Obituaries
James S. Burba
May 25, 2020
James S. Burba Sr., 78, a life long resident of Stoughton, passed away suddenly Monday, May 25, 2020 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, of Covid 19. He was the loving husband of 55 years of Joan M. (Hern) Burba. Born in Stoughton, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class...
Helen M. (Homer) Egerton
May 24, 2020
Helen M. (Homer) Egerton, 80, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 24, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Russell F. Egerton for 57 years. Born in Stoughton, she was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1958 and earned her Associate Degree from Massachusetts Memorial Hospital School of...
Charles Franklin Dreist
May 24, 2020
Charles Franklin Dreist, Jr., 56, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at home on Sunday, May 24, 2020 after a period of failing health. He leaves behind his longtime love and partner of 32 years, Elizabeth Pearl Parent, her children, Robert and Teresa and her grandchildren, Nilson, Elizabeth and Mia Rose. Son of Charles F. Dreist, Sr. of Stoughton and...
Thomas Graziano
May 23, 2020
Thomas Graziano, Jr., 73, of Stoughton, died peacefully at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Saturday, May 23, 2020. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 34 years, Linda A. Chester. Thom was born in Stoughton, MA, on May 27, 1946, a son of the late Thomas and Josephine (Patella) Graziano. He was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Thayer...
Stephen H. Olszewski
May 21, 2020
Stephen H. Olszewski, 79, known affectionately as "Ski" to friends and co-workers, died unexpectedly at his home in Stoughton on Thursday, May 21, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Elaine F. (Sacramona) Olszewski. Born in Boston, he was raised in Hyde Park and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. Mr. Olszewski served in the United States Army...
Ruth C. (Fowler) Coffey
May 20, 2020
Ruth C. (Fowler) Coffey, 82, a longtime resident of Easton, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Coffey. Born in Brockton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Mrs. Coffey was a longtime, beloved employee at the...
E. John Farley
May 20, 2020
Edward "John" Farley passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the age of 86. His beloved and devoted wife of 28 years, Christine Bosna Farley, was by his side. John lived his life to the fullest and continues to be loved by the many people whose lives were enriched by having known him.John was born on April 2,...
Dolores (Gonsalves) Teixeira
May 20, 2020
Dolores (Gonsalves) Teixeira, 80, a long time resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley of Stoughton on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. She was the wife of the late Domingos Teixeira. Daugher of the late Jose and Domingas (Dos Santos) Gonsalves, she was born and raised in Madeira, Portugal. She came to the United States in 1971 and settled in Brockton...
Shirley D. (Northover) Cesvette
May 19, 2020
Shirley D. (Northover) Cesvette, 84, passed on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at her home in Sharon, surrounded by her loving family. She was born, raised and educated in Jamaica. In 1957, she married Geffard B. Cesvette, and together they shared 63 years of marriage. They lived in Jamaica until 1968 when they moved their young family to the United States...
Mary J. Emma
May 19, 2020
Mary J. Emma, 76, a resident of Canton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie (Pasquale) Emma, she was born in Roxbury and raised in Dorchester. She was educated in Boston schools and attended Northeastern University. Mary was a resident of Canton for 10 years after...
Michael J. Ritz
May 17, 2020
Michael J. Ritz, 77, of Canton, formerly of South Boston, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, May 17, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Beverly (Cormier) Ritz and the late Susan (Babb) Ritz. Mike is survived by his children, Heidi DiMatteo and her husband Jim of Weymouth, Christian M. Ritz and his wife Ariane of Stoughton and Heather...
Martin J. Wyndham
May 10, 2020
Martin J. Wyndham, 87, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Baypointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Brockton on Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was the husband of Katharine D. (Kelliher) Wyndham for 63 years. Son of the late Martin J. and Catherine (Mulkern) Wyndham, he was born in Boston and raised in Dedham. He was a graduate of...
Jacqueline E. (Ensign) Krone
May 9, 2020
Jacqueline E. "Jackie" (Ensign) Krone, a resident of Hannah B.G. Shaw Home in Middleboro, died peacefully at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth on Saturday, May 9, 2020. She was the wife of the late John M. "Jack" Krone. Daughter of the late Owen T. and Eleanor (Porter) Ensign, she was born in Chicago, IL and raised in Racine, WI....
Patricia Ann (Winfisky) Fisher
May 8, 2020
Patricia Ann Winfisky Fisher died peacefully at the Copley at Stoughton on May 8, 2020 at the age of 89. She was a lifelong resident and well-loved townswoman of Stoughton, MA. Pat was born in 1930. Her mother, Domicella Botkus Winfisky (aka Visneuski) and father Felix Joseph Winfisky were 1st generation immigrants from Lithuania. Their family home was on Central...
Mary R. (Lori) Ruggiero
May 8, 2020
Mary R. (Lori) Ruggiero, 88, died Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Octavio J. Ruggiero. Born and raised in Canton, she was a graduate of St. John's High School in Canton. Mrs. Ruggiero was a resident of Stoughton for over 60 years. Mrs. Ruggiero worked as a...
Constantine "Dino" Zaros
May 8, 2020
Constantine G. "Dino" Zaros, a longtime resident of Easton, died unexpectedly at his home on May 8, 2020. He was beloved son of James C. Zaros of Easton and the late Olymbia (Kyrias) Zaros. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1976. He also attended Johnson &...
Joseph M. St. Peter
May 7, 2020
Joseph M. St. Peter, born and raised in Hyde Park, MA and longtime resident of Yarmouth, MA, died suddenly on Thursday May 7, 2020. Joe was a graduate from Cathedral High School, ran his own cleaning service, enjoyed fishing, boating and was an avid sports fan. Joe is survived by his ex-wife, Sandra (Del Torto) St. Peter, his daughter, Joelle...
James Kenneth Fisher
May 5, 2020
James Kenneth Fisher, age 93, of Stoughton, MA died peacefully at the Copley at Stoughton on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Jim was raised from infancy by grandparents, aunts and uncles and then put into Boston foster care until age 16 when he was reunited in Stoughton with his mother, Dorothy M. Selig Fisher Turtlotte and stepfather, James Turtlotte, a lather...
Rita T. (D'Amore) Cohen
May 5, 2020
Rita T. (D'Amore) Cohen, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Elliot "Coney" Cohen. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in South Boston, graduating from South Boston High School. Mrs. Cohen was a resident of Stoughton...
Phillip A. Techiera
May 3, 2020
Phillip Techiera, 71, died May 3rd, 2020 at Garden Place Health Care in Attleboro. Born in Brockton, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Mr. Techiera was a Veteran of the US Army, serving from 1968-1972. After his Honorable Discharge, he returned to his hometown and worked as a deliveryman for many...