Obituaries

Feb 1, 2020

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN John E. “Jack” Haskins of Boston, died February 1, 2020 at the age of 84. Jack proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the DDE-508 Cony. He worked as a nighttime supervisor for the City of Boston Transportation Department for 26 years. Among the things he enjoyed most were traveling, fishing, and enjoying...

Jan 31, 2020

Gertrude T. “Trudy” (Dirksmeier) Martel, 94 died peacefully January 31, 2020 of natural causes. Trudy was the daughter of the late Andrew L Dirksmeier Sr. and Gertrude J. Donahoe, born in Dorchester July 3, 1925.  She moved to West Quincy when she was 15 where she remained for majority of the her life in the family home. She was a...

Jan 30, 2020

Neil T. Flathers, of Hingham, formerly of Sudbury and Biddeford Pool, Maine, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was 91.

Born in Lawrence, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Margaret (Kelley) Flathers. Neil graduated from Central Catholic High School with the Class of 1946. He completed...

Jan 30, 2020

Timothy G. Sloan died January 30, 2020 at the age of 56.

Tim loved the outdoors. Whether it was fishing, hiking, skiing or scuba diving, he was happiest in nature. He also enjoyed playing hockey, long distance running, motorcycles and following Boston sports teams. At work, Tim was a talented fabricator and could fix anything. He was a true jack...

Jan 30, 2020

Delorey, Ann of Weymouth, died on January 30, 2020. She was 80.

Ann was a Legal Secretary for many years for Nixon Peabody until her retirement.

Loving mother of Marianne (Aiello) Ford and her husband, Robert, of Florida, Christine Aiello and Richard MacKean of Whitman,  Victor Cimino, of Abington, and  Mark Cimino and his wife, Susan, of Braintree. Sister of...

Jan 30, 2020

Jan 30, 2020

Eileen R. (Quilty) Plouf 95, of Hingham, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 30, 2020.

Born in Weymouth, she was the daughter of the late John W. Quilty and Nora (Geraghty).  Eileen was a Manufacturing Supervisor with Sigma Instruments for 42 years.

Eileen was the beloved wife of 62 years of the late John Plouf Sr. and the devoted mother...

Jan 28, 2020

Nicholas P. Raineri of Weymouth, died suddenly on January 28, 2020. He was 28.

Nick lived in Mashpee for a short time but spent most of his life in Weymouth. He was a jack of all trades, working in many fields over the years. He loved music, nature and spending time with family and friends. To know him was...

Jan 28, 2020

Cheryl J. (Cotty) Means of Quincy, died January 28, 2020, she was 61. Daughter of the late Paul Cotty, Jr. and Janet (Hansen) Cotty. Longtime companion of the late Stephen Earner. Loving mother of Jennifer Cotty and her partner Christopher Lenardis,  Heather Nesti and her husband David Nesti, Jr. all of Quincy, Megan Means and her fiance Jason Metivier of...

Jan 28, 2020

Lorraine F. (Hubbard) Homsey, of Franklin, formerly of Quincy, died suddenly at her home, following a period of declining health, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was 73.

Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and was the daughter of the late Leonard M. and Joyce (Allfrey) Hubbard. Lorraine graduated from Dorchester High School with the Class of 1965.

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Jan 28, 2020

Fleming, Louise P. of Quincy died January 28, 2020.

Louise was a housekeeper and cook for many years for the Archidiocese of Boston at various churches including Star of the Sea Church in Quincy and Saint Jerome’s Church in Weymouth. She was a graduate of Archbishop Cushing High School in South Boston. Louise was a devout catholic and a woman...

Jan 28, 2020

Eldana A. (Casna) Hoxie of East Sandwich and South Weymouth passed away January 28, 2020. Eldana could often be found at the beach and was a devout Catholic and longtime parishioner at St. Francis Xavier Church in Weymouth. Beloved wife of William M. Hoxie, her son Kevin W. Hoxie and his wife Kristine of Kingston, Steven M. Hoxie and his...

Jan 28, 2020

Dianna (Barton) McDonough, 66, of Randolph, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 28, 2020.  

Born in Quincy, she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Wrena O. (Kervin) Barton.  Dianna was a graduate of Braintree High School, and was a Century 21 Real Estate Agent for many years.

Dianna was the beloved wife of the late John...

Jan 27, 2020

Gordon Eugene Simmons of Quincy passed away on January 27th at his residence surrounded by his family. 

Born in Woonsocket, RI to Eugene and Florence (Lepley) Simmons, he was raised in Franklin. He was a 1944 graduate of Franklin High School where he excelled on the baseball and football field.  He also attended Dean Academy. As a proud veteran...

Jan 27, 2020

Paul A. Roy of North Weymouth, MA died January 27, 2020. Devoted husband to the late Clare (McMahon) from Spancil Hill, Ireland, and devoted father to Paul Roy of Camarillo, CA; Diane & Bob Donahoe of Medfield, MA; David & Marie Roy of Halifax, MA; Michelle & Sean Gillan of Pembroke, MA, and Alison & Paul Carella of San Francisco,...

Jan 27, 2020

Jones, Joan “Karen” (O’Connor) 77 of Quincy, passed away suddenly at her home January 27, 2020 with her son Jonathan.

Karen grew up in Boston and attended Boston Proper, graduated high school in Bridgewater, attended secretarial school, and settled in Quincy where she lived for over 50 years. She worked at Marr Construction in South Boston when she met her...

Jan 26, 2020

John Edward “Jake” Burke, Jr. of Hull, died unexpectedly after a long courageous battle on January 26, 2020 at the age of 56.

Jake was born on 8/9/1963 in Boston to Jack and Shirley Burke. He grew up in Whiskey Point, Brookline. He attended Wentworth Institute, was a proud U.S Navy Seabee veteran, Desert Storm veteran and a great Tugboat...

Jan 25, 2020

William J. Enos, 60, of Quincy, passed away suddenly on Saturday January 25, 2020.

Born in Quincy, he was a son of the late Joseph B. and Winifred A. (Henebry) Enos.  William was a graduate of the Quincy Vocational Technical High School, and went on to work for many years at Haemonetics.  He later was employed with Hannaford Supermarkets and...

Jan 25, 2020

Koplovsky, William M. (Bill) of Hingham, died January 25, 2020. 

Bill attended Boston Latin School and Tufts University. He was involved in ROTC and served in the US Air Force. He was a self-employed business consultant for Golightly Companies. Bill was on the board at Boston Latin School and was a recipient of the Lee J. Dunn Award. He...

Jan 25, 2020

Joyce M. (Hanrahan) Loud, of Weymouth, died peacefully at her home, on Saturday, January 25, 2020, surrounded by her loving family who cared for her until the very end. She was 75. Born in Boston and raised in Weymouth, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anne Rita (McKinnon) Hanrahan. Joyce was a graduate of Weymouth High School,...