Obituaries
Anne E. (Birtwistle) Silva
April 30, 2016
Anne E. (Birtwistle) Silva, 73, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich after a long period of failing health. Born in Providence, RI, she was raised in Stoughton and was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School in Brockton. She was a resident of Sandwich for the past 7 years, previously living in Attleboro...
Donald W. Haggerty
April 29, 2016
Donald W. Haggerty, 79, died April 29, 2016 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, after a short period of failing health. He was the husband of 60 years of Joan A. "Tootsie" (Larkin) Haggerty. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated Dorchester and Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Boys Latin. He was a Veteran...
Pauline E. (Bates) Thompson
April 28, 2016
Pauline E. (Bates) Thompson, 78, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a long period of failing health. She was the wife of 32 years of Otis F. Thompson of Brockton. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, she was raised and educated in Glace Bay. Mrs. Thompson moved to the United States...
Jose B. Sousa
April 27, 2016
Jose B. Sousa, 65, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at his home in Stoughton, surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. He was the husband of 38 years of Rosa M. (Dias) Sousa. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, he was raised and educated in Santa Maria. He was a Veteran of the Portuguese Army. Mr. Sousa came...
Timothy C. Purdy
April 26, 2016
Timothy C. Purdy, 36, died April 26, 2016, after suffering from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Stoughton, he was a longtime resident of Stoughton and a graduate of Stoughton High School, class of 1998 and was a member of the basketball team. He moved to Taunton about one year ago. Known to many as "Uncle Timmy", he...
Dorothy Elaine (Parker) Tierney
April 24, 2016
Dorothy Elaine (Parker) Tierney, 78, a resident of Raynham, died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Tierney and Frederick Ienello. Born and raised in Quincy, she was a graduate of Quincy High School. Dorothy resided in Taunton for 15 years before moving to Raynham over a year ago. She...
Josephine "Betty" (Boucher) Hudson
April 24, 2016
Josephine E. "Betty" (Boucher) Hudson, 75, died Sunday, April 24 at the Brockton Hospital. Born in Boston, she was raised in Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Boston Schools. She was a resident of Brockton since 1979. Mrs. Hudson was a dedicated homemaker and mother to her four sons. After raising her family, she worked for Hub Mail in...
Caitlyn M. O'Connell
April 23, 2016
Caitlyn M. O'Connell, 28, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 23. Born in and raised in Stoughton, she was a 2007 graduate of Stoughton High School. She worked as a waitress at Friendly's since 2013 and previously worked as a Medical Assistant at Granite Medical in Quincy. In her free time, Caitlyn enjoyed photography, reading, crafts...
Mary Terese (Cronin) Spaulding
April 23, 2016
Mary Terese (Cronin) Spaulding, 54, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Highgate Manor in Dedham on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Daughter of Peg (Sheehan) Cronin of Stoughton and the late Joseph L. Cronin, she was born in Natick and raised in Stoughton. She resided in Wareham for 7 years before moving back to Stoughton a year ago. Mary was...
Jose P. Freitas
April 23, 2016
Jose P. Freitas, 56, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at the Tippett House in Needham on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Son of the late Jose E. and Maria P. (Pedro) Freitas, he was born in Caveira, Flores, Azores, Portugal. He was educated in Flores and Stoughton schools. Jose was a resident of Stoughton for 50 years. He was...
Anthony Fernandes
April 23, 2016
Anthony Fernandes, 93, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Saturday, April 23, 2016. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Pombo) Fernandes. Born in Stoughton, he was raised and educated in Madeira, Portugal before moving to Stoughton in 1942. Anthony worked for American Biltrite in Stoughton for 35 years before working...
Marie Anne "Faustanie" (Denis) Gay
April 21, 2016
Marie Anne "Faustanie" (Denis) Gay, 87, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Thursday, April 21, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Wesner Gay. Daughter of the late Fontane and Gracelia (Wagnac) Denis, she was born in Arniquet, Haiti and raised and educated in Les Cayes, Haiti. Mrs. Gay...
Hanna (Richter) Mathur
April 19, 2016
Hanna (Richter) Mathur, 70, died peacefully, surrounded by her family and friends, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home in Stoughton, after a long battle with cancer. She was married to and cherished by Rajendra "Raja" Mathur for 48 years. Born in Kellinghusen, Germany, she was raised and educated in Germany. She came to the United States in 1967 and...
Debra J. (McDonough) MacKay
April 12, 2016
Debra J. (McDonough) MacKay, 56, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington surrounded by her loving family. She was the Beloved Wife of 33 years of MSGT Paul S. MacKay, USAF (Ret.), including 24 years as a USAF military spouse. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in...
Henry F. Borgeson
March 29, 2016
Henry F. Borgeson, Jr., 64, a resident of Brockton, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Son of the late Henry F. and Elsa J. (Beatty) Borgeson, he was born and raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. He also went to Henry O. Peabody Culinary School in Norwood. He was a lifelong resident of Stoughton...
Dorothy M. (Gagnon) Carbone
March 28, 2016
Dorothy M. (Gagnon) Carbone, 89, died Monday, March 28, 2016 at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late James T. Carbone. Born in Boston, she was raised in Readville and Hyde Park and was a graduate of Hyde Park High School. Mrs. Carbone was a resident...
Frank Robert Gallo
March 26, 2016
Frank Robert Gallo, 75, a longtime resident of Hanson, died suddenly at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on Saturday, March 26, 2016. He was the husband of Leanne (Kennedy) Gallo for almost 50 years. Son of the late Joseph and Mary Gallo, he was born in Boston, raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. He...
Edward Barker
March 25, 2016
Edward Barker, 91, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton, surrounded by his devoted friends. He was the husband of the late Judith (Crawford) Barker. Born in Boston, he moved to Brockton at age 3, was raised and educated in Brockton and attended Brockton Schools. He left school early and entered the United...
Logan O. Colon
March 25, 2016
Logan O. Colon, newborn son of Ashley (Ottaviano) Colon and Ismeal Colon, Jr. of Stoughton, died Friday, March 25 at the Tufts Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. He was born Monday, March 21 in Brockton. He was the brother of Alianna F. Colon and Landon M. Colon of Stoughton. Logan was the grandson of Richard and Joanne Saltmarsh of...
Jose J. Furtado
March 24, 2016
Jose J. Furtado, 82, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 24, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Cecilia H. (Frade) Furtado for 58 years. Born and raised in Flores, Azores, Portugal, he moved to Canada in 1960, then to Nevada in 1966 before settling in Stoughton in 1969. Jose...



