Local Obituaries
Sofia Mavrides
Sep 4, 2017
Sofia Mavrides, 87, of Roslindale, Massachusetts, passed away on September 4, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Haralambos Mavrides. Devoted mother of Helen Fanouriakis and her late husband Dimitrios, and Roger Mavrides and his wife Patricia. Loving grandmother of Kostas, Taki, Aris, and Sebastian. Cherished great grandmother of Eleni, Thano, and Georgia. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives...
Mary Georgenes
Sep 2, 2017
Mary (Ballos) Georgenes, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 at her home in Walpole. She was 78. Mary was born April 7, 1939 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the daughter of Greek immigrants Charles and Anna Ballos. For the last fourteen years she worked as an administrator at Dental Associates of Walpole. Mary was a volunteer at Children’s Hospital in Boston for...
Priscilla “Pat” Johnson
Aug 31, 2017
Priscilla James Johnson, known to her friends as “Pat”, passed away on August 31, 2017, at the age of 94, in her apartment at Fox Hill Village in Westwood, Mass. Pat was born in Somerville, Mass., on September 28, 1922, to Ada Taylor James and Walter Clark James. Her beloved younger brother, Phil James, predeceased her. She was an...
Patricia Wrenn
Aug 21, 2017
Patricia (Spinning) Wrenn, a former resident of Dedham and Needham, died Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Rivercrest Nursing Home in Concord, Massachusetts. She was 90. Patsy was born July 14, 1927 in Paris, France, the daughter of Kenneth Osbourne and Edith (Hensey) Spinning. She graduated from Barnard College in New York City, New York with the Class of...
Albert G. Schoener
Aug 12, 2017
Albert G. Schoener, 94, a lifetime resident of Roslindale passed away on August 12, 2017. Born in Boston, he was the son of Gustav and Charlotte (Oberlander) Schoener. He attended grade school in Roslindale, and then technical school in Boston. Upon Graduation, he enlisted in the Navy, where he attended flight school. He became a Hellcat fighter pilot in the ...
Maria Papavassiliou
Aug 11, 2017
Maria (Tsangaris) Papavassiliou, a resident of Winthrop, died Friday, August 11, 2017 at Care One at Peabody. She was 84. Maria was born March 5, 1933 in Gargaliani, Greece, the daughter of the late Andreas and Kostanodina (Mastornikolou) Tsangaris. She worked for many years in the linen department at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and was...
Joseph E. Jr. Conley
Aug 9, 2017
Joseph Edward Conley, Jr., a resident of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 67. Joseph was born September 28, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph E. Sr., and Helen Virginia (Catarius) Conley. He attended the Michaelangelo School in Boston and worked as an assembler and packer for the...
Chandler D. Jr. Phinney
Aug 9, 2017
Chandler Dotton Phinney Jr., a resident of Norwood, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 88. Sonny was born November 22, 1928 in Milton, Massachusetts, the only son of Chandler D. Sr., and Mary (Will) Phinney, and grew up in Plymouth. He earned his Master’s degree in Education from Boston University and worked as a...
Joan Kenney
Aug 8, 2017
Joan was born and raised in Mission Hill, the daughter of Theresa and Joseph Fitzpatrick. She graduated from Mission High School and married the love of her life, Larry Kenney in 1958. They began a family and raised seven children together in Hyde Park where Larry and his family operated Francis E. Kenney & Sons Funeral Home for 83...
Dorothy Johnson
Aug 7, 2017
Dorothy Louise (Bates) Johnson, “Pat”, a resident of Westwood, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, August 7, 2017 at the Thomas Upham House in Medfield at the age of 96. Pat was born on May 22, 1921 in Whitman, MA, a daughter to Freeman C. and Emily V. (Jackson) Bates and sister to Harry, Russell,...
Patricia Evans
Jul 24, 2017
Patricia A. (Healy) Evans, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away on July 24, 2017 at the Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. She was 83 years old. Patricia was born on May 30, 1934 in Boston and was the daughter of John M. Healy and Katherine Healy. She moved to Dedham after getting married and worked...
Gerald Spence
Jul 13, 2017
Gerald Wilburt Spence, of Boston, MA passed away peacefully Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family, friends and caregivers. Gerald was born and raised in a small community in Westmoreland, Jamaica to the late Beatrice Rose and Leon Spence. Mr. Spence worked as a Lead Technician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital for...
Alexis Concepcion
Jul 13, 2017
Alexis Concepcion, resident of Waltham, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at his home in Waltham. He was 40. Alex was born August 13, 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Alexis Sr., and Carmen (Aviles) Depina. In addition to his father, Alex is survived by his fiancé, Jan Ratsamee; his daughters, Victoria Medina and Jocelyn Concepcion; his stepmother, Carmen...
Penelope Chapman
Jul 12, 2017
Penelope Joan (Basilici) Chapman, a longtime resident of Readville, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham. She was 73. Penelope was born August 4, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Paul and Madaline (Zapff) Basilici. She graduated from Hyde Park High School with the Class of 1961 and worked as a machine...
Linda Foehl
Jul 9, 2017
Linda (Mackey) Foehl, a retired teacher, died peacefully of lymphoma July 9th in her home in Dover. She was 78. Beloved wife of Atty. William C. Foehl who predeceased her in 2001, Linda was born and raised in Bronxville, New York. She graduated from Colby College in 1960 and moved to Dover in 1962 with her husband. Full...
Daniel V. Dalia
Jul 2, 2017
Daniel V. Dalia, a longtime resident of Hyde Park (Readville), age 90 years, passed away on July 2, 2017 with his family by his side. Born in Boston, he was the son of James V. and Mildred (Pergamo) Dalia. Danny was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Navy. He worked for the Massachusetts Transit Authority...
Mary A. Gaffey
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Ann Gaffey passed away on June 14, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham at the age of 83. Born in Brockton, MA, she was the daughter of James E. and Amelia F. (Felicia) Gaffey. Mary was a resident of West Roxbury and a former resident of Dedham before entering the nursing home. She worked as a...
Mary E. Dineen
Jun 14, 2017
Mary Ellen (Marando) Dineen, a resident of Highland Glen in Westwood, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Wedgemere Golden Living Center in Taunton. She was 79. Mary was born November 3, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter and oldest child of John J. and Marion (Cahill) Marando. She was the wife of the late Donald Dineen, the former wife...
Edward Kessler
Jun 9, 2017
Edward Kessler of Millis passed away on June 9, 2017 at the age of 91. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the loving son of Frank and Mary (Singer) Kessler and the beloved husband of Allison Costain Kessler. Mr. Kessler served in the United States Army during World War II, 817 AAA AW. Mr. Kessler devoted his life to...
Alexander B. Mcdowell
Jun 5, 2017
Alexander “Blair” McDowell, Jr. passed away on June 5, 2017 at the age of 82. Born in Boston, MA, the son of Alexander B., Sr. and Vivian (Whitney) McDowell. He was a graduate of Dedham High School and then went on to work as a stereotyper for several newspapers. He worked for the Boston Globe for many years until his...
