Local Obituaries
Marilyn C. Nelson
May 22, 2023
Marilyn Claire (Henry) Nelson, a resident of Westwood for 60 years, passed away at her home on May 22 with her family by her side at the age of 95. Marilyn was born in Brooklyn, New York to Ralph and Claire Henry. She Married Herbert in 1944 and settled in Westwood where they had three children of their own. ...
Jean N. Hobart
May 19, 2023
Jean N. (Nelson) Hobart, of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 19th at her home. She was 89. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth P. and loving mother of the late Edward “Sandy” Hobart. She will be greatly missed by her extended family of Judith Peterson and husband Robert, Christine Fitch, Suzanne Peterson, goddaughter Tracey Peterson, and many...
Peter Mcgillicuddy
May 19, 2023
McGillicuddy, Peter D.- of Dedham, May 19, age 75. Devoted husband of Carolyn (Connolly) and loving father of James, Kathleen, and the late Mary Kate, all of Dedham. Dear brother to Paul and his wife Geri of CA, Mark and his wife Jean of Milton, and the late Thomas, and his wife Lauren of Malden. Also survived by many nieces...
Carmelo Filice
May 18, 2023
Carmelo Filice, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Thursday, May 18th at his home. He was 87. Carmelo was born July 24, 1935 in Piane Crati, Italy, a son of Joseph and Teresa (Mauro) Filice. Carmelo worked as a painter and maintenance man for the Dedham Savings Bank. He was a former member of the Eagles lodge in...
Mary L. Tibbo
May 17, 2023
Mary Louise (Earle) Tibbo, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Westwood. She was 86. Mary was born December 18, 1936 in Dorchester, Massachusetts , one of the six children of Charles J. and Mary (Reynolds) Earle. She graduated from Dorchester High School. Mary worked for almost 40 years...
Therese J. Bukoiemski
May 17, 2023
Therese Jenette (Woodford) Bukoiemski, known to her friends and family at Terri, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 75. Terri was born December 30, 1947 in Keene, New Hampshire, a daughter, and one of the five children of Leonard and Doris (Joyal) Woodford. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High...
Michael Capone
May 16, 2023
C Michael R. Capone, of Dedham, passed away unexpectedly at home, Sunday, May 16, at the age of 75. Son of the late Louise (Columbo) Capone, and the late Albert A. (Honey) Capone, and his wife Marjorie E. (Downing-Vitelli) Capone. Brother to the late Leonard Capone, of Dedham. Beloved Step-Brother to Mary Lane, of Canton, and the...
Florence Valeri
May 14, 2023
Florence McHardy (Shewan) Valeri, of Raynham, and formerly a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Thursday, May 14th at the Lifecare Center of Raynham. She was 89. Florence was born April 7, 1920 in Boston, a daughter of the late David and Christina (Cook) Shewan. She was the wife of the late Daniel Valeri Sr., and the sister of...
Josephine J. Sanfilippo
May 12, 2023
Josephine J. “Giuseppina” Sanfilippo of Readville passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family and her caregivers on Friday May 12, 2023 at the age of 96.
Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John Ordile and Pietrina (Caruso) Ordile. She was pre-deceased by her loving husband Salvatore L. “Sam,” brother Anthony...
Lillian Kerallah
May 12, 2023
It is with sadness that we announce that our dear Lillian Kerallah passed away from COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 12, with a kind hospice nurse at her side. Stratford Street United Church was ‘home’ to Lillian, who continued to sent greeting cards to her long-time friends from her bedside at Stonehedge (she never forgot Bud & Minetta’s anniversary). Nancy...
The Rev. Edwin S.S. Sunderland
May 12, 2023
Edwin S.S. Sunderland, Jr., 91, died peacefully at Fox Hill in Westwood, MA, on May 12, following a long illness. Born and raised in New York with his late sister, Joan Scribner, he graduated from St. Mark’s School Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkley. A priest in the Episcopal Church,...
George Warren Towne
May 11, 2023
George Warren Towne, a resident of Westwood for over 70 years, died Monday, May 11th at his home. He was 90. Mr. Towne was born in Canton, a son of the late Harry F., and Adelaide (Clarke) Towne. He graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1936. Warren served as a corporal in the 1st Battalion, 341st...
Jillian Contardo
May 10, 2023
Jillian Nicole Contardo died unexpectedly May 10th at her home in Dedham. She was 16. Jillian was born in Newton and grew up in Dedham. She was a sophmore at Dedham High School. Jillian was a former 4H Club member in Walpole. She was an accomplished Violinist and Musician, and a member of the Allin Church Youth Group. And...
Kilby Anne Garabedian
May 8, 2023
Kilby Anne “Kibby” Garabedian of Westwood, MA (formerly of Princeton, MA and Grafton, MA) passed away after a long illness on May 8th at the age of 79. Kibby was born in Boston, MA and raised in NJ. She graduated from Mahwah Regional High School in 1962 and matriculated to Cheshire Hospital School of Nursing in Keene, NH, receiving...
Frederick C. Clegg
May 7, 2023
Fred Clegg, a Dedham resident for the past 31 years, died unexpectedly on May 7th. He was 60 years old.
He grew up in Roslindale and Mattapan. He was the son of the late Frank and Phyllis Clegg. As a boy, he was a Boy Scout, a paperboy and active with youth activities...
Robert L.D. Sr. Milton
May 5, 2023
Robert Lee Delano Milton, Sr., of West Roxbury, passed away on May 5, at the age of 87. Born in Boston, he was the son of John L. and Helen E. (Hart) Milton. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and proudly served in the Korean War as a radio operator until his discharge in 1953 at...
Christa Fein
May 4, 2023
Christa Ruth (Werk) Fein passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023. She was 86 years old. She is survived by her husband Peter, married 62 years, her six children Cathe, Elke (Nelson), Susan (Don), Lissie (Peter), Peter (Avni), Stephanie and 11 grandchildren.
Christa was born on December 9, 1936 in Berlin, Germany. She was a preschool teacher...
Nancy P. Cobb
May 4, 2023
Nancy Patricia Cobb, of Newton, MA, a longtime former resident of Westwood, MA, died peacefully on Monday, May 4 at Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a short hospitalization. Nancy would have celebrated her 65 th birthday this June. Born in Boston, MA, Nancy was the daughter of the late Ella (Walton) and Charles Cobb. Nancy was always interested in healthcare, and...
Helen Jane Sears
May 2, 2023
Helen Jane Sears, 92, a retired Milton High School guidance counselor, and, until recent years an active South Shore Hospital lay chaplain, died May 2 nd at North Hill, a retirement community in Needham, MA. She is survived by her sister, Victoria Sears Thaler O’Gorman, also of Needham, MA and many nephews, nieces and...
Ruth M. Fay
May 1, 2023
Ruth Mary (Smigielski) Fay, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, May 1st, 2023 at the Milton Hospital in Milton, Massachusetts. She was 81. Ruth was born August 18, 1941, the only daughter of Henry Thaddeus and Mary C. (Lewon) Smigielski. She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked in the reconciliation department at the Dedham Institution for...
