Local Obituaries
Abigail Dawes
Mar 8, 2017
Abigail May “Abbie” (Savage )Dawes, a resident of West Roxbury for the past 38 years, and formerly a resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Vero on the Parkway Nursing Home in West Roxbury. She was 93. Abbie was born October 13, 1923 in Roslindale, Massachusetts the daughter of Daniel Joshua and Goldie Abigail (Schwimm) Savage. She...
Rose Xenos
Mar 7, 2017
Rose (Korakas) Xenos of West Roxbury, passed away on March 7, 2017, the day before her 88th birthday. Born in Greece, on the Island of Lesbos, she was the daughter of Christos and Falia Korakas. As a single women she immigrated to the United States to Ellis Island. Rose is the reason her family is here today. She loved...
David C. Lorraway
Mar 6, 2017
David Christian Lorraway, of Roslindale and Chestnut Hill, died Monday, March 6, 2017 unexpectedly at his home. He was 64. David was born April 9, 1952 in Sydney, Australia, the son of Allan Nye and Elizabeth (Gravenor) Lorraway. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Sydney University. David worked for a while in banking and most recently worked in sales...
Herbert G. Schank
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...
James Cardinale
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...
William B. Maxwell
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...
Pearl Daley
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;...
Arthur J. Early
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...
Betty Donovan
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...
Laudelina Santana
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...
Anthony J. Ricci
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...
Panagiota Delegas
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,...
Helen Foley
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...
Bernice Wenstrom
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...
Helen Markarian
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...
Frank C. Jacobs
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...
John O. Wallin
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...
Stephen M. Cyr
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...
David F. Sr. Deshiro
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...
Lily Mooncai
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,...
