Local Obituaries
Jason Coolen
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...
Anna G. Borosavage
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...
June E. Finlayson
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...
John Lamb
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...
Lillia Greaves
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...
Patricia Hurley
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...
Marjorie A. Sage
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...
Joseph D. Jr. Spinney
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. ...
Anne E. Steeves
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...
Jean A. (Oliver) Devirgilio
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...
Elizabeth Ames
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...
Elda Maibaum
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...
Ida R. Baressi
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...
Marie Wilson
Aug 20, 2018
Marie A. (Bjorklund) Wilson, Of Milton, and formerly of Westwood, passed away on August 20, 2018 at the age of 95. Former secretary of the Westwood Public School system. Beloved wife of the late Weston P. Wilson, Sr., and loving mother of W. Perry Wilson, Jr. and his wife Denise of Winchester, David Wilson and his wife Maureen of...
Carrie M. Barbaglia
Aug 20, 2018
Carrie Mae (McBride) Barbaglia, a resident of Canton for 72 years, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at the Stanley R. Tippett Home in Needham. She was 95. Carrie was born September 19, 1922 in Louisville, Georgia, one of the seven children of Thomas Gardner and Willie Letitia (Sheppard) McBride. She was a graduate from Vidette High School in Vidette,...
Eleanor P. Wons
Aug 16, 2018
Eleanor Patricia(Burns) Wons, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at her home in Dedham. She was 91. Eleanor was born September 18, 1926 in Somerville, Massachusetts the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Hunt) Burns, immigrants from Ireland. She was the last survivor, and youngest. of the twelve children of Patrick and Mary. Eleanor workd as a supervisor of New England...
Ada M. Ferzoco
Aug 14, 2018
Ada M. (Cenci) Ferzoco, a resident of Hyde Park for 58 years, passed away at her home on August 14, 2018 at the age of 91. Ada was born in Somerville on January 1, 1927 and was the fourth of five children to Nicholas and Immacolata (Di Salvo) Cenci. She grew up in Somerville and spent time working for ...
Carol L. Packard
Aug 12, 2018
Carol Lillian (MacKenney) Packard, a resident of Mansfield, and formerly of Westwood, died Sunday, August 12, 2o18 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 89. Carol was born January 23, 1929 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the daughter of Carl Russell and Lillian (Letts) MacKenney. She graduated Westwood High School with the Class of 1946 and worked as the...
Karl R. Wagner
Aug 8, 2018
Karl Richard Wagner, a longtime resident of Riverview Street in Dedham, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Needham campus. He was 87. Karl was born November 30, 1930 in Boston, Massachhusetts, the son of Karl and Margaret Wagner, immigrants from Germany. He graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and studied for a year...
Vincent C. Peterson
Aug 7, 2018
Vincent Carl Peterson, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at his home in Dedham. He was 93. Vinnie was born January 25, 1925 in the same room where he passed away. He was a graduate of Dedham High School and earned certificates after high school in both airplane and automotive repair. Vinnie was inducted into...
