OBITUARIES
West Roxbury, MA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for West Roxbury, MA, Suffolk County & Surrounding Areas
Russell C Gleason
Sep 17, 2020
Russell C. Gleason, 85, of Mattapoisett, Norwood, and formerly of Wakefield, died after a brief illness on September 17, 2020. Russ was married for 59 years to Beverly (Anderson). He was an accountant by profession, and retired from his firm, Stonewood Business Services. The son of Robert Arthur Gleason and Ruth (Sanborn) Russ was born on June 29, 1935...
Johnny James Mcrae
Sep 16, 2020
Johnny James McRae, died September 16, 2020. Loving father of Tabatha McRae. A graveside service with military honors will be held in The Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA.
Late Army Veteran.
Janice Howard
Sep 15, 2020
Janice D. Howard
Sunrise: October 24, 1964
Sunset: September 15, 2020
Beloved mother of Davon Howard and Lakita Howard.
Funeral services Thursday September 24, 2020 in The Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home at 12:00 Noon
Rev. Khaden Nurse officiating
Interment private.
Johann Englert
Sep 12, 2020
Englert, Johann of West Dover, VT and Boston, MA passed peacefully in Florida on September 12, 2020. Born July 4, 1935 in Boston where she lived most of her life. Beloved wife of the late Charles Englert, mother of Jack Englert and his wife Lee of Jamaica Plain, MA and Gretchen Neal and her husband David of Bethesda, MD....
Sigursteinn Vigfusson
Sep 11, 2020
Vigfusson, Sigursteinn, of Quincy, formally, of Boston and Reykjavik, Iceland, died September 11, 2020. Beloved son of Gudrun Sigurstein and the late Vigfus Bjornsson. Brother of Inga Bra Vigfusdottir. Funeral services will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Stephen J. Coscia
Sep 10, 2020
Coscia – Stephen J. of Hyde Park, September 10, 2020. Beloved son of Annette and the late Stephen F. Coscia. Loving brother of Paul T. Coscia and his late wife Susan. Devoted Uncle of Christopher Coscia. Also survived by many cousins.
Visiting hours in the Robert J. Lawler and Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St., West Roxbury,...
Natalie E Dresser
Sep 7, 2020
Dresser, Natalie Elaine,
Of Newton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on September 7, 2020. Natalie was born in Boston on April 20, 1933. She was the beloved daughter of the late Richard W, and Dorothy Hesford Dresser. Cherished sister of Carol Dresser Boette and her husband Robert of Foxboro, and the late Richard W. Dresser, Jr....
Richard J Mcdonough
Sep 7, 2020
McDonough, Richard J., 68 years, of Foxboro, formerly, of West Roxbury, MA, died peacefully on September 7, 2020. Loving and proud father of Kelly M. McDonough and her husband Daniel J. McNichol of New York. Beloved son of the late Edwin T. and Ruth T. McDonough. Most loving brother of Arlene M. DeDominicis of Roslindale, Mary Ruth Wild of...
Nilay K Roy
Sep 6, 2020
Nilay Kumar Roy of Newton passed away peacefully at home on September 6th, 2020, surrounded by his family. Nilay, the cherished son of Pranab and Smita Roy, was born in Mumbai India. Nilay along with his wife Roopali immigrated to the U.S. to pursue a graduate degree, and subsequently settled in Newton, MA in 2006. He is survived by...
Vsevolod Linyaev
Sep 5, 2020
Vsevolod Linyaev, of Newton, formerly of Belgorod, Russia, died September 5, 2020. Beloved husband of Julia Kurtser. A graveside service will be held on Thursday September 10, in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Carol Jean Rapaport
Sep 4, 2020
Carol Rapaport
Brookline, Massachusetts
Carol Jean Rapaport, Ph.D. September 1, 1957 - September 4, 2020; died after a five-year battle with a recurrence of breast cancer originally diagnosed at age 40. Born in Manhattan to Stanley and Etta (Grauer) Rapaport, and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, she is survived by her mother Etta, sister Joyce...
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