Obituaries

Apr 28, 2024

Mary Jane (Benson) Gemelli, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Sunday, April 28, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness. She was 82. Mary was born October 15, 1941 in Dedham, the daughter of Arthur P. and Selena F. (Whitelock) Benson. Mary graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1959....

Apr 25, 2024

Rose Marie passed away and entered eternity to be with her Lord, on April 25, 2024.  She passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Rose Marie was a former resident of Newton Falls, where she was an active member of the Newton Falls United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Lydia Circle, along with helping...

Apr 19, 2024

Pedro Antonio Munoz, a longtime resident of Jamaica Plain, died Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Laurel Ridge Skilled Nursing Center in Jamaica Plain after an extended illness. He was 84. Pedro was born November 12, 1939 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the only son of Jesus and Louisa Torres Munoz. After earning his Bachelor degree he worked as a...

Apr 15, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frederick F. Caruso of Dedham, Massachusetts on April 15, 2024.  Fred was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, in-law and friend.

Fred proudly served both his country and his community, first as a U.S Army veteran, and then for the next 40 years as a...

Apr 2, 2024

Thomas Hugh Kent III, a resident of Readville, and formerly a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 at his home in Readville. He was 56. Know as Tommy or Tom to his friends and family, Tom was born September 27, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, the devoted son of Thomas Hugh Jr. and Barbara Anne (Guilliams) Kent....

Mar 28, 2024

David G. Hill, age 80, of Westwood Massachusetts, passed from this life after a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the beloved only child of the late David H. and the late Zona R. Hill of Virginia Minnesota and devoted husband of 56 years to Irene B. Hill as well as devoted son in law to the late...

Mar 28, 2024

February 14th, 1952- March 28th, 2024. Elizabeth Ann Lyons, affectionately known as Lisa passed away peacefully at the age of 72. The sixth of thirteen children, she was predeceased by her loving parents Tom and Virginia as well as her sisters Kippy ,Ginny and her big brother Tommy. She is survived by her siblings, Kathy, Rory (Jim), Claire (Joanne),...

Mar 28, 2024

Robert Leonard Van Stry, of Norton, and formerly of Westwood, died Thursday, March 28, 2024 at the Lifecare Center of Attleboro. He was 89. Robert was born October 29, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Leonard and Catherine (Defren) Van Stry. He enlisted in the US Army in 1954 and served in the 38th Infantry Division for two...

Mar 27, 2024

Carolyn A. (Patterson) Anderson, a longtime resident of Dedham, passed away on March 27, 2024 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her parents Leota and James Patterson. She is survived by her sister Linda (Patterson) Victoria and her husband Al of Tennessee, her children Jennifer Anderson and Tracey (Anderson) LeGendre and her husband Robert of Dedham. Carolyn...

Mar 24, 2024

Ronald Harold Erickson passed away peacefully on March 24, 2024, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born May 21, 1931, in Springfield, MA to first generation Swedes, the late Harold and Ruth Erickson, he resided most of his early life in Longmeadow, MA. Ronald was known affectionately as Ronnie by his childhood friends and family, and as Ron...

Mar 24, 2024

Frances E. (Clancey) Tradd, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away on March 24, 2024. She was 91.  Fran was the devoted wife of the late Alexander Tradd, and the loving mother of Alexander D Tradd and his wife Karen, of Foxborough, Mary Powell, of Easton, Beverlee O’Brien and her husband Robert, of Plymouth, John Tradd and his...

Mar 16, 2024

Josna Venkata Tayi, a resident of Norwood, died Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham after a brief illness. She was 67. Josna was born February 5, 1957 in Visakhapatnam, India, the daughter of Adinarayana Rao and Chellamamba (Koka) Samineni. She is survived by her husband, Giri Kumar Tayi; her daughter Anjana Tayi; and...

Mar 15, 2024

Francesca (Spadea) Killion, a resident of Norwood, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Friday, March 15, 2024 with her family by her side. Fran was born December 22, 1945 in Centrache, Italy, the daughter of Michele and Immaculata (Barone) Spadea. She grew up in Readville, and earned her Bachelor Degree from Fitchburg State College. Fran worked...

Mar 2, 2024

Donald O. Folsom, 90, of Keene, NH , died peacefully on Saturday March 2, 2024, at Langdon Place in Keene after a period of declining health.

‘Don’ was born on November 4, 1933, in Boston, MA, a son of the late E. Wilfred Folsom and Ada (Shannehan) Folsom.  He attended Boston Schools and graduated from the Bordentown...

Feb 22, 2024

Herbert Hooven, a longtime resident of Readville, died Thursday, February 22, 2024 at his home in Readville, He was 92. Herb was born May 29, 1931 in West Jefferson, North Carolina, a son of George and Hattie (Price) Hooven. He worked as an auto mechanic for General Motors. Herb’s passion was country/bluegrass music. He was an accomplished fiddle, banjo,...

Feb 21, 2024

Age 94, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2024 surrounded by his family. Born in 1929 in Vienna, Austria, Charles was the youngest child of Charles and Edith Neuman de Vegvar. In his early years, when not in school in Vienna, he spent long idyllic summers at the family home in Zalaber, Hungary.

Charles moved to America...

Feb 11, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Madison Binkley, who departed from this world surrounded by her family after suffering from a brief illness on February 11, 2024. She was 22 years old. Madison spent much of her childhood passionate about dance, attending Miss Donna’s Dance Studio for several years. Through her love of dance,...

Feb 11, 2024

Susana Cantor Brown passed on peacefully and surrounded in love by her family in Norfolk, MA on February 11th, 2024.

Her greatest accomplishment in life was her long-lasting and harmonious marriage to Jim Brown and the beautiful life they built together. Susana was the mother to Jessica Brown Sassalos (Paul) and Gregory Brown (Julie). She was also...

Feb 9, 2024

Elizabeth Marie (McMahon) Lang, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Friday, February 9, 2024 at Traditions in Dedham after a short illness. She was 89. Betty was born May 22, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of James Bernard and Elizabeth Gertrude (McLay) McMahon. She graduated from Girl’s High School in Boston. She started working at Boston...

Feb 1, 2024

Robert F. Kelley, of Norwood, and formerly of Boston, passed away on February 1, 2024. He was 92 years old. Born In Boston on July 31, 1932, he was the son of the late William and Alma (Deininger) Kelley. Bob enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 20, and served for three years in the Korean War. He...