Local Obituaries
Ruth L. Blake
Oct 9, 2009
Ruth Lillian Blake, a resiednt of West Roxbury, and Pompano Beach, Florida, and formerly of Oak Bluffs, died Friday, October 9th, 2009 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough. She was 85. Ruth was born in Boston July 24, 1924, the daughter of the late Alfred E and Henrietta W. (Anderson) Johnson. She graduated...
None John Robart
Oct 7, 2009
John Otto Robart, a resident of Roslindale for the past four years, and formerly a resident of West Roxbury for 62 years, died Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at his apartment at the Sophia Snow House. He was 98. John was born June 20, 1911 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the youngest of the six children of Leonard and Anne (Ramsey) Robart. ...
None Rose Ayan
Oct 1, 2009
Rose (DiModica) Ayan, a resident of Roslindale since 1929, died Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham. She was 89. Rose was born April 14, 1920 in Boston, a daughter of Charles and Emma (Spada) DiModica, immigrants from Italy. She graduated from Roslindale High School with the Class of 1938. She worked as a bookkeeper...
Daniel A. Fitzgerald
Oct 1, 2009
Daniel A. Fitzgerald, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Thurday, October 1, 2009 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 74. He was the son of the late David J. and Mary A. (Durkee) Fitzgerald. Dan joined the United States Marine Corp in 1953, during the Korean War, and was discharged in 1956. He worked for the Department of Public...
Katherine M. Carver
Sep 30, 2009
Katherine M. “Kay” (Dutton) Carver, a resident of Traditions in Dedham, and formerly of Westwood Glen in Westwood, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 83. Kay was born May 10, 1926 in Belfast, Maine, the only daughter of Harold and Edna (Trundry) Dutton. She worked for many years as a...
Russell W. Besser
Sep 30, 2009
Russell Ward Besser, a resident of Walpole for 4 years and formerly of Westwood for over 40 years, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the Harrington House in Walpole. He was 86. Mr. Besser was born in North Providence, Rhode Island and was the son of the late Gordon F. and Gertrude (Ward) Besser. He joined the United States ...
William P. Montague
Sep 22, 2009
William P. Montague, a resident of Dedham for over 50 years died September 22, 2009 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was 85. Bill was born in Boston, the son of the late Joseph E. & Nora E. (Gorman) Montague. He graduated from Antelope County High School in California. Bill entered the Army in...
William W. Porter
Sep 6, 2009
William Wendell Porter, Jr., a resident of Dedham since 1958, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at his home in Dedham after many years of a brave fight with cancer. He was 81. Bill was born May 19, 1928 in Boston, MA, a son of William W. Sr. and Mary E. (Brown) Porter. He grew up...
Mary Theresa Wohler
Sep 5, 2009
Mary Theresa (Muir) Wohler, a reesident of Middleborough for the past 31 years, died Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton. She was 75. Theresa was born Jan 23, 1934 in Washington, DC, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Lydon) Muir. She grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of...
E. Jane Folsom
Sep 5, 2009
Ethel Jane (Anderson) Folsom, a wonderful wife and mother, died Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton with her husband and children by her side. She was 78. Jane (do not even think of calling her “Ethel”) was born March 10, 1931 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of immigrant Swedes August Nathaniel and Jane Bessie Albertina...
George W. Jr. Flint
Sep 2, 2009
George Willard Flint Jr., a resident of West Roxbury for 56 years, died Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at his home in West Roxbury after a long illness. He was 94. George was born in Cohasset on Oct 18, 1914, a son of George Willard Sr., and Emma (Keegan) Flint. He graduated from Northeastern University in 1937 with his bachelor...
Louise M. Hazoury
Sep 2, 2009
Louise Marie (Milton) Hazoury, a resident of Bridgewater, and formerly of Jamaica Plain, died Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at her daughter’s home in Bridgewater. She was 100. Louise was born November 17, 1908 in Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of Betford R., and Clara A. (Slocum) Milton. She was a member of Contentment Chapter #184 Order of the Eastern...
Virginia W. Mcdonald
Aug 31, 2009
Virginia Whitmore (Sullivan) McDonald, formerly of Hopkinton, Malden, and Florida, died Monday, August 31, 2009 at the Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury. She was 82. Virginia was born November 17, 1926 in Melrose, Massachusetts, a daughter of Joseph Jeremiah and Evelyn Josephine (Whitmore) Sullivan. She graduated from Malden High School with the Class of 1945. Virginia worked for Filene’s...
None Gertrude Bataitis
Aug 28, 2009
Gertrude Bataitis, a resident of Dedham since 1938, died Friday, August 28th, 2009 at her home in Dedham. She was 102. Gertrude was born April 14, 1907 in Norwood, Massachusetts , a daughter of Lithuanian immigrants Peter and Rose (Survilla) Bataitis. She graduated from Norwood High School and earned her Bachelors degree from Boston Teachers College. Gertrude was an...
None Grace Heron
Aug 28, 2009
Grace Newhall (Hale) Heron, a resident of Stow for the past 19 years, and formerly of Lexington, died Friday, August 28th, 2009 at the Stanley Tippet House in Needham. She was 89. Grace was born February 6, 1920 in Ware, Massachusetts, a daughter of Charles Samuel and Helen (Wilson) Hale. She worked as the Office Manager for the Concord...
Barbara E. Johnson
Aug 27, 2009
Barbara Ellen Johnson, a resident of Cambridge for the past 27 years, died Thursday, August 27th, 2009 at her home after a long illness. She was 61. Barbara was born October 4th, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Gilbert H., and Priscilla C. “Pat” (James) Johnson. She graduated from Westwood High School with the Class of 1965,...
Vida E. Neilson
Jul 30, 2009
Vida Esther (Harrison) Neilson, a 50 year resident of Westwood, died Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at her home in Westwood after a long illness. She was 83. Vida was born June 2, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the late Reverend Edward Stacy and Clara Aramintha (Davenport) Harrison. She grew up in Avon, Massachusetts and graduated from...
George K. Bird
Jul 29, 2009
George Kurtz Bird, a resident of Dedham since 1943, died Thursday, July 29th, 2009 at his home in Dedham after a brief illness. He was 89. George was born March 24, 1920 in Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the three children, and only son, of George Kurtz and Kathleen Sistare (Thomas) Bird. He graduated from the Noble and Greenough School...
None Joanne Juraschek
Jul 12, 2009
Joanne Kowalski Juraschek, a loving daughter, sister, wife, and mother died July 12 th , 2009 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. Although she was born in New York, Joanne lived in Dedham for nearly 30 years. She was 54. Joanne had an exuberant spirit and accomplished much...
Donald H. Maclellan
Jul 8, 2009
Donald Henry MacLellan, a resident of Westwood for 45 years, died Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was 94. Donald was born in Portland, Maine on April 17, 1915 the last surviving child of Charles Arnold and Nellie Sadie (Greenough) MacLellan, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from Burdett College before serving in the...
