Obituaries
Lorraine Madeline Francioso
Oct 21, 2023
Lorraine Madeline (Hourihan) Francioso, 86, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 21, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Anthony D. Francioso. Daughter of the late Daniel P. and Mary A. (Connolly) Hourihan, she was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale. She was a graduate of Roslindale High...
Phyllis E. (Kane) Kelleher
Oct 17, 2023
Phyllis E. (Kane) Kelleher, 86, died Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at the Carney Hospital in Dorchester, after a short period of declining health. Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School in Dorchester. She was also a graduate of Boston State College where she studied Elementary Education and minored in music. In 1963,...
Darlene M. (Foster Rice) Jones
Oct 15, 2023
February 1, 1958 - October 15, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our loving mother and sister, Darlene Jones, formerly of Brockton. Daughter of the late William and Joan (McEachron) Rice, she was raised and educated in Brockton and was a 1976 graduate of Brockton High School. She and her husband lived briefly...
Michael O’Loughlin
Oct 15, 2023
Michael O’Loughlin passed away peacefully on October 15, 2023 at the age of 91, with his wife Bridie of 65 loving years, his loving children & grandchildren by his side. Born and raised in Lettermore, Ireland, he was the son of the late Bridget (Joyce) and Coleman O’Loughlin. He came to the United States in his early 20’s, and worked...
Mary V. (Krollman) Reed
Oct 14, 2023
Mary V. (Krollman) Reed, 92, died Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of 71 years of Jack Reed. Born in Boston and raised in Dorchester and Stoughton, she was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Mary was a resident of Stoughton for many years. Additionally, she loved...
Kathleen E. "Kay" Moylan
Oct 10, 2023
Kathleen E. “Kay” Moylan, age 83, passed away on October 10, 2023, at her residence in Brockton. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Nora (Sullivan) and John Moylan. She was raised in South Boston and was a graduate of South Boston High School. She was an Executive Secretary at the MBTA Commuter Rail for 24 years...
Alvia L. (Harrington) Seaver
Oct 10, 2023
Alvia L. (Harrington) Seaver, 99, a resident of Easton, died peacefully at Care One at Randolph on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Ralph Seaver. Daughter of the late Murtheh W. and Mabel E. (Nickerson) Harrington, she was born and raised in Chelsea. She was a resident of Brockton from...
Barbara A. (Daly) Canavan
Oct 9, 2023
Barbara A. (Daly) Canavan, age 102, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2023 at her residence in Stoughton, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles E. Canavan. Born in Stoughton, she was the daughter of the late Annie (Sheehan) and Thomas J. Daly. She was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and a graduate of...
Matthew J. Enos
Oct 7, 2023
Matthew J. Enos, age 47, of Stoughton passed away peacefully on October 7, 2023, after a 16-year battle with Machado Joseph Disease, a rare neurodegenerative illness that left him wheelchair bound with slurred, garbled speech but an intact mind.Matt was born on November 30, 1975, to Candance (Leonard) and John Enos at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He grew up...
Luis M. Barros
Oct 6, 2023
Luis M. Barros, age 75, passed away peacefully at his residence in Stoughton on October 6th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Maria E. (Cabral) Barros for 52 years, being together for a total of 60 years. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, Luis was the son of the late Adelina (Soares) and Manuel Barros. He came to the...
Alan F. Enos
Oct 5, 2023
Alan F. Enos, age 90, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband to Elizabeth (Farina) Enos for 63 years. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Celia (Sayers) Enos. At age 20, he joined the Army during the Korean War, and was part of the military...
Donna Marie Riley
Oct 4, 2023
Donna Marie Riley of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at the age of 54. She was the adored mother of twins, Timothy Robert Norton of Stoughton, Tabatha JoAnne Norton of Norton. Beloved daughter of Joanne and Daniel MacDonald of Stoughton. Loving sister of Robert Riley of Stoughton, Diane Rossi and her husband Renny of Walpole...
Sandra Gayle (Gregory) Hughes
Oct 2, 2023
Sandra Gayle (Gregory) Hughes, 84, died peacefully at the Copley at Stoughton on Monday, October 2, 2023. She was the wife of the late Richard N. Hughes. Daughter of the late Frederick Gregory and Lillian Rita (Clark) Walsh, she was born in Quincy and raised in Squantum. She was a graduate of North Quincy High School. She resided in Brockton,...
Barbara A. (Woodsum) Washwell
Oct 2, 2023
Barbara A. Washwell, age 86, passed away on October 2, 2023 at Foremost at Sharon. She was predeceased by her husband William C. Washwell. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter to the late Florence (Leahy) and Wilford P. Woodsum. She was raised in Quincy and was a longtime resident of Stoughton for 66 years. She was a member at...
Maria Luiza Aguiar
Sep 30, 2023
Maria Luiza Aguiar, 62, died Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved daughter of Avelino and Maria Juvelina (Gonsalves) Aguiar of Stoughton. Known as Luiza to friends and family, she was born and raised in Stoughton, and was a 1979 graduate of Stoughton High...
Steven P. Florent
Sep 29, 2023
Steven P. Florent, 77, died Friday morning, September 29, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the beloved husband of 47 years of Deborah A. (Delmonico) Florent of Brockton. Born and raised in New Bedford, he was a graduate of New Bedford High School. Steven was a proud veteran of the US Army, serving from 1965-1967 during the Vietnam...
Charlotte L. (Nelson) Cahill
Sep 24, 2023
Charlotte L. (Nelson) Cahill, 71, a longtime resident of Roslindale, died Sunday, September 24, 2023, surrounded by her beloved family, after a long period of declining health. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Roslindale and Jamaica Plain and was a graduate of Blessed Sacrament High School in Jamaica Plain. In 1990, she wed Brian A. Cahill in...
Thomas M. Gallagher
Sep 24, 2023
Thomas Gallagher, 92, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Sunday, September 24, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a period of failing health. Born in Birr, Co. Offaly, Ireland, he was raised and educated in County Offaly. He moved to the United States in 1950 and settled in Stoneham, and later moved to Cambridge. In 1951, he...
Daniel Thomas Perdigao
Sep 24, 2023
Daniel T. Perdigao, 85, a longtime resident of Easton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Sunday, September 24, 2023. He was the husband of Barbara M. (Richardson) Perdigao for 29 years. Son of the late Antonio and Eva (Meniz) Perdigao, he was born and raised in Stoughton. Dan was a Class of 1957 graduate of Coyle & Cassidy High School in Taunton....
Maria Rita Medeiros
Sep 23, 2023
Maria Rita Medeiros, 59, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Boston Medical Center on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Daughter of the late Mauricio M. and Helena G. (Freitas) Medeiros, she was born in Flores, Azores, Portugal and raised in Stoughton until returning to Flores for 30 years. She returned to Stoughton 8 years ago. Rita worked for F.C. Phillips...