Obituaries

Dec 29, 2017

KNIGHT John Paul, Sr. of Weymouth, MA passed away December 29, 2017.

Beloved Son of the late Charles and Viola Knight. Loving father of Jacqueline Knight of Braintree, John Knight Jr. and his friend Rosemary Daly of Rockland and David Knight and his wife Pam of Hanover. Grandfather of Allison, Jamie, Jessica and Sean. Also survived by his brothers, Robert...

Dec 29, 2017

Deborah Ellen (Dolan) Rizzotti, of Canton, after a courageous battle with cancer for 13 years, passed away peacefully with her husband by her side on December 29, 2017. Loving wife to Richard Robert Rizzotti for 42 years, and loving mother to her three children Annmarie Rizzotti O’Brien and husband Joseph of Canton, Major Michael Anthony Rizzotti of Kansas City, MO,...

Dec 28, 2017

Rose, Margaret. Bemis “Mardi” of Hingham. Born St Louis MO, grew up in Brookline and Cohasset MA died December 28th 2017.

Mardi attended Windsor high school where she held the record of most goals scored in Field Hockey for many years. In 1949 she earned a B.A from Stanford Unversity with a major in pre-Architecture. In 1953 she became the...

Dec 28, 2017

Robert S. Mirabito of Hingham passed away peacefully in Boca Raton, FL on Dec. 28, 2017 with his family by his side.

He is survived by his loving wife Mary (Driscoll) and his two daughters, Camille Hyde and her husband Paul of Marion, and Laura Mirabito of Mattapoisett. He is the grandfather of Robert and Emily Hyde, Carly and Serena...

Dec 28, 2017

McCann, Gloria E. (Albert) of Weymouth, died December 28, 2017. Gloria was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada and grew up in Madawaska, Maine. She earned her Associates Degree from Bay State Junior College. For many years Gloria worked as an Executive Administrator for Classic Fire Control. Gloria was a member of the Weymouth Eagles, she enjoyed gardening and working...

Dec 28, 2017

Castle, John Harold “Jack” of Hull, died December 28, 2017.

Beloved husband of 37 years of Mariruth Castle (Kecskemety) of Hull.   Loving father of Joseph Davis and his wife Brandy of ME, Paul Davis of Hull, Sheila Ranson and her husband William of Hull and Brad Castle and his wife Danielle of Hull.  Devoted grandfather of Virginia, Michael, Joseph, Dakota,...

Dec 27, 2017

Dec 27, 2017

Dec 27, 2017

Shea, Mary E. (Ristuccia) of Hingham, 95, passed away on December 27, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.

Mary had worked for 20 years for Stop and Shop Company as a manager and bookkeeper. Mary was a very proud United States Navy veteran and one of the last surviving females serving in World War II as a WAVE. She...

Dec 25, 2017

Shields, Margaret A. (Murphy) “Peggy” of Weymouth, formerly of Hull died December 25, 2017.

Beloved wife of the late Martin T. Shields Jr. and long time companion of the late Martin J. Burke.  Loving mother of Catherine Shields of Randolph, Martin T. Shields III and his wife Debbie of Hull, Maryellen Shields of Auburndale, Christine Shields of Quincy, Susan Collins...

Dec 25, 2017

Joyce Marie Kaiden (Siukola) of Quincy passed away suddenly on Christmas day surrounded by her family and friends.

Born and raised in Quincy where she resided her entire life. She was the beloved and devoted wife of Robert Kaiden, the cherished daughter of the late Wilho and Nancy Siukola, loving sister to Michael, and the late William and Maureen, aunt...

Dec 25, 2017

Bertha L. “Bea” (Pryor) Ash of Quincy, died December 25, 2017.

Bea was born and raised in South Boston and lived in Quincy for over 40 years. She was fiercely devoted to her family. Her decisions were always made with them in mind and was happiest when surrounded by them. She will be dearly missed.

Beloved wife of the late...

Dec 24, 2017

Robinson, Esther (Egnet) of Raynham, died December 24, 2017.

Beloved wife of 50 years to the late William H. Robinson, Sr.  Loving mother of William H. Robinson, Jr. and his wife Noelle of East Taunton, Linda Gineitis and her husband Lenny of PA and Janet Robinson and her partner Mark Sigler of FL.  Devoted grandmother of Kristina, Alex, Deana, Jeffrey,...

Dec 23, 2017

Forte, Russell A. of Quincy, died December 23, 2017.

Russell graduated from Quincy High Vo-Tech class of 1986 and was the former pressman at Ben Franklin Press in Quincy and plumber at McCormick Plumbing in Billerica. He enjoyed sports, fishing, golfing, drawing, and music. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Cherished son of Russell A....

Dec 23, 2017

Michael J. Fay of Weymouth, passed away on December 23, 2017.

Born in Boston, Mike grew up in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Roxbury and was a 1948 graduate of Mission High School and then Boston University, Mike worked for many years as a Boston school teacher and retired from Hyde Park High School. He was an avid Boston sports...

Dec 23, 2017

Marcelle M. Nugent (Lhote) of Abington, formerly of France, died December 23, 2017 at the age of 79.

Marcelle worked as a kitchen supervisor for Pond Meadow Nursing Home in Weymouth as well as several other local nursing homes. She was a high energy person and enjoyed participating at the Abington Senior Center. Marcelle was proud to be a breast...

Dec 22, 2017

Claire Norton Burke of Hingham died peacefully Friday, December 22, 2017 at her home with her children by her side after a brief illness.

She was the loving wife of 59 years of the late Richard Finn Burke. She was born in Dorchester, MA, on August 5, 1931 to the late John and Katherine Norton.

She will forever be remembered...

Dec 21, 2017

Curry, Sara R. (DeJoseph) of Quincy, died December 21, 2017 at the age of 92.

Sara was a resident of Quincy for 65 years and was born and raised in South Boston. She passed away peacefully in her home.

In her younger years, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. Family was the cornerstone of Sara’s life. Sunday...

Dec 21, 2017

Roberta  T. “Bobbie” (Ryan) Connolly of Quincy, passed away at her home on December 21, 2017, surrounded by the family she cherished.  The beloved wife of the late Arthur Connolly.  Devoted mother of Donald Connolly of Jamaica Plain, Arthur “Rocky” Connolly, Joseph Connolly, Stephen “Red” Connolly and his wife Lori, Virginia “Ginny” Connolly all of Quincy and Robert Connolly and...

Dec 21, 2017

Herlihy, Barbara G. (Gill) of Braintree, died December 21, 2017.

Barbara was born in Shrawn, Inish Mor, Co. Galway, Ireland. She came to the United States in her 20’s and settled down in Dorchester. She was a resident of Dorchester for many years where she raised her 8 children with her late husband, Thomas. She later moved to Quincy, Abington...