Westwood Recent Obituaries

The following information was taken from obituaries at www.legacy.com. 

ANTONIOU, Nicholas J., July 28, 2013. Visiting hours will be Aug. 1 from 4-7pm at Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock Street. Funeral on Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church, 119 Common Street, Braintree.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Nicholas memory to St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church at the address above or to the American Heart Association , P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241.

BOURNE, Betty Jean (Smith), July 22, 2013.  She met her late husband at a USO function in Washington, DC, during World War II.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or to the Friends of the Westwood Council on Aging, 60 Nahatan St., Westwood, MA 02090.

COLE, Donald A., 89, July 7, 2013. Served in the Navy during World War II, and served the town of Westwood as a member of the Conservation Commission, Cemetery Commission and Personnel Board. He is remembered for his quiet sense of humor and helpful spirit. Memorial contributions can be made to the Wakefield Food Pantry, 1500 Wakefield Road, Wakefield, NH 03872 or the National Kidney Foundation , 85 Astor Ave., Suite 2, Norwood, MA 02062. 

MICHAUD, Loretta P. (Levesque), July 17, 2013. Survived by 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Westwood High School Music Scholarship Fund, C/O Thomas C. Michaud, 200 Nahatan St. Westwood, MA 02090.

O’LEARY, William H., June 30, 2013 – Formerly of Westwood.  He was an accomplished athlete all his life and excelled in the Senior Olympics, gathering many gold medals in basketball and race walking.

PARISEAU, July 20, 2013.  She worked several years in the cafeterias of the Westwood School system. June loved both her home in Westwood and summer home in Plymouth. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of June may be made to the Alzheimer's Association ., MA Chapter, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

RIVERS, Diana M. (Mullen), 46, July 18, 2013. She was the owner of Paladin Physical Therapy of Cranston, RI, and the daughter of Paul and Anne (Harney) Mullen.  Donations may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, 146 Clifford St., Providence, RI 02903

TRONTI, Edward T., 69, July 21, 2013. Formerly of Westwood. He was a US Navy Vietnam veteran where he served as an Aviation Boson Mate. His duty stations include the Amphibious Helicopter Ship USS Okinawa LPH-3 and the Sea Plane Tender USS Duxbury Bay AVP-38.

TURNER, Josephine Ross, July 2013. She built warships in the Hingham Shipyard in 1941. A memorial service will be held on Sept. 14, 2013 at King’s Chapel.