Obituaries

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...

Jun 21, 2015

Elias A. "Louie" Sabbag of Allston, passed away on June 21, 2015. He was 89 years old. Born on Hudson St. in Boston's South End, Louie moved to West Roxbury as a young boy. A life-long parishioner of the Church of St. John of Damascus, he was an avid reader and loved to play pinochle with his friends, whenever...

Jun 17, 2015

Evangelie Qaqish of Waltham passed away June 17, 2015. She was 66 years old. Beloved wife of Bassam Qaqish. Loving mother of Rena Lithotomos and her husband Steve of Watertown, Roula Qaqish-Knowlton and her husband Aaron of MD, Olgha Davis and her husband Jarvis of NC, Mary Madden and her husband Josh of Waltham. Dear "Yiayia" of 7 grandchildren....

Jun 14, 2015

Emannuel A. "Manny" Darling of Waltham, formerly of Belmont and Boston, passed away June 14, 2015. He was 75 years old. Manny was the longtime loving companion of Emily Patria and like a father to her son, Chris Patria of Waltham. He was the dear brother of Joseph and Sally Darling and the late Samuel Darling. He is also...

Jun 7, 2015

Robert Anthony Donlon, formerly of Brighton, MA passed away suddenly on June 7, 2015. He was 58 years old. Robert was the beloved son of Mary A. Donlon of Stoughton, formerly of Brighton, and the late Stephen J. Donlon Jr. Dear brother of Stephen J. Donlon III of Mansfield and Margaret MacDonald of Manchester, NH. Robert is also survived...

May 28, 2015

Jim Fagan, of West Roxbury, passed away in his home, surrounded by his loving family on May 28, 2015. He was 79 years old and was the beloved husband of Patricia (Cloherty) for 57 years. Loving father of Patrice Fagan of West Roxbury, Deb Spillane of West Roxbury, Mary-Ellen Fagan and Dorine Margeson of Mattapoisett, Christine Popson and her...

May 26, 2015

Audrey A. (Sprague) Beaupre, a resident of West Roxbury for over 60 years, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2015. She was 91 years old. Audrey was born and raised in Everett, MA and graduated from Everett High School. She dedicated her life to raising her four children. Audrey was the dear and devoted wife of the late George...

May 17, 2015

Lillian (Jarjoura) Khouri passed away peacefully at her home of close to 50 years on Sunday, May 17, 2015. She was 86 years old. Lillian was born to John and Sophie Jarjoura on July 15, 1928 in Brighton, MA where she grew up and graduated from Brighton High School. She worked at Boston College followed by the former BayBank...

May 15, 2015

Bruce H. Woodbury, of Lowell, formerly of Stoughton, passed away on May 15, 2015. He was 67 years old. Bruce was a proud United States Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War. Bruce was the loving son of the late Robert and Barbara (Holmes) Woodbury. Dear brother of the late Jan Sliby. Dear brother in law of Kenneth Sliby of...

May 14, 2015

Esther C. (Ioannilli) DeBenedictis of West Roxbury, passed away on May 14, 2015 at the age of 97. Born and raised in Boston, Esther was a 1936 graduate of the Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls. She trained for her career at the Boston Clerical School and the Chandler Secretarial School. Esther worked for many years at New England...