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Ralph J. Contrado
Mar 24, 2011
Contrado, Ralph J., a fine artist and lifelong resident of Hull, passed away suddenly March 24, 2011 at the age of 52. Beloved husband of Tammy (Campbell) Contrado. Loving father of John, Dereck, and April Contrado, all of Hull. Cherished son of Raffaele Contrado of Hull and the late Carmela Contrado. Brother of Stephen Contrado of Hull and Sheila Contrado...
Stella J. Crehan
Mar 24, 2011
Crehan, Stella J. (Solowin) of Quincy, passed away March 24, 2011. Beloved wife of 52 years to the late Lawrence “Sonny” Crehan. Devoted mother of Cary J. Crehan, Nancy A. Crehan and the late Lawrence R. Crehan, all of Quincy. Stella had been a Quincy resident for almost 60 years. She enjoyed the simple things in life and her family...
Mary T. Kelley
Mar 24, 2011
Kelley, Mary T. (Walsh) of Quincy, passed away March 24, 2011. Beloved mother of Tara Hemphill of Key West, FL and Thomas A.Kelley of Quincy and the late Mark Kelley. Sister of James Walsh of Quincy and the late Barbara Shea and John and Joseph Walsh. Loving grandmother of Ryan, Caitlin and Sean Hemphill all of Key West, FL and...
Salvatore Carapezza
Mar 23, 2011
Carapezza, Salvatore of Quincy and South Boston, passed away March 23, 2011 at the age of 87. Son of the late Gaetano Carapezza and Laura (Mirisola); brother of Bernadette and her husband Charles Santoro and Frank Carapezza of Quincy; survived by children Diane, Laura Lee, Guy, Sally, Genette and Laurie and many nieces and nephews. Services are private. Donations in...
Susan J. Kelly
Mar 23, 2011
Kelly, Susan J. (McDonough) of Quincy formerly of Dorchester, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2011, with her family by her side. Former wife of Thomas X. Diskin of Boston. Susan was the loving mother of three children; Glynnis M. (Diskin) LaRosa and her husband Vincent of Bridgewater, Daniel C. Diskin and his wife Antonietta of E. Hampstead, NH and...
Betty Leclair
Mar 22, 2011
LeClair, Betty (Sullivan) of Quincy, passed away March 22, 2011. Wife of the late Charles LeClair. Mother of the late Russell and Charles LeClair, Jr. Loving grandmother of Jean and Raeline LeClair. Loving sister of Evelyn Giuffre of Hingham, Helen Happel of Scituate, Virginia Goldberg of Newton, Barbara Simon of Roslindale, Ruth Sullivan of Milton, Joyce Glassman of FL, Marilyn...
James W. Mclaughlin
Mar 21, 2011
McLaughlin, James W. of Boston, passed away March 21, 2011. Beloved husband of Anne (Ullman) McLaughlin. Devoted father of Adrienne Velema and her husband James and Benedict McLaughlin. Loving brother of Kathleen McLaughlin. Cherished grandfather of Owen Velema. Services will be private.
Charles “Chuck” Hennessey
Mar 18, 2011
Hennessey, Charles “Chuck” of Quincy, formerly of S. Boston, died March 18, 2011, after a brief illness. Beloved husband of 53 years to Dita (Mitrushi) Hennessey of Quincy. Loving father of Catherine Hennessey of Raynham and the late Cynthia Hennessey. Brother of Estelle Fondanova of Quincy, and the late Richard, James, William, Paul, Lillian Hutchinson, Ruth Fredricks and Marie Gombos....
Joan M. Letson
Mar 18, 2011
Letson, Joan M. (Murdock) of Hingham, died on March 18, 2011 surrounded by the family she cherished. Wife of the late Dudley W. Letson, III. Loving mother of Catherine Fisher of Andover, Dudley W. Letson, VI and his wife Trisha of Medway and Joanna Sands and her husband Brad of Weymouth. Beloved daughter of Josephine (Cannata) Murdock of Hingham and...
W. Rae Sims
Mar 17, 2011
Sims, W. Rae (Macdonald) of Weymouth, formerly of Braintree and Quincy, passed away March 17, 2011. Beloved wife of Colin Sims of Weymouth. Loving mother of Robin White and her husband Mark Glavin of Plymouth and Brandon White of Denver, CO. Sister of Laurie Mahoney of Walpole and Richard Macdonald of FL. Cherished grandmother of Shane Glavin of Plymouth. Devoted...
Edward J. Montminy
Mar 17, 2011
Montminy, Edward J., 88, a native of Berlin, NH and resident of Linden Ponds in Hingham, MA died at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth March 17. The son of Henry and Marie (Olivier) Montminy, he was pre-deceased in 2007 by his wife of 64 years, Anita (Lemieux), and by his son, Paul E. Montminy. Ed is survived by daughters Judith...
Mary “Lil” Logan
Mar 17, 2011
LOGAN, Mary L. “Lil” ( Manning) of Avon died on Thursday , March 17, 2011 surrounded by her family, she was 92. The beloved wife of the late Edward J. Logan. Loving mother of Arleen M. Wilson and her husband James of Avon and Paula J. Bartosiak and her husband Michael of Quincy. Cherished Nana of Paul E. Wilson, Dale...
Eleanor F. Gallagher
Mar 16, 2011
Gallagher, Eleanor F. (Wetzler) of Quincy, passed away March 16, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Edward Gallagher, Ret. Lt. QFD. Loving mother of Dorothy Jackson of Quincy. Sister of Dorothy Reynolds of CT and Joseph Wetzler of NH. Grandmother of the late Robert and great grandmother of Christopher and Patrick. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. The focus...
Raymond P. Doherty
Mar 14, 2011
Doherty, Raymond P. a lifelong resident of North Quincy, passed away March 14, 2011 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of 46 years to the late Jean M. (Argus) Doherty. Loving father of Jean Powers and her husband George of Bridgewater, Debra Doherty of N. Quincy, Linda Doherty of N. Quincy and David Doherty and...
Mary G. Harris
Mar 14, 2011
Harris, Mary G. (McCarthy) of Kingston, formerly a resident of Quincy for 53 years, died on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, she was 92. Mary was born in Cambridge on January 24, 1919, daughter of the late William F. and Ellen T. (O’Callaghan) McCarthy. The beloved wife of Thomas A. Harris of Kingston. Loving mother of...
James W. Richards
Mar 14, 2011
Richards, James W. of Weymouth, passed away March 14, 2011 at the age of 61. Cherished son of the late Kenneth and Anna (Marshall) Richards. Beloved companion of Pamela Hooper of Weymouth. Loving father of Shannon Duffley and her husband David of South Boston, Sherry Hurt and her husband William of Kentucky, James Richards, Jr. of Quincy and John Richards...
Glea M. O’Brien
Mar 12, 2011
O’Brien, Glea M. (Cole) of Hull, passed away at home surrounded by her family on March 12, 2011. She was 78. Beloved wife of 52 years to George W. O’Brien of Hull. Devoted mother of James O’Brien of Hull, Robert O’Brien of Pepperell and Richard O’Brien and his wife Luiza of Maine. Grandmother of Kimberlee and Geoff and great-grandmother of...
Barbara M. Gurhey
Mar 12, 2011
Gurhey, Barbara M. (Hobson) of Quincy, passed away March 12, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Eugene F. Gurhey. Loving mother of Judy Dunn of Weymouth and Diana Smith of Whitman. Sister of Janice Buchan of MD, LeRoy Hobson of KY, Constance Scott of NC, Carole Held of FL and the late Muriel Kingsley and Patricia Worcester. Also survived by...
Linda Johnson
Mar 11, 2011
Johnson, Linda ( Aronson) of Quincy died on March 11, 2011 after a brief illness. Mother of Shannon Burke of Everett. Beloved daughter of Selma (Shapiro) Aronson of Quincy & FL. Sister of Jeffrey & Ronald Aronson. Linda is also survived by 2 grandsons. Funeral services were held in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St. Quincy on Monday March...
Gail F. Smith
Mar 10, 2011
Smith, Gail F. (Castonguay) of Quincy, passed away March 10, 2011 at the age of 50. Cherished daughter of the late Barbara (Cox) Stever. Beloved wife of John D. Smith of Quincy. Loving sister of Paula Ivory of N. Weymouth, Donna Lorgeree of AZ and Jean Downey of Weymouth. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, extended family members and dear...