Obituaries

Dec 8, 2014

Parker, Sandra J. (Pratt)  “Sandy” of Weymouth, died December 8, 2014 after a long illness.

Sandy was born, raised, and educated in Weymouth. After she got married she moved to Quincy to raise her family. She worked for many years for State Street bank and, after retiring, moved to Bradenton, Florida where she enjoyed retirement and many visits from her...

Dec 8, 2014

Pompeo, Joseph A. of Canton, formerly of Stoughton and Quincy, died December 8, 2014. 

Joe was a graduate of the Quincy Voc Tech and worked many years at Kemper Insurance. He was a very spiritual man, becoming a Reiki master and traveling to Arizona with his wife. Joe was a Civil War buff and loved history, but most of...

Dec 8, 2014

Bowe, Mary D. (Coleman) of Quincy, a longtime Hingham resident, died on December 8, 2014.

A devout Catholic, Mary was a member of  Catholics United for the Faith. She volunteered for Friends of the Unborn. Her family and her faith were the cornerstone of all that was truly important to her.  

The beloved wife of the late John J....

Dec 7, 2014

Venezia, Cheryl of Whitman, formerly of Pembroke, died by accident on December 7, 2014 at the age of 31.

Cheryl was a 2001 graduate of Silver Lake Regional High School in Kingston, Endicott College for Visual Communication, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, and Bristol Community College for Dental Hygiene. She made friends easily and her friends became family. She was...

Dec 7, 2014

Connelly, Frances A. of Peabody formerly of Dorchester and Quincy, died peacefully December 7, 2014. 

Frances was educated at Boston State College, Bentley College and Suffolk University receiving her Business Degree and Masters Degree in Education.  She worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education and State College System as an administrator.  After retiring from the State, Frances...

Dec 6, 2014

Dutcher, Mandy L. (Meyer) of Rockland, formerly of Weymouth, died December 6, 2014.

She was 39. Mandy worked at Hajjars Restaurant in Weymouth for over 10 years, where she made many wonderful friends including the Rotary and Lions Club members. She was a member of the Weymouth Elks and the Kiwanis Club. Mandy’s main passion was her children and the...

Dec 6, 2014

Salvatore, Margaret (Fraser), 79 of Weymouth, formerly of Quincy died peacefully with her daughter by her side on December 6, 2014.

Loved by her daughter, Lisa Franco and her husband Thomas of Weymouth. Devoted sister to Priscilla Andrews of Plymouth and Robert Fraser of Maine. Dear aunt and cherished cousin to many who will miss her dearly. She was the...

Dec 6, 2014

Kirshnit, Herbert Ira of Quincy, died on December 6, 2014. 

Herb was an artist, and he attended the Worcester School of Art.  He was a talented sculptor and painter and was always working on a variety of creative projects.  Herb was a member of the Quincy Art Association and participated in the annual Quincy Arts Fest, frequently winning top...

Dec 6, 2014

Esther Anne (Peaslee) Porter, passed away December 6, 2014, lifelong resident of Weymouth MA, age 82, at home lovingly surrounded by her family.

Beloved wife of  62 years of Harold A. Porter of Weymouth. Loving mother of; Aimee E. Dunne and her husband Jim of Kathleen Georgia; Lynn Anne Porter of Cataumet; Karen L. Thorne and her husband Bill of...

Dec 5, 2014

Josephine M. (Sosnoski) Satkevich of Weymouth, died December 5, 2014 at the age of 95.

Josephine was born and raised in Hudson, MA graduating from St. Michael’s Academy, Class of 1936. She lived in Dorchester before moving to Weymouth for over 35 years ago where she volunteered for many Weymouth senior citizens programs including singing with the Weymouth choral group...

Dec 4, 2014

McNamara, Patty of Quincy, died  December 4, 2014.

Patty was a graduate of St. Elizabeth’s and Northeastern University where she received her BSN. She worked for 31 years as a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was an extremely smart, dedicated, and hard working person. She loved being adventurous and traveling all over, one of her favorite destinations was Disney...

Dec 4, 2014

Dec 4, 2014

O’Mara, Michael W., Sr. of Plymouth died unexpectedly on  December 4, 2014.

Michael worked as a bricklayer for local #3 for 30 years. He enjoyed camping, his computer, swimming and being around his family. The cornerstone of his life was his family, he cherished them. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor and he will be sadly...

Dec 4, 2014

Katherine L. (O’Brien) Burke of Weymouth, died peacefully December 4, 2014.

She was the wife of 62 years to the late Edward L. Burke. Loving mother of Linda Corey and her husband Tom of Quincy, Edward Burke and his wife Kate of Marshfield, and Katherine O’Connor and her husband Patrick of Weymouth. Cherished grandmother of Katelyn & Patrick O’Connor and...

Dec 3, 2014

Doherty, Dennis G. “Jerry”, 75,  of S. Weymouth, formerly of Savin HIll  passed away peacefully,  December 3, 2014.

Beloved husband of 50 years to Margaret “Peggy” (Sullivan) Doherty of Weymouth.  Loving father of Dennis D. Doherty and his wife Michelle of Hanover, Colin M. Doherty and his wife Allison of Cohasset and Andrew L. Doherty and his wife Lindsay of...

Dec 2, 2014

Trikolidis, Joan (Smith) of Weymouth, died suddenly on December 2, 2014.

Joan was born, raised, and educated in Framingham then moved to Weymouth with her family a few years after her father founded Ricky Smith Pontiac in 1959. Joan married Christos Trikolidis and settled in Weymouth to raise their family. Joan worked for New England Telephone for 14 years. She...

Dec 1, 2014

Walsh, Allan M. of Quincy, died December 1, 2014.

Devoted son of the late Paul and Gertrude Walsh.   Beloved sister of Jean Walsh-Murphy of Quincy and the late Paul Walsh. Cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. 

Allan was born in Boston and raised and educated in Quincy.  He worked for the MBTA for 23 years before retiring in...

Dec 1, 2014

Shaw, Audrey M. (Parsons) of Hingham, died December 1, 2014.

Beloved wife of the late Alfred J. Shaw.  Loving mother of Glenn Shaw of Hingham and Bradley Shaw and his wife Judith of Marshfield.  Sister of Ronald Parsons of Kingston, Robert Parsons of Plymouth, John Parsons of Scituate, Suzanne Zipay of Englewood, Florida, Dorcas Unger of Wayland and the late...

Dec 1, 2014

Webb, Steven W. of East Bridgewater, died December 1, 2014.

Steven grew up in Hanson and has lived in East Bridgewater for many years. He proudly served in the US Marine Corp in the Vietnam War. He worked for Boston Whaler Manufacturing for 10 years, where he met his wife.  He later became a driver for Horizon Beverage where he...

Nov 30, 2014

Flaherty, Patrick J. age 73 of Braintree, originally from the Aran Islands, Ireland died November 30, 2014. 

Pat is a retired member of the Laborers Local 223. He worked hard his entire life and enjoyed his retirement with traveling and taking many trips back home to Ireland. He would often go to daily mass and take walks along Wollaston...