James P. Walsh
Jan 2, 2010
James P. “Pop” Walsh of West Roxbury, formerly of Norwood, passed away on January 2, 2010. He was 83 years old. Born in Norwood, Pop was a 1943 graduate of Norwood Senior High School. Following high school, Pop joined the United States Coast Guard and served as a Radioman 2nd Class in Alaska during World War II. After the...
James Ahto
Dec 31, 2009
James Ahto Jr. of Dedham, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away suddenly on December 31, 2009. He was 74 years old. Born in Boston, Jim was a life-long parishioner of the Church of St. John of Damascus. He was very active in the parish, helping to plan and coordinate various events over the years. He was a member of...
Lillian F. Batchelder
Dec 14, 2009
Lillian F. (Curran) Batchelder of West Roxbury, formerly of Dorchester, passed away on December 14, 2009. She was 79 years old. As a resident of Dorchester for over 40 years, Lillian and her late husband of over 50 years, Walter Douglas Batchelder, were devout Catholics. Lillian's childhood parish was Mission Church and she remained devoted to her Church for...
Thomas Michael Reid
Dec 8, 2009
Thomas Michael Reid of West Roxbury, passed away on December 8, 2009. He was 56 years old. A lifelong resident of West Roxbury, Tom was wery active at St. Theresa of Avila Church for several years. He was a man of extraordinary faith who said the rosary 3 times daily. Tom was remarkably generous, always giving whatever he could...
Muriel A. Scanga
Dec 7, 2009
Muriel A. (Foran) Scanga, of Norwood, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on December 7, 2009. She was 74 years old. Born and raised in West Roxbury, Muriel was a 1953 graduate of Roslindale High School. In the late 1950's Muriel relocated to New York City. She worked extensively in various theatre productions both in New York and around...
William Bazzy
Dec 6, 2009
William "Leo" Bazzy of Berwick Place in Norwood, died Sunday, Dec. 6, after struggling several years with Alzheimer's disease. William was a co-founder of Horizon House Inc., a technical publishing company, and served as publisher, president, and chairman for more than 50 years. Leo was the dear and devoted husband and best friend of the late Salwa (Hajar). Loving...
Florence M. Robb
Dec 2, 2009
Florence M. (O’Neil) Robb of West Roxbury, formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed away December 2, 2009. Born and raised in Jamaica Plain, Florence moved to West Roxbury in 1962. She worked at Decelle's in West Roxbury for over 30 years. Florence was the dear and devoted wife of John M. Robb. Beloved mother of Jean Coombs and her husband...
Alice M. Medwar
Nov 28, 2009
Alice M. (Robbat) Medwar of Winchester passed away November 28, 2009 at the age of 84. Born in Medford, Alice graduated Medford High School in 1943. She was well known for her culinary arts and catering. Alice worked as a homemaker for her large family, and was very active at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cambridge. Alice was...
Marian B. Fahey
Nov 22, 2009
Marian (Bishop) Fahey of West Roxbury, passed away on November 22, 2009. She was 85 years old. Born and raised in Medford, Marian was a 1942 graduate of Medford High School. From there she went on to nursing school at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Marian worked as an RN for over 35 years at various hospitals, day camps, and blood...
Frank F. Elias
Nov 12, 2009
Frank F. Elias, also know as Frank Kass-Elias, of Westwood, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away on November 12, 2009. He was 48 years old. Born in Damascus, Syria, Frank was a 1979 graduate of Boston Latin School. He was an avid golfer and tennis and bridge player. Frank always had a smile on his face and was very...
Halim G. Habib
Nov 10, 2009
Dr. Halim G. Habib, Ob/Gyn, delivered from the heart, an American dream. He drew a last peaceful breath in the caring surrounds of the Pond Home in Wrentham with his daughter Susan by his side, which was in stark contrast to the many hundreds of not-so-peaceful first breaths that he helped deliver into this world over more than three...
Henry A. Fletcher
Oct 30, 2009
View Slideshow Henry A. "Harry" Fletcher, of Ohio, formerly of Norwood, passed away on October 30, 2009. He was 61 years old. Harry was born and raised in Bethel, Vermont and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and especially fly fishing. He was a member of the Wrentham Sports Association...
Bart W. Latkowski
Oct 19, 2009
View Slideshow Bart W. Latkowski of West Roxbury passed away on October 19, 2009. He was 70 years old. Bart was born on September 15, 1939 in the village of Witanki in Poland during the beginning of WWII. In 1964 he earned his Masters Degree in Pharmacology from the School of Medicine in Lublin, Poland. Upon completion of his...
William T. Mitchell
Oct 14, 2009
Captain William T. Mitchell of Boston’s South End passed away October 14, 2009 with his family by his side. He was 80 years old. Born in Roslindale in 1929 to the late Margaret (Sullivan) and Edward Mitchell, William attended the Longfellow and Boston Latin Schools and graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School in 1947, before continuing on to Holy...
Harry G. Rankin
Oct 6, 2009
Harry G. Rankin of West Roxbury, passed away on October 6, 2009. He was 88 years old. Harry was the dear and devoted husband of the late Ethel (Ricci). Loving father of Joseph Rankin of West Roxbury and Ginny Rankin of Los Angeles, CA. Dear brother of the late William Rankin and Mona Muscarella. Contributions in Harry’s memory may...
Katherine T. Anderson
Sep 27, 2009
View Slideshow Katherine J. (Thornton) Anderson of West Roxbury passed away September 27, 2009 at the age of 94. Born and raised in Boston, Katherine was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School and Boston Business School. Katherine was the dear and devoted wife of the late Karl O. Anderson; beloved mother of Kenneth Anderson of West Roxbury, Gerald...
Victor G. Laham
Sep 13, 2009
Victor Laham, of Roslindale passed away on September 13, 2009. He was 82 years old. Born in Boston, Victor served in the US Army during World War II, stationed in Germany as a Military Police Officer. He worked for many years as a taxi driver. Victor was the dear and devoted husband of the late Eleanor (Wilkinson). Dear brother...
Lillian Elias
Sep 2, 2009
Lillian (El-Azar) Elias, of Roslindale, passed away on September 2, 2009. She was 84 years old. Born in Boston, Lillian was a 1942 Graduate of Girls High School. She worked as a secretary for 45 years for the State Government. She worked in the Dept. of Rinks and Pools, Marine Fisheries, and Dept. of Environmental Affairs. Lillian retired in...
Elizabeth M. Horman
Aug 21, 2009
Elizabeth Horman, of Boston formerly of New Jersey, passed away on August 21, 2009. She was 89 years old. Elizabeth was the dear and devoted wife of the late Alfred T. Horman. She is survived by her loving daughter, Elizabeth P. Harmon of Boston. A memorial service will be held in New Jersey on Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
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Nora Barakat
Aug 21, 2009
Nora Ann (Jabbour) Barakat of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Pasadena, California and Boston, Massachusetts passed away Aug. 21, 2009 at the age of 84. Nora was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Barakat and the late Mitchell Khouri. Dear mother of Mitchell Khouri III and his wife Marilyn, Mark Khouri, Bruce Khouri and his wife Mary Louise,...
