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Jill A. Loeffler
Sep 5, 2017
Loeffler, Jill (Mallory) of Hanover, formerly of Syracuse, NY and Flushing, MI, died September 5, 2017.
Jill’s life centered around her loving family. An elementary school teacher in her early career, she and her husband instilled the importance of education in their two daughters at a very early age. She also took great pride in supporting her husband, nationally-acclaimed in...
Christine A. Merlino
Sep 5, 2017
Christine A. (Zacharias) Merlino, of Weymouth, died September 5, 2017.
Christine worked for 29 years as an administrative secretary for The City of Quincy. Christine was a phenomenal cook and could often be found cooking for the Boston Fire Department. She enjoyed gambling, traveling to Aruba and being surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be sadly missed.
Beloved...
Carmella Lopresti
Sep 5, 2017
LoPresti, Carmella (Millie), 93 of Weymouth, MA died September 5 at her home surrounded by family.
Born in Jersey City, NJ on July 16, 1924. She was the daughter of Giuseppe and Julia Pepe. She received her bachelor’s degree from Salem Teacher’s College and then her master’s degree at Boston State. She was the first female married teacher in the...
Claire M. Hunt
Sep 5, 2017
Claire M. Hunt of South Boston, died September 5, 2017.
Claire enjoyed reading and loved her neighborhood in South Boston.
She was the sister of Ruth Elliott of South Weymouth, Richard Hunt of ME, Robert Hunt of FL, Roy Hunt of Sharon and the late Herbert Hunt, Edward Hunt, Marjorie Lane and Marie Hunt. Also survived by her niece and...
Norma J. Collins
Sep 4, 2017
Norma J. (Gosselin) Collins of Abington, formerly of Weymouth, went home to be with the Lord on September 4, 2017.
Norma was a longtime member of the South Shore Viking Association, where she served as membership secretary for many years. She was a skilled knitter and phenomenal cook, often praised for her chocolate chip cookies. In her early years she...
George F. Kelley
Sep 4, 2017
George F. Kelley of Treasure Island, FL, formerly of Weymouth, died peacefully September 4, 2017.
George worked as a firefighter and was stationed at Boston Fire Department Engine 50. He was also a retired member of the Boston Fire Honor Guard. A veteran of the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. He was a proud...
Peter R. Hultman
Sep 4, 2017
Peter R. Hultman of Weymouth, passed away on September 4, 2017.
Husband of Donna (Moyer) Hultman. Son of the late Eugene and Marion Hultman Brother of Rev. E. Bradlee Hultman of Weymouth, Paul C. Hultman of Brockton, Nancy J. Parenteau of Bridgewater, and Elizabeth Larkin of Oakdale, MN. Son in law of Maria Moyer of Hingham and the late Dr....
Theodore G. “Ted” Clarke
Sep 4, 2017
Theodore G. “Ted”Clarke, of North Weymouth, died September 4, 2017.
Beloved husband of Mary L. (Caron) Clarke of Weymouth. Devoted father of Philip D’Entremont and his wife Jaime of Longmeadow. Cherished grandfather of Alecia and Nathan D’Entremont of CT and Miles D’Entremont of Longmeadow. Loving brother of Ruth Ford of Texas, Dana H. Clarke, MD. of Salt Lake City and...
Matthew J. Pettograsso
Sep 3, 2017
Matthew J. Pettograsso of Weymouth, died September 3, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer.
He most recently worked at Appliance One in Hanover where he made many friends. In his early years Matt played Weymouth HS football, as a continued fan he attended the Thanksgiving football game annually. He never skipped a Patriots game or the chance to make...
Mary L. Housman
Sep 3, 2017
Mary L. Housman of New Britain, CT died September 3, 2017.
Mary was born at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth and spent her early years in Braintree, living next door to her paternal grandfather. At age 8, she moved to Weymouth Heights into a house that her father built on Commercial Street and spent her childhood and most of her...
Thomas J. O’Brien
Sep 3, 2017
O’Brien, Thomas J. “Tommy” of Quincy, a retired Boston Police Officer, passed away September 3, 2017 after a brief illness at home surrounded by his loving family.
Tommy grew up in Roxbury and graduated from the Boston English High School. He was a stand up guy, a good friend, and a hard worker. He will be sadly missed by all...
Lester B. Veno Jr.
Sep 2, 2017
Lester B. Veno Jr., 89 passed away on September 2, 2017, at his home in Palm City, Florida.
He leaves his wife of 10 years, Jan (Maxwell), his sister Betty Forrest, his children, Susan, Steven & David, and 6 grandchildren. He will be interred with his first wife, Jean (Stevens) at Fairmont Cemetery, in East Weymouth, MA.
Les was born...
Michael A. Tribuna, Sr.
Sep 1, 2017
Michael A. Tribuna, Sr. of Hingham and Falmouth passed away on September 1, 2017 at the age of 84. Son of the late Sarah (MacDougall) and Michael Tribuna. Survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy (Rennie) Tribuna. Born in Chelsea, MA and raised in Quincy. Graduated from North Quincy High School and Northeastern University. He served in the United...
Jack Delahunt
Aug 31, 2017
John K. Delahunt (Jack), age 86, passed away peacefully August 31 in the presence of his family after a courageous multi-year battle with Alzheimer’s. A resident of Harwich since 1994, Jack was born 7/24/31 in Weymouth, MA to John and Helen Delahunt.
A devoted Catholic, Jack graduated from Weymouth High School and entered the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on...
Barbara L. Mackean
Aug 30, 2017
Barbara L. MacKean, of W. Springfield, formerly of North Weymouth, passed away on August 30, 2017.
Barbara was a kind and generous person with a beautiful spirit. As an extremely talented seamstress, she made all of her own clothing by hand as well as numerous gowns and home furnishings. She lived a spiritual and simple life, always putting others before...
Norman J. Walsh
Aug 30, 2017
Walsh, Norman J. of Quincy, passed away August 30, 2017, at the age of 94.
Born in Boston in 1922, Norman was a longtime resident of Quincy. He courageously served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was a recipient of both a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. A graduate of...
Stephen H. “Steve” Moynihan
Aug 30, 2017
Moynihan, Stephen H. of Quincy, died peacefully August 30, 2017 with his family by his side.
Beloved husband of 66 years to Jean Moynihan (Granahan) of Quincy. Loving father of Mary Elizabeth Levy and her husband Robert of Wellesley, Kathleen Phillips and her husband Gregory of Falmouth, Stephen Moynihan and his wife Grace of Falmouth, Ellen Moynihan of Falmouth, Jean...
Jeanette T. Alabiso
Aug 30, 2017
Jeanette T. Alabiso, 95, a loving matriarch who deeply understood the magic she could weave for her family at every holiday or special occasion, died Wednesday.
Her cooking skills, Italian and otherwise, were extraordinary and always evident to anyone who came into her Hingham home. One of her granddaughters remarked that “grandma was really one of a kind…how amazing her...
Gilda J. Vitale
Aug 29, 2017
Vitale, Gilda J. (Camuso) of Weymouth, passed away August 29, 2017.
Gilda was born in Boston to the late Pasquale and Elga Camuso. She was a graduate of East Boston High School and attended Bentley College. Gilda was a kind hearted, generous woman who loved music, swimming and traveling around the world with her husband.
Beloved wife of the late...
Paul J. Canavan
Aug 29, 2017
Canavan, Paul J. of Quincy, died August 29, 2017.
Beloved husband of the late Rosemary Canavan (McGinness). Loving father of Barbara Canavan of Quincy, Paul S. Canavan and his wife Marion of Quincy, John Canavan of Weymouth, Patrick Canavan and his fiancee Mary Claire Yanga of CA, and the late Michele Canavan. Devoted Papa of Kevin, Jason, Patrick, Carmela, Cameron...
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