Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Dimitrios Tombros
Jul 27, 2017
Dimitrios Tombros, 76, a longtime resident of Randolph, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 27, 2017. He was the husband of Athanasia (Papatoniou) Tombros. Son of the late John and Julia (Taloumi) Tombros, he was born and raised in Elliniko, Arkadias, Greece. He was a resident of Randolph for 45 years. Dimitrios was the owner of Holbrook House of...
Robert L. Stephansky
Jul 25, 2017
Robert Louis Stephansky, 74, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died after an illness on July 25, 2017 in Stuart, FL. He was married to the late Beverley A. Stephansky for 51 years. He was raised in Roslindale and lived in Stoughton since 1967. Bob was an Airman 1st Class in the U.S. Air Force and a Veteran of the Vietnam...
Thomas Carl Barrett
Jul 24, 2017
Thomas Carl Barrett, 82, a resident of Northridge, CA, formerly of Stoughton, died peacefully in Northridge on Monday, July 24, 2017. He was the husband of Judith A. (Raymond) Barrett. Born in Stoughton, he was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School, Class of 1953. Tom was a resident of Northridge for the past 4 years. He was...
Daniel F. Gonsalves
Jul 18, 2017
Daniel F. Gonsalves, 81, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Son of the late Anthony and Antonia Gonsalves, he was born in Stoughton. Dan was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1954. Dan was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps and a Veteran of...