Obituaries

Patrick A. Francis

Patrick A. Francis

January 15, 2015

Patrick A. Francis, 69, died at Brandon Woods of New Bedford on Thursday, January 15, 2015 after a period of failing health. Born in Boston, he was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton schools. He was a resident of Stoughton for 30 years, also living in Vermont for 25 years and New Bedford for the past 2 years. Patrick...

Patrick A. Francis

Patrick A. Francis

January 15, 2015

Patrick A. Francis, 69, died at Brandon Woods of New Bedford on Thursday, January 15, 2015 after a period of failing health. Born in Boston, he was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton schools. He was a resident of Stoughton for 30 years, also living in Vermont for 25 years and New Bedford for the past 2 years. Patrick...

Thomas B. Raposo

Thomas B. Raposo

January 12, 2015

Thomas B. Raposo, 41, a resident of Brockton, died at home on Monday, January 12, 2015 after a short illness. He was the husband of Kimberly A. (Kelley) Raposo. Born and raised in Stoughton, he was a resident of Brockton for the past 11 years. Tom was a Vice President of Sales for Healthstar in Randolph for the past 6...

Charlotte May Matthews

Charlotte May Matthews

January 11, 2015

Charlotte May (MacDougall) Matthews, 91, a longtime resident of Stoughton and Bridgewater, died January 11, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Ivory B. "Mike" Matthews. Born in Haverhill, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton Schools, class of 1941. She...

Anita B. Ceven

Anita B. Ceven

January 10, 2015

Anita B. (Curran) Ceven, 85, died Saturday, January 10, at the home of her daughter, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Albert B. Ceven. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Roxbury and was a graduate of Boston Schools. Mrs. Ceven was a resident of Stoughton for 49 years and was...

Francis H. Butchie Cronin

Francis H. Butchie Cronin

January 10, 2015

Francis H. "Butchie" Cronin, 71, died Saturday, January 10 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a short period of failing health. Son of the late Joseph P. and Margaret (Flanagan) Cronin, he was born in Boston and was raised and educated in Mission Hill. Mr. Cronin was a longtime resident of Brockton before moving to Middleboro 5...

Mary E. Murphy

Mary E. Murphy

January 5, 2015

Mary E. (Fassnacht) Murphy, 92, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Monday, January 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late John F. Murphy. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was raised in West Roxbury. Mary was a graduate of Boston schools and the Fay Secretarial School in Boston. She was a resident of Stoughton for...

Dolores A. Lane

Dolores A. Lane

January 4, 2015

Dolores A. (Danahy) Lane, 85, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Lane. Born and raised in Canton, she was a graduate of St. John's High School in Canton. Mrs. Lane was a resident of Stoughton for over 40 years before...

Thomas Tiny D. Moynihan

Thomas Tiny D. Moynihan

January 4, 2015

Thomas D. "Tiny" Moynihan, 71, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Tower Hill Nursing Home in Canton after a period of failing health. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Roxbury and was a longtime, well known resident of Stoughton. Mr. Moynihan was a member of the Sons of Italy and the Knights of Columbus both in...

Dolores A. Lane

Dolores A. Lane

January 4, 2015

Dolores A. (Danahy) Lane, 85, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the Morton Hospital in Taunton after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Lane. Born and raised in Canton, she was a graduate of St. John's High School in Canton. Mrs. Lane was a resident of Stoughton for over 40 years before...

Joseph P. Guiney

Joseph P. Guiney

January 4, 2015

Joseph P. Guiney, 47, died Sunday, January 4, 2015. He was the son of Margaret L. "Peggy" (O'Toole) Guiney of Stoughton and the late Paul K. Guiney. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a longtime resident of Stoughton. He formerly worked as a Postal Worker for the US Postal Service in Norwood. In his...

Leona C. Hilland

Leona C. Hilland

January 1, 2015

Leona C. (Farrell) Hilland, 88, a resident of Brockton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Thursday, January 1, 2015. She was the wife of the late John Hilland. Daughter of the late Leon and Anna (Anderson) Farrell, she was born and raised in Boston. She was a resident of Brockton for 3 years after living in South...

Joanne L. Marinilli

Joanne L. Marinilli

January 1, 2015

Joanne L. (Tighe) Marinilli, 71, died at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford on Thursday, January 1, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Dominic A. Marinilli for 52 years. Daughter of the late Frederick and Louise (Gauthier) Tighe, she was born and raised in Quincy. Joanne was a graduate of North Quincy High School, Class of...

Marilyn J. Lebiedz

Marilyn J. Lebiedz

December 28, 2014

Marilyn J. (Guaragna) Lebiedz, 76, of Brockton and for many years, Stoughton, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, December 28, 2014. She was the wife of the late Henry J. Lebiedz. Born in Boston, Marilyn was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She worked for many years at the deli in Shaw's Supermarket in Canton until her retirement. She...

Barbara E. McDermott

Barbara E. McDermott

December 25, 2014

Barbara E. (Rubel) McDermott, 87, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died Thursday, December 25, 2014, at her home after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Paul McDermott. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a graduate of St. Mary's School and Stoughton High School, Class of 1945. She worked for the McCormick Insurance Agency...

Catherine E. Sarados

Catherine E. Sarados

December 23, 2014

Catherine E. (Erminy) Sarados, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Copley at Stoughton on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. She was the wife of George S. Sarados for 45 years. Born and raised in Richmond, VA, she was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond and the Pan American Business School. She was a resident of Stoughton and...

Frank Polillio

Frank Polillio

December 21, 2014

Frank Polillio, 72, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He was the eldest son of the late Ralph and Viola Polillio. Frank was a graduate of the Stoughton High School Class of 1961 and was an outstanding football player. He worked in his family's construction business and owned and trained thoroughbred race...

Patricia J. Murray

Patricia J. Murray

December 20, 2014

Patricia J. Murray, 24, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Daughter of Edward Murray of Stoughton and the late Teresa "Tammy" (McMenimon) Murray, she was born and educated in Stoughton. Patricia had worked in the deli at Page's Variety Store in Stoughton. She enjoyed spending time with her...

James S. Adams

James S. Adams

December 19, 2014

James "Jim" Adams left us peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2014 after a stroke that caused more damage than his body could overcome. He was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts to Alexander and Nellie Adams in 1952, the 5th of 6 children. He is now having a joyous reunion with his Mom & Dad.He is survived by his loving son, Matthew...

Arthur D. Carbone

Arthur D. Carbone

December 19, 2014

Arthur D. Carbone, 43, of Stoughton, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 19, 2014 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Arthur was born in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School and later ran Carbone Plumbing and Heating. He was an avid fan of the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics and enjoyed playing golf occasionally. Arthur was the son of...