Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Quincy, Hingham, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, MA & Surrounding Areas
Wanda Darlene Ragon
Apr 17, 2013
Wanda Darlene (Dyer) Ragon, of Mesa, Arizona, born March 12, 1927, in Independence, Kansas, died peacefully with her son, Steve, and granddaughter, Carolyn by her side on April 17, 2013 in Cambridge, MA.
Beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. William B. Ragon and mother of the late W. Michael Ragon. She is survived by her son Phillip Terrence...
Louise M. Doyle
Apr 17, 2013
Louise M. Doyle, of Plymouth, died April 17, 2013, leaving her loving family.
Louise worked for Filene’s for fifty years. Her main passion was her family. She will be sadly missed.
Caring sister of the late Eleanor and Jack McCready. Devoted aunt of Anne, Jack, Richard and his wife Joan, Tom, Beth and her husband John Iamele and Karin...
Henry R. Kennedy
Apr 16, 2013
Henry R. Kennedy, of Weymouth, died April 16, 2013.
A proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, Henry enlisted at the age of 17 and served with the 1st BTN 11th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division in the Korean War during 1952 and 1953. Henry worked at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy for over 30 years, after...
Cecelia A. Sullivan
Apr 16, 2013
Cecelia A. (Dolan) Sullivan, age 91, of Weymouth formerly of Quincy passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham.
Born, raised and educated in Quincy, Cecelia had lived in Weymouth for many years. She was a retired administrative asst. in the payroll dept. of Milham Products in Quincy and had previously worked at...
Anne “Nancy” Fabrizio
Apr 16, 2013
Anne (Kineavy) “Nancy” Fabrizio, of Quincy, died April 16, 2013.
Anne was very family oriented, especially with her grandchildren. She was a Red Sox fan and also enjoyed outings with her sisters and longtime family friends. She worked with her late husband Hugo as a partner in Flip’s Oil Service in Quincy for over 30 years. Mrs. Fabrizio was...
Richard W. Newcomb
Apr 15, 2013
Richard “Dick” W. Newcomb, of Hull, age 71, died peacefully on April 15, 2013 in the arms of his loving family.
Until his retirement, Dick worked for 36 years as a union carpenter for Local # 67. He enjoyed traveling with his wife Jean no matter the destination whether it was Florida, Aruba, or enjoying a beautiful cruise. Dick just...
Livia L. Russo
Apr 15, 2013
Livia L. (Morganelli) Russo, of Quincy, formerly of Roxbury, died April 15, 2013.
Livia’s life revolved around her loving family. She was one of ten children and they remained close throughout their lives. She adored her children, grandchildren, and especially the great grandchildren and they all knew her as “Nini.” She used to love sitting outside in the sun listening...
Michael J. Coleman
Apr 14, 2013
Michael J. Coleman, of Weymouth, age 73, died peacefully at home on April 14, 2013.
Michael was appointed Clerk Magistrate of the Boston Municipal Court (Civil Division) in 1977 by then Governor Michael Dukakis and served in that position until his retirement. He loved walking, and vacationing on Cape Cod. But most of all he loved his family they meant...
Sheila Flanagan Baraggia
Apr 14, 2013
Sheila Flanagan Baraggia, of Braintree, died April 14, 2013.
Sheila was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and a 1959 graduate of Saint Elizabeth’s School of Nursing. She left her nursing career at Massachusetts General Hospital to raise her family. She loved her conservative politics and the New England Patriots. She cherished her husband, children and grandchildren and will be sorely...
Mary T. Sprague
Apr 14, 2013
Sprague, Mary T. (Brinkert) of Quincy, died April 14, 2013, after a brief illness.
The beloved wife of the late Edwin T. Sprague. Loving mother of Edward Sprague and his wife Diane of Lake Forest, CA, Patrick Sprague and his wife Brenda of Canton, Timothy Sprague and his wife Kathy of Weymouth and Michael Sprague of Somerville. Sister of the...
William J. Schmitt, Sr.
Apr 14, 2013
Schmitt, William J., Sr. of Wollaston, formerly of Brookline, died April 14,2013.
William’s family was the central focus of his life. He enjoyed time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great granddaughter. A graduate of Coyne Electrical School in Boston, he worked for over 25 years, retiring in 2012 as Director of Facilities for Perkins School for the Blind...
Joseph F. Pelland
Apr 13, 2013
Joseph F. Pelland, “Joe”, age 54 of Weymouth, died suddenly on April 13, 2013, while on vacation with his wife and friends.
Joe was a lifelong resident of Weymouth. He met his high school sweetheart, JoAnn, while a senior in high school and they have been together ever since. Joe and JoAnn married in 1982 and had three wonderful sons,...
Susan J. Goba
Apr 12, 2013
Susan J. (Gilmore) Goba, of Wollaston, died April 12, 2013, after a brief illness, she was 72.
Susan was a supervisor for the O.R at Quincy Medical Center as well as a Nursing Instructor at Quincy College. She volunteered her talent as a seamstress for the Boston Ballet. She enjoyed reading and helping her husband write poetry. As a...
Claire P. Barrett
Apr 11, 2013
Claire Patricia (Yetman) Barrett of South Weymouth, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 11, 2013. She was 86 years old.
Claire was born and raised in South Boston and graduated from Nazareth High School. Claire was very creative and was an especially good seamstress. She loved traveling, baking, reading and most of all, spending...
Leo Georgopoulos
Apr 11, 2013
Leo Georgopoulos, of Hull, died April 11, 2013.
Leo grew up in Boston and moved to Hull in 1949. He was a proud W.W. II Army Air Corp Veteran and was well known for his famous “Leo’s” hot dog stand on Nantasket Beach for more than 30 years. He enjoyed fishing, cooking and solving cryptogram puzzles. Leo had a special...
Constance Tolman
Apr 11, 2013
Constance “Connie” (Bigelow) Tolman, 89 of Cohasset passed away April 11th at home surrounded by her family.
Connie grew up in Cohasset, and she and Peter returned to Cohasset in 1976 after several years living in Scituate and Milton, NH. She was the daughter of the late Cleveland Bigelow and Frances Constance (Folsom) Bigelow of Cohasset. She was the...
Silvio “Sy” C. Volpe
Apr 11, 2013
Silvio “Sy” C. Volpe, of Weymouth, 89, died peacefully at home on April 11, 2013.
Beloved husband of Arlene (Masny) Volpe. Born in NYC, Sy served proudly in the 17th Airborne Division during WWII, received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained during the Battle of the Bulge. Graduated class of 1949 from Cornell University School of Eng. and sang in...
Ronald S. Chancey
Apr 10, 2013
Ronald S. Chancey, 61, of Brockton, died peacefully at home on April 10, 2013 after battling pancreatic cancer.
Ron was employed for 32 years by Atlas Glen-mor. He was an accomplished guitar player and an avid photographer.
Loving Father of Elizabeth A. Powers and her husband, David, of Middleboro, and Joshua E. Chancey of Woonsocket, R.I. Beloved Fiancé of Mary-Lynn...
John M. Rogers
Apr 10, 2013
John “Jack” M. Rogers, of Quincy, died April 10, 2013.
Jack was born in Boston and was a lifelong resident of Quincy. He was a graduate of North Quincy High School. Jack was a supervisor for the Massachusetts State Lottery in Braintree before retiring in 1990. In his earlier years, Jack was an investigator for the Attorney General’s office. ...
Teresa J. Mckinnon
Apr 10, 2013
McKinnon, Teresa J. “Terry” of Weymouth, died April 10, 2013 after a long illness.
Terry grew up in Weymouth where she became a life long resident. She loved the water and the ocean breeze. Terry’s main passion was her family especially her grandchildren. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor and her laugh that was contagious...