Local Obituaries
Philomena Colello
Jun 5, 2014
Philomena “Philly” (Montisano) Colello passed away peacefully at her home on June 5, 2014 at the age of 96. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Vito and Rosemarie (Papsadero) Montisano. Philomena lived in Hyde Park all her life. She was married to her late husband Oresto R. Colello for 76 years. Philomena was a devout Christian. ...
Harry W. Mooncai
May 31, 2014
Harry Wong Mooncai, a resident of Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Westwood, Massachusetts, passed away on May 31, 2014 in Belair, Texas. he was 89. Survivors include his wife, Lily, their three children, four grandchildren, and great granddaughter. He is also survived by two brothers and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Mooncai was a veteran of World War...
Barbara A. Mccomb
May 31, 2014
Barbara Ann (Driscoll) McComb died on Saturday, May 31,2014 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston of complications due to an underlying Pulmonary condition. A lifelong resident of Dedham, she was born in her family home to Kenneth and Ethel Driscoll and had 6 siblings. Faye Meighan, sister, of Dedham. Predeceased by Kenneth, Doris, Florence, Marjorie, David. Also survived...
Audrey E. Manfredi
May 27, 2014
Audrey E. (MacDuffie) Manfredi, a resident of Roslindale, passed away on May 27, 2014 at the age of 87. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Guy A. and Alice (Pert) MacDuffie. She was the beloved wife of Leon L. Manfredi of Roslindale and loving mother of Deborah Winkler of Plainville, Martha Manfredi of Uxbridge and Judith Murphy...
Ray Wood
May 26, 2014
Harold Raymond Wood, a resident of Dedham, died Monday, May 26, 2014 at his son’s home in Dedham after a long illness. Ray was born November 18, 1945 in Boston and grew up in Jamaica Plain, graduating from Jamaica Plain High School. He worked as a union electrician for Local 103 of Dorchester for over 30 years until his...
Daniel L. Mcnamara
May 18, 2014
Daniel Leo McNamara, a resident of Westwood for the past 50 years, and formerly of Roslindale, died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was 95. Daniel was born July 28, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lawrence Joseph and Rose E. (Deveney) McNamara. He was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High...
Corrine B. Leavitt
May 16, 2014
Corrine B. Leavitt (Zorn) of Dedham, passed away on May 16, 2014 at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of John O. Leavitt and the loving mother of John Leavitt, III and his wife Roberta of Warner, NH, Stephen Leavitt of England, Carol Flaherty and her husband Thomas of Norwood and the late Bruce Leavitt and...
Doris R. Toneatti
May 8, 2014
Doris R. (Dietzel) Toneatti, formerly of Doggett Circle in Dedham, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Harrington House in Walpole at the age of 88. Doris was born on January 19, 1926 in Dedham, Massachusetts, one of the four children of George and Laura (Miller) Dietzel. She grew up in Dedham, and was employed at Scholastic Jewlers in...
Eva V. Morley
Apr 28, 2014
Eva Virginia (Williamson) Morley, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 94. Eva was born February 9, 1920 in Roslindale, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Sven and Anna Josephine (Edvinson) Williamson, immigrants from Sweden. She graduated from the Hickok Secretarial School and spent four years...
Ann Marie Cobb
Apr 26, 2014
Ann Marie (deDoming) Cobb, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Hospital in Roslindale after a long illness. She was 66. Ann Marie was born November 10, 1947 in Newton, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Herbert and Josephine (Capilo) deDoming. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1965 and...
Thomas J. Clancy
Apr 25, 2014
Thomas James Clancy, a resident of Dedham for 19 years, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Home in Wayland after a long ilness. He was 61. Tom was born December 19, 1952 in Boston, Masachusetts, one of the five children of Thomas R. and Margaret (Goggin) Clancy. He grew up in Roslindale and was...
Dorothy V. Hoeckel
Apr 24, 2014
Dorothy Virginia Hoeckel, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood, MA. She died on her 91st birthday. Dorothy was born April 23, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Otto and Lillian Ida (Jameson) Sweet. She was a graduate of Dedham High School and worked as a switchboard...
Esther E. Morris
Apr 23, 2014
Esther Elizabeth (Paul) Morris, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at her home in Westwood. She was 98. Esther was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Willard I. and Bertha I. (Hogan) Paul. She grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She graduated from Bentley College and worked for 35 years for Poloroid Corporation, initially as...
Thelma I. Loring
Apr 22, 2014
Thelma Irene (Russell) Loring, a resident of Norwood since 1947, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 93. Thelma was born April 7, 1921 in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada, the oldest daughter of Allen and Hilda (Russell) Russell. She graduated from Canton High School with the Class of 1939, On August 17, 1947 she married...
Richard S. Coleman
Apr 21, 2014
Richard Sterling Coleman, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole, and formerly a resident of Westwood, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital In Braintree. He was 87. Dick was born April 5, 1927 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the only son of Harold Burr and Marion Helen (Pease) Coleman. He graduated from Technical High School in...
Giovanna Sardella
Apr 18, 2014
Giovanna (D’Andrea) Sardella, passed away peacefully on her 92nd birthday, April 18, 2014. She was born in Messina, Sicily on April 18, 1922. One of five sisters, she worked as a skilled seamstress to help support her family. Giovanna married Anthony Trifiro and emigrated to the United States in the early 1950s. She shortly thereafter became US citizen ,...
Peggy Babcock
Apr 17, 2014
Margaret Elizabeth “Peggy” (Nickerson) Babcock, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 89. Peggy was born December 31, 1924 in Watertown, Massachusetts, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Howard) Nickerson. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Brookline and worked briefly for AT & T and...
Seta Masse
Apr 14, 2014
Seta (Jelalian) Masse, a resident of the Armenian Home in Jamaica Plain, and formerly a resident of Lexington and Westwood, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Golden Living Center of Lexington. She was 89. Seta was born December 26, 1924 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the only child of Hapit and Catherine (Zaregian) Jelalian. She graduated from Boston Latin High...
Margaret T. Apone
Apr 14, 2014
Margaret Theresa Apone (Palie), passed away on April 14, 2014. She was born in Grey, PA on October 25, 1925 and was one of 12 children from Italian immigrant parents. The family relocated to Massachusetts in the 30’s to offer their children a better life. Margaret met her future husband Annunziato whom she married on July 4, 1951. They...
Robert M. Humphrey
Apr 10, 2014
Robert Merle Humphrey Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 71. Robert was born October 5, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three sons of Robert M. Sr., and Eva (Colby) Humphrey. He was a graduate of Dedham High School and served in the US Navy from 1960...
