Local Obituaries
None Philip Gorman
Nov 25, 2008
Philip Francis Gorman, a resident of Westwood since 1963, died Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 at his home in Westwood. He was 73. Phil was born in Boston on June 8, 1935, a son of the late A. Charles and Margaret (Ford) Gorman. He graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and studied to become an electrician for Local 103 of...
None Josephine Mcwhirk
Nov 22, 2008
Josephine V. (Peterson) McWhirk, a resident of West Roxbury for the past 35 years, but a “Southie” girl at heart, died Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at Avery Manor Nursing Home in Needham after a long illness. She was 90. Josephine was the wife of the late Robert E. McWhirk and the mother of the late Joanne M. McWhirk. She...
None Read Harding
Nov 21, 2008
Read Parker “Bones” Harding, a resident of Lincoln, Maine, died Friday, November 21st, 2008 at the Portsmouth Regional Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was 65. Read was born October 3, 1943 in Boston, MA, a son of the late Francis Appleton and Caroline Goodwin (Read) Harding. He spent his younger years in Dedham and graduated from Kimball Union...
None Jason Stearns
Nov 16, 2008
Jason Richard Stearns, a resident of Naples, Florida for the past 12 years, and formerly of DuBois, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, November 16th, 2008 at his daughter’s home in Norwood, Massachusetts after a brief illness. He was 79. Mr. Stearns was born in St. Albans, New York. He graduated from Dwight High School in New York City, New York and...
None Kenneth Crowe
Nov 15, 2008
Kenneth Robert Crowe, of Lawrence, and formerly of Dedham, died Saturday, November 15th, 2008 at his daughter’s home in Brockton. He was 66. Kenneth was born in Dedham on December 16, 1941 a son of the late Simon Robert and Gladys Crowe. He worked as a senior field engineer for the Raytheon Corporaton. Kenneth is survived by his daughter,...
None Peter Sarnie
Nov 14, 2008
Peter Walter Sarnie, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Friday, November 14th, 2008 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was 87. Peter was born in Amston, Connecticut on March 24, 1921, the son of the late Peter E., and Ethel (Spognardi) Sarnie. He graduated from Boston Latin School in Boston and earned his bachelor’s degree...
None Catherine Annese
Nov 11, 2008
Catherine Mary “Cathy” (Frye) Annese, of Norwood, and formerly of Dedham, died Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at the Boston Medical Center in Boston. She was 48. Cathy was born in Boston, the daughter of Mary L. Frye of East Taunton, and the late George W. Frye. She is survived by her son Dominic Annese, and his wife Tiffany of...
None Sheila Jarvis
Nov 11, 2008
Sheila Ann (Murphy) Jarvis, a resident of Dedham for 40 years, and formerly of Allston, died Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. Sheila was born and raised in Allston, MA, the daughter of the late John J. and Ann M. (Finn) Murphy. She worked for over 25 years as an Administrative Assistant in...
None George Hubbard
Nov 11, 2008
George F. Hubbard, a lifelong resident of Roslindale, died Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at his home in Roslindale. He was 87. George was born April 2, 1921, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late Harold and Ethel G. (Snellbaker) Hubbard. He graduated from Roslindale High School and worked as a supervisor for Radio Shack. George was a ham...
Frank W. Snow
Nov 9, 2008
Frank Wesley Snow, a resident of Dedham for 50 years, died Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was 89. Frank was born March 27, 1919 in Milton, Massachusetts, a son of the late Charles H., and Annie Dorothy (Harriman) Snow. He attended Milton High School and served in the US Navy during World War Two. ...
None Margaret Shackford
Nov 8, 2008
Margaret Elsa “Greta” (Johnson) Shackford, a resident of Dedham for 62 years, and recently of Duxbury, died Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at her home in Duxbury. She was 98. Greta was born October 29, 1910 in Norwood, MA, the daughter of the late Axel E., and Elsa Maria (Svantesson) Johnson. She grew up in Norwod and was a graduate...
Brian F. Mcdonough
Nov 6, 2008
Brian Francis McDonough, a resident of Milford, and formerly of Jamaica Plain, died Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. He was 41. Brian was born September 15, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Frank McDonald of Boston, and the late Barbara McDonough. He worked as a self-employed paving contractor. In addition to his...
None Gwendolyn Cannon
Nov 4, 2008
Gwendolyn Josephine (Greek) Cannon, a resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 100. Gwendolyn was born October 7th, 1908 in Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of the late George and Emma (Wilniff) Greek. She was the wife of the late James Patrick Cannon; the mother of the late...
Michael “Pugs” Conneely
Nov 2, 2008
Michael “Pugs” Conneely, of Dedham, died Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at the Boston University Medical Center in Boston. He was 56. Michael was born in Boston August 28, 1952 a son of Barbara B. (O’Loughlin) and the late Patrick J. Conneely. He worked in the construction trades doing carpentry and siding, and was an avid motorcyclist. In...
None John Lynch
Oct 29, 2008
John Daniel Lynch, a resident of Roslindale for 33 years, died Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at his home in Roslindale. He was 76. John was born in Boston May 10, 1932. He served in the US Army during the Korea Conflict and worked as a security guard at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for 10 years until...
None Agnes Edman
Oct 23, 2008
Agnes Ceralia Edman, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 91. Agnes was born in Norwood on December 3, 1916, the daughter of the late Carl and Hilda (Holstrom) Edman. She attended Katherine Gibbs School and worked for over 20 years as an Executive Secretary for US...
None Edith Borman
Oct 22, 2008
Edith (Hammond) Borman, a resident of Manomet for the past 20 years, and formerly of Jamiaca Plain, MA, died Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness. She was 85. Edith was born March 26, 1923 in Boston, MA to John and Ann Edith (Armstrong) Hammond. She graduated from Roslindale High School. ...
Jean F. Gardner
Oct 21, 2008
Jean Frances (Fogerty) Gardner, a resident of Franklin, MA for 47 years, died Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 at her home in Franklin. She was 81. Jean was born in Dedham, MA, a daughter of the late John P., and Frances (Lynen) Fogerty. She worked for 22 years in the cafeteria at the Wrentham State School until her...
None Louise Robinson
Oct 20, 2008
Louise C. (McDonough) Robinson, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, October 20th, 2008 at her home in Dedham after a brief illness. She was 89. Louise was born September 16, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy (Thorpe) McDonough. She was a graduate of Hyde Park High School, and served her country proudly...
None Leo Giacobbe
Oct 15, 2008
Letterio “Leo” Giacobbe, a resident of Rockland, died Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 at his home in Rockland. He was 57. Leo was born July 31, 1951 in Messina, Italy, the son of Paolo and the late Maria (Soraci) Giacobbe. He worked for a landscaping company. Leo is survived by his two daughters, Melanie Fagundo of Swampscott, MA and Melissa...
