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Roberta (Higbee) Willard

Roberta (Higbee) Willard

Sep 16, 2017

Roberta "Bobbie" Williard, 80, a longtime elementary school teacher in Stoughton, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Beaumont Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center in Northbridge. She was the wife of the late Philip J. Willard. Born and raised in Cambridge, she was a graduate of St. Peter's School, Matignon High School, Class of 1955 and Boston College, Class of...

Mary A. LaCivita

Mary A. LaCivita

Sep 16, 2017

Mary A. LaCivita, 89, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a graduate of Stoughton Schools and The Fisher School. She worked for the Stoughton School System as an Administrative Assistant for many years and retired in 1992. She was dedicated to...

Joan K. (Kraus) Murphy

Joan K. (Kraus) Murphy

Sep 16, 2017

Joan K. (Kraus) Murphy, 89, died Saturday, September 16, 2017, at the BayPointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton, after a short illness. She was the wife of the late John J. Murphy. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was raised and educated in Camden, NJ and was a graduate of Camden Catholic High School. She also did coursework at Rutgers...

Charles Eugene Ligonde

Charles Eugene Ligonde

Sep 15, 2017

Charles Eugene Ligonde Sr., 94, died Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, after a period of failing health. Born and raised and educated in Cayes, Haiti, he moved to the United States in 1984 and settled in Mattapan. He moved to Randolph 14 years ago. While in Haiti, he worked in the financial...

William L. Lorenz

William L. Lorenz

Sep 15, 2017

William L. Lorenz, 86, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Friday, September 15, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving daughters. He was the husband of the late Doris M. (Bond) Lorenz. Son of the late Martin and Ottilia (Wenzler) Lorenz, he was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale. Bill was a graduate of BC...

Daniel S. Mahoney

Daniel S. Mahoney

Sep 11, 2017

Daniel S. "Dan" Mahoney, 83, a longtime resident of Franklin, died peacefully at home on Monday, September 11, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis A. (Kearns) Mahoney for 45 years. Loving son of the late William and Sophie Mahoney, he was born and raised in Stoughton. Dan was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1951 and...

Teryl Ann Randall

Teryl Ann Randall

Sep 8, 2017

Teryl Ann Randall, 67, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Friday, September 8, 2017. Daughter of the late Robert A. and Marguerite Y. (Butler) Randall, she was born in Winthrop and raised in Brockton. Teryl was a graduate of Brockton High School and Massasoit Community College. She was a resident of...

Joseph A. Lane

Joseph A. Lane

Aug 28, 2017

Joseph A. Lane, 85, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Blue Hills Alzheimer's Care Center in Stoughton after a long period of failing health. He was the husband of 61 years of Marie A. (McDonald) Lane. Born in Newton, he attended Newton Schools. Mr. Lane was a Veteran of the US Army, serving in Germany during the Korean War...

Barbara M. (Lutted) O'Donnell

Barbara M. (Lutted) O'Donnell

Aug 24, 2017

Barbara M. (Lutted) O'Donnell, 98, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, at her home in Stoughton, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Eugene O'Donnell. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and a graduate of Stoughton Schools. She was also a graduate of Bridgewater State Teacher's College. Mrs. O'Donnell...

Robert G. Gaffney

Robert G. Gaffney

Aug 23, 2017

Robert G. Gaffney, 55, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, after suffering from a stroke. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1979. He was a resident of Easton for the past 15 years. Mr. Gaffney worked for Bosse Construction in Easton for many years. He was a...

Donna M. Freeman

Donna M. Freeman

Aug 22, 2017

Donna M. Freeman, 63, a resident of North Easton, formerly of Stoughton and Brockton, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Daughter of the late Paul W. and Eleanor (Wood) Freeman, she was born in Boston and raised in Stoughton. Donna was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1973 and attended Stonehill College in Easton. She...

Eduino S. Avila

Eduino S. Avila

Aug 11, 2017

Eduino S. Avila, 78, died Friday, August 11, 2017, after being stricken ill at his home. He was the husband of the late M. Estela (Costa) Avila. Born in Flamengos, Faial in the Azores, Portugal, he was raised in Faial and was a veteran of the Portuguese Army. He moved to Canada in 1964. Four years later, he moved his...

Gerard M. "Jerry" Kenney

Gerard M. "Jerry" Kenney

Aug 7, 2017

Gerard M. "Jerry" Kenney, 82, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at his home in Attleboro after a long period of declining health. He was the Loving Husband of 62 years of Barbara "Dede" J. (Canty) Kenney. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Boston....

Louis A. Modestino

Louis A. Modestino

Aug 3, 2017

Louis A. Modestino, Jr., 51, a longtime resident of Sharon, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Son of Louis A. and Elaine F. (Palayma) Modestino of Sharon, he was born in Norwood and raised in Stoughton. He was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1985 and Massasoit Community College, Class of 1988. Louis was a self-employed title...

Deidre A. Harlow

Deidre A. Harlow

Aug 2, 2017

Deidre A. Harlow, of Mansfield, passed away unexpectedly at home on August 2, 2017, three days shy of her birthday. Dee was the mother of Paul O'Rourke, who predeceased her. Dee lived most of her life in Stoughton, graduating from Stoughton High School as a member of the Class of 1982.Deidre is survived by her mother, Vivian Bissett, and her...

Rosemary C. (Christiano) Wier

Rosemary C. (Christiano) Wier

Aug 1, 2017

Rosemary C. (Christiano) Wier, 93, a longtime resident of West Wareham, died peacefully at Cape Cod Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bourne on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. She was the wife of the late Alfred E. Wier and Paul D. Ellis. Daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Beck) Christiano, she was born and raised in West Orange, NJ and...

Winston L. Fairfield

Winston L. Fairfield

Jul 29, 2017

Winston L. Fairfield, Jr., 75, a longtime resident of Brockton, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 29, 2017. He was the loving husband of Pamela J. (Tweddale) Fairfield for 53 years. He was the son of the late Winston L. and Anna N. (Jorgenson) Fairfield. Winston was born in Nashua, NH and raised in Wilmington, MA. He was a graduate of...

Carmela N. (Nuovo) Denneno

Carmela N. (Nuovo) Denneno

Jul 28, 2017

Carmela N. (Nuovo) Denneno, 86, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Milton Hospital on Friday, July 28, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Frank D. Denneno. Daughter of the late Joseph Nuovo and Mary B. (Patterson) McVey, she was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. She was a graduate of...

Joan M. Wood

Joan M. Wood

Jul 28, 2017

Joan Marie (Costello) Wood, 78, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Tower Hill Center in Canton on Friday, July 28, 2017. She was the wife of the late David Wood. Daughter of the late Earle and Myrtle (Atwood) Costello, she was born in Rockland and attended from Stoughton High School. Joan worked for Stoughton Laundry and Anton's Cleaners...

Joan J. Austin

Joan J. Austin

Jul 27, 2017

Joan J. Austin, 91, died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the Wingate at Needham Nursing Home in Needham, after a period of failing health. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Hyde Park and Milton and was a graduate of Milton Schools. She also attended Boston University. Miss Austin worked for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for many years,...

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