Obituaries

Nicholas Macrogianis

Nicholas Macrogianis

Jan 29, 2018

Nicholas Macrogianis, 85, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Monday, January 29, 2018. Son of the late Elias and Bessie (Magou) Macrogianis, he was born and raised in Stoughton. He graduated from Stoughton High School, Class of 1951 and Boston University. Nick was a Corporal in the U.S. Army and a...

Maria L. (Salema) Carreiro

Maria L. (Salema) Carreiro

Jan 24, 2018

Maria L. (Salema) Carreiro, 71, a resident of Canton, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. She was the wife of the late Antonio P. Carreiro. Daughter of the late Antonio Salema and Maria Liliana Guerreiro, she was born and raised in São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Maria resided in Canton for the past...

Theresa (Finneran) Rivers

Theresa (Finneran) Rivers

Jan 19, 2018

Theresa E. (Finneran) Rivers, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Milton Hospital in Milton. She was the wife of the late H. George Rivers. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Roxbury and was a graduate of Boston Schools. Mrs. Rivers was a resident of Stoughton for over 60 years. She was...

Lydia (Romansky) Prodouz

Lydia (Romansky) Prodouz

Jan 19, 2018

Lydia (Romansky) Prodouz, 94, died Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Braemoor Nursing Home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Alexander Prodouz. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a 1941 graduate of Stoughton High School. She was a lifelong resident of Stoughton. Mrs. Prodouz was a homemaker who also worked for several area companies including Shawmut...

Martha C. (Harvey) Crosby

Martha C. (Harvey) Crosby

Jan 18, 2018

Martha C. (Harvey) Crosby, 97, died peacefully at her residence at All American Assisted Living in Raynham on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was the wife of the late Benjamin F. Crosby. Daughter of the late William J. and Katherine (Shine) Harvey, she was born in Boston and raised and educated in Dorchester. Martha was a resident of Stoughton for...

Herbert S. Heffernan

Herbert S. Heffernan

Jan 11, 2018

Herbert S. Heffernan, Jr., 78, a resident of Braintree, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Son of the late Herbert S. and Anne (Sandsbury) Heffernan, he was born and raised in Dorchester. He was a resident of Braintree for the past 20 years. Herbert was a furniture mover for many years.Mr. Heffernan is survived by his children,...

Maude E. (Burns) Cooke

Maude E. (Burns) Cooke

Jan 11, 2018

Maude E. (Burns) Cooke, 100, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich, MA. She was the wife of the late Russel Birtwistle and Wesley Cooke. Born and raised in Fairhaven, she was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. Mrs. Cooke received her RN at Homeopathic School of Nursing affiliated with Yale School Nursing (Roger...

Tanisha Patrice Lewis

Tanisha Patrice Lewis

Jan 9, 2018

Tanisha Patrice Lewis was born in Boston, MA on September 11, 1980. She was the daughter of Alvin Lewis and the late Shirley Ann (McBrayer) Lewis. When she was one year old, she moved to Stoughton, MA where she grew up and went to the Stoughton Public Schools. Seventeen years later, she and her family moved the Brockton, MA. At...

Robert P. LaCroix

Robert P. LaCroix

Jan 7, 2018

Robert P. LaCroix, 68, a longtime resident of Attleboro, died peacefully at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro on Saturday, January 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Eugene H. and Eileen T. (Flanagan) LaCroix, he was born and educated in Attleboro. He was a Class of 1967 graduate of Fr. Judge Mission Seminary High School in...

Ann M. (Chapman) Leary

Ann M. (Chapman) Leary

Jan 5, 2018

Ann M. (Chapman) Leary, 75, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton on Friday, January 5, 2018. She was the wife of the late Clement J. Leary. Daughter of the late William M. and Grace M. (DeGregorio) Chapman, she was born in Stoughton. Ann was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of...

George W. Legaski

George W. Legaski

Jan 5, 2018

George W. Legaski, Jr., 65, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018 with family by his side. He was born on July 24, 1952. Son of the late George W. Legaski Sr. and Helen (Batulavich) Legaski Stetkis. He was the step-son to Henry "Hank" Stetkis.George was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1970. He...

William M. "Mike" Steers

William M. "Mike" Steers

Jan 4, 2018

William M. "Mike" Steers, 70, a longtime resident of Easton, died in Stoughton on Thursday, January 4, 2018 after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Nancy G. (Weldon) Steers. Son of the late Robert W. and Margaret (Liddell) Steers, he was born in Norwood and raised in Dedham. Mike was a graduate of Dedham...

Arthur Lambros

Arthur Lambros

Jan 2, 2018

Arthur Lambros, 88, a longtime resident of Randolph, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was the husband of Veneta (Papantoniou) Lambros. Son of the late Nicholas and Anna (Kontogiannis) Lambropoulos, he was born in Arlington, MA and raised in Sparta, Greece. He was a resident of Randolph for the past 35...

Virginia (Costa) Sousa

Virginia (Costa) Sousa

Jan 2, 2018

Virginia (Costa) Sousa, 97, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Jose Sousa Jr. Born and raised on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, she was a longtime resident of Santa Maria. She was a homemaker. In 1995, after the death of her husband, she...

Helen H. (Lutted) Hansen

Helen H. (Lutted) Hansen

Jan 2, 2018

Helen H. (Lutted) Hansen, 100, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Edwin C. Hansen. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a lifelong resident and a 1935 graduate of Stoughton High School. Mrs. Hansen was also a graduate of Bridgewater State...

Helen L. (Schuman) Noren

Helen L. (Schuman) Noren

Dec 30, 2017

Helen L. (Schuman) Noren, 98, died Saturday, December 30, 2017, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton. She was the wife of the late Roy A. Noren. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was raised and educated in Brooklyn and moved to Braintree in her 20's. She was a resident of Braintree for many years. She was a longtime...

Mary E. (Breen) Silvestrone

Mary E. (Breen) Silvestrone

Dec 28, 2017

Mary E. (Breen) Silvestrone, 81, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Easton on Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was the wife of the late Angelo D. Silvestrone. Daughter of the late Patrick and Katherine (Noonan) Breen, she was born in Winchester and raised in Brookline. Mary was a graduate of Brookline...

Lucille A. (Duff) Tyer

Lucille A. (Duff) Tyer

Dec 28, 2017

Lucille A. (Duff) Tyer, 78, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Thursday, December 28, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of James H. Tyer, MD. Daughter of the late Thomas and Lucille (Devine) Duff, she was born in Orange, NJ and raised in Cornwall, NY. She was a graduate of...

Mary A. (Spillane) Krowski

Mary A. (Spillane) Krowski

Dec 27, 2017

Mary A. (Spillane) Krowski, 98, died peacefully at the Braemoor Health Center in Brockton on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was the wife of the late Leon R. Krowski. Born in Canton, she was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and was a graduate of St. Mary's School and Stoughton High School. She was also a graduate of Massachusetts Comptometer School....

Antonio Maria Vieira

Antonio Maria Vieira

Dec 26, 2017

Antonio Maria Vieira, 73, a longtime resident of Worcester, died peacefully at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. He was the husband of Maria Jose (Gouveia) Vieira and the late Margarida (Stone) Vieira. Son of the late Francisco and Victoria (Freitas) Vieira, he was born in Flores, Azores, Portugal and raised in Flores and Faial, Azores....