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Walpole, Massachusetts Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Walpole, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

William  F. Fitzgibbons

William F. Fitzgibbons

Jan 27, 2018

William F. Fitzgibbons, age 81, passed away in his East Walpole, Massachusetts home on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on August 29, 1936, he was the son of the late William and Marjorie (Gifford) Fitzgibbons. He was raised in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1954. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the...

Frances  Estelle Hall

Frances Estelle Hall

Jan 25, 2018

Frances Estelle Hall, age 91, passed away in Wingate at Sharon on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on October 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances E. (Trask) Hall. She spent her early years in Dorchester, before settling with her family in Sharon, Massachusetts. She received her education from the Sharon Public...

Carol  L. Jacobsen

Carol L. Jacobsen

Jan 23, 2018

Carol L. (Wilson) Jacobsen, age 77, passed away peacefully in Wingate at Weston on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Born in Dover, New Hampshire on August 26, 1940, she was the fourth of six children born to the late Stanley and Jenny (Munkittrick) Wilson. She was raised in Woodstock, Vermont and earned her Bachelor's Degree focusing on...

Charles  J. Morris

Charles J. Morris

Jan 22, 2018

Charles J. Morris, age 95, passed away peacefully in his Walpole, Massachusetts home on Monday, January 22, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on March 21, 1922, he was the son of the late Nelson J. and Catherine B. (Kane) Morris. He spent his early years in Charlestown before graduating from Revere High School with the...

James  F. Cunningham

James F. Cunningham

Jan 21, 2018

James F. Cunningham, Jr., age 75, passed away in the Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Born in Boston on April 14, 1942, he was the son of the late James F. and Alice C. (Landry) Cunningham. He spent his early years in Roslindale before his family settled in Sharon, Massachusetts in 1945, where in...

Rita  R. Riley

Rita R. Riley

Jan 20, 2018

Rita R. Riley, age 91, passed away peacefully in the Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Norwood on January 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Margaret M. (Keady) Riley. She was raised in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1944....

John  J. Perry

John J. Perry

Jan 17, 2018

John J. Perry, III., age 87, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Born in Sharon, Massachusetts on April 24, 1930, he was the son of the late John J. and Evelyn (Wilbur) Perry. He was raised in Walpole, Massachusetts and graduated from Walpole High School with the Class of 1948. John married his beloved wife,...

Barbara  Curley Holder

Barbara Curley Holder

Jan 16, 2018

Barbara Curley Holder, Of Weymouth and West Palm Beach, FL., formerly of Milton. January 16, 2018, age 77 years.

Loving mother of Keith Holder of West Palm Beach and Deborah (Scott) Wolfe of Walpole. Cherished grandmother of Kaitlin Wolfe of Walpole. Beloved daughter of the late William Curley, Sr. and Florence Payne, Mary (Beard) and Melvin Beaton. Sister of Lynne...

Robert  "Bob" Gallagher

Robert "Bob" Gallagher

Jan 15, 2018

Robert "Bob" Gallagher, Sr., of E. Walpole. Jan 15th.

Son of the late Elliot & Mary (Hickey) Gallagher. Husband of the late Gertrude Roseann (MacDonald) Gallagher. Loving father of Robert Jr & wife Kelly of Whitinsville, Gregory & wife Kathy of Hudson, Gary & wife Kris of Wareham and the late Richard "Rick"Gallagher. Brother of Claire Linahan of Dorchester...

Priscilla Haverly

Priscilla Haverly

Jan 14, 2018

Priscilla (Clapp) Haverly, age 92, passed away in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Sunday, January 14, 2018. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on July 26, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Minnie (Bingham) Clapp. She attended Norwood Public School and was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Rainbow Girls. From an early age,...

Frances  Reather Hollman

Frances Reather Hollman

Jan 12, 2018

Frances Reather (Richardson) Hollman, age 92, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Friday, January 12, 2018. Born in Chattaloochee, Florida on August 16, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Martha (Goodson) Richardson. She was raised in Florida and was a proud member of the Friendship AME Church.

Frances graduated from high school in 1943...

Ellen  N. Laurie

Ellen N. Laurie

Jan 10, 2018

Ellen N. (Leadbetter) Laurie, age 79, passed away in her Sharon, Massachusetts home on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Julia (O'Leary) Leadbetter. She was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts and graduated from Quincy High School with the Class of...

Shirley  R. Dow

Shirley R. Dow

Jan 9, 2018

Shirley R. (Fisk) Dow, age 83, passed away peacefully in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire on March 6, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lillian (McVicker) Fisk. She was raised on her family's chicken farm in Manchester and graduated from Manchester High...

John A. "Jack" Costello

John A. "Jack" Costello

Jan 8, 2018

John A. "Jack" Costello, age 71, passed away peacefully in the Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton, Massachusetts on Monday, January 8, 2018. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on June 25, 1946, he was the son of the late Daniel and Janet (Foley) Costello. He was raised in Walpole, Massachusetts, where as a young boy, he loved playing football and...

Georgia  M. Ravinski

Georgia M. Ravinski

Jan 7, 2018

Georgia M. (Lang) Ravinski, age 90, passed away at the Lighhouse at Lincoln Assisted Living on Sunday, January 7, 2018. Born in her family's home in Norfolk, Massachusetts on March 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Philip L. and Ameila (Pescuma) Lang. She was raised in Norfolk, attending grammar school in the one room schoolhouse in City...

Dennis  W. Zablowski

Dennis W. Zablowski

Jan 6, 2018

Dennis W. Zablowski, age 68, passed away in his Norwood, Massachusetts home on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on May 22, 1949, he was the son of the late Joseph and Pauline (Shugay) Zablowski. He was raised in East Walpole, Massachusetts and graduated from Walpole High School with the Class of 1967. He continued his education at...

Edmund L. "Ned" McNamara

Edmund L. "Ned" McNamara

Dec 30, 2017

Edmund L. McNamara, Jr., age 57, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Born in Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton on November 2, 1960, he was the youngest son of Boston Police Commissioner, Edmund L. McNamara, and his wife Marie E. (Ellis) McNamara. He was raised in West Roxbury, where as a standout athlete, he excelled at both football and...

Evelyn  P. Clerici

Evelyn P. Clerici

Dec 28, 2017

Evelyn P. (Tierney) Clerici, age 91, beloved wife of James Clerici of Walpole, MA, passed away suddenly on December 28, 2017.

Cherished mother of Timothy Tierney and his wife Deborah of Phoenix, Arizona, Theresa Cunniff and her husband Charles of Falmouth, Maine, Deborah Ela and her husband Jay of Franklin, Massachusetts, Michael Tierney of Walpole, Massachusetts, Cheryl Clerici of Brighton,...

Janice  D. Varney

Janice D. Varney

Dec 27, 2017

Janice D. Varney, of Walpole, December 27, 2017, age 88.

Predeceased by her beloved husband of 55 years, Harold Varney and her brother Lyle K. Steely, Jr. Loving mother of Christine Indech, MD of Peachtree Corners, GA (Robert); Earl Varney of Rose Valley, PA ( Mina); Rev. Ross Varney of Newburyport, MA (Lynn); and Elizabeth Ranucci of Pickens, SC (...

Claire  S. Brown

Claire S. Brown

Dec 26, 2017

Claire S. (Snell) Brown, age 78, passed away in her Norfolk, Massachusetts home on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Born in Yonkers, New York on November 27, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Courtney A. and Jane R. (Kilbride) Snell. She was raised in the Washington Heights area of New York City and graduated from Academy of Holy Angels...

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