Obituaries
Mary Margaret Doherty-Ball
Jan 22, 2022
Mary Margaret Ball, age 70, of Kilgore, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Mary was born on Monday, March 5, 1951 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Mary began her career in nursing with her family in Massachusetts, and brought them both with her when she moved to East Texas. She worked tirelessly, continued her education, and nurtured a loving and...
Patricia A. (Whyte) Marini
Jan 20, 2022
Patricia A. (Whyte) Marini, age 59, passed away on January 20, 2022 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. She was born in Boston and was the daughter to the late Nancy (Merola) and Henry T. Whyte. She was raised and educated in Stoughton, and lived there most of her life. She was a waitress working in the restaurant business for...
Mary C. Watkins
Jan 18, 2022
Mary C. Watkins, 81, a longtime resident of Taunton, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton. Born in Waltham, daughter of the late Charles M. and Susan G. (Dolaher) Watkins, she was raised in Canton and was a 1958 graduate of Canton High School. As a young woman, she worked at Holmes Auto in...
Theresa R. DeAguiar
Jan 17, 2022
Theresa R. (Rodrigues) DeAguiar, 82, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT on Monday, January 17, 2022. She was the wife of the late Manuel DeAguiar. Daughter of the late Virgilho and Sebastiana (Marcelino) Rodrigues, she was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. Theresa moved to Stoughton in 1963. She was an assembler...
Sharon L. (Marum) Fernandes
Jan 17, 2022
Sharon L. (Marum) Fernandes, age 76, passed away on January 17, 2022 at Foremost Nursing Home in Sharon, MA. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter to the late Mabel (Ralph) and James Marum. She was the wife to Bernard "Benny" C. Fernandes for 37 loving years. She was raised in Braintree and graduated from Braintree High School. She...
Charles E. Crean
Jan 16, 2022
Charles E. Crean, age 70, passed away on January 16, 2022 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, after a short illness. Born in Norwood, he was the son of the late Marie A. (Sly) and Robert V. Crean. He was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a resident of Stoughton for most of his life. He worked...
Michael D. Collett
Jan 16, 2022
Michael David Collett, age 40, of North Easton, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his home.Born and raised in Stoughton, his family moved to North Easton when he was in high school. Being the eldest was a formidable task, but he was up for the challenge, as he had his brother Steve as his wingman.Mike was always...
Lillian L. (Yablonsky) Dragunas
Jan 16, 2022
Lillian L. (Yablonsky) Dragunas, 96, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Daughter of the late Alexander and Anna (Washvilas) Yablonsky, she was born, raised and educated in Middleboro. She was a longtime resident of Stoughton. As a young woman, she worked for the Gillette Company and it was there that she met her...
Robert Carl DeLuca
Jan 14, 2022
Robert Carl "Duke" DeLuca passed away at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on January 14, 2022. Born in Stoughton, he was the son to the late Jennie (Felos) and Carl DeLuca. He was the devoted husband to Jean M. (Hawkins) DeLuca for 54 loving years. He was a graduate of Stoughton's St. Mary's grammar school in 1952, a graduate...
Monica J. (Fleming) McCallum
Jan 14, 2022
Monica J. (Fleming) McCallum, 99, died Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton after a period of declining health. Born in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, she was raised and educated in Portugal Cove. She moved to the United States as a teenager and settled in the Boston Area. As a young woman,...
Nancy H. (Hall) Urell
Jan 12, 2022
Nancy H. (Hall) Urell, 84, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Quincy, she was raised in Quincy and Canton and was a graduate of Canton High School. She continued her education at the University of Bridgeport, graduating with her degree in Dental Hygiene. She married Thomas J. Urell III in 1960...
Jose F. Gomes
Jan 12, 2022
Jose F. Gomes, 86, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a period of declining health. Born in Lomba on the island of Flores in the Azores, he was raised and educated in Lomba. In 1960 he married Maria do Carmo Couto Lima, and together they shared over 61 years of marriage and...
Charlotte R. (Riedell) Shane
Jan 10, 2022
Charlotte Riedell Shane age 86, died on Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Blue Hills Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton, of complications from Parkinson's Disease and Covid-19. Born in Barnstable on October 16, 1935, she was the daughter of late Ethel (Parker) and Carl F. Riedell. Charlotte was the wife to the late John R. Shane for over 62 loving years...
Paula Jean (Ziemba) DePierro
Jan 8, 2022
Paula Jean (Ziemba) DePierro, age 62 passed away on January 8, 2022 at her in home in Middleboro surrounded by her children. Born in Hempstead, New York, she was the daughter to the late Mary Elizabeth (MacLeod) and Richard Paul Ziemba. She was a graduate of Bourne High School and attended Anna Maria College in Worcester, where she made lifelong...
Daniel F. McLaughlin
Jan 7, 2022
Daniel F. McLaughlin, Jr., age 81, of West Yarmouth, formerly Stoughton and Milton, passed away surrounded by his family on January 7, 2022. Dan's party has ended much too soon, Alzheimer's cut his fun much too short.No more hat tricks at the Eire, or up the street when down a quart.He's left us with a lifetime of memories, anyone who...
Roy F. Leonard
Jan 7, 2022
Roy F. Leonard, 86, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at BayPointe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brockton on Friday, January 7, 2022 after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of the late Theresa M. (Angelos) Leonard. Son of the late Melvin and Dora (Morrissey) Leonard, he was born and raised in Stoughton. He was a graduate of...
Phyllis Amelia (Mellon) Murphy
Jan 4, 2022
Phyllis Murphy, 89, of Canton, formerly of Wethersfield, CT, died peacefully at her home on January 4, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Murphy and daughter of Amelia (Coppy) and Harry Mellon. She was predeceased by her three siblings. Phyllis was a graduate of Drexel University and Central Connecticut State University. Her career began as...
Marie G. (York) Barry
Jan 4, 2022
Marie G. (York) Barry, 92, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the LifeCare Center of West Bridgewater. Born and raised in South Boston, she was voted the "Most Perfect Baby in Boston" for 1931. She was a graduate of Gate of Heaven High School. In 1950, she married James L. Barry and together, they raised 8 children and...
Anna Catherine (Martell) Garneau
Jan 3, 2022
Anna Catherine (Martell) Garneau of Dorchester, passed peacefully in her sleep, on January 3, 2022 at the incredible age of 100 years old. Born at home in Roxbury, on August 25, 1921 to Johanna (Crowely) Martell and John Edmund Martell, Anna was one of 7 children - all which have predeceased her; Joseph Martell, Martha Zamagni, Mary MacSwain, Adeline Day,...
Ernest L. Guerrera
Jan 2, 2022
Ernest L. "Ernie" Guerrera age 73, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Tampa General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Scalea, Italy until the age of 10 when his family moved to the United States and settled in Somerville, MA. Ernie continued his schooling there and was a graduate of Somerville High School. He...