Obituaries

Jul 16, 2017

Dale A. Dopson, Sr., of Stoughton, a Senior R&D Tech at Medtronic, left us on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at South Shore Hospital. He was 62.

Born in San Fernando, Trinidad, Dale moved to the United States as a young man. As someone who could fix anything, he was well-suited for his job in medical device testing. He had a...

Jul 16, 2017

Dr. Joel Mades of Venice, Florida, and formerly of Wellesley, Massachusetts, died peacefully and surrounded by family on July 16 at the age of 80 in Lake Wales, Florida. Dr. Mades was born on May 7, 1937, the son of Dr. Meyer Leonard Mades and Anne (Drucker) Mades of Revere, Massachusetts. He is survived by his son, Dean Mades, by...

Jul 15, 2017

Jul 15, 2017

Dhooge, Elizabeth A. of Braintree, formerly Dorchester, died July 15, 2017.

Elizabeth adored her family and was very close with all of them. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Disney. Elizabeth worked for the Boston Bruins for over 20 years. She was a generous woman who would always help out a charity, or person, in need. She will be greatly missed...

Jul 15, 2017

Weeks, Robert G. “Bob” of North Weymouth, died peacefully in his sleep, July 15, 2017, of a sudden illness at South Shore Hospital.

He served his country in the USMC and was awarded the Firearms First Class Target Medal. Bob was a lifetime postal service worker. He had various hobbies and especially loved history. He will be remembered for his...

Jul 15, 2017

Arnold E. “Sonny” “Joe” Grant, of Dedham, the retired owner of Grant Construction, died on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Seasons Hospice in Milton. He was 87.

Arnold was born in Boston and lived in Dedham for many years.

He was the beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Cunningham) Grant, the loving father of Dr. Linda M. Grant and...

Jul 15, 2017

Campbell, Ralph E. “Soupy” of Weymouth, passed away July 15, 2017. Ralph grew up in Weymouth and was a graduate of Weymouth High School. He earned his Associates Degree in Criminology from Northeastern University. Ralph was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a proud policeman for 40 years on the Weymouth Police Department. Ralph was...

Jul 13, 2017

Grassia, James H. of North Weymouth, fought a hard battle with addiction, which ended peacefully on July 13, 2017. James lived on Martha’s Vineyard for many years where he was a skilled athlete and all scholastic football player. Recently he enjoyed skiing, snow mobiling and the beach. He worked as a skilled laborer in excavation . He will be remembered...

Jul 13, 2017

Jaehnig, Joan M. (Conlan) of Quincy, died July 13, 2017, in her own home, surrounded by her loving family.

Joan’s life centered around her loving family, deep faith, and strong sense of community.  She and her late husband Charlie raised seven active boys in a community they loved.  She cherished the vacation time spent at Camp Wulamat, Newfound Lake, NH. ...

Jul 12, 2017

Dalto, Deborah A. (Ballou) of Weymouth, died July 12, 2017.

Deb loved traveling to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, playing the lottery, camping, and walking on the beach with her grandchildren. She enjoyed taking rides down Jerusalem Rd. in Cohasset and looking at the beautiful scenery. Deb was a school bus driver for children with special needs for many years. She...

Jul 11, 2017

Connolly, Cornelius J., Jr. of Norwell, died July 11, 2017.

Cornelius was born in 1933 in Boston, MA. Cornelius was raised in Mission Hill and was a graduate of Mission High School and Bentley College. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. Cornelius worked as a bank examiner at the State Banking Department for...

Jul 11, 2017

 

Janice Marie Leonard of Quincy, passed away July 11, 2017.   Janice was a creative gypsy who had a tremendous ability to love. She began her design career as a florist and then turned her creativity to clothing. As a secretary for Barrett Ring in the Garment District of Boston, her talents were soon discovered and she flourished as designer...

Jul 10, 2017

Guilfoyle, Elizabeth K. (Sweeney) of Braintree, died July 10, 2017.

Daughter of the late Richard and Margaret (Lent) Sweeney. Dear wife of the late Robert L. Guilfoyle. Loving mother of Elizabeth L. Shatas and her husband Timothy of Walpole and Caroline M. Barry of Braintree. Cherished “Nana” of Jackson and Emily Shatas. Sister of Jeffrey F. Sweeney and his wife...

Jul 10, 2017

Leonarda C. (Spinale) Nelson of Hingham, MA, formerly of West Roxbury, died July 10, 2017. She was 91.

Daughter of James and Angela Spinale. Born and raised in the West End, she enjoyed reading, cooking, and had a love of politics. A passionate advocate for education and a lifelong patron of many charities. Her sparkling smile and generosity of spirit...

Jul 8, 2017

Francis Elliott Carlson, 97, died July 8, 2017 at home in Hingham, MA.  He was born in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1920 and was a graduate of Harvard College, Class of 1942.  He served in the U.S Army in four European campaigns and was awarded two Silver Stars, the Bronze Star,  and the Croix de Guerre. Mr. Carlson was a Certified...

Jul 8, 2017

Valerie Parker Greene of Stoughton, MA. formerly of Franconia, NH and Weymouth, MA 77 years  young flew into the arms of the Lord on July 8, 2017. Valerie was born February 29(a leap year baby) reaching  19 real birthdays in Littleton NH in 1940, Cherished  daughter of  the late Gayton H Greene of NY and Kathleen G Parker of NH....

Jul 7, 2017

RoseEllen Moynihan of Weymouth, formerly of Abington, died July 7, 2017 at the age of 22.

RoseEllen loved to sing. She had a talent for writing and published extensive online fan fiction.

She was the cherished and loved daughter of Janet (Campbell) Moynihan and Brian L. Moynihan, both of Weymouth. Loving granddaughter of Mary Campbell of Abignton and late Alexander...

Jul 7, 2017

Joan Carty, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home on July 7th in Quincy, MA.

She is survived by her five children: Michael Carty of West Bridgewater, Debbie O’Donnell and her husband Larry of Onset, Doug Carty and his wife Linda of West Bridgewater, Bill Carty of Marshfield, Tricia Carty of West Bridgewater, and her siblings: Robert Buckley of...

Jul 7, 2017

Michalowski, Mary A. (McKinnon) of Wareham, formerly of Weymouth, passed away on July 7, 2017.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts she graduated from  Jeremiah E. Burke High School and worked for the New England Telephone Company.

Beloved wife of 63 years to Dennis Michalowski. Loving mother of John Michaels and his wife Cheryle of Wareham, and Jean Miller and her partner...

Jul 7, 2017

Beatrice “Pearl” (Stevenson) Azar,  a longtime Quincy resident, originally from Dorchester, died July 7, 2017.  The beloved wife of the late Archie Azar of Dorchester. Devoted mother for 72 years to her children, Frederick Azar and his wife Dottie of Norton, Janet Pino and her husband John of Naples, FL, Stephen Azar and his wife Josephine Early of Quincy, Robert...