Local Obituaries
George Henault
Sep 20, 2012
George Joseph Henault, III, a resident of Dedham for 49 years, died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. He was 74. George was born September 28, 1937 in Franklin, Massachusetts, the only child of Alberina (Geromini) and George Joseph Henault Jr. He graduated from Franklin High School and started his working career at the...
Paul E. Hanlon
Sep 15, 2012
Paul Edward Hanlon, a resident of Readville for 45 years, and formerly of Dedham, died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the West Roxbury VA Medical Center. He was 70. Paul was born June 1, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Thomas F. and Anna J. (MacDonald) Hanlon. He attended Boston Trade High School and Dedham High School and...
Rachel M. “Sapphire” Randlov
Sep 9, 2012
Rachel Marie Randlov, a resident of Norwood for over 5 years, and formerly a resident of Dedham, died suddenly Sunday, September 9, 2012. She was 32. Rachel was known to many family and friends by her Pagan name “Sapphire Moon”. Rachel was born in Boston, the loving daughter of Virginia M. “Gin” (Tenters) and Paul C. Randlov of Dedham. ...

Marion L. Towne
Sep 6, 2012
Marion Lorraine Towne, a Westwood resident for over 80 years, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Harrington House in Walpole. She was 93 years old. She was born in Southwest Harbor, Maine, the daughter of the late Arnold W. and Bernice (Warren) Weed. Marion graduated from Dedham High School. She was a foster mother for the Home for Little...
Warren F. Greim
Aug 28, 2012
Warren Frederick Greim, a resident of Dedham since 1959, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Sunrise of Norwood Assisted Living Center. He was 90. Warren was born July 5, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts the son of Robert J. and Wilena F. (Love) Greim. He served in the US Navy during World War Two as an electrician’s mate on the...
Harold J. “Marty” Martin
Aug 26, 2012
Harold J. Martin, known as Marty to many, a lifelong resident of Readville and Popponesset Beach for 40 years, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, after a brief illness. He was 74 years old. Marty was born in Boston, the son of the late Wilhelm and Martha (Strand) Martin. He graduated from Hyde Park High School. In 2009 he retired...

Rita V. Murch
Aug 25, 2012
Rita Virginia Murch, a resident of Westwood for over 35 years, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 97 years old. Rita was born in Boston. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Florence (McDonald) Brosnahan. Mrs. Murch worked for 20 years at Blue Cross and Blue Shield as a...
John R. Duggan
Aug 21, 2012
John R. Duggan passed away on August 21, 2012 after a long illness. He was 84. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, he was the son of Dr. D. Joseph and Barbara (Russell) Duggan. Mr. Duggan was a graduate of Phillip’s Academy in Andover, Harvard College, Class of 1950, and also attended Harvard Business School. He received his J.D. degree from...

Gordon B. Sr. Barker
Aug 21, 2012
Gordon B. Barker, Sr. passed away on August 21, 2012 at the age of 86. Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of Calvin B. and Millie (Ambrose). He resided in Bellingham, MA before moving to Port Charlotte, Florida where he lived for 13 years. Mr. Barker liked to play golf, enjoyed boating and was on various bowling...
Hazel I. Koch
Aug 18, 2012
Hazel Iris (Stelfox) Koch, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Harrington House in Walpole. She was 92. Hazel was born June 28, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harold and Ada Florence (Hill) Stelfox. Hazel worked as a claims typist for Attorney Donald Cole of Westwood for 18 years until her retirement...
Richard J. Folsom
Aug 18, 2012
Richard John Folsom, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood, and formerly of Norwood, Walpole and Wareham, died unexpectedly on August 18, 2012 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton. He was 82. Dick was born August 17, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Earl Wildred and Ada Marion (Shannehan) Folsom. He attended Roxbury Latin School and graduated high...

Ivar E. Johnson
Aug 13, 2012
Ivar Emanuel Johnson, 96, died August 13, 2012 at Norwood Hospital. He was the husband of the late Eleanor (Fairbanks) Johnson. Born in Norwood on November 12, 1915, Ivar was one of six children of Axel and Elsa (Swanson) Johnson who emigrated from Sweden. After graduating from Norwood High School, Ivar worked in his father’s grocery store on Walnut...
Bessie Jacobs
Aug 13, 2012
Bessie (Davis) Jacobs, a longtime resident of Dedham and of the Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. She was 84. Bessie was born June 29, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four daughters of Mary and Peter Davis, immigrants from Greece. Bessie was the wife...
Paul Victor Johnson
Aug 10, 2012
Paul Victor Johnson, formerly of Walpole, passed away at the Serenity Hill Nursing Home in Wrentham on August 10, 2012. He was 81. Mr. Johnson was born in Norwood, MA to Arthur and Victoria (Mattson) Johnson. He was a veteran, serving in the United States Army during the Korean war. He was a carpenter by profession, but also enjoyed...
Lulu Margery Nelson Ross
Aug 5, 2012
Lulu Margery Nelson Ross was born in Roslindale, MA on February 16, 1916. She died in Norwood, MA on August 5, 2012 at the age of 96.
Lulu was the youngest of three children of Victor and Lulu (Frockberg) Nelson. She graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1933 followed by graduation from Boston Clerical School. Lulu...
Elizabeth Blanchard
Jul 26, 2012
Elizabeth Dunston (Watson) Blanchard, a resident of Westwood for over 15 years, and formerly of Needham, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. She was 91. Betty was born November 23, 1920 in Great Neck, New York, one of the two children of Carl Hawley and Elizabeth Jeanne (Dunston) Watson. She was a graduate...
Anastasios Mallios
Jul 26, 2012
Anastasios D. Mallios, a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at his home in Brookline after a brief illness. He was 67. Anastasios was born April 14, 1947 in Athens, Greece, one of the three children of Demetrios and Stavroula (Papakosea) Mallios. He was the owner and operator of the Village Pizza House in Brookline. He...
Ellen W. Youlden
Jul 24, 2012
Ellen W. (Daggett)Youlden, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole, MA passed away on July 24, 2012. She was 89. Born in Portland, Maine she was the daughter of Neil Daggett and Ruth W. (Little). Mrs. Youlden was a graduate of Milo High School in Milo, Maine and attended the University of Maine in Orono, ME where she...
Robert L. Mccarthy
Jul 18, 2012
Robert Louis McCarthy, a resident of Dedham for 26 years, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 72. Bob was born in Stoughton, the son of the late William and Beatrice McCarthy. Bob attended the Fernald School in Waltham and worked for various companies throughout his life including the Templeton Colony Farm in Baldwinville, Massachusetts....
Richard A. Wong
Jul 15, 2012
Richard Arthur Wong, a resident of San Diego, California for the past 23 years, and formerly of Norwood, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at his son’s home in Chelmsford. He was 84. Richard was born November 30, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the middle child of Samuel K. and Faith L. (Chin) Wong. Dick graduated from Boston Trade High School...