Mary L. Abdelahad
Apr 19, 2011
Mary L. (Kirby) Abdelahad of West Roxbury passed away on April 19, 2011, just two days before her 90th birthday. Mary was the dear and devoted wife of the late Anton Abdelahad. Loving mother of Janice Khoury and her husband Richard of CA, Camille Morgan and her late husband James of GA, Arthur Abdelahad and his wife Kathleen of...
Hanineh Sara Awad
Apr 18, 2011
Hanineh Sara Awad of West Roxbury passed away April 18, 2011. She was 95 years old. Hanineh was the dear and devoted wife of the late Antoon Awad. Loving mother of Rose Awad Souri of Roslindale, Wadiaa Awad Moussalam of Syria, Sylvia Awad Homsey of Norton, Michael Awad of West Roxbury and Elias Awad of Roslindale. Cherished “Tete” of...
Matilda Stephens
Apr 14, 2011
Matilda “Tillie” (Dada) Stephens, 99, of West Roxbury died on April 14, 2011. She had been residing in Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Waltham, since March 2008. Tillie was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on March 1, 1912, the daughter of Basil Dada & Margaret Daraney. She enjoyed singing in the church choir, local plays, & as a background...
Norma Fordham Rogers
Apr 12, 2011
Norma Jean Fordham Rogers (nee LaCourse), age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, after a brief illness. Norma, a lifelong West Roxbury native, graduated from Notre Dame Academy ’48 and received a Bachelor’s in early childhood education from Boston State Teachers College in 1952. Her career as a kindergarten teacher for the City of Boston spanned thirty years....
Eva M. Zeghibe
Apr 8, 2011
Eva M. Zeghibe of Boston passed away April 8, 2011 at the age of 94. Eva was a 1932 graduate of the Boston Continuation School's Dressmaking Department. In 1950, she started her career as the Head Seamstress and Floor Supervisor at Decoration Services on Canal Street in Boston. Eva was cherished and loved by Rose Andelman, owner of Decoration...
Nabih Choueiri
Apr 6, 2011
Nabih Choueiri of Boston’s South End, passed away on April 6, 2011. He was 89 years old. Nabih was born in Machghara, Lebanon Sept 25, 1921 to George & Houda Choueiri (Mirhajj). He arrived in Boston to his Aunt Helen Keir in 1956. That year he met Josephine and they married on Nov 18th at the Annunciation Cathedral in...
Thomas A. Salemy
Apr 3, 2011
Thomas A. Salemy Jr. of Odessa, FL passed away unexpectedly on April 3, 2011 at the age of 50. Tom was born in Boston, MA and graduated from Boston College. He met his wife, Janet (Sullivan), when he was ten years old and was happily married to her for the past 27 years. They lived in Florida where he...
Marino J. Persechini
Mar 30, 2011
Marino J. “Buddy” Persechini, of Avon, passed away on March 30, 2011. He was 79 years old. Born in Boston, Buddy was a graduate of Charlestown High School. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Following his service, Buddy worked for the B&M Railroad. He later joined the Local 6 in Boston and worked...
Rosanne G. Saleh
Mar 30, 2011
Rosanne (Guson) Saleh of Dedham passed away peacefully at her home on March 30, 2011. She was 93 years old. Rosanne was born in Boston's South End on November 28, 1917. She attended Boston schools, and would go on to apparently work for the Red Cross in Europe during World War II. However, the Red Cross work was merely...
Henry Von Den Von Den Benken
Mar 30, 2011
Henry von den Benken of West Roxbury, passed away on March 30, 2011. He was 94 years old. Henry was the dear and devoted husband of the late Elisabeth (Meyer). Loving father of Elisabeth King and her husband William of Brighton, Thomas von den Benken and his wife Glenda of West Roxbury, and the late Hilda Harris. Dear grandfather...
Mabel N. Haddad
Mar 8, 2011
Mabel N. (Teebagy) Haddad of Norwood passed away on March 8, 2011. She was 91 years old. Mabel’s love of her life was her husband, Bill. She worked a seven day week while raising six children. She loved to laugh, dance, dress to the nines, and have a good time. She did not want to be an old fogy....
Lorraine K. Maloof
Feb 21, 2011
Lorraine K. Maloof of West Roxbury, formerly of Lawrence, passed away on February 21, 2011. She was 82 years old. Born in Boston, Lorraine was a life-long parishioner of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. She was a member of their Senior Group and the Ladies Society. Lorraine worked for many years at Textron of Wilmington in the missile defense...
Mary Hallal
Feb 14, 2011
Mary (Derany) Hallal of Walpole passed away surrounded by her family on February 14, 2011. Mary was the dear and devoted wife of Mitchell M. Hallal. Beloved mother of Diana McGowan and her husband Scott Bernard of Medfield, Nadine Hallal of Walpole, Mitchell F. Hallal of Needham, Mark A. Hallal and his wife Michelle of Hingham. Dear grandmother “Siti”...
Bessie K. Poulos
Feb 14, 2011
Bessie (Kanakis) Poulos of West Roxbury passed away on February 14, 2011. She was 94 years old. Bessie was the dear and devoted wife of the late George Poulos. Loving mother of Jeanne Yphantes of Walpole, Peter Poulos and his wife Lucy of Marshfield and Christina Lambrenos and her husband Constantine of Dedham. Cherished grandmother “YiaYia,” of 10 grandchildren...
Angelina John
Feb 14, 2011
Angelina (Shaheen) John of Marblehead passed away February 14, 2011 at the age of 92. Angelina was the dear and devoted wife of the late John J. John. Loving mother of Marjorie A. Radloff of Marblehead, Norman S. John of NY and Kenneth M. John of Natick and his late wife Karen. Cherished grandmother of 5 grandchildren and “Siti”...
Delia A. Lane
Feb 2, 2011
Delia A. (Gill) Lane, of Florida formerly of West Roxbury passed away on February 2, 2011 at the age of 106. According to Delia, her secret of longevity was eating healthy, walking 5 miles to school as a child in Ireland, and a lifetime of hard work. Delia came to the United States at the age of 18 on...
Lillian Whittaker
Feb 1, 2011
Lillian (Maloof) Whittaker of Canton, formerly of Dedham passed away February 1, 2011 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of the late Frank Whittaker. Dear sister of Wadia Boyko of CO and the late Adele Dikmak, Najla Haddad, and Abraham Maloof. Lillian is survived by her many loving nieces and nephews. Lillian's Funeral Service was held Monday February...
Alma F. Kroleski
Jan 29, 2011
Alma (Frank) Kroleski of West Roxbury, formerly of Fall River passed away January 29, 2011. She was 89 years old. Alma was the dear and devoted wife of the late Edward Kroleski. Beloved mother of Patricia Esposito and her husband Robert of Maryland, Thomas Kroleski and his wife Elena of California, and Matthew Kroleski and his wife Marnie of...
Ted Saad
Jan 25, 2011
Ted Saad of Weston passed away peacefully at his home on January 25, 2011. He was 90 years old. A proud graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ted was an accomplished and renowned electronics engineer. In the 1940’s Ted worked at M.I.T.’s Radiation Laboratories developing radar systems used during World War II. He would later establish Sage Laboratories...
Vincent J. Driscoll
Jan 20, 2011
Vincent J. Driscoll of West Roxbury passed away on January 20, 2011. He was 90 years old. Vincent was the dear and devoted husband of the late Bernice (Harrison). Loving father of Lorna McLaughlin of Dedham, Kathleen Rivera of FL, Donna Griffin of Burlington and the late Heather Mazzeo. Dear brother of Catherine Kozak and Eileen Black of Allston...
