Local Obituaries
Ruth V. Lemieux
Feb 16, 2011
Ruth Valerie (Furkart) Lemieux, a resident of Westwood for over 30 years, and formerly of Jamaica Plain, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Golden View Nursing Home in Meredith New Hampshire after a brief illness. She was 94. Ruth was born August 12, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the four children of Alfred and Fannie (Blake) Furkart. ...
Mary E. Mikulski
Feb 13, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Mikulski, a resident of Dedham for over 40 years, died Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Norwood. She was 86. Mrs. Mikulski was born in Boston. She was the daughter of the late Daniel F. and Elizabeth J. (Norton) Minehan. Mary graduated from the Dorchester School for Girls and was a clerk for the...
Christina T. Wilson
Feb 12, 2011
Christina Thompson Wilson, a resident of Walpole for 10 years and formerly of Dedham for 80 years, died Saturday, February 12, 2011 after a long illness. She was 94. Mrs. Wilson was born in Dedham. She was the daughter of the late David and Christina Thompson Cook Shewan. She was a graduate of Dedham High School and worked as...
Ruth F. Southworth
Feb 2, 2011
Ruth Frances Southworth, a resident of Pocasset, formerly of West Roxbury and Manchester, New Hampshire, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Cape Cod Hospital after a long illness. She was 86. She was born in Quincy and was the daughter of Dr. John P. and Hazel J. (Alexander) Montague. Ruth graduated from Roslindale High School. She worked for...
Ernest “Ernie” Pateras
Feb 2, 2011
Ernest Pateras, a resident of Jamaica Plain since 1985, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Stoughton, after a long illness. He was 85. Ernie, as he was called by many, was born in Boston. He was the son of the late Harry and Garafalea (Botsekas) Peteras. He served briefly in the United States Army during the Korean War. Ernie...
Melvin A. Anderson
Feb 2, 2011
Melvin August Anderson, a resident of Plainville since 1989, but formerly of Norwood for 70 years, died Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, at the Maples Nursing Home in Wrentham. He was 91. Melvin was born July 6, 1919 in Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the four children of John and Alina (Carlson) Anderson. He graduated from Norwood High School and spent...
Margarita Gonzalez
Jan 31, 2011
Margarita Gonzalez, a resident of Roslindale, died on January 31, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was 86. Mrs. Gonzalez was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic to the late Domingo Malmar and Oliva (Nunez) Diaz. She attended Sacred Heart Church and according to her family was deeply religious. This was something they were very proud of. She was an...
Mildred F. Calder
Jan 30, 2011
Mildred Frances (Kinsman) Calder, a resident of Westwood for almost 70 years, died Sunday, January 30th, 2011 at her home in Westwood. She was 90. Mildred was born March 24, 1920 in Needham, Massachusetts one of the three daughters of James Perkins and Lillian Lucinda (Cook) Kinsman. She grew up in Needham and was a graduate of Needham High...
Gertrude H. Swanson
Jan 29, 2011
Gertrude Hazel (Dwinell) Swanson, of Needham, and formerly of Jamaica Plain and Dracut, died peacefully January 29, 2011 at the Briarwood Healthcare Center in Needham with her daughters at her side. She was 89. Gertrude was born January 8, 1922 in Dracut, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Ira A. and Florence H. (Eklund) Dwinell. Gertrude grew up in Dracut...
Marilyn G. Holtman
Jan 22, 2011
Marilyn Gladys (Honer) Holtman, of Walpole for the past 17 years, and formerly of Dedham for 28 years, and of Maine, died Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 at her home in Walpole. She was 77. Marilyn was born September 4, 1933 in West Roxbury, one of the four daughters of Albert and Gladys (Peters) Honer. She attended Westwood High School...
Charles R. Lussier
Jan 21, 2011
Charles Raymond “Chuck” Lussier, an almost lifelong resident of Dorchester, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 56. Charlie was born November 26, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of the five children of Wilfred L. and Ethel E. (Graham) Lussier. He grew up in jamaica Plain and was a graduate of the class...
Jeffrey S. Morris
Jan 18, 2011
Jeffery Steven Morris, a resident of Dedham for over 50 years died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at the Chestnut Hill Benevolent Association. He was 64. Jeffery was born October 29 th , 1946 in Boston, MA. He attended Boston Latin School then moved to Dedham were he graduated from Dedham High School. He attended...
Robert J. “Mitch” Mitchell
Jan 14, 2011
Robert James Mitchell, known by most as “Mitch”, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, January 14, 2011. He was 74. Mitch was born in Boston, massachusetts, a son of Vincent H. and Dorothy F. (Major) Mitchell. He grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from West Roxbury High School. Mitch owned and operated Dedham Precious Metals, an iron,scrap...
Theodore Doukas
Jan 12, 2011
Theodore “Ted” Doukas, a resident of West Roxbury for 56 years died Wednesday, Jan 12th, 2011 at the Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury after a long illness He was 83. Ted was born May 25, 1927 in Boston, Massqachusetts, a son of Charles and Angelina (Bichekas) Doukas, immigrants from Greece. He graduated from Boston Trade School and worked for...
M. Stephanie Muirhead
Jan 7, 2011
Mary Stephanie Muirhead, of Walpole, and formerly of Dedham, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Harrington House in Walpole. She was 75. Stephanie was born March 13, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Stephen S. and Mary E. (Styles) Muirhead. She was the sister of the late David F. Muirhead and the niece of the late...
M. Lorraine Tobias
Jan 7, 2011
Mae Lorraine (Laramee) Tobias, wife of the late Saul Tobias, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Blue Hills Alzheimer’s Care Center in Stoughton after a long illness. She was 87. Lorraine was born May 1, 1923 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the final surviving child of the seven children of Wilfred and Emelia (DePatti) Laramee. She worked as a licensed...
Janette L. O’Brien
Jan 6, 2011
Janette Lindsay (Aptt) O’Brien, a lifelong resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at the Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain after several months of declining health. She had just turned 90. Janette was born December 26, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Charles Leslie and Mary Joan (Lindsay) Aptt. She graduated from Girls High School...
Mildred Bowen
Jan 5, 2011
Mildred Evelyn (White) Bowen, a resident of Norwood for 40 years, died Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 at Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 93. Mildred was born January 16, 1917 in Somerville, Massachusetts, the only child of Delbert and Valasia (Freeman) White. She graduated from Forsyth Dental Institute in Boston and worked as a dental hygenist for...
Karin J. Nyborn
Dec 28, 2010
Karin J. Nyborn, a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Norwood Hospital. She was born on July 21, 1918, in New York City, to Oscar and Alma (Siivonen) Palonen. She worked with her husband, the late Larry J. Nyborn Sr., in the family business and operated a womens dress shop in...
Richard W. Smallfield
Dec 27, 2010
Richard William Smallfield, a longtime resident of Medfield, died Monday December 27, 2010 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 83. Rick was preceded in death by his dear wife Shirley (Bosselman); his sisters Dora, Ann and Martha; and his brother Robert. Rick was born January 12, 1927 in...
