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Barbara A. (Lawton) Smith
Jan 27, 2022
Barbara A. (Lawton) Smith, 94, of Quincy, died peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022, after declining health.
Born in Boston on December 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Michael A. and Elizabeth A. (Lavin) Lawton. Barbara was raised in Jamaica Plain and graduated from Roslindale High School in 1944.
Barbara was a secretary/bookkeeper in Boston and loved...
Jean M. Holbert
Jan 27, 2022
Holbert, Jean M. (Wassiege) of Quincy, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 27, 2022.
Jean devoted her life to caring for others. She was selfless beyond measure, caring, loving and a little stubborn. Jean never missed a hockey game, school activity or important events in her children’s lives. Her main passion in life was her family, especially...
Laurie L. Barnes
Jan 26, 2022
Laurie L. (Lufkin) Barnes, of East Bridgewater, passed away on January 26, 2022. She was 48
Laurie grew up in South Weymouth before moving to Caryville Florida where she attended Holmes County High School. She returned to Massachusetts and studied to become a massage therapist and a mental health counselor. Laurie enjoyed shopping with her daughters, watching movies, and simply...
Robert “Bobby” Joyce
Jan 26, 2022
Robert E “.Bobby” Joyce of Quincy, died after a courageous battle with cancer, at his home surrounded by his family on January 26, 2022, he was 68. The devoted son of Geraldine (Baga) Joyce and the late Emmett Joyce. Father of Jordan Murphy and her husband Stephen of Tewksbury. Loving brother of Roseanne Joyce of Littleton, Geraldine Gamel and her...
Donald C. Golden
Jan 26, 2022
Donald C. Golden, of Quincy, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth with his family around him. He was 84.
Born in Boston on December 7, 1937, he was the son of the late Ambrose J. Golden and Edith Golden (Tirrell). He attended Boston Public schools, enlisted in the United States Navy as...
Guri Stefani
Jan 26, 2022
Stefani, Guri of Quincy, died January 26, 2022.
Guri was born in Albania and worked as an architect for 28 years prior to coming to the United States in 1992. He also was a writer and published several books in Albania. Guri was active in St. George Albanian Orthodox Cathedral in South Boston. Mr. Stefani was a compassionate father,...
Cy Howard Perkins
Jan 25, 2022
Cy Howard Perkins, of Myrtle Beach, formerly of Randolph, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in South Carolina. He was 68.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 4-8 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY.
His funeral...
Charles A. Arena
Jan 25, 2022
Charles A. Arena, of Hingham, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 88.
Born in Boston on October 14, 1933, he was the son of the late Cosimo C. and Rose (Ciriletto) Arena. Charles was raised in East Boston, attended local schools, and graduated from Boston Latin School with the Class...
Muoi Dao
Jan 25, 2022
Muoi Dao, of Quincy, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at the Alliance Health Marina Bay in Quincy. She was 82.
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, she was the daughter of the late Kim Dao and Quan Huynh. She was the beloved wife of the late Ky Duong, who died in 2014. Muoi was the devoted mother of Ha Duong,...
Rita F. Davis
Jan 24, 2022
Davis, Rita F. (Sylvester) of Weymouth formerly of Braintree, died January 24, 2022.
Rita grew up in Braintree and graduated from Braintree High School. She worked as a Home Health Aid for South Shore Visiting Nursing Association for many years. Rita enjoyed playing bingo, watching the game show network and doing crossword puzzles. Her main passion in life was...
Paul Anthony Mcdonough
Jan 24, 2022
Paul Anthony McDonough, of Hingham, died peacefully with his daughters by his side on January 24, 2022. Paul was born on May 6th, 1938, to Edward and Helen (Lydon) McDonough. He grew up on Spring Garden Street in Dorchester with his three brothers and three sisters. After graduating high school, Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in...
Barbara M. Babcock
Jan 24, 2022
Barbara M. Babcock passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, January 24, 2022, following a long illness. She was 96 years old.
Born in Quincy, MA on May 20, 1925, the 5th child of Alice and James O’Connell, Barbara was the beloved wife of the late Raymond P. Babcock of Weymouth MA. Barbara and Ray met as neighbors in...
Tana Ann Victoria Swartz-Perry
Jan 23, 2022
Tana Ann Victoria Swartz-Perry of Quincy, formerly of Florida, passed away suddenly in her sleep on Sunday, January 23, 2022. She was 38.
Born in Bozeman, Montana to Renee Swartz-Hartman, she was raised in Florida and graduated from Martin County High School. She moved to Boston in 2004, where she took some college classes at Northeastern University and then became...
Kathleen A. Cogliano
Jan 23, 2022
Cogliano, Kathleen A. of Quincy, died January 23, 2022.
Kathleen was a kind soul who had a deep love for all her family and friends. A devout Catholic she was a weekly communicant at church and found comfort in her faith. She enjoyed the Boston sports scene and was quite an athlete in her own right, playing softball in college....
Rosemarie Patricio
Jan 23, 2022
Rosemarie (Pagnani) Patricio, a lifelong resident of Quincy passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022. She was 72.
She was born in Quincy to Michelina (Cushera) and Belardino Pagnani and raised in Quincy. After graduating from Quincy High School, she attended Hanover Beauty Academy in which she obtained her hairdressers license-then working in the field for some time. She was...
Marlene T. Flattich
Jan 23, 2022
Marlene T. (McLaughlin) Flattich of Hull, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, January 23, 2022. She was 82.
She was born in Boston to Raymond O. and Mary E. (Wirth) McLaughlin and raised in South Boston. After graduating from South Boston High School, she worked in book preparation at the Boston Public Library. It was there that she...
Kathleen Andersen
Jan 22, 2022
Andersen, Kathleen (O’Brien) of Weymouth, formerly of Fort Pierce, FL, passed away on January 22, 2022. Kathleen was born in Melrose to the late Thomas and Kathryn O’Brien. She worked for many years at John Hancock and Stop and Shop. Kathleen was a devout Catholic and a longtime member of both St. Francis Xavier Church and St. Jerome Church. She...
Marion R. Litchfield
Jan 22, 2022
Marion R. (O’Hara) Litchfield of South Weymouth, died January 22, 2022 at the age of 88.
Marion was the wife of the late Dean E. Litchfield. Loving mother of Gail M. Georges and her husband Jeff of Hull; Paul E. Litchfield and his wife Mary of Westboro; and Dr. Brian J. Litchfield and his wife Sandra of Pasadena, CA. Proud...
Robert R. Brodeur
Jan 22, 2022
Brodeur, Robert R. “Bob” of S. Weymouth, formerly of Quincy, passed away January 22, 2022. Bob was born in Boston to the late Robert L. and Louise (Cappello) Brodeur. He worked for 45 years in banking. Bob enjoyed playing guitar, all types of music, flying remote control planes and spending time with his family.
Beloved husband of 38 years to...