Obituaries

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

Feb 8, 2009

Helen (Zukauskas) Bond, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness.  She was 90.  Helen was born March 8, 1918 in South Boston, the daughter of the late Charles and Petrunie (Gasper) Zukauskas.  She was a graduate of Burdett College and worked as a bookeeper/secretary for...

Feb 5, 2009

Doris May (Carlson) Ford, a resident of New Pond Village in Walpole for the past 9 years, and formerly of Westwood for 47 years, died Thursday, February 5th, 2009 at the Cape Cod Nursing Home in Buzzards Bay.  She was 89.  Doris was born April 29, 1919 in Winchester, MA a daughter of the late G. Herman and Hannah...

Feb 3, 2009

Walter Ernest Capone, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.  He was 78.  Walter was born February 3, 1931 in Dedham, Mass, the son of the late Florendo and Clementine (DeMarco) Capone.  He graduated from Dedham High School where he served as the captain of his football team,  ...

Feb 2, 2009

Thomas Albion Pinkham III, 76, a resident of Portsmouth, NH, and formerly a resident of LeRoy, NY and Bedford, NH, died February 2, 2009, at Portsmouth, NH after a long illness. He was born July 6, 1932 in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas A. and Elizabeth (Moon) Pinkham, Jr.

Mr. Pinkham grew up in West Roxbury,...

Jan 29, 2009

James H. “Jimmy” Anderson, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at his home in Dedham after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  He was 53.  Jimmy was born in Boston, MA on June 14, 1955 the only son of the late Henry Clarence and Marguerite Irene (Burns) Anderson.  He served in the US Army,...