Local Obituaries
Helene M. Mackillop
Jun 8, 2011
Helene Marion (Nay) MacKillop, a Westwood resident for the past three years, and formerly a resident of Walpole for fifty years, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Harrington House in Walpole after a short illness. She was 74. Helene was born July 6, 1936 in Newton, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Kenneth and Helen (Pierce) Nay. She graduated...
Louise Albright
May 29, 2011
Louise (Hall) Albright, a resident of Vero Veach, Florida, and formerly of Westwood, died Monday, may 29, 2011 at the Indian River Medical Center in Vero, Beach, Florida. She was 90. Louise was born February 22, 1921 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of William and Ruth (Davis) Hall. She grew uo in Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School....
Virginia L. Howe
May 29, 2011
Virginia Louise (Mason) Howe, of Millis, and formerly of Westwood, died Sunday, May 29th, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Medway. She was 64 years old. Virginia was born February 22, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Roger S. and Elsa (Thoms) Mason. She worked for 28 years as a hairdresser and cosmetologist at Reflections of Medfield, and...
Harry E. Rauch
May 24, 2011
Harry Edward Rauch, a resident of Northborough for 16 years, died suddenly Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Marlborough Hospital inn Marlborough, MA. He was 80 years old. He was born in Boston, the son of Harry E. Sr. and Mildred (Harper) Rauch Demers. Harry grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from Roslindale High School. He joined the...
Georgeos Yianasmidis
May 23, 2011
Georgeos Yianasmidis, a resident of Milton for the past 12 years, and formerly a resident of Roslindale, died Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was 73. Georgeos served in the Greek Army before emmigrating to the United States in 1969. He worked as a carpenter. Georgeos then changed careers and owned and...
Thomas Stavropoulos
May 18, 2011
Thomas Stavropoulos, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. He was 82. Thomas was born January 7, 1929 in Leskothea, Salonica, Greece, one of the two sons of George and Elizabeth Stavropoulos. He immigrated to the United States after World War Two and worked as a maitre’d at the...
Mary L. Morgner
May 18, 2011
Mary Loretta (Hitt) Morgner, a resident of North Easton for the past four years, and formerly of Dedham for over 60 years, died Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Brockton after a long illness. She was 87. Mary was born and grew up in Revere, Massachusetts where she graduated from Revere High chool. She worked briefly...
William C. “Charlie” Heeg
May 17, 2011
William C. “Charlie” Heeg, a resident of Eastham, and formerly of Roslindale, died on May 17, 2011 at the age of 92. He was born in Howell, Michigan to George Arlis and Leah Marie (Peavy). Mr. Heeg was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Coast Guard. He was a former Boston Fire Fighter with...
Doris Matheson
May 11, 2011
Doris M. (MacArthur) Matheson, of Westboro, and formerly of Dedham, passed away on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Westborough after a long illness. During her final days she had many visits from her loving family who brought so much joy to her life. Doris was born April 17, 1922 in Watertown,...
Robert C. Foley
May 5, 2011
Robert C. Foley, a resident of Dedham, formerly of Jamaica Plain died on May 5, 2011 at the age of 78. Born in Boston to the late Daniel J., Sr. and Dorothy M. (Meroth) Foley. A graduate of Hyde Park High, Class of 1951. Mr. Foley is a WWII veteran, he served in the United States Army during the...
Robert J. Kinsella
May 4, 2011
Robert James Kinsella, known in Dedham as “Bob the Barber”, died Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at the Norwood Hospital. He was 82. Kinsey was a lifelong Dedham resident having been born in the house that he has lived in all his life. He graduated from Dedham High School with the classof 1948 and served in the US Army from...
H. Sheldon Smith
Apr 23, 2011
H. Sheldon Smith passed away on April 23, 2011 at the age of 101. He was born in Taunton, MA to the late Harry N. Smith and Jessie (Etter). Mr. Smith was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. He was the beloved husband of the late Harriet Fellowes (Bent). Together they had 2...
Gertrude F. Samuels
Apr 23, 2011
Gertrude F. Samuels, a resident of Westwood for over 75 years, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Clark house in Westwood. She was 103 years old. Mrs. Samuels was born in Charlestown in 1907 and was the daughter of the late William H. & Annie M. (Mont) Osgood. She graduated from Everett High School. She worked as Treasurer...
Elaine L. (Hevener) Taylor
Apr 21, 2011
Elaine L. (Hevener) Taylor died April 21st, 2011, in Dedham, MA. Born on October 20, 1927, Elaine grew up with her parents, Osborn and Hazel, in Maplewood, NJ and spent summers with her Aunt Maude and Uncle Sheldon at the Brownson farm in Shelton, Connecticut. She graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood in 1945 and Wellesley College in...
Jill R. Cole
Apr 18, 2011
Jill R. Cole (Warrington), a resident of Dedham, died on April 18, 2011 at the age of 56. She was born in Miami, Florida to Charlotte Warrington (Stoddard) of Beverly and the late Donald Sinclair Warrington. Loving longtime companion of Robert C. Smith, Jr. of Dedham. Mother of Stacey A. Warrington of Leominster, Amanda Wilkins of Buxton, Maine, and...
Louise M. Lomas
Apr 15, 2011
Louise May (Anastos) Lomas, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Friday, April 15th, 2011 at the Armenian Nursing Home in Jamaica Plain after a long illness. She was 89. Louise was born May 11, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the two daughters of Joseph and Hattie Louisa (Bartlett) Anastos. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and...
Annunziato J. Apone
Apr 14, 2011
Annunziato Joseph Apone, a resident of Dedham for over 60 years, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. He was 87. Mr. Apone was born in East Boston. He was the son of the late Michael and Adelina (Malzone) Apone. Annunziato is well known as the Cobbler of Oakdale Square. He started his business in...
Linda K. Hanlon
Apr 7, 2011
Linda Kristin Hanlon, died Thursday April 7, 2011, at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston, after a long illness. She was 31 years old. She was born in Boston. Linda attended Boston College Campus School and the South Shore Day Hab of Weymouth for many years. She is cherished and survived by her parents Lynne V. Mazza of Hyde Park...
Izetta (Nicholson) Reis
Apr 6, 2011
Dover’s oldest citizen, Izetta M. (Nicholson) Reis passed away suddenly in Walpole April 6, 2011 at the age of 101. Born on October 26,1909 of largely Scottish heritage, she grew up outside the village of Coldstream, New Brunswick, the eldest daughter and one of seven children of George A. and Susan Estabrooks Nicholson. Helping...
Ronald Watt
Apr 1, 2011
Ronald Watt, a resident of Norwood, died on April 1, 2011, at the age of 89. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, his parents were the late David and Jessie Watt. At the age of 15, Mr. Watt joined the Royal British Navy and served for 14 years, something he was extremely proud of. While in Scotland he played soccer. He...
