Local Obituaries
Judith A. Macinnes
Aug 28, 2011
Judith Annette (Olsen) MacInnes, a resident of Dedham since 1966, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Cedar Hill Healthcare Center in Randolph. She was 76. Judith was born June 6, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the two daughters of John Leif Jr. and Laura Miriam (Moulton) Olsen. Judith was a member of the DeMolay Mother’s Club, the Rainbow...
Kathleen L. Mcnamara
Aug 24, 2011
Kathleen Louise (O’Connell) McNamara, a resident of Westwood for 50 years, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Ma. She was 90. Kathleen was born December 19, 1920 in Medford, Massachusetts, the only child of Arthur Francis and Katherine Louise (Hughes) O’Connell. Kathleen volunteered for Meals on Wheels in Westwood, for the Alliance for the Mentally...
Wilfred E. Hill
Aug 22, 2011
Wilfred Emerson Hill, fondly known by his friends and coworkers as “Sam Hill”, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Dedham. He was 79. Wilfred was born June 28, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Edward and Mary U. (Haight) Hill. He served in the US Airforce during the Korean War. Wilfred worked as...
Thomas R. Walls
Aug 19, 2011
Thomas R. Walls, 88, formerly of Westwood, MA passed away in the early morning hours of August, 19 2011 at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, CT with his family by his side.
He was born on December 9, 1922 in Holbrook, MA, the son of Myrtle (Cole) Walls. He graduated from Holbrook High School and...
George Myron Lexander
Aug 18, 2011
George Myron Lexander, a resident of Westwood for the past 9 years, and formerly of Dedham for 55 years, died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. He was 88. Myron was born June 12, 1923 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of George Albin and Verta S. (Jackson) Lexander. He graduated from Watertown High School...
Jonathan R. Bullis
Aug 17, 2011
Jonathan Ross Bullis, a resident of Boston, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. He was 49. Jonathan was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, the son of the late Earl and Barbara (Brown) Bullis. He grew up in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School. Jonathan worked as a machine operator for Clark Publishing...
Shirley Oberacker
Aug 16, 2011
Shirley (Cooke) Oberacker, of Walpole, and formerly of Norwood, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Middleborough. She was 86. Shirley was born August 21, 1924 in Hamburg, New Jersey, the only daughter of Elmer Peter Cooke and Caroline Irene Maxwell. She grew up in Hamburg and graduated from Hamburg High School. When her youngest...
Bruce A. “Touchee” Mcpherson
Aug 7, 2011
Bruce A. “Touchee” McPherson, age 61, of Dedham, formerly of Jamaica Plain, died unexpectedly on August 7, 2011 at home. Bruce is survived by two daughters, Emily McPherson of Jamaica Plain and Sarah Galante of Hyde Park. He leaves behind his mother, Rose (Ritz) McPherson of Pennsylvania and 3 brothers; Gregory McPherson of South Carolina and Bryan and Terrance...
Emma M. Laquidara
Jul 29, 2011
Emma Marie (Baranow) Laquidara, a resident of Dedham for 50 years, died Friday, July 29th, 2011 at Highgate Manor Nursing Home in Dedham. She was 85. Emma was born may 21, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Albert and Emma (Berg) Baranow. She grew up in Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. Emma taught Sunday...
Raymond F. Fleck
Jul 24, 2011
Raymond Franklin Fleck, a resident of Walple since 1990, and formerly of Norwood, died Sunday, July 24th, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts after a brief illness. He was 88. Ray was born November 21, 1922 in Norwood, MA, one of the four children of Franklin William, and Gertrude (Bacon) Fleck. He graduated from Norwood High School...
F. Maude Thomas
Jul 22, 2011
Frances Maude Thomas, a longtime resident of Brookline, Massachusetts died Friday, July 22, 2011 at the Royal Megansett Nursing Home in Falmouth, Massachusetts in her 110th year. Maude was born June 13, 1902 in Wales, a daughter of Owen and Maude (Yates) Thomas. She came to the United States in 1912. In 1920 she and her family lived in...
Frederick G. Grosbeck
Jul 21, 2011
Frederick G. Grosbeck, lovingly known as Fred, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, after a brief illness. He was 79. He was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania to the late Frederick G. and Lucretia (Heston) Grosbeck. Fred grew up in Girard, Ohio and graduated from High School there. He joined the United States Navy in May...
Beatrice I. Galligan
Jul 21, 2011
Beatrice Iva (Parsons) Galligan, a resident of Dedham for over 50 years, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at the Briarwood Healthcare Center in Needham. She was 100. Beatrice was born October 17, 1910 in Quebec, Canada, one of the four children of Ernest and Lily May (Bennett) Parsons. She was the wife of the late Henry A. Galligan; the...
Dorothy Nelson
Jul 14, 2011
Dorothy A.E. Nelson passed away at her home on July 14th. She was born on June 14, 1921 to Albert and Agnes (Bjurstrom). Dorothy found success through her career as a banker at the Bank of Boston, where she was employed for 47 years. She was the first female Vice President of the Bank, and the Vice President of the...
Marie E. Davis
Jul 5, 2011
Marie Elizabeth Davis, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday night July 5, 2011, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 79. She was the daughter of the late William D. and Mary (Doucette) DeCoste. She graduated from the Peabody Beauty School in Norwood. Marie married the love of her life, the late Robert S. Davis, at a...
Eleanor Mooney
Jul 4, 2011
Eleanor (Fiske) Mooney, a resident of Walpole since 1995, and formerly of Dedham for over 50 years, died Monday, July 4th 2011 at thre Harrington House in Walpole. She was 97. Eleanor was born in Glens Falls, New York, the daughter of Paul and Ruth (Tufts) Fiske. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston with her bachelors degree in...
John W. Stahl
Jul 4, 2011
John W. Stahl died at the Parkwell Nursing Home on Truman Highway in Hyde Park on July 4, 2011. He was the third child of George W Stahl Sr. and Ethel H. (Knight) Stahl. He is survived by a sister Dora A McLeod. His brothers George W. and Franklin W. have predeceased him. He leaves a niece Joyce...
Russell K. Gustafson
Jul 3, 2011
Russell Karl Gustafson, a lifelong resident of West Roxbury, died Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 at the Brockton Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was 88. Russell was born June 7, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Karl and Alva Elizabeth (Anderson) Gustafsson. He served in the US Navy during World War two as a seaman 1st class....
Reynold C. Lyons
Jul 1, 2011
Reynold C. Lyons, a resident of Dedham, died on July 1, 2011 at the age of 91. He was born in Worcester, MA to the late Joseph A. and Ethel (Guertin). Mr. Lyons graduated from the Clarke School for the Deaf in 1937. He was previously employed by the National Youth Administration, was a textile machine operator for the...
Doris E. Peterson
Jun 28, 2011
Doris E. (Fishburne) Peterson, a resident of Brighton Gardens in Dedham, and formerly of Westwood Glen in Westwood and of Boyleston Street in Boston, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at the Briarwood Nursing Home in Needham. She was 95. Doris was born December 8, 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the six children of Louis A., and Mary E....
