Obituaries

Jan 4, 2013

Maria A. (Russo) LaMonica, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Milton for many years, died Friday, January 4, 2013, the day before her 74th birthday, at the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale. Maria was born January 5th, 1939 in Palermo, Italy, the only daughter of Francesco and Giseppa (Falzonne) Russo.  At the age of seventeen she immigrated to...

Dec 31, 2012

George Arthur Dawes, a lifetime resident of Roslindale and West Roxbury, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Roscommon on the Parkway nursing home after a brief illness.  He was 58.  George was born May 16, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Alanson O. and Abigail (Savage) Dawes.  He was a member of the Boy...

Dec 29, 2012

Jean M. (Friend) O’Brien, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died  Saturday, December 29, 2012 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born in Boston and was a devoted daughter to  the late Ford E. and Josephine V. (Slocum) Friend.  Jean worked for Analog Devices in Westwood for over 25 years. After her retirement she worked and volunteered for HESSCO,  ...

Dec 28, 2012

Carolyn M. (Cook) Levitre, a resident of Norwood, died Friday, December 28, 2012 at the Harrington House in Walpole.  She was 88.  Born in Needham, the daughter of Robert H. and Louise May (Tierney) Cook, she grew up in Norwood and was a graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1942.  Mrs. Levitre worked  for the American Steel &...

Dec 25, 2012

Joseph Harold Cosgro, former resident of Westwood and Medfield, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  He was 98.  Harold was born May 19, 1914 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Joseph H. and Estelle G. (Lent) Cosgro, and grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1929 his family moved to...

Dec 20, 2012

James Michael Kiklis, a resident of Quincy, died suddenly Thursday, December 20, 2012.  He was 46 years old.  Jim was born in Boston.  He was the son of Harry J. Kiklis and the late Sandra (MacDonald) Ramoska.  Jim worked for the City of Boston, Department of Public Works, for 4 years as a truck driver, street cleaner and plowing...

Dec 15, 2012

Robert Hall Allen, a lifelong resident of Roslindale, died Saturday December 15, 2012, at Wingate at Needham Nursing Facility in Needham, Massachusetts after a long illness.  He was 67 years old.  Bob joined the United States Army in November of 1966 and was honorably discharged in June of 1967 during the Vietnam War.  He was a graduate of Wichita...

Dec 14, 2012

Juan L. Rosado, a resident of Walpole for 20 years and formerly of Dedham for well over 40, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Tippett House in Needham, after a long illness.  He was 83.  Juan was born in Boston.  He was the son of the late Dominick and Agnes V. (Mealy) Rosado.  They lived in Roslindale until...

Dec 11, 2012

Velta Blumbergs, a resident of Brockton for many years, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the  Southeast Rehabilitation Home of Easton, after a long illness. She was 89 years old. Velta was born in Riga, Latvia. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Zelma (Putnergle) Blumbergs.  She is survived by her cousins Edgar Berzins of North Attleboro...

Dec 9, 2012

Natalie Grace (Belyea) Bobbitt, a longtime resident of Dedham, and formerly of Westwood, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 at her home in Dedham after a long illness.  She was 92.  Natalie was born May 3, 1920 in Malden, Massachusetts to Percy H. and Ethel May (Holman) Belyea.  She worked for five years in Inventory Control for Jordan Marsh Company...

Dec 6, 2012

Dorothy Moll Rogers passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2012 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Alton, Illinois on February 20, 1921. She was the daughter John Emanuel Moll and Catherine Pearl Mutz. She attended Alton High School, Monticello College and then University of Iowa where she received her degree in Chemistry with a Minor...

Nov 30, 2012

Catherine Isabelle “Betty” (Orr) Jones, a resident of Westwood for 52 years, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 96.  Betty was born June 12, 1916 in Roslindale, Massachusetts, the only child of Henry and Isabelle (Harrison) Orr.  She graduated from Girls Latin High School in Boston and took many classes at...

Nov 28, 2012

Edna B. (Kamradt) Reyenger, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Avery Manor in Needham.  She was 91.  Edna was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Henry and Josephine Kamradt, immigrants from Poland.  She attended secretarial school after high school and  worked as a secretary for Civitarese Construction Company for many years.  Edna...

Nov 23, 2012

William Charles Brobst Sr., a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, November 23rd, 2012 at his home in Dedham.  He was 90.  William was born September 20, 1922 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Reifsynder) Brobst.  He served in the Army Air Corp during World War 2.  William worked for almost 40 years as a window...

Nov 22, 2012

William Louis Favreau, a resident of Westwood for the past 37 years, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness.  He was 84.  Bill was born June 17, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Shaughnessy) Favreau.  He served in the US Army from 1946 to 1948...

Nov 11, 2012

Helen L. Single, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 in her 102nd year at the Colonial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Weymouth.  Helen was born December 22, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Louis and Christina (Epplert) Single.  Helen worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts until her retirement in 1972. Helen...

Nov 10, 2012

Lifelong Dedham resident William J. “Bill” Laskey died on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham surrounded by his loved ones in the hours preceding his death. He was 86.  Bill lived a life of caring for, and about, people, and was loved and cared for until his end.

Both Bill and his...

Nov 10, 2012

Arra Anita (Stewart) Barrier Noris, a resident of Pinellas Park, Florida for over 30 year, died Saturday, November 10, 2012 at  Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham. She was 88.  Anita was born July 6, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of John Irving and Christena (Robinson) Stewart.  She graduated from Roslindale High School.  She was the wife of...

Nov 9, 2012

Gloria A. (Hundiak) Hassey, a resident of Dedham for 38 years, died Friday, November 9, 2012 at her home in Dedham.  She was 83.  Gloria was born March 1, 1929 in Canton, Massachusetts.  Gloria worked as a housekeeper for private individuals.  She was the wife of the late Francis William “Bozo” Hassey and is survived by her two daughter,...

Nov 9, 2012

Erskine Christine (Alexander) Andrus, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, died Friday, November 9, 2012 at her home in Westwood.  She was 86.  Christine was born December 28, 1925 in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Ross Eugene and Martha (Nickels) Alexander.  She was a master gardner and a member of the Westwood Garden Club.  Christine was the...