Obituaries

Mar 6, 2016

Winifred Elise (Heimuller) Ingham a resident of Norwood since 1950, passed away on March 6, 2016 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 98.  Winifred was born in Roslindale, Massachusetts on January 23, 1918, she was the daughter of Edward Jacob and Elise Agnes (Zapf) Heimuller.   Winifred was a graduate of Roslindale High School, Class of...

Mar 5, 2016

Leona Melina (St. Germain) Landon passed away on March 5, 2016 at the age of 104 years.  Born and raised in Waltham, she was the daughter of  Arthur and Melina (Martin) St. Germain.  A graduate of LaSalle College, located in Auburndale, MA, Leona worked for her late husband at the Industrial Tube Corporation and later was the administrative secretary...

Feb 25, 2016

Barbara A. Woodward of Dedham formerly of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully at her home on February 25th,2016. She was 74 years old.  Barbara attended Dorchester High School (Class of 1959). She was a former employee of WGBH/Channel 2 in Brighton where she worked as a Broadcast Coordinator for many years. Barbara loved yard sales and gardening prior to...

Feb 24, 2016

Richard Samuel Phillips, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood.  He was 91.  Richard was born November 25, 1924 in Waltham, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel R. and Jessie (MacArthur) Phillips, immigrants from Prince Edward Island, Canada.  He was inducted in to the US Army in 1943 and spent two...

Feb 24, 2016

Janet (Porter) Hooker, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 t the Thomas Upham House in Medfield.  She was 87.  Janet was the beloved wife of the late Robert O. Hooker, and the loving mother of the late Lynn Duquette and her husband Michael of Holliston, MA, Jane Howard and her husband Charles of Westwood, MA,...

Feb 20, 2016

Helen F. Walls, 90 died in her sleep after long illness with her daughter by her side. She was born Helen F. Nolan of Boston at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and was a resident of Centre Street,  Jamaica Plain before moving to Westwood (MA).  She was a lifelong resident of Westwood where she lived with her parents Helen...

Feb 17, 2016

Kariotis – Xrisoula (Stergiou) of Jamaica Plain on February 17, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Yianni Kariotis. Loving mother of George Kariotis and his wife Madeline, Panagiota Panagopoulos and her husband John and Polytimi Smyrnis and her husband Petros. Sister of Stavroula Asfis. Grandmother of Christie Filiatrault, Loula Tiberi, Peter Panagopoulos, Zaharoula Birtwell, Ioannis Smyrnis and Katerina Chranthakopoulos....

Feb 16, 2016

Eva Irene (Tomei) Ghizzoni was born June 1st, 1922 and passed peacefully Tuesday, February 16, 2016.  She was 93 years young. She was a longtime resident of East Dedham.

In her younger years she enjoyed working at Stop and Shop in Dedham and the Hallmark store in the Dedham Mall.  She also traveled with her best lady...

Feb 8, 2016

Marna Lee (Perkins) Persechini, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness.  She was 80.  Marna was born November 4, 1935 in Trent, Texas, the daughter of Coleman Jackson and Matilee L. (Parker) Perkins.  After high school Marna enlisted in the United States Marine Corps...

Feb 8, 2016

Mary Phyllis (Alberto) Longval passed away on February 8, 2016 at the age of 73.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Frank and Felicia (Vngaro) Alberto.  The beloved wife of Norman R. Longval of Dedham and the loving mother of David Longval and his wife Cathy of Medway, Debra Murphy and her husband John of Norwood,...

Feb 7, 2016

Mary Mackay (Doyle) Early a resident of Norwood for 65 years, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her home in Norwood.  She was 98.  Mary was born in Islington, Massachusetts, the daughter of Michael and Jessie M. (Mackay) Doyle.  She graduated from Dedham High School (because Westwood did not have a High School then) and then graduated from Mrs....

Feb 5, 2016

Kiely, Richard Alan of Wolfeboro, NH and Medfield, MA passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb 5 th surrounded by his loving family after being diagnosed with cancer in the spring of 2015.

Rick was born on August 15, 1953 in Melrose MA. He grew up in Weston, MA and graduated from the University of New Hampshire.

Jan 25, 2016

Wilbur Clifford Davies, Jr., known to his friends as Billy or Ziggy, died Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.  He was 52.  Ziggy was born January 6, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the nine children of Dorothy Gertrude (Simens) and Wilbur C. Davies Sr.  For the past 29 years he worked as a...

Jan 22, 2016

Robert C. Smith, Jr. of Dedham passed away on January 22, 2016.  Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, he was the son of Anna Lanoue (Ricci) of Dedham and the late Robert C. Smith, Sr.  Robert enjoyed traveling to different places on his motorcycle and going to concerts.  The 70’s era and the Blues were his favorite concert venues. He was...

Jan 16, 2016

Donald William Huggan, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham after a long illness.  He was 59.  Donald was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Rita Ellen (Rawley) and Frederick Emerson Huggan.  He worked as a railroad engineer for the Keolis company and was a member of the Brotherhood...

Jan 16, 2016

Robert Joel Naughton, long-time resident of Westwood, and formerly of Waltham, died peacefully on Saturday, January 16, 2016, with his loving family at his bedside, after a long illness. Bob was the son of the late Edward Oswald (Ozzie) Naughton and Mary Mulcahy Naughton, and the loving husband of 35 years to his cherished wife, Karen G. Mason,...

Jan 15, 2016

Lynn (Hooker) Duquette, age 64, died very peacefully on January 15, 2016 after a brief illness. She grew up in Westwood (Class of ’69,) lived in Medfield for 25 years, and recently resided in Holliston. Lynn was the eldest daughter of the late Robert Hooker and Janet Hooker. Lynn was the cherished wife of Michael Duquette for over 32...

Jan 13, 2016

William Blaisdell Harding, 90, of Westwood, January 13, 2016.  Husband of 61 years of the late Lora (Blake) Harding.  Father of Kathryn B. Harding and her husband Edward J. Richardson of Westwood, and Leslie C. Harding and his partner Gail Dolan of Jay, Maine.  Grandfather of William F.H. Richardson of Westwood, and Elaine H. Richardson and her fiancee Susan...

Jan 11, 2016

Johnson, Rena Marguerite (née Fraser) entered eternal life on January 11, 2016.  Her loving spirit is carried on by her two children, five grandchildren, two daughters-in-law; and an extended family of relations and friends from all walks of life.  Rena is now reunited with her predeceased and dearly devoted husband, Larry and her three siblings.  We were blessed to...

Jan 11, 2016

Ferdinand Joseph “Ferdy” Kern Jr., a resident of Dedham, died Monday, January 11, 2016 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness.  He was 98. Ferdy was born June 21, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Alma Henrietta (Boetcher) and Ferdinand Joseph Kern Sr.  He worked as a foreman for Marine Optical Company in...