Regional Obits for Medfield, Dover, Sherborn and Westwood

The following obituaries were taken from www.legacy.com and Roberts Mitchell Funeral Home when possible.  

Medfield

Mark C. Kiryelejza, 89 -- March 20, 2013. Formerly of Medfield. Survivor of Soviet labor camps and veteran of the Polish Army in WWII. Worked as a telecommunications engineer at Raytheon for 30 years.

Lennard T. Swanson, 89 -- March 20, 2013. Born in Stenbrohult Kronobergs, Sweden in 1923 and emigrated to the U.S. at the age of 13. Attended Harvard Medical School because there was no dental school there at the time, and fulfilled his dream of becoming an orthodontist

H. Ralph DiGiacomo, 83 -- March 17, 2013. Adored by 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.

John F. McCarthy, 63 -- March 16, 2013. He was an enthusiastic member of the Boston College community holding season tickets for football and basketball, an avid golfer at Brae Burn Country Club, and an active participant at St. Edward's Parish in Medfield.

George R. Wood Jr., 85 -- March 16, 2013. Beloved husband of Margaret T. (Chiffriller) Wood, father of four, and grandfather to five.

Dover

Stanley M. Kreider -- March 23, 2013. World War II veteran. Retired from the Coca Cola Co in 1983 as manager for the Eastern United States area. He formed SRS Inc, a food sales service company serving as president.

Anita Dawson Claeboe, 90 -- March 21, 2013. Formerly of Dover, Westwood and Sharon. Was Number One National Tennis Champion 2013, women's division, 90 and over, and a retired teacher, Sharon Public Schools.

Bahram Rostamnezhad, 60 -- March 20, 2013. Formerly of Iran. A great father, amazing brother, and generous friend.

John Hickey, 90 -- Feb. 24, 2013. WWII veteran. Enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and went to Boston for training in the Naval Supply Corps. It is there he met his future wife, Mary Virginia Hennigan. He served as a naval paymaster in Pearl Harbor, HI from 1944 to 1946, and was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant J.G.

Claire Marie (Kennedy) Monahan, 91 -- Feb. 24, 2013. Formerly of Doverr. She was an active member of The Most Precious Blood parish in Dover and was very involved in the PTA and other community organizations. Not only a wonderful wife and mother, Claire was a beloved friend to all who knew her.

Sarah L. (Cross) Finigan, 85 -- Feb. 21, 2013. Formerly of Dover, Walpole and Marblehead. Was a Girl Scout Leader in Dover and later as a volunteer at Norwood Hospital. Enjoyed spending time with and entertaining family, friends and most of all her grandkids; also enjoyed skiing, sewing, knitting, crocheting and playing bridge.

Sherborn

Karolyn Kloepping, 55 -- Feb. 28, 2013. Volunteered at Silverwood Farms CSA.

James Tolland, 87 -- Feb. 10, 2013. Longtime residents of Sherborn will remember him as a manager at McArthurs Market, where he known for his quick wit, even quicker smile and as a member of the Sherborn volunteer Fire Department.

Westwood

Margaret T. (LaCamera) Casey -- March 22, 2013. Cherished grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 13. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours in the Holden, Dunn and Lawler Funeral Home, 55 High Rock St. (off Route 109) in Westwood on Monday, April 1, from 4-8pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Tuesday morning April 2 at 9am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret Mary Church at 10am. Interment at Old Westwood Cemetery.

Anita Dawson Claeboe, 90 -- March 21, 2013. Formerly of Dover, Westwood and Sharon. Was Number One National Tennis Champion 2013, women's division, 90 and over, and a retired teacher, Sharon Public Schools

Evelyn F. (Flynn) Heinrich -- March 17, 2013. was a retired Interior Designer for Paine Furniture Co. of Boston. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Evelynn's memory to the MSPCA, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston 02130.

Juel (Fonda) Boyle -- March 13, 2013. Formerly of Westwood. Gifts in Juel's memory may be made to at Beth Eden Baptist Church, 84 Maple St., Waltham, MA 02453 or to the First Baptist Church, 429 Main St., Springvale, ME 04083.

John F. D'Agenais, 66 -- March 11, 2013. Had worked several summers as a police officer guarding the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port during the 1970s.

Vladimir Formanek, 52 -- March 7, 2013. Vlad often volunteered for international medical missions, helping the people of: the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Vlad was an inspirational, generous, and adventurous individual who maintained an aura of humbleness despite his many accomplishments. Memorial service to be announced; contact sbeers21@yahoo.com for information.

Catherine E. (Henriksen) Croak, 96 -- March 6, 2013. She worked for the Westwood Public Schools for many years and participated in several local activities. She was an avid reader, knitter, and lifelong Red Sox fan. Catherine was a faithful member of St. Margaret Mary Parish, Westwood, for the last 62 years.

Mary C. (Smith) Jessoe -- March 5, 2013. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mary's memory to the American Heart Association , 300 Fifth Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.

W. Carleton Bartow -- March 2, 2013. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Carl's memory to VNA Care Hospice, 5 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923 or online at www.vnacarenetwork.org.

Anita Hadden Page -- March 2, 2013. She had a wonderful sense of humor and was gracious, wise and giving; a true friend to all who knew her. Contributions in her name may be made to The Boston Youth Symphony, Boston MA; the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vermont; or St. John's Church, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

James W. Rayen, 77 -- Feb. 26, 2013. After receiving his MFA in 1961, he taught at Wellesley College, where he remained until his retirement in 2003. Rayen was the Elizabeth Christy Kopf Professor of Art, remembered as a devoted teacher and an extraordinary painter. He was strongly influenced by Philip and Maud Morgan at Phillips Academy, and by Josef Albers and Rico Lebrun at Yale. Rayen was a well-known landscape painter who continued to paint and exhibit during retirement. In the 1970s, Professor Rayen was instrumental in helping turn the Colleges studio art courses into a full major.

Doris (Blanchard) Hutcheson -- Feb. 25, 2013. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Doris' name to Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders 480 Pleasant St Watertown MA 02472 would be appreciated.

Babette Parker, 93 -- Feb. 19, 2013. She loved people and was a frequent volunteer in the activities of her children and an outgoing devoted friend to so many...She cherished all the interactions with the people that were brought into her life by these varied interests.