Obituaries

Oct 9, 2008

Phyllis Louise (Atkins) Boone, a resident of Palm Harbor, Florida for the past 28 years, and formerly of Westwood for 28 years, died Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at Manor Care of Palm Harbor Nursing Home in Palm Harbor, Florida.  She was 91.  Phyllis was born in Dedham, MA, a daughter of the late Henry E., and Gertrude (Chamberlain) Atkins,...

Oct 2, 2008

William Koustenis, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham.  He was 62.  William was born November 27, 1945 in Paliohori Greece, a son of the late John and Diamondo (Biris) Koustenis.  He attended Northeastern University and worked for 25 years as a warehouse manager for Polaroid Corporation in Norwood. ...

Sep 10, 2008

R. Sheila Fraser, a resident of Dedham for over 30 years, died Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA after a brief illness.  She was 66.  Sheila was born in Lawrence, MA the daughter of the late Richard and Ruth V. (Higginbotham) Leach.  She was a graduate of Tenney High School in Methuen, MA...

Sep 2, 2008

Charlotte Ann (MacLucas) Coleman, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole for the past four years, and formerly a resident of Westwood for 49 years, died Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 at her home in Walpole after a prolonged illness with Parkinson’s Disease.  She was 82.  Charlotte was born in Newton, a daughter of the late Charles...

Aug 30, 2008

Vera Ray (Eustace) Smith, a resident of Roslindale since 1952, died Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness.  She was 97.  Vera was born in Codroy, Newfoundland, Canada on June 25, 1911 to John Henry and Marcella (Gallop) Eustace.  She grew up in Canada and moved to the United States in...

Aug 24, 2008

General Jewel Weeks Jr., a resident of Dedham for over 45 years, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham.  He was 73.  General was born in Floyd, VA  a son of the late General J., and Gazelle (Robertson) Weeks.  He served in the US Navy on the USS Salem and was the...

Aug 18, 2008

Robert Sweetser Hills, of Westwood, died Monday, August 18th, 2008 at the Stanley Tippet House in Needham after a long illness.  He was 87.  Bob was born October 20, 1920 in Milford, New Hampshire, the only child of Bessie and Aubrey F. Hills.  He earned his bachelor of science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, graduating...

Aug 10, 2008

Phyllis Sonia (Smith) Mitchell Mustain, of Los Angeles, California, died Sunday, August 10th, 2008 after a courageous but brief battle with lung cancer.  She was 78.  Phyllis was born in Evanston, Illinois, the daughter of the late Paul R. Smith and the late Dolores E. Sonnen.  In 1954 she married Robert A. Mitchell, who preceded her in death in...

Jun 14, 2008

Mary I. Tuohy, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Sunday June 14, 2008 at home surrounded by her family, after a long illness. She was 74.  Mrs. Tuohy was born in Boston and was the daughter of the late Albert C. and Frances M. (Corbett) Hurley.  She graduated from Roslindale High School. Mary worked for over 30 years as...

Jan 15, 2008

Christine E. Ferguson, a resident of Roslindale, died at her home on Thursday, January 15th, 2008.  She was 94.  Miss Ferguson was born May 4, 1914 in Boston, MA, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Katherine (Macuspic) Ferguson.  She worked as a secretary for Metropolitan Life Insurance Comapny, formerly New England Life Insurance Company.  Christine is survived by...

Nov 18, 1947

Francis J. Ricci, affectionately known as Fran or Goomba by friends and family, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November18th at his home in Dedham, on his 62nd birthday.  Francis was born November 18, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Alfred A. and Anna F. (Antinarelli) Ricci.  He graduated from Newton Technical High School with the Class of 1963 and...

Peter Hugo Karl Fein went home to be with the Lord on October 17, 2024. He was 89 years old. Peter was married for 62 years to Christa (Werk) Fein who preceded him in death in May, 2023. He is survived by his six children: Catherine, Elke (Nelson), Susan (Don), Elisabeth (Peter), Peter (Avni), Stephanie; and 11 grandchildren.Peter was...

We are heartbroken by the loss of our father, Sivarama Krishnamurti Gummuluru.  We are honored to reflect on his life with you today.  He lived for 91 years, 61 of which were with his wife Usha: a life that was filled with love, happiness, and joy.

Our father / Nannagaru/ Mavaigaru / Tata is remembered very fondly...

Heather (Anderson) Crisafulli, of Bridgewater, and formerly of Medway, passed away in Dedham with family by her side. She was 80. She was the loving wife to the late Paul Crisafulli for over 59 Years. Heather is survived by her two children, Paul Crisafulli and his wife Karen, and Kenneth Crisafulli, and his wife Cara. Beloved Gammie to Gabrielle...

John P. O’Brien, Jr. – Of Canton (formerly Dedham and Walpole). Proud father of his twin sons Jake P. and Kyle J.

Loved and adored by his parents John (predeceased) and Florence O’Brien of Canton; Predeceased by his sister Tara O’Brien (Pacella). Sadly missed by his siblings Sheila & her fiancé Darren McEvoy of Cavan, Ireland; Laura...

David G. Hill, age 80, of Westwood Massachusetts, passed from this life after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the beloved only child of the late David H. and the late Zona R. Hill of Virginia Minnesota and devoted husband of 56 years to Irene B. Hill as well as devoted son in law to the late...

Linda D. Systrom died after a brief, sudden illness. Her husband of 41 years, Ernie, and her sister in law Sue Weikel were by her side when she passed. Linda Jan (Dixon) Systrom was born on June 5, 1951 to Jane Hills Dixon and Henry Malcolm Dixon in Sharon, Massachusetts.

Linda received the bulk of her formal...

Linda A. (Wickman) Anderson of Braintree MA, formerly of Salem NH and Norwood MA, passed away peacefully on May 10. Devoted wife of 54 years to Gerald Anderson who predeceased Linda in 2022. Brother of William Wickman and his wife Louise of Norwood MA, and Charles Wickman and his wife Rosemary of Southborough MA. Also survived her nieces and...

Pat Joyce was always a little different. Throughout her 84 years with us, she celebrated and struggled with those differences. Pat lived life on her own terms, her own way. Fully independent, she often rejected tradition, expectations and choices made by others. She always went to her grandchildren’s school events and celebrations wearing her favorite color, hot pink. Exuberant,...

William J. Ralph of Dedham died at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children.  A long-time resident of Dedham, William leaves behind his wife Patricia (Brown), and his children Patricia O’Mara and her spouse James of Amherst, New Hampshire, William Ralph, Jr. and his spouse Tricia of Dedham, Deborah Conant and her spouse Jeffrey of Westwood and...