Obituaries

Maude E. (Burns) Cooke

Maude E. (Burns) Cooke

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

January 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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

December 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....

Phyllis B. (Batchelder) Conrad

Phyllis B. (Batchelder) Conrad

December 20, 2017

Phyllis B. (Batchelder) Conrad, 90, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Richard S. Conrad. Daughter of the late Ralph O. and Madeline (Fobes) Batchelder, she was born and raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton...

Rylie Grace Ackerman

Rylie Grace Ackerman

December 14, 2017

Rylie Grace Ackerman, beloved baby girl of Chad and Heather (Pope) Ackerman. She was the cherished granddaughter of Marianne and David Pope and Rhonda and Gary Ackerman. She is also survived by loving great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.Family and close friends are invited to a Graveside Service at Dry Pond Cemetery, corner of Bay Road and Plain Street, Stoughton...

Mary F. (MacDonald) Taylor

Mary F. (MacDonald) Taylor

December 14, 2017

Mary F. (MacDonald) Taylor, 95, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, at the Our Lady's Haven Nursing Home in Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Wilton D. "Bud" Taylor. Born and raised in Dorchester, she was a graduate of Dorchester Girl's High School, Class of 1941. Mary was a proud World War II Veteran of the US Coast Guard...

Maria Gloria Rodrigues

Maria Gloria Rodrigues

December 10, 2017

Maria Gloria Rodrigues, 76, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 10, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Daughter of the late Arcenio and Maria Angelina (Fontes) Rodrigues, she was born and raised in Faial, Azores, Portugal. She worked for Analog Devices in Norwood for 25 years before retiring at age 62. Gloria loved...

Paul A. DelPapa

Paul A. DelPapa

December 8, 2017

Paul A. DelPapa, 70, a longtime resident of Berkley, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a period of failing health. He was the husband of 33 years of Debra (Capen) DelPapa. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Braintree and was a graduate of Braintree High School. Mr. DelPapa is also...

John "Peter" Simpson

John "Peter" Simpson

December 7, 2017

John "Peter" Simpson, 66, a resident of Norton, died peacefully at home on Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was the husband of 37 years of James F. Carlino. Son of the late C. Leslie and Agnes (Manning) Simpson, he was born and raised in Millis and graduated from Millis High School. He was also a graduate of Bryant & Stratton...