Local Obituaries
Robert A. “Bob” Curtis
Feb 16, 2010
Robert S. “Bob” Curtis, of Norwood, formerly of Dedham, died Tuesday February 16, 2010 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was 56. Bob was a graduate of Dedham High School Class of 1971. He worked as an electrician for Tyco until his health declined. Bob was predeceased by the love of his life, Catherine Annese. He is...
Rene F. Poirier
Feb 15, 2010
Mr. Rene “Pete” F. Poirier of Dedham died on February 15, 2010 of heart failure. He was 86. Pete was born in Fall River, MA and lived in Dedham since 1940. He worked as an electrician for the Penn Central, New Haven, and Conrail railrioads for 50 years and retired with Amtrak. Traveling to Cape Cod in the summer...
Donald Wilson
Feb 14, 2010
Donald Bagge Wilson, a resident of Fort Pierce, FL and Westwood, Mass died suddenly Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Foxhill Village. He was 89. Former residencies included Concord and Boston. His wife of 67 years, Skip Wilson, passed away just six weeks earlier. Mr. Wilson was born in Winchester, the son of the late Albert Olof and Anita Bagge...
Charlotte N. May
Jan 31, 2010
Charlotte Nickerson May, a resident of Duluth, Georgia, formerly of Brighton, and Norwood died January 31, 2010 in Buford, GA. She was 100 years young. Ms. May was born in Norwood and was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Jr. and Lottie F. (Bagley) May. She was a graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1928 and from...
J. David Macari
Jan 30, 2010
J. David Macari, a resident of Foxboro for over 20 years, and formerly of Norwood, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was 71. David was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of the late Celso and Annie (Govoni) Macari. He graduated from Norwood High School with the class of 1956. He joined...
Bonnie J. And Tomasello Stephen M. Woodman
Jan 29, 2010
Bonnie Joy Woodman, February 27, 2010 surrounded by her “sisters”, family and friends at home after a long illness, and Stephen Tomasello,who died January 29 2010 suddenly at Norwood Hospital . They were devoted partners for life and died within weeks of each other. They both graduated from Norwood High School. She was 50 and he was 51 years old....
Dorothy Gibbs
Jan 28, 2010
Dorothy Marguerite (Dawson) Gibbs, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Beth Israel-Deaconness Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness. She was 87. Dorothy was born August 17, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Joseph and Marguerite (Faust) Dawson. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Boston...
Vitold C. Skarinka
Jan 24, 2010
Vitold Carl Skarinka, a resident of Westwood for 55 years, died suddenly Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston. He was 89. Vitold was born December 10, 1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts, one of the two children of Lithuanian immigrants Caroline (Rubinskas) and Adam Skarinka. He grew up in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School...
Hilda M. Hubbard
Jan 23, 2010
Hilda May (Matthews) Hubbard, a resident of Westwood since 1954, died Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 96. Hilda was born September 4, 1913 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a daughter of George Clarence and Edith May (Brassett) Matthews. She spent the first few years of her life in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada before...
Mary Woodworth
Jan 22, 2010
Mary Ringwalt Woodworth of Westwood, died Friday, Jan 22 nd at the Stanley
Tippett Home in Needham. She was 90. Mary was born Nov. 26, 1919 in Yonkers, N.Y. the daughter of Joseph Garneau Ringwalt and Marguerite Stowitts Ringwalt. Mary has lived in Dover, Dedham and Westwood...
Shawn Sheehan
Jan 17, 2010
Shawn Noel (McGregor) Sheehan, a resident of Norwood for the past 10 years, died Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood. She was 40. Shawn was born October 13, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, a daughter of the late William and the late Leslie (Nelson) McGregor. She graduated from Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Louisiana. ...
Louise Gray
Jan 14, 2010
Louise Anna (Goelz) Gray, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, died January 14th, 2010 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston while visiting family in the Boston area. She was 98. Louise was born February 6, 1911 in West New York, New Jersey, a daughter of George Frederick and Johanna (Leeger) Goelz. She grew up in Cliffside Park, New Jersey and...
Oscar Nietzel
Jan 11, 2010
Oscar A. Nietzel, a resident of Walpole for 13 years, and formerly of Dedham, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Stanley Tippett Home in Needham after a long illness. He was 82. Oscar was born April 4, 1927 in Boston, the son of Oscar Alfred and Sophie (Kaiser) Nietzel. He was raised in the Hyde Park section of...
Robert Cihak
Jan 10, 2010
Robert Ellsworth Cihak, a resident of Saugus, and formerly a longtime resident of Dedham, died Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at the Wakefield Care and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield after a long illness. He was 72. Bob was born on April 26, 1937 in Cowden, Illinois, the son of Raymond E. and Winona Margaret (Torrence) Cihak. He earned his Bachelor...
Emmanuel Ignatidis
Dec 31, 2009
Emmanuel Ignatidis, a resident of Dedham for over 21 year and formerly of Roslindale died suddenly Thursday, December 31, 2009. He was 68. He was born in Lesvos, Mitilini, Greece and was the son of the late Dimos and Stavroula (Korakas) Ignatidis. He served in the Greek Army as a young man and came to the United States in...
Ruth M. “Skip” Wilson
Dec 30, 2009
Ruth May Wilson, a resident of Westwood, formerly of Concord and of Boston, better known as “Skip” to all who knew her, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Clark House in Westwood. She was 89. Mrs. Wilson was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Francis L. & Ruby F. (Steele) May. She was a graduate of Radcliffe...
Elsie Palombi
Dec 27, 2009
Elsie (D’Alvisio) Palombi, a lifelong resident of Hyde Park, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at her home in Hyde Park after a brief illness. She was 91. Elsie was born June 25, 1918 in her family home in Hyde Park, a daughter of Frank and Laura (Colella) D’Alvisio, immigrants from Italy. She graduated from Hyde Park High School and...
Maureen J. Craffey
Dec 13, 2009
Maureen J. (Wessels) Craffey, a long time resident of Dedham, died on December 13, 2009 at the age of 66. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Edward Wessels and Mary T. (Grace). Mrs. Craffey enjoyed bowling and spending time with her family. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren. She also loved Christmas. She was the beloved...
Loretta Adams
Dec 13, 2009
Loretta Theresa (Sturgeon) Adams, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 70. Loretta was born July 28, 1939 in Dedham, a daughter of Paul and Annette (Capello) Sturgeon. She graduated from Dedham High School and worked as an underwriter for the Norfolk and Dedham Insurance Company for...
Charles E. Carter
Dec 12, 2009
Charles Edmund Carter, a resident of Dedham for over 60 years, died Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at his daughter’s home in Mansfield after a brief illness. He was 97. Charles was born March 21, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Albert Edmund and Sarah (Wheeler) Carter. He grew up in Lexington and worked for 32 years as a...
