Obituaries
William R. McIntyre
Apr 17, 2020
William R. McIntyre, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Friday, April 17, 2020, on his 84th birthday at the CareOne Nursing Home in Randolph, after a long illness. He was the husband of 62 years of Elizabeth A. (Mariano) McIntyre. Born in Boston, he was raised in the South End and was a graduate of Boston Trade School. Bill was...
Elaine V. (Hector) Barker
Apr 16, 2020
Elaine "Lanie" Virginia Hector Barker, 87, went to her rightful Glory on Thursday, April 16, 2020, succumbing to the COVID-19 virus after contracting it at Chelsea's Eastpointe Physical Rehabilitation Center and being treated briefly at Everett Hospital. Lanie was born in Boston on July 26, 1932, the first daughter of Harold Raphael Hector, Sr. and Matilda Rachel Robinson Hector. She...
Richard H. Dempsey
Apr 16, 2020
Richard H. Dempsey, Jr. a retired Police Officer in the Town of Stoughton, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Brockton Hospital after contracting Covid 19. He is survived by his longtime companion Joanne Czerwonka of Brockton. Born in Boston, son of the late Richard H. and Virginia (Doran) Dempsey, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate...
Thomas Edward Boyden
Apr 15, 2020
Thomas Edward Boyden, 77, a longtime resident of Brockton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Son of the late Arthur I. and Marjorie (Stevenson) Boyden, he was born in Norwood and raised in Sharon. He graduated from Sharon High School and UMass-Boston with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics. Thomas was an Airman 1st...
Elisa (Vieira) Leitao
Apr 15, 2020
Elisa (Vieira) Leitao, 99, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was wife to Augusto N. Leitao for 65 years. Originally, from Brava, Cape Verde, Portugal, Elisa emigrated to the United States in 1951 settling in Boston. She and her husband started their family living in both Dorchester and Mattapan, ultimately settling...
Marron P. (Davis) Peck
Apr 15, 2020
Marron P. (Davis) Peck, 79, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at her home in Stoughton. She was the beloved wife of 55 years of Roy H. Peck (Stoughton FD, Ret.). Born and raised in Brookline, she was a resident of Stoughton for the past 55 years. Marron was a proud graduate of Mission HiIl High School and Cardinal Cushing College...
Joseph M. Callanan
Apr 14, 2020
Joseph M. Callanan, 73, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. He was the husband of Joanne F. (McStowe) Callanan for 53 years. Son of the late Joseph J. and Vera (Revnoff) Callanan, he was born in Boston. Joe was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of...
Marion E. (Hickerson) Westbrook
Apr 13, 2020
Marion E. "Sis" (Hickerson) Westbrook, 99, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Monday, April 13, 2020, at the CareOne at Randolph Nursing Home in Randolph, MA. She was the wife of the late Leonard Westbrook for over 50 years. Affectionately known as "Sis" to her family, Marion was born on September 22, 1920 in Bessemer, Alabama, a daughter of William...
Evelyn N. (DeVito) Callanan
Apr 13, 2020
With great sadness, the family of Evelyn N. (DeVito) Callanan, 89, a lifelong resident of Stoughton announces her passing. She died peacefully at Ruth McLain Hospice House in Braintree on Monday, April 13, 2020 with her loving daughters by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Callanan. Daughter of the late Joseph and Anna M....
Charles David Homer
Apr 12, 2020
Charles David Homer, 92, a longtime resident of Raynham, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Elmes) Homer and Joan (Lennon) Homer. Son of the late George H. and Ida (Ferreira) Homer, he was born and raised in Stoughton. He was a graduate of Norfolk County...
Kathleen (Mooney) Mancinelli
Apr 10, 2020
Kathleen (Mooney) Mancinelli, 58, died Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Brockton Hospital in Brockton, after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Mancinelli, who died February 26th of this year. Born in Stoughton, daughter of the late Edmund and Catherine (Duggan) Mooney, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a...
V. Barbara (Waygan) Werkowski
Apr 10, 2020
V. Barbara (Waygan) Werkowski, 93, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Friday, April 10, 2020. She was the wife of the late Paul P. Werkowski. Daughter of the late John F. and Veronica E. (Zuris) Waygan, she was born in Boston and raised in South Boston. She was a graduate of South...
Elizabeth A. Scherer
Apr 9, 2020
Elizabeth A. Scherer, 82, a resident of Hanover, died peacefully at Colony Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Abington on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Daughter of the late Joseph and Henrietta (Grey) Scherer, she was born and raised in Boston. She was a longtime resident of Braintree before moving to Hanover 5 years ago. Elizabeth was a page operator at...
Marion C. (O'Donnell) LaVoie
Apr 7, 2020
Marion C. (O'Donnell) LaVoie of Plant City, Florida, formerly of Jamaica Plain and Stoughton, passed away on April 7, 2020 at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Roland LaVoie, her son, Joseph "Rolie" LaVoie, a sister, Dorothy (O'Donnell) Morrissey, three brothers, Edwin O'Donnell, William O'Donnell and Robert Dawn. Marion is survived by her...
Brittany-Rae Dobay
Apr 7, 2020
Brittany-Rae Dobay, 27, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of Tishanne McDermott of Norwood and stepdaughter of Charlie Berger of Boston. She was born in Boston and raised in Taunton. She was a graduate of Taunton High School. Brittany-Rae is survived by her...
Louise Ann (Jalalian) Tibets
Apr 7, 2020
Louise Ann (Jalalian) Tibets, 83, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the BayPointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton. She was the wife of 60 years of Frederick P. Tibets, Sr. Born and raised in Watertown, she was a graduate of Watertown High School and also a graduate of Boston State Teacher's College. She was a longtime resident of...
Virginia D. (Soares) Sousa
Apr 6, 2020
Virginia D. (Soares) Sousa, 96, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Monday, April 6, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Jose B. Sousa. Daughter of the late Jose and Maria (DaCosta) Soares, she was born and raised in Almagreira, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal. She came...
Nicholas Zaros
Apr 5, 2020
Nicholas Zaros, 83, a longtime resident of Braintree MA, departed this life on April 5, 2020 after a period of failing health. He was born and raised in Mesolonghi, Greece. After serving in the Greek Army he earned an honorable discharge with the rank of Lieutenant. He graduated the University of Athens with a degree in Physics and later taught...
Vincent James Megna
Apr 4, 2020
Vincent James Megna, 74, a longtime resident of Dedham, died peacefully at Norwood Hospital on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was the husband of Lynda M. (Roche) Megna. Son of the late Charles and Vincenza (DiPerri) Megna, he was born in Boston and raised in East Boston until age 15 before moving to Norfolk. He was a Class of 1964...
Elizabeth M. (Long) McLeish
Apr 3, 2020
Long-time Dedham resident, Elizabeth McLeish, also known amongst friends and family as Betty-Lou, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning, April 3, 2020. She was the wife of the late, great Robert "Brud" McLeish, he, too, a long-time Dedham resident.Elizabeth was the daughter of Dominic and Elizabeth Long of Westwood, sister of Janet Kenyon of Billerica, the late...