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Dorothy L. Carpenter
Apr 11, 2012
Carpenter, Dorothy L. (Hawkins) of Hingham, passed away April 11, 2012. She was 101 years old. Beloved wife of the late Edward D. Carpenter. Loving mother of Jean Finn of Windham NH, and William E. Carpenter and his wife Erin of Duxbury. Sister of Marion Wakeham and her husband Fredrick, Eleanor Tenteris and her husband Peter and Thomas Hawkins. Cherished...
Edward J. “Ed” Finch
Apr 10, 2012
Finch, Edward J. “Ed” Ret. BFD, of Hull, passed away April 10, 2012. Beloved husband of Mary (Kenney) Finch of Hull. Loving father of Kevin Finch and his wife Denise of Abington, Edward “Ted” Finch and his wife Loren of Moorestown, NJ, Robert Finch and his wife Kimberly of Melrose and Kathleen Omer of Hull. Brother of Margaret Stravin of...
Winifred S. Traft
Apr 9, 2012
Winifred S. (Dillon) Traft, formerly of Dorchester, passed away peacefully in Quincy Monday, April 9, 2012, with her loving family by her side. She was 94 years of age. Born in Everett, Ma., Winnie was the daughter of Hugh & Ann (Joyce) Dillon of Ireland. Beloved wife of the late William F. Traft. Devoted mother of William R Traft and...
Exilda M. Bertoni
Apr 8, 2012
Bertoni, Exilda M. (Carey) of Townsend, formerly of Quincy, passed away April 8, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Leroy “Roy” Bertoni. Loving mother of Diane Gotlieb and her husband Alan of VT, Francis “Frank” Bertoni, Q.P.D., Ret., and his wife Barbara of Quincy, Joseph Bertoni and his wife Beverly of Abington, Cheryl Harrington and her husband Edmund of Weymouth,...
Absaloms “Abby” Ochieng
Apr 7, 2012
Ochieng, Absaloms “Abby” age 15 of Quincy, died after a courageous battle with leukemia on April 7, 2012. Cherished son of Catherine Awuor of Quincy and Francis Ochieng of Maryland. Loving brother of Bill Clinton Ochieng and Caroline Ochieng. Brother of Willis, Charles and Marcy Ochieng of Maryland. Nephew of Monica Adhiambo Onyango and Teresia Omollo Adongo and Harun Adongo...
Robert J. Burke
Apr 6, 2012
Burke, Robert J. of Quincy, passed away April 6, 2012, at the age of 98. Husband of the late Adeline (Ambler) Burke. Devoted father of Angela Corey of Hingham and Robert J. Burke, Jr. of Quincy. Brother of the late John Burke, Esq., William Burke, Rita Cook and Helen Sheerin. Cherished grandfather of Alex Corey and Kelley & Justin Burke....
Robert J. Broadbent
Apr 6, 2012
Broadbent, Robert J. “Bob” of Quincy, passed away surrounded by his family on April 6, 2012 . Beloved husband of Sharon M. (Wahlberg) Broadbent. Loving father of Julie A. Broadbent of Quincy Brother of Jean Thompson and her husband, Fred of Pittsfield, NH, James Broadbent and his wife, Diane, of Durham, NH, and Thomas Broadbent, Donald Broadbent, and John Broadbent,...
Huguette M. Toce
Apr 5, 2012
Toce, Huguette M. (Mondon) of Dighton, formerly of Paris France and Everett, passed away April 5, 2012. Beloved wife of the late David Toce. Loving mother of Huguette McHugh and her husband, Paul of Quincy, and the late Ronald Toce. Loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. She worked for many years for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail...
Mary Jane Johnston
Apr 3, 2012
Johnston, Mary Jane of Braintree, passed away April 3, 2012. Beloved daughter of the late Charles G. Johnston and Mildred J. (Bean) Johnston. Niece of Paul and Barbara LeBel of Weymouth. Mary Jane was also lovingly survived by many cousins. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours on Friday 6-8pm in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785...
William E. “Bill” Hedvig
Apr 2, 2012
Hedvig, William E. “Bill” of Quincy, passed away April 2, 2012. Loving son of Annie (Mellon) Ciani of Weymouth and the late Henry Hedvig. Beloved husband of 52 years to Carolyn R. (Mazza) Hedvig of Quincy. Father of Kimberly A. Volpe and husband Joe of Georgia and Jeff W. Hedvig and his friend Tracy of Rockland. Brother of Russell Hedvig...
Claire I. Fasci
Apr 1, 2012
Claire Irene Fasci, age 83, passed away peacefully on April 1, 2012 at the Colonial Nursing Home in Weymouth after a lengthy illness. Claire was a kind, thoughtful woman, always willing to help those in need. She was the first person that family, friends and neighbors called in an emergency. Even in failing health, she still maintained an aura of...
Catherine “Sissy” Macdonald
Mar 30, 2012
Catherine “Sissy” (Sullivan) MacDonald June 26, 1929 – March 30, 2012 Catherine “Sissy” (Sullivan) MacDonald, 82 of Winthrop, beloved wife of the late John (Smokey) MacDonald, died on March 30, 2012 with her children by her side. Catherine was born in Boston and grew up in Roxbury where she attended St. Rita’s and St. Patrick’s High School. She attended Boston...
Ruth E. Regan
Mar 30, 2012
Regan, Ruth E. (Collins) of Hull, died March 30, 2012, she was 82. Wife of the late Thomas A. Regan. Mother of Cheryl Lacey, Russell Lacey, Paul Lacey, Deamie Lacey, Theodore & Charles Lacey. Aunt of Thomas Collings and his wife Linda of Lynnfield. Great Aunt of Whitney & Devin Collings. Ruth was the last of 16 children. She also...
John J. Mcgrath
Mar 27, 2012
McGrath, John J. of N. Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, passed away March 27, 2012. Beloved husband of 48 years to Antona “Toni” (Condron) McGrath of N. Quincy. Loving father of Cathy Curley and her husband Michael of Norwood, Joan Coulter and her husband Stephen of Scituate and Sean McGrath of Milton. Cherished grandfather of Patrick, Meghan, Stephen, Brian, Kevin, Caroline...
Scott H. Packard
Mar 24, 2012
Packard, Scott H. of Webster, formerly of Weymouth passed away March 24, 2012. Beloved son of the late Joseph and Lillian (Forster) Packard. Survived by the Love of his life Diane Perry of Webster and the Sunshine of his life Ashton Marr of Webster. Loving brother to Pat Puliafico of California and Barbara Manchester and her husband, George of Hull....
Ann Andrews
Mar 24, 2012
Andrews, Ann T. (Parr) lifelong resident of Quincy, passed away March 24, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Paul Andrews. Loving mother of Catherine Andrews of Randolph and her fiancée Dan Lorimer, Paul Andrews of Quincy, John Andrews and his wife Laurie of Duxbury and Mark Andrews and his wife Julie of Pembroke. Sister of the late David Parr.Cherished grandmother...
William A. “Bill” Mitchell
Mar 23, 2012
William A. “Bill” Mitchell of Quincy, recently retired General Counsel of the MBTA and member of the MBTA Retirement Board, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012, surrounded by loving family and friends. In a long and distinguished career dedicated to public service, Mr. Mitchell served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more than three decades. Mr. Mitchell had a prominent career...
Craig A. Fletcher
Mar 23, 2012
Craig Fletcher of Hingham MA, at the age of 62, died at home on March 23, 2012, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Anne (Kuhn) Fletcher; his sister and her husband, Bonnie and Peter McCausland and their children, Christopher McCausland and Liz McCausland of Philadelphia, PA.; his brother and his wife, Bruce and...
Joseph F. Donohue
Mar 22, 2012
Donohue, Joseph F. 89, of Hingham, formerly of Centerville, MA and Branford, CT, died on March 22, 2012 after a brief illness, with his family at his side. Son of the late Joseph M. Donohue and Bridget (Galvin) Donohue of Jamaica Plain. Joseph was the beloved husband of Geraldine F. (Casey) Donohue to whom he was married for 53 years....
Mary L. Johnston
Mar 20, 2012
Johnston, Mary L. (Messina) of Quincy, passed away after a brief illness on March 20, 2012. Beloved wife of the late D. Edwin Cain and the late John Johnston. Loving mother of Peter Cain of Canada, Jerry Cain of Norwell, and Barbara Darsch of Weymouth. Grandmother of Lauren Heerlein of Swampscott, Jaclyn Feldman of CA, Mariel Feldman of CA, Emily...