Obituaries

Jan 24, 2016

Claude E. Williams, of Roxbury, passed away on January 24, 2016. He was 84 years old. Born and raised in Boston, Claude was a proud U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. A former amateur boxer, he loved trucks and spending time with his family. Claude was the loving father of Mark Williams, BFD and his wife Suzanne of Rockland and Lisa...

Jan 8, 2016

Antoinnette LaMorte-Malki of West Roxbury passed away suddenly and peacefully at her home on January 8, 2016. She was 51 years old. Antoinnette was the dear and devoted wife of Ahmed Malki. Beloved mother of Michael and Julia Malki of West Roxbury. Loving sister of Anthony "Abe" LaMorte and his wife Julie of Walpole, and Anjoul LaMorte-Tarshahani of Norwood....

Jan 7, 2016

Anne M. (Ehler) Sullivan of Dedham, formerly of Brighton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 7, 2016. She was 84 years old. Anne was the dear and devoted wife of the late Timothy B. Sullivan. Daughter of the late Alva and Anna (Daley) Ehler. Loving mother of Karen Sullivan of FL, Anne "Cookie" Downey of...

Dec 28, 2015

Vasiliki (Kondis) Papadopoulos, of Roslindale, passed away on December. 28, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael V. Papadopoulos. Devoted mother of Angie Papadopoulos, Frances Giannakopoulos and her husband Lazaros, and Sophia Koutris and her husband Pavlos. Loving grandmother of Dean, Victoria, and Christina Koutris, and Olivia Giannakopoulos. Sister of Eleftheria Bauci, Anastasia Kiroushi, and the...

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...