Obituaries

Oct 30, 2014

Virginia Marie (Donahue) Hayward, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at her home in Dedham.  She was 87.  Virginia was born December 10, 1926 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the last surviving daughter of Francis P. and Mildred (Doherty) Donahue.  She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and attended the Boston Clerical School.  Virginia worked for...

Oct 29, 2014

The Reverend James Emil Keurulainen, former pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Dedham, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, New Hampshire.  He was 67.  James was born May 9, 1947 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a son of Toivo John and Miriam (Maki) Keurulainen.  He earned his Bachelor degree from the University of Massachusetts in...

Oct 26, 2014

Albert H. “Albie” Johnson, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood.  he was 93.  Albie was born October 6, 1921 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Karl and Teckla (Neilson) Johnson.  Albie worked as a label printer at Holliston Mills in Norwood until he enlisted in the US Navy...

Oct 25, 2014

Herbert Chester Munroe, Jr., a lifelong resident of Westwood, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  He was 84.  Herb was born July 7, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only son of Herbert C. and Doris (Munyon) White Munroe Sr.  He was a graduate of Westwood High School and attended Northeasstern University before being...

Oct 21, 2014

Catherine Elizabeth (Cheever) Litchfield, a resident of Dedham for 66 years, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness.  She was 86.  Kay was born March 27, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Madden) Cheever.  She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from New...

Oct 19, 2014

Marguerite (McDermott) Marshall, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died peacefully Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her home in West Roxbury.  She was 93.  Marguerite was born October 13, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Alphonsus and Anna Camilla (Thygeson) McDermott.  She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked for several years as a...

Oct 13, 2014

Marjorie Frances (Vaughan) Lockhart, a resident of Norwood since 1953, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Norwood on Monday, October 13, 2014.  She was 94.  Marjorie was born November 19, 1919 in Boston, the only child of Ernest and Mildred (Rich) Vaughan.  She graduated from the Jeremiah Burke High School in Boston and worked briefly in...

Oct 1, 2014

Irene, (Loisel) Davies, a resident of Norwell for the past 44 years, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.  She was 71.  Irene was born August 8, 1943 in South Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Ernest and Vivian (Horn) Loisel.  She graduated from South Boston High School and devoted the rest of her life...

Sep 21, 2014

Lois Mary (George) Lawson Hills, a resident of Westwood for over 60 years, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Needham in her 100th year.  Lois was born April 22, 1915 in Boston, the only daughter of Frank B. and Laura (Shone) George.  She grew up in Boston was a proud graduate of the Boston Girls’ Latin School.  She was...

Sep 12, 2014

Barbara Ann Lassen, a resident of Norwood for twenty-five years, and formerly of Oak Bluffs, died on Friday September 12, 2014, at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 89. Barbara was born March 30, 1925 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter and oldest child of Frank L. and Dorothy (Quinn) Lassen. She graduated from Waltham High School and...

Sep 2, 2014

Paul Henry Bertocchi Sr., a resident of Reading, Massachusetts and formerly a longtime resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham.  He was 82.  Paul was born February 3, 1932 in Boston, MA, one of the three children of Henry and Sadie (Tierney) Bertocchi.  He graduated from English High School...

Aug 23, 2014

Joan Rose (Salsbury) Berg, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, passed away on August 23, 2014 at the age of 83.  Born in Newton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph B. and Emma (Simons) Salsbury.  A graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Connecticut and a life long member of the Kappa...

Aug 17, 2014

Cheryl Lee McIntosh, a resident of Mansfield,, MA died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 61.  Cheryl was born December 2, 1952 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Lawrence Alexander and Grace Eunice (McKinnon) McIntosh.  She grew up in Burlington, earned her undergraduate degree from U Mass Amherst, and her Master’s Degree...

Aug 11, 2014

Robert Warren Hansen, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home. in Norwood.  He was 88.  Bob was born February 25, 1926, one of the seven children of Hans and Harriett (Lauritzen) Hansen, immigrants from Norway.  He graduated from Norwood High with the Class of 1943 and within a year joined the...

Aug 10, 2014

Arlene D. (Olson) Bamber, a resident of Norwood, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Briarwood Nursing Home in Needham.  She was 83.  Arlene was born June 7, 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the only child of Olaf and Iola (Weller) Olson.  She graduated from the Peabody School with the Class of 1949.  Arlene worked for many years as...

Aug 9, 2014

Marjorie L. (Armstrong) Holmes, of Westwood, and formerly of Dedham, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Avery Manor Nursing Home in Needham.  She was 89.  Marjorie was born September 24, 1924 in Roslindale (Boston), Massachusetts, the only daughter of Harry E. and Lottie (Trefry) Armstrong.  She graduated from Dedham High School with the class of 1941 and worked as...

Jul 29, 2014

Agnes Beatrice (Riley) Smith, a resident of Westwood for thirty years, and formerly of Hudson, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Wrentham.  She was 90.  Agnes was born April 29, 1924 in Brighton, Massachusetts, a daughter of William and May (O’Toole) Riley.  She graduated from Brighton High School and worked briefly for...

Jul 24, 2014

Joseph G. Sears, 71 of Dedham, MA died July 24, 2014.

Born on October 22, 1942 to the late Joseph W. Sears  and Marie Possemato Sears.

He was a retired Corrections Officer with the Norfolk County of Corrections. He retired after 25 years of service there.

He...

Jul 22, 2014

Harold Arthur “Hap” Brousseau, a resident of Dedham for 54 years, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts.  He was 91.  Hap was born March 12, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Frank and Rose (DeViller) Brousseau.  He graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Boston and was inducted into the US Army...

Jul 20, 2014

Esther Edith Stone, a longtime resident of the Golden Living Center (formerly Eastwood Nursing Home) in Dedham, died Sunday, July 20th, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness.  She was 95.  Esther was born January 2, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Clarence A. and Edith (Stiles) Stone.  She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School...