OBITUARIES

West Roxbury, MA Obituaries

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

Mary  A. (Galvin)  Sousa

Mary A. (Galvin) Sousa

Sep 28, 2006

Sousa - Mary A. (Galvin) of West Roxbury September 28, 2006. Loving sister of John P. Galvin of West Roxbury, James M. Galvin of Jamaica Plain, Petsy A'Hearn of West Roxbury, and the late Margaret MacIntyre and Eileen Benedetti. Beloved daughter of the late Paul I. and Winifred M. (Cawley) Galvin. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews....

Gladys (Olsen)  Deveney

Gladys (Olsen) Deveney

Sep 20, 2006

Deveney --- Gladys A. (Olsen) of Jamaica Plain September 20, 2006. Beloved wife of James J. Deveney. Loving mother of James J. Deveney Jr. of Wayland and Coleen A. Deveney of Hollywood FL. Loving grandmother of Isabel, Madison, Sean and Julia. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury Sat. Sept. 23rd...

Carolyn (Barnes)  Buckley

Carolyn (Barnes) Buckley

Sep 18, 2006

Buckley --- Carolyn (Barnes) of West Warwick RI. Formerly of West Roxbury, MA. September 18, 2006. Beloved wife of John F. Buckley. Loving mother of Carol Anne Buckley of Warwick RI. formerly of Denver CO. and Honolulu HI. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury Friday Sept. 22nd at 9am. A...

Catherine  A. (Neary)  Broderick

Catherine A. (Neary) Broderick

Sep 17, 2006

Broderick --- Catherine A. (Neary) of Roslindale Sept. 17, 2006. Beloved wife of the late Thomas P. Broderick. Loving mother of Thomas P. and his wife Camilla of Needham, Patricia Aselton of Worcester and her husband the late Donald Aselton, Stephen B. and his wife Emily of Chilmark, Penelope Lodge and her husband Lawrence E. of Needham and Mark...

Mary  K. Heraty

Mary K. Heraty

Sep 14, 2006

Heraty - Mary K. (Quinn) of Jamaica Plain, formerly of County Mayo, Ireland, September 14, 2006. Age 98. Beloved wife of the late John S. Heraty. Loving mother of Maureen George of Pocasset, Thomas P. Heraty of Shirley, Nancy D'Attilio of Dedham, Kathleen T. Collins of Pembroke, Patricia A. Ferrante of Weymouth, Peter J. Heraty of Jamaica Plain, Daniel...

James  B. Towle

James B. Towle

Sep 10, 2006

Towle- James B. Lt. Col USA (Ret.) of West Roxbury, formerly of Roslindale, September 10, 2006. Beloved husband of the late Mary M. (Rollins) Towle. Loving father of Michael of Walpole, Maureen Hubley-Warutian of Deerfield, IL, Thomas of Coventry, RI, and Daniel of Roslindale. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler...

Bernice Driscoll

Bernice Driscoll

Sep 7, 2006

Driscoll - Bernice (Harrison) of West Roxbury, formerly of the South End, September 7, 2006. Beloved wife of Vincent J. Driscoll. Loving mother of Lorna McLaughlin of Dedham, Kathleen Rivera of FL, and the late Heather Mazzeo of Hull. Loving grandmother of Laura O'Leary of West Roxbury, William and Amanda Mazzeo of Hull, Michael & John Rivera of FL,...

Gregory  L. Kiser

Gregory L. Kiser

Aug 31, 2006

Kiser - Gregory L. of Boston, age 54. A Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday September 5, at 2:45 PM in The Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA Late Vietnam Veteran.

Gary Vanscyoc

Gary Vanscyoc

Aug 27, 2006

VanScyoc- Gary of Boston, August 28, age 34. Beloved grandson of Jennie VanScyoc. Loving nephew of Nancy Adams. Funeral services will be private.

Carl K. Chisholm

Carl K. Chisholm

Aug 27, 2006

Chisholm ---- Carl Keniston Chisholm Suddenly August 27, 2006. Age 47. Of Plattsburgh NY. Beloved husband of Beverly (Benson) Chisholm. Loving father of Grace and Mimi Chisholm and loving stepfather of Patrice Kelly. Loving Son of Ann (Keniston) Chisholm of New Seabury and the late James P. Chisholm Jr. Devoted brother of James P. Chisholm III of New Seabury,...

Edmund  S. Eagan

Edmund S. Eagan

Aug 18, 2006

Eagan - Edmund S. age 41, of Jamaica Plain, formerly of Stoughton, August 18, 2006. Beloved father of Alexandros James Laskaris, and his mother Sophia Laskaris of NY. Loving son of the late Harry and Mary Ellen Eagan. Loving grandson of Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick of Jamaica Plain. Devoted brother of Mary Ellen Eagan of Winchester, Catherine Johnston of Stoughton,...

Thomas  J. Kelly

Thomas J. Kelly

Aug 9, 2006

Kelly - Thomas J. of Roslindale August 9, 2006. Beloved husband of the late Doris (Holland) Kelly. Loving father of Cynthia Robinson and her husband John of Salem, Thomas J. Kelly and his wife Andrea of Westwood, Peter Kelly and his wife Ruth Morris of Newton, Kevin Kelly and his wife Ines of Roslindale, and the late Glenn Kelly....

John  T. Bittrich

John T. Bittrich

Aug 8, 2006

Bittrich - John T. Of Bedford August 8, 2006. Loving father of Mary Ellen Rose, John T. Bittrich, Jr., Catherine Malcolm, Thomas Bittrich, Helen Haugh, and Rosemarie Hague. Also survived by many grandchildren. Loving brother of Alvin Bittrich, Joseph Bittrich and Marilyn Gouthrou. Funeral services in the Mass. National Cemetery, Bourne on Monday August 14, at 1:45 PM. Relatives...

Marie  N. (Topjian)  Amuzzini

Marie N. (Topjian) Amuzzini

Jul 30, 2006

Amuzzini --- Marie N. (Topjian) of Roslindale July 30, 2006. Beloved wife of the late John J. Amuzzini Sr. Loving mother of John J. Jr. of Burlington, Patricia Ibrahim of Mount Vernon, NH., Andrea Amuzzini (Kelley) of Roslindale, William of Roslindale and the late Thomas Amuzzini. Devoted sister of Ruth Kiley of West Roxbury, Elaine Thompson of Boston and...

Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen

Jul 28, 2006

We sadly announce the loss of Dr. Richard B. Cohen, 83, of Chestnut Hill. Dr. Cohen died peacefully at 6:30 AM on July 28th after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was a devoted husband to Elizabeth Feigon, devoted father to his three children, Jonathan Cohen, Amy Cohen-Varela, and Jennifer Cohen, loving grandfather to his three grandchildren, Samuel...

Raiford  L. Claxton  Jr.

Raiford L. Claxton Jr.

Jul 24, 2006

Claxton --- Raiford L. Jr. of West Roxbury July 24, 2006. Beloved son of Patricia (Eidson) of FL. and the late Raiford L. Claxton Sr. Loving brother of Christy Brink of CA., Victoria Tullman of FL., Bonny Claxton of NY.,and Jennifer Claxton of FL. Also survived by Sherri L. Hutton of New Orleans, Jane Johnson and Michael Pereira of...

Francis  James Horan

Francis James Horan

Jul 23, 2006

Horan- Francis James, July 23, 2006. Son of the late David & Elizabeth Horan. Brother of Laura LaMarre of West Roxbury, and the late Elizabeth Horan O'Keefe, Dorothy O'Keefe, Marguerite McIrney, David, Joseph, Frederick and George of Brighton. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Horan worked for the United States Postal Service for 26 years. He served...

Paul  D. Frawley

Paul D. Frawley

Jul 23, 2006

Frawley- Paul D. of Medfield, formerly of West Roxbury, July 23, 2006. Beloved father of Stephenie F. Pyne and her husband Lawrence of Cornwall, VT. Devoted grandfather of Grace, Nate and Jake Pyne. Best friend and former husband of Martha A. (McCabe) Frawley of VT. Loving brother of Rick Frawley of Medfield, Cal Dunn of NH, Chick Frawley of...

Andrew H. "Michael" Knoll

Andrew H. "Michael" Knoll

Jul 17, 2006

Knoll --- Andrew H."Michael" of Roslindale July 17, 2006. Beloved husband and best friend of Patricia M. (Lee) Knoll. Devoted son of the late Robert H. and Lorena (Loney) Knoll of Dayton OH. Son in law of Robert Lee of West Roxbury and the late Camilla (Lento) Lee. Loving brother of David and his wife Alexa of Dayton OH.,...

Catherine  E. Gaffney

Catherine E. Gaffney

Jul 16, 2006

Gaffney - Catherine E, of South Boston, formerly of Jamaica Plain, July 16, 2006. Beloved daughter of Francis J. Gaffney, Sr. of West Roxbury and the late Catherine T. (O'Brien) Gaffney. Loving sister of Francis J. Gaffney Jr. and his wife Nancy A. of Danvers, Mary O. Gaffney of Boston, Paul G. Gaffney and his wife Michele of Worcester,...