Obituaries

Donna M. Freeman

Donna M. Freeman

August 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

Eduino S. Avila

August 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

Gerard M. "Jerry" Kenney

August 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

Louis A. Modestino

August 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

Deidre A. Harlow

August 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

Rosemary C. (Christiano) Wier

August 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

Winston L. Fairfield

July 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

Carmela N. (Nuovo) Denneno

July 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

Joan M. Wood

July 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

Joan J. Austin

July 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

Dimitrios Tombros

July 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

Robert L. Stephansky

July 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

Thomas Carl Barrett

July 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

Daniel F. Gonsalves

July 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...

Edward F. Mayo

Edward F. Mayo

July 13, 2017

Edward F. Mayo, Jr., 50, died Thursday, July 13, 2017. Born in Norwood, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a lifelong resident of Stoughton. He worked as an electrician, working for several area companies as well as being self employed. He loved his work and took pride in a job well done. In his free time, he...

Pandelis "Peter" Spiliakos

Pandelis "Peter" Spiliakos

July 11, 2017

Pandelis "Peter" Spiliakos, 55, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the loving husband of 23 years of Stacia (Krowski) Spiliakos of Easton. Born in Sparta, Greece, he came to the United States in 1969 and settled in Springfield. He was a graduate of Springfield Classical High School where he was...

Peter D. Brooks

Peter D. Brooks

July 7, 2017

Peter D. Brooks, Jr., 60, a longtime resident of Norton, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 7, 2017. Son of the late Peter D. and Patricia M. (Campbell) Brooks, he was born in Brookline and raised in Stoughton. He was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1974. Peter was a resident of Norton for the past 33...

Audrey A. (Arnold) Ryan

Audrey A. (Arnold) Ryan

July 6, 2017

Audrey Alice (Arnold) Ryan, 90, died peacefully at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, FL on Thursday, July 6, 2017. She was the wife of the late John Ryan and the former wife of the late Paul V. Doody. Born in Boston, she was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. She resided in Stoughton for many years...

Avelino A. Fernandes

Avelino A. Fernandes

July 5, 2017

Avelino A. Fernandes, 66, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Son of the late Jose and Maria (Araujo) Fernandes, he was born and raised in Santa Cruz, Flores, Azores, Portugal. Avelino was a resident of Stoughton for over 30 years. He was the owner of...

William H. Osborne

William H. Osborne

July 4, 2017

William H. Osborne, 68, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 4, 2017. He was the beloved husband of 38 years of Sheila (Aines) Osborne. Born in Quincy, he was raised and educated in Quincy and was a graduate of Quincy High School. He was also a graduate of Northeastern University. Mr. Osborne was a resident of Stoughton since 1989. He was a...