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Local Obituaries for Quincy, Hingham, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, MA & Surrounding Areas
Nancy (Flathers) Depari
Mar 1, 2020
DePari, Nancy (Flathers) of Weymouth, died March 1, 2020.
Nancy was a volunteer for about 18 years at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She always enjoyed spending time with her family especially her beloved grandchildren. Nancy will be dearly missed by all those that knew and loved her.
Beloved wife of the late Ralph E. DePari.
Loving mother of Sandra...
Jacqueline A. Madden
Mar 1, 2020
Jacqueline A. (Starr) Madden, 90 of Quincy, passed away surrounded by her loving family at her home on Sunday March 1, 2020.
Born in Jamaica Plain, she was a daughter of the late Bernard J. Starr and Wilma (Tobin). She was a graduate of Jamaica Plain High School, and was an office manager for New England Telephone, Norwood Marine,...
Agnes O’Connor
Feb 29, 2020
Mrs.Agnes (Hernon) O’Connor, of Weymouth, passed away peacefully at home on February 29, 2020. She was 93.
Agnes was born in Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co Galway, Ireland. She immigrated to the United States at the age of 21 and settled in Dorchester where she raised her eight children with her husband, Jim. Family was the most important part of Agnes’s...
Irene B. “Bunny” Messina
Feb 29, 2020
Messina, Irene “Bunny” (Feeney) 87 of Quincy, passed away on Saturday February 29, 2020 in Hampton NH, surrounded by her family. The world lost an amazing gift on this day. Bunny was loved and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.
Born and raised in South Boston, she was a daughter of the late Joseph E. Feeney...
Marie G. Haddix
Feb 28, 2020
Marie G. (Molisse) Haddix, of Quincy, formerly of South Weymouth, where she raised her family, died peacefully on February 28, 2020 just shy of her 97th birthday.
The center of Marie’s life was her family. She took great pride in caring for her home and for her loved ones. Marie’s generous spirit and kind heart were felt by many and...
Catherine M. Brooks
Feb 28, 2020
Mrs. Catherine “Kay” M. (McDevitt) Brooks, of So. Weymouth, died February 28, 2020.
Kay was born in Boston and lived in So. Weymouth for 56 years with her beloved husband Chuck.
Loving mother of Chuck Brooks, and his wife, Laura, of Marlborough, David Brooks and his wife, Michelle, of Marshfield, Scott Brooks of Braintree, Nancy McDonald and her husband, Jim,...
Robert G. Wilkinson, Md
Feb 28, 2020
Dr. Robert Gardner Wilkinson, age 85, formerly of Hingham and Cataumet, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020, surrounded by his family.
Bob was born in 1934 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and was the only son of the late Kenneth and Catherine (Roddy) Wilkinson. He attended Boston Latin School and Boston College before earning his M.D. at Tufts University. Married in...
Carol H. Warren
Feb 27, 2020
Warren, Carol H. (Hammond) of Plymouth, died peacefully February 27, 2020.
Carol’s life was centered around her family. She led a quiet life and enjoyed crocheting, playing bingo, studying genealogy and enjoying nature’s beauty. In her earlier years, Carol worked on a farm and had a special place in her heart for animals, especially dogs. Carol will be remembered for...
Patricia “Aunt Pat” Mary Coyne
Feb 27, 2020
Patricia “Aunt Pat” Mary Coyne, born in Chicago, was raised and lived in Hull. Aunt Pat died peacefully on February 27, 2020. She was a Pioneer of New England Telephone. Her career started in Hull as a switchboard operator and she worked her way up the ranks, retiring as an executive secretary in 1990. She belonged to the Hull St....
Maureen E. Hoban
Feb 27, 2020
Maureen E. (Murphy) Hoban, 63 of Quincy, passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday February 27, 2020.
Born and raised in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Francis Murphy and Helen (Donovan). Maureen was a graduate of Dorchester High School.
Maureen was the beloved wife of John M. Hoban of Quincy, and the devoted...
Kathleen M. Fitzgerald
Feb 26, 2020
Fitzgerald, Kathleen M. (Foley) of Braintree, died February 26, 2020.
Kathleen vacationed with her family at Burke Mountain in East Burke, VT for over 35 years. She supported Archbishop Williams High School with their various fundraising efforts and was a longtime member of the Quincy Neighborhood Club.
Beloved wife of Thomas J. Fitzgerald of Braintree. Loving mother of...
Kenneth T. Ellis, Jr.
Feb 26, 2020
Kenneth T. Ellis, Jr., of Scituate, died peacefully in his sleep, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the Care One at Redstone in East Longmeadow. He was 60.
Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Kenneth T. and Ruth L. (Parker) Ellis. Kenneth was a graduate of the Cotting School for children with special needs. After graduating,...
Paul J. Murphy
Feb 25, 2020
Paul J. Murphy, 56, of Hanson, formerly of Quincy, was joyfully reunited with his late son Michael P. Murphy on February 25, 2020. Son of the late William P. Murphy and Dorothy A. (McGowan) Murphy.
Paul (Bic) was born in Boston and raised in Quincy. He attended local schools and graduated from NQHS class of 1982. Paul worked as a...
Mary Ellen Mooney
Feb 24, 2020
Mary Ellen (Towle) Mooney formerly of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, passed away peacefully in Hingham, Massachusetts on Monday, February 24, 2020.
Born in Detroit, she was the daughter of the late Bertram Mundy Towle and Margaret (Moore). Mary Ellen was raised in Detroit, graduating from Dominican High School and University of Detroit. She was a longtime member of St. Paul’s...
Robert F. Christmas
Feb 23, 2020
Robert F. Christmas of North Weymouth, died February 23, 2020 at the age of 88.
Bob was a lifelong movie buff and enjoyed attending Red Sox games. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor. He worked as an office manager for Locke Furniture and Goodman knitting. He also served in the U.S. Air Force. Family was everything...
John W. Squire
Feb 23, 2020
Squire, John William, 93, of North Weymouth formerly of Somerville, and the son of the late Francis and Effie Squire, passed away at The Dwyer Home on Feb. 23, 2020.
John was a WWII veteran and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 16. He participated in the landings at Normandy on D-Day. John was an Engineering and Business...
Kathleen M. Gallagher-Grennon
Feb 22, 2020
Kathleen M. Gallagher-Grennon, of Quincy and formerly of Jamaica Plain, passed surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, February 22, 2020 after a short, but valiant battle with brain cancer. She was 65 years of age. Kathleen was the beloved wife of Edward Grennon, who she met in Jamaica Plain as a teenager and with whom she shared over 50...
Joyce Mcdonough
Feb 22, 2020
McDonough, Joyce (Tenczar) of Hingham, died February 22, 2020.
Joyce was front page news from day one. Born on the first of January 1943, to the late Joseph and Janet (Smialek) Tenczar, she was featured on the front page of the Holyoke Daily Transcript as the first child born in Holyoke MA that year. Raised in Holyoke, Joyce went on...
Carol Wood
Feb 21, 2020
Carol (Zella) Wood, of Braintree, died February 21, 2020.
Over the years, while raising her family, Carol worked at Taryn’s Bridal in Braintree, The Curtain Factory in Weymouth and Eric & Ralph’s Restaurant in Braintree. She enjoyed going to the beach, playing cards with friends and following New England sport’s teams. She will be deeply missed.
Beloved wife of...
James P. Cifrino
Feb 21, 2020
James Paul Cifrino died on Friday, February 21, 2020 at his home in Cohasset after a long and happy life at the age of 94. Mr. Cifrino was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1925 of Italian immigrants who had come to America as children: his mother Mary Ferroli from Tramonti de Mezzo in northern Italy; and his father, Paul Cifrino,...