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Doris R. Walsh
Sep 26, 2013
Walsh, Doris R. (Kelleher) of Weymouth, 83, died September 26, 2013.
Doris was a proud graduate of Simmons College class of 1952, the first in her family to attend college. She worked as a librarian, most recently in the Easton Public Schools system. She took great pleasure in spending time with those she loved, and enjoyed cooking, especially for...
Tena J. Owens
Sep 25, 2013
Owens, Tena J. (Oppelaar) of Quincy died peacefully in her sleep on September 25, 2013.
Beloved wife of the late L. Graham Owens of Boston. Tena and Gra bought their first home in Quincy in 1948. They later moved to Dedham in 1959 and retired to Yarmouth Port in 1983. They were happily married for 59 years. Tena returned to...
Theresa L. Thompkins
Sep 23, 2013
Thompkins, Theresa L. (Augeri) of Weymouth, died September 23, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Theresa grew up in Chicopee and lived in Springfield for many years before moving to Weymouth. She worked as an information operator for the New England Telephone Company for many years. She graduated from Westfield State College and went on to work as an...
Frank J. Strazzulla
Sep 23, 2013
Strazzulla, Frank J., 89, of Quincy, died September 23, 2013.
Frank was born and raised in the West End of Boston and was proud to have been a “West Ender”. He graduated from English High School in 1942 and worked at the A & P for 35 years. He also managed the Marliave Restaurant and Phillips Old Colony Restaurant...
Barbara A. Bushman
Sep 22, 2013
Bushman, Barbara A. (Milligan) of Hanover, died September 22, 2013.
Barbara grew up in Cambridge and lived in Dorchester and Carver for many years before recently moving to Hanover. She worked as a field representative for the Bureau of the Census for over 30 years, retiring in 2011. She was an avid Red Sox fan. Barbara was blessed with a...
Kathleen T. Minukas
Sep 22, 2013
Minukas, Kathleen T. (Kelly) of Quincy, died Sunday, September 22, 2013.
She was active in the North Quincy High School Football Boosters and was passionate about the school sports program. She was inducted in the NQHS Football Hall of Fame for her volunteer efforts. A Blue Star Mother, she was honored to support her son Stephen while he served...
Catherine Ruth Dilorenzo
Sep 22, 2013
Catherine Ruth (Doyle) DiLorenzo passed away peacefully on Sunday at 89 years of age.
She was the beloved and devoted wife of Anthony DiLorenzo for 73 years. Born in Randolph, Ruth settled in Weymouth following her husband’s return from World War II where she spent her life raising their children. Her four children, fifteen grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren were the...
Mary A. Shuttleworth
Sep 21, 2013
Shuttleworth, Mary A. (Duggan) of Quincy, died September 21, 2013.
Beloved wife of the late John A. Shuttleworth. Loving mother of John A. Shuttleworth, Jr. and his wife Kathy of Harwich, Mark G. Shuttleworth of Maine, Dana B. Shuttleworth and his wife Elaine of Georgetown, Nancy Shuttleworth-Bizek and her husband Bob of Fairhaven, VT and Scott A. Shuttleworth and his...
Walter C. Vitt, Jr.
Sep 21, 2013
Walter C. Vitt, Jr. of Weymouth, formerly of Dorchester, died September 21, 2013 at the age of 53.
Walter worked as an HVACR mechanic for Boston Scientific. He was a member of the Braintree Moose Lodge 413. A music lover, he played the drums for many years. He was also an avid NASCAR and New England Patriots fan.
Beloved husband...
Kevin F. Durgin
Sep 20, 2013
Durgin, Kevin F. of Quincy, died September 20, 2013.
Loving father of Amie M. Durgin and her husband, Matthew J. Smith, and Katherine E. Durgin all of Dorchester. Cherished son of Barbara M. (Rogers) Durgin of Quincy and the late Alexander F. Durgin. Brother of Dennis Durgin of Litchfield, NH, Mark Durgin of Marshfield, Pamela Murphy of Marshfield, Janet Le...
John Pershing Latchaw, Jr., Md
Sep 20, 2013
John Pershing Latchaw, Jr., MD, died suddenly of a heart attack at his secondary residence in Quincy, MA, on September 20, 2013.
Born October 24, 1951, in Bryn Mawr, PA, Dr. Latchaw was the only child of the late John Pershing and Nancy Buttner Latchaw.
Educated in public school, Dr. Latchaw then attended Allegheny College where he earned...
Christine A. Quinlan
Sep 20, 2013
Christine A. “Tina” (Martin) Quinlan, 47, of Abington, died suddenly at the home of her sister, Tara (Martin) Coulson in Weymouth on September 20, 2013.
Tina was born and educated in Weymouth, the daughter of the late Donna (Bierman) Martin and John A. Martin, and had graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Weymouth and also attended Northeastern University. Wife...
Michelle Clasby Brennan
Sep 20, 2013
Brennan, Michelle Clasby of Hull, age 53, died September 20, 2013.
Michelle was a EMT for many years for Brewster Ambulance Company and also attended Nursing School at Quincy Junior College in Quincy. Michelle was full of life and had a presence that lit up a room whenever she walked in. She loved her family very much and had many...
Warren F. Hall
Sep 20, 2013
Hall, Warren F. of North Weymouth, passed away September 20, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 92 Years old.
Born in Boston to Mary and Warren Hall, pre-deceased. Beloved husband of Virginia Hall for 62 loving years. Warren was a Navy pilot aboard the Lexington Carrier during World War II. He was the past director of Post 86 American...
Barbara M. O’Brien
Sep 20, 2013
O’Brien, Barbara M. Age 85, passed away on September 20, 2013 in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Born in Boston to William and Marie Ahern, Barbara grew up in East Boston and summered in North Weymouth, MA. She attended Fitton Notre Dame High School, Boston University and graduated from Burdett College.
Married in 1951 to Joseph Thomas O’Brien; together they lived...
Mary F. Meade
Sep 19, 2013
Meade, Mary of Hull, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2013, at the age of 99 .
Daughter of the late James L. and Anna E. (Considine) Meade. Sister of the late Robert L. Meade & Richard J. Meade. Aunt of Richard J. Meade and his wife Leslie of Hanover, Robert L. Meade, Jr. and his wife Jonie of...
Jacqueline B. “Jackie” (Fitzgerald) Clancy
Sep 17, 2013
Clancy, Jacqueline B. “Jackie” (Fitzgerald) of Hingham, died September 17, 2013.
Beloved wife of the late Robert E. Clancy, M.D. Loving mother of Anne Louise Clancy of Brighton, Susan Kiely and her husband, Barry, of Hingham, Cynthia Clancy and her husband, Thomas Warren of New Jersey. Grandmother of Brian Kiely, Stephen Kiely and his wife, Jessica, Kevin Kiely, Peter Warren...
Lorraine P. Flipp
Sep 16, 2013
Lorraine P. (Toland) Flipp of Marshfield died peacefully at home on Monday, September 16, 2013. She was 49.
Lorraine worked as a home health aide for many years caring and supporting all those she met. Lorraine was a free spirit who enjoyed the simple things in life. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Her main passion was her three...
Mary Jean Baker
Sep 16, 2013
Baker, Mary Jean of Quincy, died September 16, 2013 at the age of 73.
Cherished and beloved companion through life of Mary F. McLaughlin, and treasured longtime friend of Mary Ellen Barnes of Quincy, she also leaves her dear siblings Patricia Ann Dow and her husband, William Dow of Somerville; and James Paul Baker and his wife, Lee Parker Jones,...
Stephen L. Percoco
Sep 15, 2013
Percoco, Stephen L. of Hull, died on September 15, 2013, surrounded by his loving family.
Stephen’s hobbies included designing and was granted two patterns by the U.S. Pattern Office in Washington DC. When he was a young man, Stephen worked for BF Goodrich during the Second World War. When the war first started, the US Army-Air Corp’s P-51 Mustang had...
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