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Frederick Wade Koopman
Feb 9, 2023
Frederick Wade Koopman slipped into eternity on February 9, 2023 in Scituate, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston to Millard Koopman and Eleanor Wade. He grew up in Weymouth where he loved being on the water, boating and fishing. He was a talented craftsman and boat builder. He built a wooden kayak when he was 17 and a wooden peapod...
Joseph P. Baglione
Feb 9, 2023
Joseph P. Baglione of Hull, MA died suddenly on February 9, 2023; a result of complications following a fall. He was 89.
Joseph lived life to the fullest. He believed in hard work as his license plate HRDWRK proclaimed. His professional life evolved gradually, beginning at the Bowdoin Color Center, a paint store, which he ran with his Uncle Phil....
Thomas F. “Tom” Murphy
Feb 9, 2023
Thomas F. “Tom” Murphy, of Quincy, formerly of Dorchester, died peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 69.
Tom was born in Boston on May 19, 1953, and was the son of the late Elmer and Eileen (O’Brien) Murphy. He was raised in Boston’s South End, attended local schools, and graduated from...
Ronald Byard Schram
Feb 9, 2023
Ronald Byard Schram (Ron), 80, of Hingham, MA, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2023, surrounded by his family, and following a year-long battle with cancer. He was the loving husband and best friend of Carol (Anderson) Schram for 53 years. Though his academic and professional accomplishments are many, Ron was first-and-foremost a family man. Ron is survived by his...
Sheila Marie Pitts
Feb 8, 2023
Sheila Marie Pitts of Whitefield, NH, formerly a longtime resident of Quincy, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. She was 82.
She was born to Ruth M. Orseno and John Kaeton and raised in Quincy. Shortly after graduating from Quincy High School, she married Albert J. Pitts. Sheila was so caring and devoted many years to caring for Albert...
Todd Rubel
Feb 8, 2023
Rubel, Todd of Hingham, died February 8, 2023. He was 47.
Todd was a kid at heart. He loved laughing and making others around him laugh from his wit and humor. Todd was the kind of dad that would come home from work and immediately get down on the ground to play with his kids. Todd was a child of...
Mary A. (Curley) Shidler
Feb 8, 2023
Mary A. (Curley) Shidler, of Quincy, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. She was 82.
Mary was born in Boston on March 1, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Conroy) Curley.
Mary was the beloved wife of the late Gerald B. Shidler, with whom she shared many loving years of marriage....
David W. Faunce
Feb 7, 2023
David W. Faunce of Hingham and Nantucket, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. He was 85.
He was born to Mary and Arthur Faunce and raised on Nantucket. He graduated from Nantucket High School. After high school, David attended Suffolk University then went on to Boston University. When he was 25, he enlisted in the Army and served for...
Amy Shea Slattery
Feb 7, 2023
Amy Shea Slattery of Quincy, died unexpectedly on February 7, 2023. The beloved wife of ten years to George J. Slattery of Quincy. Cherished daughter of John Shea, Jr and Margaret (Stanton) Shea of Medford. Sister of Brian P. Shea and his wife Jamie of Knightstown, IN. Devoted Aunt of Gavin, Jackson, Finley and Harper Shea and Edward Oldham, Jr, ...
Wayne “Butch” Hartshorn
Feb 7, 2023
Mr. Wayne “Butch” Hartshorn, of Weymouth, passed away surrounded by his loving family on February 7, 2023. He was 74.
Born in Boston, a son of the late Frederick and Lorraine Hartshorn, Butch had lived in Weymouth for many years. He worked for many years as a Painter for Painters and Allied Trades Local # 939. He was a longtime...
Christopher Clark
Feb 5, 2023
Christopher J. Clark of Weymouth passed away unexpectedly on February 5, 2023 at the age of 59.
Chris was born in Boston and grew up in Hull, MA. He attended Wentworth Institute of Technology after graduating High School to earn his plumber’s license. He then became an EMT and Firefighter with the Hull Fire Department. In 1992, Chris began his...
Thomas S. Kennedy Jr.
Feb 5, 2023
Thomas S. Kennedy Jr. of Hingham, formerly of Sarasota FL, and Wolfeboro, NH, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023. He was 87.
Tom was born to Eleanora (Daniels) and Thomas Kennedy, raised in Jamaica Plain and enjoyed wonderful summers in Hull, MA. He attended the Boston Latin School and then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree at UMASS...
Rita G. Almeida (Pinto)
Feb 5, 2023
Rita Grace Almeida (Pinto) of East Weymouth and formally of the West End, passed away February 5, 2023. She was 91 years old.
She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Catherine Pinto (Cappello). Wife of the late James J. Almeida. Beloved mother of James J. Almeida Jr. and his wife Rosemary of Fall River, Linda Zella...
Joanne Hannaford
Feb 5, 2023
Hannaford, Joanne (Baggs) of Taunton, died February 5, 2023.
Joanne loved her family and her faith. She enjoyed trips to Maine with her sisters, playing bingo, and going to the casinos. She was a fun woman who took pride in taking care of her family. She will be greatly missed.
Daughter of the late William and Katherine Baggs....
Robert Dunlop West
Feb 4, 2023
West, Robert Dunlop
Robert, 83, of Weymouth, passed away on February 4, 2023. Robert was born in Boston to the late Robert G. and Florence A. West. He was a graduate of Weymouth High School, Boston College and Harvard University. Robert was an educator in the Weymouth Public Schools for 42 years, holding the positions of teacher, guidance counselor, Director...
Neil C. Johnston
Feb 3, 2023
Johnston, Neil C. of Weymouth, passed away unexpectedly on February 3, 2023, at the age of 60.
Neil was born in Boston to the late William and Theresa Johnston. He met the love of his life Holly in high school when he was 17 and she was 18. The two have been together ever since for 43 years. They went...
Catherine M. Cannavo
Feb 2, 2023
Cannavo, Catherine M. (Buresh) of Weymouth, formerly of Roxbury passed away February 2, 2023.
Catherine was born in Boston to the late Joseph and Margaret Buresh. She grew up in Roxbury and attended Roxbury Memorial School for Girls, and summered in Hummarock.
For many years, she worked alongside her husband John, running their plumbing business. Catherine’s true passion was crafting....
Mary T. Squire
Feb 1, 2023
Squire, Mary T. (Townsend), 89, of Weymouth, passed away February 1, 2023. Mary was born in Boston to the late Francis and Katherine Townsend. She was the sister of the late Francis Townsend and Anne Curley. Mary grew up in Dorchester, attending Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Brighton, MA.
To know her was to love her. Her intellect, wit, charm...
Brenda M. Courtois
Feb 1, 2023
Brenda M. (Eliopoulos) Courtois of Randolph, passed away suddenly on February 1, 2023. She was 54 years old.
Born in Los Angeles CA, she was raised in Hull MA. She attended Hull schools and Quincy College and studied in the teaching program at UMass Boston. Brenda taught preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school at Jack ‘n’ Jill in Quincy and St....
John F. Lewis
Jan 31, 2023
John F. Lewis of Weymouth, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023. He was 72 years old.
Born and raised in South Boston, he was the son of the late Robert and Dolores O’Neill (Leonard). Beloved brother of Debbie McPhee and her husband William of Braintree, Marianne Horan and her husband James of Canton, Robert O’Neill and his wife...
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