OBITUARIES

West Roxbury, MA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for West Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County & Surrounding Areas

William  R. Batchman

William R. Batchman

Nov 19, 2017

William "Bill" Batchman 64 years old born in San Diego, California to Bob and Barbara Batchman who met in the Naval Academy, passed away on November 19th at the West Roxbury VA Hospital after lengthy battle with illness. Bill was raised in Marshfield where he graduated from Marshfield High School and subsequently joined the navy. He worked as a...

James Rowe

James Rowe

Nov 18, 2017

Notice to follow.

Susan Murphy

Susan Murphy

Nov 17, 2017

Susan M. Murphy May 13, 1946-Nov. 17, 2017 Milton, MA - Susan M. Murphy of Windham, NH died on Nov. 17, 2017 at Seasons Hospice in Milton, MA of pancreatic cancer. She was 71. Susan was born in Boston to Edward T. and Charlotte Murphy (Boyd) and grew up in Needham, MA graduating from Needham High School and Fitchburg...

Tefta Bego

Tefta Bego

Nov 14, 2017

Tefta Bego, of Beverly, MA died in her home on November 14, 2017. Wife of the late Spiro Bego. Loving mother of Miranda Robo of Beverly. Visiting hours in The Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury on Saturday November 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Funeral...

Sheila  M Mccarthy

Sheila M Mccarthy

Nov 13, 2017

McCarthy, Sheila M., 81, a lifelong resident of Boston, died after a year's illness on November 13, 2017. She was born on December 4, 1935, the eldest child of Harold T. and Helen A. (O'Connor) McCarthy. She is survived by her siblings: Geoffrey T. McCarthy and his wife, Deborah, of Millis; Carol A. Leahy and her husband, Kenneth, of...

Robert  D. Creedon

Robert D. Creedon

Nov 12, 2017

Creedon, Robert D. of West Roxbury, November 12, 2017. Died peacefully after a long illness. Devoted husband of Evelyn R. (Shiner) Creedon. Beloved brother of Richard Creedon of Marstons Mills, Marilyn Jordan and husband Michael of Weymouth, Dorothy Howarth and husband George of East Falmouth, Daniel Creedon and wife Jeanette of Revere and Gerald and Joyce Creedon of West...

Sho Katayama

Sho Katayama

Nov 12, 2017

Sho Katayama was born in Dinuba, CA, on 6/13/1919 to Tomoji and Takeno Katayama. He graduated from Orosi High School in 1937 where he ran track and pole vaulted (with a bamboo pole into a sawdust pit) and played football under coach Pete Biden. He worked on the family farm with his dad and brothers (twin)Yo and Mike. He...

Patricia Eagan

Patricia Eagan

Nov 11, 2017

Services private.

Leonard  Shaw Strickland

Leonard Shaw Strickland

Nov 11, 2017

Leonard Shaw Strickland, age 90, died at the Veterans Administration Medical Care Center in Brockton, Massachusetts, on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The cause was lung cancer. Born October 27, 1921, in Mims Florida. Leonard attended Titusville High School and graduated in the class of 1945 as valedictorian of his class. He attended college, and was inducted in the armed...

Roger Frappier

Roger Frappier

Nov 10, 2017

Services private.

Norman E. St. Onge

Norman E. St. Onge

Nov 9, 2017

Norman St. Onge of Boston Ma., formerly of Leominster Ma, passed away peacefully on Nov. 9, 2017. Norman was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and Fitchburg State College. He was enlisted in the U.S Air Force with an honorable discharge after 4 years of service. He had spent 2 years in the Peace Corps. stationed in Lome...

Brian  James Gillespie

Brian James Gillespie

Nov 8, 2017

Brian Gillespie of Dorchester passed away unexpectedly in his home in Hingham on November 8th, 2017. Brian graduated from Don Bosco Technical High School and went on to proudly serve his country overseas in Japan while in the Navy. During this time he was able to travel all around the world, but his heart never strayed far from home....

Richard  D. Malley

Richard D. Malley

Nov 8, 2017

Services private. Late Vietnam War Navy veteran.

Eleanor  M. Viscione

Eleanor M. Viscione

Nov 8, 2017

Eleanor M. Viscione (62) passed away at noon on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was the cherished and devoted daughter of Eleanor Viscione. A life-long resident of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Ellie seemed to know everyone in town. It's not surprising as she had worked at the local branch of Santander Bank (and its previous incarnations) for the last 42...

Deborah (Charette)  Carey

Deborah (Charette) Carey

Nov 7, 2017

Services private.

John Fitzmaurice

John Fitzmaurice

Nov 6, 2017

John T. Fitzmaurice died on November 6, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial with military honors will be celebrated in The Chapel at Catholic Memorial High School Baker St. WEST ROXBURY on Wednesday November 15, 2017 AT 10:00 AM. Burial in The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchendon, MA. Late Army Veteran. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com

Elizabeth  A. (Tosti)  Mulry

Elizabeth A. (Tosti) Mulry

Nov 5, 2017

Mulry, Elizabeth A. (Tosti). of West Roxbury and Gloucester, formerly of Jamaica Plain, November 5, 2017. Beloved wife of the late James J. Mulry. Loving mother of Karen M. Hickman and her husband Barry of West Roxbury, Donna M. Martel and her husband Douglas and their children Clement, Elizabeth, and Jason of San Diego, CA, Sheila M. Delamere and...

Esther  E. (Keady)  Johnson

Esther E. (Keady) Johnson

Nov 5, 2017

Johnson --- Esther E. (Keady) of Roslindale, at home after a long illness, November 5, 2017. Beloved mother of David E. Johnson and his wife Amanda of West Roxbury. Cherished gram of Isabel Faith Johnson. Devoted sister of Martha Black of West Roxbury and the late Mary Keady. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Robert...

Ruby Dubose

Ruby Dubose

Nov 5, 2017

Services private.

Brian  P. Houghton

Brian P. Houghton

Nov 3, 2017

Services private.