Obituaries

Judith Dick

Oct 28, 2013

Judith (Sullivan) Dick, a resident of Needham for the past four months, and formerly of East Walpole and Westwood, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at her home in Needham.  She was 65.  Judith was born January 21, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Robert Hugh and Ada Belle (Harris) Sullivan.  She graduated from Roslindale High School and spent...

Audrey J. Mckibben

Oct 22, 2013

Audrey Jean (Mitchell) McKibben, a resident of Hingham for the past three years, but formerly a lifelong Dedham resident, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at her home in Hingham.  She was 84.  Audrey was born March 8, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Robert and Roberta (MacLeod) Mitchell.  She grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High...

Nancy Sheehan

Oct 17, 2013

Anne Elizabeth Sheehan, known as “Nancy” to her friends and family, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 85.  Nancy was born June 2, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (McNeil) Sheehan.  She is survived by her brother Paul Sheehan, and his wife Dolores, of Norwood.  nancy was...

Lois M. Johnson

Oct 16, 2013

Lois Marie (MacKinney) Johnson, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 83.  Lois was born July 31, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of Carl R. and Lillian M. (Letts) MacKenney.  She worked for many years as a bookkeeper in the Johnson family construction business.  Lois was...

Rita Beaudoin

Oct 8, 2013

Rita Beaudoin, age 85, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2013 following the death of her husband of 65 years, Andy Beaudoin, who passed away 13 days prior.

Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Rita worked as an Executive Assistant to the Comptroller at Gulf Life Insurance Company, often analyzing numbers in manual spreadsheets. After...

Christian L. Zingg

Oct 7, 2013

Christian Loren Zingg, a resident of North Attleboro for the past 8 years, and formerly of Rehobeth, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Home and Hospice Care Facility of Rhode Island, in Providence.  He was 39 and fought a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.  Christian was born December 11, 1973 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Michael...

Adrien Beaudoin

Sep 25, 2013

Adrien (Andy) Beaudoin, age 86, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully on September 25, 2013 following a courageous fight against Parkinson’s Plus disease. Throughout this fight, as he had through his whole life, he maintained his warm, caring, and friendly manner, never losing his sense of humor.

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Andy joined the Navy during World...

Gerard F. Kelly

Sep 23, 2013

Gerard Francis Kelley, a resident of Westwood for the past 14 years, and formerly of Quincy and Jamaica Plain, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at his home in Westwood.  He was 68.  Jerry was born June 19, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Irish immigrants Joseph Patrick and Mary (Burke) Kelly.  He grew up in Mission Hill, served...

Evelyn M. Peterson

Sep 22, 2013

Evelyn Marion (Jepson) Peterson, of Norfolk, and formerly of Dedham for over 60 years, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 96.  Evelyn was born July 3, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Berthel N. and Anna (Anderson) Jepson, immigrants from Scandinavia.  She was a graduate of Hyde Park High School,...

Jean L. Mckenzie

Sep 16, 2013

Jean Lawrence (O’Donnell) McKenzie, a resident of Dedham since 1954, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at the Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham.  She was 85.  Jean was born June 8, 1928 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Raymond J. and Esther M. (Brennenstuhl) O’Donnell.  She graduated from Sharon High School and worked for many years as the receptionist...

Muriel J. Adleman

Sep 16, 2013

Muriel Janet “Jan” (Fidler) Adleman, a resident of Westwood since 1963, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Westwood.  She was 87.  Janet was born August 17, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Stanley R. and Janet (Dick) Fidler.  From the mid 1970’s through the mid 1980’s she worked as a secretary for Senator Leverett...

Elizabeth V. Capone

Sep 12, 2013

Elizabeth Veronica (Murphy) Capone,  a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Charlwell House in Norwood, after a long illness.  She was 81.  Elizabeth was born January 2, 1932 in Dedham, the daughter of  Arthur P. and Mary (McGrath) Murphy.  Elizabeth enjoyed being a homemaker and later in life a dog walker. She was the...

Claire M. Kolf

Sep 6, 2013

Claire M. (Collum) Kolf, a resident of Dedham, passed away on September 6, 2013 at the age of 84.  She was born in Boston, MA, the daughter of Roger D. and Catherine V. (O’Toole) Collum.  Mrs. Kolf was the beloved wife of the late John P. Kolf.  She was a member of the Dedham Senior Citizens and enjoyed many...

Daniel N. Macdonald

Sep 1, 2013

Daniel Nicholson MacDonald, a resident of the Chestnut Hill section of Brookline, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 1, 2013.  He was 81.  Daniel was born January 24, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three sons of Hannah Jane (MacDonald) and Daniel Nicholson MacDonald, immigrants from Prince Edward Island, Canada.  He was a graduate of Boston...

Marie V. (Butler) Wilkinson

Aug 31, 2013

Marie Vivian (Butler) Wilkinson, a long time resident of Norwood, passed away at home on August  31, 2013 at the age of 92 with her family by her side.  Marie is the loving wife of the late Harold H. Wilkinson, Jr. and the dear mother of Warren of Norwood, Steven of Stoughton, and Elizabeth of Sydney, Australia.  She is...

Jean Anderson

Aug 25, 2013

Jean Turnbull (Gardner) Anderson, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at her home in Westwood after a long illness.  She was 95.  Jean was born November 30, 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Alfred H. and Jean Turnbull (Henry) Gardner.  She attended Wheelock College in Boston and graduated from Boston University with a major...

Donald F. Weafer

Aug 14, 2013

Donald Francis Weafer, 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Traditions of Dedham.

Donald was born in Boston on December 31, 1921, the son of John and Eva Lord Weafer.  He was raised in Dorchester and graduated from English High School where he played shortstop on the baseball team, and Bentley College...

Joan Anderson

Aug 11, 2013

Joan Elizabeth (Erickson) Anderson, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at her home in Norwood .  She was 78.  Joan was born December 19, 1934 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of Alfred and Margaret (McLeod) Erickson, immigrants from Canada.  Joan graduated from Norwood High School and friom the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston.  She worked...

George Panagos

Aug 5, 2013

Westwood resident George Panagos died Monday, August 5, 2013 at his home after a brief illness.  He was 85.  George was born October 10, 1927 in Piraeus, Greece, the only son of Demetri and Magdalini Panagos.  George was the owner and operator of his own construction company.  He was the brother of the late Helen and Ula.  George is...

Paul F. Bfd Cook

Aug 4, 2013

Paul Frederick Cook, 89, District Chief (Retired), of the Boston Fire Department passed away at his home in Westwood, on Sunday afternoon, August 4, 2013, surrounded by his family.

Paul is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Dorothy (Neagle) Cook, and three sons and one daughter:  Bruce (and his wife Jennifer) of Westwood; Frank (and his...