Local Obituaries
Rollin W. Rickard
May 12, 2009
Rollin William “Rick” Rickard, a resident of Roslindale for 30 years, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton after a brief illness. He was 65. Rick was born September 14, 1942 in Mobile, Alabama, the son of William H., and Hazel Amelia (Smith) Rickard. He graduated from Newman Preparatory School in 1965 and earned his...
Kathryn Arnold
May 10, 2009
Kathryn Alice (Brasil) Arnold, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood forthe past 13 years, and formerly of Great Falls, SC, Oak Ridge, TN, Rochester, NY, Hilton Head Island, SC, and Medfield, MA, died peacefully at her home in Westwood on Sunday, May 10, 2009. She was 86. Kathryn was born Nov 4, 1922 in Greenville, South Carolina,...
Sally Larson
May 8, 2009
Sally Evelyn (Hanson) Larson, of Framingham, died Friday, May 8th, 2009 at the Wingate at Sudbury Nursing Home. She was 80. Sally was born March 18, 1929 in Westwood, MA, adaughter of the late Forrest W. and Blanche C. (Butkewich) Hanson. Sally grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School with the class of 1946. She met...
James C. Anderson
May 3, 2009
James C. “Jim” Anderson, a resident of Westwood for 24 years, died suddenly May 3rd, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital. He was 55. Jim was born June 25, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas, a son of the late Richard E., and Dorothy (Frazee) Anderson. He graduated from Wichita High School North with the Class of 1971, earned his Bachelor’s...
Lowell V. Coulter
May 2, 2009
Dr. Lowell Vernon Coulter, a resident of Westwood for the past 33 years, and formerly of West Newton for 28 years, died Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at the Clark House in Westwood after a long illness. He was 95. Dr. Coulter was born July 3, 1913 in Marion, Ohio, the only son of the late Emer Vernon and Nettie...
Richard Cyr
Apr 27, 2009
Richard Joseph Cyr, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died unexpectedly April 27, 2009 at his home in Pawtucket. He was 59. Richard was born July 13, 1949 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of the late Joseph P. and Helen E. (Erickson) Cyr. He graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1967 and served in the US Navy during...
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...
