Obituaries

John F. "Jack" Tinglof

John F. "Jack" Tinglof

December 2, 2016

John F. "Jack" Tinglof, 66, a longtime resident of Brockton, died peacefully at the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury on Friday, December 2, 2016. He was the son of Joan E. (Courchaine) and Harry E. Jackson of Stoughton. Born in Boston, he was raised in Stoughton and attended Stoughton High School. Jack was a Specialist 4th Class in the...

Barbara L. (Baker) Silva

Barbara L. (Baker) Silva

November 30, 2016

Barbara L. (Baker) Silva, 83, a resident of Taunton, died peacefully at Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Easton on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. She was the wife of the late Oscar M. Silva. Daughter of the late George E. and Virginia B. (Philbrook) Baker, she was born and raised in West Bridgewater and graduated from West Bridgewater High...

Paul V. McCarthy

Paul V. McCarthy

November 30, 2016

Paul V. McCarthy, 71, a longtime resident of Brockton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. He was the husband of Pauline A. (Quinn) McCarthy. Son of the late John F. and Mary L. (Murphy) McCarthy, he was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. Paul was a graduate of Boston Latin High...

Gertrude H. (Noel) Gillespie

Gertrude H. (Noel) Gillespie

November 29, 2016

Gertrude H. (Noel) Gillespie, 86, died at the Boston Medical Center on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Francis E. Gillespie, Jr. Born in Dover, NH, she was raised in Somersworth, NH and Lynn and attended Lynn Schools. Mrs. Gillespie was a resident of Stoughton since 1956. She was...

Charles A. Blaizis

Charles A. Blaizis

November 26, 2016

Charles A. Blaizis, 61, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital on Saturday, November 26, 2016 after a 6 month battle with brain cancer. He was the husband of Lynn C. (Horrigan) Blaizis for 33 years. Born in Norwood, he was the son of the late Joseph J. and Anna D. Blaizis. He graduated from Stoughton High...

Robert L. Weir

Robert L. Weir

November 26, 2016

Robert L. Weir, Sr., a longtime resident of Onset, died Saturday, November 26 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston after a short period of failing health. Born in Brockton, he was raised and educated in Brockton and was a graduate of Brockton High School. Mr. Weir was a resident of Onset for the past 20 years and...

Margaret L. "Peggy" (O'Toole) Guiney

Margaret L. "Peggy" (O'Toole) Guiney

November 23, 2016

Margaret L. "Peggy" (O'Toole) Guiney, 76, resident of Stoughton for over 50 years, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at her home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Paul K. Guiney. Born and raised in Dorchester, she graduated at the top of her class from St. Gregory's High School and Boston Clerical School. While raising a...

Vincent F. "Rocky" Santarpio

Vincent F. "Rocky" Santarpio

November 22, 2016

Vincent F. "Rocky" Santarpio, 97, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at his home after a period of failing health. He was the husband of 71 years to Grace M. "Midge" (Cecchini) Santarpio. They could always be found on Saturday nights dancing with "the gang" at the Dante Club in Sommerville. Born and raised in Roxbury, he attended Roxbury schools. He...

Irene F. (Fleming) Pyer

Irene F. (Fleming) Pyer

November 22, 2016

Irene F. (Fleming) Pyer, 94, a resident of Dedham, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Pyer, Sr. Daughter of the late James F. and Mary A. (McDonald) Fleming, she was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester and educated in Boston schools. Irene resided...

Janet M. Murphy Daly

Janet M. Murphy Daly

November 11, 2016

Janet Marie Murphy-Daly, 55, a longtime resident of Brockton and Raynham, died peacefully at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, on Friday, November 11, 2016. Born in Brockton, she graduated from Brockton High School Class of 1979. She worked as an office manager for Ambassador Pools in Norwood for several years. Janet loved to cook. She also enjoyed going to the...

Lucia M. (Teixeira) Ventura

Lucia M. (Teixeira) Ventura

November 10, 2016

Lucia M. (Teixeira) Ventura, 71, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Care One Nursing Home in Randolph after a period of failing health.  She was the wife of 50 years of Alvaro S. Ventura.  Born on the island of Terceira in the Azores of Portugal, she was raised and educated on Terceira.  She was a resident of Stoughton for...

Dorothy T. (McNerney) Nazzaro

Dorothy T. (McNerney) Nazzaro

November 9, 2016

Dorothy T. (McNerney) Nazzaro, 89, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Baypointe Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton on November 9, 2016. She was the wife of Eugene A. Nazzaro, Jr. for 66 years. Daughter of the late John and Mary McNerney, she was born in Boston and raised in South Boston. Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of...

Jerome B. "Jerry" Cullen

Jerome B. "Jerry" Cullen

November 8, 2016

Jerome B. "Jerry" Cullen, 78, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Son of the late Anthony E. and Mary Ellen (Jones) Cullen, he was born and raised in Woburn. Jerry graduated from Woburn High School and UMass-Amherst, where he was a 2-time All American in football and lacrosse....

Patricia I. (Desmond) Butterworth

Patricia I. (Desmond) Butterworth

November 8, 2016

Patricia I. (Desmond) Butterworth, 85, died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her home after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Eugene R. Butterworth. Born in Boston, she was raised in Hyde Park and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. Mrs. Butterworth was a resident of Stoughton for over 60 years. She was...

Nellie I. (Abril) Barros

Nellie I. (Abril) Barros

November 7, 2016

Nellie I. (Abril) Barros, 90, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Monday, November 7, 2016 at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Antonio Barros. Born in North Easton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton Schools. She worked as a cafeteria worker at the Stoughton Junior High...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Fennell) Quinlan

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Fennell) Quinlan

November 7, 2016

Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Fennell) Quinlan, 96, died November 7, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Eugene Quinlan. Born in Cambridge, she was raised in Cambridge and was a graduate of Cambridge High & Latin. As a young lady, she enjoyed helping her mother brew and bottle beer for the enjoyment...

Jason John Stubbs

Jason John Stubbs

November 7, 2016

Jason John Stubbs, 36, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 7, 2016. He was the son of Kathleen R. (Wilder) Stubbs of Stoughton and the late Richard Stubbs. Born in Miami, FL, he was raised there until moving to Stoughton at age 6. Jason was a graduate of Stoughton High School and Lincoln Technical...

Rosalie N. (Turell) Tarchara

Rosalie N. (Turell) Tarchara

November 6, 2016

Rosalie N. (Turell) Tarchara, 78, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton after a long illness. She was the wife of 54 years of Robert J. Tarchara. Born in Brockton, she was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton Schools. She was also a graduate of Boston University. Mrs. Tarchara worked...

Christine A. (Coleman) Barrett

Christine A. (Coleman) Barrett

November 2, 2016

Christine A. (Coleman) Barrett, 68, a lifelong resident of Easton, died peacefully at Brockton Hospital on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was the wife of Arthur J. Barrett, Jr. for 50 years. She was the daughter of the late Richard P. and Margaret (Harlow) Coleman. She was born in Easton and graduated from Oliver Ames High School, Class of 1966....

William A. Homer

William A. Homer

November 2, 2016

William "Wildman" Homer, 56, lost his battle with cancer on November 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was the husband of Deborah J. (Haffermehl) Homer. Bill was born and raised in Canton and was a graduate of Canton Schools. He lived in Houston, Texas for a few years before settling in Stoughton, where he has lived...