Obituaries
Deolinda V. Eduardo
Jan 17, 2026
Deolinda V. Eduardo, 102, died Saturday, January 17, 2026 at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton after a long period of declining health. Born, raised and educated on the island of Flores in the Azores islands of Portugal, she came to United States in 1970 and settled in Stoughton. Deolinda worked for Morse Shoe in Canton for several...
Andrew S. Andersen
Jan 14, 2026
Andrew S. Andersen, 81, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026, in Canton, after a long period of declining health. Born in Boston, son of the late Andrew E. Andersen and Madelyn (Sullivan) Leahy, he was raised and educated in Canton and was a graduate of Canton High School, Class of 1961. In 1967, he married Kathleen A. Daly at St. Peter’s...
Patricia Elaine (Cowan) Fossella
Jan 14, 2026
Patricia Elaine (Cowan) Fossella, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Robert C. Fossella for 62 years. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Granville A. and Stephanie A. (Kozlowski) Cowan. Pat was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class...
Shirley A. (Evans) Shaw
Jan 11, 2026
Shirley A. (Evans) Shaw, 85, a longtime resident of Easton, died peacefully at the Copley at Stoughton on Sunday, January 11, 2026. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Hugh E. and Dorothy (Morin) Evans. She was raised in Jamaica Plain and educated in Boston schools. Shirley was a manager at the Brockton Hospital Gift Shop for over...
Lidio N. Sousa
Jan 10, 2026
Lidio N. Sousa, 83, died peacefully on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Alliance Health Care at West Acres in Brockton, after a long period of declining health. Born in Santos, Brazil, he was raised and educated in Brazil. In March of 1962, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Fall River. He married Maria J. Teixeira in...
Robert A. Malis
Jan 9, 2026
Robert A. Malis, 89, died Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Juliana (Rudnicki) Malis. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston Technical High School. Following his graduation, he joined the United States...
Joyce M. (Tobin) Nee
Jan 7, 2026
Joyce M. (Tobin) Nee, 96, died Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the Mayflower Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Yarmouth. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Roxbury and was a graduate of Roxbury Schools. Joyce also attended Tufts Elliot Pearson School, Massasoit Community College and Bridgewater State College. In 1950 she married Thomas L. Nee, and...
Mary (Hogan) Mara
Jan 5, 2026
Mary (Hogan) Mara, age 81, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, at Maplewood at Mayflower Place in West Yarmouth. She was the beloved wife of Thomas L. Mara, Jr., with whom she shared 43 loving years of marriage.
Born and raised in Cambridge, Mary was the daughter of the late Rose (Catizone) Hogan and Edward F. Hogan. She was a...
Ernest R. Crawford
Jan 2, 2026
Ernest "Ernie" Crawford, age 77, a longtime resident of Stoughton, MA, passed away from a lengthy illness on January 2, 2026, at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Born in Boston to the late Francis A. Crawford and Annie (Dykens) Crawford, Ernie grew up in South Boston before moving with his family to Stoughton at age 12. He graduated...
Ann Marie (Pepe) Wanders
Jan 2, 2026
AnnMarie (Pepe) Wanders, age 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Boston Medical Center South in Brockton.
Born in Dorchester, AnnMarie was raised in Jamaica Plain and Dedham and was a proud graduate of Dedham High School, Class of 1960. In 1968, she married David M. Wanders, and together they shared more than 57 years of marriage, raising...
Thomas R. Ward
Dec 30, 2025
Thomas R. Ward, 83, died peacefully at his home in Brockton on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Born in Boston, son of the late John and Lorraine (Jones) Ward, he was raised in East Boston, spent his youth in Roxbury and attended Boston Schools. While living in Roxbury, he met Marie Gregorio and, in 1963, they married, and together they enjoyed...
Jose Antonio Franco Ribeiro
Dec 30, 2025
Jose Antonio Franco Ribeiro, age 73, a longtime resident of Stoughton, passed away on December 30, 2025, at Boston Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Gonçalves) Ribeiro for 50 loving years. Born and raised in Madeira, Portugal, he was the son of the late Maria (Franco) Ribeiro and Antonio Ribeiro. In 1976, he immigrated to the United...
Clinton N. Matthews
Dec 27, 2025
Clinton Noddin Matthews, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 27, 2025, a day after his 82nd birthday. He was the husband of Evelyn R. (Ferzoco) Matthews since 1988. He was born in Boston, son of the late George and Bernice (Hayes) Matthews. He was raised in Charlestown and educated in Boston schools. Clint resided...
Raymond C. Muse, Sr.
Dec 26, 2025
Raymond C. Muse, Sr. age 70, a longtime resident of Stoughton, passed away peacefully at his residence on December 26, 2025. He was the devoted spouse of Kathleen (Carter) Muse for 49 loving years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Howard and Helen (Lussier) Muse and was raised in Dorchester and educated in the Boston Public...
Jane P. (Creed) Vera
Dec 25, 2025
Jane Creed (Donnelly) Vera, formerly of Brockton, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, died on Christmas Day, 2025 in Vergennes, Vermont. Jane was born on St. Patrick's Day in 1937, the daughter of the late Lillian Reardon Creed and John L. Creed. She was predeceased by her sister Ann Creed MacGowan, her brother Jack Creed, her grandson Seamus H. Donnelly, and her former...
Betty A. (Cowgill) Jardin
Dec 24, 2025
Betty A. (Cowgill) Jardin, 90, died Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton after a period of declining health. Born in Brockton and raised in Stoughton, daughter of the late John E. and Mabel Alta (Coe) Cowgill, she was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1953 and Bridgewater State College,...
Robert Brendan "Bob" Nutter
Dec 23, 2025
Robert Brendan “Bob” Nutter, a longtime resident of Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
Bob was the beloved husband of 53 years to Marge (Sterling) Nutter and the proud father of Amy Nutter and Brendan Nutter. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John and Mary Nutter.
Following his graduation from Brockton High School, Bob...
Joseph M. Ennis, Jr.
Dec 22, 2025
Joseph M. Ennis, Jr., 65, died Monday, December 22, 2025, after being stricken ill at his home in Stoughton. Born in Boston, son of the late Joseph M. Ennis and Margaret (Gibson) Ennis, he was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and a graduate of Stoughton Schools. Joe worked as a self employed carpenter in the area for many years and...
Hai Hoang Truong
Dec 20, 2025
Hai Hoang Truong, 97, died Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the Brockton Hospital in Brockton, after a short illness. Born, raised and educated in Saigon, Vietnam, Hai married Be A Trinh in 1962 and together they raised their four beloved children and enjoyed over 63 years of marriage. He moved to the United States in 1990 to reunite with his...
Ryan C. Murphy
Dec 18, 2025
Ryan C. Murphy, 42, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Born in Stoughton, son of Brian H. Murphy and the late Mary F. (Single) Murphy, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a 2002 graduate of Stoughton High School. He worked as an Electrician with his father Brian and his company, Murphy Electric, as well as at...
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