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Joan M. Pucillo
Oct 20, 2019
Joan M. (vanLith) Pucillo of Braintree, formerly of Dorchester, died peacefully on October 20, 2019. Joan worked as a speech therapist in the Whitman and Boston Public School systems for many years. She sang in the church choirs at Sacred Heart Church and St. Albert the Great Church and looked forward to performing in the annual Showtime plays at Sacred...
Donna M. Baker
Oct 17, 2019
Donna M. (McSorley) Baker of Quincy, died October 17, 2019.
Donna adored her family, especially her late daughter Michelle McSorley who she loved so much. She enjoyed watching football and baseball with her husband Peter and she was an avid Patriots and Red Sox fan. She loved cooking and was the “soup queen”, she was a natural caretaker and loved...
Beverly Virginia Whidden
Oct 17, 2019
Beverly Virginia (Turner) Whidden passed away October 17, 2019 in Prescott, Arizona.
Beverly was born in Tampa, Florida on December 19, 1926 to Elgin Alanson Turner and Ethelle Charlotte (Peterson) Turner; the second of six children. The family returned to the Brockton, MA area a couple of years after she was born. She graduated from Howard High School in West...
Irene Alves
Oct 17, 2019
Alves, Irene (O’Neill) of Quincy, died October 17, 2019 peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loving family.
Irene adored her family and was a devout Catholic. She worked at Gillette in South Boston for 25 years until retiring. She was a gracious and brave woman who had a great sense of humor, even up until the end. She was...
Marie F. (Concannon) Richard
Oct 17, 2019
Mrs. Marie F. (Concannon) Richard, of Kingston, formerly of Hull, passed away on October 17, 2019. She was 86.
Marie always enjoyed cooking and baking. A devout catholic, Marie and her husband, John lived in Hull for many years raising 5 children. She cherished all of the wonderful times and memories that she spent with her loving family. Marie will...
Charles H. Breen
Oct 16, 2019
Charles H. Breen of Quincy, died October 16, 2019. The beloved son of the late Daniel P. and Evelyn (Patnode) Breen. Brother of Patricia Parkhurst of Carver, Dorothy Kiander of Norton and the late Daniel Breen and Katherine Bouve. Charles is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Charles worked in the shipping and receiving department at Premco Inc. in...
Patrick “Pat” Drexel
Oct 16, 2019
Robert Patrick Drexel, 76, of Hull, Massachusetts and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away while surrounded by his family on October 16, 2019.
Patrick is survived by his wife, Judy, of 24 years; daughters Kimberly Drexel of Chandler, Arizona and Kerry (Kevin) Anderson of Round Rock, Texas as well as son Mark (Summer) Drexel of Essex Junction, Vermont; grandchildren Kailey Anderson,...
Claire Quirk
Oct 15, 2019
Quirk, Claire of San Diego, California, formerly of Weymouth, passed away October 15, 2019. Claire was born in Boston and was raised by her grandparents Bernard and Hannah Rooney. She attended Dorchester Girls High School, class of 1943. Claire worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston as a secretary for many years. She was a strong and independent woman,...
William H. “Bill” Parker
Oct 15, 2019
William “Bill” H. Parker, age 96, of Hull, a retired Hull teacher and proud World War II U.S Army veteran, died on October 15, 2019 at Season’s Hospice in Milton. The beloved husband of the late Jean I. (Paterson) Parker, Mr. Parker is survived by several nieces and nephews and many dear friends, neighbors, and fellow Hullonians who will miss...
Donna M. Rolfe
Oct 15, 2019
Rolfe, Donna M. (McEvoy) passed away after a brief illness on October 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
Though she was a life long Quincy resident she spent the last year of her life living in Westford, MA with her eldest daughter’s family including her granddaughter, Georgia Anne, who she adored. She enjoyed local and world history, politics and...
Carol S. Wetherald
Oct 15, 2019
Wetherald, Carol S. (Simpson) of Hingham, died October 15, 2019.
Carol was born in Steubenville, Ohio on May 20, 1943. She received her BA from Oberlin College, MA in audiology from SUNY Geneseo, and Doctor of Audiology at the University of Florida. She was the chair of Audiology services at the Rochester Otolaryngology Group in Rochester N.Y. After retirement she...
Raymond J. Travers
Oct 15, 2019
Travers, Raymond J. of Quincy, died October 15, 2019.
Ray adored his family and loved spending the holidays together. He was an avid collector and Boston sports fan. He always had a Dunkin Donuts iced coffee in his hand and enjoyed playing board games and Words with Friends. One of his favorite things to do was feeding the ducks and...
Richard L. Erickson
Oct 14, 2019
Richard L. (Dick) Erickson, of Hingham, formerly of Braintree, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on October 14, 2019, at the age of 95. Born and raised in Worcester, Dick graduated from North High School in Worcester. After high school he joined the United States Army Air Corps and proudly served his country during WWII where he was...
David A. Jones
Oct 14, 2019
David A. Jones, 86, of Weymouth passed away suddenly on Monday, October 14 at home with his family.
Dave instilled a strong sense of love, faith, community, and country in his family. Right out of high school Dave enlisted with the United States Marine Corp and was baptized as a Catholic in a river while overseas in Japan surrounded by...
Marilyn I. Connolly
Oct 13, 2019
Connolly, Marilyn I. (Bunszell) of Weymouth, died October 13, 2019.
Beloved wife of the late Edward J. Connolly. Loving mother of Sally Connolly and her boyfriend Paul Bartlett of Weymouth, Kathy Mogan of Weymouth, Edward Connolly of Holbrook, Michael Connolly of Holbrook and the late Kelly White. Devoted Nana of Steven, Max, Michael, Kara, Dylan, Sheila and the late...
Genevieve G. Dittmar
Oct 13, 2019
Genevieve G. (Garney) Dittmar 97, of Braintree and formerly of South Boston, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 13, 2019.
Born in Boston, she was a daughter of the late Henry Garney and Mary (McCauley). Genevieve was an Inspector for Honeywell in Brighton for many years, and was a member of the South Boston Jet Set, Elmer Club, and...
Robert John Mitchell, Jr.
Oct 13, 2019
Robert John Mitchell, Jr. of Plymouth, and formerly of Quincy, passed peacefully away, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. He was 56.
Born in Boston, he was raised in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy and attended local schools. Robert graduated from high school with the Class of 1981....
Edward “Mike” Favreau
Oct 12, 2019
EDWARD “MIKE” FAVREAU, died unexpectedly on October 12, 2019 at his home in The Villages in Florida. He was 80 years old.
Born August 26, 1939 in Boston, he was a longtime resident of Weymouth, who retired to Florida after a 30-year career as a Police Officer. Beginning with the Weymouth Police Department, he later transfered to Boston Police...
Debbie-Ann Meskimen-Ferretti
Oct 12, 2019
Debbie-Ann Meskimen-Ferretti of Virginia Beach, Virginia died on October 12, 2019 with her loving and beloved son Matthew Meskimen by her side.
She was big-hearted, spirited, warm, independent, an excellent cook, and loved to dance. Dee was born, raised, educated, and spent most of her life in Weymouth, Massachusetts. While raising Matthew, she worked at Raytheon in Quincy, where...
Joseph A. Cummings
Oct 12, 2019
Mr. Joseph A. Cummings of Hanover, passed away on October 10, 2019.
Joe was a software developer for many years and was working for Dassault Solidworks in Waltham, for the past 14 years. A model railroad enthusiast, he was a regular contributor to the Modelers Life podcast accumulating a wide range of friends., fans, and acquaintances. He will be sorely...
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