Obituaries
Paul E. Baker
Nov 10, 2022
Paul E. Baker, 85, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at his home in Easton, after a period of declining health. Born, raised and educated in Dedham, he was a 1954 graduate of Dedham High School, where he excelled in Track and Field. He was a State Champion in the Mile in 1952 and 1953 and also the State Class C...
Scott F. Wuschke
Nov 8, 2022
Scott F. Wuschke, 55, died unexpectedly at his home in Brockton on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Son of Philip J. and Dorothy M (Platukis) Wuschke of Brockton, Scott was raised and educated in Brockton and was a 1985 graduate of Southeastern Regional Technical High School in Easton. He worked in the construction trades for many years as a Sheet Rock Worker and...
Bruce M. Fencer
Nov 8, 2022
Bruce M. Fencer, 80, a resident of Stoughton, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Kathleen M. (Farrell) Fencer for 55 years. Son of the late Horace W. and Gertrude L. (Newton) Fencer, he was born and raised in Brockton. He was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of...
Rita L. (Bunavicz) Dolan
Nov 6, 2022
Rita L. (Bunavicz) Dolan, 79, a resident of Somerville, died peacefully at home on Sunday, November 6, 2022. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Dolan. Daughter of the late Alfred and Alena (Astupeas) Bunavicz, she was born and raised in Stoughton. Rita was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1961. She lived in Brockton for...
Ruth E. (Russell) Lanza
Nov 5, 2022
Ruth E. (Russell) Lanza, 85, died Saturday, November 5, 2022, surrounded by her beloved children at the home of her daughter Elaine, in Pennsylvania, after a period of declining health. Born and raised in Boston’s South End to Ruth C. (Nazer) and James F. Russell, she was a graduate of Cathedral High School in the South End. Shortly after...
Erik A. Johnson
Nov 2, 2022
Erik A. Johnson age 63 of Sharon, formerly of Stoughton, died peacefully on November 2, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brockton, he was the son to the late Astrid E. (Smith) and Martin W. Johnson, and was a longtime resident of Sharon. He graduated Stoughton High School (Class of 1977) and then went on to proudly serve...
Mary Elizabeth "Marybeth" Horan
Oct 30, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Horan, “Marybeth”, 74, died Sunday, October 30, 2022 at the Northpoint Lexington Care Center in Lexington, KY, after a period of declining health. Daughter of the late Edward T. “Red” Horan and Ruth M. (Craig) Horan, Marybeth was raised in Sharon and was a longtime resident of Sharon. She was a graduate of Jeanne d’Arc Academy in Milton...
Helen T. (Horan) Ball
Oct 27, 2022
Helen T. (Horan) Ball, age 102, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2022 at the Residence of Five Corners in Easton. She was the wife of the late Raymond F. Ball. Born in Boston, she was the daughter to the late Madelyn F. (Schwartz) and William T. Horan, and was a lifelong resident of Stoughton. She graduated from Stoughton High...
Mary Theresa "Terry" Parshley
Oct 25, 2022
Mary Theresa “Terry” (Roy) Parshley, age 91, passed away peacefully at her residence in Stoughton, on October 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lowell, she was the daughter to the late Bernadette (Lafebvre) and George Roy, and was a longtime resident of Stoughton since 1969. She worked at the Foxboro Company for many years, and after she...
Barbara Ann (Homer) Hammel
Oct 25, 2022
Barbara Ann (Homer) Hammel, 91, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William P. Hammel for 65 years. Daughter of the late Alloyous and Marie (Frietag) Homer, she was born in Dedham and raised in Readville. She resided in Stoughton since...
Noreen "Rita" (Horsham) Martin
Oct 24, 2022
Noreen “Rita” (Horsham) Martin, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Alliance Health at West Acres in Brockton on Monday, October 24, 2022. She was the wife of the late Alphonso Martin. Daughter of the late Clement Ivan and Frances (Vandeyar) Horsham, she was born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana. She resided in Stoughton for the past 17...
Ambrose William "Bill" Buckley, III
Oct 21, 2022
Ambrose Willliam “Bill” Buckley, III, 68, a longtime resident of Stoughton, MA died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton surrounded by family, on Friday, October 21, 2022. He was the husband of the late Kathleen M. (Waters) Buckley. Son of the late Ambrose William Buckley, Jr. and Norma T. (Bismore) Buckley, he was born in Chelsea and raised...
John E. "Jack" Gillis
Oct 20, 2022
John E. “Jack” Gillis, 91, died Thursday, October 20, 2022. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Roxbury and as a teenager moved to Dedham. Jack attended and was in the first graduating class of Christopher Columbus High School in the North End. He was a proud Veteran of the US Army, serving overseas in the Korean War...
Lawrence Robert Nickerson
Oct 18, 2022
Lawrence Robert Nickerson, 94, a resident of Taunton, died peacefully at All American Assisted Living in Raynham on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. He was the husband of the late Mirenda “Violet” (Blades) Nickerson. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Radford Nickerson and Willa (Frost) Chamberlain. He was a resident of Stoughton for over 50 years before...
John Charles Kime
Oct 17, 2022
John Charles Kime, 88, a resident of Lakeville, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 17, 2022. He was the husband of Jane Ann (Kilgallen) Curran-Kime and the late Andria (Peacock) Kime. John was the father of Kathleen S. Kime of Greer, SC and the late John C. “Chuckie” Kime, Jr. Son of the late Robert W. and Anne (Roach) Kime, he...
Jane M. (Broderick) Hall
Oct 17, 2022
Jane M. (Broderick) Hall, 59, a resident of Dunedin, Florida, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 17, 2022 with her loving husband and sister Kathleen by her side. She was the wife of Peter J. Hall. Daughter of the late Frank A. and Maureen (Duffy) Broderick, she was born in Boston and raised in West Newton. She was a...
Ann L. (Cashman) Grainey
Oct 16, 2022
Ann L. (Cashman) Grainey, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2022 at Wedgemere HealthCare in Taunton. Ann was born in Cambridge, MA, in 1929. She was the daughter of the late John and Ann (Chute) Cashman. She was raised in Cambridge, and later became a resident of Stoughton for many years, before moving to Taunton in 2000. Ann...
Mary C. (Evans) Burns
Oct 15, 2022
Mary C. (Evans) Burns, age 95, passed away at her residence in Stoughton on October 15, 2022. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Ellen F. (Sears) and Harry J. Evans, she was wife of over 74 loving years to the late Donald J. Burns. Mary was raised in Roxbury and Dorchester and she attended St. Joseph’s Academy and Roxbury...
Maria (Mendonca) Pedro
Oct 14, 2022
Maria (Mendonca) Pedro, 87, died Friday, October 14, 2022, at her home, after a long period of declining health. Born in Caveira on the island of Flores in the Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Adelina and Francisco Mendonca. She was raised and educated in Caveira. In January of 1957, she married Jose Pedro in Caveira, and...
James L. Connors
Oct 11, 2022
James Leo Connors, age 77, passed away peacefully at the Aspen Hill Healthcare Center on October 11, 2022, after a valiant battle with cancer. The son of the late James Leo and Ethel (Deanne) Connors, he was born in Brockton, MA on March 16, 1945, and grew up in Stoughton surrounded by a large and loving family. James was the...