Obituaries

Mar 15, 2010

Margaret M. (Ehnes) Lawson a 36 year resident of Dedham passed away at her daughter’s home on March 15, 2010, she was 92.  Margaret, who was the youngest of 10 children; was born on June 19, 1917 to Leonard and Katherine Ehnes.   She grew up on the family farm in Norfolk.  Upon completing highschool, Margaret met and married Malcolm...

Mar 12, 2010

Francis T. “Bud” Mingels, a longtime resident of Dedham, died March 12, 2010 at the age of 85.  He was born in Boston to the late Francis T.  Sr. and Anna (Beckett).  Mr. Mingels grew up in Norwood and was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Navy.  He was employed as a heavy equipment operator ...

Mar 10, 2010

Eleanor Virginia Young, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness.  She was 81.  Eleanor was born May 11, 1928 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Harold O., and Gertrude E. (Hankey) Young.  She was the sister of the late Robert C. Young.  Eleanor graduated...

Feb 24, 2010

Naomi (Atwood) Billings, a resident of South Dennis since 1976, and formerly of Westwood and Cambridge, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Eagle Pond Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Dennis.  She was 79.  Mrs Billings was born June 3, 1930 in Long Branch, New Jersey, the only child of William B., and Emma (Atterbeck) Atwood.  Naomi grew...

Feb 22, 2010

Richard A. “Rick” Mahoney Jr, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died suddenly Monday, February 22, 2010. He was 33. Rick was a truck driver for F.W.  Russell Disposal Company for 12 years. He enjoyed fishing, model cars and tattoos. He is survived by his children Richard S., Sean P. and Bryanna L. Mahoney; his parents Richard A. Sr. and...

Feb 20, 2010

Elizabeth Jane “Betsy” Wood, a resident of Westwood since 1968, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood.  She was 62.  Betsey was born November 28, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Harold Alexander and Marjorie Olivia (Clark) Forsyth.  She grew up in Canton, Massachusetts and graduated from Canton High School with the Class...

Feb 19, 2010

Robert Lingarde Shaw, a resident of Dennisport for the past eight years, and formerly of Dedham, died Friday, February 19, 2010 peacefully at his home in Dennisport with his family by his side.  He was 88.  Robert was born April 6, 1921 in Dedham, a son of Thomas Preston and Gertrude (McCaslin) Shaw.  He graduated from Dedham High School...

Feb 16, 2010

Robert S. “Bob” Curtis, of Norwood, formerly of Dedham, died Tuesday February 16, 2010 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was 56.  Bob was a graduate of Dedham High School Class of 1971. He worked as an electrician for Tyco until his health declined. Bob was predeceased by the love of his life, Catherine Annese. He is...

Feb 15, 2010

Mr. Rene “Pete” F. Poirier of Dedham died on February 15, 2010 of heart failure. He was 86. Pete was born in Fall River, MA and lived in Dedham since 1940. He worked as an electrician for the Penn Central, New Haven, and Conrail railrioads for 50 years and retired with Amtrak. Traveling to Cape Cod in the summer...

Feb 14, 2010

Donald Bagge Wilson, a resident of Fort Pierce, FL and Westwood, Mass died suddenly Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Foxhill Village. He was 89. Former residencies included Concord and Boston. His wife of 67 years, Skip Wilson, passed away just six weeks earlier. Mr. Wilson was born in Winchester, the son of the late Albert Olof and Anita Bagge...

Jan 31, 2010

Charlotte Nickerson May, a resident of Duluth, Georgia, formerly of Brighton, and Norwood died January 31, 2010 in Buford, GA. She was 100 years young. Ms. May was born in Norwood and was the daughter of the late Joseph Edgar Jr. and Lottie F. (Bagley) May. She was a graduate of Norwood High School, Class of 1928 and from...

Jan 30, 2010

J. David Macari, a resident of Foxboro for over 20 years, and formerly of Norwood, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was 71.  David was born in Norwood, Massachusetts, a son of the late Celso and Annie (Govoni) Macari. He graduated from Norwood High School with the class of 1956. He joined...

Jan 29, 2010

Bonnie Joy Woodman, February 27, 2010 surrounded by her  “sisters”, family and friends at home after a long illness, and Stephen Tomasello,who died January 29 2010 suddenly at Norwood Hospital . They were devoted partners for life and died within weeks of each other. They both graduated from Norwood High School.  She was 50 and he was 51 years old....

Jan 28, 2010

Dorothy Marguerite (Dawson) Gibbs, a longtime resident of West Roxbury, died Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at the Beth Israel-Deaconness Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness.  She was 87.  Dorothy was born August 17, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Joseph and Marguerite (Faust) Dawson.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Boston...

Jan 24, 2010

Vitold Carl Skarinka, a resident of Westwood for 55 years, died suddenly Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the Mass General Hospital in Boston.  He was 89.  Vitold was born December 10, 1920 in Brockton, Massachusetts, one of the two children of Lithuanian immigrants Caroline (Rubinskas) and Adam Skarinka.  He grew up in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School...

Jan 23, 2010

Hilda May (Matthews) Hubbard, a resident of Westwood since 1954, died Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 96.  Hilda was born September 4, 1913 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a daughter of George Clarence and Edith May (Brassett) Matthews.  She spent the first few years of her life in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada before...

Jan 22, 2010

Mary Ringwalt Woodworth of Westwood, died Friday, Jan 22 nd at the Stanley

Tippett Home in Needham. She was 90. Mary was born Nov. 26, 1919 in Yonkers, N.Y. the daughter of Joseph Garneau Ringwalt and Marguerite Stowitts Ringwalt. Mary has lived in Dover, Dedham and Westwood...

Jan 17, 2010

Shawn Noel (McGregor) Sheehan, a resident of Norwood for the past 10 years, died Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood.  She was 40.  Shawn was born October 13, 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana, a daughter of the late William and the late Leslie (Nelson) McGregor.  She graduated from Riverdale High School in Riverdale, Louisiana. ...

Jan 14, 2010

Louise Anna (Goelz) Gray, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, died January 14th, 2010 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston while visiting family in the Boston area.  She was 98.  Louise was born February 6, 1911 in West New York, New Jersey, a daughter of George Frederick and Johanna (Leeger) Goelz.  She grew up in Cliffside Park, New Jersey and...

Jan 11, 2010

Oscar A. Nietzel, a resident of Walpole for 13 years, and formerly of Dedham, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Stanley Tippett Home in Needham after a long illness.  He was 82.  Oscar was born April 4, 1927 in Boston, the son of Oscar Alfred and Sophie (Kaiser) Nietzel.  He was raised in the Hyde Park section of...