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Walpole, Massachusetts Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Walpole, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas
Dorothy P. Verrochi
Nov 21, 2018
Dorothy P. Verrochi, age 87, passed away in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Wednesday, November 21, 2018. Born in her parent’s home in Norfolk, Massachusetts on December 29, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Cecile W. (Warner) Trank. She was raised in Norfolk and graduated from Walpole High School with the Class of 1949. After...
Mary Ellen Shea
Nov 20, 2018
Mary Ellen (Melendy) Shea, age 86, passed away peacefully in the Seasons Hospice Center in Milton, Massachusetts on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 14, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Catherine A. (Lennon) Melendy. She was raised in the Roxbury area of Boston and graduated from the Jeremiah Burke High...
Marjorie F. DiLorenzo
Nov 20, 2018
Marjorie F. (Vient) DiLorenzo, 81, of Medfield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at Wingate in Needham, MA. She was born on September 22, 1937, in Quincy, MA to the late Noel “Bob” and Marjorie S. (Vickers) Vient. Marjorie was a 1955 graduate of Quincy High School. She married the late Bernard A. DiLorenzo, of Waltham MA., on...
Margaret "Peggy" Hunter
Nov 19, 2018
Margaret (Peggy) Hunter, died on November 19, 2018. She was a lifelong resident of East Walpole, born August 3, 1933 to Anne Steven Hunter and Samuel A. Hunter. She was graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1950. After graduating from the Katharine Gibbs School, she was hired by a fledgling airline called BOAC in 1954. The airline went...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Mingels
Nov 19, 2018
Elizabeth M. “Betty” Mingels, age 94, passed away peacefully in the Maples Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wrentham, Massachusetts on Monday, November 19, 2018. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on March 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Elizabeth A. (Gulat) Mingels. As a lifelong resident of Walpole, Massachusetts, Betty graduated from Walpole High School with...
J. Walter Darling
Nov 18, 2018
J. Walter Darling, age 84, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Sunday, November 18, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts on December 15, 1933, he was the son of the late James Walter Darling and Margaret (Flanagan) Darling of Woonsocket, where he was raised and graduated from the Woonsocket High School with the Class of...
Frances Mary Norbut
Nov 18, 2018
Frances Mary (Mullen) Norbut, age 98, passed away in the Walpole Healthcare Center on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Born in Dedham, Massachusetts on November 28, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Thomas and Emeline (Martin) Mullen. She was raised in Dedham, attending Dedham Public Schools, before graduating from Boston Trade High School for Sewing with the Class...
Robert J. Hardiman
Nov 18, 2018
Robert J. Hardiman, age 65, passed away in the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts on Sunday, November 18, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 14, 1953, he was the son of Martin E. and Mary M. (Martin) Hardiman. He was raised in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he attended Don Bosco Technical High School...
Helen H. Maria
Nov 15, 2018
Helen H. (Henry) Maria, age 87, passed away peacefully in her South Attleboro, Massachusetts home on Thursday, November 15, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on November 16, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Ellen (Welch) Henry. She was raised in Norwood, graduating from Norwood High School with the Class of...
James R. Mackenzie
Nov 14, 2018
James R. Mackenzie, age 86, passed away in the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Born in his parent’s home in East Walpole, Massachusetts on September 17, 1932, he was the son of the late James R. and Lillian T. (Maki) Michenzie. He spent his early years in East Walpole before his family settled in Walpole. ...

Joseph E. Viscardi
Nov 11, 2018
Joseph E. Viscardi, age 81, passed away in his Walpole, Massachusetts home, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Born in Mansfield, Massachusetts on April 1, 1937, he was the son of the late Erimino Viscardi and Virginia A. (Hodges) Viscardi. Joseph was raised and educated in Mansfield, where he played as center on the Mansfield High...
Joan M. Haynes
Nov 8, 2018
Joan M. (McKinnon) Haynes, age 81, passed away at Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts on Thursday, November 08, 2018. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Catherine (Costello) McKinnon. She was raised in Norwood, graduating from Norwood High School with the Class of 1954. Joan then enrolled in secretarial...
Helen Gertrude Harris
Nov 6, 2018
Helen Gertrude (Surette) Harris, age 89, passed away in her Dedham, Massachusetts home on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Born in East Boston, Massachusetts on December 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edgar A. and Gertrude O. (Amiro) Surette. Helen was raised in Lower East Pubnico, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she received her education in the local one...
James G. Reardon
Nov 4, 2018
James G. Reardon, Jr., age 87, passed away in his Lakeville, Massachusetts home on Sunday, November 4, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Milford, Massachusetts on January 31, 1931, he was the son of the late James G. and Anita T. (Thorndike) Reardon. As a young boy, Jim lived in many towns across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as...
Ursula Aurea Ceglarski
Oct 29, 2018
Ursula Aurea Ceglarski passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts after a brief illness.
Ursula was born on May 27, 1927 in Watertown, Massachusetts to Elizabeth and Raymond Murphy, Sr.
In 1952, Ursula married Leonard S. Ceglarski at St. Theresa Church in Watertown, Massachusetts. Len predeceased her in 2017.
Ursula is survived by her sons,...
Emma Rose DeVirgilio
Oct 29, 2018
Emma Rose (Iarrobino) DeVirgilio, age 94, passed away at her home in Sisters, Oregon on Monday, October 29, 2018. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 25, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Hjordis (Pretorius) Iarrobino. She was raised in the West Roxbury and Roslindale areas of Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Roslindale High School.
Shortly after...
Gertrude Claire Sullivan
Oct 29, 2018
Gertrude "Trudy" Sullivan Sharon, MA
"Hostess with the mostest." For decades, there would be scores of people at the annual Saint Patrick's Day party and many more at the 4th of July event held at Trudy and Frank's home in Sharon, MA. There were four perfectly planned weddings and countless dinner parties where Trudy was the most stunning and gracious...
Joan M. Carver
Oct 28, 2018
Joan M. (Hannon) Carver, age 87, passed away in the Norwood Hospital surrounded by family on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Celia V. (Lynch) Hannon. She was raised in Roslindale, graduating from Roslindale High School with the Class of 1949. After graduation, Joan...
William J. Gillis
Oct 25, 2018
William J Gillis Jr., 51, lost his battle with mental illness and addiction on October 25, 2018. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 14, 1967, he was the son of the late William J. and Barbara A. (Foley) Gillis, and he was raised in Roslindale.
William was the beloved father of Brittany A Copithorne and Army Specialist Thomas W. Copithorne....
Lawrence J. Friel
Oct 23, 2018
Lawrence John Friel (74) June 10, 1944- October 23, 2018
It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the death of Lawrence Friel, on October 23rd after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family at the Tippett Hospice Home in Needham.
Larry was born in Charlestown, MA on June 10, 1944. He was the...
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