Obituaries
Margaret E. (Sullivan) DeLuca
Oct 8, 2017
Margaret E. (Sullivan) DeLuca, 85, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late William J. DeLuca. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Dorchester and attended Dorchester Schools. She was a resident of Taunton for the past 35 years, previously spending over 30 years in Stoughton. Mrs. DeLuca...
Anne E. Natola
Oct 8, 2017
Anne E. Natola, 66, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a long period of failing health. Born in Boston, she was a longtime resident of Stoughton and a graduate of Stoughton Schools. Ms. Natola also graduated from the Dental Assistant Program at Southeastern Regional and attended Massasoit Community College. She worked...
Catherine F. "Kay" (Nesdale) Lingley
Oct 5, 2017
Catherine F. "Kay" (Nesdale) Lingley, 92, died Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the SouthEast Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Easton after a long period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William H. "Harry" Lingley. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in St. Mark's Parish section of Dorchester and was a graduate of Dorchester Schools....
Lloyd Joseph Dixon-Colbert
Oct 4, 2017
Lloyd J. Dixon-Colbert, 39, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017. He was the beloved son of Marcia Colbert of Onset and Wesley Dixon of CA. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and Wareham and was a graduate of Upper Cape Vocational Technical High School. He worked as a dog groomer. Lloyd was a lover of dogs, an...
Marjorie M. (Jefferson) White
Oct 3, 2017
Marjorie (Jefferson) White, passed away on Tuesday, October 3 at the Golden Living Center in Attleboro. She was the wife of the late Clifton White. Born in Kentville, Nova Scotia on February 13, 1923, Marjorie moved to the United States as a young girl and settled in Stoughton. She was educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High...
Kevin J. Hegarty
Oct 1, 2017
Kevin J. Hegarty, 81, a longtime resident of North Easton, died peacefully at Blue Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton on Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was the husband of Lucille K. "Dolly" (Costa) Hegarty for 56 years. Son of the late James and Winifred (Keegan) Hegarty, he was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester and educated in Boston...
Catherine L. (Green) Darling
Oct 1, 2017
Catherine L. (Green) Darling, 78, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on Sunday, October 1, 2017. She was the wife of the late Norman J. Darling. Daughter of the late Leo and Lillian (Todd) Green, she was born and raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School, Class of 1957. Cathy resided...
Richard L. "Dick" Martins
Sep 29, 2017
Richard L. "Dick" Martins, 82, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at his home in Brockton. He was the husband of the late Pearl E. (White) Martins. Born in Easton, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High, Class of 1954. He was a Veteran of the US Army. Mr. Martins was a resident of...
Douglas R. Boyd
Sep 28, 2017
Douglas R. Boyd, 80, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Blue Hills Alzheimer's Care Center in Stoughton on Thursday, September 28, 2017. He was the husband of the late Margaret L. (Brown) Boyd. Born and raised in Roxbury, he was a graduate of Don Bosco Technical High School. He resided in Stoughton since 1975. Doug was a bus...
Mary T. (Burke) Connors
Sep 27, 2017
Mary T. (Burke) Connors, 76, a longtime resident of Brockton, died at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Monday, September 27, 2017, three days before her 77th birthday. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Connors. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and educated at St. Peter's School and St. Mark's School before graduating from Cardinal...
Cristina D. Fonseca
Sep 26, 2017
Cristina D. Fonseca, 95, a resident of Brockton, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joaquim A. Duarte. Born and raised in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, she resided in Toronto, Canada for 40 years before moving to Brockton 5 years ago. Cristina was a seamstress for many years. She...
Thomas A. Tray
Sep 25, 2017
Thomas A. Tray, Sr., a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 25, 2017, a day before his 89th birthday. He was the husband of the late Mary L. (Colangelo) Tray. Son of the late Andrew and Millie (Nazzaro) Tray, he was born in Boston and raised in East Boston. He was a Seaman 1st Class...
Donald M. Burton
Sep 19, 2017
Donald M. Burton, 86, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was the husband of the late Corrinne R. (Moulton) Burton. Son of the late James A. and Lucy B. (Colyer) Burton, he was born in Burnetta, KY and raised in Rossville, IL. Donald was a graduate of Boston College. He served...
Charles E. Ryan
Sep 18, 2017
Charles E. Ryan, 94, died Monday, September 18, 2017, in Stoughton. Born and raised in Taunton, son of the late Daniel and Helen (McNamara) Ryan, he was a graduate of Msgr. Coyle High School and Northeastern University. Mr. Ryan was a WWII Veteran of the US Navy, serving from 1944 to 1946. In addition to being stationed in Boston, he...
Michelle T. Malone
Sep 18, 2017
Michelle T. Malone, 49, of Stoughton, passed away Monday morning, September 18, 2017 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Michelle is survived by her son, Stephen T. Schneider, of Sunderland, MA., her father, Thomas F. Malone and his partner Emily Flynn, of Peabody, MA., her mother, Marion C. Malone, of Stoughton, MA., her younger sisters Susan M. Marshall and her...
Donna L. (McCabe) Azevedo
Sep 17, 2017
Donna L. Azevedo, 62, of Brockton, passed away Sunday the 17th of September, from complications of several medical conditions. She was the youngest daughter of the late Lillian and Leo McCabe. Donna will be remembered for her love of cats, cigarettes, coffee, nice pens, and spending time at the beach.Donna is survived by her brother William Archie Goodwin, her daughters:...
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
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
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
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...