OBITUARIES
West Roxbury, MA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for West Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County & Surrounding Areas
Jane S. O'Hern
May 27, 2013
O'Hern, Jane Susan, Boston University Professor Emeritus of Education, of Jamaica Plain, MA, passed away on May 27, 2013 at the age of 80. Jane was born in Winthrop, MA on March 21, 1933. After receiving her B.S. from Sargent College at B.U., her Ed.D. from B.U. and her M.A. from Michigan State, Jane embarked on an illustrious career...
Richard H. Treanor
May 26, 2013
" Treanor, Richard H., 66 of Milton, formerly of Milford, CT died Sunday May 26th at South Shore Hospital after a long battle with lung disease. Richard is survived by his wife, Sheila (Fulton) formerly of Norwood, his daughter, Melissa Treanor, of Bluffton SC, His son, SGT Richard Treanor, and his daughter in law, Umanga (Shah) of Manhattan KS,...
Margaret Littlewood
May 25, 2013
Littlewood, Margaret of Newton, May 25, 2013. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday May 28, at 2:00 PM in St. Joseph Cemetery West Roxbury, MA. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com
Chinua Achebe
May 22, 2013
Achebe, Chinua, Africa's most widely read writer, Chinua Achebe, will be buried on May 23, 2013 in his hometown, Ogidi, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Achebe died on March 21 at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. He was 82 years old. Until his death, Achebe was the David and Mariana Fisher University Professor of Africana Studies...
Richard Roy
May 18, 2013
Eliot, ME - Richard A. Roy, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2013 from complications due to surgery surrounded by his family at the West Roxbury VA Hospital Campus. He is survived by Cindy Festervan, daughters Rebecca Roy, Rachel and husband Brad Martin, their 3 children Olivia, Ethan and Hazel, Nicole and her husband Jeff Main. He...
Walter T. Joyce, Sr.
May 16, 2013
Joyce --- Walter T. Joyce Sr., Esq. of West Roxbury, passed suddenly, May 16, 2013. Beloved husband of Deborah McNulty. Very loving father of Wally Joyce Jr. of Watertown. Cherished son of the late John V. and Ruth Joyce. Devoted brother of Ruth Haivanis of West Newton, Sue Neff of Light House Point, Fl and the late John V...
Eleanor Irish
May 15, 2013
Irish, Eleanor F. of Scituate, MA died May 15, 2013. Sister of Alfred Irish of Falmouth. Burial in Riverside Cemetery at a later date. www.lawlerfuneralhome.com
Mark R. Maynard
May 14, 2013
MAYNARD, Mark Robert, of Bradford, MA, age 52, passed away peacefully in the presence of his loving family on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, following a valiant six year battle with melanoma. He was the cherished son of the late David and Joan Maynard. He is survived by his loving brothers and sisters: Michael, of Winthrop, MA, Meredith Rogers of...
Julio Llave
May 13, 2013
Julio Llave Sr. (May 13, 2013) Beloved husband of Melitona (De Luna) Llave. Visiting hours Thursday from 7:00 - 9:00pm in the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 5 Linden Place, Brookline, on Friday May 17, at 10:00am. Relatives and...
Daggett Morse
May 10, 2013
Morse, Daggett, of Norwood, formerly of West Roxbury, and Martha's Vineyard, May 10, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Virginia A. (Smith) Morse. Loving father of Virginia Boyle and her husband John of Newburyport, Ann-Carrington O'Shaughnessy and her husband Tom of Newton, Courtland G. Morse and his wife Jean of West Roxbury, and Eric Morse and his wife Rosemary...
Earl M. Lord
May 7, 2013
Earl M. Lord, 87, long-time resident of Milton and more recently Westford, Mass. , passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass., following a period of failing health. Born Dec. 3, 1925 in Milton, he was the son of the late James and Ruth (Wentworth) Lord. Earl graduated from Nute...
Jean M. (O'Handley) Arsenault
May 2, 2013
Arsenault, Jean M. (O'Handley), of Roslindale, formerly of Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill, May 2, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Norman J. Arsenault. Loving mother of Norma J. Eures and her husband David of Walpole, James E. Arsenault of Roslindale, Vincent N. Arsenault of Roslindale, Gail M. Freitas and her husband Carlos of East Taunton, Robert Arsenault and...
Charles E. Englert
May 1, 2013
Englert, Charles E. of Boston and West Dover, Vermont, May 1, 2013. Beloved husband of Johann Englert. Loving father of John J. Englert and his wife Lee of Jamaica Plain, and Gretchen Neal and her husband David of Bethesda, MD. Devoted grandfather of Alex, Brad, Brooke, Cole, Blair, and Haley. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday May 5,...
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