Obituaries

Joan Frances (Murray) LaVelle

Joan Frances (Murray) LaVelle

Apr 2, 2023

Joan Frances (Murray) LaVelle, 92, a longtime resident of Brockton, died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 2, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late Dale F. LaVelle.  She was the daughter of the late John J. and Helen Josephine (Crimlisk) Murray.  She was born at St. Elizabeth Hospital and raised in Brighton.  Joan...

Kathleen (Locke) Miller Portway

Kathleen (Locke) Miller Portway

Mar 31, 2023

Kathleen (Locke) Miller Portway, 75, a longtime resident of North Attleboro, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Friday, March 31, 2023.  She was the wife of David E. Portway for 22 years.  Daughter of the late Daniel A. and Patricia A. (Keefe) Locke, she was born in Boston and raised in Stoughton.  Kathleen was a graduate...

Shannon M. McCarthy

Shannon M. McCarthy

Mar 30, 2023

 Shannon M. McCarthy, 51, died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at AccentCare Hospice in Milton after a long courageous battle with cancer.  Born in Quincy, she was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and a 1990 Graduate of Stoughton High School where she earned the nickname The Shanimal. Shannon worked as a bartender at several locations, most notably at the Baseball Tavern...

William Joseph "Potsie" Dolan

William Joseph "Potsie" Dolan

Mar 30, 2023

William Joseph “Joe” “Potsie” Dolan, 78, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Thursday, March 30, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dianne J. (Avila) Dolan for 52 years. Son of the late Francis and Cecilia (Daniel) Dolan, he was born in Boston and raised in West Roxbury....

Mary E. (Goward) Walker

Mary E. (Goward) Walker

Mar 27, 2023

 Mary E. (Goward) Walker, 96, died Monday, March 27, 2023, at the BayPointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton, after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Adrian Walker.  Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a lifelong resident and a 1946 graduate of Stoughton High School. She worked as a saleswoman for Dutchmaid Clothing...

Jodie E. (Goldstein) Medeiros

Jodie E. (Goldstein) Medeiros

Mar 24, 2023

Jodie E. (Goldstein) Medeiros, 58, died early Friday morning, March 24, 2023 at the Seasons Hospice in Milton. She was a dedicated mother and caretaker of all those around her and was widely loved and respected.  She was a loyal and enthusiastic friend who was full of life and loved visiting beaches from Maine to the Caribbean. Jodie was the wife of the late Jose Fernando...

Faith M. (Audlee) Calabrese

Faith M. (Audlee) Calabrese

Mar 17, 2023

Faith M. Calabrese, 70, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died on Friday, March 17, 2023 after a long period of failing health.  Faith is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Graziano and her husband Frank of Stoughton, Courtney Settlers and her husband Anthony of Easton and Kristin Settlers and her partner Eugene Campbell of Bridgewater.  Faith was the cherished grandmother of...

Beverly A. (Phillips) Cave

Beverly A. (Phillips) Cave

Mar 14, 2023

Beverly A. (Phillips) Cave, 79, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Alliance Health at West Acres in Brockton on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.  She was the wife of the late Philip A. Cave.  Daughter of the late Henry R. and Rena C. (Hoeg) Phillips, she was born and raised in Avon before moving to Stoughton many years ago. ...

Konstantinos S. Roumis

Konstantinos S. Roumis

Mar 14, 2023

Konstantinos (“Kostas”) S. Roumis, 73, a longtime resident of Stoughton, Massachusetts, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Kostas was married to his devoted wife of 42 years, Vula (Kalambokis) Roumis. Kostas was born in Thessaloniki, Greece to the late Solon and Marika (Sklida) Roumis. He was raised by Solon and Danai (Papadopoulou)...

Saundra Ann Ciulla

Saundra Ann Ciulla

Mar 14, 2023

Saundra Ann Ciulla, 48, a lifelong resident of Raynham, passed away unexpectedly on March 14, 2023 at Morton Hospital in Taunton.  Born in Stoughton, she was the daughter of Crystal L. (Fisher) and James J. Ciulla of Raynham.  She was a graduate of Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, Class of 1993 and attended Stonehill College and Massasoit Community College.  Saundra was...

Janet M. (Sweeney) Lothrop

Janet M. (Sweeney) Lothrop

Mar 14, 2023

Janet M. (Sweeney) Lothrop, age 81, passed away on March 14, 2023, at her residence in Stoughton. She was predeceased by her husband Joseph E. Lothrop. Born in Boston, she was the daughter to the late Helen (Murray) and Daniel Sweeney, and was a longtime resident of Stoughton. She graduated from Gate of Heaven High School in South Boston, and...

Ann Marie (Roach) Ledin

Ann Marie (Roach) Ledin

Mar 13, 2023

Ann Marie (Roach) Ledin, age 79, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023 at her residence in Easton.  She was the wife of Lawrence C. Ledin (retired Captain, Stoughton Fire Department) for 60 loving years.  Born in Lewiston, Maine, she was the daughter to the late Anna M. (Batte) and William P. Roach.  She was raised in Sharon before moving...

Mary Olivia Martin

Mary Olivia Martin

Mar 11, 2023

Mary Olivia Martin, age 42, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2023. Born in Boston, she was the daughter to Mary P. (Sullivan) Martin and Ernest L. Martin. Raised in East Bridgewater, she attended East Bridgewater High School, Class of 1998, and attended Bay State College in Boston. She worked in the service industry and acted as caretaker for her...

Josephine M. (Kirker) McNamara

Josephine M. (Kirker) McNamara

Mar 7, 2023

Josephine M. (Kirker) McNamara, 86, a lifelong resident of Brockton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.  She was the wife of 64 years to the late James F. McNamara, Jr. of Stoughton.

Josephine was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Edmund and Josephine (Sipsey) Kirker.  She was a graduate of Brockton High...

Barbara M. (Gallagher) Botaish

Barbara M. (Gallagher) Botaish

Mar 5, 2023

Barbara M. (Gallagher) Botaish, age 88, passed away at the Hebrew SeniorLife Assisted Living Facility on March 5, 2023. She was preceded in death by her first husband Peter Jeannetti, as well as her second husband Francis Botaish, who she was married to for over 20 years before his passing. Born in Boston, she was the daughter to the late...

Sheila Marie (Maher) Correia

Sheila Marie (Maher) Correia

Mar 5, 2023

Sheila Marie (Maher) Correia, 73, died at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, on March 5, 2023, after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was the wife of Anthony J Correia for 53 years. Born in Dorchester, she was the daughter to the late Marian D. (Whynot) and William H. Whynot, and was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and...

Jacqueline Vera (Revnoff) Hues

Jacqueline Vera (Revnoff) Hues

Mar 5, 2023

Jacqueline V. (Revnoff) Hues, 82, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at home on Sunday, March 5, 2023.  She was the wife of the late Oulton A. Hues.  Daughter of the late Nicholas “Mickey” and Mary P. Revnoff, she was born in Brockton and raised in Stoughton.  She was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1958.  She...

Margaret A. (Spring) Colerico

Margaret A. (Spring) Colerico

Mar 4, 2023

Margaret A. (Spring) Colerico, 90, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Evergreen House Health Center in East Providence, RI, after a period of declining health.  She was the wife of the late Peter Colerico and William T. Edge.  Born in Everett, she was raised and educated in Medford Schools.  She was a longtime resident of Revere.  She worked as...

Edmund Paul Bousquet

Edmund Paul Bousquet

Mar 3, 2023

Edmund P. “Paul” Bousquet, 87, died peacefully at his home on Friday March 3, 2023.  Born and raised in Hinsdale, NH, he was a graduate of Hinsdale Schools. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Air Force and loyally served for over four years. While in the Air Force, he met and later married Hazel Briffett and, upon his honorable discharge, they moved...

Hoa Kim Ly

Hoa Kim Ly

Mar 2, 2023

Hoa Kim “Julie” Ly, 82, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, surrounded by her beloved family. She was the wife of the late Phong Tac Truong.  Born and raised in Bac Lieu, Vietnam, she was a resident of Stoughton for the past 6 years.  Julie raised her family in Vietnam and, in 1991, came to the United States and settled in Newton.  She later...