Obituaries

Apr 28, 2019

Woods, Patricia A. (Stynes) of Braintree, died April 28, 2019.

Tricia adored her husband Woody and enjoyed traveling to Maine and Florida together. She loved her house, barbecuing with her family and gardening in her yard, and even named a rose bush Elvis because her sister is a fan of his music. Tricia enjoyed feeding the birds and loved animals,...

Apr 28, 2019

After a long illness, Jane (Peters) Cifrino died on April 28, 2019 at the age of 65 from congestive heart failure. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Lauretta (Galluzzo) Peters. She was predeceased in death by her sister Diane Leonard. Born in Weymouth, Ma she was brought up in Hingham. She was a 1971 graduate of Hingham...

Apr 27, 2019

Master Sergeant Vernon E. Drysdale, retired Air Force, passed away on April 27, 2019 at his home in Rockland, MA after a brief illness, at the age of 86.

Vernon was born on January 24, 1933 in Braintree, MA to Leo and Laura Drysdale.  He enlisted in the Air Force in 1951, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant.  While stationed...

Apr 26, 2019

Michelle M. Bermingham of Brockton, died peacefully surrounded by her family on April 26, 2019 at the age of 55.

Michelle grew up in Abington and was a retired nurse.  She was an avid animal lover and a Member of New England Terrier Club.  Michelle loved fishing and spending time on the water.

Daughter of the late Thomas ‘Red” E....

Apr 25, 2019

Mr. Paul F. Onorato, of Weymouth, died April 25, 2019.

Paul lived in the North End of Boston and attended Saint John’s School. He was 11 years old when he arrived in the United States and at the age of 17 became a hairdresser. He then moved to Somerville and he worked at various salons until he established his first...

Apr 25, 2019

John E. Gill of Weymouth, died in an automobile accident on April 25, 2019 at the age of 50.

John was a dedicated and proud father to his son Jonathan Gill of Weymouth. He was the son of the late Sheila A. and William J. Gill. Brother of Kathy Czymbor of Brockton, Thomas Gill of Rochester, NH, Karen Bushman of...

Apr 25, 2019

Barry Paul Arcangeli of Weymouth, longtime owner of Paul Barry Salon in Braintree was taken from us suddenly by heart failure at his home on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Barry was loved by all who were fortunate enough to know him. His passion for seeing and appreciating the beauty and good in everything and everyone in his life was his...

Apr 25, 2019

Mr.Thomas L. Regan, of Weymouth, died April 25, 2019.

Born in Boston, Tom worked for many years for Honeywell Corp and Simplex Grinnell Company. He was a youth soccer coach for the Town of Weymouth and always enjoyed music and keeping up on the family geneology. Tom was stationed in Morocco while serving in the United States Navy. He will...

Apr 25, 2019

Ervene F. “Sis” (Carter) Harding of Braintree, formerly of Waltham, passed away April 25, 2019. Sis attended Waltham High School and in her early years, worked at Raytheon. She was an avid Boston sports fan, enjoyed knitting, loved spending time with her family and made the best spaghetti sauce around.

Beloved wife of the late Donald A. Harding, formerly of...

Apr 24, 2019

James H. Brown, of Hull, Massachusetts, formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Abiquiu and Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Life Care Center of the South Shore in Scituate. He was 85.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Howard and Charlotte (Morrow) Brown. James attended Cooley High...

Apr 24, 2019

Raymond W. Campbell of Quincy, passed away Wednesday April 24, 2019, he was 87.  

Born in Boston, and raised in Dorchester, he was a son of the late George and Christine Campbell.  Raymond was a US Navy Korean War Veteran.  He worked for many years as a printer for The Boston Herald, and later in management for New MediCo.

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Apr 24, 2019

Raymond C. Rose of Weymouth, died April 24, 2019 at the age of 89.

Ray grew up in Mission Hill where he was one of 18 siblings. He joined the Navy at a young age and served for 20 years, retiring as an Equipment Operator First Class in 1963. He was stationed in Guam and the Philippines and also worked...

Apr 23, 2019

Richard O. “Richie” Newell, of Boston and formally of Everett, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He was 74.

Born and raised in Everett, he was the son of the late Milford O. and Lillian E. (Atwood) Newell. Richie attended local schools and graduated high school with the Class of...

Apr 23, 2019

Wall, Dorothy Marie (Kelly) of Weymouth, passed away April 23, 2019.

Dorothy was born in Quincy on October 18th, 1926. She attended St. Joseph’s Elementary School in Quincy Point, graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Weymouth Landing in 1944 and Fisher College in Back Bay with an Associates Degree in Business in 1946. She was a devoted parishioner of...

Apr 23, 2019

Lynn Johnson, of Hull, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. She was 37 and had struggled with mental illnesses for over 20 years.

Lynn was the daughter of the late William E. and Ann Marie (Rudgis) Johnson. She was the sister of Gail Whitcomb-Richman and her husband James of Hull, Kathy Hallsen and her husband William of Weymouth and...

Apr 23, 2019

Hickey, Linda M. (Boyce) of Weymouth, passed away on April 23, 2019.

Linda worked for 30 years for Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She will be dearly missed by all those that knew and loved her.

Devoted daughter of Lucy (Draicchio) Boyce of Weymouth and the late Robert Boyce. Beloved wife of the late Paul G. Hickey. Loving mother of ...

Apr 22, 2019

Apr 22, 2019

Mary A. Higgins of Quincy, passed away peacefully Monday evening April 22, 2019, she was 61.  

Born in Boston, she was a daughter of Ann (Gilleo) Higgins, and the late Thomas Higgins.  Mary worked for Stop & Shop in Quincy for many years.

Mary was the sister of Michael Higgins (BFD Ret,), Marguerite Kenzel, Kathleen Higgins, and the late...

Apr 20, 2019

Brendan T. Maguire, of Braintree, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2019 at the age of 29, surrounded by his loving family.

He is survived by his beloved wife of six months, Lauren (Hamill) Maguire, his parents Myles and Kathleen, and his siblings Clare, Liam, and Brian.

Brendan was a devoted husband, son, brother, son-in-law, cousin, nephew, and friend to...

Apr 20, 2019

William (“Bill”) James Russell, age 58, passed away April 20, 2019 following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

He is survived by his loving wife of 32 years, Alice Burns Russell; his daughter, Danielle Russell and her husband, Tom DeFalco; his daughter, Jaime Russell; and many close family members and friends.

Born and raised in Cambridge, Bill spent his elementary...