Obituaries
Irene (Flaherty) Wikstrom
Apr 13, 2022
Irene (Flaherty) Wikstrom, passed away on April 13, 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Boston, she was the daughter to the late Francis and Bertha (Tierney) Flaherty. She was the loving wife to her late husband Ivan W. Wikstrom for over 60 years. She was raised in East Boston and attended Boston Schools. She later worked for the...
James Constantine Zaros
Apr 7, 2022
James Constantine Zaros, 94, died Thursday, April 7, 2022 at his home in Naples, FL after a short period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Olymbia (Kyrias) Zaros and the longtime partner of Ann Hill of Stoughton. Born in Mesolongi, Greece, he was raised and educated in Greece. While serving in the Greek Navy, he came...
Maria Jose (Teixeira) Sousa
Apr 6, 2022
Maria Jose (Teixeira) Sousa, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. She was the wife of Lidio N. Sousa since 1965. Daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Madalena (Coelho) Teixeira, she was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal before moving to Stoughton in 1965. She worked at Raytheon in both Norwood...
Brett R. Gulick
Apr 5, 2022
Brett R. Gulick, 51, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at his home in Stoughton. Son of the late Richard W. and Phyllis (Zablocki) Gulick, he was born in Stoughton and educated in Stoughton schools and Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School. Brett was a heavy equipment operator for both G. Lopes Construction in Taunton...
Kathleen E. Small
Apr 4, 2022
Kathleen "Kathi" Edna Small (formally Phillips), 61, died Monday, April 4, 2022 at the St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton after a long period of declining health. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Kathi was a lifelong resident of Stoughton. She was a dedicated mother and homemaker who, after raising her family, worked...
Carmela (Giachinta) Salemi
Apr 2, 2022
Carmela (Giachinta) Salemi, 96, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on Saturday, April 2, 2022. She was the wife of the late Louis R. Salemi. Daughter of the late Antonio and Carmela Giachinta, she was born in Messina, Italy and came to Everett as a young girl. After her marriage to Louis they...
Robert L. Maynard
Mar 31, 2022
Robert L. Maynard, 90, died Thursday, March 31, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of 24 years of Jean E. (Cox) Maynard. Born in Morristown, NJ, he was raised and educated in New Jersey and was a graduate of Bentley School of Accounting. Mr. Maynard was a...
Albert P. Kinan
Mar 30, 2022
Albert Paul Kinan, age 85, passed away at his residence on March 30, 2022. He was born in Boston in 1936. He was the devoted husband to his wife Janet (Armstrong) Kinan for 61 loving years. He spent his childhood in the south end of Boston where he attended school and graduated from Boston Trade High. He also attended Berklee...
Kathleen L. (Wood) Speed
Mar 29, 2022
Kathleen "Kay" L. (Wood) Speed, age 93, passed away on March 29, 2022 at the Hope Health Hospice in Providence, RI after a period of declining health. She was the loving wife to the late Chester T. Speed, and the late Harold M. Fugate, Sr. Born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Charles Henry and Mildred L. (Preston) Wood Babin,...
Joan E. (Kohler) Blair
Mar 27, 2022
Joan E. (Kohler) Blair, 91, died Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert Blair and Edward M. Lynch. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Roslindale High School, Class of 1949. She was...
Helder Soares Garcia
Mar 27, 2022
Helder Soares Garcia, 72, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, March 27, 2022. He was the husband of Maria Nazaré (Azevedo) Garcia for 39 years. Son of the late Jorge and Alice (Soares) Garcia, he was born and raised in Flores, Azores, Portugal before moving to Stoughton in 1980. Helder worked for Shaw Glass in...
Georgia Claire L. Dray
Mar 27, 2022
Georgia Claire L. Dray, 21, an Honors student at Boston University, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022. She was, and remains, her parents' whole world. Georgia was born in GuangXi, China, and resided in WuZhou Social Welfare Institute until she was fourteen months old. Her original name, Li Tao, means, "beautiful ocean wave," though her mom and dad often...
Mason Stanley Miguel Torres
Mar 25, 2022
Our little beloved angel Mason Stanley Miguel Torres passed away March 25, 2022. He was born January 6, 2022. He is survived by his loving parents Latisha Simms and Javiar Torres of Stoughton, big sister Teaghan Ann Elizabeth Torres, maternal grandfather Lewis R. Simms, paternal grandmother Jacinta Leon Torres, his aunts and uncles Gail Simms, Lourdes Torres, Maria Torres Santos,...
Maria L. Jardin
Mar 25, 2022
Maria L. "Mary" (Andrade) Jardin, 95, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at her home in Stoughton, after a short period of failing health. Born in Taunton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a lifelong resident of the town. In 1948, she married Anthony Jardin at the Immaculate Conception Church in Stoughton and together they spent over 63...
Eric Francisco Barraza
Mar 24, 2022
Eric Francisco Barraza, 41, a longtime resident of Milton, died unexpectedly in Swansea on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Son of Linda Ann (Sturgeon) Barraza of Milton and the late Gustavo Barraza, he was born in Boston and raised in Milton. Eric was a graduate of Milton High School, Class of 1998 and New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics. He resided...
Vasil Simolari
Mar 23, 2022
Vasil "Bill" Simolari, age 91, passed away on March 23, 2022. Born in Përmet, Albania he was the son to the late Dhoski and Koli Simolari. He was a resident of Stoughton and was married to his wife Connie (Cakridas) for 60 loving years. He was an Aircraft Mechanic and Staff Sargeant in the Airforce. He was the father to...
Edmond Rrapushi
Mar 22, 2022
Edmond Rrapushi, 59, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Sturdy Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. e was the husband of Eleni (Prifti) Rrapushi for 36 years. Son of the late Jani and Emilika (Rovi) Rrapushi, he was born and raised in Albania. He resided in Greece for 12 years before moving to Stoughton 20 years ago.In addition...
Elaine D. (Paul) Porro
Mar 20, 2022
Elaine D. (Paul) Porro, 77, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Needham after a period of declining health. She was the devoted wife of the late Richard A. Porro, Sr. Daughter to the late Mary (Leesam) Logan and James D. Paul. She was Born and raised in Roslindale, and was a graduate of...
Michael Catalano
Mar 20, 2022
Michael Catalano, 60, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Accent Care Inpatient Hospice Center in Milton on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Son of the late Paul F. and Marguerite A. (McDermott) Catalano, he was born in Boston and graduated from Stoughton High School and Massasoit Community College with an Associate Degree in Art. Michael worked for the Stoughton...
Julie A. Sears Gillis
Mar 18, 2022
Julie A. Sears Gillis, 50, died Friday, March 18, 2022 at her home, unexpectedly and after a long period of health struggles. Born in Stoughton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1990. She also attended Boston College and Massasoit Community College. Julie worked as the Aquatics Director and as...
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