Local Obituaries
Elizabeth Bryant
Jan 10, 2023
Elizabeth E. (Giles) Bryant, age 100, of Dedham, formerly of Braintree and Medford, January 10, after a short illness. Daughter of the late William David Giles and Jennie Louise Giles. Wife of the late Fred A. Bryant. Mother of David A. Bryant and his partner Patricia A. Aucoin of Dedham, Marcia L. Beck and her husband Drew of Palo...
Emily Alex
Jan 9, 2023
Emily Louise Alex, 75, of Norwood, MA passed away peacefully on January 9, 2023, after a long battle with chronic lung and cardiac disease. Born in Boston, Emily demonstrated from her earliest years a passion for dance, tapping away on city manhole covers as a toddler and entertaining patrons at the Lithuanian club her parents attended. Upon her family’s...
Nasseeb Koury
Jan 9, 2023
Nasseeb George “Skip” Koury, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, January 9th at Baypointe Nursing Home in Brockton. He was 95. Skip was born February 22, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Peter Simon and Mary (Sarkis) Koury, immigrants from Lebanon. He served in the US Army for three years during World War Two. ...
Arlene E. Lindblom
Jan 6, 2023
Arlene E. “Swede” (Hanson) Lindblom, wife of the late J. Herbert, passed on peacefully in her home on Thursday, January 6th surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. She is survived by her daughter Edith Lindblom-Warthin of Derby, VT; her son William H. and his wife Susan of Long Branch, NJ and her daughter Lois L. Johnson and her...
Josephine P. Jacobs
Jan 4, 2023
Josephine Patricia (Sullivan) Jacobs, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Bridges by Epoch at Westwood. She was 94. Josephine was born October 12, 1928 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a daughter of John C. and Nora A. (Gallagher) Sullivan, immigrants from Ireland. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and went on to attend Boston...
Diane E. Hutchens
Jan 2, 2023
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Diane Elizabeth (Latimer) Hutchens, a resident of Norwood, died Monday, January 2, 2023 at her home in Norwood. She was 80. Diane was born September 26, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of Ray Harry and Sarah Marguerite (Semple) Latimer. Diane was an active member of the Women’s...
Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Jan 2, 2023
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” (Hunt) Armstrong, a 75 year resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, January 2nd at her home in Dedham. She was 80. Betty was born August 6, 1932 in Newton, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Everett R. and Emily (Patch) Hunt. Her family moved to Dedham when she was a child and she graduated from Dedham High School. ...
Katherine A. Buckley
Dec 29, 2022
Katherine Ann Buckley, a resident of Norwood, died Thursday, December 29, 2022 at the Accent Care Hospice Home in Milton. She was 56. Katie was born February 28, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Dennis J. and Katherine M. (Leonard) Buckley, both of whom predeceased her. Katie graduated from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin, and...
Laura M. Hill
Dec 26, 2022
Laura M. Hill (Crest), a resident of Norwood, formerly of Dorchester died on December 26 at the age of 79. Mrs. Hill was born in Boston to the late Bennie Crest and Jessie (Dort). She was a graduate of Dorchester High School. Extremely artistic, she liked to paint mostly with acrylics and made greeting cards. She was an avid...
Nancy Spindler
Dec 21, 2022
Nancy Beebe Spindler, formerly of Dedham, MA and recently of Westwood, MA, died on Wednesday, December 21, the winter solstice. She was 97 years old. A beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She leaves her two sons, Peter and Christopher; her three granddaughters, Chelsea, Kyla and Wesley; and her great-grandson, Samuel. “Noni” was born on Beacon St., in Boston, on...
James J. Peterson
Dec 16, 2022
James Joseph Peterson, a resident of Marshfield, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief illness. he was 75. James was born August 2, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Adam and Mary P. (Collins) Peterson. He was a Bar and Restaurant owner. He was the brother of Michael J. Peterson...
Priscilla A. Parkinson
Dec 16, 2022
Priscilla Ann (Jenks) Parkinson, a resident of Norfolk, Massachusetts, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Lincoln, Rhode Island surrounded by her loving family. She was 90. Priscilla was born January 27, 1932 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a daughter of William Gardner and Eva Donna (Moulton) Jenks. She was a graduate of Walpole High School and attended...
Rosemarie Maguire
Dec 15, 2022
Rosemarie (Gouveia) Maguire, a resident of Needham, and formerly of Jamaica Plain and Somerville, died peacefully on Thursday December 15, 2022 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA surrounded by loved ones.
Rose was born September 18, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts to parents Joao and Josephine (Cantello) Gouveia. She was a graduate of Somerville High School...
John A. “Junebug” Fucillo
Dec 15, 2022
John Anthony Fucillo, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Roxbury and Hyde Park, died Thursday, December 15, 2022 a the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Milton. He was 88. John was born August 13, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts a son of John and Filomena (Marrotta) Fucillo. He worked as self employed truck driver delivering movies and supplies...
Stephen A. Kovar
Dec 12, 2022
Stephen Anthony Kovar, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, December 12, 2022 at his home. He was 73. Stephen was born September 19, 1949 in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of Clarence and Margaret Frances (Linehan) Kovar. He attended Wentworth Institute and worked as a shipper/receiver for the Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton. He retired earlier this...
Audrey J. Macelhiney
Dec 11, 2022
Audrey Jean (Clarke) MacElhiney, a resident of Venice, Florida, and formerly of Westwood, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 11, 2022. She was 93.
Audrey was married to Wallace MacElhiney for 55 years of unconditional love, and later John Rogers for 8 wonderful years. Both have preceded her in death. Born in Boston, she...
Daniel C. Senior
Nov 26, 2022
Daniel C. Senior, a resident of Middleboro, passed away suddenly November 26th at the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, he was 78. Daniel was born November 17, 1932 in Boston to Noah and Effie Senior. He grew up in Waltham, graduating from Waltham High School and later from Northeastern University. Daniel found work as a CAD designer/ draftsman at GCA,...
Muriel E. Porter
Nov 23, 2022
Muriel Elaine (Brown) Porter, a longtime resident of New Pond Village in Walpole, but formerly of Dedham, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Ellis Nursing Home, in Norwood. She was 89. Muriel was born May 22, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Francis Herman and Grace F. (Johnson) Brown. She graduated from Roslindale High School with the...
Edward G. Sr. Mackillop
Nov 18, 2022
Edward Gordon MacKillop Sr., a longtime resident of Westwood, and formerly of Walpole, died Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 92. Ed was born July 23, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Duncan and Sarah (MacDonald) MacKillop. He graduated from Boston Latin High School and earned his Bachelor’s...
Eftychia Kourtelidis
Nov 9, 2022
Eftychia Kourtelidis of Roslindale passed away on Wednesday November 9th, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Michael Kourtelidis. Loving mother of Semeon Kourtelidis & his wife Marie, Nick Kourtelidis, and John Kourtelidis & his wife Athina. She was predeceased by her siblings Michael, Eleftheria & Agape. Loving grandmother (yiayia) of Michael, Steven, Christopher, Eftyghia, Theodosia, Adrianna & Alexandra. Also...
