OBITUARIES

West Roxbury, MA Obituaries

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

Alice (Adams)  Smith

Alice (Adams) Smith

Dec 21, 2020

Alice Smith

11/10/1928 – 12/21/2020

Alice Anna Smith (Adams), age 92, formerly of Manchester, CT passed away peacefully, December 21, 2020.   Her grandson, Patrick was the light of her life   Alice was born in Manchester, November 10, 1928, and graduated from Manchester High School.  She worked at the Southern New England Telephone for many years. ...

John P. Connolly

John P. Connolly

Dec 20, 2020

October 30, 1947 - December 20, 2020

A son of South Boston and of Ireland, John P. Connolly cared deeply for both his local community and the wider world. Born the only child of Irish immigrants, John was raised in public housing across from Carson Beach. When he was 15, he met his future wife, Anne Louise...

David Martel

David Martel

Dec 19, 2020

Services private.

Dorothea A. (Shea)  Hogan

Dorothea A. (Shea) Hogan

Dec 19, 2020

Dorothea A. (Shea) Hogan, of Naples, Florida, formerly of West Roxbury and Needham, Massachusetts, died peacefully on December 19, 2020 at home surrounded by family. She was 92 years of age.

Born in Milton, MA. on April 3, 1928, "Dotty" was the beloved daughter of Frank D. Shea and Anna (Scully) Shea. She was raised in West...

George Charles Doren

George Charles Doren

Dec 18, 2020

DOREN, George C., Jr., of Plymouth, MA, age 71, passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 18, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born February 11, 1949 in Boston. He graduated from North Quincy High School and enlisted in the Air Force in 1968. He was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base where he worked as...

Christopher Gauthier

Christopher Gauthier

Dec 15, 2020

Christopher Gauthier, of Brookline, MA. Son of the late Dennis Carter and Susan Gauthier. Services private.

Richard Zakszewski

Richard Zakszewski

Dec 15, 2020

Services private.

Peter Townsend

Peter Townsend

Dec 12, 2020

Peter Townsend, of Needham, formally of Brockton,  died December 12, 2020. He was 66 years old. Son of the late Phillip and Frances (Osword) Townsend. Services private.

William M Dwyer

William M Dwyer

Dec 12, 2020

DWYER, William M. Age 64, of West Roxbury, formerly of Dorchester. Entered into eternal rest on December 12, 2020. Loving father of William Dwyer of South Carolina. Loving and devoted son of the late Mary and William Dwyer, of Dorchester. Dear brother of Joan Lightbody and her husband Ronald of Florida, Robert Dwyer and his wife Susan of Milton,...

Mark D Dwyer

Mark D Dwyer

Dec 12, 2020

DWYER, Mark D. Age 58, of West Roxbury, formerly of Dorchester. Entered into eternal rest on December 12, 2020. Loving and devoted son of the late Mary and William Dwyer, of Dorchester. Dear brother of Joan Lightbody and her husband Ronald of Florida, Robert Dwyer and his wife Susan of Milton, the late William Dwyer of West Roxbury, Kevin...

Beatrice Chorover

Beatrice Chorover

Dec 11, 2020

CHOROVER, BEATRICE Aug 13, 1931 - Dec 11, 2020

Beatrice (Bea) Chorover passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Dec 11, 2020, at 89 years old at Rogerson House in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Bea was a family therapist and social worker with a career spanning nearly 50 years. After receiving a BA in Anthropology...

Richard Joy

Richard Joy

Dec 9, 2020

Services private.

Barbara M. (Dunlap)  Robertson

Barbara M. (Dunlap) Robertson

Dec 8, 2020

Robertson, Barbara M. (Dunlap) of Roslindale passed away suddenly yet peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.  Barbara was a gentle soul and known to all for her kindness.  She was a devoted mother to her four girls, loving wife, daughter, sister and aunt. She was most proud to be the dedicated "Nana" to her twelve grandchildren,...

Lester Carvin Jr.

Lester Carvin Jr.

Dec 7, 2020

Services private

Michael Crosby

Michael Crosby

Dec 6, 2020

Services private.

Robert F Feeney

Robert F Feeney

Dec 6, 2020

Feeney, Robert F., died December 6, 2020.

Born and raised in Dorchester, MA, Bob attended B.C. High then Suffolk University and its' law school, graduating in 1986.

He first was an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk County  District Attorney's  Office then spent the rest of his working life as a civil trial attorney, the...

Roland F James

Roland F James

Dec 4, 2020

Birth: March 3rd, 1950

Death: December 4, 2020

Roland Francis Moonamun James of Chatham, MA, passed away on December 4th, 2020, following a month-long effort to treat his advanced lung cancer. Roland had been living in recent years in the Cambridge/Boston area; he entered the VA hospital in West Roxbury. MA in late October. He...

Patricia A Stearns

Patricia A Stearns

Dec 4, 2020

Stearns, Patricia "Pat" A. (Parker), of the Grove section of West Roxbury passed away peacefully on December 4, 2020 at the age of 78. Pat retired after 20 years from the Boston School Department as an administrator. She was the former wife of Robert Stearns Sr. and devoted mother of Robert Stearns Jr. and his partner Karen Hogan, Chris...

Panos Papagelis

Panos Papagelis

Dec 3, 2020

Panos Papagelis of West Roxbury, formerly of Vassara , Sparta Greece passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on December 3, 2020. Beloved husband of Antigonis (Kringos) Papagelis. Loving father of Elias Papagelis, Paraskevas and his wife Suela Papagelis. Adoring Papouli of Panagiotis Arber, Paris Bexhet and Aggelos Jon Papagelis.

Panos kindness and beautiful smile...

Charles Vece

Charles Vece

Dec 2, 2020

Services private.