Obituaries
Marguerite Kapualani Gillis
Aug 31, 2015
Marguerite Kapualani Gillis, 72, died at Milton Hospital on Monday, August 31, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Daughter of the late Patrick J. and Alice N. (Eckartt) Gillis, she was born in Boston. Marguerite was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1961 and Bridgewater State College. She then earned her Master's Degree at the University of Guam and...
Madelyn L. Connors
Aug 30, 2015
Madelyn L. (Cavanaugh) Connors, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Baypointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Brockton after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John J. "Jack" Connors. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School and Bentley College. She was an executive secretary for...
Antonio Lopes Fontes
Aug 29, 2015
Antonio Lopes Fontes, 76, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 peacefully at his home in Stoughton. He was the loving husband of Antonieta Pontes Fontes for 50 years. He was born in Fogo, Cape Verde and lived in Cambridge before making Stoughton his home. After high school Antonio received degrees from UMass Boston, Leslie College and...
John Jack J. Malley
Aug 25, 2015
John J. "Jack" Malley, 77, a resident of Halifax, formerly of Brockton & Whitman, died August 25, 2015 at the Brockton Hospital. He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Ewing) Malley. Born and raised in South Boston, he attended South Boston Schools. Mr. Malley was a resident of Halifax for the past 30 years. He was a Veteran of the...
Theresa M. Joseph
Aug 24, 2015
Theresa M. (Anderson) Joseph, 83, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Joseph. Born in Roxbury, she was raised and educated in Dorchester and Roxbury and was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in Boston. She was a longtime resident of...
Barbara A. Large
Aug 22, 2015
Barbara A. (Nash) Large, 68, died Saturday, August 22, at her home after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of 39 years of William F. "Billy" Large. Born in Boston, daughter of Dorothy (Adahall) Nash of SC and the late Lawrence Nash, she was raised in Jamaica Plain and New Jersey. Mrs. Large was a longtime resident of...
Mary E. Fenton
Aug 20, 2015
Mary E. (Cordaro) Fenton, 72, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Lee J. Fenton, Sr. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Worcester and Boston. She was a longtime resident of Stoughton. Mrs. Fenton was a homemaker. She was a...
Linda C. Costello
Aug 20, 2015
Linda C. (Reilly) Costello, 57, died Thursday, August 20 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a long illness. She was the wife of 27 years of William J. Costello. Born in Brockton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1976. She was a resident of Canton for many...
Dorothy F. Sweet
Aug 20, 2015
Dorothy F. "Dot" Sweet, 90, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Francis and Anna (Flaherty) Sweet. She was born in Milton, raised in Stoughton and was a proud graduate of the Stoughton High School Class of 1943. After her high school graduation and during WWII, she worked at the...
Margaret B. Johnson
Aug 19, 2015
Margaret B. (Fernandes) Johnson, 97, a resident of Westwood, died peacefully at Epoch of Sharon on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph Johnson. Daughter of the late Peter G. and Phoebe Fernandes, she was born in Boston and resided in Dorchester for over 40 years before moving to Westwood 2 years ago. Margaret was...
Dorothy P. Morrissey
Aug 18, 2015
Dorothy P. (Coxon) Morrissey, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home after a short illness. Born in Gateshead, England, she was raised and educated in England and came to the United States at age 12 and settled in Savin Hill, Dorchester. She was a graduate of the Boston Trade School. Mrs. Morrissey was a longtime resident of Stoughton before...
Susan J. Ardizzoni
Aug 17, 2015
Dr. Susan J. Ardizzoni, 61, died peacefully in Venice, FL on Monday, August 17, 2015 after a long illness. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Jerome C. and Dorothy P. (Chetwind) Ardizzoni. She was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1972. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from UMass-Amherst, Master's Degree from Assumption College in...
Geraldine F. "Gerry" Minichiello
Aug 16, 2015
Geraldine F. "Gerry" (Finn) Minichiello, 96, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 16, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Charles V. ("Charlie") Minichiello for 73 years. Daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Sheehan) Finn, she was born in Haverhill and raised in Groveland. For many years...
Enes V. Lynch
Aug 15, 2015
Enes V. (Grelotti) Lynch, 100, died peacefully at Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham on Saturday, August 15, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Holliston on July 5, 1915, she was the daughter of Ermenia and Gettulio Grelotti. One of eight children, Enes was raised in Framingham and was a 1934 graduate of Framingham High. She was the...
Emelia F. Avelar
Aug 13, 2015
Emelia F. (Camara) Avelar, 86, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Copley at Stoughton on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Daughter of the late Fernando and Maria Avelar, she was born and raised in Flores, Azores, Portugal before moving to Stoughton in 1966. Mrs. Avelar was a tagger at Morse Shoe in Canton for 20 years before retiring many years...
Charles T. Leonard
Aug 12, 2015
Charles T. "Dutchy" Leonard, 92, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Virginia S. (Montgomery) Leonard and the late Alice I. (Wereska) Leonard. Born in Brockton, he was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1942. Mr. Leonard was a Corporal in...
Joseph Falco
Aug 11, 2015
Joseph Falco, 72, a longtime resident of Easton, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Son of the late Angelo and Maria (Frontino) Falco, he was born and raised in San Ferdinando, Italy before moving to Massachusetts many years ago. He resided in Easton for the past 35 years. Mr. Falco was the...
Ludgero M. Leonardo
Aug 10, 2015
LEONARDO, Ludgero M., a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Monday, August 10, 2015 after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Zita (Correia) Leonardo. Son of the late Guilherme and Amelia Leonardo, he was born in Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal and raised in Lisbon, Portugal before moving to Stoughton...

Shawn T. Gilmore
Aug 10, 2015
Shawn T. Gilmore, 42, a resident of Taunton, died unexpectedly at the Brockton Hospital on Monday, August 10, 2015. He was the husband of Sara M. (Nickerson) Gilmore. Son of Gary E. Gilmore of Florida, he was born in Boston and raised in Randolph. He resided in Taunton since 2001. Shawn worked maintenance at Shaw's Supermarkets for 28 years, mainly...
Nicole Hegarty Woodward
Aug 7, 2015
Nicole Hegarty Woodward, 47, died Friday, August 7, 2015 at her home in Easton. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Easton and was a graduate of Oliver Ames High School, Class of 1986. She also attended Bay State Junior College. She worked as a bartender at Pasta Bene in Brockton for over 10 years and also worked...