Obituaries
Salwa Elias
May 22, 2012
Salwa (Arour) Elias, of Westwood, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on May 22, 2012. She was 84 years old. Salwa was the dear and devoted wife of Suheil F. Elias. Beloved mother of Reem Elias Ozone and her husband Daniel “Fady” of Foxboro and the late Frank F. Elias. Cherished grandmother “Tata” of Tatiana and William Ozone. Dear...
Catherine C. Balbanis
May 22, 2012
Catherine C. (Stenson) Balbanis, a life-long resident of Jamaica Plain, passed away on May 22, 2012. She was 83 years old. Born in Boston, Catherine was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her beloved grandchildren. Catherine was the loving mother of Eddie Keane of California, and Ann Marie Santostefano and...
Robert G. Corraro
May 19, 2012
Robert G. Corraro of Canton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on May 19, 2012, following a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was 77 years old. Bob outlived his expected prognosis by 2 years due to his sheer determination to live. Bob was the dear and devoted husband of 53 years of Eleanor (Ayoub). Loving father of Anne...
Mitchell Homsy
May 19, 2012
Mitchell Homsy, a life-long resident of Natick, passed away on May 19, 2012. He was 84 years old. Born in Natick, Mitch was the son of the late Toofick and Freda (Moussab) Homsy. He was a graduate of Natick High School and worked as a heavy equipment operator in construction for 30 years, for various companies including Perini and...
James Dager
May 17, 2012
James Dager, a life-long resident of West Roxbury, passed away on May 17, 2012. He was 82 years old. James was an avid golfer who worked for many years as a mechanic for James Devaney Fuel. Prior to his years at Devaney, James made shoes for the Dory Shoe Co. of Lynn. He enjoyed trips to the dog track...
Philip E. Shakir
May 16, 2012
Philip E. Shakir, a lifelong resident of West Roxbury, passed away on May 16, 2012. He was 78 years old. Philip was 1952 graduate of Boston Latin School. He earned a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from Bowdoin College and a Master's degree in math from MIT. Philip worked for many years as a mathematician for Raytheon and also taught...
Herbert M. Thomas
May 9, 2012
Herbert M. Thomas of West Roxbury, formerly of Randolph passed away May 9, 2012. He was 79 years old. Herbert was born in Boston in 1932 to Marshall and Sophie (Haddad) Thomas. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Herbert went on to work for the U.S. Postal Service for many years in the Brockton and...
Dorothy K. Tahmosh
May 8, 2012
Dorothy “Dottie” (Derany) Tahmosh, of Norwood passed away May 8, 2012. She was 79 years old. Dottie was the beloved mother of Raymond Tahmosh and his wife Roxanne of Reading, Stephen Tahmosh of Braintree, and Anthony Tahmosh of FL. Loving grandmother “Tata” of Brian Tahmosh and his girlfriend Lesley of VA. Dear sister of Rose Marie Tawa of Plymouth,...

Flora Deluca
May 8, 2012
Flora (DiPuolo) DeLuca of Dedham passed away May 8, 2012. She was 87 years old. Flora was the beloved mother of Cecilia Dohrmann and her husband Peter Rostler of West Newton, and Dori Swanberg and her husband Gary of Dedham. Flora 's Funeral Mass was celebrated at Sacred Heart Church in Newton on Friday May 11, 2012. In lieu...
Thomas P. Reardon
Apr 22, 2012
Thomas P. Reardon Jr. of West Roxbury passed away on April 22, 2012. He was 76 years old. Born and raised in Boston, Thomas was the dear and devoted husband of the late Patricia (Tracey). Loving father of Thomas P. Reardon III of ME, Laurie Anne Kahleifeh and her husband Basim of KY, Joseph W. Reardon and his wife...
Helen A. Fraser
Apr 22, 2012
Helen (George) Fraser of Scituate formerly of West Roxbury passed away on April 22, 2012. She was 87 years old. Helen was the dear and devoted wife of the late Walter Fraser. Loving mother of the late Paul and Harold Fraser. Mother in law of Beverlt Fraser of Saugus and Denise Flaherty of TX. Dear grandmother of Adam Fraser,...
Laurice M. Pagliaro
Apr 21, 2012
Laurice M. (Moussalli) Pagliaro, of Medfield, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on April 21, 2012. She was 87 years old. Born and raised in Boston, Laurice worked for many years for the Norfolk County Register of Deeds. She loved to spend time with family and she was an excellent cook. Laurice was the dear and devoted wife of...
James M. Okeefe
Apr 10, 2012
James M. O'Keefe of Seattle, WA, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on April 10, 2012. He was 46 years old. Born and raised in Boston, James was a Boston sports enthusiast who especially loved the Red Sox. He enjoyed golfing and spending time with family, friends and his terrier, Tito. James owned and operated the Fremont Dock Sports...
Mary Maloof
Mar 31, 2012
Mary Maloof, a life-long resident of Boston's South End, passed away peacefully at her home on March 31, 2012. She was 91 years old. Mary worked for many years as an executive secretary for a successful architecture firm. She enjoyed Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra and adored her cat Oliver. She was a fantastic cook who made "the best...
Mary E. Macneil
Mar 17, 2012
Mary E. (Bennett) MacNeil of West Roxbury formerly of South Boston passed away March 17, 2012 at the age of 94. Mary was the dear and devoted wife of the late Charles MacNeil. Loving sister of the late John Bennett, Julia Ryan, James Bennett, Catherine Scannell, Paul Bennett, and Francis Bennett. Dear Aunt of Mary Ellen Dastur and her...
Robert J. Mcmorrow
Mar 16, 2012
Robert J. McMorrow of West Roxbury passed away March 16, 2012. He was 84 years old. Robert was born in West Roxbury on August 14, 1927. He was a graduate of English High School in Boston. Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1956 Robert married Helene (Noonan) and they stayed in West Roxbury to...
Helen A. Keleher
Mar 13, 2012
Helen A. (Kranefuss) Keleher, a resident of West Roxbury since 1924, passed away on March 13, 2012, 3 days shy of her 98th birthday. Helen was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School and Fisher Business College. She worked for over 25 years at Provident Institution for Savings in Boston before retiring in 1979. Helen was a longtime volunteer...

George Moses Moses
Mar 10, 2012
George Moses III, of Canton, passed away on March 10, 2012. He was 68 years old. George was the dear and devoted husband of Joanne (Nawfel). Loving father of Gary Moses and his wife Paula of Bellingham, Stacey Moses of Canton, and Kristie Gingras and her husband Michael of Stoughton. Cherished grandfather “Giddo” of Andrew, Matthew, Branden, and Daniel....

Jane E. Pottier
Mar 5, 2012
Jane E. (Cunningham) Pottier, of Roslindale passed away on March 5, 2012. She was 90 years old. Jane was the dear and devoted wife of the late Sylvester Pottier and the loving mother of Elizabeth Pottier of Roslindale. A Memorial Service was held at the Kfoury Keefe Funeral Home on March 11, 2012.
Wafaa G. Labaki
Feb 28, 2012
Wafaa G. (Sassine) Labaki of Bellingham, passed away on February 28, 2012. She was 75 years old. Wafaa was the dear and devoted wife of Michael Labaki. Loving mother of Assaad Labaki and his wife Dania of Bellingham, Michael Afif Labaki and his wife Michele of New Orleans, LA, Dolla Labaki of Bellingham and Juliette Labaki Ajaltouni and her...
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