OBITUARIES

West Roxbury, MA Obituaries

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

James Corcoran

James Corcoran

Oct 27, 2021

Corcoran, James of Dedham; formerly of Casselton and Fargo, North Dakota. Jim, a beloved professor at Simmons University for 35 years, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2021. For the complete obituary, go to www.lawlerfuneralhome.com. Service of remembrance to be held on Sunday, December 5th at 1:00 p.m. at Simmons University, Main College Building, Room A-152, 300 The Fenway,...

Alice M (Riley)  Callaghan

Alice M (Riley) Callaghan

Oct 27, 2021

Alice Callaghan, 80, of Westwood, MA died October 27, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 11,1941, Hyde Park, MA. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Alice Conlon Riley.

Alice is survived by her loving husband, Francis Callaghan, of 60 years & her four children: Francis Callaghan Jr....

Jorge Russell

Jorge Russell

Oct 25, 2021

Jorge (Paco) Alejandro Russell, age 77, died Monday, October 25, 2021, at his home in the Bay Village neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.  Born in the Republic of Panama on October 11, 1944, he was the elder child of Maria Secudina Sanchez Russell and George Russell.   When his sister Elda was a toddler, the family moved to the United States...

William O'Donnell

William O'Donnell

Oct 25, 2021

William Henry O'Donnell was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on December 17, 1933 to May and Henry O'Donnell. His parents raised William, fondly referred to as Bill, and his beloved older sister Irene in the mill town in western Connecticut. His father worked for the United States Rubber Company. Bill also worked there during his summer vacations and quickly gained...

Nancy Mcgovern

Nancy Mcgovern

Oct 24, 2021

Nancy (Swartz) McGovern

January 6 1940 - October 24,2021

Life long resident or West Roxbury.

Born to Henry and Molly Swartz of Newton 1 of 12 siblings.

Survived by her loving husband of over 60 years

Arthur T. McGovern of West Roxbury.

Devoted Mother to Cheryl Hart...

Elena Seinauskiene

Elena Seinauskiene

Oct 24, 2021

Elena Seinauskiene

January 20, 1938 ~ October 24, 2021

Elena leaves her husband Vladas Seinauskas, of sixty years, her daughter Dalia Seinauskaite-Popa, her son-in-law Teddy Popa and her loving granddaughter Vivian Popa. She was born and raised in Lithuania where she worked many years as a general accountant. Later Elena came to America to be...

James L. Hickey

James L. Hickey

Oct 22, 2021

Hickey, James Leo, age 85 of West Roxbury, passed away October 22, 2021. Born in Boston, February 12, 1936.  Jim was the devoted husband of the late Claire Ryan Hickey and the beloved dad of Maureen Hickey and her husband Jeremy Kamm of Roslindale and Kathleen Hickey and her husband Alfonso Pruneda Fuentes of West Roxbury.  For nearly five...

Cynthia G (Clayton)  Curley

Cynthia G (Clayton) Curley

Oct 21, 2021

Curley, Cynthia G. (Clayton) of Boston, October 21, 2021. Former wife of the late John F. Curley, Sr. Loving mother of Sarah Curley-Newhook of RI, Stephen Curley of Boston, Justin Curley and his wife Erenita of Clinton, and the late Julie Ann Curley and John F. Curley, Jr. Beloved grandmother of Robert C. Newhook. A Mass of Christian Burial...

Oliver Sheerin

Oliver Sheerin

Oct 20, 2021

Oliver Anthony Sheerin, a long time resident of California, passed away on October 20th 2021, in Boston Massachusetts, from cancer at the age of 74. Oliver was born in Dublin, Ireland on June 24th 1947 beloved son of the late Michael Sheerin and the late Rita ( O'Malley) Sheerin. Oliver is survived by his beloved wife of 56 year's,...

Lillian A. (Vangel)  Ladoulis

Lillian A. (Vangel) Ladoulis

Oct 19, 2021

Lillian A. Ladoulis

January 3, 1932 – October 19, 2021

On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, Lillian A.  Ladoulis, loving wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, friend and colleague passed away at Sherrill House in Jamaica Plain at the age of 89. Lillian was born in Boston and was the second of three children born to Albanian immigrant...

Elizabet O'Neil

Elizabet O'Neil

Oct 18, 2021

Services private

John W Harris

John W Harris

Oct 17, 2021

John W. Harris

John passed away peacefully at Spaulding Rehab in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, October 17th after various medical complications following a fall at home on August 31st.

John was born in Watford, England and grew up outside of London.  He had a number of different professions in his early life, the most memorable...

Anastasios Kosmidis

Anastasios Kosmidis

Oct 17, 2021

Kosmidis, Anastasios "Tasos", beloved son of Eftihia and Christos, husband of Amy; father of John and Christos (deceased). Grandfather of John, Jr., Phineas, Penelope, and Rhyse. After a lengthy illness on Sunday October 17, 2021 at the age of 73. He was born in Amygdaleon, Greece and lived most of his life in Boston, MA, where he was a...

Gerald St. Vil

Gerald St. Vil

Oct 16, 2021

Gerald St. Vil, of West Roxbury, formerly of Haiti, died October 16, 2021. Complete notice to follow.

Tirso Calzado

Tirso Calzado

Oct 14, 2021

Tirso Calzado, of Boston, MA. Funeral services will be private.

Thupten Dawa

Thupten Dawa

Oct 11, 2021

Thupten Dawa, of West Roxbury, formerly of Tibet, October 11, 2021. Beloved husband of Kalsang Yangchen. Funeral services on Thursday October 14, at st. Mchael Cemetery.

Barry Flaherty

Barry Flaherty

Oct 8, 2021

Funeral services private.

Claudette Beliard

Claudette Beliard

Oct 7, 2021

Claudette Beliard, of Boston, formerly of Cap Haiten, Haiti, died October 7, 2021. She was 78. Funeral services will be private.

Julie A (Ahern)  Hesketh

Julie A (Ahern) Hesketh

Oct 6, 2021

Hesketh, Julie A. (Ahern) of West Roxbury, October 6, 2021. Beloved wife of the late John F. Hesketh. Loving sister of the late Mary Ahern and the late Catherine C. House. Funeral from the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury on Tuesday October 12, at 9:30 am. A Mass of Christian burial will...

Leonard Robert King

Leonard Robert King

Oct 5, 2021

Leonard Robert King, of Chelsea, MA, died October 5, 2021. He was 80 years old. Beloved son of the late Leonard and Hazel (Bond) King. Leonard was a United States Army Veteran.

A graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday October 12, at 1:00 pm in The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Winchondon, MA....