Local Obituaries
Hope Jansen
Apr 25, 2010
Hope Slade Jansen, formerly of Dedham and Westport Harbor, Massachusetts, died on April 25, 2010, at her home in Westwood at the age of 101. She was born in Fall River on September 18, 1908, a daughter of Everett Nelson Slade and Asenath Borden Slade. She was educated at the B.M.C. Durfee High School, the Baldwin School, and at...
Mary R. “Whit” Soule
Apr 23, 2010
Mary “Whit” Soule, of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, died peacefully on April 23, 2010, at home surrounded by her family. She was a longtime resident of Dedham, and the beloved wife of her husband of over 60 years, the late Augustus W. Soule, Jr. She met her future husband in 1945 on a blind double date in Washington,...
Emma F. Lloyd
Apr 22, 2010
Emma Frances (Inman) Lloyd, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, formerly of Westerly, RI, died April 22, 2010 at her home in Fox Hill Village. She celebrated her 105 th birthday on April 10, 2010 with her extended family of 38 present. Emma was born on April 10, 1905 in...
Rita E. Mancinelli
Apr 21, 2010
Rita Elizabeth Mancinelli, a resident of Westwood for over 40 years, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 80. Rita was born July 12, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of William and Cora (Daley) Doherty. She was the mother of Caryl Cochrane of Westwood, Lisa Mancinelli of Westwood, Mark A. Mancinelli, and his wife...
Lois I. Watson
Apr 16, 2010
Lois Irene Watson, a resident of Stoughton, and formerly of Norwood, died Friday, April 16, 2010 at her brother’s home in East Brodgewater after a difficult battle with ovarian cancer. She was 60. Lois was born July 18, 1949 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of Howard G., and Alice R. (Colmer) Watson. She grew up in Norwood, graduated from...
Faith A. Snow
Apr 12, 2010
Faith Ann Snow, a resident of Westwood since 1953 and a teacher in Westwood for 30 years, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. Faith was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, 1925 in Springfield, Massachusetts, a daughter of Henry Nicholas, and Helen (Farwell) Snow. She attended elementary school in...
Donald R. Taylor
Apr 6, 2010
Donald Robert Taylor, a longtime resident of Dedham and formerly of Florida, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at his home in Brookline. He was 78. Donald was born February 24, 1932 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a son of Chester and Helen (McLaughlin) Taylor. He attended Revere High School and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Donald worked...
Albert F. Jr. Aylward
Apr 3, 2010
Albert F. “Bert” Aylward Jr., the owner and operator of Bert’s Service Center in Dedham, died Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 at Sunrise of Cohasset in Cohassset, Massachusetts. He was 86. Mr. Aylward was born September 19, 1923 in Boston, the son of Albert F. Sr., and Edith M. (Smythe) Aylward. He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class...
David J. Abdou
Apr 2, 2010
David John Abdou Sr., a resident of Foxboro for 10 years, and formerly a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Friday, April 2nd, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. He was 82. David was born Feb 24, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest child of Joseph and Edna (Mather) Abdou, immigrants...
Arline C. Fischer
Apr 1, 2010
Arline Claire Fischer, a resident of Townsend, and formerly of Norwood for many years, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 after a brief illness. She was 80. Known to many as Grandma, she was born in Quincy to her parents John and Catherine (Ellis) Marini. Mrs Fischer worked for over 25 years in both the Norwood High School and Junior...
Joan Manson
Mar 27, 2010
Joan Frances Manson, a resident of Roslindale since 1963, and formerly of Dorchester, died Saturday, March 27, 2010 at her home in Roslindale. She was 70. Joan was born Aug 27, 1939, one of the three daughters of John Robert and Frances (O’Rourke) Manson. Joan worked in the Policy Services Dept of New England Life Insurance Company in Boston...
Herbert S. Sturgis
Mar 23, 2010
Herbert Sinclair Sturgis Jr., a resident of Westwood for 56 years, died Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood after a long illness. He was 85. Herb was born February 10, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the nine children of Herbert S. Sr., and Rachel (Montgomery) Sturgis. He joined the US Navy...
Photis G. Theodorou
Mar 16, 2010
Photis G. Theodorou, a resident of Amesbury, and formerly a resident of Roslindale, died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at his home in Amesbury. He was 81. Photis was the son of late Nicholas and Dimitra Theodorou, and is survived by his wife, Sofia (Mihalakis); his children, Nicholas Theodorou of Kentucky, Jimmy Theodorou of New Hampshire, and Elizabeth Theodorou of...
Margaret M. (Ehnes) Lawson
Mar 15, 2010
Margaret M. (Ehnes) Lawson a 36 year resident of Dedham passed away at her daughter’s home on March 15, 2010, she was 92. Margaret, who was the youngest of 10 children; was born on June 19, 1917 to Leonard and Katherine Ehnes. She grew up on the family farm in Norfolk. Upon completing highschool, Margaret met and married Malcolm...
Francis T. Mingels
Mar 12, 2010
Francis T. “Bud” Mingels, a longtime resident of Dedham, died March 12, 2010 at the age of 85. He was born in Boston to the late Francis T. Sr. and Anna (Beckett). Mr. Mingels grew up in Norwood and was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Navy. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator ...
Eleanor Young
Mar 10, 2010
Eleanor Virginia Young, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness. She was 81. Eleanor was born May 11, 1928 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Harold O., and Gertrude E. (Hankey) Young. She was the sister of the late Robert C. Young. Eleanor graduated...
Naomi Billings
Feb 24, 2010
Naomi (Atwood) Billings, a resident of South Dennis since 1976, and formerly of Westwood and Cambridge, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Eagle Pond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Dennis. She was 79. Mrs Billings was born June 3, 1930 in Long Branch, New Jersey, the only child of William B., and Emma (Atterbeck) Atwood. Naomi grew...
Richard A. Jr. Mahoney
Feb 22, 2010
Richard A. “Rick” Mahoney Jr, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died suddenly Monday, February 22, 2010. He was 33. Rick was a truck driver for F.W. Russell Disposal Company for 12 years. He enjoyed fishing, model cars and tattoos. He is survived by his children Richard S., Sean P. and Bryanna L. Mahoney; his parents Richard A. Sr. and...
Elizabeth Wood
Feb 20, 2010
Elizabeth Jane “Betsy” Wood, a resident of Westwood since 1968, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood. She was 62. Betsey was born November 28, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harold Alexander and Marjorie Olivia (Clark) Forsyth. She grew up in Canton, Massachusetts and graduated from Canton High School with the Class...
Robert L. Shaw
Feb 19, 2010
Robert Lingarde Shaw, a resident of Dennisport for the past eight years, and formerly of Dedham, died Friday, February 19, 2010 peacefully at his home in Dennisport with his family by his side. He was 88. Robert was born April 6, 1921 in Dedham, a son of Thomas Preston and Gertrude (McCaslin) Shaw. He graduated from Dedham High School...
