Obituaries

Nov 10, 2018

Edith Marian (Sias) Brousseau, a long time resident of Dedham, died Saturday, November 10, 2018 at her home in Dedham.  She was 91. Edith was born on December 20,1926  in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the daughter of Arthur and Carrie (Poole) Sias. Edith graduated from Dedham High School class of 1945, afterwards she graduated from Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing. She...

Nov 7, 2018

Douglas Allan Cowley, of Barnstable, died November 7, 2018, with loving friends and family members at his side.  Doug was the son of Doris and Charles Cowley, late of West Roxbury, where he grew up.  He is survived by his brother, Curtis J. Cowley, and his sister-in-law, Lisa Wyman Cowley, of Wellesley, and his niece, Martha Elizabeth Cowley, of Chicago,...

Nov 6, 2018

Shirley Teresa (Fraser) Cahill, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston.  She was 85.  Shirley was born June 11, 1933 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of Simon and Viola (Burton) Fraser.  After High School her family emigrated to the United States, and in 1959 Shirley was Naturalized...

Oct 31, 2018

Ellis Laurimore Phillips III (Larry), 70, of Boston, died peacefully at Tufts Medical Center on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from complications of Type 1 diabetes. He was a harpsichordist and organist, composer, music critic, and philanthropist.

A memorial service celebrating Larry’s life will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1PM at the First Church in...

Oct 28, 2018

Barbara Mary (Steele) Grant, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 81.  Barbara was born August 8, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Thompson) Steele.  She worked as a cashier at the Stop and Shop on Truman Highway in Hyde Park for over...

Oct 27, 2018

Norman G. Cornacchini, 83 of Dedham, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2018.

Loving husband of the late Margaret (Hughes) Cornacchini, father of Norman Cornacchini Jr. and his wife Deborah of Abington, Lisa Mullinix and her husband Thomas of Dedham, the late Nancy McCann and her husband Arthur of Dedham and Linda Cotto and her...

Oct 25, 2018

Myrtle Lorraine (Colby) Peterson, a 30 year resident of Dedham, and more recently of Tecumseh, Kansas, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Heritage Hall in Agawam, Massachusetts.  She was 89.  Myrtle was born September 13, 1929 in Newton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Walter J. and Eva M. (Haynes) Colby.  She worked as a hairdresser in Roslindale and was a...

Oct 21, 2018

Jason Guy Coolen, a resident of Rehoboth, MA for 15 years, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at his home.  Jay was born on November 28th, 1977 in Boston, MA and was just shy of his 41st birthday.  Jason is the son of Darlene Hassey Morris and Guy Coolen.  Jason, who was close to his family, will...

Oct 20, 2018

Anna Genevieve (Garfinkle) Borosavage, a resident of Dedham for over 70 years, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Season’s Hospice in Milton.  She was 90.  Anna was born May 18, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of David and Annie (McGlaughlin) Garfinkle.  Annie was the wife of the late Daniel Gallagher, her first husband.   Anne, the name she...

Oct 16, 2018

June Evelyn (Sellers) Finlayson, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Sophia Snow House in West Roxbury.  She was 94.  June was born February 8, 1924 in Brockton, Massachusetts, the only daughter of William Ellsworth and Gertrude Louise (Lawson) Sellers.  She was the wife of the late Melvin David Finlayson for 55 years...

Oct 13, 2018

John A. Lamb, a resident of Dedham, Massachusetts for the past forty years, died peacefully in his home on September 3rd.   He was born in 1921 and raised in Utica, New York, the youngest of three children.  During the Great Depression and after the death of his mother in 1932, he took up a series of jobs to help...

Oct 10, 2018

Lillia Greaves, of Wellesley, MA, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the age of 59.  Beloved daughter of Moondie Ganness and dear sister of Peter Greaves of Hyde Park.  She is predeceased by her cherished son, Stephen Greaves, and father, Albert Greaves.  Visiting hours for Lillia will be held on Wednesday,  October 17, 2018 at...

Oct 9, 2018

Patricia J. Hurley, 78, of Foxboro, formerly of Dedham, passed away on October 9, 2018 surrounded by her family. Born on April 12, 1940, in Gloucester, MA, Pat is the daughter of Ursula Sonia Mitchell of Gloucester and the late D. Albert Mitchell. After graduating St. Ann’s High School, Pat was employed by Prudential Insurance where she met the...

Sep 27, 2018

Marjorie Alexandra (Brown) Sage, a resident of Westwood, died Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 98.  Marjorie was born June 24, 1920 in Trinity East, Newfoundland, Canada, the daughter of Hezekiah and Mary Jane (Batstone) Brown.  She worked as a self employed seamstress and was a former member of the Emmanuel Episcopal...

Sep 27, 2018

Joseph D. Spinney, Jr., of Hyde Park, formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the age of 43.  Joseph was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia (Dame) Spinney on September 23, 2018.  He will be greatly missed by his beloved daughter, Sara Spinney, and his wife, Lauren (Baga) Spinney of Hyde Park, MA. ...

Sep 23, 2018

Anne Elizabeth (Morrow) Steeves, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at her home in Westwood.  She was 84.  Anne was born February 15, 1934 in Natick, Massachusetts, the daughter of James and Susanna Margaret (Coles) Morrow.  She graduated from Westwood High School with the Class of 1951 and then e from the Hickox Secretarial School...

Sep 11, 2018

Jean Adrienne (Oliver) DeVirgilio a resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at her home in Dedham.  She was 86.  Jean was born August 27, 1932 in Norwood, the daughter of Herbert and Emma Roberta (Vaughn) Oliver.  She graduated from Norwood High School and worked for many years as a teller at Baybank, both in Wellesley and in...

Sep 2, 2018

Elizabeth (Motley) Ames died Sunday September 2nd in Westwood, Massachusetts.  She was born in Boston on December 27th, 1918 to John Lothrop Motley and Nancy Barton Motley. She was the oldest of 4 siblings, Eleanor, John, Jr. and Nancy.  She grew up in Boston and Nahant and was educated at the Winsor School in Boston, and the St. Timothy’s...

Aug 27, 2018

Elda Maibaum was born Elda China, to Peter China and Carina Sossi, on May 23, 1923 in the borough of Manhattan, NY. Elda graduated from Hunter College in New York City and worked as an economist. She spoke Italian and French. Elda met Albert Maibaum when they were youngsters growing up New York City. Al was the son of...

Aug 23, 2018

Ida Raffaela (Giammasi) Baressi, a resident of Hyde Park, died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at her home in Hyde Park.  She was 96.  Ida was born June 27, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of the six children of Antonio and Raffaela (Lombardi) Giammasi, immigrants from Italy.  She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked as a clerk...