Local Obituaries
Thomas G. Parla
Sep 17, 2022
On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, Thomas George Parla, beloved husband, and father, passed away peacefully with his family by his side. He was 64.
A lifelong resident of West Roxbury, MA, Tom was born in Boston to the late Diego and May Parla. Growing up as the only boy in a household with five sisters and only...

Margaret G. Frueh
Sep 15, 2022
Margaret G. Frueh, of Norwood, passed away on September 15, 2022, at the age of 97. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick G. Frueh, Jr., and the dear mother of Frederick G Frueh III, and his wife Donna, of Norwood. Margaret was the proud grandmother of Amy Catalano, Alyson Bishop, and Alan Frueh, and was the...

Virginia M. Randlov
Sep 4, 2022
Virginia Mary (Tenters) Randlov, a resident of Dedham, died Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. She was 68. Virginia was born May 30, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Peter Paul John and Lillian R. (Bowers) Tenters. She is survived by her husband Paul Christian Randlov, and her son Eric P....
Michael Kachele
Sep 2, 2022
Michael Paul Kachele, formerly of Dedham and Norwood, died Friday, September 2, 2022 of a fentanyl overdose. He was 42. Michael struggled most of his adult life with mental illness which resulted in addiction and homelessness. It is important to his loved ones that people know that, despite his challenges, Michael was a beautiful soul who was cherished. He...
Suzanne Berry
Aug 29, 2022
Suzanne Marie Berry of York Maine, formerly Dedham, Ma, born March 2, 1962, to parents James and Gloria Primeau, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on August 29, 2022.
Survived by her husband and soulmate of 40 loving years, Thomas Berry, her 5 loving children, Jessica Hopkinson, Meghan Berry, Sarah Merriam, Thomas Berry...

Rebecca A. Hardt
Aug 23, 2022
Rebecca Abigail Hardt, a resident of Westwood for many years, died unexpectedly August 23, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. She was 46. Rebecca was born March 29, 1976 in Lexington, Kentucky, a daughter of David and Emelie Ruth (Hubbard) O’Brien. She earned her Master’s Degree from Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts and worked as...
Garry R. Nelligan
Aug 20, 2022
Garry Richard Nelligan, a resident of Dedham, died Saturday, August 20, 2022 at the Care Dimensions Hospice Home in Lincoln. He was 59. Garry was born June 17, 1963 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Paul David and Patricia Lorraine (Obuchon) Nelligan. He grew up in Dedham and enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1980 and served until...

Elaine V. Hooper
Aug 17, 2022
Elaine Vivian (Dalberti) Hooper, 89 passed away August 17, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 89. Elaine was a former resident of Westwood, MA. Elaine was born February 6, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of seven daughters born to Alfonse and Christine (Gattozzi) Dalberti of Boston MA. She leaves behind her daughters Stephanie Hooper...
Phyllis “Ap” Georgeu
Aug 7, 2022
88, of Norwood MA, passed away from cancer on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Phyllis was born November 23, 1933, and was a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1951. She later enrolled in and graduated from Chandler School for Woman in 1952. Starting at the age of 19, through retirement in her 80s, she worked for Rogers family,...
Arthur W. Ellis
Jul 19, 2022
Arthur William Ellis, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at his home in Westwood after a long illness. He was 90, Arthur was born June 23, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Arthur Clinton and Agnes (McLeod) Ellis, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. After High School he enlisted in the US Navy and served...
William C. Chambers
Jul 12, 2022
William C. Chambers, 61 passed away July 12, 2022. He was a former resident of West Roxbury. Bill was born March 3rd, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts. Bill was predeceased by his parents Gerald & Lillian Chambers. He leaves behind his sister who he loved so much, Cindy & Edward Lahey of South Grafton. Uncle Bill leaves behind 5 nieces,...
Vendla O. Margeson
Jul 12, 2022
Vendla Otilde (Fredriksen) Margeson, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 82. Vendla was born April 15, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest of the six children of Karl Johan and Wendela Sylvia (Anderson) Fredriksen. She graduated from Roslindale High School and worked as bookkeeper for...
O. Bruce Hadley
Jul 11, 2022
Osborne Bruce Hadley, a longtime resident of Norwood, died peacefully on July 11, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a period of declining health. He was 91. Bruce was born October 6, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Osbourne Mader and Sarah Jane (Rae) Hadley, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. He enlisted in the...
Pauline Mckee
Jul 5, 2022
Pauline G. (DiMarzio), a resident of Readville, passed away peacefully on July 5th, 2022 with her family by her side.
She was the beloved Mother of Eileen McKee, June Smith, and Jim (Kathy) McKee; Grandma to Kristine and Brendan McKee, Lisa (Jesse) Weatherford, Bob (Mary Kate) McKee and Kim (Nate) Fraere, and Great-Grandma to Aaron and Avery...
Joseph C. Sr. Mellett
Jul 2, 2022
Joseph Coleman Mellett Sr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 79. Joe was born May 22, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Coleman Joseph and Nora Elizabeth (O’Malley) Mellett, immigrants from Ireland. After high school, Joe earned his associate degree from Newbury Junior...
Anne ‘Tina’ Mellett
Jun 27, 2022
April 20, 1944 – June 27, 2022
Anne ‘Tina’ M. (Mulkern) Mellett, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, passed away on June 27, 2022 at the age of 78.
Tina was born in Boston on April 20th, 1944. She worked as an accountant for several insurance companies, and was...
Pauline M. Watson
Jun 23, 2022
Pauline Marion (Obernesser) Watson, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at her apartment at Tradition in Dedham. She was 96. Pauline was born February 20, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Paul Richard and Hedwig Marie (Stengal) Obernesser, immigrants from Germany. She was a graduate of Girls Latin High School in Boston and worked...
Barry Levine
Jun 14, 2022
Barry Levine passed peacefully on June 14, 2022 in the presence of his family. He was born in Brooklyn to Edith and Murray Levine. He graduated from James Madison Highschool and went on to earn a B.S. degree in biology from M.I.T. in 1971. He earned a degree from the New England School of Acupuncture and later earned a...
Joseph Hinton
Jun 9, 2022
July, 7, 1937 – June 9, 2022
Joseph L. Hinton, a resident of Norwood, passed away on June 9, 2022 at his home with his children by his side. He was 84 years old. Born in Dallas, Texas on July 7, 1937 to the late Claude A. and Mae Ollie (Wilson) Hinton, he was the youngest...
Joanna C. Stahl
Jun 6, 2022
Joanna Claudet (Slater) Stahl, a resident of Roslindale, and formerly of Bradenton, Florida and Dumont, New Jersey, died Monday, June 6, 2022 at her apartment in Roslindale. She was 85. Joanna was born October 10, 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey, a daughter of John and Helen (Konczewski) Stahl. She worked for Shell Oil Company in New York City...