Obituaries

May 24, 2023

Margaret "Peggy" Amaral of West Roxbury passed away May 24, 2023.  She was 89 years old.  Peggy was a graduate of Brighton High School Class of 1951.  She served as the Associate Director of Public Relations at Boston University, as well as working as a medical assistant at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates.

Peggy was the daughter of...

May 7, 2023

Marshall Thomas, Jr. of West Roxbury, formerly of Boston’s South End, unexpectedly passed away on May 7, 2023. He was 83 years old.

Marshall (also known as “Junior” to friends and family) was born in Boston in 1939 to Marshall and Sophie (Haddad) Thomas. He attended Boston English High School and graduated in 1957. During his life...

Apr 29, 2023

Deborah M. Leotsakos of Norwood passed away on April 29, 2023.  She was 63 years old.

Debbie was the dear and devoted wife of Theodore "Ted" Leotsakos.  Beloved mother of Nicole Heena and her husband Shaun of Donegal, Ireland; and Christopher Leotsakos and his wife Emmie of Worcester.  Dear grandmother "Sittie" of Lila Heena and the expected...

Apr 27, 2023

Joseph Norman Resha Jr., a long-time resident of Westwood, passed away April 27, 2023.  He was 84 years old.

Junior, Joey, Joe, Mr. Resha, Uncle Joe, Dad, Jidu. Born in 1939, the same year that Joseph Resha, Sr. founded United Curtain Co. Joe was a graduate of Dedham High School in 1956 and Boston College in 1960....

Apr 24, 2023

Xiaozhu Jane Zheng of Canton, MA, passed away peacefully at the age of 66 on April 24, 2023, after 9 years of battling ALS.

Xiaozhu dedicated herself to anything she was involved in, large or small. She studied Textile Engineering in China after working for 6 years in a fertilizer factory. In the U.S., she earned a...

Apr 21, 2023

Suheil F. Elias, formerly Kas-Elias, of Westwood, formerly of West Roxbury, fell asleep in the lord, peacefully on April 21, 2023. He was 93 years old.

Suheil worked for 25 years at State Street Bank, retiring as a Vice President. Prior to his career in finance, Suheil briefly practiced law in his home country of Syria and...

Apr 19, 2023

Elsie Elizabeth (Thistle) Sousa Macari, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend left this world, but not our hearts, on April 19, 2023 in Waltham, MA at 90 years old. Elsie was mom, mother, ma; she was Gram and Grammy.

Elsie was born to Violet and John Thistle on January 5, 1933, spending her childhood years...

Apr 19, 2023

Leo J. Gannon, of West Roxbury, formerly of Roslindale passed away on April 19, 2023 peacefully at his home. He was 70 years old.

Leo worked for over 30 years as a foreman for Amtrak. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army. A true outdoorsman, Leo loved hunting and fishing and was a long...

Apr 16, 2023

Kevin Michael Joyce, 86, of West Roxbury, MA passed away on April 16, 2023. After several months of declining health, Kevin died comfortably and peacefully with his family by his side.

Born in Boston, Kevin was raised on McKone Street in Neponset. He was of one of six brothers, and the son of the late Patrick Joyce...

Apr 14, 2023

Matthew J. Bouzane, of West Roxbury, passed away on April 14, 2023. He was 61 years old.

Born in Boston, Matthew grew up in Marshfield and was a graduate of Marshfield High School. When he was in elementary school, he joined Mrs. Bradford and the Bell Ringers and this began a love of percussion that he would...

Apr 12, 2023

Michael Edward Haddad passed away on April 12, 2023.  Michael was born on August 3, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He grew up in Winchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Winchester High School where his athletic talents contributed to the Sachems’ successes on the field and on the basketball court. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Syracuse University  where...

Apr 12, 2023

Souad Muneyyirci Mallouh, of Hopkinton passed away on April 12, 2023. She was 88 years old.

Souad was an avid cook, specializing in Arabic food. She was happiest cooking for, and surrounded by, her loving family.

She was the dear and devoted wife of the late Ibrahim Mallouh. Loving mother of Dr. Suheil Mallouh and...

Mar 26, 2023

Deborah A. (Harding) Abichaker, of West Roxbury passed away on March 26, 2023. She was 61 years old.

Deborah was the dear and devoted wife of Checrallah Abichaker. Loving mother of Gabriel Abichaker and his wife Meagan of Canton, Kevin Abichaker of Canton, David Abichaker of West Roxbury, Rose Abichaker of Montreal and Theresa Abichaker of West...

Mar 17, 2023

Gloria Florence (Glasheen) Nelson, of Dedham, passed away on March 17, 2023. She was 96 years old.

Gloria was the dear and devoted wife of the late Roy William Nelson Sr. Loving mother of Sandra Nelson of Dedham. Carol N. Jonas and her partner Calvin Perry of Wareham, Gale E. Peretsky and her husband Steven of Falmouth,...

Mar 6, 2023

Kozma “Stavri” Piqani, of South Boston, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on March 6, 2023. He was 84 years old.

Stavri was the dear and devoted husband of Anastasia (Kaci). Loving father of Bruno Piqani and his wife Anila of Westwood and Ledi Piqani and his wife Avrina of London. Cherished grandfather “Papou” of Clarissa, Edward...

Mar 5, 2023

Geraldine “Geri” (George) Azadian, of Dedham passed away on March 5, 2023. She was 90 years old.

Geri was an avid cook, specializing in Arabic food. She was the owner of "Geri’s Restaurant" in South Boston and later moved to Roslindale and opened “The 3 J’s.” She was very active as a manager and proprietor and her...

Mar 4, 2023

Salime S. (Azzi) Homsy of Brookline entered into eternal life March 4, 2023.

Salime was the dear and devoted wife of the late Nicholas Homsy.  Beloved mother of Dr. Farhat Homsy and wife Khatoum (Lutfi) of Brookline, Fouad Homsy and wife Claude (Azzi) of Westwood, Dr. Georges Homsy and wife Giselle (Dreibi) of France, May Azzi widow...

Feb 24, 2023

Marjorie “Marjie” (Sabbag) Haddad, age 92, of Arlington, passed away on February 24, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife for 67 years of the late Alfred J. Haddad. Devoted mother of Bruce Haddad and Ronald “Ron” Haddad of Arlington, Steven Haddad and his wife Martha of Carlisle, Cynthia Haddad and her husband Mark of Belmont, and the...

Feb 20, 2023

Marie “Joan” (Deban) Laham of Roslindale, formerly of Brighton, passed away peacefully at her home on February 20, 2023. She was 88 years old.

Joan was born August 30,1934, the oldest of Fred and Rose (Mudarri) Deban’s children. She was a kind and caring mother who, while raising her family, also worked for the Boston Public Schools...

Feb 16, 2023

Eugenia “Jeanne” Yphantes of Norwood, MA, formerly of Walpole and Westwood. Jeanne passed away peacefully on February 16, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Jeanne was born on April 30, 1941 to George and Bessie Poulos. She grew up in Jamaica Plain in a large extended Greek family. She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School in 1958 and continued...