Obituaries

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,...

Jan 24, 2009

Richard Carlton Johnstone, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire for the past 14 years, and formerly of Walpole, and Dedham, died Saturday, January 24th, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire.  He was 86.  Dick was born August 13, 1922 in Waltham, Massachusetts, the only child of James and Erna (Bergesen) Johnstone.  He grew up in Waltham...

Jan 22, 2009

Liane Mary (Wolseley) Bilyard, a West Roxbury resident for 25 years, died Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston.  She was 73.  Liane was born June 8, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Walter H., and Alice (Reardon) Wolseley.  She worked for Senior Healthcare of Watertown as a home healthcare worker.  She also...

Jan 14, 2009

George Albert Berglund, a resident of Jamestown, Rhode Island for the past 11 years, and formerly of Westwood for 37 years, died Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 at his home in Jamestown, Rhode Island.  He was 89.  George was born December 3, 1919 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the late John W. and Alice F. (Graham) Berglund, and grew...

Jan 8, 2009

Janet A. Linehan, a resident of Dedham for 52 years, died Thursday, January 8th, 2009 at Wingate at Needham Nursing Home in Needham, MA.  She was 81.  Janet was born in Boston, a daughter of the late John J. and Anna M. (Conway) Linehan.  She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Jamaica Plain and worked for Fay...

Jan 7, 2009

Louis Anthony Casinelli, a resident of Westwood for 40 years, and formerly of Roslindale, died Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness.  He was 97.  Louis was born March 4, 1911 in Boston, MA, a son of the late Henry and Concetta (Lani) Casinelli.  He served in the US Navy on...

Jan 1, 2009

Doris Christine Peterson, a lifelong resident of Norwood, died Thursday, January 1st, 2009 at the Ellis Nursing Home, in Norwood.  She was 95.  Doris was born March 30, 1913 in Norwood, a daughter of the late Carl Victor and Emma (Anderson) Peterson.  She was the sister of the late Bertil Peterson, and the late Ellen Larson.  Doris worked as...

Dec 29, 2008

W. Sylvia Fredriksen, a longtime resident of Westwood, and formerly of Roslindale, died Monday, December 29th, 2008 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief illness.  She was 90.  Sylvia was born in Boston on April 16, 1918, a daughter of the late Olaf Benjamin and Vendla (Matttson) Anderson.  She was the wife of the late Karl...

Dec 22, 2008

Walter Edson Oak, a resident of Hyde Park for the past 35 years, and formerly of Dorchester, died Monday, December 22nd, 2008 at the Parkwell Nursing Home in Hyde Park.  He was 89.  Walter was born October 18, 1919 in East Boston, the only child of Edson and Lillian (Whittendale) Oak.  He graduated from East Boston High School and...

Dec 13, 2008

Richard F. Estano, a resident of Quincy died Saturday December 13th, 2008 at Faulkner Hospital. He was 59. He was born in Boston, a son of the late Richard C. & Louise F. (Sullivan)  Estano. He grew up in Weymouth and graduated from the Weymouth Vocational Technical High School.  Rick entered into the Sheet Metal workers union and worked in...