Local Obituaries
Norman E. Rickard
Dec 4, 2014
Norman Edward Rickard, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole, and formerly of Norwood, Naples, Maine, and Franklin, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood, He was 86. Norman was born August 8, 1928 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the youngest child of Harold Edward and Bessie H. (Williams) Rickard, immigrants from Canada. Norman graduated...
Michele D. Lebrun
Dec 4, 2014
Michele Dorothy LeBrun, a lifelong resident of Roslindale, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. She was 60. Michele was born October 10, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, the younger daughter of Frederick and Dorothy Elizabeth (Wheeler) LeBrun. She worked at several Boston area banks including Belmont Bank, Merchants Bank, and BankBoston. She spent ten years...
Charles W. Jr. Weber
Nov 22, 2014
Charles William Weber Jr., a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Avery Manor in Needham following a long stuggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 83. Bill, as he was called by his family and friends, was born May 30, 1931 in Dedham, Massachusetts, a son of Charles William Sr. and Pauline Edith (Kamps) Weber. He...
Rita M. Arthur-Broderick
Nov 19, 2014
Rita M. Arthur-Broderick (Martin), passed away peacefully on November 19, 2014 at the age of 88. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Alfred J. and Margaret M. (Donovan) Martin. Rita was a resident of Hyde Park for many years before moving to Marshfield. Before her retirement, she was employed by the state and worked for the Taunton...
Anthony S. Paglucca
Nov 17, 2014
Anthony S. Paglucca, a longtime resident of Dedham, passed away on November 17, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a Dedham High School graduate, Class of 1937 and played on the football team. A World War II veteran of the United States Navy. He was stationed in Cuba and operated PT boats. He also played baseball while...
Alan F. Crasco
Nov 11, 2014
Alan Crasco, 66, died on November 11, 2014 at Massachusetts General Hospital with his wife by his side.
Alan is survived by his wife Linda (Matson) of Norwood, his daughter Allison Smith and her husband Paul of Medfield, his mother Alice Buckley of Norwood, and his brother John Buckley of Weymouth. He was preceded in death by...
Pauline E. Griffiths
Nov 9, 2014
Pauline Eleanor (Chandler) Griffiths, a resident of Mansfield for 5 years, and formerly of Westwood for over 40 years, died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at the Southeast Rehabilitation Center in North Easton. She was 82. Pauline was born April 28, 1932 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, a daughter of Sumner Wesley and Olive (Taber) Chandler. She grew up in Weymouth, graduating...
Julius J. Iii Stuck
Nov 8, 2014
Julius Jacob Stuck III, a resident of Falmouth, and formerly of Norwood, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at the Aberjona Nursing Home in Winchester. He was 96. Julius was born January 23, 1918 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of Julius J. Jr and Anna M. (Heyn) Stuck. He graduated from Dedham High School and attended Boston University, Bentley College,...
Paula F. Linehan
Nov 1, 2014
Paula Frances Linehan, a resident of Dedham for 60 years, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston. She was 70. Paula was born June 19, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four daughters of John and Anna M. (Conway) Linehan. She graduated from St. Claire High School in Boston and worked as...
Virginia M. Hayward
Oct 30, 2014
Virginia Marie (Donahue) Hayward, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, October 30, 2014 at her home in Dedham. She was 87. Virginia was born December 10, 1926 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the last surviving daughter of Francis P. and Mildred (Doherty) Donahue. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston and attended the Boston Clerical School. Virginia worked for...
Rev James E. Keurulainen
Oct 29, 2014
The Reverend James Emil Keurulainen, former pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Dedham, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, New Hampshire. He was 67. James was born May 9, 1947 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a son of Toivo John and Miriam (Maki) Keurulainen. He earned his Bachelor degree from the University of Massachusetts in...
Albert H. Johnson
Oct 26, 2014
Albert H. “Albie” Johnson, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood. he was 93. Albie was born October 6, 1921 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of Karl and Teckla (Neilson) Johnson. Albie worked as a label printer at Holliston Mills in Norwood until he enlisted in the US Navy...
Herbert C. Munroe
Oct 25, 2014
Herbert Chester Munroe, Jr., a lifelong resident of Westwood, died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. He was 84. Herb was born July 7, 1930 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only son of Herbert C. and Doris (Munyon) White Munroe Sr. He was a graduate of Westwood High School and attended Northeasstern University before being...
Catherine E. Litchfield
Oct 21, 2014
Catherine Elizabeth (Cheever) Litchfield, a resident of Dedham for 66 years, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness. She was 86. Kay was born March 27, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edward and Margaret (Madden) Cheever. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from New...
Marguerite Marshall
Oct 19, 2014
Marguerite (McDermott) Marshall, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died peacefully Sunday, October 19, 2014 at her home in West Roxbury. She was 93. Marguerite was born October 13, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Alphonsus and Anna Camilla (Thygeson) McDermott. She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked for several years as a...
Marjorie Lockhart
Oct 13, 2014
Marjorie Frances (Vaughan) Lockhart, a resident of Norwood since 1953, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Norwood on Monday, October 13, 2014. She was 94. Marjorie was born November 19, 1919 in Boston, the only child of Ernest and Mildred (Rich) Vaughan. She graduated from the Jeremiah Burke High School in Boston and worked briefly in...
Irene Davies
Oct 1, 2014
Irene, (Loisel) Davies, a resident of Norwell for the past 44 years, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 71. Irene was born August 8, 1943 in South Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Ernest and Vivian (Horn) Loisel. She graduated from South Boston High School and devoted the rest of her life...
Lois M. Hills
Sep 21, 2014
Lois Mary (George) Lawson Hills, a resident of Westwood for over 60 years, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Needham in her 100th year. Lois was born April 22, 1915 in Boston, the only daughter of Frank B. and Laura (Shone) George. She grew up in Boston was a proud graduate of the Boston Girls’ Latin School. She was...
Barbara A. Lassen
Sep 12, 2014
Barbara Ann Lassen, a resident of Norwood for twenty-five years, and formerly of Oak Bluffs, died on Friday September 12, 2014, at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 89. Barbara was born March 30, 1925 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter and oldest child of Frank L. and Dorothy (Quinn) Lassen. She graduated from Waltham High School and...
Paul H. Bertocchi
Sep 2, 2014
Paul Henry Bertocchi Sr., a resident of Reading, Massachusetts and formerly a longtime resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham. He was 82. Paul was born February 3, 1932 in Boston, MA, one of the three children of Henry and Sadie (Tierney) Bertocchi. He graduated from English High School...
