Obituaries

Jul 20, 2016

Preston Howard “Sandy” Saunders passed away at his home on July 20, 2016.  He was born on April 22, 1930 to Ruth Howard Preston Saunders and Walter Mills Saunders, Jr. in Providence, Rhode Island. Beloved husband of 52 years to Rebecca Bulkley Saunders. Sandy attended Phillips Andover Academy, class of 1948, Dartmouth College, class of 1952, and...

Jul 12, 2016

Peter Francis “Frank” Gaughan, a resident of Westwood since 1970, and formerly of South Boston, died Tuesday July 12, 2016 at his home in Westwood.  He was 97.  Frank was born August 3, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Robert Joseph and Anna Elizabeth (Foley) Gaughan.  He grew up in South Boston and then lived in Dorchester for...

Jul 9, 2016

David William Scott passed away on July 9, 2016.  Born in Boston on June 19, 1978, he was the beloved son of Kenneth D. and the late Wilma (Winston) Scott.  David was a life long resident of Dedham.  He attended the Massachusetts Hospital School, Class of 1997, then he graduated from ITT Technical School in 2001 with high honors...

Jul 5, 2016

Walter Martin Joyce, a resident of Manchester, New Hampshire for the past 49 years, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.  He was 76.  Walter was born November 5, 1939 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the six sons of Patrick and Ann (Higgins) Joyce, immigrants from Ireland.  He attended Dorchester High School and graduated from...

Jun 2, 2016

Frances Caroline (Rincker) Landers, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died peacefully Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Bay Path Nursing Home in Duxbury.  She was 92.  Frances was full of life; walking, riding her bicycle, and always laughing.  She was born and raised in Dedham and loved her home town.  Frances worked at the Boston Envelope Company and the...

May 29, 2016

Effie (Kanoules) Bandis, 96, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton, Mass.  Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on January 10, 1920. Effie married Stephen Bandis in 1946 and relocated to Boston, Massachusetts, where she lived for the remainder of her years.  Effie was a lifetime member of the Greek Orthodox communities in...

May 27, 2016

Pauline “Polly”  (Staples) Gould, a resident of Dedham for over 50 years, passed away on May 27, 2016, in Hingham, at the age of 97.  Polly was born in Boston on July 19, 1918 to the late Henry C. Staples and Alice F. (Page) Staples.  She attended school at Lasell Seminary in Newton, married the late Robert...

May 27, 2016

“LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH”

Once diagnosed with Vascular Dementia, Agnes Elizabeth “Betty” Anderson never gave up. She never complained. She maintained a brave, happy and optimistic outlook of her future. Though she went through many physical, medical, pain and memory challenges she continued to be involved in her families’ and friends activities, her church life and much more....

May 17, 2016

Helen Gladys Knarr, a resident of Edelweiss Village in West Roxbury, and formerly of Dedham, died Tueday, May 17, 2016 at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  She was a month short of her 103rd birthday.  Helen was born June 11, 1913 in Boston, Massachusetts and was the last surviving child of the seven children of George...

May 11, 2016

Robert Lincoln Dennison, Sr. passed away on May 11, 2016 at the age of 91.  Born in Dedham, MA, he was the son of Thomas A. and Elizabeth (Lutzenkirchen) Dennison.  He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara A. (Albrecht) and loving father of Robert L. Dennison, Jr. and Donna Dempsey and her husband Sean all of Canton. ...

May 11, 2016

Louise Alice Buono, 77, of Dedham, passed away May 11, 2016 in Medway, MA.

She was born to Edward and Ella O’Neil on April 1, 1939 in Boston, MA.  Louise went to high school at Dedham High School and graduated in 1957.  She married the late James J. Buono on November 9, 1958.  Louise enjoyed church, gardening,...

Apr 30, 2016

Grissett Tejeda,  April 30th, 2016.  Beloved wife of Rory Cecchet.  Visiting hours at the Folsom Funeral Home 87 Milton St., Dedham on Thursday from 6-8pm.  Relatives and friends invited.  Everyone is invited to attend a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial on Friday at 10 AM at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 14 Montebello Rd., Jamaica Plain.  Kindly go directly...

Apr 28, 2016

Robert Henry Gallagher, a resident of Mattapan for 57 years, and of West Roxbury for the past 6 years, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham.  He was 88. Robert was born July 22, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Myles Raymond, and Rose Elizabeth (Stachober) Gallagher.  He grew up in Detroit and...

Apr 27, 2016

Roland Paul Crawford, a resident of Walpole for over 40 years, and formerly of Westwood, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton.  He was 84.  Roland was born October 28, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Marie Louise (Metzer) and John Hugh Crawford Sr.  Roland grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from Roxbury...

Apr 22, 2016

Allen Nichols Baker, a lifetime resident of Westwood died Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. He was 92 . Allen was born August 9, 1923 in Norwood, Massachusetts to Harold N elson and Sarah ( Nichols ) Baker. He grew up in Westwood, the town he loved and served for many years.

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Apr 20, 2016

Beryl W. (Dowling) Swiatkowski,, age 92, of Attleboro, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, at the Ellis Nursing Center in Norwood, MA. The beloved wife of the late John W. Swiatkowski and the loving daughter of the late Rev. Herbert J. and Elizabeth A. (Full) Dowling, she was born in Providence,...

Apr 18, 2016

Olive E. (Lundborg) Johnson, a resident of New Pond Village, and formerly a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham.  She was 92.  Olive was born September 25, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three daughters of Ruben Daniel and Sarah Ann (McKane) Lundborg.  She had a...

Apr 13, 2016

John Henry Hurney Jr., a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 at his apartment in Roslindale.  He was 76.  John was born June 7, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of John Henry Sr., and Ruth Eleanor (Sodekson) Hurney.  He worked as a shipyard welder and then spent 28 years as a School Police Officer...

Apr 11, 2016

Mary Louise Glennon, a resident of Norwood, and formerly of Westwood, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness.  She was 83.  Mary Lou was born December 6, 1932 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the elder of the two daughters of John Patrick and Mary Josephine (Curran) Glennon.  She is survived by her sister...

Apr 10, 2016

Prudence Helen (Berry) Paine of Dedham died Sunday, April 10, 2016.

“Never mind about all that. I’ll put on the kettle and we’ll have a nice cup of tea” – Prudence Paine (quoting Beyond the Fringe)

If you are reading this, you’ve probably had a cup of tea with Prue, most likely...