Local Obituaries
Vida E. Neilson
Jul 30, 2009
Vida Esther (Harrison) Neilson, a 50 year resident of Westwood, died Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at her home in Westwood after a long illness. She was 83. Vida was born June 2, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the late Reverend Edward Stacy and Clara Aramintha (Davenport) Harrison. She grew up in Avon, Massachusetts and graduated from...
George K. Bird
Jul 29, 2009
George Kurtz Bird, a resident of Dedham since 1943, died Thursday, July 29th, 2009 at his home in Dedham after a brief illness. He was 89. George was born March 24, 1920 in Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the three children, and only son, of George Kurtz and Kathleen Sistare (Thomas) Bird. He graduated from the Noble and Greenough School...
Joanne Juraschek
Jul 12, 2009
Joanne Kowalski Juraschek, a loving daughter, sister, wife, and mother died July 12 th , 2009 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer. Although she was born in New York, Joanne lived in Dedham for nearly 30 years. She was 54. Joanne had an exuberant spirit and accomplished much...
Donald H. Maclellan
Jul 8, 2009
Donald Henry MacLellan, a resident of Westwood for 45 years, died Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was 94. Donald was born in Portland, Maine on April 17, 1915 the last surviving child of Charles Arnold and Nellie Sadie (Greenough) MacLellan, immigrants from Nova Scotia, Canada. He graduated from Burdett College before serving in the...
George B. Merry
Jul 1, 2009
George Bernard Merry, a lifelong Hyde Parker through and through, died Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 at the Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 83. George’s work as a journalist carried far beyond his Hyde Park community, with some of his research articles running in the international publication The Christian Science Monitor. As a longtime reporter at the Massachusetts State...
Karin Anna Liisa Kristensen
Jun 29, 2009
Karin Anna Liisa (Korhonen) Kristensen, a resident of Plymouth for the past 35 years, and formerly of Norwood for almost 55 years, died Monday, June 29th, 2009 at St. Joseph Manor Nursing Home in Brockton after a long illness. She was 89. Karin was born March 21, 1920 in Norwood, Massachusetts, the only child of Toibo and Mimmi (Portinen)...
Robert W. Dancer
Jun 24, 2009
Robert William Dancer, a longtime resident of Dover, died Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at the Staley Tippett House in Needham after a long illness. He was 91. Robert was born June 8, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts, the last surviving child of Andrew W., and Florence (McDowell) Dancer. He was the brother of the late A. George Dancer, Andrew Dancer,...
Lieselotte I. Belruss
Jun 13, 2009
Lieselotte I. (Hensel) Belruss, a longtime resident of Westwood, passed away on June 13th, 2009 at the Deutsches Altenheim Nursing Home in West Roxbury. She was 96. The youngest of 7 children, Lieselotte was born in Eickel, Germany on May 31, 1913 to Max and Martha (Engelhardt) Hensel, two very prominent German politicians. In fact, her mother was the...
Margaret L. Chamberlain
Jun 9, 2009
Margaret Lena (Alber) Chamberlain, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 99. Peg was born April 24, 1910 in Roslindale, Massachusetts. She was the last surviving child of the 9 children born to Ernest J. Margaret Anna (Fraas) Alber. She attended Dedham Public Schools, and graduated from...
William F. Burton
Jun 9, 2009
William Foster Burton, of South Dennis and Newton, New Hampshire, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at his home in South Dennis unexpectedly. He was 62. William was born October 5, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of the late Foster William and Floris (Garry) Burton. He grew up in Dedham and graduated from DedhamHigh...
Joseph B. Jr. Blum
Jun 6, 2009
Joseph Bonner Blum Jr., a resident of Canton for the past 10 years, and formerly a resident of Westwood for 37 years, died Saturday, June 6th, 2009 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was 81. Joseph was born August 12, 1927 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of the late Joseph B Sr.,...
Robert E. Anderson
Jun 4, 2009
Robert Evans Anderson, a resident of the E.N. Rogers Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts, died there Thursday, June 4th, 2009 after a long illness. He was 71. Robert was born April 3, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only son of the late Evans and Margaret (Swain) Anderson. He grew up in Roslindale and was a graduate of Roslindale...
Dr. Pierre Provost
Jun 2, 2009
Dr. Pierre Eusebe Provost IV, a longtime resident of Westwood, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009. He was 72. Pierre was born May 3, 1937 in Boston, MA, the only son of Dr. Pierre E. III, and Helen (Curtis) Provost. He attended Hebron Academy in Hebron, Maine and graduated from Cornell University in 1960. After...
Geraldine (Fair) Hreibi
Jun 1, 2009
Geraldine Lillian (Fair) Hreibi, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 66. Geraldine was born March 8, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late William E., and Victoria May (Rincker) Fair. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class...
Rev Alice Gertrude Peatfield
May 31, 2009
Alice Gertrude (Forshee) Peatfield, age 99, of Walpole, MA and Niantic CT, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2009 at her home at New Pond Village in Walpole, where she had lived for the past 17 years. “Dode” was born November 2, 1909 in the Philippine Islands, the second daughter of Archie A. and Alice (Trussell) Forshee. Her father was...
Madeline H. Witol
May 29, 2009
Madeline Hilda “Maddie” (Abele) Witol, a resident of Roslindale for 50 years, died Friday, May 29th, 2009 at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a shortillness. She was 84. Madeline was born January 20, 1925 in Malden, Massachusetts, one of seven children of the late Wendell Phillip and Hilda (Miller) Abele. She attended Malden High School. She...
Diann M. Whisler
May 26, 2009
Diann Marie (Bastis) Whisler, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA. She was 66. Diann was born July 26, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, the only child of Walter Joseph, and Norma Edith (Collins) Bastis. She graduated from Dedham High School with the class of 1960. Diann is survived...
Earle Hartshorn
May 19, 2009
Earle Colburn Hartshorn, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. He was 86. Earle was born October 24, 1922 in Boston, a son of the late Earle C. and Mary (Thompson) Hartshorn. He graduated from Norwood High School,served in the US Army during World War Two, and...
Harvey Malpass
May 18, 2009
Harvey Woodrow Malpass, a resident of Plainville for the past 5 years, and formerly of Norwood for 54 years died Monday, May 18th, 2009 at his home in Plainville after a long illness. he was 86. Harvey was born May 14, 1923 in Clinton, South Carolina, a son of the late John W. and Zena Malpass. He served in...
Phyllis Dudas
May 15, 2009
Phyllis Elizabeth “Betty” (Chubbuck) Dudas, a resident of Dedham since 1950, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Milton Hospital in Milton, Massachusetts. She was 87. Betty was born November 30, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Harry and Annetta (Mason) Chubbuck. She worked as an administrator for Affiliated Nursing Homes, as a secretary for St....
