Obituaries

Mar 21, 2014

Henry Gabriel “Hank” Barry, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, and formerly of Newton and New London, New Hampshire, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Clark House in Westwood.  He was 87. Hank was born February 9, 1927 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, the only child of Edward H. and Mary (Dunlea) Barry.  He graduated from St....

Mar 19, 2014

Thomas Owen Darcy Sr., 50, of Hiram and Falmouth, passed away on Wednesday, March 19 th , 2014, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by his family and loved ones.

He was born on May 1 st , 1963 in Boston, MA, the son of Thomas R and M. Lois Darcy of Westwood, MA. He graduated...

Mar 13, 2014

George Carroll Thomas, veteran police office for the Boston Police Department for 30 years until his retirement in 2009, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home in Canton.  He was 63.  George was born June 8, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Donald C. and Virginia (Wegler) Thomas.  He graduated from Boston Technical High...

Mar 13, 2014

Clementine (Gielen) Minichiello, a longtime resident of Dedham and Canton, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Norwood, MA.  She was 89 years old.  Clementine was born on July 20, 1924 in Maastricht, Netherlands.  She was the daughter of Johannes and Elise (Loenard) Gielen, and the dear sister of the late Dr. Theo Gielen. Clementine married Arthur Minichiello...

Mar 11, 2014

Lilly Evelyn (Enroth) Johnson, a longtime resident of Jamaica Plain, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness.  She was 90.  Lilly was born September 2, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Gustav and Alma (Persson) Enroth, immigrants from Sweden.  She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and...

Mar 9, 2014

Howard Francis Parsons, a lifelong resident of Walpole, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital.  He was 80.  Howard was born October 13, 1933 in Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the two sons of Vera (Johnson) and Chester C. Parsons Sr.  He graduated from Walpole High School and enlisted in the Air Force in 1951 where he spent...

Mar 1, 2014

Jane Hallet (Badger) Newell, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Norwood Hospital.  She was 92.  Jane was born July 21, 1921 in Wellesley, Massachusettes, the daughter of Walter I and Jane Whitman (Bullard) Badger Jr.  She graduated from the May School (now Brimmer-May) and attended the New England Conservatory of Music for three...

Feb 26, 2014

Robert Brian Voltaire of West Roxbury, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday February 26, 2014. Robert was born on December 30th, 1955 in Brighton and spent his entire life in West Roxbury except the happy years that he lived in Vail, Colorado. He will be completely missed by his father, Rolfe Sr., his older brother Rolfe Jr., and...

Feb 26, 2014

Leota Evangeline (Taylor) Patterson, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  She was 88.  Leota was born October 1, 1925 in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada, a daughter of Frederick C. and Alberta (Taylor) Taylor.  Lee worked as a cashier for Star Market and was a member of...

Feb 26, 2014

Norman Rosgruse Barrett, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the Wingate at Needham Nursing Home.  He was 92.  Norman was born September 14, 1921 in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of Norman G. and Eliese (Dietzel) Barrett.  He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1939 and attended Electrical School and Radio/TV school...

Feb 23, 2014

Marguerite Ann (Sullivan) Staaf, a resident of Scituate, and formerly of Westwood for 53 years, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Glover Hospital in Needham.  She was 92.  Marguerite was born October 28, 1921 in the Dorchester Section of Boston, a daughter of James Joseph and Margaret (Walsh) Sullivan.  She was a graduate of Mount...

Feb 18, 2014

Ruth (Mayers) Gottlieb, a resident of Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham for the past 5 years, and formerly of New York City, died Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at her home in Dedham after a long illness.  She was 81.  Ruth, or Bunny as she was known to her friends and family, was born April 3, 1932 in New...

Feb 15, 2014

Catherine Phyllis (Stivaletta) Demling, a lifelong resident of Dedham , died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  She was 85.  Catherine was born June 27, 1928 in Dedham, a daughter of Nicholas and Conchetta (Troiano) Stivaletta.  She graduated from Dedham High School and worked for over 50 years as an administrative assistant...

Feb 8, 2014

Kenneth Gerard McGloughlin, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 8th, 2014  at the tender age of 34.  Kenneth was the adored and loving husband of Sheila  M. (Ladouceur) McGloughlin and the devoted, loving father to his 3 beautiful daughters, Madison, Brianna and Samantha, all of Dedham. He was the beloved son of Gerard and Mary...

Feb 3, 2014

James J.McCabe, a resident of West Roxbury, and formerly of Dorchester, died Monday, February 3, 2014.  He was 85. Beloved and loving husband of Dorothy M. (Lonas) McCabe for 62 years. Devoted father of Michael J. McCabe of Roslindale, Janet O’Keefe and her husband Michael Billings of Millis, John R. McCabe and his wife Maureen of Westwood and Karen...

Feb 1, 2014

Harold Carl “Pete” Gustafson, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Saturday, February 1st, 2014 at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Home in West Roxbury.  He was 94.  Pete was born June 17, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, the third of the eight children of Karl and Elva E. (Anderson) Gustafson.  He grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from Boston ...

Jan 27, 2014

Joanna (Castagnetti) DelBianco, a Dedham resident, died Monday, January 27, 2014 at Wingate at Silverlake Nursing Home In Kingston.  She was 88.  Joanna was born February 15, 1925 in Framingham, MA, the last survivor of the eight children of Pasquale and Joannina (Zessini) Castagnetti.  She was the wife of the late Gene DelBianco and is survived by her son,...

Jan 25, 2014

Zoi K. Hodgdon, a resident of Norwood, died Saturday, January 25, 2014.  Zoi is survived by her parents, Eric and Maria Hodgdon; her siblings, Arminda M. Ferreira, Christos Ferreira, and Ryan White; her grandparents, Walter and Kristina Hodgdon, and Jenny Theodorou; as well as many cousins and extended family.  She was the granddaughter of the late Christos Theodorou.  Visiting...

Jan 21, 2014

Loretta Marion (Grenon) Belanger, a resident of Westwood for 31 years, and formerly of Foxboro, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 96.  Loretta was born July 26, 1917 in Dracut, Massachusetts, thelast surviving child of Homidas and Celina (Gallant) Grenon, immigrants from Canada.  She graduated from Lowell High School and worked...

Jan 17, 2014

Zsuzsi Eva (Lorant) Mooncai, known by most as Susan, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Clark House in Desdham after a brief illness.  She was 83.  Zsuzsi was born January 28, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary, the daughter of Gyula and Lilly (Deutch) Lorant.  She attended Wellesley Collegeand worked for three years as a mechanical engineer for Jackson &...