Obituaries

Mar 20, 2025

Mar 16, 2025

Maria Abreu (Ladeira) Crowther, 56, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at BayPointe Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Brockton on Sunday, March 16, 2025. She was the wife of the late Todd G. Crowther. She was born in Stoughton, the daughter of Maria D. (DeAndrade) Ladeira of Stoughton and the late Antonio L. Ladeira. Maria was a graduate...

Mar 14, 2025

Adelina E. Leonardo, 97, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 14, 2025. Adelina was born and raised in the city of Santa Cruz on the Island of Flores in the Azores of Portugal in 1927. She was married to her late beloved husband Antonio Leonardo for 48 years before his passing in 1993.They...

Mar 13, 2025

Anthony F. “Tony” Rocha, 80, died Thursday, March 13, 2025 at his home in Stoughton, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Irene G. “Sissy” (Conley) Rocha. Born in Brockton, he was raised and educated in Easton and was a 1964 graduate of Oliver Ames High School in Easton. He also attended Massasoit Community College. In...

Mar 10, 2025

John “J.L.” Littig, 80, died Monday, March 10, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a period of declining health. Born in Jamaica Plain, he was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Boston Schools and Wentworth Institute. He was a resident of Stoughton for many years. J.L. worked for Local 7 Ironworkers...

Mar 8, 2025

Thomas J. Earley, 91, died peacefully Saturday, March 8, 2025 at his home in Stoughton, after several years of declining health. He was the husband of almost 65 years of Patricia A. (Hale) Earley. Born in Winthrop, he was raised in Stoughton and was a 1952 graduate of Stoughton High School. He was also a graduate of the Franklin Institute....

Mar 8, 2025

Philip William Rollins, 41, a resident of West Wareham, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 8, 2025. He was the son of Patricia A. (Dooley) Rollins Wayne of West Wareham and the late Gregory Ford Rollins, who passed away on November 9, 2024. He was raised in Whitman and graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 2002. Philip worked for his...

Mar 7, 2025

Robert F. Bean, 89, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Ellis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Norwood on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was the husband of the late Madeline A. “Chickie” (Matook) Bean. Son of the late John and Dorothy I. (Brickell) Bean, he was born in Boston and raised in Roxbury. He resided in Stoughton for...

Mar 7, 2025

Daniel D. Daggett, 65, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Friday, March 7, 2025 with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of Donna J. (Collins) Daggett for 48 years. Son of the late Edward and Mildred (Mulligan) Daggett, he was born in Boston and graduated from Stoughton High School, Class of 1977....

Mar 6, 2025

Lisa M. Wellington, 65, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Southeast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Easton, after a long period of declining health. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Catherine Pauline (Coakley) Wellington and Scott MacLeod Wellington, she was raised in Berwyn, PA and was a graduate of Conestoga High School. She was also a graduate of...

Mar 4, 2025

Joseph E. Rafalko, 73, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away peacefully at Grand Strand Medical Center on March 4, 2025. Born and raised in Stoughton, he was the son of the late Edward P. and Rose A. (McDonald) Rafalko. A lifelong resident of Stoughton until moving to Myrtle Beach six years ago, Joe was a proud graduate of Stoughton High...

Mar 4, 2025

Vicki L. (Sanders) Mann, 74, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a period of declining health. Born in Rumford, Maine, daughter of the late Lawrence and Rose (Albert) Sanders, she was raised and educated in Mexico, Maine and was a graduate of Mexico High School in Mexico, Maine. Vicki was also a...

Mar 2, 2025

Frank Carroll, Sr., 75, passed away on March 2, 2025, at Presentation Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Brighton, MA after a long period of declining health. 

Frank was born on Nov. 13, 1949, in Quincy, MA to his parents, the late Mary and Joseph Carroll. He was the oldest of his siblings: Michael Carroll of Greensboro, NC, the late Patrick...

Mar 1, 2025

Sister Michael of Christ the King (Elaine Frances Crimmins), 82, beloved Carmelite nun of the Discalced Carmelite Monastery, passed away from declining health on Saturday morning, March 1, 2025, at St. Joseph Manor in Brockton, where she resided since March 2023 after the Discalced Carmelite Monastery in Danvers closed. Sr. Michael’s life was one of silence, solitude, work, and deep...

Mar 1, 2025

Maria (Barbosa) Sequeira, age 98, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2025, in her home, surrounded by loved ones. She was a loving, empathetic caregiver. Maria’s legacy was being the matriarch of her family, the glue that kept everyone together. Born, raised, and educated in Campana, Fogo, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Tome Sequeira and Ana...

Feb 26, 2025

Francine S. (Corey) Bevis, age 82, of Stoughton, MA, formerly of Acton, MA and Randolph, MA, gained her angel wings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. She passed peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends after a long courageous battle with cancer. 

Fran was born November 28, 1942, in Chelsea, MA, to the late Carmella (DeLuca) Corey and Joseph A. Corey....

Feb 25, 2025

John Adam Kotlik, 72, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, RI on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. He was the husband of the late Denise E. (Gaudet) Kotlik. Son of the late Adam J. and Julia C. (Zabrosky) Kotlik, he was born in Stoughton and graduated from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, Class...

Feb 24, 2025

Dale Arthur Pooler Sr.,77, of Littlefield, Arizona, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025. He was born January 29, 1948 in Brockton, to the late Elizabeth Mae Burgess and James Curtis Pooler on a snowy night.

Raised in Stoughton, he attended Stoughton High School, where he played football. Upon Graduation, he proudly serving in the U.S. Navy as an Airedale, he later...

Feb 24, 2025

James Michael Moore, 67, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home following a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, February 24, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lisa M. (Correia) Moore for 45 years. Son of the late Frederick W. and Marie (Ceurvels) Moore, he was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised...

Feb 22, 2025

John F. "Grampy" Gatturna

May 2, 1939 - February 22, 2025

John F. “Grampy” Gatturna of Boston, age 85, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2025, at the Faulkner Hospital in Boston. Born and raised in Boston (Jamaica Plain), he was the son of the late Antonio G. “Thomas” Gatturna and Elizabeth J. (Gallivan) Gatturna. As a Master Plumber, John was a...