Obituaries

Jul 15, 2013

Conrad William “Conny” Michel, a lifelong resident of Hyde Park, died Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  He was 80.  Conny was born June 27, 1933 in the house where he lived his entire life, the only child of William and Catherine T. (O’Connell) Michel.  He was a graduate of Hyde Park High School...

Jul 12, 2013

Carol Hansen Flagg passed away gently and peacefully on the morning of July 12 th 2013. at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Center in West Roxbury MA.  Born on April 1, 1915 in Auberndale, MA to Carolyn and Alfred Hansen, she was the younger sister of  Barbara and Donald. She attended Newton High School, and graduated from Portia Law School...

Jul 12, 2013

Thomas Harrison Lockhart, a resident of Norwood since 1953, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at his home in Norwood.  He was 97.  Thomas was born August 12, 1915 in Wishaw, Scotland, a son of Robert and Margaret (Harrison) Lockhart, immigrants from Scotland.  In 1923 they immigrated to Boston and a few years later Thomas graduated from Dorchester High School. ...

Jul 6, 2013

James Ellett “Teddy Bear” Mansfield, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston.  He was 87.  James was born November 26, 1925 in San Francisco County, California, a son of  Walter E. and Lois B. (Carpenter) Mansfield.  He grew up in Walnut Creek, California and spent his childhood summers...

Jun 21, 2013

Mildred Lillian (Carlson) White, a resident of Dedham since 1949, died Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 87.  Mildred was born May 18, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Albert and Ina (Mattson) Carlson, immigrants from Sweden.  She graduated from Milton High School in Milton, Massachusetts and volunteered for the USO...

Jun 18, 2013

Vera D. Hartshorn , a resident of Norwood, passed away on June 18, 2013 at the age of 86.  Vera was born in Brooklyn, New York to Arthur and Constance (Raddon) Girling.  Growing up she attended school in Connecticut before moving to Massachusetts.  Mrs. Hartshorn was especially proud of her home and family.  She enjoyed crocheting, listening to music...

Jun 13, 2013

Madelyn Louise (Greene) Conroy, of Walpole, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, Massachusetts.  She was 78.  Madelyn was born May 23, 1935 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of Ronald R. and Ethel L. (Scott) Greene.  She worked as an administrative clerk in the tax collector’s office in Walpole and then as the assistant...

Jun 7, 2013

Carl Rune Anderson, known as “Andy” to his family and friends, died Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Beth Israel Deacones Hospital in Boston.  He was 87.  Andy was born August 27, 1925 in Extorp Nottja, Sweden, a son of Carl E. and Maria T. (Bolm) Anderson.  His parents brought him to the United States when he was three...

Jun 6, 2013

Robert G. McDonough a resident of Walpole for over 8 years, and formerly of Dedham for 38 years, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Norwood Hospital. He was 83.  Bob was born in Boston, the son of Peter and Delia B. (King) McDonough.  Bob grew up in South Boston, attended high school and lived there for 25 years.  ...

Jun 3, 2013

Christiane (Jedamski) Sattler, of Westwood, formerly of Hannover, Germany, passed away peacefully on the early morning of June 3, 2013  at the Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge.  She was 47.  Christiane was born September 16, 1965 in Seesen, Germany, the daughter of the late Johann and Ruth Anna Maria (Leipolz) Jedamski.  Christiane was the beloved wife of 20 years of...

May 30, 2013

Rene Joseph “Ray” Masse, a resident of Norwood for 65 years, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood, Massachusetts.  He was 98.  Ray was born April 26, 1915 in Reading, Massachusetts, a son of Louis and Adele (Dumoullin) Masse.  Ray grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, graduating from Brookline High School, and then with a...

May 18, 2013

Helen Victoria (Oberlander) Skarinka of Westwood, MA died Saturday, May 18, 2013.  She was 89 years old. Helen was the beloved wife of the late Vitold C. Skarinka. She was one of five children of the late Louis A. and Ellen E. (Connolly) Oberlander and grew up in Dedham, MA. She was a graduate of the Class of 1941...

May 14, 2013

Marion Grumman Phillips, 91, died on Tuesday May 14, 2013. She was a painter, a poet, an aviator, a genealogist, an author, and a talented mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  She and her husband, Ellis L. Phillips, Jr., met at flying school on Long Island in 1940. They commuted between Princeton University and Mount Holyoke College via a jointly owned...

May 9, 2013

Mary E. Webster passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Medway Country Manor at the age of 88.  She was born in Oakfield, Maine on June 22, 1924.  Raised in Canton, MA, she graduated from Canton High School and lived in Norwood, MA most of her adult life.  Miss Webster worked in the accounting department of...

Apr 26, 2013

Donald Clayton Clark, also know to many as “PA” , passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital  on Friday April 26, 2013. Don was born and raised in Sophia, West Virginia, a son of Harvey and Lily (Moy) Clark.

In January of 1951 Don enlisted in the US Navy and became a pilot on the USS Lette. He...

Apr 24, 2013

Olive Nathalie (Young) Mattson, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham.  She was 90.  Nathalie was the daughter of James Howard and Olive (Otis) Young.  She grew up in Norwood and worked for many years as a secretary for General Electric.  Nathalie was the wife of the late Thurston...

Apr 24, 2013

Kenneth Hjalmar Carlson, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington after a long illness.  He was 80.  Kenneth was born December 7, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of John Hjalmar and Astrid Victoria (Anderson) Carlson, immigrants from Sweden.  He worked for 26 years as a maintenance man...

Apr 23, 2013

Harvey H. Kamps, a lifelong resident of Dedham, all of it on the same street, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home.  He was 90.  Harvey was born September 22, 1922 in Dedham, Massachusetts one of the seven children of Edward E. and Louise Alma (Kiessling) Kamps.  He attended Dedham High School and worked as an auto mechanic...

Apr 21, 2013

Herbert Edwin Anderson, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts.  He was 85.  Herbert was born August 7, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three sons of Swedish immigrants Edwin and Judith (Erdands) Anderson.  He attended Dedham High School before enlisting the the US Navy where he served...

Apr 20, 2013

Kathryn Staples Hildreth, 103, died in her sleep on April 20, 2013 at Fox Hill Village in Westwood, MA, after a long and rewarding life. Born Oct. 31, 1909, she was the daughter of Clarence Hawthorne Staples, M.D., and Ruth (Clarke) Staples. Raised in Malden, MA, Kathryn (Kay) attended local schools and one year at National Cathedral School in...