Obituaries

Jan 2, 2017

O’Brien, Dorothy “Dot” M. (Schneider) of Quincy, peacefully passed away January 2, 2017 surrounded by her family.

Dot was the most loving and caring woman whose family and friends were at the center of her life.  Her smile was vibrant and her laugh heart warming.  She enjoyed sharing stories of her youth and really cared about her family. She always...

Jan 2, 2017

Kirby, William B. (Kirby) of Hingham, passed away on January 2, 2017 after a long illness. He was a proud WWII Navy and Coast Guard Veteran fighting in the South Pacific. He was also a professional engineer for Raytheon in the Missile Defense Program. 

 William was born in Winthrop, MA to the late Caroline and William Kirby on January...

Jan 1, 2017

Zygmunt, Joseph of Weymouth, died January 1, 2017 at the age of 78.

Joe joined the Marines at age fifteen and went on to serve three years. After various jobs he retired as an institutional maintenance foreman for the Quincy Mental Health Center and later went on to transport special needs students for the Hingham school system. Joe was an...

Dec 31, 2016

Sullivan, Patricia A. (Regan) of Quincy, formerly of Fall River, died December 31, 2016.  

Patricia was a teacher at Sacred Heart School in North Quincy for 23 years. She was born in Fall River and had lived in Quincy for over 50 years. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. 

Wife of the late John...

Dec 31, 2016

George E. Newcomb, 75 of Weymouth went home to be with the Lord on December 31, 2016.

 George was the beloved husband of Carole (Gilcoine) Newcomb for 54 years. He was a loving father to Keith Newcomb and his wife Sheryl, Karen Ruginski, Kristin Conover and Kerry Weygand. Cherished grandfather to Corey Conover, Jennifer Bachman, Holly Newcomb, Matthew Conover, Emily...

Dec 30, 2016

Bambrick, Gerard of Haverhill, died December 30, 2016.

Gerard was born in Boston, raised in Somerville  and was a graduate of Somerville High School. After joining the work force for a short period of time he joined the Marine Corp where he served as a very proud Marine, at one point being named “Marine of the Month”. He served in...

Dec 30, 2016

Tench, Sylvian E. of Boston, died December 30, 2016.

Sylvian affectionately known to most as “Jim”, was a loving father and husband. He had a passion for traveling with family, barbecuing, baking and most of all for people.  His kindness and compassion was endearing to all who encountered him.  Sylvian served diligently as a member of The Kingdom Hall, Dorchester. ...

Dec 30, 2016

Katherine M. (Guilderson) Mulvaney, aged 89 of North Weymouth, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 30, 2016. 

She was born on October 2, 1927 in Somerville, MA to the late Mary (Galvin) Guilderson and Hugh L. Guilderson.  Katherine or as many referred to her as “Kay”, was raised and educated in Roslindale and...

Dec 30, 2016

Murray, Edward of Rockland,  formerly of Hingham, died December 30, 2016.

 The Beloved husband of 50 years to Maura T. (Downey) Murray. Loving father of Sean Murray and his wife Virginia of Norwell, Brian Murray and his girlfriend Melanie Mioduszewski of Norwich, CT and Brenda Murray and her boyfriend John Cartwright of Albany, NY. Son of the late Edward J....

Dec 29, 2016

William “Bill” M. Cloherty who was long active in state and national Democratic politics, died on December  29, 2016 at his Bethesda, MD home surrounded by family and friends. Reared in Medford and Hull, MA Bill was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1962.  A man of strong Catholic faith, Bill often transformed lives. He derived his...

Dec 29, 2016

Murray, Mary (Kelly) of Hull, died December 29, 2016. Mary grew up in Glasgow, Scotland later retiring to Hull. Mary attended the St. Alphonsus High School, she spent many years as a seamstress. Among making beautiful clothing for her children, Mary also made parachutes for soldiers during WWII. Family was the cornerstone of Mary’s life and she loved to spend...

Dec 29, 2016

Dec 28, 2016

McMahon, Regina M. of Quincy, died December 28, 2016.  

Regina was born in November 1929 and lived in her family’s home in Wollaston until moving to Marion Manor in South Boston in 2014. She graduated from Woodward School for Girls in Quincy and then Fisher Junior College in Boston. She worked for many years as a medical secretary for...

Dec 28, 2016

Doherty, Elaine M. (Flaherty) of Quincy, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children at home on December 28, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Most beloved mother of  Colleen Kane and her husband Michael of Mansfield, Dan Doherty and his wife Chelsea of Boston and Stephen P. Doherty, Jr. of Chicago. Loving daughter of Helen “Penny” (McLaughlin)...

Dec 28, 2016

Louise I. Gillis, 88, of Braintree, formerly of Watertown, passed away at her home on December 28, 2016, after a lengthy illness.

Louise was born on October 11, 1928 and grew up in Watertown. She was a 1945 graduate of Watertown High School and graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1949. She was...

Dec 28, 2016

Jay, Ida May (Sharkey) of Quincy, passed away December 28, 2016. 

Ida was a long term resident of Quincy.  She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  Family was the cornerstone of her life.  Ida will be remembered for her gentleness and strength.  She will be sadly missed but never forgotten.

Dear wife to the late Franklin...

Dec 28, 2016

Walter E. “Sonny” Duker, Jr., a lifelong resident of Weymouth, MA and Englewood, FL died on December 28, 2016 in the home he built for his late wife of 65 years, Barbara F. (Anderson) Duker who predeceased him by only 42 days. He was 86.

Although his home base was always in Weymouth,  Sonny was constantly on on the move...

Dec 27, 2016

Constance R. “Lady” Curran Flipp, of Weymouth, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on December 27th, 2016. 

Sadly, the day short of forever has come, and we have lost our beautiful Lady. We will forever remember her beautiful smile and her sparkling eyes that would light up the room. Connie Flipp was   happily married to ...

Dec 26, 2016

Goode-Neves, Christina of Weymouth, died suddenly on December 26, 2016 at the age of 28.

Christina loved sunbathing at Nantasket Beach. She could put a smile on anyone’s face with her beautiful green eyes and contagious laugh. More than anything, Christina loved being a mom. Family and friends were everything to her.

She was the beloved wife of Jonathan Neves....

Dec 26, 2016

Harold Johnson of Abington, formerly of Kingston, died December 26, 2016.

Harold proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He went on to have a successful career as an engineer for over 40 years, starting in the Quincy Shipyard. After retiring, Harold could be found working in his family’s appliance store, golfing, bowling or clamming. Harold will...