Obituaries

Robert J. Cawley

Aug 11, 2020

Robert J. Cawley, 80, of Milton, MA, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 unexpectedly at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Born in Boston, Robert was the son of the late Thomas and Nora (Nee) Cawley.

Robert worked various jobs after graduating from English High School in Boston. He was interested in education and decided to work...

J. Patricia Conway

Aug 10, 2020

J. Patricia (Farwell) Conway of Quincy, passed away on Monday August 10, 2020.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Farwell Sr. and Hilda (Grube).  She was the beloved wife of the late Paul T. Conway and devoted mother of the late Michael Conway.  She was the sister of  Bernard Farwell and his wife Ruthanne of...

Lillian M. Manning

Aug 9, 2020

Lillian Brown Manning passed away peacefully on August 9, 2020, just a month shy of her 102nd birthday. This is the first time her age has been publicly revealed – a secret she kept safe with Estée Lauder face cream and decades of dodging the question.

A graduate of Mission Church School in Roxbury, Lillian was a life-long Massachusetts resident....

Thomas W. Hogan

Aug 9, 2020

Hogan, Thomas W. of E. Bridgewater, died August 9, 2020, he was 93. Formerly of Jamacia Plain, Dedham and Weymouth.

Tom was born in Boston to the late Thomas and Catherine. He was a proud United States Navy veteran serving during WWII. Tom worked for 30 years as a Carrier for the United States Postal Service. He met Jane Hogan,...

Timothy W. Hurley

Aug 9, 2020

Rosemarie F. Marrone

Aug 8, 2020

Marrone, Rosemarie F. (Innello) of Quincy, died August 8, 2020.  

Daughter of the late John and Sarah (Arico) Innello. Loving mother of Susan Marrone Sokol and her husband Peter of Medfield, Christine Hubbell and her husband Ken of North Andover, and the late John Eddie Marrone. Cherished sister of the late Mary Mirisola, Carmella Goff, Josephine Jacobs, and Joseph,...

Demetra Pappas

Aug 8, 2020

Pappas, Demetra (Chronopoulos), longtime resident of Hingham, MA, passed away August 8, 2020.

Demetra was born on December 5, 1932 in Olympia, Greece. She graduated from Zacharo Olympia High School and received her Bachelor of Arts in Education from the Maraslion Paedagogic Academy in Athens, Greece. She was a teacher in the Olympia Public School System and came to the...

Taylor T. Ahern, Jr.

Aug 7, 2020

Taylor Ahern Jr. of Quincy, died August 7, 2020. 

Taylor was born in Quincy to the late Taylor and Ursula Ahern. He graduated from Saint Ann’s School, and North Quincy High School with the class of 1968.  Upon graduation Taylor entered a Massachusetts plumbing apprentice program, eventually leading to master plumbers license.  Interrupting his career in 1969, he enlisted...

Gloria B. Gonsalves

Aug 7, 2020

Gloria B. (Poncia) Gonsalves of Stoughton, died peacefully on August 7, 2020 at the age of 94.

Gloria was a founding member of St. Raphael’s Guild in Hyde Park and a member of the Legion of Mary. Family was the center of her life.

She was the wife of the late Joseph Gonsalves. Loving mother of Elaine Clark and her...

Dorothea Riley Byrnes

Aug 5, 2020

HULL – Dorothea (Murphy) Riley Byrnes, retired teacher from the Weymouth Public Schools and a longtime organist at St. Agatha Parish in Milton, died at the Ruth McClain Hospice Home in Braintree, MA on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She was 93.

The daughter of Jessie McLeod and Joseph L. Murphy, Dot grew up in St. Patrick’s parish in Roxbury with...

George F. Dubois

Aug 5, 2020

George F. DuBois of Weymouth, formerly of Brockton and Avon, died August 5, 2020 at the age of 90.

George proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Langley Field in VA where he was a member of the rescue and crash team. Later he was stationed in Lackland, TX before serving in Korea where he was...

John J. Matthews

Aug 4, 2020

Mr. John J. Matthews, of Weymouth, passed peacefully on August 4, 2020. 

Beloved husband of 39 years to Patricia A. Carey- Matthews.  Loving father of David Matthews and his wife, Susan, of Rochester, NY, Janet Oliver of Rockport, and Sean Matthews and his wife, Sara, of Medway. Brother of Robert Matthews and his wife, Eileen Shannon, of Andover. Grandfather...

Theda Thompson

Aug 4, 2020

Thompson, Theda “Tede” of Weymouth, formerly of Boston died August 4, 2020 at the age of 94.

Tede grew up in Weymouth and graduated from Weymouth High School on D-day in 1944. She later moved to Boston where she continued to live for most of her life. Tede was a proud, hard working woman who worked in the administrative...

Paul D. Macelhiney

Aug 4, 2020

MacElhiney, Paul D. of Weymouth, died August 4, 2020.  

A proud United States Air Force Veteran serving as First Lieutenant.  Paul grew up in Hyde Park and graduated from Hyde Park High School and later received his Bachelors degree from Boston University.  Paul was the owner and President of the Duncan MacKellar Insurance Agency in Weymouth where he worked...

Lorene A. (Valencia) O’Keefe

Aug 4, 2020

Lorene A. (Valencia) O’Keefe, of Braintree, died August 4, 2020.

Loving daughter of the late Harry and Agnes Valencia. Beloved wife of Thomas O’Keefe of Braintree and the late Edwin Dow. Devoted mother of Kelli Dow and her husband Herbert Greathead, Michelle DiBona and her late husband Kevin, and Kristen O’Keefe, all of Braintree. Cherished sister of Harold Valencia, Gail...

Terry S. Graham

Aug 3, 2020

Terry S. Graham of Hanover, MA, formerly of Sparta, NJ and Melrose Park, IL, died peacefully on August 3, 2020 at the age of 69.

Terry proudly served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. After his military service, he worked for Dun and Bradstreet and Computer Horizons, then Kittatinny Regional High School in Newton, NJ.

He was the beloved...

Valerie A. Jackson

Aug 3, 2020

Valerie A. Jackson, 59, of Quincy died at home in Houghs Neck on Monday, Aug 3rd, after a heroic battle against cancer, inspiring many throughout with her forthright humor and strength. Her family, with whom she shared an incredible, loving bond, was with her at the end.

Val graduated Braintree High Class of 79 (Val’s Pal’s) and Quincy College, gaining...

Dorothy M. (Green) Fredey

Aug 3, 2020

Dorothy M. (Green) Fredey, 92, of Quincy, formerly of Weymouth and Dorchester, died peacefully at her daughter’s home on Monday, August 3, 2020 in North Haverhill, NH, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born in Boston on October 2, 1927 and was the daughter of the late John and Alice (Flynn) Green.

After raising her family of six children,...

Gail K. Bellafiore

Aug 2, 2020

Bellafiore, Gail K. (Vigliano) of Weymouth, died August 2, 2020. Gail was born in Quincy to the late Harold and Louise Vigliano. She grew up in Braintree and attended Braintree High School, Class of 1968. Gail was very social and was an avid fan of musical theater and television. She was very active in her community often lending a helping...

Richard “Richy” Hartigan

Aug 2, 2020

Mr. Richard Hartigan, “Richy”, of South Weymouth, formerly of Charlestown, passed away surrounded by his loving family on August 2, 2020.  He was 77.

Richard worked for many years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an Inspector. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing cribbage, poker, bowling, beating the neighborhood kids at basketball and was an avid Red Sox fan....