Local Obituaries
Virginia E. Lamb
May 6, 2020
Virginia Edith Lamb, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Sherrill House in Jamaica Plain. She was 87. Virginia was born September 9, 1932 in Jamaica Plain, the daughter of George Hester and Gladys May (York) Lamb. She worked as a secretary for the John Hancock Insurance Company and then for Emmanuel Episcopal Church...
Claire R. Mcbrine
May 1, 2020
Claire Ruth (Lindsay) McBrine,of West Roxbury passed away peacefully on May 1, 2020 at the age of 90 due complications from Covid-19. Claire was predeceased by her husband of 62 years Richard (Red) McBrine and they were the loving and devoted parents of Nancy M. Sheehan and her husband Mark (deceased) of Plymouth and Jeanne Strickland and her husband...
William Ralph
May 1, 2020
William J. Ralph of Dedham died at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children. A long-time resident of Dedham, William leaves behind his wife Patricia (Brown), and his children Patricia O’Mara and her spouse James of Amherst, New Hampshire, William Ralph, Jr. and his spouse Tricia of Dedham, Deborah Conant and her spouse Jeffrey of Westwood and...
Jane Bodell
Apr 27, 2020
Jane Ross Leigh Bayne Bodell went to heaven on April 27, 2020. Jane died peacefully in the White Oaks Cottages at Foxhill Assisted Living Residence in Westwood, MA. Jane was born in 1928 in New York City, graduated from St Mary’s Episcopal School, Peekskill, NY, Centenary Jr. College, Hackettstown, NJ. and The Traphagen School of Fashion, NYC. Prior to...
William W. Wilcox
Apr 27, 2020
On 04/27/2020, William W Wilcox V of Westwood, MA, formerly of West Hartford, Ct and Boca Grande Fl. and devoted husband of Priscilla, his wife of 71 years, passed away at 94 years of age. He was born on 04/24/1926 in Middletown Ct to Eleanor Sanborn Wilcox and William W Wilcox IV. He attended Eaglebrook School, Phillips-Andover Academy, and...
Roger And Dorothy Corey
Apr 25, 2020
Roger E. Corey, born March 16, 1921, and Dorothy (Haywood) Corey, born December 22, 1916, first met in the Spring of 1944 while both were stationed in West Palm Beach, Florida with the Army Air Corps. Roger served as a radar specialist and Dorothy as a cryptographer. If asked, she had to tell folks she was a secretary, even...
Dennis Dixon
Apr 25, 2020
Dennis J. Dixon, of Dedham, April 25, 2020, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family early Saturday morning. He was the beloved husband of Holly A. (Hagan), loving father of Allyson Dixon of Dedham and Travis Dixon and his wife Jackie of Walpole. Also survived by his siblings, Richard Dixon of Florida, Marjorie Ann Good of North Carolina along...
Charles J. Downing
Apr 23, 2020
Charles J. Downing, a resident of Chestnut Hill and formerly of Westwood died Thursday, April 23, 2020 after battling pneumonia. Charles was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Roberts) Downing, and the son of the late James Downing and Anna (Murray) Downing. He was the devoted father of Marianne Walsh and her husband John of Sandwich, Catherine Downing...
Robert V. Piemonte
Apr 21, 2020
Robert Victor Piemonte, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood for several years, and formerly a resident of New York City, New York for many years, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020 t the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness. He was 85. Robert was born July 28, 1934 in the East Elmhurst Section of...
William F. Carroll
Apr 17, 2020
William Francis Carroll, a resident of Walpole, and formerly of Dedham, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Season’s Hospice Home in Milton. He was 65. William was born June 22, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of William Francis and Anna Veronica (Feeney) Carroll. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly...
Juanita Blaney
Apr 15, 2020
Juanita Jack Blaney, June 7, 1926 – April 15, 2020, passed away at Victoria Haven Nursing Facility in Norwood, MA. Born in Boston, MA to Pauline Macleod Jack and Harry Kingsley Jack, Juanita attended Boston Conservatory of Music where she studied harp which she loved and played for many years. In her later years she enjoyed her 9 grandchildren...
Louise Harding Russell
Apr 14, 2020
Louise Harding Russell died peacefully on April 14, 2020 in Needham, MA. She was 74. In addition to struggling for several years with advancing dementia, several other health issues had recently arisen that were then exacerbated by complications from the Covid-19 virus. She was mercifully spared the inevitable progression of her Alzheimers. Louise was born in Great Lakes, Illinois...
Louise H. Russell
Apr 14, 2020
Louise Harding Russell, a resident of Woodstock, Vermont, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. She was 74. Louise was born September 18, 1945 in Lake Forest, Illinois, the daughter of Henry Edwards and Louise (Harding) Russell. She was an administrator at Children’s Hospital in Boston. Louise is survived by her brother,...
Vicente Pamela Pritchard
Apr 14, 2020
A longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at her home in Dedham, surrounded by her family. She was 59. Pamela was born November 23, 1960 in Tempe, Arizona, a daughter of Donald Paul and Suzanne (Haddrell) Pritchard. She grew up in Marblehead before moving to West Roxbury, where she graduated from Ursuline Academy with the Class...
Edward Kamps
Apr 11, 2020
Edward Victor Kamps of Interlachen, FL and formerly of Dedham, passed away on April 11, 2020 at the age of 70. Born in Norwood, he was the dear son of Harriet A. Kamps of Dedham and the late Harvey Hollis Kamps. He was a broker in real estate and enjoyed science and playing chess. Edward was the father of...
Edward J. Jr. Killion
Apr 10, 2020
Edward Joseph Killion Jr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was 91. Edward was born June 1, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Edward J. Sr., and Ellen L. (Smyth) Killion. He was a retired warehouse manager for Kreides-Creveling Shoe Company. He was the husband...
Bridget A. Dunn
Apr 9, 2020
Bridget Agnes (Maguire) Dunn, a longtime Dedham resident, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at her home in Dedham surrounded by her loving family. She was 85. Bridget was born November 12, 1934 in Blacklion, County Cavan, Ireland, a daughter of Francis and Mary (Curnyn) Maguire. She studied nursing at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and worked as a...
Joan E. Forrester
Apr 9, 2020
Joan Edith Forrester, a resident of Quincy for over 20 years, died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 84. Joan was born April 9, 1936 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the only daughter of Herbert Upham and Susanna Pauline (Sylvester) Forrester. She was the sister of the late Reverend Rodney Leo Forrester. ...
Alice T. Buckley
Apr 6, 2020
Alice Theresa (Sparks) Buckley, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 92. Alice was born March 25, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts one of the three daughters of Averill and Josephine (Hanlon) Sparks. She was the wife of the late Alfred Crasco and the late John Buckley; the...
Louise Blodget
Mar 31, 2020
Louise French “Frenchie” Blodget dies on March 31, 2020, just shy of her 100th birthday. Frenchie was the beloved matriarch of her family and a well-known member of each community that she was a part of: Princeton, NJ, Fox Hill Village in Westwood, MA, and Annisquam, MA. She spent 98 of her 99 summers in Annisquam. There she gathered...
