Obituaries

Sep 6, 2011

Jacqueline Rita (Gehling) King, a resident of Dedham since 1961, and formerly of Needham, died Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a brief illness.  She was 79.  Jacqueline was born February 22, 1932 in Newton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Eliot and Exilda (Langley) Gehling.  She graduated from Needham High School and worked briefly...

Sep 5, 2011

Florence Catherine Mary McLellan, of Westwood, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 83.  Florence was born May 13, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three children of James A. and Margaret (Jamieson) McLellan.  She graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Roxbury, Massachusetts with the Class of 1946.  Florence worked...

Sep 4, 2011

Gertrude Marion (Russell) Wigmore, a resident of Dedham for 53 years, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at her home in Dedham.  She was 84.  Gertrude was born April 10, 1927, the only daughter of George and Josephine (Brown) Russell.  She grew up in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School.  Gertrude worked briefly at the Boston Envelope Company in...

Sep 3, 2011

Merrill Sylvester Hohman, a resident of Norwood since 1968, and formerly of New Hampshire and Vermont, died unexpectedly Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital.  He was 77.  Mel was born January 30, 1934 in Abington, Massachusetts, a son of Joseph Charles and Bertha E. (Hatch) Hohman.  He grew up in Abington and graduated from Abington High School...

Aug 28, 2011

Judith Annette (Olsen) MacInnes, a resident of Dedham since 1966, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Cedar Hill Healthcare Center in Randolph.  She was 76.  Judith was born June 6, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the two daughters of John Leif Jr. and Laura Miriam (Moulton) Olsen.  Judith was a member of the DeMolay Mother’s Club, the Rainbow...

Aug 24, 2011

Kathleen Louise (O’Connell) McNamara, a resident of Westwood for 50 years, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Ma.  She was 90.  Kathleen was born December 19, 1920 in Medford, Massachusetts, the only child of Arthur Francis and Katherine Louise (Hughes) O’Connell.  Kathleen volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Westwood, for the Alliance for the Mentally...

Aug 22, 2011

Wilfred Emerson Hill, fondly known by his friends and coworkers as “Sam Hill”, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham.  He was 79.  Wilfred was born June 28, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Edward and Mary U. (Haight) Hill.  He served in the US Airforce during the Korean War.  Wilfred worked as...

Aug 19, 2011

Thomas R. Walls, 88, formerly of Westwood, MA passed away in the early morning hours of August, 19 2011 at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, CT with his family by his side.

He was born on December 9, 1922 in Holbrook, MA, the son of Myrtle (Cole) Walls.  He graduated from Holbrook High School and...

Aug 18, 2011

George Myron Lexander, a resident of Westwood for the past 9 years, and formerly of Dedham for 55 years, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  He was 88.  Myron was born June 12, 1923 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of George Albin and Verta S. (Jackson) Lexander.  He graduated from Watertown High School...

Aug 17, 2011

Jonathan Ross Bullis, a resident of  Boston, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. He was 49.  Jonathan was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, the son of the late Earl and Barbara (Brown) Bullis.  He grew up in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School.  Jonathan worked as a machine operator for Clark Publishing...

Aug 16, 2011

Shirley (Cooke) Oberacker, of Walpole, and formerly of Norwood, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Middleborough.  She was 86. Shirley was born August 21, 1924 in Hamburg, New Jersey, the only daughter of Elmer Peter Cooke and Caroline Irene Maxwell.  She grew up in Hamburg and graduated from Hamburg High School.  When her youngest...

Aug 7, 2011

Bruce A. “Touchee” McPherson, age 61, of Dedham,  formerly of Jamaica Plain, died unexpectedly on August 7, 2011 at home. Bruce is survived by two daughters, Emily McPherson of Jamaica Plain and Sarah Galante of Hyde Park.  He leaves behind his mother, Rose (Ritz) McPherson of Pennsylvania and 3 brothers; Gregory McPherson of South Carolina and Bryan and Terrance...

Jul 29, 2011

Emma Marie (Baranow) Laquidara, a resident of Dedham for 50 years, died Friday, July 29th, 2011 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham. She was 85. Emma was born may 21, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Albert and Emma (Berg) Baranow. She grew up in Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. Emma taught Sunday...

Jul 24, 2011

Raymond Franklin Fleck, a resident of Walple since 1990, and formerly of Norwood, died Sunday, July 24th, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts after a brief illness.  He was 88.  Ray was born November 21, 1922 in Norwood, MA, one of the four children of Franklin William, and Gertrude (Bacon) Fleck.  He graduated from Norwood High School...

Jul 22, 2011

Frances Maude Thomas, a longtime resident of Brookline, Massachusetts died Friday, July 22, 2011 at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in Falmouth, Massachusetts in her 110th year.  Maude was born June 13, 1902 in Wales, a daughter of Owen and Maude (Yates) Thomas.  She came to the United States in 1912.  In 1920 she and her family lived in...

Jul 21, 2011

Beatrice Iva (Parsons) Galligan, a resident of Dedham for over 50 years, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Briarwood Healthcare Center in Needham.  She was 100.  Beatrice was born October 17, 1910 in Quebec, Canada, one of the four children of Ernest and Lily May (Bennett) Parsons.  She was the wife of the late Henry A. Galligan; the...

Jul 21, 2011

Frederick G. Grosbeck, lovingly known as Fred, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 79. He was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania to the late Frederick G. and Lucretia (Heston) Grosbeck. Fred grew up in Girard, Ohio and graduated from High School there. He joined the United States Navy in May...

Jul 5, 2011

Marie Elizabeth Davis, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday night July 5, 2011, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79. She was the daughter of the late William D. and Mary (Doucette) DeCoste. She graduated from the Peabody Beauty School in Norwood. Marie married the love of her life, the late Robert S. Davis, at a...

Jul 4, 2011

Eleanor (Fiske) Mooney, a resident of Walpole since 1995, and formerly of Dedham for over 50 years, died Monday, July 4th 2011 at thre Harrington House in Walpole.  She was 97.  Eleanor was born in Glens Falls, New York, the daughter of Paul and Ruth (Tufts) Fiske.  She graduated from Simmons College in Boston with her bachelors degree in...

Jul 4, 2011

John W. Stahl died at the Parkwell Nursing Home on Truman Highway in Hyde Park on July 4, 2011. He was the third child of George W Stahl Sr. and Ethel H. (Knight) Stahl. He is survived by a sister Dora A McLeod. His brothers George W. and Franklin W. have predeceased him. He leaves a niece Joyce...