Local Obituaries
Donald D. Sr. Stewart
Apr 24, 2009
Donald D. Stewart Sr., a resident of Westwood for over 30 years, died Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton unexpectedly. He was 78. Donald was born Jan 25, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of the late William and Ann (Campbell) Stewart. He graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, Massachusetts, and served ...
Lorraine Madge
Apr 22, 2009
Lorraine Elizabeth (Baer) Madge, a resident of Westwood since 1943, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at her home in Westwood after a long illness. She was 81. Lorraine was born May 28, 1927, a daughter of the late Henry and Charlotte Helen (Smith) Baer. She graduated from Girls High School in Boston with the Class of 1944. Lorraine was...
Jr. Lawrence M. Dewar
Apr 22, 2009
Lawrence M. Dewar, Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday April 22, 2009 in Dedham, Massachusetts, he was 78. Lawrence was the son of the late Lawrence M. Dewar and Thordis Spaulding of Dedham, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dedham High School as part of the class of 1949, Larry served in the U.S. Navy for the next 4 years. After...
Deirdre Weis
Apr 16, 2009
Deirdre (Hart) Weis, a resident of Westwood for the past 12 years, and formerly of West Roxbury, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at her home in Westwood after a long illness. She was 50. Deirdre was born October 14, 1958 in Glen Cove, New York, a daughter of Margaret (Fitzgibbon) and the late Joseph William Hart. She graduated from...
Jane Gould
Apr 10, 2009
Jane Marie Gould, of West Roxbury, and formerly of Abbeville, Alabama and Florida, died Friday, April 10th, 2009 at her sister’s home in West Roxbury after a brief illness. She was 55. Jane was born in Boston December 7, 1953, a daughter of the late Kenneth A., and Margaret G. (Marshall) Gould. She worked for 18 years as a...
Minna Oertel
Apr 7, 2009
Minna D. (Ehnes) Oertel,a resident of Westwood for over 50 years, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Wingate at Needham Nursing Home in Needham. She was 100. Minna was born November 15, 1908 in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Christien and Louise (Schroeder) Ehnes. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Haffenreffer Brewery in Jamaica Plain. ...
Catherine P. Canonico
Mar 29, 2009
Catherine P. “Cathie” (Bonito) Canonico, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital after a brief illness. She was 60. Cathie was born Feb 10, 1949 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Edward F. and Catherine A. (Scarpaci) Bonito. She grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School...
Ruth Kropoff
Mar 27, 2009
Ruth Marie (Tunberg) Kropoff, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Deutsches Altenheim in West Roxbury after a long illness. She is 88. Ruth was born in Boston June 20th, 1920, a daughter of the late Carl and Marie Josephine (Anderson) Tunberg. She worked as a clerk at the John Hancock Insurance Company, and...
Bernice Hunt
Mar 23, 2009
Bernice Andrus (Hayes) Hunt, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole for almost 18 years, and a Summer resident of Brewster for most of her life, died Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, MA after a brief illness. She was 97. Bernice was born Aug 18, 1911, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of...
Richard P. Timmons
Mar 18, 2009
Richard Paul Timmons, a resident of Dedham since 1983, died Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a long illness. He was 75. Richard was born January 26, 1934 in Boston, one of the seven sons of George E. and Anna E. (Parsons) Timmons. He served in the US Army from 1954 to 1956...
Clara Mccue
Mar 7, 2009
Clara Edna (Winchester) McCue, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at the Victoria Haven Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 91. Clara was born January 20, 1918 in Saxonville, Vermont, the only child of Orrin and Anne M. (Kelly) Winchester. She grew up in Vermont and graduated from the Rockingham Nursing School in Rockingham, Vermont. ...
Esther Fraser
Feb 27, 2009
Ester Ann Fraser, a resident of Westwood since 1968, died Friday, February 27th, 2009 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. She was 84. Esther was born July 2, 1924 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late George E., and E. Gertrude (Osborne) Wade. She graduated from Brighton High School and worked as a...
Alice M. Glennon
Feb 26, 2009
Alice Mary (Campbell) Glennon, of Westwood for 58 years, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood . She was 86. Alice was born May 22, 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Colin and Catherine (Kelly) Campbell. She graduated from St. Clements High School in Medford, Mass, and worked as a secretary...
Ellen V. Sutton
Feb 25, 2009
Ellen Victoria (Kenney) Sutton, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was 86. Ellen was born October 12, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Joseph J. Kenney Jr. and Delia (Kilduff) Kenney. During World War Two she worked as a civilian secretary for the...
Leo H. Longval
Feb 25, 2009
Leo Henry Longval, of Westwood since 1998, and formerly a longtime resident of Dedham, died Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a long illness. He was 83. Leo was born March 11, 1925 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a son of the late Canadian immigrants Henry and Diana (Bailey) Longval. He graduated from Commerce High School...
Ida F. Gillis
Feb 24, 2009
Ida Frances (Keith) Gillis, of Dedham, formerly of Boston, died Feb 24th, 2009 at the Franklin Skilled Nursing Center in Franklin after a brief illness. She was 99. Ida was born in Wellesley, MA, a daughter of the late William M., and Alleyne M. (Jennings) Keith. She worked as a secretary for the Order of Scottish Clans in Boston...
Katherine Carvill
Feb 21, 2009
Katherine Florence “Kay” Carvill, a resident of Westwood for 65 years, died Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at her home in Westwood. She was 88. Kay was born May 3, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, one of four children of Harry and Betty (Halum) Cohan. She grew up in Dedham and graduated with the Class of 1940 from Dedham High School. ...
Joseph R. Deegan
Feb 15, 2009
Joseph Richard Deegan, a resident of Westwood since 1973, died Sunday, February 15th, 2009 at his home in Westwood. He was 79. Joe was born July 25, 1929 in Holden, West Virginia, a son of the late Jack Andrew and Mary (Stefanik) Deegan. After high school he enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS Putnam and...
Sylvia Wiik
Feb 14, 2009
Sylvia Irene (Niemi) Wiik, a resident of Norwood, died Saturday, February 14th, 2009 at her home in Norwood. She was 91. Sylvia was born November 27, 1917 in Walpole, MA, the daughter of the late Frank and Irene Amanda (Jarvinen) Niemi. She graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1935 and worked as a receptionist for Holliston...
Florence Butler
Feb 12, 2009
Florence Elizabeth Butler, a resident of West Roxbury for the past 40 years, and formerly of Dedham, died Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. She was 86. Florence was born and raised in Dedham, a daughter of the late Joseph Arthur and Mary Hannah (Missler) Butler. She was a graduate of...
