Obituaries

Margaret W. Welch

Mar 28, 2015

Margaret Walton (Bain) Welch, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her home in Norwood.   She was 95.  Margaret, known as “Ma Welch” to her friends and family, was born May 16, 1919 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the last surviving of the 11 children of George and Jane (Ferris) Bain, immigrants from Scotland.  In her younger...

Janet H. Mutchler

Mar 14, 2015

Janet Helen Mutchler, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood.  She was 64.  Janet was born June 24, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Miles George and Evelyn Frances (Bishop) Mutchler.  Janet worked at Capital Supermarkets in Dedham and West Roxbury, and at Haemonetics in Braintree before spending...

Catherine Dudley

Mar 12, 2015

Catherine “Cathy” Dudley, a resident of Westwood for 17 years , died Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at her home in Westwood.  She was 54.  Cathy was born April 7, 1960 in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Frederick Dudley and Gretchen (Garrity) Stella.  She grew up in South Glastonbury, Connecticut and graduated from Glastonbury High School before earning her...

Jeffrey Jarvis

Mar 12, 2015

Jeffrey Jay Jarvis, a 25 year resident of Wellesley, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.  He was 64.  Jeff was born July 25, 1950 in Providence, Rhode Island, the only child of Jack and Margaret Opal (Turcotte) Jarvis.  He graduated from Boston Latin School and earned his undergraduate degree and his Master’s Degree in...

Jacob P. Myers

Mar 11, 2015

Jacob Phillip Myers, a resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Boston Medical Center in Boston.  He was 22.  Jacob was born March 18, 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four sons of Wendell Dean and Paula Jean (Spera) Myers.  Jacob was an Eagle Scout and former member of Troop One in Islington. He was...

Earl J. Mccormack

Mar 8, 2015

Earl James McCormack, a resident of Dedham since 1960 died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester.  He was 87. Earl was born Sept 19, 1927 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Ivan and Lena (Lawson) MacCormick.  Earl was inducted into the Army in 1945  and was honorably discharged in 1947. ...

Darrell G. Miller

Mar 8, 2015

Darrell G. Miller died peacefully in Norwood on Sunday, March 8th, 2015,  surrounded by his loving family.  He was the devoted husband of the late Margaret (Foor) Miller; loving father of Rodger F. Miller and his wife, Patricia, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Kevin L. Miller and his wife, Marcia, of Dedham; and, Karen L. Taylor and her husband,...

Marilyn A. Downes

Mar 8, 2015

Marilyn Augusta (Estabrook) Downes, church organist and choir director of the First Baptist Church in Westwood for 55 years, died of acute myeloid leukemia on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Brigham & Women ‘ s Hospital in Boston.  She was 78.  Marilyn was born April 15, 1936, the daughter of Walter Edward Farnum and Frances Augusta (Holden) Estabrook.  She...

Mary J. Brady

Mar 7, 2015

Mary Josephine (Burns) Brady, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Hollywood, Florida.  She was 92.  Mary was born July 17, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Michael and Irene (Alexander) Burns.  She graduated from Dedham High School with the Classs of 1939 and attended a year of business school...

Christine B. Hanscom

Mar 7, 2015

Christine B. (Woodward) Hanscom, a long time resident of Norwood passed away on March 7, 2015 with her family by her side.  She was 89.   Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Seymour E. and Irma D. (Mueller) Woodward.  Christine was a graduate of Roslindale High School, Class of 1943.  She worked for many years at Liggett...

Dorothy J. Neely

Mar 7, 2015

Dorothy J. (Schaffner) Neely, a resident of Roslindale, passed away on March 7, 2015 at the Deutsches Altenhein in West Roxbury. She was 96.   Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of William Harrison and Bertha K. (Naumann) Schaffner.  She worked as a bookkeeper for Ferdinands Furniture Store in Roxbury and Allan Furniture in Roslindale.  .  She enjoyed...

Dominic J. Dirusso

Mar 3, 2015

Dominic James DiRusso, a resident of Dedham for sixty years, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his son’s home in Framingham.  He was 95.  Dominic was born December 3, 1919 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Raymond and Josephine Mary (Cafferalla) DiRusso, immigrants from Italy.  Dominic was inducted into the US Army in 1942.  He served as a TEC...

Robert C. Sullivan

Feb 28, 2015

Robert Carroll Sullivan, a resident of Franklin for the past three years, and formerly a long time resident of Dedham, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 on his 77th birthday.  Bob was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of Daniel and Frances Mildred (Dobbrow) Sullivan.  He worked for 28 years as a Certified Professional Tennis Instructor at the Dedham...

Alice E. Wood

Feb 23, 2015

Alice Evelyn Wood, a life long resident of Dedham, passed away on February 23, 2015 at the Golden Living Center of Dedham.  She was 92.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Thomas S. Wood and Catherine A. (Himmelman) Wood.  She was also predeceased by her brother James H. Wood.  Alice was a graduate of Dedham High...

Dominic J. Bacci

Feb 19, 2015

Dominic Joseph Bacci, of Canton, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Baypointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton.  He was 89.  Dominic was born November 18, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Pietro and Winifred (McGuinness) Iacobacci.  During World War Two he served as a Seaman Second Class aboard the NTS Sampson, the USS LST 375, and...

Jean (Corliss) Fitch

Feb 19, 2015

Jean Winifred (Corliss) Fitch, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham.  She was 95.  Jean was born July 17, 1919 in Needham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Carl David, and Bessie M. (Carter) Corliss. After high school she attended the Chandler Secretarial School in Boston fir two years.  ...

Violet Heath Wellington

Feb 8, 2015

Violet Heath Wellington, 96, of Westwood, MA, formerly of Scarsdale, NY, Wellesley, MA, Osterville, MA and Vero Beach, FL, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Norwood, MA.  She was born in Buffalo, NY.

A loving wife, grandmother and great grandmother, Violet is survived by her four sons and their wives — Roger Underwood Wellington Jr....

Virginia H. Daniels

Feb 4, 2015

Virginia Hazel (Horner) Daniels, a resident of Roslindale for 45 years, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Spaulding Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  She was 93.  Virginia was born July 17, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of James W. and Finnettie (Lent) Horner.  After high aschool she attended secretarial school and then worked as a secretary...

Estelle June Maclellan

Jan 27, 2015

Estelle June (Cosgro) MacLellan (formerly of Westwood, MA) died peacefully in her sleep January 27, 2015. Born July 18, 1916, she spent her youth living in Manchester, NH before her family settled in Roslindale, MA. June had two older fraternal twin brothers (E. Harlow Cosgro and Joseph Harold Cosgro who preceded her in death) and a younger sister (Virginia...

Marguerite V. Griesmer

Jan 27, 2015

Marguerite Valian Griesmer died peacefully on January 27, 2015 at the age of 95.   The oldest daughter of Michael and Victoria Valian, Marguerite was born May 20, 1919 in Brantford, Ontario, before moving as a young girl with her family to Detroit, Michigan.  She attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing, became an R.N., and worked as a surgical nurse...