Obituaries

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...

Nov 30, 2014

Chase, Carolyn H. (Hackett) of Weymouth, died November 30, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of Leslie E. Chase. Loving mother of Brian Chase of Weymouth, David Chase and his wife, Yvonne, of Weymouth, and  Dorothy Chase- Bausemer and her husband, Christopher, of Weymouth and Virginia. Sister of Paul Hackett of Virginia, and Natalie Hackett of Weymouth. Cherished...

Nov 30, 2014

Carolan, Alfred J., Jr. of Hingham, died November 30, 2014.

Beloved husband of Kathleen (Shea) Carolan of Hingham.  Loving father of Kerry Thomson and her husband Robert of Hingham, Alfred John Carolan III and his wife Sarah of Hingham and Katherine Carolan of Hingham.  Brother of Cynthia Hurley and her husband Patrick of Cohasset, Mark Carolan of Weymouth and Ellen...

Nov 30, 2014

McInnis, James Francis, 93 a long time resident of Hingham Massachusetts, died peacefully November 30, 2014, at his home in Linden Ponds. 

Born September 30, 1921 the son of the late Francis and Mary  (Lawton) McInnis, he grew up in Dorchester and graduated from Dorchester High School for Boys in 1940. In 1941, he enlisted in the United States...

Nov 29, 2014

Froom, Sylvia (Card) “Geri” of Hull, died November 29, 2014 suddenly surrounded by her loving family.

Geri was born in Somerville and raised with her grandparents in Portland, ME then moved back to Somerville at the age of 12 to live with her mother Doris. She met and married her husband Paul when he returned from WWII and began raising...

Nov 29, 2014

Rooney, Ruth M. (Ryan) of Quincy, died November 29, 2014. 

Beloved wife of 63 years to Paul Rooney of Quincy. Loving mother of Paul Rooney and his wife Marty of Rockland, Kevin Rooney of Weymouth, Eileen Richardson and her husband Ricky of Quincy, Kathleen Rooney of Quincy, Kelly Dumont and her husband Joe of Quincy, and the late Michael...

Nov 28, 2014

Jean M. Phelan of Quincy and S. Yarmouth passed away on November 28, 2014. 

Born in Boston, she is the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Phelan.  Jean was an accomplished woman whose passion was to educate both children and adults.  She began her career as an elementary teacher at the Merrymount School in Quincy.  Jean transitioned to...