Local Obituaries
Lloyd Marsters
Sep 29, 2024
Lloyd Emerson Marsters III, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Sunday, September 29, 2024 at his home in Norwood. He was 83. Lloyd was born May 22, 1941 in Everett, Massachusetts the son of Lloyd Emerson Marsters Jr. and Ethel F. (Bayer) Marsters. He grew up in Malden and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Salem State College. He spent...
Russell E. Downes
Sep 22, 2024
With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved father “Coach” Russell Earle Downes on Sunday, September 22, 2024, following years of Alzheimer’s disease.Russ leaves behind his sister, Charlotte Luscombe, his 3 children, Kenneth Downes, Sue Downes-Borko, Nancy Estabrook Downes and his 3 grandchildren, Sam, Lauren, and Lucian. His wife Marilyn passed away in 2015. The Downes family hosted...
Paul Scott Motyka
Sep 19, 2024
Paul Scott Motyka (66), a longtime resident of Walpole and Dedham, died on Thursday September 19, 2024 after a long period of declining health. Paul was born in Waltham, MA on January 23, 1958 and was the son of the late Louis Zigmund Motyka and Barbara Myshrall Motyka. Paul graduated from Newton North High School in 1976. He enjoyed...
Elaine Bitar
Sep 18, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elaine Florence (Webb) Bitar on Sept. 18, 2024.
Elaine’s singular joy and source of pride was for her three children, whom she raised to relentlessly pursue their education and dreams. In her later life, her four grandsons only deepened her profound love and dedication to her...
Arlene Reed
Sep 16, 2024
Arlene B (Dunn) Reed died on September 16, 2024, at age 89. The cause of death is acute respiratory distress with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She lived much of her life in Norwood, MA but has spent the past six years in Provincetown.
She is survived by her three sons: Robert S. Reed and his wife,...
Joseph Leonard
Sep 10, 2024
Joseph Leonard, a resident of Dedham for 58 years, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at the Neville Center in Cambridge after a long illness. he was 89. Joseph was born June 20, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph and Anna Frances (Donohue) Leonard. He served with the Army National Guard and worked as a financial advisor in...
Marie L. Carro
Sep 8, 2024
Marie Louise (Segura) Carro, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, September 8, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham. She was 93. Maria, as she was known to many, was born July 10, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Jose and Rose (Arrichiello) Segura. She graduated from Boston Latin High School and worked as...
Theresa M Harris
Sep 4, 2024
Theresa M. Harris (Gaughan), age 70, of Westwood, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2024. Theresa was the beloved wife of James (“Jim”) Harris Sr. with whom she shared 38 wonderful years of marriage. She was the heart of our home and family.
Theresa was born and raised in Dorchester before moving to Westwood in 1970, where...
Dorothea Atallah
Sep 3, 2024
Dorothea Frances Atallah, of Crystal River, Florida, formerly of Westwood and Walpole, Massachusetts, finally rested on September 3, 2024 after 94 energetic years of tending children, orchids, and traveling the world.
Dorothea was born on February 19, 1930 in Easton, Pennsylvania, to John and Helen Shoffner. She was pre-deceased by her older brother, John Shoffner; first husband,...
John F. Hayes
Aug 25, 2024
John “Jack” Francis Hayes a resident of Hyde Park, Mass, and formerly from Norwood, Mass, died of a long illness on August 25, 2024. Jack was born in Norwood to the late John P. and Marjorie A. (Dooley) Hayes. He is survived by his sister, Anne L. Firth and her husband, Clifford C Firth of Hyde Park, his sister, ...
Heather Crisafulli
Aug 21, 2024
Heather (Anderson) Crisafulli, of Bridgewater, and formerly of Medway, passed away in Dedham with family by her side. She was 80. She was the loving wife to the late Paul Crisafulli for over 59 Years. Heather is survived by her two children, Paul Crisafulli and his wife Karen, and Kenneth Crisafulli, and his wife Cara. Beloved Gammie to Gabrielle...
David L. Seaquist
Aug 16, 2024
David Lowell Seaquist, a Westwood resident, died Friday, August 16, 2024 at the Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood. He was 89. David was born March 6, 1935 in Nye, Wisconsin, the son of Carl Johannes Sjokvist and Mabel (Anderson) Seaquist. David was a US Army veteran and worked as a Psychologist. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne...
Joan G. Wislocki
Aug 8, 2024
Joan (Gordon) Wislocki, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, August 8, 2024 at Rogerson House in Jamaica Plain. She was 91. Joan was born September 17, 1932 in Hagerstown, Maryland the daughter of Eugene and Anna Madeline (Darner) Gordon. She earned her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College where she graduated with the Class of 1954, and earned her...
Dr. Melvyn A.J. Menezes
Aug 6, 2024
Melvyn Allan Joseph Menezes, husband of the late Maria Menezes, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024 while on holiday in Bangalore, India. Melvyn was a resident of Chestnut Hill since 2019 (formerly of Westwood). He was 73. Melvyn was born on February 8, 1951 in Karachi, Pakistan, the middle of Archibald and Veronica (Mathias) Menezes’ five children. He obtained a...
Elaine M. Buzzell
Aug 1, 2024
Elaine Marie Mellett, a beacon of light and resilience, passed away on August 1, 2024 surrounded by family.
Born on May 8, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts, Elaine’s spirit and strength were evident from an early age. A proud graduate of the culinary arts program at Blue Hills Regional Technical Vocational High School, she had a varied career...
Alan L. Labelle
Jul 29, 2024
Alan “Al” L. LaBelle, 72 years young, of Dedham passed away peacefully on July 29th, 2024 after a courageous two-year battle with cancer. He is survived by his devoted wife Mary (Shuley) of 42 wonderful years. A family man at heart, he is the loving father of Steven and his wife Meghan of Mansfield, and John and his wife...
Melvin E. Md Clouse
Jul 25, 2024
Melvin E. Clouse, MD, Emeritus Chair of the Department of Radiology and former Director of Radiology Research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, former Deaconess Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, passed away on July 25, 2024 at age 90. He was born in Vinita, a small town in northeastern Oklahoma. At age four, he was inspired to...
Kenneth A. Jr. Gould
Jul 23, 2024
Kenneth Ashley Gould Jr, “Kenny”, recently of West Roxbury, and formerly of Long Beach, California for 25 years, died Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at the Brigham &Women’s Hospital in Boston, just four days shy of his 65th birthday. Kenny was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Margaret Geraldine (Marshall) and Kenneth Ashley Gould Sr. He earned an Associate...
Richard Gates
Jul 21, 2024
Richard Tucker Gates, Born April 14, 1946, passed away on July 21st, 2024 at the Fitchburg Wellness Center in Fitchburg MA of complications due to diabetes and dementia. He was known to friends & family as Ricky. Son of William Gates and Sylvia Gillespie Gates, he grew up in Dedham with his father Bill, his sister Elizabeth Gates and...
Wilber M. Blair
Jul 21, 2024
Wilber Maynard Blair, a resident of Walpole, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical enter in Needham. He was 71. Wilber was born September 26, 1952 in Albany, New York, the son of George Maynard and Elsa Louise (Robinson) Blair. He earned his Master’s Degree in Fine Arts and worked as a professional artist....
