OBITUARIES
West Roxbury, MA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for West Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County & Surrounding Areas
Phyllis G Hulme
Sep 30, 2026
Hulme, Phyllis G. (O’Keefe) of Canton, formerly of Foxboro, died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on September 30, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Edward K. Hulme. Loving sister of Mary Guerra and her husband Stephen, Elaine Lopresti and her husband Arthur, and the late William O’Keefe and his wife Fran, and the late Edward O’Keefe and his...
Jane Corliss Hovey
Sep 27, 2026
Jane Hovey of Boston passed away Sunday at the age of 94, after a somewhat brief but very challenging illness. She took on these last few weeks with the calm wisdom and common sense everyone always admired in her.
Jane hailed from Amesbury, Massachusetts, the second of three daughters to James Corliss and Grace Meehan Corliss.
Despite two years of debilitating illness,...
Richard D. McCusker
Sep 21, 2026
Funeral notice to follow.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held in the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St., West Roxbury, on Thursday, October 15, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. A funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury, on Friday, October 16, at 10:00...
Alexander Gimenez
Sep 17, 2026
Alexander Gimenez, beloved Son, grandson, cousin, nephew, friend, teacher, mentor, dog dad to Tommy. Graduate of Belen Jesuit Preparatory High School and Cornell University. Worked for the Boston Red Sox, the Professional Women’s Hockey League, and then to his dream-of-a-lifetime job with the Boston Bruins. He was an Adjunct faculty member at the Cornell ILR school.
He took on this cancer...
James Joseph Moore
Sep 17, 2026
James Joseph Moore
(5-1-1947 – 9-17-2026)
Jim was born to Joseph and Laura Moore of Hyde Park, where he grew up. He lived in Canton MA for over 30 years.
Jim was big brother to his devoted sister AnneMarie Maher and her late husband Robert of Halifax MA, Richard and his wife Helen of Rockport TX, the late Jeannette Cassidy and her husband...
Marion A. Katz
Sep 7, 2026
To view Marion's services via Livestream, click the link below her obituary notice.
Marion Abbie (Hoyt) Katz 1940–2026
Marion Abbie (Hoyt) Katz, 85, passed peacefully into eternal rest on September 7, 2026, surrounded by her devoted husband and loving daughter. She leaves behind a lifetime of cherished memories, laughter, music, dancing and most of all, an immeasurable love for her family.
Marion was...
Jose Alejandro Ortega
Sep 2, 2026
In Loving Memory of Jose A. Ortega
March 19, 1964 – September 2, 2026
Jose A. Ortega, a beloved father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on September 2, 2026, leaving behind a lifetime of memories and countless people who loved him.
Jose was born on March 19, 1964, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, to his loving parents, Yolanda Fernandez and...
Beatrice S. Tyler
Sep 2, 2026
Beatrice S. Tyler was born on August 1, 1924, in Ridgeland, South Carolina. She was the youngest of five children born to Alister and Sarah Smalls. At the age of four, Beatrice came to Boston, Massachusetts, where she was raised under the care of her aunt and uncle Janie and Edward Thompson.
In 1949, Beatrice married William Kent Tyler III in...
Barbara Dooneief Haas
Aug 30, 2026
Barbara Dooneief Haas, March, 1943-August, 2026
Barbara Haas passed away peacefully in her sleep in late August, 2026 after living with metastatic lung cancer for three years.
Barbara was born to Alfred S. Dooneief and Gerti Salz, both physicians. Gerti had emigrated from Plzen, Czechoslovakia to escape the Nazis shortly before her marriage to Alfred. An only child, Barbara spent her early...
Madeline B. Flynn
Aug 29, 2026
FLYNN, Madeline B. of Norwood, formerly of West Roxbury, entered peacefully into rest on Saturday, August 29, 2026, surrounded in love by her children. Beloved wife of the late John C. Flynn and wonderful mother of Donna J. Flynn of Norwood, Jeannine Bernazzani and her husband John of West Roxbury, John M. Flynn and his wife Ruth of Woodbridge, VA,...
June Carmeta Clarke
Aug 26, 2026
June Carmeta Clarke (formerly Jones), aged 81, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of deep family devotion and cherished friendships.
Born on May 19, 1945, in Cox Road, Christ Church, Barbados, June was the beloved daughter of Bertina Jones and Wilbert Smith. As the fifth of seven children, she held a uniquely special place in the...
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