Obituaries

Mar 6, 2017

Herbert George Schank, of West Roxbury, died Monday, March 6, 2017 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.  He was 90.  Herbert was born February 20, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Erich Otto and Helen A. (Reinhardt) Schank, immigrants from Germany.  Herbert spent two years at Boston University before enlisting in the US Marine Corps where he...

Mar 5, 2017

James A. Cardinale passed away on March 5, 2017, at age 84, in Dedham, Massachusetts.  He was born on October 1, 1932 to Giuseppe Cardinale (of Sicily) and Maria Scudera (of Sicily) in Boston, Massachusetts.  Jim grew up causing mischief in the North End of Boston.  He married Rita Guerrero who passed away at an early age.  He married...

Mar 5, 2017

William Becker Maxwell, a resident of Concord, and formerly of Hawaii, died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale.  He was 78.  William was born January 6, 1939 in Orange, California, the son of Overton Key and Marion (Becker) Maxwell.  Mr. Maxwell loved speed yet was surprisingly graceful on his feet. He was the California...

Feb 24, 2017

Pearl (Kanaan) Daley, a resident of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully at Hebrew Senior Life on February 24, 2017.  She was 93 years of age. Beloved wife of the late James E. Daley. Devoted and loving mother of Rhonda and her husband Robert Rusek and the late Ruth Olga Scarbeau. Loving Grandmother of Justyn and her husband Richard Smith;...

Feb 21, 2017

Arthur James Early, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, February 21st. 2017 at his home in Norwood after a brief illness.  He was 97.  Arthur was born January 15, 1920 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of David A. and Margaret (Bertram) Early, immigrants from Scotland.  He graduated from Norwood High School and worked for 35 years as a...

Feb 14, 2017

Betty Donovan (Goddard), a lifetime resident of Hyde Park, passed away on February 14, 2017 at the age of 86.  Born in Boston, she was the daughter of  Samuel and Julia (Schmidt) Goddard.   Betty was the beloved wife of the late Joseph W. Donovan and the loving mother of John “Jack” Donovan and his wife Deborah of Newton, Julie...

Feb 11, 2017

Laudelina Santana, a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.  She was 93.  Laudelina was born February 28, 1923 in Perico, Matanzas, Cuba, the daughter of Juan Santana and Ramona Gonzales.  She was the wife of the late Pedro Apolinares and is survivd by her daughter, Elsa Fagundo, of...

Feb 11, 2017

Anthony J. Ricci, a resident of Dedham passed away on February 11, 2017 at the age of 94.  Born in Barrington, Rhode Island , he was the son of Antonio and Concetta (Conti) Ricci.  Mr. Ricci was a United States Army veteran who served in World War II and worked in construction until his retirement in 1985.  He was...

Feb 11, 2017

Panagiota (Barbopoulos) Delegas, of Hyde Park, passed away on  February 11,2017.  Beloved wife of the late Sotirios Delegas.  Devoted mother of George Delegas and his fiance Tanya , and Anna Delegas and her husband Prodromos Petridis. Loving grandmother of Alexander and Christian Delegas.   Sister of Vasiliki Hatzigeorgiou.  She is also survived by her Nieces and Nephews.Funeral Service on Wednesday,...

Feb 11, 2017

Helen Eileen (Graves) Foley, a resident of Dedham, died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at the Norwood Hospital.  She was 85.  Helen was born January 18, 1932 in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts the only child of William Walter and Pearl Anne (Tate) Graves, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. Helen was the wife of the late Robert Charles Foley who predeceased her...

Feb 8, 2017

Bernice Francis (Russell) Wenstrom, of Norwood, known to those close to her as “Nini”, passed away on February 8, 2017at the Maples Nursing Home in Wrentham.  Nini was 95.  She was the beloved wife of the late Richard F. and dear mother of Richard F. Jr., and his wife Virginia, of Wrentham.  Nini was the loving grandmother of Angela...

Feb 7, 2017

Helen (Bourgoujian) Markarian, a resident of Needham, formerly of Foxborough and Westwood, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Avita of Needham after a period of declining health.  Helen was born September 16, 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island, a daughter of George and Florence (Garabedian) Bourgoujian, immigrants from Armenia.  She graduated from Massina High School in Massina, New York before...

Feb 7, 2017

Frank Charles Jacobs, a longtime resident of Pond Street in Westwood, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Milton.  He was 88. Frank was born October 19, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Frank Charles and Hazel May (Smith) Jacobs.  Jake graduated from Roslindale High School and enlisted in the US Army where...

Jan 31, 2017

John O. Wallin, a resident of Boston, passed away on January 31, 2017.  He was born on May 7, 1949 in Holdrege, Nebraska.  He lived most of his life in Boston and for several years in West Virginia.  He was the son of Kurt Wallin and is pre-deceased by his mother, Esther Wallin. He was very close to his...

Jan 26, 2017

Stephen Michael Cyr, a Braintree resident, died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Boston Medical Center in Boston.  He was 58.  Stephen was born November 15, 1958 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the son of Robert C. Cyr Sr and Corrraine Fortin.  Stephen served in the Coast Guard for 10 years before working as a salesman in food sales.  He is survived...

Jan 24, 2017

David Francis DeShiro Sr., a resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham after a long illness.  He was 72.  David was born May 13, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John Edward and Margaret Ann (Picone) DeShiro.  He served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam Era.  He is...

Jan 24, 2017

Lily (Shang) Mooncai, an elementary school teacher in Westwood for 21 years, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St Luke Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas.  She was 89.  Lily was born December 7, 1927 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, the daughter of Sluhu M. and Yee C. Shang.  She graduated from Attleboro High School, earned her undergraduate degree from Boston University,...

Jan 20, 2017

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Lester Stanwood Drake, of Norwood, age 85, passed away at the Golden Living Center in Dedham with his family by his side.  Lester was born in Brighton and lived in Norwood for 40 years before moving to Dedham.  He received an associates degree from the Wentworth Institute of Technology and worked at Honeywell as an associate...

Jan 14, 2017

Eugenia Evelyn Sloane, a resident of Roslindale died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at her home in Roslindale.  She was 56.  Eugenia was born November 2, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of George and Lois (Hollowell) Sloane.  She earned her Associate degree in Nursing from Boston City College and obtained her nursing license through the Lemmuel Shattuck licensing program.  ...

Jan 9, 2017

Mary J. (Foley) MacKay, age 92, a Roslindale resident for 70 years, passed away on January 9, 2017.  She was born on September 26, 1924 to John Lawrence and Martha (Buzzell) Foley.  Mary was raised in Waltham, MA and graduated from Waltham High School in 1943.   She married Francis MacKay, a WWII veteran and lawyer, in 1947. ...