Obituaries

Dec 10, 2015

Lenore “Lollie” Pennell, 93, widow of Joseph D. Pennell passed away December 10, 2015 at Wingate of Needham where she had been a resident since May, 2008. Lollie was born in Portland, Maine on February 21, 1922, daughter of John and Sabina Kamilewicz.  She was one of eight children.  Lollie graduated from South Portland High School in 1941.  During WW...

Dec 8, 2015

Pamela J. Matckie , a resident of Roslindale passed away on December 8, 2015 at the age of 46.  Born in Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Joan (Matckie) and Ramon Gaud and the loving sister of the late David Matckie.  Dear niece of Paul Matckie and his wife Virginia and the late Bernice Matckie.  She is...

Dec 5, 2015

Marjorie W. Lund was born on November 11, 1918 as the church bells around the western world were ringing to proclaim the cessation of hostilities and the end of World War I. 　Her parents Ruth and William H. Woolner flirted with the idea of naming her 　”Peace” or “Liberty” but thankfully chose “Marjorie”, who quickly became known as Margie,...

Dec 1, 2015

Francis “Frankie” Sebastian Pegolizzi, a life long resident of Dedham passed away on December 1, 2015 at the age of 72.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Sebastian and Mary (Sablone) Pegolizzi.  Francis lived in O’Neil Gardens and worked for the Dakota Hopkins Company for 30 years in Accounts Payable. He loved television especially watching sports on...

Nov 28, 2015

Elta Christine (Johnson) Syverson, 98, went to be with the Lord on November 28, 2015.  Elta was born on June 21, 1917 and lived most of her life in Massachusetts. She graduated from Quincy (MA) High School.  Elta studied piano with a Boston Conservatory professor and taught herself to play the organ, practicing at a nearby church through her...

Nov 25, 2015

Dorothy Lorraine (Mutlow) Salisbury, 82, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 surrounded by her loving family after many years of living with Alzheimer’s disease. She was the beloved and devoted wife of the late Robert P. Salisbury for 56 years.

Born May 13, 1933, Dot was the eldest child of the late Everett and Evelyn Mutlow....

Nov 23, 2015

Elizabeth Ann (Murphy) Sullivan, a 50 year resident of Dedham, passed away on Monday, November 23rd, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Betty was born July 30, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Thomas and Elizabeth R. (Duffy) Murphy. She was the beloved wife of the late William M. Sullivan and the...

Nov 22, 2015

Dolores Marie (Anastos) King, a resident of West Roxbury for 50 years, and formerly of Jamaica Plain, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Briarwood Healthcare Center in Needham.  She was 85.  Dolores was born May 14, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger daughter of Joseph and Hattie Louisa (Bartlet) Anastos.  She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School with...

Nov 16, 2015

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Stella Barnes Moseley was born in Orange, California in 1927. Rev. George H. Moseley was born in Boston, MA in 1924. She passed away on November 16, 2015 in their home in West Roxbury. He passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015.  They married almost 70 years ago in 1946 when he was studying at Fuller...

Nov 8, 2015

Susan Jean (Ferdinand) Brady, of Attleboro, and previously a long time resident of Norwood, passed away on November 8, 2015, at Sturdy Memorial Hospital at the age of 65. Susan was born on January 24, 1951 at Norwood Hospital to Eva E. (Linderoth) and Harold H. Ferdinand.  She grew up in Norwood and lived at her family home on...

Oct 28, 2015

Brian John Norton, a resident of Deep River, CT and Rindge, NH, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston. He was 59. Brian spent his youth in Needham, MA. A man of many talents, Brian could quote poetry as easily as he could discuss politics, religion, or the workings of machinery. He took pleasure...

Oct 23, 2015

Darius Benjamin Emery, of Boston, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at his home in Boston.  He was 21.  Darius was born in Seattle, Washington the son of John Clarke Emery Jr., and Kimberly Sue (Clifft) Emery.  He graduated from Stowe High School in Stowe, Vermont and was currently attending Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...

Oct 19, 2015

John William Fontaine Sr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Gosnell Hospice Home in Scarborough, Maine, near his home in Kennebunk.  He was 78.  John was born December 14, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the eleven children of Francis and Gladys (Crawford) Fontaine.  John worked as a machinist NRC which...

Oct 13, 2015

Frank M. McCormack, of Plymouth, MA, October 13, 2015.  Dear and devoted husband of Irene H. [Johansen] McCormack.  Loving father of Frank McCormack and his wife Mary of Leicester, Mark McCormack and his wife Suzanne of Foxboro, and Shawn McCormack and his wife Diana of Sturbridge. Frank was the proud grandfather of Cameron, Brendan, Alex, Collin, Ian, Faith, and...

Oct 9, 2015

John Calvin Parsons a 55 year resident of Dedham, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Stanley Tippet House in Needham.  He was 89.  John was born June 15, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a son of Nathaniel and Mary Esther Parsons, immigrants from Newfoundland, Canada.  After graduating from High School John enlisted in the US Navy and served as...

Oct 2, 2015

Robert B. “Bob” Shedd passed away peacefully at his home in Walpole on October 2, 2015.  He was 90.   Born in Waltham, he was the son of the late Harold and Winona (Butler) Shedd.  After graduating from Waltham High School, Bob served in World War II as a Military Police Officer in Europe. He completed his education at Bentley...

Sep 7, 2015

Bruce O. Cox passed away at home surrounded by family September 7, 2015 at the age of 74. Born in Salem, MA he was the son of W. Ryland Cox and Ruth Woodman Cox. Bruce proudly served as a member of the United States Coast Guard for six years and went on to a successful career as an Electrical...

Sep 6, 2015

Reverend William Eliot Christensen, former pastor of the United Church of Norwood for 20 years until his retirement in 2011, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Norwood.  He was 80.  Bill was born November 15, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William Theodore and Doris Violet (Nauss) Christensen.  He graduated from Christian...

Sep 5, 2015

Janet Abigail(Hargraves) MacLaren of Medway passed away on September 5, 2015 at the age of 92.  Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Donald S. and Janet A. (Campbell) Hargraves.  She was  a graduate of Hyde Park High School and Cambridge Jr. College.  Janet enlisted into the United States Navy on February 9, 1943.  She was a...

Sep 3, 2015

Howard E. Rideout, longtime resident of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2015, in the company of his niece and caretaker, Janice Gabriel.  Howie was born August 13, 1928, in Somerville, MA, son of the late William and Alice Rideout.  He honorably served his country in the United States Army.  And for 40 years, he was an...