Obituaries

Mary DeCaires Miller

Mary DeCaires Miller

Oct 9, 2015

Mary (Gonsalves) DeCaires Miller, a longtime resident of Stoughton, passed away on Friday October 9, 2015 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was 83. Mrs. Miller was the loving wife of the late Raymond L. Miller.Born in Madeira, Portugal on September 29, 1932, Mrs. Miller was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Gonsalves. She immigrated to...

Joan A. McGrath

Joan A. McGrath

Oct 8, 2015

Joan A. (Condon) McGrath, 79, a longtime resident of Brockton, died at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Thursday, October 8, 2015. She was the wife of 60 years of Joseph V. McGrath. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and graduated from Hyde Park High School. Joan was a resident of Brockton for 55 years. She...

Barbara A. Carlson

Barbara A. Carlson

Oct 5, 2015

Barbara A. (Smith) Carlson, 82, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Heights Crossing in Brockton on Monday, October 5, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Arthur E. Carlson. Born in Stoughton, she was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Barbara was a homemaker. She enjoyed summers in Wareham and spending time with...

Theresa M. Camara

Theresa M. Camara

Oct 1, 2015

Theresa M. (Andrade) Camara, 81, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died October 1, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness. She was the wife of John E. Camara. Born in Brockton to the late Joseph Andrade and Jesuina (Mendes) Andrade, she was raised in Stoughton and is a 1952 graduate of the Stoughton High. Theresa worked as...

Guy Rossi

Guy Rossi

Oct 1, 2015

Guy Rossi, 93, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Pietro) Rossi. Born in Braintree, he was raised and educated in Braintree and was a graduate of Braintree Schools. Mr. Rossi was a proud Veteran of the US Army and...

Milton Pinnick

Milton Pinnick

Sep 30, 2015

Milton Pinnick, 96, a longtime resident of Sharon, died peacefully at Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Easton on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. He was the husband of the late Lometor B. (Boston) Pinnick. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he was a graduate of Baltimore schools and attended college in Boston. He resided in Sharon for 55 years....

Paul V. Kean

Paul V. Kean

Sep 29, 2015

Paul V. Kean, Sr., a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. He was the husband of 44 years of Catherine M. "Tootsie" (Hibbard) Kean. One of 8 children of the late Michael and Margaret Kean, he was born and raised in Mission Hill and graduated from Mission High School, Class of 1955. He...

Pauline F. Gallagher

Pauline F. Gallagher

Sep 29, 2015

Pauline F. (Dembro) Gallagher, 87, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Jamaica Plain Schools. She was also a graduate of the Brockton Hospital School of Nursing and UMass Boston. She was a resident of...

Helder Matias

Helder Matias

Sep 29, 2015

Helder Matias, 64, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Cape Cod Hospital after suffering from a fall. He was the Beloved Husband of Octavia Serpa of Taunton. Born in Aljezur, Algarve in Portugal, he was raised and educated in Portugal and was a Veteran of the Portuguese Navy. He came to the United States at age 23. Mr. Matias...

Patricia A. Kavka

Patricia A. Kavka

Sep 28, 2015

Patricia A. (Cogswell) Kavka, 72, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at the Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Easton after a long illness. Born in Stoughton, she was raised in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton Schools. Mrs. Kavka was a resident of Easton for over 45 years and raised her family in Easton. She worked as a...

Richard D. Shumilla

Richard D. Shumilla

Sep 27, 2015

Richard D. Shumilla, Jr., 47, a resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Son of Richard D. Shumilla, Sr. of Southbury, CT and the late Mary Ann (Parillo) Shumilla, he was born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park. Richard was a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Class of...

Mildred Keiko Wilson

Mildred Keiko Wilson

Sep 26, 2015

Mildred Keiko (Yagami) Wilson, 88, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 26, 2015. She was the wife of the late Carl M. Wilson. Born and raised in Lahaina, Hawaii, she was a graduate of Lahainaluna High School and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Hawaii. Mildred was a resident of...

Celia C. Madonna

Celia C. Madonna

Sep 22, 2015

Celia C. (Darling) Madonna, 88, a longtime resident of Sharon, died peacefully at Madonna Manor in North Attleboro on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Peter Madonna. Born in Dedham, she was a resident of Sharon since 1955. Celia was a teacher's aide with Sharon Public Schools for over 10...

Elizabeth R. Lagarde

Elizabeth R. Lagarde

Sep 20, 2015

Elizabeth R. "Lib" Lagarde, 90, a resident of Canton, died at Norwood Hospital on Sunday, September 20, 2015. Daughter of the late William A. and Elizabeth R. (Reynolds) Lagarde, she was born and raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. Lib was a graduate of Bridgewater State College, where she was a member of the Sigma Theta Phi...

Virginia Young

Virginia Young

Sep 17, 2015

C. Virginia (Wenstrom) Young, 87, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater on Thursday, September 17, 2015. She was the wife of 64 years of the late Lauren W. "Larry" Young. Daughter of the late Walter Matti Wenstrom and Margaret Isabel (MacDonald) Wenstrom, she was born in Dorchester and raised in Quincy and...

Mary Theresa Hanley

Mary Theresa Hanley

Sep 17, 2015

Mary Theresa (Reardon) Hanley, 87, died Thursday, September 17, at the Hannah B. G. Shaw House in Middleboro after a period of failing health. She was the wife of 66 years of Edward A. Hanley, Jr. of Stoughton. Born in Morristown, NJ, she was raised in Arlington and Boston and was a graduate of Mt. St. Joseph's Academy in Boston....

Frederick W. Dowgos

Frederick W. Dowgos

Sep 17, 2015

Frederick W. Dowgos, III, a resident of Brockton, died unexpectedly and too soon on Thursday, September 17, 2015. Son of Robert J. Rocha of Randolph and the late Lucie (Marin) Rocha and Frederick W. Dowgos, Jr., he was born in France and raised and educated in Stoughton. He lived in Brockton since 1996. Fred was a talented athlete who especially...

Joseph G. Sweetman

Joseph G. Sweetman

Sep 15, 2015

Joseph G. Sweetman, 53, died Tuesday, September 15, at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich after a battle with cancer. He was the beloved companion of Mary Fitzgerald of Sharon. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Avon and was a graduate of Avon High School. He was a resident of Sharon for the past 19 years. He...

Alice M. Shackleton

Alice M. Shackleton

Sep 14, 2015

Alice M. (Levy) Shackleton, 80, a longtime resident of Brockton, died at Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Easton on Monday, September 14, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late John D. Shackleton, Jr. Born in Brockton, she resided in Taunton for several years before residing in Brockton for over 20 years. Alice was...

Winifred M. Henderson

Winifred M. Henderson

Sep 13, 2015

Winifred M. (Roberts) Henderson, 88, died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Kindred Hospital in Stoughton after a short period of failing health. Born, raised and educated in Chelsea, she was a graduate of Chelsea High School, Class of 1945. Mrs. Henderson moved to Stoughton with her family in October, 1963 from Jamaica Plain. She was employed as a clerk...