Local Obituaries
Charles L. Jr. O’Connell
Sep 30, 2011
Charles “Bud” L. O’Connell, a resident of Norwood, died at his home on September 30, 2011. He was 83. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Charles L. O’Connell, Sr. and Margaret (Quinlan). Bud, as he was fondly known, was a veteran in the United States Navy, Seaman 2nd Class during World War II. He was an electrician and...
Franklin Henry Md Ellis
Sep 25, 2011
F. Henry Ellis, Jr. M.D., Ph.D. of Brookline, Massachusetts, died on September 25, 2011 at the age of 91. A son of Katherine McClintock Ellis and Franklin Henry Ellis, Dr. Henry Ellis (also known as Bunky) was born in Washington, D.C. on September 20, 1920. A graduate of the St. Albans and St. Mark’s Schools, Yale, and Columbia’s College ...
Joseph F. Donohue
Sep 25, 2011
Joseph F. Donohue, a longtime resident of Dedham died Sunday, September 25, 2011, at Highgate Manor after a brief illness. He was 65. Joe was born in Boston and grew up in West Roxbury. He was the son of the late William L. Sr. & Mary T. (Findlen) Donohue. He graduated from Roslindale High School and was a Tile...
Bertha E. (Barnes) Laakso
Sep 23, 2011
Bertha Edith Laakso, a resident of Attleboro for many years and formerly of West Roxbury died Friday September 23, 2011 at Life Care Center of Raynham after a long illness. She was 92. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Ruth (Austin) Barnes. Mrs. Laakso was born in Boston. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse for many...
Ronald L. Olmstead
Sep 22, 2011
Ronald Louis Olmstead February 4, 1952 – September 22, 2011 Ronald L Olmstead, of Dover and formerly of Westwood, at home with the Lord, September 22,2011. He was born and grew up in Geneva, New York. Ron was the son of the late Frederick L. and Louise T. ( Varno) Olmstead. Ron graduated from Hobart and...
Gertrude E. Schuessler
Sep 19, 2011
Gertrude Elizabeth Schuesler, a resident of Norwood since 1945, died Monday, September 19, 2011 at her home in Norwood. She was 91. Gertrude was born November 5, 1919 in Columbus, Georgia, the only daughter of Perry Brown and Carrie Gertrude (Holstun) Schuessler. She attended Troy State Teachers College in Alabama and taught for a year in Alabama before moving...
Carol (Mcculloch) Cirillo
Sep 18, 2011
Carol McCulloch Cirillo, a resident of Westwood for the past eighteen years, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 after a brief illness.
Carol was born in Northampton ,MA, the daughter of the late Malcolm McCulloch and the late Catherine (Dolan) McCulloch. She was the sister of the late Alan T. McCulloch.
Carol graduated from the University...
Roland Woodberry
Sep 18, 2011
Roland Kent Woodberry, a resident of Norwood, and formerly of Charlton and Walpole, died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Norwood. He was 80. Rollie was born October 29, 1930 in Danvers, Massachusetts, the son of Gordon F., and Grace L. (Salter) Woodberry, and moved with his family to New York City early in 1931...
Maria E. Ortiz
Sep 16, 2011
Maria Esther Ortiz of Jamaica Plain, died September 16, 2011 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 78. Maria was born January 30, 1933 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, a daughter of Manuel and Carmen (Reyes) Ortiz. She was the wife of the late Francisco Torres and is survived by two sons,...
William Lloyd
Sep 16, 2011
William Monroe Lloyd, a resident of West Roxbury for over 70 years, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at Rosscommon on the Parkway Nursing Home in West Roxbury. He was 104. William was born February 18, 1907 in Southshore, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Arthur M. and Martha (Pierce) Lloyd. He worked as a technician for the Frigidaire company...
Anne Marie Parker
Sep 10, 2011
Anne Marie (Hanst) Parker, a resident of Westwood for over 25 years, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at her home in Westwod after a long illness. She was 59. Anne was born November 23, 1951 in Berkeley, California, a daughter of Philip Lincoln and Anne Constance (Doerman) Hanst. She graduated from Simmons College and the University of Rhode Island...
Jacqueline King
Sep 6, 2011
Jacqueline Rita (Gehling) King, a resident of Dedham since 1961, and formerly of Needham, died Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a brief illness. She was 79. Jacqueline was born February 22, 1932 in Newton, Massachusetts, a daughter of Eliot and Exilda (Langley) Gehling. She graduated from Needham High School and worked briefly...
Florence C. Mclellan
Sep 5, 2011
Florence Catherine Mary McLellan, of Westwood, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 83. Florence was born May 13, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the three children of James A. and Margaret (Jamieson) McLellan. She graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Roxbury, Massachusetts with the Class of 1946. Florence worked...
Gertrude M. Wigmore
Sep 4, 2011
Gertrude Marion (Russell) Wigmore, a resident of Dedham for 53 years, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at her home in Dedham. She was 84. Gertrude was born April 10, 1927, the only daughter of George and Josephine (Brown) Russell. She grew up in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School. Gertrude worked briefly at the Boston Envelope Company in...
Merrill S. Hohman
Sep 3, 2011
Merrill Sylvester Hohman, a resident of Norwood since 1968, and formerly of New Hampshire and Vermont, died unexpectedly Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 77. Mel was born January 30, 1934 in Abington, Massachusetts, a son of Joseph Charles and Bertha E. (Hatch) Hohman. He grew up in Abington and graduated from Abington High School...
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...
