Local Obituaries
Christopher Ruggiero
Feb 13, 2012
Christopher Ruggiero, a resident of Westwood, died suddenly on February 13, 2012. He was 40. Christopher was the loving father of Christopher, Victoria, Cameron & Kaitlyn Ruggiero all of Westwood and the beloved son of Patricia M. (Hanley) Ruggiero of Westwood and the late John “Joe” Ruggiero. He was the dear brother of Deborah A. of Westwood, Joseph and...
William L. Md Curwen
Feb 12, 2012
Dr. William Lynch Curwen, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years and also a resident of Southport, Maine, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 with his wife Ruth and 2 highly adored cats by his side, after a long illness. He was 85. William was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of the late Darcy and Carrie (Lynch) Curwen....
Marie A. Walter
Feb 10, 2012
Marie A. (Heyn) Walter, a lifelong resident of Dedham died Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 98. Marie was born March 29, 1913 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the older daughter of William Otto and Anna B. (Alber) Heyn. She graduated from Dedham High School and worked as a clerk at Rustcraft Greeting Card co of Dedham. ...
Ruth . Miller
Feb 7, 2012
Ruth Helen (Gleason) Miller, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, died Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 at the Briarwood Healthcare Center in Briarwood after a long illness. She was 92. Ruth was born May 7, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three daughters of Ralph and Jean (Connell) Gleason. She was a graduate of Hyde Park High...
Dolores Figueroa
Feb 4, 2012
Dolores (Villafane) Figueroa, a resident of Boston, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. She was 82. Dolores was born May 26, 1929 in Morovis, Puerto Rico, a daughter of Lopez and Rufina (Laureano) Villafane. She was the wife of the late Andres Figueroa and is survived by her three daughters, Zulma Figueroa,...
Lorraine White
Feb 4, 2012
Lorraine Lillian (Sears) Guimond White, a resident of Jamaica Plain for the past eight years, and formerly of Dorchester, died Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Mecial Center in Brighton. She was 83. Lorraine was born April 23, 1928 in Nova Scotia, the daughter of John and Aneta Sears. She grew up in Roxbury, and then moved to...
Eric E. Uhrmann
Jan 29, 2012
Eric Edward Uhrmann, of Dedham, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at his home in Dedham unexpectedly. He was 36. Eric was born in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the three sons of Jean (Fay) and Reinert Uhrmann. He graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1993. Eric is survived by his three sons, Ryan, Trevor, and Connor Uhrmann;...
Catherine J. Medwid
Jan 21, 2012
Catherine Julia (Mokomel) Medwid, a resident of Dedham for almost 50 years, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 89. Catherine was born June 20, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Ukrainian immigrants Michael and Julia (Burovitsky) Mokomel. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and worked as a saleswoman for T.D....
Mary Jane Coffey
Jan 19, 2012
Mary Jane Coffey, a life long resident of Dedham, died peacefully at home with family on Thursday, January 19, 2012 after a brief illness. She was born in Dedham and would have turned 90 on February 2nd, 2012. Mary was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Evelyn A. (Bosselmann) Youngblood. She was a graduate of the Perkins School...
John E. Makinen
Jan 16, 2012
John E. Makinen, a 50 year resident of Dedham, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Pond Home in Wrentham. He was 97. John was born April 9, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Finnish immigrants John and Limpi (Makinen) Makinen. Mr. Makinen was a World War Two Army Air Corp veteran. He was honorably discharged as...
Richard J. Plano
Jan 8, 2012
Richard Plano, 82, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2012 at Clark House in Westwood, MA after a prolonged illness with his wife and daughter by his side. Services will be held in MA and NJ. Relatives and friends in MA may call at Folsom Funeral Home, 649 High Street, Westwood, MA on Saturday, January 21, from 2:30 to 4...
Louis H. Beigbeder
Jan 5, 2012
Louis Henri Beigbeder, a local attorney, and former FBI agent, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at his daughter’s home in Plymouth. He was 97. Lou was born March 2, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of French immigrants Paul and Louise (LaVastie) Beigbeder. He graduated from Boston English High School and earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and...
Robert T. Wetzler
Jan 3, 2012
Wetzler, Robert Taylor – age 93, died in Norwood, MA on January 3, 2012 after a long illness. Formerly of Cohasset, MA; New York City and Vero Beach, FL, he recently moved to MA and is survived by his loving and cherished family that includes his wife of 70 years, Audrey “Dree” (Mayforth); his daughters Anne Settino of Westwood, MA...
Marjorie M. Stewart
Jan 2, 2012
Marjorie May Stewart, formerly of Stoughton and Dedham, died Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at Emeritus at Wilson Mountain in Dedham in her 100th year. Marjorie was born July 29, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest of the three daughters of John W. and Helen I. (Fulmore) Stewart. She attended Boston Elementary Schools, Jamaica Plain High School, and graduated from...
Rita M. Hagan
Dec 28, 2011
Rita M. (Chartier) Hagan, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died on December 28 surrounded by her family. She was 93. Rita was born in Tupper Lake, New York to George and Juliette (Auclair) Chartier. Mrs. Hagan was a veteran of WWII,serving as a corporal in the Army of the United States. A member of St. John Chrysostom Church, she...
Edward C. O’Brien
Dec 26, 2011
Edward C. O’Brien, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at the Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham. He was 79. Edward was born January 23, 1932 in Dedham, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Walter and Josephine (Webster) O’Brien. He worked as a welder for Westinghouse at their Sturtevant Division in Hyde Park. He...
Beverly J. Mehlinger
Dec 25, 2011
Beverly Jean (DesRoches) Mehlinger, a resident of Dedham since 1984, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 64. Beverly was born April 14, 1947 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of Royden and Mabel (Jemison) Des Roches. She grew up in Wrentham and Norwood. Beverly worked as a secretary for Ethos of Jamaica Plain for 15...
Charles P. Altobello
Dec 16, 2011
Charles Paul Altobello Sr., a lifelong resident of Dedham, died suddenly Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 79. Charles was born December 30, 1931 in Dedham, the son of Anthony and Lucy (Etzdorf) Altobello. He graduated from Dedham High School and attended Wentworth University in Boston. Charles worked for Esselt Meto Company of...
Paul B. Wilson
Dec 14, 2011
Paul Brest Wilson of Foxhill Village, 10 Longwood Drive, Westwood, Massachusetts died at home on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, just five days short of his 96th birthday. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ruth Diehl Wilson; his daughter, Judith L. Caruso, of Westwood, Massachusetts and her husband, Richard; his son, Hon. Geoffrey A. Wilson, of Bernardston,...
Carl A. Hultman
Dec 11, 2011
Carl Arvid Hultman, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Sunday, December 11, 2011. He was 77. Carl was born December 9, 1934 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only child of Arvid Gay and Agnes (Osterlund) Hultman. He graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1952 and studied for a year at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Carl...
