Obituaries

Inna Genkina

Inna Genkina

Jan 24, 2022

Inna Genkina, of Kyiv, Ukraine, formerly of Newton, passed away on January 24, 2022 at the age of 88. Inna was the dear wife of Ben Genkin and mother of Yelena Genkina and Anna Rozenblat. She is survived by her daughters, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Inna was known for her distinguished medical career, culminating in being a department...

Madelyn A. (Ahto)  Tawa

Madelyn A. (Ahto) Tawa

Jan 24, 2022

Madelyn (Ahto) Tawa, of West Roxbury, passed away on January 24, 2022. She exuded love for 93 years.

Madelyn was a longtime member of the Nicholas G. Beram Veterans Assoc. Ladies Auxiliary and the Virgin Mary Society at the Church of St. John of Damascus.

Madelyn was the dear and devoted wife of the late...

Benjamin H. Gero

Benjamin H. Gero

Jan 20, 2022

Benjamin H. Gero, of Avon, formerly of Readville, passed away on January 20, 2022. He was 82 years old.

Benjamin was the dear and devoted husband of the late Ann Marie (Wortmann). Loving father of Joseph P. Gero and his partner Amy McCabe of Taunton and Christopher J. Gero and his spouse Corey Davis of Bar Harbor,...

Theresa M. (Iula)  Votruba

Theresa M. (Iula) Votruba

Jan 19, 2022

Theresa M. (Iula) Votruba of Canton passed away on January 19, 2022.  She was 95 years old.

Theresa enjoyed reading, knitting, crossword puzzles, being sassy, and dispensing pearls of wisdom to her grandchildren.

Theresa was the dear and devoted wife of the late Walter J. Votruba.  Loving mother of Jean Price and her husband John...

Salvatore C. Monaco

Salvatore C. Monaco

Jan 16, 2022

Salvatore "Sal" C. Monaco, of Norwood, passed away on January 16, 2022 at the age of 94.

Salvatore was a proud US Navy Veteran of World War II.

Salvatore was the dear and devoted husband of the late Eleanor (McNaught). Loving father of Carlton P. Monaco of Norwood. Dear brother of the late Gaetano Monaco...

Donald E. Khouri

Donald E. Khouri

Jan 13, 2022

Donald E. Khouri, of Norwood, formerly of Dedham, passed away January 13, 2022, peacefully in his sleep. He was 86 years old.

Don was the dear and devoted husband of Prenette (Roomey). Loving father of Donald Khouri II and his wife Ghada Massabni of Bedford, Dana K. Langley and her husband Timothy of Franklin, and Danielle K....

Maryanne (Elias)  Malone

Maryanne (Elias) Malone

Jan 11, 2022

Maryanne (Elias) Malone, of Braintree, passed away on January 11, 2022. She was 86 years old.

Maryanne was the dear and devoted wife of William Malone. Loving mother of Lisa Swire of Taunton and Arthur Malone of Quincy. Dear sister of Diane Annatone of Dedham and the late Dennis Elias. She is also survived by several loving...

Terry Michael Chance

Terry Michael Chance

Jan 2, 2022

Terry Michael Chance, PhD, of Roslindale, passed away, peacefully at his home on January 2, 2022. he was 65 years old.

Terry was born in Lubbock, Texas where he lived until his family moved to Moore, Oklahoma where his next-door neighbor was Conway Twitty, who became his musical mentor.  His family later moved to a ranch in...

George Demetri Gatteny

George Demetri Gatteny

Dec 25, 2021

George Demetri Gatteny, a lifelong resident of Somerville, passed away on December 25, 2021.  He was 84 years old.

George was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, as well as a proud Mason and Shriner.

He was the dear and devoted husband of Judith E. (Palmer) Gatteny.  Loving father of George D....

Robert L. Finegan

Robert L. Finegan

Dec 14, 2021

Robert L. Finegan, of Waterford, CT, passed away on December 14, 2021. He was 87 years old.

Born in Medford, Robert was a 1952 graduate of Boston College High School and 1957 graduate of Boston College. He proudly served in the Army National Guard of CT, and worked as a chemist for Pfizer, Inc. for over 37...

Mahmoud Ali Ahmad

Mahmoud Ali Ahmad

Dec 10, 2021

Mahmoud Ali Ahmad, of Pawtucket, passed away on December 10, 2021.

Mahmoud was the dear and devoted husband of Rosanna Ahmed. Loving father of Ahlam Ahmed, Aliya Ahmed, Samantha Ahmed, Zahra Ahmed, Mohamad Ahmed, Ali Ahmed and Hussein Ahmed. Dear brother of Zeinab Ahmed. He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Mahmoud's...

Joanne T. (Magyar)  Cahaly

Joanne T. (Magyar) Cahaly

Dec 9, 2021

Joanne T. (Magyar) Cahaly of Davenport, FL formerly of West Roxbury passed away on December 9, 2021.

She was the beloved daughter of the late George and Theresa Magyar.  Dear and devoted wife of Charles Cahaly.  Loving sister of George P. Magyar and his wife Carol of Norwood, Peter Magyar and his partner Penny of West Roxbury,...

Nick Elefther

Nick Elefther

Dec 6, 2021

Nick Elefther, of West Yarmouth, passed away on December 6, 2021. He was 74 years old.

Below please find words of remembrance from his family and pastor, shared at his graveside Funeral Service at the Gardens Cemetery on December 11, 2021.

My father was born on April 11, 1947 at the American Hospital in Brooklyn,...

Patricia Ann (Cloherty)  Fagan

Patricia Ann (Cloherty) Fagan

Dec 5, 2021

Patricia A. (Cloherty) Fagan, of West Roxbury, passed away on December 5, 2021 in Falmouth, MA surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late James N. Fagan.  Loving mother of Patrice Fagan of West Roxbury, Deb Spillane of West Roxbury, Mary-Ellen Fagan and her partner Dorine Margeson of Mattapoisett, Christine Popson and her husband...

Joan Marie (Cameron)  Fox

Joan Marie (Cameron) Fox

Dec 2, 2021

Joan M. (Cameron) Fox, of Kingston, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, December 2, 2021. She was 84 years old.

Joan was born in Brighton and as a child moved to Roslindale. She attended Roslindale High School, where she met the love of her life, George Fox. They were both graduates...

Kathleen Elizabeth (Waters)  Baiona

Kathleen Elizabeth (Waters) Baiona

Dec 1, 2021

Kathleen E. (Waters) Baiona, of Roslindale, formerly of Dorchester, passed away on December 1, 2021. She was 71 years old.

Kathleen was the dear and devoted wife of William Baiona. Loving mother of John Baiona. Dear sister of Joanne Waters of Chelmsford, Patricia Callahan of Medfield and the late Thomas Waters, Michael Waters, Kevin Waters and Noreen...

Gloria (Najjar)  Balich

Gloria (Najjar) Balich

Nov 23, 2021

Gloria (Najjar) Balich, of Arlington, formerly of Dorchester, passed away on November 23, 2021 . She was 96 years old.

Born and raised in Dorchester, Gloria started working at a very young age in her parents’  grocery store, eventually owning her own convenience store together with her uncle. Ultimately, that store became a family business owned by...

Theodora Mccarthy-Gray, Esq.

Theodora Mccarthy-Gray, Esq.

Nov 10, 2021

On November 10th, 2021, in the comfort and peace of her own home and in the company of her devoted, loving husband, surrounded by the truest of family and friends who supported her during her fight with Ovarian cancer, our beautiful sister Theodora McCarthy-Gray, Esq. departed from this world for a far better place to be with her dad,...

Susan Ann (Corraro)  Larosa

Susan Ann (Corraro) Larosa

Nov 1, 2021

Susan A. (Corraro) LaRosa of West Bridgewater, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 1, 2021. She was 52 years old.

Susan was a proud U.S. Marine Corps Veteran of Operation Desert Storm.

She was the loving mother of Emily and Joseph LaRosa of West Bridgewater. Beloved daughter of Eleanor (Ayoub) Corraro of West Bridgewater...

Selma Mary (Mabardi)  Winstanley

Selma Mary (Mabardi) Winstanley

Oct 29, 2021

Selma Mary (Mabardi) Winstanley of Arlington passed away on October 29, 2021.  She was 84 years old.

Selma was proud of her Syrian ancestry and loved St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church where she was a life-long member and also was a proud Life Member of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch. She taught Sunday School for...

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