All Obituaries

Essa “Ed” L. Sabbag, of Burlington, formerly of Waltham, passed away on March 14, 2019.  He was 93 years old. Born in Boston, Essa was a proud US Navy Veteran of World War II.  He was a 50-plus year member of Bethesda (W) Lodge A.F. & A.M. and Aleppo Shrine Temple. An avid Patriots and Red Sox fan, he owned and operated Servigraphics, a first-of-it’s-kind printing broker, which he founded in Boston in 1973.  Essa was the dear and devoted husband of the...

Jennifer L. “Jennie” Thurm of West Roxbury, formerly of Potomac, MD, passed away on March 6, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.  She was 35 years old. Jennie was the cherished daughter of Mary-Ellen (Driscoll) Thurm and the late Gil Thurm.  Beloved sister of Michael Thurm and his wife Erin Hurney of West Roxbury and Jeffrey Thurm of London. Loving aunt of Stella and Finnegan. Dear granddaughter of the late Frank and Sis Driscoll and Leo and Rosalind Thurm. She is...

Robert “Bo” Crimmins, of West Roxbury, passed away on March 3, 2019.  He was 53 years old. A life-long resident of West Roxbury, Bo was the loving son of the late Anne (Centola) Crimmins.  Dear brother of Mary Adgate and her husband Michael of West Roxbury and Anne McPartlan of Cleveland, OH.  Dear uncle of Sarah and Sean Adgate and David and Bridget McPartlan.  Bo is also survived by many loving cousins. Bo’s Funeral will be from the Kfoury Keefe...

Nabil Youssef Kobrianos of Dennis Port, MA passed away peacefully at Mass General Hospital with his family bedside on Wednesday February 27th, 2019. Nabil was 72 years old.  Born in Ehmej Lebanon, Nabil first moved to the United States when he was 17.  Nabil loved life very much living every moment to its fullest. Nabil was a truly selfless man who deeply loved helping people. Nabil's presence would fill up a room full of spirit, energy and jokes bringing delight to everyone...

Mary K. (Kurker) Abdelahad, of West Roxbury, passed away, peacefully at home, on February 22, 2019.  She was 92 years old. Born in Boston, Mary was a resident of West Roxbury for over 50 years. She was a 1942 graduate of Jeremiah E. Burke High School and went on to attend Bryant & Stratton Business School in Boston.  Following school, Mary worked for 38 years as a legal and accounting secretary in Boston. Mary was a lifetime parishioner of the Church of St. John of Damascus...

Arthur G. Kalil Sr., of Bellingham, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on February 16, 2019.  He was 85 years old. Born in Lawrence, Arthur moved with his family to Boston after he finished high school.  He was a proud United States Army Veteran of the Korean War, serving as a translator, fluent in Korean, Japanese and Arabic.  He worked as a mechanic for over 30 years and then as a security officer at the WGBH TV Station in Brighton for 20 years before...

Danielle Sahely of West Roxbury passed away on February 8, 2019.  She was 79 years old. Danielle had worked for many years as a hair stylist in salons in the Brookline Village area. She was the beloved daughter of the late Abdallah and Zahia Sahely.  Loving sister of Camille Sahely and his wife Venice of Wellesley, Camilia Batrouney and her husband Phillip of Australia, Mona Yacoub and her husband John of Australia, and the late Ayoub Sahely, the late Joseph Sahely and his...

Crystal H. Ghantous, of Walpole, passed away suddenly, February 7, 2019.  She was 25 years old. Crystal was the Loving daughter of Henri and Lina (Bichani) Ghantous of Walpole. Loving sister of Roy Ghantous and his fiancée Kim of Watertown, and Kayla and Kelsey Ghantous of Walpole. Beloved granddaughter of Robert and Jeannette Bichani of Lebanon. Dear niece of Salim and Ayda Ghantous of Canton, Theodora Hanna Ghantous of California, Henriette Wehbe, Emile and Elie Bichani,...

Marilyn E. (Lotfy) Wentworth, a life-long resident of West Roxbury, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on February 5, 2019.  She was 66 years old. Marilyn was the dear and devoted wife of Alton Wentworth. Loving mother of Matthew and Jennifer Wentworth, both of West Roxbury.  Her Funeral will be from the Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home, 8 Spring St. (at the corner of Centre St.) WEST ROXBURY, Monday at 9 a.m.  Marilyn's Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. John Chrysostom...

Edward J. O'Neil, Ret. Supt. B.P.D., of West Roxbury, passed away on January 31, 2019 at the age of 93. Edward enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17, and served for 3 years during World War II.  Following the War, Edward served on the Boston Police Department for 45 years, holding every rank from Patrolman to Superintendent, and retired as Captain of District D-14. Edward was the dear and devoted husband of the late Ruth (Davis) O’Neil. Loving father of Donna Jean (Dudzik)...