Local Obituaries
Edwina E. Caci
Jul 16, 2024
Edwina Elizabeth (Taylor) Caci, a resident of Norwood, Massachusetts died Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at the Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 94. Edwina was born January 14, 1930 in London, England, the daughter of Sidney and Dorothy (Jenkins) Taylor. Edwina moved to the United States in 1952. She studied Art and was a Professional Portraits Artist....
Gerard E. Moore
Jul 11, 2024
Gerard Ezio Moore, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Thursday, July 11, 2024 at his home in Westwood after a brief illness. He was 52. Gerry was born Jan 11, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Gerard Joseph and Dina Franca (Rossi) Moore. He graduated from Westwood High School and earned his Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University. Gerry...
Lucinda Lee
Jul 5, 2024
Lucinda Lee (née Mary Lucinda Hopkins) died peacefully at the age of 80 on July 5, 2024, with her husband and three children nearby. She was a proud and dignified, self-described Yankee and Anglophile, who fought a valiant battle in the last fourteen months of her life against lymphoma and all manner of accompanying ailments. She inspired scores of...
Julia L. Pond
Jun 22, 2024
Julia Lena (Pasquine) Pond, a resident of Norwood for 50 years, died unexpectedly on June 22, 2024 in Washington D.C. She was 77. Julia was born December 3, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Francis and Julia (Cataldo) Pasquine. She grew up in Hyde Park and earned her Associates degree from the Boston Business School. Julia joined the...
Shirley A. Mosher
Jun 14, 2024
Shirley A. Mosher, a long time resident of Hyde Park, passed away on June 14, 2024, at the age of 78. Born in Boston on February 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Oresto and Philomena (Montisano) Colello. Shirley was the dear wife of the late William H. Mosher, the loving mother of William D. Mosher and...
Joy S. Carozza
Jun 12, 2024
Joy S. Carozza, 81, of Ocean View, DE, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on June 12, 2024, after a short hospital stay. She was born on March 14, 1943, in Dobbs Ferry, NY, daughter of the late John Pardy Sr. and Elizabeth (Storm) Pardy.
After growing up and graduating from Ardsley High...
Gay P. Lord
Jun 7, 2024
Gay Patterson Lord, art historian, teacher, cat lover, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, godmother, friend and expert giver of nicknames died on June 7, 2024, at her home in Westwood, MA. She died of natural causes, and a general disdain for living with Alzheimer’s. In her last week, she was surrounded by her children and many beloved, new-found friends....
Kiet Ngo
Jun 5, 2024
Kiệt Thế Ngô, a resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at the age of 70. Kiệt was born April 22, 1954, in Bắc Ninh, Việt Nam, the son of Phát Thế Ngô and Hồi Thị Hồ. Kiet was a pharmacist who loved birds and plants. His favorite quote: “Một cây làm chẳng nên non…Ba cây chụm lại...
Lucy Fowler
May 28, 2024
Fowler, Lucy Landers of Westwood, MA, died peacefully at her home at Fox Hill Village on May 28, 2024. She was born in 1934 and raised in Indianapolis, IN. She graduated in 1952 from Miss Porter’s School, in Farmington, CT, and subsequently went on to matriculate from Smith College. Lucy was an accomplished calligrapher and worked as a bookkeeper...
Smith Pauline
May 20, 2024
Pauline Ann “Polly” Smith, of Westwood, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2024. She was born on January 19, 1935, the daughter of Pauline (Knight) Brown and Thomas F. Brown. Pauline was born in Newton, and lived in Brighton until eventually moving to Westwood. Shortly after moving to Westwood, Pauline met the love of her life, Robert Smith. Pauline...
Evangeline Ellis
May 15, 2024
Evangeline “Lynn” Ellis, a longtime resident of Westwood, and formerly of San Francisco, and Milton, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale. She was 95. Lynn was born June 4, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Arthur Clinton and Agnes (MacLeod) Ellis, immigrants from Nova Scotia. Lynn grew up in Milton and graduated...
Pauline E. Scott
May 14, 2024
Pauline Eleanor Scott, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at the Maples Nursing Home in Wrentham. She was 88. Pauline was born November 13, 1935 in Brighton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Anselm and Victoria (Martin) Lopez, immigrants from Gibraltar. She worked as an accounts payable clerk for Filene’s in Boston until her retirement in 1990....
Judith Ann Mclaughlin
May 12, 2024
Judith “Judy” A. (Mutlow) McLaughlin of Sharon, MA, formerly of Norwood and Hyde Park, passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at the age of 77.
Born in Boston and raised in Jamaica Plain, Judy graduated from Jamaica Plain High School with honors in 1964, Boston Business School with honors as a certified Bookkeeper...
Blanche B. Zak
May 7, 2024
Blanche B. (Sabina) Zak of Hyde Park, age 94 died at home, on May 7, 2024 after courageous battles with breast cancer and multiple myeloma. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Zak. They were married for 61 years before his passing in 2010. Mother of Michael B. Zak and his wife Barbara of Inman, S.C. and...
Margaret C. Kienzle
May 3, 2024
Margaret Clare Kienzle , born on 1 February 1957 in Red Bank, NJ, passed away unexpectedly in her Boston apartment on 3 May 2024. Margaret moved with her family to Bowie, MD in 1962 and lived there until 1966, when her family moved to Brazos Heights in the Panama Canal Zone. She graduated from Cristobal High School...
Carolann Reaves
May 2, 2024
Carolann Reaves, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Thursday, may 2, 2024 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington after aa brief illness. She was 86. Carolann was born October 18, 1937 in Dedham, the only child of Donald Scott and Florence J. (Bemis) Reaves. She graduated from Dedham High School and worked as a nursing instructor. Private interment was...
Ronald A. Depalma
May 2, 2024
Ronald A. Depalma – Of Walpole, passed away on May 2, 2024 at the Brockton VA. He was 90 years old. Born in Boston on January 26, 1934, he was the beloved son of the late Anthony DePalma and Eleanor Zuccola, and the dear stepson of the late Anthony Zuccola. Ronald is survived by his loving sister Eleanor Zuccola,...
Mary J. Gemelli
Apr 28, 2024
Mary Jane (Benson) Gemelli, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness. She was 82. Mary was born October 15, 1941 in Dedham, the daughter of Arthur P. and Selena F. (Whitelock) Benson. Mary graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1959....
Rosemarie Mckee
Apr 25, 2024
Rose Marie passed away and entered eternity to be with her Lord, on April 25, 2024. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Rose Marie was a former resident of Newton Falls, where she was an active member of the Newton Falls United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Lydia Circle, along with helping...
Pedro A. Munoz
Apr 19, 2024
Pedro Antonio Munoz, a longtime resident of Jamaica Plain, died Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Laurel Ridge Skilled Nursing Center in Jamaica Plain after an extended illness. He was 84. Pedro was born November 12, 1939 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the only son of Jesus and Louisa Torres Munoz. After earning his Bachelor degree he worked as a...
