Obituaries

Catherine L. (Green) Darling

Catherine L. (Green) Darling

October 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

Richard L. "Dick" Martins

September 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

Douglas R. Boyd

September 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

Mary T. (Burke) Connors

September 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

Cristina D. Fonseca

September 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

Thomas A. Tray

September 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

Donald M. Burton

September 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

Charles E. Ryan

September 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

Michelle T. Malone

September 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

Donna L. (McCabe) Azevedo

September 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

Roberta (Higbee) Willard

September 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

Mary A. LaCivita

September 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

Joan K. (Kraus) Murphy

September 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

Charles Eugene Ligonde

September 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...

William L. Lorenz

William L. Lorenz

September 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

Daniel S. Mahoney

September 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

Teryl Ann Randall

September 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

Joseph A. Lane

August 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

Barbara M. (Lutted) O'Donnell

August 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

Robert G. Gaffney

August 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...