union steward at Shaw’s where she worked as manager in the Bakery. Teri is survived...
Stephen M. Greaves
May 29, 2017
Stephen M. Greaves, a resident of Hyde Park, died unexpectedly on May 29, 2017. he was 28. Stephen was born March 1, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts the son of Lillia Greaves and the late Herbert H. Upton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by three brothers, Herbert Upton Jr., Jess Upton, and Patrick J. Upton; and a...
Robert H. Goepfert
May 29, 2017
– passed away on May 29, 2017 at the Tippett Home in Needham. The son of Harold and Agnes (Mischke) Goepfert, Robert was born in New York City on Oct 30, 1935. Between 1953 and 1957, he attended The Cooper Union (New York City) tuition free. While at Cooper he also received both a New York State...
Kenneth C. Bragg
May 28, 2017
Kenneth C. Bragg, age 69, of Dedham, MA, formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends after a brave fight for fourteen months, on May 28, 2017 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the son of the late Kenneth L. Bragg and Margaret I Bragg. He is survived by his loving wife,...
Anne Sidlauskas
May 27, 2017
Anne E. Sidlauskas, of Needham, passed away on May 27, 2017 at the age of 61. Anne is the daughter of the late Francis and Jean (Pechulis) Sidlauskas, and dear sister of Susan J. Sidlauskas and husband Ken Safir of NJ, Nancy E. O’Hara and husband David of Westwood, Mark F. Sidlauskas and wife Daria of NJ, and Chris...
Giovanna Calvi
May 20, 2017
Giovanna (D’Aiello) Calvi, a resident of Boston, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 86. Giovanna was born February 5, 1931 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, the last surviving child of Guiseppe and Pietrina (Barbera) D’Aiello. She was the sister of the late Cosimo D’Aiello and the late Ignazia DiSalvo. She is the wife...
Tatiana Prokhorova
May 17, 2017
Tatiana Y. Prokhorova (Burtseva), a resident of Sudbury passed away on May 17, 2017 at the age of 68. Born in Khabarovsk, Russia she was the daughter of Yakov A. Burtsev and Alevtina S. (Ulyanova) Burtseva. “Tanya”, as she was known, was the beloved wife of Nikolay N. Prokhorov and loving mother of Nadezhda Piskun and her husband Nikolay...
Louise Mugridge
May 10, 2017
Louise (Jordan) Mugridge, a resident of Westwood since 1953, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Edelweiss Village in West Roxbury. She was 97. Louise was born June 24, 1919 in Newton, Massachusetts, a daughter of William Taylor and Marie Marguerite (Stucklen) Jordan. She graduated from Watertown High School with the class of 1936 and earned her Bachelor degree from...
Ernest G. Converse
May 9, 2017
Ernest Gordon Converse, a resident of Dedham, died Tuesday May 9, 2017 at his home in Dedham. He was 72. Ernie was born March 14, 1945 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of Robert and Helen (Frizzell) Converse. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam era. Ernie worked as the Facilities Manager for the Beverly Athletic Club, and was...
Phyllis M. Sheldon
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...
Patrick Duggan
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...
Katharine Whitney
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....
Michael A. Leitao
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...
Joao J. Amaral
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...
Marilyn J. Molino
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...
