Local Obituaries
M. Lorraine Tobias
Jan 7, 2011
Mae Lorraine (Laramee) Tobias, wife of the late Saul Tobias, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Blue Hills Alzheimer’s Care Center in Stoughton after a long illness. She was 87. Lorraine was born May 1, 1923 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the final surviving child of the seven children of Wilfred and Emelia (DePatti) Laramee. She worked as a licensed...
Janette L. O’Brien
Jan 6, 2011
Janette Lindsay (Aptt) O’Brien, a lifelong resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at the Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain after several months of declining health. She had just turned 90. Janette was born December 26, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Charles Leslie and Mary Joan (Lindsay) Aptt. She graduated from Girls High School...
Mildred Bowen
Jan 5, 2011
Mildred Evelyn (White) Bowen, a resident of Norwood for 40 years, died Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 at Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 93. Mildred was born January 16, 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the only child of Delbert and Valasia (Freeman) White. She graduated from Forsyth Dental Institute in Boston and worked as a dental hygenist for...
Karin J. Nyborn
Dec 28, 2010
Karin J. Nyborn, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Norwood Hospital. She was born on July 21, 1918, in New York City, to Oscar and Alma (Siivonen) Palonen. She worked with her husband, the late Larry J. Nyborn Sr., in the family business and operated a womens dress shop in...
Richard W. Smallfield
Dec 27, 2010
Richard William Smallfield, a longtime resident of Medfield, died Monday December 27, 2010 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 83. Rick was preceded in death by his dear wife Shirley (Bosselman); his sisters Dora, Ann and Martha; and his brother Robert. Rick was born January 12, 1927 in...
Rena O. Wood
Dec 25, 2010
Rena O. Wood, a resident of North Weymouth since 1955, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at the South Shore Hospital. She was 88. Rena was the daughter of the late William H. and Olga E. (Bletzer) Freeman. Mrs. Wood graduated from Roslindale High School. She was a talented seamstress, working for many years at Talbots Clothing and Burton Uniforms....
Mary (Fogerty) Long
Dec 23, 2010
Mary (Fogerty) Long, of Natick, and formerly a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home in Natick. She was 88. Mary was born March 29, 1922 in Dedham, Massachusetts, one of the four daughters of John P. and Frances M. (Lynen) Fogerty. She worked as a payroll clerk for Baker...
Ottie R. Paduano
Dec 20, 2010
Ottie Rose Paduano, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Monday, December 20, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. She was 93. Ottie was born January 26, 1917 in Dedham, Massachusetts, a daughter of James and Rose (Palermo) Paduano, immigrants from Italy. She graduated from Dedham High School and started work with the Boston Envelope Company in...
Elizabeth P. Logue
Dec 15, 2010
Elizabeth P. Logue, a resident of East Walpole, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Logue was born in County Galway, Ireland, the daughter of John and Mary (Rourke) Gardiner. Elizabeth is survived by her husband John Logue; her children, John F. Logue of East Walpole, Mary Maguire,...
Ina I. (Klemola) Laakso
Dec 14, 2010
Ina I. (Klemola) Laakso, a resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was in her 101st year. Ina was born February 4, 1910 in Maynard, Massachusetts, a daughter of Finnish immigrants John and Aida (Rusu) Klemola. Ina was the wife of the late Vaino Laakso and the mother of the...
Harold J. Harris
Dec 14, 2010
Harold Joseph Harris, a 12 year resident of Dedham and a 40 year resident of Stockbridge, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 84. Mr. Harris was born in East Boston, the son of the late John T. and Ellen (Duffy) Harris. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1945, joining his...
Kathleen Beaumont
Dec 8, 2010
Kathleen Agnes “Kit” (Quinn) Beaumont, a resident of Westwood since 1950, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her home in Westwood. She was 87. Kit was born April 23, 1923, in Winchester, MA, the only child of Henry Leo and Agnes (Morrison) Quinn. She grew up in Somerville, MA and then moved to Newmarket, NH and later Rumney, NH...
William F. Spada
Dec 7, 2010
William Francis Spada, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010. He was 53. Billy was born in Norwood,the son of the late Nicholas A. and Catherine A. (O’Brien ) Spada, and attended Dedham Public Schools. Throughout his life he was a hardworking, giving man that always helped those in need. He was also an...
Patricia A. (Mcgrath) Spada
Dec 7, 2010
Patricia A. Spada, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at the age of 51. Patty grew up the second youngest of six children. She attended St. Mary’s elementary school, Dedham High School, and then continued her education by graduating from hairdressing school, as well as Bentley College in Waltham, where she earned an Associates degree...
Cristina I. (Scherbinin) Cann
Dec 6, 2010
Cristina I Cann, formerly of Brookline, passed away on Dec 6, 2010 after a 7 year battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully, in her sleep, with a smile and her family by her side. Born in Argentina, Cristina was the daughter of Iunia Sherbinin. Along with her mother and her sister, Marianne, she moved to the United States...
Barbara Perry
Nov 29, 2010
Barbara Ruth (Cleaves) Perry, a resident of Westwood since the early 1940’s, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Glover Hospital in Needham after a brief illness. She was 93. Barbara was born September 5th, 1917 in Needham, Massachusetts, a daughter of Pauline (Bickford) and George C. Cleaves Jr., and grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She...
Mary F. Dimartino
Nov 25, 2010
Mary Frances (Taglione) DiMartino, a longtime resident of Dedham, dies Thursday, November 25, 2010 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a short illness. She was 87. Mary was born June 3, 1923 in Dedham, Massachusetts, a daughter of Edward and Rose (Natale) Taglione, immigrants from Italy. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of...
Phyllis S. Decoste
Nov 24, 2010
Phyllis S. DeCoste, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died suddenly on November 24, 2010. She was born at home, in Dedham in 1920, and was the daughter of the late Norman G. & Eliese E. (Dietzel) Barrett. Phyllis was one of the first graduates of the Avery School and she graduated from Dedham High School. She loved playing bingo...
Anastasia Salemis
Nov 24, 2010
Anastasia (Memmos) Salemis, a resident of Roslindale since 1974, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at her home in Roslindale. She was 87. Anastasia was born January 31, 1923 in Athens, Greece to Vincenzio and Polixene Memmos. She moved to the United States in June of 1966. Anastasia was the wife of Constantinos D. Salemis and the mother of Dr....
Haynes William J.
Nov 19, 2010
William James Haynes a resident of North Attleboro for 17 years and formerly of Dedham died Friday November 19, 2010 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. He was 84. Son of the late James C. and Eva (Jenkins) Haynes. He was born in Boston. Mr. Haynes was a graduate of Dedham High School and joined the United States Navy in 1944....
