Obituaries

Apr 5, 2021

Edward Lora Daisey, 84, of Dedham, MA and Siasconset, MA, passed away April 5, 2021 with loved ones by his side. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Hill Daisey, and three daughters, Pamela Jo McMahon, Pandora Jean Daisey and Penney Jane Adams, three stepsons, David Hill, John Hill and Peter Hill, as well as 17 grandchildren and 6...

Apr 2, 2021

Mary Duncan Robertson Watt, a resident of Norwood, passed away on April 2, 2021 at the age of 98. Born June 5, 1922 in Dunfermline, Scotland, she traveled to the United States as a child with her parents, John and Mary (Duncan) Robertson and her sisters, Joanne and Peggy. She met her husband Ron at a dance in Boston...

Mar 31, 2021

Karin Anna (Scharwenka) Ierardi, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, march 31, 2021 at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham.  She was 82.  Karin was born November 6, 1938 in Berlin, Germany, a daughter of Wolfgang and Elli (Obenaus) Scharwenka.  She immigrated to the United Sates in her early thirties and worked for many years...

Mar 28, 2021

Charles A. DeAngelis, age 57, of Westwood, MA, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 28, 2021 with his family by his side. Charlie was born on March 24, 1964 in Norwood, MA, and is the only son of Elizabeth (Lydon) DeAngelis and the late Charles A. DeAngelis. He was a lifelong resident of Westwood, where he graduated...

Mar 27, 2021

Claire M. Verdier, a longtime resident of Massachusetts, was born in Plaisence Haiti, May 8th 1943. Dear mother of Marie Antoine Verdier, sister of Germaine Verdier Michel of Connecticut, Jonathan Verdier, Joas Verdier, Mathilde Verdier of Norwood, Nancy Verdier Michel, Nelta Verdier and the late Colette Verdier. Devoted grandmother of James M. , Alain and Sasha Pierre-Louis and great...

Mar 25, 2021

Dorothy June (McGrath) Palmisciano, a resident of Foxboro and formerly of Dedham, died Thursday, March 25, 2021, at her home in Foxboro.  She was 98.  Dorothy was born July 30, 1922, in Boston, Massachusetts, one of eleven children of Anthony and Beatrice (Doherty) McGrath, immigrants from Ireland. Dorothy graduated from Milton High School.  She worked in the payroll department...

Mar 19, 2021

Bernice “Bea” Coutts, 88, beloved wife of the late Robert Coutts, devoted mother of Scott (wife Lynn Eriksen), Robert (wife Gita), and Richard (wife Melanie) Coutts and Ellen Coutts Curran, loving grandmother of Leah, Nicole, Taylor, Jonathan, Alex, Hannah, Jack, Will, and Emma, devoted sister to late Brig. Gen. John Tuck and his wife Ellie, Lawrence Tuck and his...

Mar 18, 2021

Stephen Alan Spongberg

Born October 15, 1942 to Alan Edward Spongberg (1912-1981) and Barbara Elsie Sandehn Spongberg (1912-2008), Stephen Alan Spongberg died at home in Westwood, MA on March 18, 2021 of complications related to oral cancer. Steve grew up in Rockford, IL, attended Rockford College, and went on to the University of North...

Mar 17, 2021

Melina Helen (Landon) Francisco, a longtime resident of the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood, and formerly of Framingham and Westwood, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was 79. Melina was born September 15, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Army Colonel Horace Z. Landon and his wife Leona...

Mar 16, 2021

Peter T. Jocus, 79, of Norwood, MA passed away on March 16, 2021. Loving husband of his late wife Deborah and devoted, proud father of Gabrielle, Sidra, and Deidre. Peter is also survived by his two sisters, Susan Jocus of North Carolina and Margaret Jocus of New Jersey and resting in peace with his five other siblings (Paul Jr.,...

Mar 11, 2021

Marie Christene (Savage) Croke, a resident of Cornerstone in Canton, and formerly of Westwood, died at her home in Canton.  She was 83.  Marie was born December 25, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three children of James and Hanora (Enright) Savage, immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland.  Marie was the wife of the late Kenneth John Croke who...

Mar 10, 2021

James R. Gallant of Norwood, Massachusetts, died on March 10th, 2021 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a short illness. Born in Norwood on April 29th, 1959, he was the beloved youngest son of the late John B. and Simonne L. Gallant of Norwood. A 1977 graduate of Norwood High School, Jim also took some journalism...

Mar 9, 2021

Catherine Mary (Tayne) Griffin, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Franklin.  She was 90.  Kay was born November 3, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Henry J., and Mary Ellen (Gorey) Tayne.  Kay worked as a customer service representative for the New England Telephone Company for...

Mar 8, 2021

William S. Spicer a resident of Dedham, passed away on March 8, 2021 at the age of 80. He was born in Boston and was the son of Hugh C. and Victoria (Szydlowski) Spicer. A veteran serving in the United States Air Force and member of the Jacob Jones VFW, Post 2017 and the Pipefitters Local 537. His family...

Mar 5, 2021

Walter Edwin “Bud” Barrett Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, March 5, 2021 at his home in Dedham. He was 95. Bud was born June 19, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Walter Edwin Barrett Sr. and Clara (Towner) Barrett McClutchey. He was raised by his foster parents, George C. Morris and Lucy Bell (MacPhee)...

Mar 4, 2021

It is with great sorrow that we announce that Robert Monteith Keller, 86 of Westwood MA, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on March 4, 2021. Bob, as he was known to family and friends, was born on April 6, 1934 in Annapolis, MD, the son of the late Beatrice Dunderdale (Stokes) and Capt. Walter Smith Keller. Bob...

Mar 1, 2021

Elsa Marilyn Smyth, of Dedham, formerly of Ridgefield, CT died after a period of illness on March 1, 2021 at home, with family by her side. She was 83. She was born on February 4, 1938 in Boston, the daughter of Samuel G. Smyth and Elsa (Munroe) Smyth; and sister of the late Barbara H. Pinkham of Dedham. She...

Feb 22, 2021

Dorothy Mae Nietzel, 89, resident of Walpole for 24 years, formerly of Dedham, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at her home. Born May 15, 1931, Dorothy was the daughter of Henry and Minnie Dahlquist. She was raised in Dorchester by her parents, her Uncle Al and her Grandmother Elizabeth. After graduating from Dorchester High School, she proudly worked...

Feb 15, 2021

Mary Emlen (Lowell) Wheeler, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Monday, February 15 2021. She was 95. Emlen was born December 14, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Ralph Emerson and Charlotte L. (Loring) Lowell. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in New York and her Master’s degree from Simmons University in Boston....

Feb 15, 2021

Kenneth John DeBerardinis, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Monday, February 15, 2021 at the Milton Hospital. He was 76. Kenneth was born May 7, 1944 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Anthony Richard DeBerardinis and Ida (Langione) DeBerardinis. He graduated from Dedham High School and served in the US Air Force in 1963. Kenneth worked as a...