Obituaries

Sep 1, 2023

John W. Hibbard, a longtime resident of Dedham, died on Sept. 1 with his family by his side.  He was 92.  Born in Dedham, he was the son of the late Albert D. and Clara F. (Nudd).  A graduate of Dedham High School and Bates College in Maine.  Mr. Hibbard was a World War II veteran serving in the...

Aug 31, 2023

Marie Anna (Roberts) Valentine, a resident of Westwood since 1952, died Monday, August 31st at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness.  She was 90.  Marie was born November 16, 1918 in Millis, Massachusetts, a daughter of William C., and Marie M. (Heller) Roberts. She worked at the Wrentham State School, as a kindergarten teacher for...

Aug 28, 2023

Age 89, of Dedham, passed away August 28, 2023, beloved wife of 63 years to Carl (Hank) Sundquist who was with her at her bedside.  She was the daughter of the late Albert and Annie Hamn.  She is survived by her husband, three children (Jon, Jody, and Steve Sundquist), and five grandchildren (James, Karin, Kajsa, Devon, and Darren Sundquist). ...

Aug 27, 2023

William Edward Burke III, a resident of Bridgewater, and formerly of Dedham died Sunday, August 27, 2023 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton after a brief illness. he was 70. Ed was born April 29, 1953 in Dedham, Massachusetts the son of William Edward Jr. and Shirley (Johnson) Burke. He graduated from the Peterson School and worked in the...

Aug 25, 2023

Paul Crisafulli, of Bridgewater, and formally of Medway, passed away on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the Deutsches Altenheim German Centre in West Roxbury after a lengthy illness. He was 80 years old. Paul was born in Boston on December 31, 1942, and was the son of the late Joseph and Ernestine (Ionnilli) Crisafully. Growing up in West Roxbury,...

Aug 22, 2023

Dagmara Strautin, nee Putnaerglis, age 99, of Dedham, Mass. passed away August 22, 2023 after a brief illness.

Born June 1, 1924 in Riga, Latvia to Rudolf and Olga Putnaerglis. She was educated in nursing and medicine in Latvia and Germany prior to World War II. When the Soviet army invaded Latvia, she and her family fled...

Aug 20, 2023

Joyce Oberlander, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, August 20th at the Newton Wellesley Hospital in Newton surrounded by her family. She was 87. Joyce was born April 3, 1937 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of Louis Emil and Ellen Veronica (Connolly) Oberlander. She attended Boston State Teachers College in Framingham and Boston University. Joyce worked as an...

Aug 16, 2023

Edmund Leonard “Len” Johnson, Jr. a resident of Nashua, NH, and a former resident of Norwood, passed away at his home on August 16, 2023. He was 86 years old.

Len had a love for MG cars, and has owned and collected many of them in his lifetime. He was a long time active member of the...

Aug 15, 2023

Charles Kiedle Mutz, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 at his home in Dedham. He was 92. Charlie was born March 17, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Carl Walter and Martha (Kiedle) Mutz. He graduated from Boston Trade High School and earned his associate degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. In...

Aug 15, 2023

Eleanor A. (Arvidson) Bjornson, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, passed away on August 15, 2023.  She was 92 years old. Eleanor was born in Lynn, MA, on May 26, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Einar and Ella (Olson) Arvidson, and was the sister of the late Alice A. Mitchell. She was the loving wife of...

Aug 15, 2023

Lynne Marie O’Brien, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, August 15th, at her home.  She was 52.  Lynne was born Jan 30, 1963 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only daughter of James E. and Jean M. (Friend) O’Brien.  She graduated from Dedham High School and studied photography at Unity College in Unity, Maine before earning her degree...

Aug 8, 2023

Arvid Gunar “Mike” Rubenis, a Boston resident, died Tuesday, August 8th, 2023 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital peacefully after a long struggle with kidney and heart disease. He was 83. Mike was born December 3, 1939 in Riga, Latvia, a son of Arvid Edmunds and Jadviga (Grebezs) Rubenis. He immigrated to the United States by way of Sweden as a...

Aug 6, 2023

Carmela M. (Rubino) Fallavollita, a lifelong resident of Readville, passed away on Aug. 6, 2023. She was 92 years old. She was the beloved daughter of the late John and Mary (Bruno) Rubino, loving wife of the late John A. Fallavollita, who proudly served in the Navy during WWII, and the dear sister of the late Liberato Rubino.  She...

Aug 6, 2023

Robert W. Scheffler, a longtime resident of Dedham, passed away August 6th at his home. He was 81.  Robert was born on January 10, 1928 to Lester J. and Velma (Hollis), in Pascagoula, Mississippi with his two siblings.  After graduating high school, Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy.  During that time he married Evelyn (Bliss).  The couple settled in...

Aug 5, 2023

Ruth May (Swensen) Nasman, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 70. Ruth was born March 6, 1953 in Revere, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Walter Ferdinand and Nathalie Louise (Tobey) Swenson. Ruth earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and worked at...

Aug 4, 2023

Carolyn Mae (Adjutant) Berube, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, August 4th, 2023 at her home in Dedham. She was 81. Carolyn was born May 20, 1942 in Biddeford, Maine, one of the six children of Norman Leroy and Ione Ruby (Campbell) Adjutant. She graduated from Biddeford High School and worked at various times for CVS, Star Market,...

Aug 4, 2023

Karl Davis Riemer, a resident of Jamaica Plain, died Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 73. Karl was born June 6, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Dr. Karl and Louise (Crowninshield) Riemer. He was a graduate of the Dexter School in Brookline, the Middlesex School...

Jul 31, 2023

Helen Matilda (Armstrong) Grow Uhl, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Monday, July 31, 2023 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 98. Helen was born December 28, 1924 in Norwood, Massachusetts the daughter of Fred and Karin (Wickman) Armstrong, immigrant from Sweden. She graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1942. Helen worked as...

Jul 30, 2023

Ronald T. Holmwood of West Roxbury, MA, formerly of Wales Center and Buffalo, NY, died on July 30 with his family by his side.  He was 83.  Ron was the long time owner of El Snowshoes Restaurant at 1289 Big Tree Road in Wales Center.  A graduate of Kensington High School, he served in the quarter master corp of...

Jul 26, 2023

Joseph John Spicer, known as “JJ” to his friends and family, died Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Westford House in Westford, Massachusetts. He was 53. JJ was born March 21, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four sons of William Stuart and Patricia Anne (Corey) Spicer. He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1987...