Obituaries

Maureen L. (Powers) Stringer

Maureen L. (Powers) Stringer

Jan 23, 2019

Maureen L. (Powers) Stringer, 64, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Seasons Hospice Inpatient Center in Milton on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late Albert V. and Jeanette L. (Vincent) Powers, she was born and raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1973. She was a resident...

Kathleen M. Earley

Kathleen M. Earley

Jan 23, 2019

Kathleen M. Earley, 55, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at her group home in Danvers. She was the daughter of Helen A. (Maniscalco) Earley of Sharon and the late Bernard J. Earley, Jr. Born in Medford, she was raised and educated in Sharon and was a graduate of Southeastern Regional Vocational High School in Easton. She was also...

Peter Boudreau

Peter Boudreau

Jan 23, 2019

Peter Boudreau, 55, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at his home in Stoughton. He was the son of the late Carl A. and Susan (Rampino) Boudreau. Born in Norwood, he was raised and educated in Hyde Park and Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Mr. Boudreau volunteered at the Stoughton...

John W. "Jack" Cresswell

John W. "Jack" Cresswell

Jan 23, 2019

John W. "Jack" Cresswell, 73, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. He was the husband of 48 years to Babe (D'Amore) Cresswell. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston English High School. He was a Veteran of the US Navy. Jack worked as an automobile sales manager for several area...

Richard J. Lynch

Richard J. Lynch

Jan 21, 2019

Richard J. Lynch, 69, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Seasons Hospice Inpatient Center in Milton on Monday, January 21, 2019. He was the husband of Mary E. (Fallon) Lynch for 42 years. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, he resided in Cambridge for 10 years and Brighton for 8 years before moving to Stoughton 28 years...

Ann (Pappas) Yaitanes

Ann (Pappas) Yaitanes

Jan 21, 2019

Ann (Pappas) Yaitanes, 93, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Brockton Hospital on Monday, January 21, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Charles F. Yaitanes. Daughter of the late George and Vasiliki (Tjouanis) Pappas, she was born and raised in Brockton. Ann was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of...

Cecelia A. (Hufnagle) Ledwith

Cecelia A. (Hufnagle) Ledwith

Jan 18, 2019

Cecelia A. (Hufnagle) Ledwith, 90, died Friday, January 18, 2019, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a period of declining health. She was the wife of 50 years of the late Francis X. Ledwith. Born, raised and educated in Jamaica Plain, she was a graduate of Boston Schools. She was also a graduate of Boston Normal...

Patrick J. Doherty

Patrick J. Doherty

Jan 18, 2019

Patrick J. Doherty, 63, died peacefully at home with his loving and devoted wife Catherine of 43 years by his side on January 18, 2019 after a period of failing health. Son of the late John A., Jr. and Margaret R. (Lawler) Doherty, he was born in Weymouth and raised in Stoughton. Upon graduating from Stoughton High School, he enlisted...

Andrea Koelzer Sullivan

Andrea Koelzer Sullivan

Jan 18, 2019

Andrea Koelzer Sullivan, 71, of San Antonio, TX, formerly of Brockton, MA, passed away on January 18, 2019 in Boerne, TX after a long illness. She was the wife of Samuel H. Sullivan for 48 years. Daughter of the late Frederick and Lillian Koelzer, she was born in Portland, MI on December 11, 1946. She graduated from Providence High School...

Eugene R. Genereux

Eugene R. Genereux

Jan 17, 2019

Eugene R. Genereux, 79, died Thursday, January 17, 2019, at the West Acres Nursing Home in Brockton, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Martha (Varney) Genereux. He was predeceased by his former wife Sharon (McBride) Pechulis. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Randolph. Mr. Genereux was a Veteran of the...

Nancy A. (Parsons) Scannell

Nancy A. (Parsons) Scannell

Jan 14, 2019

Nancy A. (Parsons) Scannell, 75, a longtime resident of Brockton, died peacefully at Baypointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Brockton on Monday, January 14, 2019. Daughter of the late Edward C. and Mary F. (McCarthy) Parsons, she was born in Brockton and raised in Stoughton. Nancy was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1961. She was a resident...

Charles M. Vaughn

Charles M. Vaughn

Jan 14, 2019

Charles M. Vaughn, Sr., 83, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at MGH in Boston. He was the husband of Evelyn (Coleman) Vaughn. Born in Roxbury, he was raised in Stoughton and was a graduate of Coyle High School in Taunton. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. After his honorary discharge from the Air Force, he attended...

Mary T. (Minahan) Cotter

Mary T. (Minahan) Cotter

Jan 13, 2019

Mary T. (Minahan) Cotter, 89, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton. She was the wife of the late James K. Cotter. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in South Boston. Mrs. Cotter was a longtime resident of Stoughton. She was a dedicated homemaker and mother. She enjoyed making ceramics, gardening,...

Staton B. "Steakum" Patterson

Staton B. "Steakum" Patterson

Jan 13, 2019

Staton Byron Patterson, 56, died on Sunday, January 13, 2019. Beloved son of Georgianne and Floyd Patterson, born on August 20, 1962 in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his high school diploma from Boston English High School, class of 1981. He has been a lifelong partner to Sonia Lynch for 33 years and raised their only son Rasharn and their grandson...

Kathryn Rita "Kay" (Fennessy) Driscoll

Kathryn Rita "Kay" (Fennessy) Driscoll

Jan 11, 2019

Kathryn Rita "Kay" (Fennessy) Driscoll, 86, died peacefully at Bon Secours Place in St. Petersburg, FL on Friday, January 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph Henry Driscoll. Daughter of the late James and Elizabeth (Carr) Fennessy, she was born in Boston and raised in Jamaica Plain. She was a graduate of...

Rosalina Lopes Bettencourt

Rosalina Lopes Bettencourt

Jan 10, 2019

Rosalina Lopes Bettencourt, 94, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Born April 15th, 1924 in Rosais, São Jorge, Açores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Silveira Lopes and Olinda Silveira Lopes, the sister of the late Maria Simas Lopes, João Lopes and Antonio Lopes,...

Kenneth MacNeil

Kenneth MacNeil

Jan 10, 2019

Kenneth MacNeil, 60, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at his home, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of 25 years of Alison C. (Cohen) MacNeil. Born in Boston, he was raised in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton Schools. Mr. MacNeil was a proud townie and lifelong resident of Stoughton. He was...

Donald L. Switzer

Donald L. Switzer

Jan 9, 2019

Donald L. Switzer, 82, a longtime resident of Easton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betty" (Tucker) Switzer for 60 years. Son of the late Howard and Erma (Goodworth) Switzer, he was born in Putnam, CT and raised in Stoughton. Donald...

Carl E. Vose

Carl E. Vose

Jan 5, 2019

Carl E. Vose, 82, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a period of declining health. He was the beloved husband of 58 years of Frances A. (Ruggiero) Vose. Born and raised in Revere, he was a graduate of Revere High School & was also a former member of the Air National Guard....

Joseph L. Boncorddo

Joseph L. Boncorddo

Jan 4, 2019

Joseph L. Boncorddo, 80, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully in Middleboro on Friday, January 4, 2019. He was the son of Marie (Lauricella) Kallasian of Florida and the late Joseph Boncorddo. He was born and raised in Winthrop. He was a resident of Stoughton since 1970. Joseph was a glazier for DC 35 in Boston for over 40...