All Obituaries
Robert F. Muirhead, 85, of Needham, passed away on December 10, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas. He was the husband of Clarice Cutler Muirhead. They shared 40 years of marriage together. Born in Weymouth, he was the son of Robert C. and Phyllis Kenney Muirhead. Retired, Bob had worked for Williamson Electrical Co. Inc. of Needham, as a motor repairman for much of his life. He was an active member of Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, and will be remembered for his...
Robert F. Muirhead, 85, of Needham, passed away on December 10, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas. He was the husband of Clarice Cutler Muirhead. They shared 40 years of marriage together. ...
Dorothy Whitlock Needham
Dorothy Florence Oeste Whitlock of Needham, Massachusetts, completed her life on December 4, 2018 after a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Friends and family knew her as Dottie, the kind soul with a warm smile, a sharp mind, and an angelic singing voice.
Born in Philadelphia to Florence Langrock Oeste and George Oeste, Dottie was the youngest of three children. As a little girl, she began piano lessons when she was barely old enough to reach the keys, and she grew...
Dorothy Florence Oeste Whitlock of Needham, Massachusetts, completed her life on December 4, 2018 after a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Friends and family knew her as...
Diana Warren Wells, 78, died on December 10, 2018 after a year-long battle with lymphoma. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Warren M. Wells, Jr. They met in Philadelphia, married in Chestnut Hill, PA, lived in Devon, PA and Bellevue, WA before settling in Needham, MA in 1969.
Diana devoted her life to raising her four daughters and most enjoyed her role as ‘Mimi’ to her eight grandchildren: Averill, Chase, Sydney, Thomas, Benjamin, Audrey, Annabel...
Diana Warren Wells, 78, died on December 10, 2018 after a year-long battle with lymphoma. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Warren M. Wells, Jr. They met in Philadelphia,...
Patricia A. Porreca, 75 of Walpole, died on Sunday, December 2nd, surrounded by her family. Born in Quincy, Patty grew up in Needham and was a graduate of Needham High School, Class of 1960. Throughout high school, Patty worked at a local shoe store. She settled in Walpole and was involved in the Civil Air Patrol and was Fund Campaign Executive Secretary for the YMCA in Needham. Patty was a Notary Public. Her business career led her to Italy, where she worked for Salvatore Ferragamo at the...
Patricia A. Porreca, 75 of Walpole, died on Sunday, December 2nd, surrounded by her family. Born in Quincy, Patty grew up in Needham and was a graduate of Needham High School, Class of 1960....
William W. “Buzzy” Gallagher of Boston, formerly of Needham, died on Sunday, December 9, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, after a yearlong battle with Leukemia. Son of the late James S. and Isabel D. (Mutchler), Buzzy leaves his sister, Karen and her husband James Ahern, his brother John and his wife Maureen Gallagher, his sister Maureen Gallagher, his nieces Theresa Gallagher and Maryann Gallagher, his great niece Rose Gallagher and his great nephew Tristen Alexander. Buzzy...
William W. “Buzzy” Gallagher of Boston, formerly of Needham, died on Sunday, December 9, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, after a yearlong battle with Leukemia. Son of the late James S....
Elmo “Al” Orciani of Millis, formerly of Needham, died peacefully on Saturday, December 8th surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Born in Needham on March 7th, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph and Marietta (Cardinali) and the brother of Doris Forchielli of Shrewsbury, MA. A proud Needham resident for 75 years, he leaves behind his devoted and loving wife of 49 years, Elves (Manzon) Orciani, his doting children Doug Orciani and his wife Tara of...
Elmo “Al” Orciani of Millis, formerly of Needham, died peacefully on Saturday, December 8th surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Born in Needham on March 7th, 1929,...
Pauline M. Harrington, 78, of Duxbury, died on November 8, 2018 of bacterial meningitis. Polly, the loving wife of the late Frederic Harrington and mother of Nathan R. Harrington of Needham, MA, was born on October 29, 1940 in Akron, OH to Charles M. and Catherine M. Olson. She grew up in Milford CT, attending the Gateway School of New Haven and then graduated from Wellesley College with BA in History in 1962. Subsequently she graduated with a Masters in Public...
Pauline M. Harrington, 78, of Duxbury, died on November 8, 2018 of bacterial meningitis. Polly, the loving wife of the late Frederic Harrington and mother of Nathan R. Harrington of...
Clara St Germain West Newton
Clara A. (Taylor) St. Germain, of West Newton passed away at her home on Dec 7, 2018. She was 97.
Clara was born in 1921 in Newton to Mary and Charles Taylor and graduated from Newton High in 1939 and from Boston Dental School of Nursing in 1940. She worked for two dentists in the area before joining the US Navy in 1942 as a dental assistant. She served at Floyd Bennett Field, NY, Bainbridge, MD St. Louis, MO and Olathe, KS. In 1948 she married Albert J. Drummond and had three children,...
Clara A. (Taylor) St. Germain, of West Newton passed away at her home on Dec 7, 2018. She was 97.
Clara was born in 1921 in Newton to Mary and Charles Taylor and graduated from Newton High in...
Joseph Sicurella, of Needham, passed away on Thursday, November 29th at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. He was 92 years old. Born in Sicily, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Grazia (Terrana) Sicurella. Joseph move to Needham with his family when he was 4 ½ years old. He was a US Air Force, World War II Veteran. Joe retired from Raytheon, where he worked in quality control, after 30 years. An avid outdoorsman, he loved fishing and hunting. Joe also enjoyed pitch and putt golf...
Joseph Sicurella, of Needham, passed away on Thursday, November 29th at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. He was 92 years old. Born in Sicily, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Grazia...
Kenneth Scott Muldoon, an accomplished writer, lawyer, singer, social-justice warrior, and devoted family man who brought distinction and passion to everything he did, died on Nov. 29, surrounded by loved ones. A longtime Needham resident, he was 74.
Known to most people as “Scott,” he was too humble to speak much about his accomplishments. But they were both numerous and remarkably varied. As a choral singer, he performed at Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and Lincoln...
Kenneth Scott Muldoon, an accomplished writer, lawyer, singer, social-justice warrior, and devoted family man who brought distinction and passion to everything he did, died on Nov. 29, surrounded...
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