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Mary A. O’Neill
Dec 8, 2016
O’Neill, Mary A. (Conroy) of Baltimore, MD, formerly of Apalachin, NY and South Boston, MA, passed away at the age of 83 on December 8, 2016.
Preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Annie Conroy, her brothers and sisters, Peter Conroy, Patrick Conroy, Helen Kennedy, and Eileen Campbell, and her husband of 48 years, William J. O’Neill. Mother of...
C. Gisella Oppedisano
Dec 8, 2016
C. Gisella Oppedisano, age 59, of Norwell, departed suddenly and unexpectedly on December 8 of a major cardiac event. Gisella was Executive Assistant to Mr. Paul DiMaura of Hillside Management Company for over twenty-five years. She was a graduate of Hull High School, and attended Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont, as well as Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She...
Robert J. “Bob” Ciriello
Dec 8, 2016
Ciriello, Robert J., Sr. “Bob” of Hanover, died December 8, 2016.
Bob graduated from Belmont High School and later received his undergraduate from Boston State University and his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College. He worked for the Quincy Police Department for over 32 years and retired as detective in 2003 after receiving Police Officer of...
Joseph R. Barbiere
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Joseph R., Barbiere, 89, of Weymouth, passed away peacefully on December 8th at his home, surrounded by the love, comfort, and care of his wife Mary, daughter Denise and son-in-law Jon, following a period of declining health.
Joe was born and educated in Weymouth, where he was a life long resident. He proudly served our country in the US...
Robert E. Dabrowski
Dec 8, 2016
Dabrowski, Robert E. of Quincy, died December 8, 2016.
Robert grew up in Roxbury, later becoming a resident of Quincy. A graduate of Cathedral High School, Robert was a U.S. Army Veteran as well. Robert had an interest in science fiction, history, the military and enjoyed strategic games. He was also known to have a quick wit and great sense...
Arthur L. Bilotas
Dec 8, 2016
Arthur L. Bilotas of Quincy, died December 8, 2016 at the age of 91.
Arthur grew up in South Boston and was part of the Wildcats Football Team and Gang. During WWII, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy, enlisting at age 17, aboard the rescue ship USS ATR3, which was memorialized in the book “Christmas Eve”. Arthur retired from...
Norma G. Reilly-Barriere
Dec 7, 2016
Reilly-Barriere, Norma G. (Heussi) of Quincy, died December 7, 2016.
Norma was a lifelong resident of Quincy, graduating from North Quincy High School in 1950. She worked as the Director of Quincy Community Action for many years before becoming a Supervisor for the National Fire Protection Association. Norma was a devoted parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish in Quincy and became...
Maria T. Meehan
Dec 7, 2016
Maria T. (Carty) Meehan of Squantum, died on December 7, 2016, surrounded by her family. Daughter of the late Patrick J. and Mary Ann (Layden) Carty. Beloved wife of 62 years of the late Leo J. Meehan, Jr. Loving mother of Anne Marie Meehan and her wife, Gayle Feeney, of Lowell; Leo J. Meehan, III and his wife, Sara...
Michael A. Morrissey
Dec 7, 2016
Michael A. Morrissey, 61, passed away on Dec. 7, 2016 in his home in Duxbury after a courageous fight against cancer.
He was the loving husband of Ann Callanan; devoted father of Andrew and Alicia Morrissey of Lancaster, PA; brother of Jeffrey Morrissey of Dorchester and Janet Dutra of Weymouth; uncle of Marc Dutra of Weymouth; stepfather of Maggie Callanan...
Anna E. Barra
Dec 6, 2016
Barra, Anna E. (Carlucci) of Quincy, passed away from cancer peacefully surrounded by her loving family on December 6, 2016. She was 61.
Anna was a stores manager for Marshall’s Department Store. She enjoyed to travel and was always very happy spending time with John and their friends out boating. Anna loved her family very much and was so happy...
Louise N. Pike
Dec 6, 2016
Pike, Louise N. (Bonito), age 93 of Quincy, peacefully entered into eternal life surrounded by her loving family on December 6, 2016.
Beloved wife of 61 years to the late Paul E. Pike, Sr. Loving mother of Paul Pike, Jr. of Braintree, Robert Pike of Quincy, Kenneth Pike of Quincy and the late baby Richard Pike. Devoted Grandmother of...
Barbara M. Sammeli
Dec 6, 2016
Barbara M. (Doherty) Sammeli, 90 years old, passed away December 6th, 2016 in Hingham.
Beloved wife of the late Sigured W. Sammeli. She was born in Medford, MA and was a resident of Quincy for many years. She and her husband retired and moved to Harwich. After the death of her husband, she returned to Quincy. She was a retired...
Gertrude A. Campbell
Dec 5, 2016
Campbell, Gertrude A. (Lucas) of Dorchester, died December 5, 2016.
Gertrude adored her family, especially her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She enjoyed shopping, coloring, cooking, and scratch tickets. She worked as a lunch aide for 25 years at the Lucy Stone Elementary School in Dorchester. Gertrude was a kind, funny, and beautiful woman with a lot of patience....
Kenneth D. Kerr
Dec 5, 2016
Kenneth Daniel Kerr, Esq., age 76, of Hingham and Brewster, died peacefully, Monday, December 5, 2016 in the comfort of his loving wife, Peggy. Ken was born in Boston, raised and educated in Quincy and was a graduate of Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Class of 1958. He graduated from Colgate University in 1962 where he was captain of...
Joseph M. Masciovecchio, Sr.
Dec 5, 2016
Masciovecchio, Joseph M., Sr. 89, of Weymouth passed away peacefully on December 5th 2016.
Joseph was born in Boston and graduated from Dorchester High School. He was a proud WWII Army Veteran and a member of the Greatest Generation. He was a long time member of the John Quincy Adams Club serving as the Secretary for many years. Joseph restored...
Marian J. Joyce
Dec 5, 2016
Marian J. (Hallahan) Joyce of Hingham, formerly of Quincy, died December 5, 2016.
Marian worked as a LPN for many years. Her extensive amount of charitable work includes volunteering on a survival hotline and Treasure Chest, driving for Road to Recovery and 20 years as a hospice volunteer. She was the President of the Squantum Womens Club and the wii...
Timothy P. Johnson
Dec 4, 2016
Timothy P. Johnson of Boston, died unexpectedly on Dec. 4, 2016 at the age of 42.
Tim was so incredibly full of life. He left a lasting impression and had positive impact on everyone he met. Being a good person, a good friend, a good son, and a good brother were always core to his character, and he was later...
Debra “Debbie” Ann Nee
Dec 4, 2016
Nee, Debra Ann (Strausbaugh) “Debbie” of Quincy, died December 4, 2016.
Debbie adored her family. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She enjoyed spending time with them; whether it was going the park, the beach, shopping or just staying home making crafts she cherished every moment she had with them. She also loved the family trips they took,...
Claire A. Carroll
Dec 3, 2016
Claire A (Walsh) Carroll, 86, of North Quincy passed away peacefully Saturday, December 3, 2016 surrounded by the love of her adoring family. Claire was born in Boston to William and Alma Walsh and graduated from South Boston High School. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis G Carroll, Sr. Korean War Veteran. Claire and Frank raised their...
Henry “Hank” B. Dever
Dec 3, 2016
Dever, Henry “Hank” B. of Quincy, passed away Saturday, December 3rd, 2016.
Henry was a longtime resident of Quincy. He proudly served in World War II in the United States Army . After returning home from the war, he continued working for the Penn Central Railroad, a tenure that spanned from high school up until his retirement. Henry was a...