Obituaries

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Mar 27, 2020

Grace (Marshall) Jacobs of Dedham (formerly of Westwood) peacefully passed away on March 27, with her daughters by her side. As a woman of great faith, we’re confident she skyrocketed to heaven! She was the loving wife of the late Walter L. Jacobs for 52 wonderful years at the time of his death in 2002.

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Mar 27, 2020

Michael O. Gay, a resident of Dedham, passed away in West Roxbury on March 27, 2020.  He was 59 years old.  Mike was born in Norwood, MA on October 26, 1960, and was the son of the late Chester O. and Shirley A. (Doyle) Gay.   He also served honorable in the Navy, most recently in 2003 when he was...

Mar 26, 2020

Julia Savioli, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 87.  Julia was born May 19, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the seven children of Egino and Rose (DiAngelis) Savioli, immigrants from Italy.  She worked as a presser in a laundromat.  Julia is survived by her brother,...

Mar 24, 2020

Laura (DeAngelis) Sfeir, a resident of Westwood, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital after  long illness.  She was 52.  Laura was born April 5, 1967 in Norwood, Massachusetts a daughter of Henry Michael and Sara May (Thomas) DeAngelis.  She worked as an Administrative Assistant for the Mass General Hospital in Boston.  Laura is survived...

Mar 24, 2020

Dorothy H. (Whitehouse) Saltmarsh, a 72 year resident of Westwood, passed away March 24, 2020 at the Bear Mountain Nursing Home in Andover, Massachusetts at the age 97. Dorothy was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1922, and was the loving daughter of John and Emily (Battey) Whitehouse. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in...

Mar 22, 2020

Maureen Joyce Caulfield, a resident of Sharon, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Norwood, Hospital.  She was 57.  Maureen was born October 21, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, a daughter of Joseph Christopher and Mary Virginia (Rainey) Caulfield.  She worked as an underwriter in the reinsurance industry.  Maureen is survived by her sister Carol M. Mecca of Riverside, Rhode...

Mar 22, 2020

Anthony Santo LaMonica, a resident of Medfield, and formerly of Dedham, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 78. “Owl” as he was known to his childhood friends, was born on November 20, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of Philip and Clara (Carlucci) LaMonica. After high school, his family moved to Dedham where he...

Mar 21, 2020

Ronald Anthony Genitti, a resident of Dedham, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.  He was 85.  Ronald was born January 20, 1935 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Domenic and Anna (Langione) Genitti, immigrants from Italy.  He graduated from Dedham High School and enlisted in the US Army where he served...

Mar 18, 2020

Marilyn Claire (Davenport) O’Brien, a resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston.  She was 86.  Marilyn was born October 28, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of John Forbes, and Florence M. (Leavitte) Davenport.  She worked as a secretary for the American Red Cross.  Marilyn was the wife of the late Robert...

Mar 13, 2020

Malcolm Daniel “Danny” Morrison, a resident of Walpole, and formerly of Westwood, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2020 at his home after a long battle with cancer.  He was 75.  Danny was born February 25, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Malcolm Francis and Pauline (Gerrish) Morrison.  He grew up in Westwood, graduated from...

Mar 6, 2020

John Mark Bucelewicz, a resident of West Roxbury, died Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital.  He was 71.  John was born December 11, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of William Albert and Helen Elizabeth (Woronowicz) Bucelewicz. He graduated from Brighton High School and worked as a nursing assistant at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital and...

Mar 1, 2020

George Rodman Rowland, Jr., passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the age of 82. “Rod” lived his whole life in Wianno and the Boston Area. He was a student at The Fessenden School and St. Mark’s school, and graduated class of 1960 from Yale University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, he spent two years...

Feb 28, 2020

Elizabeth Grant Kam, age 72, of West Roxbury and Dennis Port, formerly of Avon, CT and Rochester, NY, passed away on February 28, 2020 after 50 years of marriage to Cedric Kam.  Betsy was born Elizabeth Virginia Grant in Boston, the daughter of Ernest Hamlen Grant, Jr. and Elizabeth Spence (MacNeil) Grant.  She was the proud mother of Alison...

Feb 26, 2020

1930-2020

Louisa A. Fairbanks, a resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston of natural causes.  She was 89.  Louisa was born October 3, 1930 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Katherine Wilhelmina (deMik) and Albert Clarence Eckenbrecht.  Louisa was an honor student at Weber College  from 1948-1949 and graduated...

Feb 24, 2020

Jean Marie Komuniecki, a resident of Westwood, died Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Seasons Hospice Home in Milton.  She was 69.  Jean was born September 6, 1950in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Bernice and Walter Komuniecki Jr.  She graduated from Pittsfield High School, earned her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts , and...

Feb 23, 2020

Bernard Arthur Byrnes, a resident of Westwood since 1978, and formerly of Hyde Park, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 at his home in Westwood.  He was 87.  Bernard was born June 4, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Bernard and Dorothea Olga (Lunderkin) Byrnes. Bernard was a career military man, having served in the Marine Reserves, the Airforce,...