Obituaries

Walpole, Massachusetts Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Walpole, Massachusetts & Surrounding Areas

Jean  C. Ritcey

Jean C. Ritcey

Feb 28, 2016

From the Halls of Montezuma: Now Hear This!

Jean was born in August of 1922 in a house out near where the 95 cloverleaf creates the Neponset Street exit. Always a Norwood girl, she attended all those schools that have now been turned into something else. And she did approve of the new version of the beautiful old Norwood high...

Elizabeth  "Liz" Lee

Elizabeth "Liz" Lee

Feb 23, 2016

Elizabeth (Sweeney) Lee of East Walpole, passed away on February 23, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was 78. Liz was born in West Roxbury to John and Evangeline (Conza) Sweeney. She graduated from Boston State College and became a kindergarten teacher at the Cleveland School in Norwood. She was predeceased by her loving husband Robert Lee in 1993. Liz...

Dorothy  B. O'Neill

Dorothy B. O'Neill

Feb 23, 2016

Dorothy B. (Barnard) "Dottie" O'Neill, age 94, passed away in Wingate of Needham on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on November 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Mary Eleanor (Gay) Barnard. After coming to the United States at the age of 7, she was raised in Roslindale, Massachusetts and graduated...

Elsie  E. Caliri

Elsie E. Caliri

Feb 16, 2016

Elsie E. (Luiselli) Caliri, age 92, passed away in the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham, Massachusetts in Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Born in North Adams, Massachusetts on September 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Bertha (Personeni) Luiselli. She was raised in Mattapan and graduated from Dorchester High School with the class of 1941...

Margaret M. "Peggy" Iula

Margaret M. "Peggy" Iula

Feb 11, 2016

Margaret M. "Peggy" (Nashawaty) Iula, age 71, passed away in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 23, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Demetrie A. and Alice (Matook) Nashawaty. She was raised in Hyde Park and attended Hyde Park High School. While in high school, Peggy was a cheerleader...

Sebastian  L. Giampapa

Sebastian L. Giampapa

Feb 11, 2016

Sebastian L. Giampapa, age 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 22, 1929, he was the son of the late Sebastian and Elizabeth (Casale) Giampapa and was raised in Roslindale. Sebastian proudly served his country in the United States Army at the end of World War II....

Margaret  H. Keefe

Margaret H. Keefe

Feb 8, 2016

Margaret H. (Blackmur) Keefe, age 82, passed away peacefully in her daughter's South Walpole home, surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, February 8, 2016. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts on February 17, 1933, she was raised in the Oak Square section of Brighton in Boston. She graduated from Saint Columbkille High School with the Class of 1952. After graduation, Margaret...

Shirley  March Smith

Shirley March Smith

Feb 7, 2016

Shirley March Smith, a resident of Ft. Myers, Florida and Humarock, formerly of East Walpole, Massachusetts, passed away on February 7, 2016. Born Shirley Claire March on June 18, 1929, she was the only child of James Roland and Hattie Gladys (Simpson) March. She was a 1947 graduate of Westford Academy and a 1951 graduate of Leominster Hospital School of...

Edith  J. Bowen

Edith J. Bowen

Feb 5, 2016

Edith J. Bowen passed peaceably to eternal rest on February 5, 2016.

Edith was born to Mira K. and John R. Burhoe in the family home on Pleasant Street East Walpole on December 22, 1926. Edie was the youngest of four; her siblings Ethel Darling, Margaret "Peggy" Farris and George Burhoe all predeceased her.

Edie was a real...

Donald  J. MacDonald

Donald J. MacDonald

Feb 4, 2016

Donald J. MacDonald, Jr., age 75, passed away peacefully in the Thomas Upham House in Medfield on February 4, 2016, after a brief battle with glioblastoma. Born in Meriden, Connecticut on January 7, 1941, he was the son of the late Donald J. and Ann (Curran) MacDonald. He attended Chauncy Hall School in Boston, graduating with the Class of 1958....

Frank  Joseph Bianco

Frank Joseph Bianco

Jan 29, 2016

Frank Joseph Bianco, Sr. 92, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born in Framingham, MA on July 30, 1923 to Francesco and Natalina (DeVincenzo) Bianco. He was the ninth of fourteen children; he grew up on the family farm in Hopkinton, where he also attended school. In October of...

Donald  James Brennan

Donald James Brennan

Jan 28, 2016

Donald James Brennan, age 93, passed away peacefully in the Pond Home in Wrentham, Massachusetts on Thursday, January 28, 2016. Born in East Walpole, Massachusetts on August 10, 1922, he was the son of the late Everett and Mabel (Matthews) Brennan. He was raised in East Walpole and graduated from Walpole High School with the Class of 1940. After the...

Katherine  A. Guild

Katherine A. Guild

Jan 27, 2016

Katherine A. (Ceruti) Guild, age 61, passed away in the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on December 19, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Paul and Helena K. (Brown) Ceruti. She was raised in Walpole, attending Boyden Elementary School and the East Junior High School, before graduating...

Doris  June Bausch

Doris June Bausch

Jan 26, 2016

Doris June (Fettig) Bausch, age 97, passed away peacefully in the Harrington House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Walpole on January 26, 2016. Born in the Roslindale section of Boston on March 11, 1918, she was one of six daughters born to Jacob and Elizabeth (Brust) Fettig. At the age of three, Doris moved, with her family, to Durkheim, Germany...

Jean  M. Ayan

Jean M. Ayan

Jan 21, 2016

Jean M. (Marque) Ayan, age 82, passed away peacefully in the Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood on Thursday, January 21, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston on January 25, 1933, she was raised in Hyde Park and attended Hyde Park High School with the Class of 1951. Jean married her husband, Frank T. Ayan, on...

Louis Thomas "Musty" Falcone

Louis Thomas "Musty" Falcone

Jan 18, 2016

Louis Thomas "Musty" Falcone, age 91, passed away in his Norfolk, Massachusetts home on Monday, January 18, 2016. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10, 1924, he was the son of the late Salvatore Thomas and Mabel (Bohman) Falcone. He was raised in Roslindale and graduated from Roslindale High School with the Class of 1942. While in high school, Musty...

Theresa  C. Connell

Theresa C. Connell

Jan 16, 2016

Theresa C. (Mackins) Connell, age 84, passed away peacefully in the Harrington House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Walpole, Massachusetts on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 25, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Coulter) Mackins. She was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Holy Trinity High School with the Class...

Thelma  R. Mullen

Thelma R. Mullen

Jan 14, 2016

Thelma R. (MacDonald) Mullen, passed away peacefully in her home on her 94th birthday at Sunrise of Norwood on Thursday, January 14, 2016. Born in Barre, Vermont on January 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Angus and Mary Jane (Reaside) MacDonald.

When Thelma was 5, both Angus and Mary passed away and Thelma's Uncle Gordon and...

Angeline  C. Denny

Angeline C. Denny

Jan 10, 2016

Angeline C. (Pestana) Denny, age 88, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Sunday, January 10, 2016. Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts on August 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Joaquina (Ferrara) Pestana. She was raised in Stoughton, where she attended parochial school. After the start of World War II, she left school and began working...

Paul  Richard Brennan

Paul Richard Brennan

Jan 8, 2016

Paul Richard Brennan, age 76, passed away in his Norfolk, Massachusetts home on Friday, January 8, 2016. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on June 14, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mildred (Lane) Brennan. He was raised in Quincy, Massachusetts and graduated from North Quincy High School. After high school, Paul enlisted in the Army National...

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