Local Obituaries
Marilyn A. May
Jan 1, 2017
Marilyn Anne (Chamberlain) May, a funeral director in the Town of Norwood for over 15 years, and the former owner of the May Funeral Home on Nichols Street in Norwood, died Sunday, January 1, 2017 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 81. Marilyn was born February 18, 1935 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of Paul R....
Donna M. Reuning
Dec 27, 2016
Donna Mae (Peters) Reuning, a resident of Oak Point in Middleborough, and formerly of Newton and Palm Springs, California, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her home in Middleborough. She was 85. Donna was born November 23, 1931 in Ceylon, Minnesota, one of the four children of Carl and Esther (Wallman) Peters. She graduated from Stewartville High School in...
John F. Jr. Davenport
Dec 26, 2016
John Forbes Davenport Jr., a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Tower Hill Nursing Home in Canton. He was 86. John was born January 7, 1930 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of John Forbes Sr., and Florence (Leavitt) Davenport. He graduated from Dedham High School and went on to own and operate Davenport Texaco...
None Robert Salander
Dec 22, 2016
Robert “Sandy” H. Salander, of West Roxbury, and former resident of Dedham for 30+ years, passed away on Dec. 22, 2016 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in West Roxbury, at the age of 85. Sandy was born in Boston in May of 1931, and was the only child of Hilrey and Mabel (Jones) Salander. In his high school years,...
Robert W. Devoy
Dec 22, 2016
Robert William DeVoy, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at his home in Westwood after a long illness. He was 73. Bob was born June 8, 1943 in South Boston, Massachusetts, the son of James Malcolm and Ruth Elizabeth (Mackinnon) DeVoy. He was a Bindery Foreman who had worked at Rapid Service Press and Primary...
Ruth M. Mullen
Dec 22, 2016
Ruth M. Mullen, a long time resident of Norwood passed away at the age of 92. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Gibbons) McGlone. Mrs. Mullen began her career as a Registered Nurse working at the Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood then at Norwood Hospital until her retirement in 1991. She was married...
None Claire Banatt
Dec 21, 2016
Claire A. (Prendergast) Banatt, of Hyde Park, passed away on December 21, 2016. Claire was the beloved wife of Edward T. Banatt, and loving mother of Edward T., Jr. of NJ, Claire A. Boynton of CO, Michael T. Banatt of Westford and William F. Banatt of Hyde Park. Dear sister of Francis Prendergast and Joan Sullivan of Canton. She was...
Salim S. Barbara
Dec 19, 2016
Salim S. Barbara, a resident of Norwood passed away on December 19, 2016 at the age of 90. He was the beloved husband of the late Yvonne (Kiami) Barbara and loving father of Souhil Berbara and Simon Berbara of Norwood, Joseph Berbara of Leominster, Gretta Eid and Dola Nassif of Norwood and Salwa Semaan of Roslindale. Sister of Soulima...
None Dora Mann
Dec 18, 2016
Dora Foss Mann passed away on December 18, 2016, at the age of 100. She was a 25 year resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood. She was born in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on August 24, 1916, at the family estate of her grandfather, Eugene Noble Foss, former three term governor of The Commonwealth. Her parents were Benjamin Sturtevant Foss...
None Marion Pignone
Dec 16, 2016
Marion Pignone (Caprarella) of Dedham, passed away on December 16, 2016 at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late Eugene R. Pignone. Devoted mother of Christopher J. Pignone and his wife Angela of Dedham, Marianne C. Kokinis and her husband Michael of Dedham and Eugene M. “Gino” Pignone of Norwood. Sister of James Caprarella and his wife...
None Alexander Tradd
Dec 16, 2016
Alexander Tradd a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, December 16, 2016 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 84. Alexander was born May 14, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Elias and Mary (Tradd) Tradd, immigrants from Lebanon. He was the owner and operator of Tradd Grocery Store on Washington Street, in West Roxbury. Al was...
Sandra B. Bryan
Dec 15, 2016
Sandra Barbara (Kirschner) Bryan, of Westwood, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. She was 78. Sandra was born December 5, 1938 in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of Samuel and Bertha Kirschner. After graduating high school she spent two years in nursing school before becoming a secretary at Analog Devices and then...
None Jose Solis
Dec 9, 2016
Jose Solis, a resident of Boston, died Friday, December 9, 2016 at his home in Boston. he was 82. Jose was born in Cartago, Costa Rica, a son of Luis and Alicia (Quesada) Solis. He worked for many years as a chef in the cafeteria at Boston College. Jose was the beloved husband of Melba (Obaldia) Solis and the...
James J. Fagan
Dec 7, 2016
James “Jim” J. Fagan of Norwood, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the age of 71. Born in Boston, MA Jim was the son of Edward and Ann (Looby) Fagan. Jim fought a brave battle with cancer. He was the husband of 45 years to Eileen (Krawec) Fagan. Jim was a...
Mary Lee Culver
Dec 6, 2016
CULVER, Mary Lee (Oliver), 98, died peacefully at home in Westwood , MA, on December 6, 2016. Born August 3, 1918 in Paces, VA, she had resided in Westwood for 15 years, after 46 years in Dedham. She is preceded in death by her husband , Edward Holland Culver, whom she married in 1942 in Raleigh, NC. She is...
Warren L. Jr. Flagg
Dec 4, 2016
Warren L. Flagg, Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, passed away on December 4, 2016 at the age of 71. Born in Boston, he was the son of Warren L., Sr. and Virginia G. (Fish) Flagg. Mr. Flagg was the beloved husband of Nancy J. (Randlett) Flagg and dear father of Warren L. Flagg, III and his wife Jennifer,...
Albert J. Ayan
Dec 4, 2016
Albert John Ayan was born on July 25, 1917, the oldest of the six children of Albert Ayan and Solveig (Pretorius) Ayan, . He passed into eternity peacefully on December 4 th , 2016 with family by his side. Al grew up in Hyde Park, MA, attending school there through high school. During WWII he worked at MIT on...
None Ramon Comas
Dec 3, 2016
Ramon Comas, of Millis, passed away on December 3rd, 2016. Loving husband of Rita ( Fernandez ) Comas. Survived by daughter Betsy Gonzalez of Millis and grandchildren Jason & Daniel. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 4-8pm at Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, WESTWOOD. Relatives and friends will be meeting at the funeral...
Margaret W. Lexander
Nov 20, 2016
Margaret Whitney Lexander, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood for the past 14 years, and formerly a resident of Dedham for 55 years, died Sunday, November 20, 12016 at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. She was 91. Peggy was born October 7, 1925 in Arlington, Massachusetts, the daughter, of Frank A. Jr. and Margaret (Horne) North. She worked...
John M. Turner
Nov 19, 2016
John Matthew Turner, a retired firefighter for the town of Westwood, died Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 86. John was born September 8, 1930 in Westwood, the son of Arthur J. and Catherine (Hayes) Turner. He graduated from Westwood High School and joined the US Air Force. After the...
