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Marie T. Austin

Marie T. Austin

Mar 28, 2011

Austin, Marie T. (Quinn) of Quincy, passed away March 28, 2011. Beloved wife of 56 years to Paul V. Austin. Devoted mother of Carol Austin, Linda Lindblad and her husband Bob and Paul Austin and his wife Donna. Loving sister of Ruth DeCelles and the late Stephen Quinn. Cherished grandmother of Kelly and Mark Austin. Relatives and friends are respectfully...

Shirley R. Erlandson

Shirley R. Erlandson

Mar 28, 2011

ERLANDSON, Shirley Rose (Mulcahy) a longtime resident of Quincy died on Monday, March 28, 2011. Wife of the late John T. “Eric” Erlandson. Sister of Barbara Mulcahy of Quincy and the late Dorothy Connors, Claire O’Keefe and Jack Mulcahy. Aunt of William J. O’Keefe and his wife Carol of Weymouth. Shirley is also survived by many other nieces and nephews....

Elaine E. Moravec

Elaine E. Moravec

Mar 26, 2011

Moravec, Elaine E. (Schuh) of CA, passed away March 26, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Moravec. Devoted mother of Michael Moravec and his wife Suzanne of Tonawanda, NY, Patricia Sullivan and her husband L. Joseph of Pleasanton, CA and John Moravec and his wife Eleanor of Cohasset. Loving sister of Harold Schuh and his wife Carol of Winona,...

Ralph J. Contrado

Ralph J. Contrado

Mar 24, 2011

Contrado, Ralph J., a fine artist and lifelong resident of Hull, passed away suddenly March 24, 2011 at the age of 52. Beloved husband of Tammy (Campbell) Contrado. Loving father of John, Dereck, and April Contrado, all of Hull. Cherished son of Raffaele Contrado of Hull and the late Carmela Contrado. Brother of Stephen Contrado of Hull and Sheila Contrado...

Stella J. Crehan

Stella J. Crehan

Mar 24, 2011

Crehan, Stella J. (Solowin) of Quincy, passed away March 24, 2011. Beloved wife of 52 years to the late Lawrence “Sonny” Crehan. Devoted mother of Cary J. Crehan, Nancy A. Crehan and the late Lawrence R. Crehan, all of Quincy. Stella had been a Quincy resident for almost 60 years. She enjoyed the simple things in life and her family...

Mary T. Kelley

Mary T. Kelley

Mar 24, 2011

Kelley, Mary T. (Walsh) of Quincy, passed away March 24, 2011. Beloved mother of Tara Hemphill of Key West, FL and Thomas A.Kelley of Quincy and the late Mark Kelley. Sister of James Walsh of Quincy and the late Barbara Shea and John and Joseph Walsh. Loving grandmother of Ryan, Caitlin and Sean Hemphill all of Key West, FL and...

Salvatore Carapezza

Salvatore Carapezza

Mar 23, 2011

Carapezza, Salvatore of Quincy and South Boston, passed away March 23, 2011 at the age of 87. Son of the late Gaetano Carapezza and Laura (Mirisola); brother of Bernadette and her husband Charles Santoro and Frank Carapezza of Quincy; survived by children Diane, Laura Lee, Guy, Sally, Genette and Laurie and many nieces and nephews. Services are private. Donations in...

Susan J. Kelly

Susan J. Kelly

Mar 23, 2011

Kelly, Susan J. (McDonough) of Quincy formerly of Dorchester, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2011, with her family by her side. Former wife of Thomas X. Diskin of Boston. Susan was the loving mother of three children; Glynnis M. (Diskin) LaRosa and her husband Vincent of Bridgewater, Daniel C. Diskin and his wife Antonietta of E. Hampstead, NH and...

Betty Leclair

Betty Leclair

Mar 22, 2011

LeClair, Betty (Sullivan) of Quincy, passed away March 22, 2011. Wife of the late Charles LeClair. Mother of the late Russell and Charles LeClair, Jr. Loving grandmother of Jean and Raeline LeClair. Loving sister of Evelyn Giuffre of Hingham, Helen Happel of Scituate, Virginia Goldberg of Newton, Barbara Simon of Roslindale, Ruth Sullivan of Milton, Joyce Glassman of FL, Marilyn...

James W. Mclaughlin

James W. Mclaughlin

Mar 21, 2011

McLaughlin, James W. of Boston, passed away March 21, 2011. Beloved husband of Anne (Ullman) McLaughlin. Devoted father of Adrienne Velema and her husband James and Benedict McLaughlin. Loving brother of Kathleen McLaughlin. Cherished grandfather of Owen Velema. Services will be private.

Charles “Chuck” Hennessey

Charles “Chuck” Hennessey

Mar 18, 2011

Hennessey, Charles “Chuck” of Quincy, formerly of S. Boston, died March 18, 2011, after a brief illness. Beloved husband of 53 years to Dita (Mitrushi) Hennessey of Quincy. Loving father of Catherine Hennessey of Raynham and the late Cynthia Hennessey. Brother of Estelle Fondanova of Quincy, and the late Richard, James, William, Paul, Lillian Hutchinson, Ruth Fredricks and Marie Gombos....

Joan M.  Letson

Joan M. Letson

Mar 18, 2011

Letson, Joan M. (Murdock) of Hingham, died on March 18, 2011 surrounded by the family she cherished. Wife of the late Dudley W. Letson, III. Loving mother of Catherine Fisher of Andover, Dudley W. Letson, VI and his wife Trisha of Medway and Joanna Sands and her husband Brad of Weymouth. Beloved daughter of Josephine (Cannata) Murdock of Hingham and...

W. Rae  Sims

W. Rae Sims

Mar 17, 2011

Sims, W. Rae (Macdonald) of Weymouth, formerly of Braintree and Quincy, passed away March 17, 2011. Beloved wife of Colin Sims of Weymouth. Loving mother of Robin White and her husband Mark Glavin of Plymouth and Brandon White of Denver, CO. Sister of Laurie Mahoney of Walpole and Richard Macdonald of FL. Cherished grandmother of Shane Glavin of Plymouth. Devoted...

Edward J. Montminy

Edward J. Montminy

Mar 17, 2011

Montminy, Edward J., 88, a native of Berlin, NH and resident of Linden Ponds in Hingham, MA died at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth March 17. The son of Henry and Marie (Olivier) Montminy, he was pre-deceased in 2007 by his wife of 64 years, Anita (Lemieux), and by his son, Paul E. Montminy. Ed is survived by daughters Judith...

Mary “Lil” Logan

Mary “Lil” Logan

Mar 17, 2011

LOGAN, Mary L. “Lil” ( Manning) of Avon died on Thursday , March 17, 2011 surrounded by her family, she was 92. The beloved wife of the late Edward J. Logan. Loving mother of Arleen M. Wilson and her husband James of Avon and Paula J. Bartosiak and her husband Michael of Quincy. Cherished Nana of Paul E. Wilson, Dale...

Eleanor F. Gallagher

Eleanor F. Gallagher

Mar 16, 2011

Gallagher, Eleanor F. (Wetzler) of Quincy, passed away March 16, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Edward Gallagher, Ret. Lt. QFD. Loving mother of Dorothy Jackson of Quincy. Sister of Dorothy Reynolds of CT and Joseph Wetzler of NH. Grandmother of the late Robert and great grandmother of Christopher and Patrick. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. The focus...

Raymond P. Doherty

Raymond P. Doherty

Mar 14, 2011

Doherty, Raymond P. a lifelong resident of North Quincy, passed away March 14, 2011 after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of 46 years to the late Jean M. (Argus) Doherty. Loving father of Jean Powers and her husband George of Bridgewater, Debra Doherty of N. Quincy, Linda Doherty of N. Quincy and David Doherty and...

Mary G. Harris

Mary G. Harris

Mar 14, 2011

Harris, Mary G. (McCarthy) of Kingston, formerly a resident of Quincy for 53 years, died on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, she was 92. Mary was born in Cambridge on January 24, 1919, daughter of the late William F. and Ellen T. (O’Callaghan) McCarthy. The beloved wife of Thomas A. Harris of Kingston. Loving mother of...

James W. Richards

James W. Richards

Mar 14, 2011

Richards, James W. of Weymouth, passed away March 14, 2011 at the age of 61. Cherished son of the late Kenneth and Anna (Marshall) Richards. Beloved companion of Pamela Hooper of Weymouth. Loving father of Shannon Duffley and her husband David of South Boston, Sherry Hurt and her husband William of Kentucky, James Richards, Jr. of Quincy and John Richards...

Glea M. O’Brien

Glea M. O’Brien

Mar 12, 2011

O’Brien, Glea M. (Cole) of Hull, passed away at home surrounded by her family on March 12, 2011. She was 78. Beloved wife of 52 years to George W. O’Brien of Hull. Devoted mother of James O’Brien of Hull, Robert O’Brien of Pepperell and Richard O’Brien and his wife Luiza of Maine. Grandmother of Kimberlee and Geoff and great-grandmother of...

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