Obituaries

Dec 25, 2015

Joseph Foley, of West Roxbury, passed away December 25, 2015. He was 96 years old. Born and raised in West Roxbury, Joseph was a proud US Army Veteran of WWII, serving for 5 years, 2 of which were spent in combat in the South Pacific. He loved woodworking and passed along his love of music, specifically classical music and...

Dec 22, 2015

Dolores H. (LaMontagne) Campanella of West Roxbury, passed away on December 22, 2015. She was 75 years old. Dolores was the dear and devoted wife of Robert A. Campanella Sr. Loving mother of Robert A. Campanella Jr. and his wife Marisa of Dedham, Dolores Carberry and her husband James of Kentucky, and Edmond Campanella and his wife Erica of...

Dec 15, 2015

Mary C. "Polly" (O'Flanagan) Brady, of Plymouth and Briny Breezes, FL, passed away on December 15, 2015, peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old. As a child in South Boston, Polly developed a love of the ocean that stayed with her for her entire life. She was a resident of Plymouth for over 50 years....

Dec 12, 2015

Deidre L. (Deem) Whitcomb, of Norwood, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family on December 12, 2015. She was 60 years old. Wife, Mother, Grammy, Sister, Friend, and caregiver, Dee was an incredible woman to many. Working for many years at Norwood Nursing & Rehab and Charlwell House in Norwood, her gift of helping others...

Dec 5, 2015

Marsha (Saba) Williams, of Nashua NH, formerly of Arlington, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, December 5, 2015. She was 91 years old. Born in Boston, Marsha was a life-long parishioner of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. She was a graduate of Practical Arts School of Boston and worked for many years as a director and...

Nov 30, 2015

George J. Zahka, of North Hill, Needham formerly of West Newton, passed away on November 30, 2015 at the age of 93. George was born and raised in Boston, and was a proud member of the Boston Latin School Class of 1939, a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, and a founder of the advertising company, The DR...

Nov 24, 2015

Mary (Pruyn) O'Leary of West Roxbury, passed away November 24, 2015. She was 77 years old. Mary was the dear and devoted wife of Edmund O'Leary, Dear sister of the late John Pruyn and dear niece of Fred Pruyn of Westwood. Mary's Funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr. Oscar Pratt at Holy Name Church on November 28, 2015. Contributions...

Nov 17, 2015

Jeannette A. (Abraham), Ganame passed away peacefully at her home in Norwood, surrounded by her loving family, on November 17, 2015. She was 95 years old. Born and raised in Boston, Jeannette was the former owner of Near East Baking Corp. of West Roxbury. She was the dear and devoted wife of the late Joseph G. Ganame. Loving mother...

Oct 31, 2015

Suni Ari Headley-Robinson was born on October 11, 2014 to Callow Robinson Jr and Lana Headley- Robinson. She passed away on October 31, 2015. A loving little sister to Elijah Headley, Amara Headley, Dayshara Robinson and Alijiah Robinson (all of Boston MA) niece of Yolanda Pabon (Atlanta GA), Valerie Robinson-Patterson (Fort Lauderdale FL), Julie Headley (Falmouth MA), Andrea Burrows...

Oct 30, 2015

Amelia "Amy" (Maloof) Haddad of North Quincy, formerly of Boston's South End, passed away on October 30, 2015. She was 95 years old. Amelia was the dear and devoted wife of the late George Haddad. Loving mother of Nancy Solomon and her husband Michael of North Easton and Elizabeth Seaver and her husband William of Stoughton. Cherished grandmother, "Sithee"...

Oct 21, 2015

A Mother's love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away

Chaoqun Dai of Boston passed away on October 21, 2015, just a week before her 80th...

Oct 12, 2015

Henry C. Asmar, B.P.D Ret., of West Roxbury, passed away on October 12, 2015. He was 90 years old. Hank grew up in Boston's South End and was a life-long parishioner of Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church. He was a proud United States Navy Veteran of World War II, serving on the USS Kretchmer. Following the...

Oct 4, 2015

Barbara Esma Khouri of West Roxbury passed away on October 4, 2015. She was 87 years old. Barbara was the loving daughter of the late Esma and George Khouri. She spent many years traveling with her parents to Hyannis and Ft. Lauderdale, FL in support of their family business. Barbara went on to work for 30 years in the...

Sep 28, 2015

Eleanor Elias of Jamaica Plain, formerly of Boston's South End, passed away on September 28, 2015. She was 63 years old.

Born and raised in Boston, Eleanor owned and operated Sorellas's Restaurant in Jamaica Plain for 32 years.

Eleanor was the beloved daughter of the late Nassem and Minerva (Abazaid) Elias. Dear and devoted mother...

Sep 26, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" (Shalhoub) Anderson of Hyde Park, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on September 26, 2015. She was 97 years old.

Betty was born on June 6, 1918 to Nickoli and Wadia Shalhoub. She was the sixth child of nine; five sisters: Mary, Evely, Helen, Lillian, and Grace; and three brothers: Sam, George, and Charlie. She...

Sep 18, 2015

John A. "Massey" Masone, of Westwood, formerly of South Boston, passed away on September 18, 2015. He was 84 years old.

A graduate of South Boston High School, John was a proud US Army Veteran of the Korean War. He worked for over 30 years as a general contractor in the Greater Boston area. He was an...

Sep 12, 2015

Sarah Louise (Haggar) Homsy of Somerville passd away on September 12, 2015. She was 88 years old.

She was the dear and devoted wife of the late Charles G. Homsy. Loving mother of George C. Homsy of Binghamton, New York and Samuel C. Homsy and his wife Elizabeth of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Cherished grandmother "Sittoo" of Matthew...

Sep 11, 2015

James Karrell, of West Roxbury, passed away on September 11, 2015. He was 97 years old.

James was the dear and devoted husband of Laurice (Kawam) Karrell of West Roxbury. Loving father of Nadia Zogbi of OH, Matia Karrell of CA and the late Roy Karrell. Dear grandfather of Janelle Karrell, Robert DiNozzi and Jason DiNozzi. Dear...

Aug 16, 2015

Louise (Moran) Silva of Newton and formerly of West Roxbury passed peacefully on Sunday, August 16 accompanied by her son and dear cousin Peg Curry. Her passing comes after a long struggle with complications from a stroke she suffered in May.

Louise dedicated the past 45 years to a career in education, spending the early part of...

Jul 2, 2015

Yvonne (Moussalli) Maloof of West Roxbury, formerly of Dedham, passed away on July 2, 2015. She was 87 years old. Yvonne was born in Boston's South End on June 2, 1928 to Anthony and Wedad (Bandar) Moussalli. In 1951 she married the love of her life, Frederick, and they enjoyed 42 years of marriage. Yvonne worked for over 30...