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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...
John J. Mcgue
Apr 9, 2013
John J. McGue, of Quincy, died April 9, 2013.
John was a World War II veteran and a lifelong resident of Quincy. On Tuesday, John passed away peacefully in the same house in which he was born over 88 years ago. A banker for many years at Hancock Bank in North Quincy, John was well known in the community. ...
Eleanor M. Butler
Apr 9, 2013
Eleanor M. (Cray) Butler, of Braintree, died April 9, 2013.
Eleanor was born and raised in Boston. She graduated from Dorchester High School for Girls and later took a position with the Bank of Boston where she worked for more than 20 years, retiring back in 1997. Eleanor had a love of music and enjoyed dancing. She was a member...
Mark A. Merline
Apr 9, 2013
Mark A. Merline, of Hingham, died April 9, 2013 surrounded by his family.
Mr. Merline was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy Seabees. After the war, he was a shipbuilder at the Fore River Shipyard until his retirement.
Beloved husband of the late Dorothy J. (Johnson) Loving mother of Mary L. Schirmer and her husband, Ralph,...
Herbert S. Y. Yep
Apr 8, 2013
Herbert S. Y. Yep, of Braintree, formerly of Boston, died April 8, 2013. Age 92.
Herbert was born in Toishan China. He worked for MIT Draper Lab for many years and was also a founding member of the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church. Mr. Yep was a WWII Navy Veteran.
Beloved husband of the late Tuey Tow (Chin) Yep. ...
Robert E. Quinn
Apr 8, 2013
Robert E. Quinn, of Hull (formerly of Neponset), age 78, died unexpectedly April 8, 2013.
Husband of Patsy (Craig) Quinn. Dad of Trish McBride and husband Kent, Pamela Genninger and husband Gil, Paula Quinn and Russ Powers. Proud Papa of Chelsea, Kimberly, Carsen, Joshua, Mark, and Matthew. Great grandfather of Jonah. Uncle of Nancy and Ivan Blecher, Mike Crist and...
Dennis M. Messing, Jr.
Apr 7, 2013
Dennis M. Messing, Jr. of Quincy, died April 7, 2013.
Dennis loved life and enjoyed spending time with his family and their dogs. He was a talented carpenter and most proud of being able to design and build the Luminosity Hair Design studio in Quincy for his wife Kimberly. He enjoyed time at the beach and shopping. Dennis was...
Bradford Sherman Tripp
Apr 7, 2013
Bradford Sherman Tripp, 77, of Hingham, Massachusetts, died on April 7, 2013, surrounded by his loving family, after a valiant battle with ALS.
Bradford was born in New Bedford, Ma. to Marion S. (Malmadie) Tripp and Willis C. Tripp, and was raised in Padanaram by his mother Marion and his maternal grandparents Nancy and Charles Malmadie. Bradford graduated in...
Mary A. Salvaggio
Apr 6, 2013
Mary A. (Fitzgerald) Salvaggio, of W. Peabody, formerly of Pembroke and Quincy, died April 6, 2013.
Beloved wife of the late Peter R. Salvaggio. Loving mother of Stephanie Sweeney and her husband, Patrick, of Petaluma, CA, Louise M. Nestor and her husband, Mark, of Magnolia, Maria Salvaggio and her husband, Charles LeRoyer, of Searsmont, ME, Joanna Southworth and her late...
Robert F. Emens
Apr 6, 2013
Robert F. “Bob” Emens, of Hingham, died April 6, 2013.
Bob grew up in Wollaston and Braintree and was a member of the first graduating class of Archbishop Williams High School. He went on to graduate from the University of Notre Dame and then proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp. For the last 52 years he has been self...
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