Local Obituaries
Joan Berg
Aug 23, 2014
Joan Rose (Salsbury) Berg, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, passed away on August 23, 2014 at the age of 83. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Joseph B. and Emma (Simons) Salsbury. A graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Connecticut and a life long member of the Kappa...
Cheryl Mcintosh
Aug 17, 2014
Cheryl Lee McIntosh, a resident of Mansfield,, MA died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 61. Cheryl was born December 2, 1952 in Woburn, Massachusetts, the daughter of Lawrence Alexander and Grace Eunice (McKinnon) McIntosh. She grew up in Burlington, earned her undergraduate degree from U Mass Amherst, and her Master’s Degree...
Robert W. Hansen
Aug 11, 2014
Robert Warren Hansen, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home. in Norwood. He was 88. Bob was born February 25, 1926, one of the seven children of Hans and Harriett (Lauritzen) Hansen, immigrants from Norway. He graduated from Norwood High with the Class of 1943 and within a year joined the...
Arlene D. Bamber
Aug 10, 2014
Arlene D. (Olson) Bamber, a resident of Norwood, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Briarwood Nursing Home in Needham. She was 83. Arlene was born June 7, 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the only child of Olaf and Iola (Weller) Olson. She graduated from the Peabody School with the Class of 1949. Arlene worked for many years as...
Marjorie L. Holmes
Aug 9, 2014
Marjorie L. (Armstrong) Holmes, of Westwood, and formerly of Dedham, died Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Avery Manor Nursing Home in Needham. She was 89. Marjorie was born September 24, 1924 in Roslindale (Boston), Massachusetts, the only daughter of Harry E. and Lottie (Trefry) Armstrong. She graduated from Dedham High School with the class of 1941 and worked as...
Agnes B. Smith
Jul 29, 2014
Agnes Beatrice (Riley) Smith, a resident of Westwood for thirty years, and formerly of Hudson, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Wrentham. She was 90. Agnes was born April 29, 1924 in Brighton, Massachusetts, a daughter of William and May (O’Toole) Riley. She graduated from Brighton High School and worked briefly for...
Joseph G. Sears
Jul 24, 2014
Joseph G. Sears, 71 of Dedham, MA died July 24, 2014.
Born on October 22, 1942 to the late Joseph W. Sears and Marie Possemato Sears.
He was a retired Corrections Officer with the Norfolk County of Corrections. He retired after 25 years of service there.
He...
Harold A. Brousseau
Jul 22, 2014
Harold Arthur “Hap” Brousseau, a resident of Dedham for 54 years, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. He was 91. Hap was born March 12, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Frank and Rose (DeViller) Brousseau. He graduated from Mechanic Arts High School in Boston and was inducted into the US Army...
Esther E. Stone
Jul 20, 2014
Esther Edith Stone, a longtime resident of the Golden Living Center (formerly Eastwood Nursing Home) in Dedham, died Sunday, July 20th, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 95. Esther was born January 2, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Clarence A. and Edith (Stiles) Stone. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School...
John C. Musto
Jul 15, 2014
John C. “Jiggy” Musto, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham. He was 92. Jiggy was born September 6, 1921 in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Nicholas and Ellen (Gilman) Musto. He attended Roslindale High School before being inducted into the US Army during World War Two,...
George J. Jacobs
Jul 4, 2014
George James Jacobs, a longtime resident of Attleboro, died Friday, July 4, 2014 at his home. He was 56. George was born October 7, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ralph Francis Sr., and Lorraine Joanne (Anastasia) Jacobs. George was a jack-of-all-trades having worked as a painter, an auto mechanic, an iron worker, a landscaper, and a past...
Hunt John J.
Jun 26, 2014
John Joseph Huntof Dedham June 23. Longtime companion of Karin J. Kalil of Dedham. Father of Ryan Hunt of Florida and the late Adam Hunt of Quincy. Grandfather of Fionna Hunt. Son of Gloria and the late John J. Hunt Sr. Step brother of Kathy, Susan and Thomas.Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours 5:00 to 8:00pm...
Constance B. Udden
Jun 22, 2014
Constance Beverly “Connie” (Larsen) Udden, a resident of Norwood since 1964, died unexpectedly Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital. She was 77. Connie was born December 6, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Rudolph and Ruth Sophie (Lunde) Larsen. She grew up in the Riverdale section of Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School with...
Frederick G. Dalrymple
Jun 17, 2014
Frederick “Fred” G. Dalrymple passed away peacefully on June 17 th 2014 at Norwood Hospital after battling a long illness. Fred was the loving son of Walter & Emily (Hancock) and grew up in East Dedham, MA.
Fred was the devoted husband of M. Jocelyn Campbell for 42 years and loving father to James P. MacDonald and...
Edmund P. Hemmer
Jun 10, 2014
Edmund Parker Hemmer, a resident of Norwood since 1959, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the West Roxbury VA Hospital in Boston. He was 83. Ed was born February 4, 1931 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, one of the two sons of Edmund C. and Mary Pearl (Stewart) Hemmer. He graduated from the High School of Commerce in Boston and enlisted...
Philomena Colello
Jun 5, 2014
Philomena “Philly” (Montisano) Colello passed away peacefully at her home on June 5, 2014 at the age of 96. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Vito and Rosemarie (Papsadero) Montisano. Philomena lived in Hyde Park all her life. She was married to her late husband Oresto R. Colello for 76 years. Philomena was a devout Christian. ...
Harry W. Mooncai
May 31, 2014
Harry Wong Mooncai, a resident of Fort Myers, Florida, and formerly of Westwood, Massachusetts, passed away on May 31, 2014 in Belair, Texas. he was 89. Survivors include his wife, Lily, their three children, four grandchildren, and great granddaughter. He is also survived by two brothers and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Mooncai was a veteran of World War...
Barbara A. Mccomb
May 31, 2014
Barbara Ann (Driscoll) McComb died on Saturday, May 31,2014 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston of complications due to an underlying Pulmonary condition. A lifelong resident of Dedham, she was born in her family home to Kenneth and Ethel Driscoll and had 6 siblings. Faye Meighan, sister, of Dedham. Predeceased by Kenneth, Doris, Florence, Marjorie, David. Also survived...
Audrey E. Manfredi
May 27, 2014
Audrey E. (MacDuffie) Manfredi, a resident of Roslindale, passed away on May 27, 2014 at the age of 87. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Guy A. and Alice (Pert) MacDuffie. She was the beloved wife of Leon L. Manfredi of Roslindale and loving mother of Deborah Winkler of Plainville, Martha Manfredi of Uxbridge and Judith Murphy...
Ray Wood
May 26, 2014
Harold Raymond Wood, a resident of Dedham, died Monday, May 26, 2014 at his son’s home in Dedham after a long illness. Ray was born November 18, 1945 in Boston and grew up in Jamaica Plain, graduating from Jamaica Plain High School. He worked as a union electrician for Local 103 of Dorchester for over 30 years until his...
