Showing posts with label June. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June. Show all posts

Friday, November 26, 2010

Obit: Irene G Dutra

Boston Herald - June 26, 2007

Irene G Dutra, 78, of Exeter NH

   Irene G (Murphy) Dutra of Exeter, NH, a homemaker died Thursday at her home. She was 78.
   Born and raised in Roxbury, Mrs Dutra had lived in Exeter for the past 25 years.
   She was a graduate of Roxbury High School.
   She was an avid reader enjoyed visiting the public library and volunteered at the Exeter schools by reading books to children. She also enjoyed Bingo.
   Wife of the late John P Mrs Dutra is survived by four sons Robert Stoddard of Junction City, Kansas, William J Stoddard of Hampton NH, John T of Tampa Fla, and Laurence of Weymouth; a daughter Janice A Stoddard of Weymouth; a sister Noani Civita of Fitchburg; a brother James Murphy of Fitchburg, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
   A Funeral service will be held at 11 am tomorrow at Brewitt Funeral Home.
   Burial will be in Exeter Cemetery, Exeter.

Obit: Dorothy Basteri

Boston Herald - June 26, 2007

Dorothy Basteri of Arlington, 69, worked for IBM

   Dorothy A "Dotti" (Bernicchi) Basteri of Arlington, an administrative assistant died saturday at the Tibbet House, Needham. She was 69.
   Mrs Basteri was born in Somerville.
   She worked as an administrative assistant for IBM.
   She is survived by two daughters, Cheryl (Basteri) Richards and Kerry Cappucci; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
    A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 am Thursday at St Agnes Church, Arlington.
   Funeral arrangements by Keefe Funeral Home, Arlington.

Obit: Kathleen Emerson

Boston Herald - June 6 2007

Kathleen Emerson of Arlington, at 88, Somerville native

   Kathleen H (Brown) Emerson of Arlington, formerly of Somerville,  a retired administrative assistant, died Sunday in Weymouth after a brief illness. She was 88.
   Born and raised in Somerville, Ms Emerson resided in Arlington.
   She retired as an administrative assistant for Littman Stethoscopes in Boston.
   Ms Emerson is survived by her brother Arthur Brown of California; and several nieces and nephews.
   A Funeral service will be held at 12:15pm Thursday at Christ Episcopal Church, Somerville.
   Burial will be private.
   Funeral arrangements by George L. Doherty Funeral Home, Somerville.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Obit: Maurice Sponzo

Boston Herald - June 26 2007

Maurice Sponzo, 92, exonerated wrongly accused teenager.
   SIMSBURY, Conn -- Retired Superior Court Judge Maurice J Sponzo, a key figure in a 1970s murder case that cleared a wrongly accused Falls Village teenager, has died.
   Judge Sponzo, who served as a one-man grand jury in an investigation that cleared Peter Reilly in the 1973 slaying of his mother, Barbara Gibbons, died Wednesday. He was 92.
   Reilly confessed to the slaying after intense interrogation by the state police and the 18-year-old was later convicted of first-degree manslaughter. Reilly recanted the confession while serving a 16 year prison sentence
--Associated Press