Obituaries

Feb 1, 2024

Rev. Walter H. Reuning, formerly a resident of Middleboro, Newton, and Palm Springs, California died Thursday, February 1, 2024 at his residence at Benchmark Senior Living in Norwood.  He was 92.  Walter was born June 22, 1931 in Manchester, New Hampshire, to Walter A. and Wanda Reuning and raised in Westfield, New Jersey. He received his BA and Theological...

Jan 28, 2024

Christine Elizabeth Corcoran, a resident of Westwood, and formerly of Taunton, and Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024 surrounded by her family after a sudden illness. She was 58. Christine was an adored and beloved wife, daughter, sister, stepmother and aunt. Christine was born May 12, 1965 in Burlington, Vermont, the loving daughter of Thomas and...

Jan 27, 2024

Carmen Anthony D’Attilio, of Dedham, passed away on January 27, 2024 in Brockton. He was 93 years old. Born in Newton on August 30, 1930, he was son of the late Paul and Anna (Saienni) D’Attilio. Carmen graduated from Newton North High School, and at the age of 18, enlisted in the Army Air Force. He served during the...

Jan 25, 2024

Beverly L. (Cassie) Poole, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away on January 25, 2024 at the age of 81.  Born in Boston on November 17, 1942, she was the youngest child of the late John and Marion (Carlson) Cassie. Beverly was a member of Allin Congregational Church, and held many positions within the church over the years....

Jan 23, 2024

Joseph John Tousignant, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Cambridge, died Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 73. Joseph was born March 21, 1950 in Arlington, Massachusetts, one of the nine children of Leon Andrew and Florence Eva (Alluisi) Tousignant. Joseph graduated from Dedham High School with the Class...

Jan 19, 2024

Barbara Frances (Araby) D’Attilio, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Friday, January 19, 2024 at the St. Joseph Manor Nursing Home in Brockton. She was 94. Barbara was born October 19, 1929 in Dedham, and was the last surviving child of Charles and Barbara (Sestito) Araby, immigrants from Italy. She graduated from Dedham High School and worked as an...

Jan 5, 2024

Lois Ann (Hope) Walsh, a resident of Norwood, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Friday, January 5, 2024 at her home in Norwood. She was 74. Lois was a graduate of Roslindale High School and UMASS Boston and long-time employee of the Boston Public Schools. She was the beloved wife of 52 years of William H Walsh, the mother...

Jan 4, 2024

Barbara Elizabeth (MacKinnon) Vito, a resident of Dedham, died Thursday, January 4, 2024 at her home in Dedham. She was 88. Barbara was born October 31, 1935 in Needham, Massachusetts, the daughter of Patrick Russell and Flora Mae, (Saunders) MacKinnon, immigrants from Canada. She worked as a seamstress and was the co-owner of the J. Vito Construction Company. Barbara...

Jan 3, 2024

Rocco C. “Rocky” Marchese, Jr, a long time resident of Dedham, passed away at his home on January 3, 2024 with his family by his side.  He was 88 years old. Born in Cambridge on August 30, 1935, he was the son of the late Rocco and Margaret (Cornelissen) Marchese, and was one of nine children. Rocky was a...

Jan 1, 2024

Jeffrey Moy, age 69, of Milton, MA, passed away peacefully at his home on January 1, 2024 after a lengthy battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Born on April 22, 1954 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Jeffrey was the son of Frank Q. Moy, Sr. and Flora Moy. He is survived by his mother Flora Moy of Dedham, MA, his brothers...

Dec 31, 2023

Patrick M. Tynan, 66, of Dedham, died suddenly on December 31 surrounded by his family.  He is survived by many friends, his wife Mary Ann, his daughter Emily, his daughter Cate and son-in-law Brendan O’Dwyer, his grandson, Ellis, his sister Marion, and his brothers Thomas, Michael and Timothy, and his mother-in-law, Veronica Mollek of Westwood. In recent years, he...

Dec 29, 2023

Laura Ellen Schmatzler, of Norwood, formerly of Westwood, age 65, passed away on December 29, 2023 surrounded by loving family, beloved ones, and dear friends. Born in 1958 with Down Syndrome, her family was told to bring her home and love her, but she was not expected to live very long. In an era in which little was expected...

Dec 28, 2023

Larry Robert Taeger, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home in Norwood. He was 92. Bob was born November 17, 1931 in Trout Creek, Michigan, a son of Aili H. (Piirto) and Larry Arnold Taeger. After high school he attended classes at Boston University before being inducted into the Air Force during the...

Dec 28, 2023

James Matthew Lester, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home in Dedham. He was 94. James was born October 28, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts a son of James Joseph and Agnes (Gavin) Lester, immigrants from Ireland. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Boston and worked for 42 years as a butcher for...

Dec 28, 2023

Dorothy Ann (Grant) Hann, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, died Sunday, December 28th at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood.  She was 89.  Dorothy was born January 30, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter of Russell and Florence (Kingston) Grant.  She graduated from Hyde Park High School and worked as a welder at the Quincy Shipyard during...

Dec 28, 2023

Ella “Marie”(March) Davis, a resident of Kingston, formerly of Norwood, died on December 28 after a long illness with her family by her side.  She was 92. Mrs. Davis was born in Boston to the late John H. March and Ella B. (Pearl).  She worked as a medical secretary at the Norwood Hospital several years ago.  She was a...

Dec 26, 2023

Phyllis Guiliano of Jamaica Plain, MA, passed away on December 26, 2023, after a long bout with thyroid cancer.  She was 72 years old.  After growing up in New Jersey, Phyllis earned a BA degree from Wheelock College.  Phyllis utilized her many organizational and administrative skills in a variety of positions including those at the Patricia Seybold Group, Collegia,...

Dec 25, 2023

Lorraine L. Sarnie, 94 of Norwood, Massachusetts died Monday, Dec. 25, 2023 at Mount St. Rita Health Centre in Cumberland, RI.  The daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (McGilvray) Solari, she was born in East Boston, Feb. 28, 1929.  She was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Framingham State University.

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Dec 25, 2023

Harry Clayton Barr, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, and formerly of Boston, and Little Compton, RI, passed away peacefully Dec 25 th surrounded by his loving family.  He endured a long battle with cancer and also lived with type I diabetes for 62 years. A graduate of BB&N, Wesleyan University, and Harvard Business School,...

Dec 23, 2023

John Podger, a world traveler and consummate storyteller, died of natural causes in his home in Fox Hill Village, Westwood, Mass., on Dec. 23, 2023. He was 102 years old.

Mr. Podger was born on Nov. 22, 1921, in Hazaribagh, India, where his father, Reginald Owen Podger, owned a mica mine. He was raised, with his sister...