Local Obituaries
John Haslip
Dec 6, 2025
John H. Haslip, 92, of Fox Hill Village, Westwood, MA peacefully passed away on December 6, 2025 after a short illness. Big John, as he was affectionately known to a wide circle of friends, was born in Camden NJ to Henry and Eloise Haslip and grew up nearby in Pennsauken NJ. He attended local schools including Merchantville High School before...
Phyllis Sunderland
Dec 22, 2025
Phyllis (Gardner) Sunderland, a resident of Fox Hill Village in Westwood, and formerly of Providence, Rhode Island, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Mexico City, Mexico, died Monday, December 22, 2025 at the White Oaks Cottages at Fox Hill Village. She was 96. Phyllis was born August 16, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts a daughter of Harrison and Elouise (Lawrence) Gardner. Phyllis attended the...
John Ho
Dec 20, 2025
John Chung Chak Ho, a resident of New York, NY, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 20, 2025. John was born in Canton, China in 1925 to Kim Tong Ho and Lai Kwun (Ng) Ho. John grew up in Guangzhou, China where he began his grade school through junior high school education. His family moved to Macau...
Norman Collin
Dec 15, 2025
Norman Real Collin, a longtime resident of Westwood, Massachusetts died Monday, December 15, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was 91 years old. Norman was born to Henri and Clara Collin of Saint Hilaire, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the third born of fourteen children. Norman worked as a bus driver for Greyhound for 29 years before...
Beverly J. Short
Dec 13, 2025
Beverly J. (Tranfaglia) Short, a resident of Westwood, passed away on December 13, 2025 at the age of 92 surrounded by her loving family. A devoted mother and artist, Beverly dedicated her life to her children, family and the pursuit of art.
Born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Mary C. (Morelli)...
Barbara Ann Kent
Dec 10, 2025
Barbara Ann (Guilliams) Kent, of Norton, and formerly of Hyde Park and of Dedham for over 55 years, died Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. She was 89. Barbara was born on February 13, 1936 in Coshocton, Ohio, the daughter of Carlos Albert and Ernestine Catherine (Middy) Guilliams. After high school she enlisted in the...
Catherine A. Gabrielli
Dec 10, 2025
Catherine Ann (Hassey) Gabrielli, a resident of Dedham and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, died Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was 91. Catherine was born February 28, 1934 in Dedham, Massachusetts a daughter of Chester and Elizabeth (Byran) Hassey. She graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1952. Ann was known for her fun-loving...
Deborah A. Grabner
Dec 9, 2025
Deborah Alice (Martin) Grabner, a resident of North Falmouth, Massachusetts died peacefully on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at the White Oaks Cottages in Westwood. She was 85. Deborah was born January 19, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of Carl B. Martin Jr., and Mary Elizabeth (Wilkenson) Martin. She earned her bachelor's degree from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY...
William M McPhillips
Dec 2, 2025
William Mathew McPhillips, a resident of Hyde Park, passed peacefully at the age of 85 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
William was born December 20, 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of John Francis and Helen A. (Main) McPhillips. He graduated from Hyde Park High School. After graduation he was inducted into...
James P. McGrath
Nov 21, 2025
James Peter McGrath, a Westwood resident, died unexpectedly Friday, November 21, 2025 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham. He was 76. James was born December 21, 1948, one of the six children of Thomas and Eugenia (Kontrimas) McGrath. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Northeastern University and worked as a commercial paper salesman for the International Paper...
Marion R. St. Cyr
Nov 19, 2025
Marion R. (Newcomb) St. Cyr, a long-time resident of Dedham, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. She was 96 years old. Marion was the daughter of the late Richard and Mabel (Gasson) Newcomb, and the loving wife of Paul F. St. Cyr, who predeceased her in 1992. She was the beloved mother of Michael J. St. Cyr, and his...
Stanley J Bukoiemski
Nov 19, 2025
Stanley Julian Bukoiemski, a resident of Dedham, and formerly of Roslindale, died Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a brief illness. He was 70. Stanley was born September 17, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts a son of Joseph and Catherine (McLeod) Bukoiemski. He graduated from Charlestown High School with the Class of 1973...
Anthony T. Lovetere Jr.
Nov 14, 2025
Anthony Thomas Lovetere Jr. ("Tony"), a long-time resident of Dedham, died Friday, November 14, 2025 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 91. Anthony was born July 18, 1934 in Brighton, Massachusetts, the only son of Anthony Thomas Sr., and Christine (Cantoni) Lovetere. After graduating from Dedham High School in 1953, he worked as a truck driver...
Barbara A. Allen
Nov 10, 2025
Barbara Ann Allen, resident of Dedham, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025. She was 74 years old. Barbara was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on December 27, 1950 to Perry and Barbara Stuart. She grew up with her sisters, Sandra and Donna and went on to marry John Henry Allen. Barbara earned her associate's degree, and worked in the Quincy...
Mary A. Deissler
Nov 3, 2025
Mary Deissler, age 69, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2025, after a long and hard-fought battle with brain cancer.
Born on December 30,1955, in Oneonta, New York, to George and Carol Baker, Mary was the eldest of her siblings — Mark, Margaret, Patricia, and Christopher. She married James Deissler in 1987, and together they raised their children, Benjamin and...
Mary Rose Duffey
Oct 26, 2025
Mary Rose "Mimi" Duffey, a resident of Westwood, Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. She was 67 years old. Mimi was born on April 24, 1958 in Boston to Charles T. Duffey and Mary Rose (Furey) Duffey. Mimi grew up in Canton, and earned an Associate's degree in early childhood education from Massasoit Community College....
Edward James Schoener
Oct 20, 2025
Edward James “Archie” Schoener, a lifelong resident of Dedham, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, at the West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital. He was 81.
Born in Boston on August 25, 1944, Edward was the son of Herman T. and Mary Elizabeth (Kennedy) Schoener. He grew up in Dedham’s Oakdale neighborhood and graduated from Dedham High School in 1963. In...
Helen Burr Grumman
Oct 18, 2025
Helen Burr Grumman, a resident of Westwood, Massachusetts, died Saturday, October 18, 2025 at her apartment at the White Oaks Cottages in Westwood. She was 102. Helen was born November 29, 1922 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the elder daughter of Samuel Ellsworth and Carol Elizabeth (Sterling) Grumman. She earned her bachelors degree and worked as the Executive Secretary of the Social...
Patricia A. Cosimi
Oct 4, 2025
Patricia (Bennett) Cosimi, a former FHV resident, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 4, 2025. Patricia (Pat) was born in 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland and completed a BS in nursing at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. She moved to Boston in 1967 where she assumed the role of head nurse of emergency services at Massachusetts General...
Diana L. Lassen
Sep 22, 2025
Diana Louise Lassen, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2025, after a brief hospitalization. Diana had lived with Alzheimer’s disease for the last several years. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on May 4, 1941, alongside her twin brother Don, she was the daughter of Victor Edmund and Olga Louise Maria (Anderson) Grant. Raised on Pleasant Street in East Walpole,...
