Obituaries

Mary Thang

Mary Thang

Sep 11, 2015

Mary Thang, 50, died Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a battle with cancer. She was the beloved daughter of David Sai Ling Thang of VA and the late Bouachine Elizabeth Thang. Born in Washington, DC, she was raised and educated in Fairfax County, VA and was a graduate of George C. Marshall High...

Claire F. Spaulding

Claire F. Spaulding

Sep 10, 2015

Claire F. (Boudreau) Spaulding, 78, a longtime resident of Abington, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Thursday, September 10, 2015. She was the wife of the late Harlan Spaulding. Born in Boston, she was raised in Whitman and graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1956. She was a resident of Abington for the past 50 years. Mrs. Spaulding...

Jeffrey D. Chisholm

Jeffrey D. Chisholm

Sep 10, 2015

Jeffrey D. Chisholm, 50, a resident of Randolph, died peacefully at home on Thursday, September 10, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Melissa (Robbins) Chisholm. Son of James and Sally (Blye) Chisholm of Holbrook, he was born in Stoughton, raised in Holbrook and graduated from Holbrook High School, Class of 1983. Jeff was a resident...

James R. Brud Kelley

James R. Brud Kelley

Sep 10, 2015

Retired Stoughton Police Captain James R. "Brud" Kelley, 92, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully September 10, 2015 surrounded by his family at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the loving husband of 65 years of Marjorie L. "Midge" (Pittsavage) Kelley. Born in Stoughton, son of the late John & Gladys Kelley, he was raised and...

John W. Blomstrom

John W. Blomstrom

Sep 9, 2015

John W. Blomstrom, 87, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a short period of failing health. Born and raised in Readville, he was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. Mr. Blomstrom was also a graduate of Northeastern University, Class of 1951. He was a longtime resident of Stoughton who spent many...

Stephan F. Taylor

Stephan F. Taylor

Sep 8, 2015

Stephan F. Taylor, 58, died Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at his home. He was the Beloved Son of Josephine (Amtmann) Taylor of Stoughton and the late Walter M. Taylor. Born in Boston, he was raised in Stoughton and attended Stoughton Schools. He was a longtime resident of Stoughton. Stephan worked at BAARC and at the Shoe City Redemption Center in...

Ann M. Greene

Ann M. Greene

Sep 7, 2015

Ann M. (Callahan) Greene, 92, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at her home after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John R. Greene. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Mission Hill and was a graduate of Mission Hill Schools. Known as "Nana Greene", her door was always open to friends and...

Sheryl J. Benoit

Sheryl J. Benoit

Sep 4, 2015

Sheryl J. (Mitchell) Benoit, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Boston Medical Center on Friday, September 4, 2015. She was the wife of Joseph M. Benoit. Daughter of Eleanor (Tucker) Altimar of Natick and the late Clayton Mitchell, she was born and raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School, Class of 1968. Mrs. Benoit was the food...

Alice M. Genoter

Alice M. Genoter

Sep 2, 2015

Alice M. Genoter, 71, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading, after a short illness. Daughter of the late Joseph G. and Helen (Chapas) Genoter, she was born, raised and educated in Dorchester. She was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School, Class of 1962. She was a resident...

Marguerite Kapualani Gillis

Marguerite Kapualani Gillis

Aug 31, 2015

Marguerite Kapualani Gillis, 72, died at Milton Hospital on Monday, August 31, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Daughter of the late Patrick J. and Alice N. (Eckartt) Gillis, she was born in Boston. Marguerite was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1961 and Bridgewater State College. She then earned her Master's Degree at the University of Guam and...

Madelyn L. Connors

Madelyn L. Connors

Aug 30, 2015

Madelyn L. (Cavanaugh) Connors, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Baypointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Brockton after a long illness. She was the wife of the late John J. "Jack" Connors. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School and Bentley College. She was an executive secretary for...

Antonio Lopes Fontes

Antonio Lopes Fontes

Aug 29, 2015

Antonio Lopes Fontes, 76, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 peacefully at his home in Stoughton. He was the loving husband of Antonieta Pontes Fontes for 50 years. He was born in Fogo, Cape Verde and lived in Cambridge before making Stoughton his home. After high school Antonio received degrees from UMass Boston, Leslie College and...

John Jack J. Malley

John Jack J. Malley

Aug 25, 2015

John J. "Jack" Malley, 77, a resident of Halifax, formerly of Brockton & Whitman, died August 25, 2015 at the Brockton Hospital. He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Ewing) Malley. Born and raised in South Boston, he attended South Boston Schools. Mr. Malley was a resident of Halifax for the past 30 years. He was a Veteran of the...

Theresa M. Joseph

Theresa M. Joseph

Aug 24, 2015

Theresa M. (Anderson) Joseph, 83, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Charles B. Joseph. Born in Roxbury, she was raised and educated in Dorchester and Roxbury and was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in Boston. She was a longtime resident of...

Barbara A. Large

Barbara A. Large

Aug 22, 2015

Barbara A. (Nash) Large, 68, died Saturday, August 22, at her home after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of 39 years of William F. "Billy" Large. Born in Boston, daughter of Dorothy (Adahall) Nash of SC and the late Lawrence Nash, she was raised in Jamaica Plain and New Jersey. Mrs. Large was a longtime resident of...

Mary E. Fenton

Mary E. Fenton

Aug 20, 2015

Mary E. (Cordaro) Fenton, 72, died Thursday, August 20, 2015, at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Lee J. Fenton, Sr. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Worcester and Boston. She was a longtime resident of Stoughton. Mrs. Fenton was a homemaker. She was a...

Linda C. Costello

Linda C. Costello

Aug 20, 2015

Linda C. (Reilly) Costello, 57, died Thursday, August 20 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a long illness. She was the wife of 27 years of William J. Costello. Born in Brockton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1976. She was a resident of Canton for many...

Dorothy F. Sweet

Dorothy F. Sweet

Aug 20, 2015

Dorothy F. "Dot" Sweet, 90, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Francis and Anna (Flaherty) Sweet. She was born in Milton, raised in Stoughton and was a proud graduate of the Stoughton High School Class of 1943. After her high school graduation and during WWII, she worked at the...

Margaret B. Johnson

Margaret B. Johnson

Aug 19, 2015

Margaret B. (Fernandes) Johnson, 97, a resident of Westwood, died peacefully at Epoch of Sharon on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph Johnson. Daughter of the late Peter G. and Phoebe Fernandes, she was born in Boston and resided in Dorchester for over 40 years before moving to Westwood 2 years ago. Margaret was...

Dorothy P. Morrissey

Dorothy P. Morrissey

Aug 18, 2015

Dorothy P. (Coxon) Morrissey, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home after a short illness. Born in Gateshead, England, she was raised and educated in England and came to the United States at age 12 and settled in Savin Hill, Dorchester. She was a graduate of the Boston Trade School. Mrs. Morrissey was a longtime resident of Stoughton before...