Obituaries

Jan 4, 2018

William Joseph Crehan, Jr., a resident of Norwood, died Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Norwood Hospital.  He was 64.  Billy was born February 21, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William Joseph Sr., and Carolyn (Conley) Crehan. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Boston College and worked as a butcher for Star Market.  Billy is survived by...

Jan 2, 2018

Putnam Ballou McDowell, age 93, died on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at his home in Westwood, MA following an extended illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of twenty seven years, Rosamond “Robin” (Brooks) McDowell and by four daughters, and a son from his marriage to Margaret “Retta” Ferguson McDowell, eleven grandchildren, and seven great-grand children; Margaret...

Jan 1, 2018

John Robert Biscoe, a longtime resident of Dedham died Monday, January 1, 2018 at his home in Dedham.  He was 88.  John was born July 20, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Harold A. and Estelle M. (Gilmore) Biscoe.  He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 and served in the 6571st Armament Test Group until his honorable...

Dec 28, 2017

Joseph Marsoobian Jr, a resident of Weymouth for the past two years, and formerly a longtime resident of Wilmington, died Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.  He was 69.  Joseph was born November 6, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts the son of Virginia (Consolian) and Joseph Marsoobian Sr.  He served in the Army Reserves and...

Dec 22, 2017

D. Elaine (Fuller) Meridan, on December 22, 2017 of a broken heart , age 92. Westwood resident of 56 years and summer resident of Wings Neck, Pocasset. Her beloved husband Stuart of 69 years, predeceased her by 17 days. Blessed mother of Paula Meridan of Westwood, Nancy Tashjian and husband Craig of Wellesley and Jeanne Hill and husband David of...

Dec 20, 2017

Nelson Sage Gifford of Westwood, Marion, and Wellesley MA passed away quietly with his family at his side on 20 December 2017 after a short illness at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He was 87 years old.

“Giff” was a captain of industry within Massachusetts and beyond. After graduating from Tufts University B.A. in 1952 and serving one tour of...

Dec 19, 2017

Adeola Omobolanle (Oyewole) Oluwadara, a resident of Roslindale, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home in Roslindale after a long illness.  She was 50.  Adeola was born April 8, 1967 in Ibadan, Nigeria, the daughter of Samuel Adeleke and Sarah Ajoke (Oke) Oyewole.  She earned her Master’s degree from Simmons College in Boston and worked as a special...

Dec 13, 2017

Pearl Marie (Homer) Kiely, a resident of Duxbury since 1994, and formerly a resident of Dedham for 50 years, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at her home in Duxbury.  She was 97.  Pearl was born February 3, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Aloyius and Marie (Freitag) Homer.  She grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High...

Dec 13, 2017

Elizabeth A. (Beneway) Chagaris, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 100.  Betty was born June 8, 1917 in New York, the daughter of John E. and Lena C. (Carpenter) Beneway.  She was the wife of the late William Nicholas Chagaris whom she married in 1942 and...

Dec 6, 2017

Daniel William Lawrence Jr., of Providence, Rhode Island, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Rhode Island Hospital.  He was 31.  Dan was born April 25, 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Lorie (Levesque) White and Daniel William Lawrence Sr.  He was employed by Amazon.  Dan loved fishing, music and animals , and enjoyed camping.  Dan is...

Dec 5, 2017

Stuart Theodore (Merdinyan) Meridan a Westwood resident for 56 years, and summer resident of Wings Neck, Pocasset died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Stanley Tippett House in Needham. He was 97.  Stuart was the devoted and beloved husband for 69 years of D. Elaine (Fuller) and the blessed father of Paula Meridan of Westwood, Nancy Tashjian...

Dec 3, 2017

CAPTAIN STILES F. STEVENS, CEC, U. S. Naval Reserve–Retired, passed away on December 3, 2017, in Norwood, Massachusetts, of natural causes.  He was in his 88th year and was a resident of both Christiansted, U. S. Virgin Islands, and Westwood, Massachusetts.

He was born on October 11, 1929, to Anna Elizabeth (Schlegal) and Stiles Stevens...

Nov 24, 2017

Rolfe “Sonny” Bertil Voltaire, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 24, 2017.

Rolfe grew up in Malden and West Roxbury, MA, after a childhood spent partly in Sweden.  He was the eldest child of Sven Voltaire and Judith Eklund Voltaire, and the beloved foster child of Alda and Wesley Johnson of Malden, MA. He graduated from...

Nov 18, 2017

Hubert William Hartnett, a resident of Dracut, and formerly a resident of Lowell, died Saturday, November 18, 2017 at his residence in Dracut.  He was 79.  Hubert was born April 6, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Lawrence A. Hartnett Sr. and Julia A. (Walsh) Hartnett.  He is survived by his brother, Lawrence A. Hartnett Jr. of Roslindale;...

Nov 17, 2017

George J. Flynn, a resident of Dedham, died Friday,November 17, 2017 at his home in Dedham.  He was 76.  George was born in Marlbank, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Lawlor) Flynn. George worked as the marketing director for NRJ Bus Company and then as the Executive Director of the SEEM Collaborative.  He enjoyed gardening...

Nov 15, 2017

Doris Janet ((Walsh) Boudrot, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her homer in Dedham.  She was 88.  Doris was born November 20, 1928 in Newton, Massachusetts , the daughter of Martin and Mary (San Soucie) Walsh.  She attended Katherine Gibbs School of Business in Boston and worked for many years as a saleswoman for...

Nov 13, 2017

Jean Louise (Keady) Sears, a resident of Dedham, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Tippett House in Needham on her 69th birthday.  Jean was born November 13, 1948 in Norwood, Massachusetts and grew up in Islington.  She graduated from Westwood High School with the class of 1966.  Jean worked for many years s the office manager at Boston...

Nov 11, 2017

Patty “Panagiota” Sarhanis formerly of 30 Ivory St, West Roxbury, passed peacefully at Webster at Rye, in Rye New Hampshire on November 11, 2017. She was born in Kiato Corinth, Greece on Sept.14, 1923, the daughter of Yianni and Eleni (Mataxas) Karavoulis. Patty immigrated to the United States, arriving at Ellis Island and settling in Boston in 1950 to...

Nov 1, 2017

June V. (Culbert) Jansky, of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully after a long illness on November 1, 2017 with her loving family at her side.  She was born and raised by her mother, Ida Culbert, in Rahway, New Jersey with her siblings Robert, Fred, and Donald. June relocated to Massachusetts in the early 1950s, where she met...

Oct 30, 2017

Laurence “Larry” Miller Davis, a long time resident of Norwood and a lifelong resident of Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA following a brief illness. He was 70 years old.  Born in 1947 and raised in Acton, Massachusetts, he was the the son of Charles and Freda (Clogston)...