JP Death Notices: Oct. 25

Death notices and funeral announcements from Jamaica Plain funeral homes for Oct. 25.

JP Death Notices: Oct. 24

Death notices and funeral announcements from Jamaica Plain funeral homes for Oct. 24

Death Notices: Oct. 22

Death notices and funeral announcements from Jamaica Plain funeral homes for Thursday, Oct. 22.

JP Prisoner of War Advocate Dunn Dies at 72

Maureen A. (Hoey) Dunn devoted her life to prisoner of war and missing in action advocacy after her husband went missing during the Vietnam War.

Longtime Owner of The Galway House Dies

Robert “Bobby” DeFranco died Jan. 5. He retired from ownership of the Galway House in 2010.

JP Deaths: Marjorie A. (Murphy) Hennigan

Marjorie A. (Murphy) Hennigan of Jamaica Plain died Oct. 12, 2012. She was the wife of former State Senator James W. Hennigan Jr. and mother of Clerk Magistrate Maura Hennigan.

JP Deaths: Ellen Joy (Crabbe) Small, 78

Ellen Joy (Crabbe) Small, 78, was an active member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain and highly engaged with the civic life of the neighborhood she loved.

John Silber, Former Boston University President for 25 Years, Dead at 86

The longtime Boston University president and political figure in Massachusetts died Sept. 27, 2012.

JP Deaths: Annie Mae Everson, 104

A memorial service will be held on Saturday for Annie Mae Everson, 104, of Jamaica Plain. She died July 27, 2012.

JP Deaths: Richard A. 'Frank' Nici

Richard A. 'Frank' Nici of Jamaica Plain died Sept. 14, 2012.

Jennifer Devereaux Boyd, Co-Founder of JP Knit & Stitch

Jennifer Boyd, whose struggles with breast cancer led her to focus on creating a community of knitters, died Aug. 20.

Fred Ciampa, Owner of Jamaica Plain Institution Same Old Place, 69

Ciampa died suddenly on Sunday night, his family told the Gazette. His family opened their iconic pizza parlor in 1977.

Senate Passes Bill Allowing Access to Email of Deceased Relatives

If it becomes law, Massachusetts would be the sixth state to grant access to family members.

Catherine Balbanis, 83, Lifetime Resident

Catherine C. Balbanis, 83, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012. She was a lifelong resident of Jamaica Plain.

Roy K. Millward, 89, Purple Heart Recipient

Roy K. Millward, 89, won a Purple Heart during his service with the Army in World War II. He worked at the VA Hospital in Jamaica Plain.

John L. Foley

The former Jamaica Plain resident died Sunday.

George G. Makkas, 46

Makkas, originally from New Jersey, had a passion for fashion and art.

Marine and State Trooper Michael F. Gillespie, 67, Grew Up in Jamaica Plain

Michael F. Gillespie, who grew up in JP and went on to serve as a Marine in Vietnam and as a State Trooper, died April 24, 2012.

Donald J. Colbath, 73. Had Lived in JP Before His Retirement

Donald J. Colbath died April 26, 2012. He had retired to Florida after living in Jamaica Plain.

Leo Gaquin, Owner of Midway Cafe

Visiting hours are Sunday 4-8p.m. in the Lydon Chapel for Funerals, 644 Hancock St., Quincy.

Marie MacLeod, Nurse at Faulkner Hospital and Forest Hills Resident

Marie MacLeod was a longtime resident of Forest Hills. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at Brady & Fallon Funeral Home.

Piano Teacher Guglielmina Boznia "Buzzy" Fiorentino, 99

Fiorentino, 99, died April 18.

Virginia Albert Adams, Ann Joyce, Robert Raymond and Herbert Sawyer

Deaths of persons with Jamaica Plain connections this week included Virginia Albert Adams, Ann Joyce, Robert Raymond and Herbert Sawyer.

Titanic Victim Memorialized at Jamaica Plain's Forest Hills Cemetery

Fletcher Lambert Williams, whose body was never recovered, has a memorial marker on Cherry Avenue in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Barbara McGrath, Helen Barber, Marie Theresa Jardin, Pauline Wight, Mary Margaret Burke, Dorothy Ulitsch, Rose Kushner, Richard Jordan

Here is a list of persons with connections to Jamaica Plain who died this week

Carmen Reyes, Paul Max Beichel, Felicita Arturet and Sister Mary Eugenia Handren

Deaths of persons with Jamaica Plain connections this week included Carmen Reyes, Paul Max Beichel, Felicita Arturet and Sister Mary Eugenia Handren.

Andrew Wood, 70

The family of Andrew Wood, 70, of Shrewsbury, willed donations in his memory be made to Boylston Congregational Church in JP.

Former Mayor Kevin White Dies at 82; Grew Up in JP and West Roxbury

White, mayor during Boston's busing crisis, is being remembered for his many accomplishments.

AP: Jamaica Plain Nobel Laureate Baruj Benacerraf Dies at 90

Benacerraf died of pneumonia at his Jamaicaway Tower home.

JP Moms on How to Talk to Children About Death

Each week the JP Patch Moms Council discusses a parenting topic; your thoughts are welcome in the comment section.

June A. Young of Jamaica Plain Dies

JP resident was a phone operator for many years.

Rita B. McGaffigan formerly of JP Dies at Age 96

JP High School graduate and mother of seven was born and raised in Boston.

Ernest “Ernie” Pateras of JP Dies at Age 85.

Long-time JP resident and Korean War veteran spent his last 20 years working for his family's business at Fenway Park.

Michael John Sergei of JP Dies at Age 89

Retired Boston Police officer and WWII Army veteran grew up in the West End and spent most of his life in JP.

Joseph G. Shea formerly of JP Dies at Age 72

Accomplished pilot and community leader grew up playing at Arnold Arboretum and reading every children’s book at the JP library.

Dr. Paul C. McCann formerly of JP Dies at Age 87

South Boston native was a surgeon and veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

Alma G. Buckley-Packer, Formerly of JP, Dies at Age 86

Mother of four worked for the VFW and as an election warden

Emilia M. Santos-Silva Dies at Age 86

Devout former JP resident, and grandmother of the late SFC Carlos M. Santos-Silva who was killed in the Afghanistan War, died peacefully in her home in Medford.

Eleanor Bogan Kelley, former JP Resident, Dies at Age 97

Former JP resident and long-time teacher dies January 12 at the Life Care Center in Plymouth.

Post Office to be Named for Fallen Marine

Lance Cpl. Alexander Arredondo was a JP native.