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Gloria M. Cody
Dec 13, 2020
Gloria M. (DeLorenzo) Cody of Braintree, died December 13, 2020 at the age of 94.
Gloria lit up a room with her smile. She was fun loving, hard working and liked by everybody she met. She grew up in the Bronx, making life long memories with her extended Italian American family. These memories continued being made as the family moved...
Robert W. Keeley
Dec 13, 2020
Robert W. “Bob” Keeley, 78, passed away December 13, 2020. Since 2002, Mr. Keeley was president and owner of cfm Communications, Inc. of Plymouth, Mass., publishers of Carriage News, a monthly trade newspaper serving the New England taxicab industry and of Carriage-News.com its associated website.
He was the former editor and associate publisher of CryoGas International magazine and was the...
Elvira Darmiento
Dec 12, 2020
Elvira Darmiento, 92 of Hingham, Massachusetts passed away on Saturday December 12, 2020. She was born in New York City on October 6, 1928 , to a large Italian immigrant family, the youngest of seven children of Anna and Joseph Matarese. She attended Evander Childs High School in the Bronx and graduated from Hunter College of the City University of...
Harold Honkalehto
Dec 11, 2020
Harold Honkalehto, 91, of Kingston, formerly of Hingham and Osprey, FL, passed away peacefully at South Shore Hospital on December 11, 2020. The beloved husband of 49 years to the late Marilyn A. (Sweeney) Honkalehto. Born in Quincy, he was the son of the late Antti and Olga (Naponen) Honkalehto. Loving father of Peter Honkalehto, his longtime companion, Anne Keys...
Ruth H. Ross
Dec 11, 2020
Ross, Ruth H., 98, of Braintree died peacefully at home December 11, 2020.
Ruth was born and raised in Saco, Maine. She was a graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. Wife of the late Arthur P. Ross. Mother of Susan and Elizabeth Ross of West Roxbury, Mamie Ross of Abington, Arthur Ross and wife Pam of Abington...
Gerald C. Depesa
Dec 11, 2020
DePesa, Gerald C. “Gerry” of Hanover, 77, died December 11, 2020 at the Brockton VA Medical Center after a brief but aggressive battle with cancer. Gerry was born in Quincy to the late Louis and Mildred (Calnan) DePesa and attended Braintree High School. He was a proud United States Marine Corp. veteran who trained at Camp Lejeune and served in...
Donald R. Gamble, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Donald R. Gamble, Jr, of Carver died on December 10, 2020 after a courageous battle against cancer, he was 55. Don was born in Boston and lived in Quincy – Hough’s Neck and Adams Shore area’s before residing in Carver. He attended Quincy’s Schools, graduating with honors from Quincy High School. Furthering his education Don attended Carnegie Mellon where he...
Harold P. Greene
Dec 10, 2020
Harold grew up on Greene’ s Point Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada. He moved to Dorchester before settling in Weymouth 64 years ago. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during Korea. He worked for several years as a fisherman out of piers in Boston and New Bedford. Harold worked at General Dynamics Shipyard during the day and the U.S....
Steven L. Mckinnon
Dec 9, 2020
McKinnon, Steven L. of Brockton, formerly of Marshfield, died December 9, 2020.
Steve worked for many years as a cook for Bickfords Restaurant. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and cooking.
Beloved husband of 35 years to Cynthia C. McKinnon of Brockton. Loving father of Frank Brooks and his wife Michelle, Robert Brooks of Pembroke and Steven McKinnon of Brockton. Proud Grampa...
William E. Collins
Dec 9, 2020
Williams E. Collins of Hingham, MA passed away peacefully on December 9, 2020 at the age of 95.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ellen L. Collins, and his children Anne and Dennis McConville (Braintree), Julia and Timothy Howington (Winthrop), and his four grandchildren Finn and Edward McConville, Veronica and Quinn Howington. His extended family includes...
Christine A. Castro
Dec 8, 2020
Christine A. (Brady) Castro, 68, of Fort Myers, FL, entered peacefully into eternal life on December 8, 2020.
Loving wife of Edward G. Castro, Christine was predeceased by her son Michael B. Castro. She was the beloved daughter of the late Ann C. (Dalesandro) and John J. Brady, Sr. She leaves behind her sister Mary A. Gudolawicz of Duxbury, John...
Jack Meehan
Dec 8, 2020
Meehan, Jack (John) of Marshfield, died on December 8, 2020 after a long-term illness. He was surrounded by his loved ones at the time of his passing.
Jack was a man who made his presence known when he walked into a room, with his bright blue eyes, warm smile and unforgettable laugh. He beamed with love and pride when his...
Arthur Jaehnig
Dec 8, 2020
Arthur Jaehnig 96, formerly of North Quincy and Weymouth, passed away on December 8th in Sebastian Florida.
Born in Boston, the son of the late Arthur and Frances (Sullivan) Jaehnig, he was the beloved husband of the late Ellen (Gurry) Jaehnig.
Arthur was a proud US Navy WWII Veteran whose tour of duty included taking part in the invasion of...
Paul L. Milone
Dec 8, 2020
Paul L. Milone of Weymouth, died December 8, 2020 at the age of 74. Paul served as the Weymouth Harbormaster since 1992. He was co-founder of the first Harbormaster Academy to provide certification for Massachusetts Harbormasters. A proud member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Pt. Allerton Flotilla for over 40 years, Paul held many appointed and elected offices within the...
Lorraine T. Rooney
Dec 7, 2020
Rooney, Lorraine T. (Frizzell) 89, of Quincy died December 7, 2020. Lorraine was born in Boston to the late Robert and Teresa Frizzell. She grew up in Quincy and was a 1948 graduate of North Quincy High School. Lorraine worked for many years as a bookkeeper at Quincy Youth Arena and also for Quincy Youth Hockey Association. She was...
John “Jackie” Keane
Dec 7, 2020
John “Jackie” Keane, of Quincy, formerly of Co. Galway, Ireland, died peacefully on Monday, December 7, 2020 at the Carney Hospital in Dorchester. He was 85.
Born in Co. Galway, Ireland on October 4, 1935, he was raised in Leenane, Ireland and was the son of the late Thomas and Nora (Faherty) Keane. Jackie immigrated to the United States in...
John “Jack” Bresnahan
Dec 7, 2020
John “Jack” Bresnahan of Weymouth, passed away surrounded by his loving family on December 7, 2020, he was 79.
Jack was a Boston Police Officer for over 30 years at District 4. He served on the Board of Directors at Weymouthport, where he had many friends. He enjoyed visiting his twin sister, Julie, in Arizona, where he loved sitting in...
William F. “Bibba” Joyce
Dec 7, 2020
William F. “Bibba” Joyce of Weymouth, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020, surrounded and supported by family.
Bill proudly served in the Army division of the National Guard Reserves. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and past Commander of the American Legion Post #65. He also served as a high school and college football official and...
Edward J. Murray, Jr.
Dec 6, 2020
Murray, Edward J., Jr. of Weymouth, passed away peacefully at home on December 6, 2020.
Edward was born and raised in Dorchester. He was a United States Marine Veteran who proudly served his country during the Korean War. Edward worked as a machine engineer and most recently for security at Raytheon. He was a member of the Hibernian Irish...
Karen M. Garrity-Barnett
Dec 6, 2020
Garrity-Barnett, Karen M. of Quincy, OFD, died December 6, 2020.
Karen adored animals and took care of the feral cats while working for Amtrak. She proudly worked there for many years and her coworkers became part of her family. She became certified in ASL so she could better communicate with deaf passengers at work. She loved the water and...