Local Obituaries
Helen Doukas
Mar 26, 2019
Eleni ‘Helen’ Doukas, a resident of West Roxbury for 64 years passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 26, 2019. She celebrated her 88th birthday on September 11th 2018. Born in 1930 in Greece, Helen was the daughter of Vasili and Vasilki Georgaklis of Greece. Helen was a talented seamstress, cook and gardener. She dedicated much of her career working for...
Dr. Martin D. Becker
Mar 25, 2019
Dr. Martin D. Becker, 84, passed peacefully Monday, March 25, 2019, after a brief illness. Martin spent his final days in his Westwood, Mass. home surrounded by loving family and serenaded by the classical music he loved since his childhood. Martin was a well-respected physician, specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery, in a career that spanned 35 years. He...
Rovena C Cistoldi
Mar 23, 2019
Rovena Caroline (Nourse) Cistoldi, a resident of Hyde Park, died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Inn at Silver Lake in Kingston after a long illness. She was 92. Rovena was born February 24, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of William Henry and Elonia Margaret (Ross) Nourse. Rovena graduated from Hyde Park High School and started her...
Michael G.E. Winbourne
Mar 22, 2019
Michael G.E. Winbourne, a lawyer in Dedham for the Firm Winbourne, Hampe and Sheehan, and who later ran his own law office, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut surrounded by his family. He was 64. Michael was born May 13, 1954 in Needham, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Attorney George E....
Bruce M. Hannon
Mar 22, 2019
Bruce Mason Hannon, a resident of Walpole, died Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Stanley Tippet Home in Needham. He was 65. Bruce was born October 20, 1953 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a son of Frederick Daniel and Isobel M. (Easton) Hannon. He graduated from Westwood High School with the Class of 1971 and earned his Bachelor degree from...
Marion E. Johnstone
Mar 21, 2019
Marion Elaine (Wagner) Johnstone, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire for the past 15 years, and formerly of East Walpole, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Corville Nursing Home in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was 95. Marion was born May 25, 1923 in Waltham, Massachusetts, one of the three daughters of Earl and Mary (Warner)...
Charlotte M. Langione
Mar 7, 2019
Charlotte Marie (Willett) Langione, a resident of Dedham for 65 years, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019 at her home in Dedham. She was 89. Charlotte was born April 18, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Charles Francis and Bridget Gertrude (Philben) Willett. She worked in the office at Grainger’s in Westwood for 18 years. Charlotte was the...
William P. Dole
Mar 7, 2019
It is with great sadness that Beatrice Bentz Dole announces that her beloved husband, William Page Dole, died peacefully at his home in Westwood on March 7, 2019 at the age of 90. He had been treated for heart disease since 1987 and was grateful for his extended rich and rewarding life. He was born in Melrose in May...
Kevin P. Palmisciano
Mar 6, 2019
Kevin Paul Palmisciano, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, March 6th at his home in Dedham. He was 61. Kevin was born December 30, 1957 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston, the son of the late Enrico “Henry” Palmisciano and Dorothy June (McGrath) Palmisciano. He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1975. In addition to...
Adelaide Berlo
Feb 21, 2019
Adelaide “Ann” (Devlin) Berlo passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the age of 94. She was the loving wife of Donald Berlo until his death in 1995. She is survived by their three children: DonnaJean Downer and her husband Jim; Diane Love and her husband John; and Robert Berlo and his wife Eve; as well as grandchildren...
Horst Ambiel
Feb 20, 2019
Horst Friedrich Ambiel, 79, of West Roxbury, died on February 20, 2019. Horst was a man who enjoyed simple pleasures. The most important things to him were his home and his family. Born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, to Daniel F. and Lieselotte Ambiel, Horst was a talented soccer player and trained as a mechanic in Mannheim. He emigrated to the...
Garfield Mackinnon
Feb 17, 2019
John Garfield Mackinnon, a resident of Norwood, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his loving family on Sunday, February 17, 2019. He was 93. Garfield was born February 26, 1925 in Clyde River, Prince Edward Island, Canada, one of the five children of Gordon and Lula Mae (Scot) MacKinnon. In 1954 He emigrated from Prince Edward...
James Horigan
Feb 16, 2019
James R. Horigan, (71), of Concord, NH, son of George T. and Anna (Delaney) Horigan, husband of Lynn (Baird) Horigan. Father of six, grandfather of twenty. He is survived by his family. Brother of George T. and his wife Joan Horigan of Brockton, MA, Richard and his wife Jean Horigan of Lexington, MA, the late Edward and his wife...
Robert L. Norberg
Feb 14, 2019
Robert Leonard Norberg, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Roslindale, Hyde Park, and Jamaica Plain, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Stanley Tippet Home in Needham. He was 90. Bob was born November 21, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Alfred and Mary (Michaud) Norberg. He graduated from Boston Technical High School and,...
Ruth A. Edmands
Feb 11, 2019
Ruth A. (Randall) Edmands, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 91. Ruth was born June 8, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts a daughter of Leon and May J. (Richardson) Randall. Ruth was a former professional dance instructor and worked for 14 years as manager at the Charles...
Patricia Sheehan
Feb 10, 2019
Patricia “Tricia” Sheehan, passed away on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 surrounded by family. Tricia was the loving daughter of the late Paul Sheehan and the late June and Raymond Pariseau. She was the cherished sister of Mark Sheehan and his wife Debra of Norwood, Paula Sheehan of Bourne, Gary Sheehan and his partner Robin Towle of Norfolk, Peter Sheehan...
Anthony Bellettini
Feb 3, 2019
Anthony J. Bellettini passed away in Norwood on February 3, 2019 at the age of 63. Born on September 23, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late Olinto and Leigh Bellettini, and brother to the late John Bellettini. At the age of 8, he first saw the movie ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ and...
Marion C. Griffin
Feb 3, 2019
Marion Carol (Davies) Griffin died Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 at her home in Millis. She was 60. Marion was born December 20, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Dorothy Gertrude (Simens) and Wilbur Clifford Davies Sr. She ran her own cleaning and landscaping business and was an avid bowler. Marion was the beloved wife of Paul R. Griffin...
Dennis R. Sulinski
Feb 1, 2019
Dennis R. Sulinski of Dedham, passed away on February 1, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 48. He was the beloved son of Barbara Bowman and the late Albert C. Sulinski. He worked for the Town of Dedham Police Department as a dispatcher and auxiliary officer. He is survived by his children Ashley Dineen,...
Mary C. Johnson
Jan 31, 2019
Mary Charlotte (Garner) Johnson, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood. She was 94. Mary was born February 8, 1924 in Norwood, the only daughter of James and Hannah (Weston) Garner. She graduated from Norwood High School and worked briefly as a dental assistant before marrying her late husband, Donald...
