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Walpole, Massachusetts Obituaries
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Bertha Jean Hertzberg
May 25, 2015
Bertha Jean (Altobello) Hertzberg, age 78, died in the Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Massachusetts on Monday, May 25, 2015. Born in Dedham, Massachusetts on January 5, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucy (Etzdorf) Altobello. She was raised in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School with the Class of 1955. After high school, she took...
James O. Finnan
May 21, 2015
James O. Finnan of Walpole, Massachusetts died peacefully in the Norwood Hospital on Thursday, May 21, 2015. Born in Kildalkey Village in Ireland, he was the son of the late James Valentine and Mary (Cashin) Finnan. When Jimmy was 3 years old, he and his family relocated to England where he was raised and educated, graduating from Saint Thomas More...
Anthony Joseph Grimm
May 17, 2015
Anthony Joseph Grimm, age 93, passed away peacefully in the Charlwell House in Norwood, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Born in Budapest, Hungary on August 14, 1921, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Szaraz) Grimm. Anthony was raised and educated in Hungary. He owned and operated his own scientific glass blowing company, however after World...
William Irving Thibault
May 12, 2015
William Irving Thibault, Jr., age 92, died in the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Roxbury, Massachusetts on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Born in Richmond, New York on August 13, 1922, he was the son of the late William I. and Alice (Appold) Thibault. He was raised at 40 Windsor Road in Richmond on Staten Island. At a young age, William...
Robert C. Tryon
May 10, 2015
Robert C. Tryon, age 85, died in his Walpole, Massachusetts home on Sunday, May 10, 2015. Born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on October 26, 1929, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Caroline M. (Rutz) Tryon. He was raised in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston and graduated from Jamaica Plain High School with the class of...
Mark R. Spillane
May 7, 2015
Mark R. Spillane, age 60, died in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence in Wayland, Massachusetts on Thursday, May 7, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on August 17, 1954, he was the son of the late John E. and Helen Alice (Jarvis) Spillane. He was raised in Walpole and looked forward to his family's annual trip...
Louis F. Rowean
May 3, 2015
Louis Francis Rowean, age 80, died in his East Walpole, Massachusetts home on Sunday, May 3, 2015. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 7, 1935, he was the son of the late Louis F. and Edna Mary (Griffiths) Rowean. He graduated from Dover Sherborn High School with the class of 1953. He continued his education at Fitchburg State College, graduating...
David F. Lehto
May 1, 2015
David F. Lehto, age 80, died in the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, May 1, 2015. Born in the Lehto Family Home on Bullard Street in Walpole, Massachusetts on October 8, 1934, he was the son of the late Frederick and Sophie (Koestner) Lehto. When Dave was a young man, he took a position helping...
Rosemary A. Crifo
Apr 24, 2015
Rosemary A. (Smith) Crifo, age 89, died peacefully of natural causes in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Friday, April 24, 2015. Born in South Boston on February 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Sarah (Toland) Smith. She graduated from Gate of Heaven High School in South Boston with the class of 1944.
Some of...
John E. "Jack" Heslin
Apr 17, 2015
John Edward "Jack" Heslin, III, age 56, died in the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, April 17, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 20, 1959, he was raised in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, graduating from Bridgewater-Raynham High School in 1977. While in high school, Jack was a three season athlete, playing...
Celia M. Davino
Apr 17, 2015
Celia M. (Farinacci) Davino, age 93, passed away on April 17, 2015 at the Maple Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Walpole, Massachusetts on June 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Concetta (Codianni) Farinacci. She graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1939. During her...
James J. Testa
Apr 17, 2015
James J. Testa, age 84, died in the Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts on Friday, April 17, 2015. Born in Boston on August 20, 1930, he was the son of the late Anthony & Nancy Testa. He was raised in Boston and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School with the class of 1949. After high school, Jimmy proudly served his...
Phyllis A. Abbott
Apr 16, 2015
Phyllis A. (Noonan) Abbott passed away in Walpole, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 16, 2015. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Esther (Callahan) Noonan. She graduated from Lynn English High School with the class of 1945.
After graduation, Phyllis took a position as a Customer Service Representative with New England Telephone and...
James J. Connors
Apr 16, 2015
James J. Connors, age 60, died in his Mansfield, Massachusetts home on Thursday, April 16, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on September 19, 1954, he was rasied in Sharon and graduated from Sharon High School with the class of 1973. Jim was a two season athlete in high school playing both football and baseball. In...
Shirley Anne Ierardo
Apr 11, 2015
Shirley Anne (Betro) Ierardo, age 79, died in the Charlwell House in Norwood, Massachusetts on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Born in Walpole, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Andrew N. and Alice B. (Pagnini) Betro. She graduated from Walpole High School with the class of 1953. While in high school, Shirley was a member of the Field Hockey...

Anastasia Boychuk
Apr 9, 2015
Anastasia (Lambis) Boychuk, age 78, died in the Eagle Pond Nursing and Rehabilatation Center in South Dennis, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 9, 2015. She was born in Lindos, Greece on March 8, 1937. She has been a resident of Yarmouthport for the past 15 years moving from Walpole, Massachusetts.
She worked for the Northrup Corporation in Norwood, Massachusetts for many...
Deborah Mann
Apr 9, 2015
Deborah Mann, 45, of Waltham, formerly of Walpole, passed away unexpectedly on April 9th from a pulmonary embolism.
She was the daughter of Dick and Lois Mann of Hingham, formerly of Walpole. She is also survived by her sister, Cory Mann Wieneke and her husband, David of Wakefield and their two daughters, Kate and Molly, her twin sister, Joanna...
Ronald P. Curtin
Apr 9, 2015
Ronald P. Curtin, age 80, died in the Harrington House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Walpole, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Cornelius and Beatrice (Green) Curtin. He was raised in South Boston and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School with the class fo 1953....
Elizabeth "Betty" Cottrell
Apr 3, 2015
Elizabeth M. (Traquair) Cottrell, age 97, died in the Home and Hospice Care Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Rhode Island on Friday, April 3, 2015, surrounded by the comfort of her loving family. Born in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island on November 30, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Cameron) Traquair. Betty's family moved to Norwood,...
Diane Patricia Mitsock
Apr 3, 2015
Diane Patricia (Coughlin) Mitsock, 56, died on Friday, April 3rd, 2015, after a life long battle with cystic fibrosis. She was at her home in Milford, MA, surrounded by her loving family. She had also lived in Michigan, Colorado, Foxboro, Gloucester and Marlboro. She was the wife of Mark E. Mitsock. Diane was a 1976 graduate of Walpole High School...
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