Local Obituaries
Marjorie Lockhart
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...
Irene Davies
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...
Lois M. Hills
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...
Barbara A. Lassen
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...
Paul H. Bertocchi
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...
Joan Berg
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...
Cheryl Mcintosh
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...
Robert W. Hansen
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...
Arlene D. Bamber
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...
Marjorie L. Holmes
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...
Agnes B. Smith
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...
Joseph G. Sears
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...
Harold A. Brousseau
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...
Esther E. Stone
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...
John C. Musto
Jul 15, 2014
John C. “Jiggy” Musto, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham. He was 92. Jiggy was born September 6, 1921 in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Nicholas and Ellen (Gilman) Musto. He attended Roslindale High School before being inducted into the US Army during World War Two,...
George J. Jacobs
Jul 4, 2014
George James Jacobs, a longtime resident of Attleboro, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at his home. He was 56. George was born October 7, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ralph Francis Sr., and Lorraine Joanne (Anastasia) Jacobs. George was a jack-of-all-trades having worked as a painter, an auto mechanic, an iron worker, a landscaper, and a past...
Hunt John J.
Jun 26, 2014
John Joseph Huntof Dedham June 23. Longtime companion of Karin J. Kalil of Dedham. Father of Ryan Hunt of Florida and the late Adam Hunt of Quincy. Grandfather of Fionna Hunt. Son of Gloria and the late John J. Hunt Sr. Step brother of Kathy, Susan and Thomas.Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours 5:00 to 8:00pm...
Constance B. Udden
Jun 22, 2014
Constance Beverly “Connie” (Larsen) Udden, a resident of Norwood since 1964, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 77. Connie was born December 6, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Rudolph and Ruth Sophie (Lunde) Larsen. She grew up in the Riverdale section of Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School with...
Frederick G. Dalrymple
Jun 17, 2014
Frederick “Fred” G. Dalrymple passed away peacefully on June 17 th 2014 at Norwood Hospital after battling a long illness. Fred was the loving son of Walter & Emily (Hancock) and grew up in East Dedham, MA.
Fred was the devoted husband of M. Jocelyn Campbell for 42 years and loving father to James P. MacDonald and...
Edmund P. Hemmer
Jun 10, 2014
Edmund Parker Hemmer, a resident of Norwood since 1959, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the West Roxbury VA Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Ed was born February 4, 1931 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the two sons of Edmund C. and Mary Pearl (Stewart) Hemmer. He graduated from the High School of Commerce in Boston and enlisted...
