Obituaries
Maria Luiza Aguiar
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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
September 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...
Jane M. (Spicer) Fortier
September 21, 2023
Jane M. (Spicer) Fortier, 66, died unexpectedly at Worcester Memorial Hospital on Thursday, September 21, 2023 after complications from surgery. She was the wife of the late Kevin J. Fortier. Born at the Chelsea Naval Hospital, she was the daughter of the late James L. and Frances (Moynihan) Spicer. She was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a 1975...
Catherine M. "Kay" (Hart) Cummings
September 21, 2023
Catherine M. “Kay” (Hart) Cummings, age 89, of Stoughton and Harwich, passed away peacefully on September 21st with her six children by her side. Kay was born and raised in Mattapan and graduated from Hyde Park High. She was a resident of Stoughton for 65 years and was a weekly communicant and long-time volunteer at St. James Church in Stoughton,...
Nancy Marie (Ek) Hall
September 20, 2023
Nancy Marie (Ek) Hall, age 73, passed away on September 20, 2023, at the Baypointe Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Brockton attended by her loving husband of 47 years, Robert M. Hall. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter to the late Edith M. (Erikson) and Eldon Ek, and was a lifelong resident of Easton. She attended Oliver Ames...
Maria Laureana (Santos) Garcia
September 18, 2023
Maria Laureana (Santos) Garcia, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 87 years old. Wife of deceased Jose Ferreira Garcia and daughter of the late Francisco Tomas Santos and Palmira Mendonca (Mathews) Santos, Maria came to the US in 1957 from Caveira, Flores, Azores, Portugal and spent a short...
Salvatore Joseph DeGregorio
September 18, 2023
Salvatore Joseph DeGregorio, 89, a resident of Brockton, died peacefully at home on Monday, September 18, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Dorothy E. (Ienello) DeGregorio, Donna DeGregorio and Kathleen A. (McNamara) DeGregorio. Son of the late Joseph and Alexandria (Zelteruckow) Gregory, he was born in Boston and raised in Boston’s West End. ...
Patricia A. (Durgin) Powers
September 16, 2023
Patricia A. (Durgin) Powers, 81, died Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Dorchester and South Boston and was a graduate of Boston Schools. In 1957, she married Francis E. Powers and they moved to Stoughton to raise their family. She was a dedicated wife, mother and homemaker...
George L. Holyoke
September 12, 2023
George L. Holyoke, 71, died Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at his home surrounded by his beloved family. He was the husband of Kimberly (Gaston) Holyoke of Stoughton. Born in Brockton, son of the late Edward and June R. (Kelley) Holyoke, he was raised and educated in East Bridgewater and was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School. He was a resident of Stoughton...
Virginia C. "Gini" (Gill) Hathaway
September 12, 2023
Virginia C. “Gini” (Gill) Hathaway, age 89, peacefully passed away with family by her side, on September 12, 2023, at The Residence at Great Woods in Norton, MA. She was the beloved wife to John Hathaway for 61 years before his passing in 2017. Born in Norwood, she was the daughter to the late Carolyn I. (Bogue) Gill and Howard...
James R. Durling
September 11, 2023
James R. Durling, 60, died Monday, September 11, 2023, at the Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, after a period of declining health. Born in Stoughton, son of the late Ralph E. Durling and Jean E. (Clark) Durling, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Jim worked in Auto Sales for several area dealers...
Alan C. Crombie
September 11, 2023
Alan C. Crombie, 90, died peacefully on Monday, September 11, 2023 at the VA Medical Center in Brockton, with his loving family at his side. Born in Newport, ME, son of Charles and Clara Crombie, he was raised in Kenduskeag, ME and was a graduate of Bangor Schools. After graduating from High School, he moved to New Haven, Connecticut and...
Ralph Michael Durling
September 10, 2023
Ralph Michael Durling, 68, died unexpectedly at his home in Plaistow, NH on Sunday, September 10, 2023. Born in Brockton, son of the late Ralph E. Durling and Jean E. (Clark) Durling, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Ralph, known as Mike to friends and family, was a Veteran of the United...
Teresa "Rita" Buonomo
September 9, 2023
Teresa (Fitzgerald) Buonomo, known to her friends and family as “Rita”, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2023 after facing cancer with unwavering bravery. Rita experienced her final months with a deep appreciation for a fully-lived life. She displayed a deeply loving and compassionate presence as friends and family came from near and far to visit and care for her,...
Marianne A. (Proulx) LaCroix
September 9, 2023
Marianne A. (Proulx) LaCroix, 81, a resident of East Bridgewater, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Saturday, September 9, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Eugene E. LaCroix for 54 years. Daughter of the late Leo O. and Eva E. (Yannone) Proulx, she was born and raised in Brockton. Marianne was...
Gary B. LaForest
September 9, 2023
Gary B. LaForest, age 78, passed away on September 9, 2023, after a long illness. Born in Arlington, he was the son of the late Byron J. LaForest and Gladys M. (Hanson LaForest) Carlino, and the late Ermie W. Carlino, and grew up in Arlington and Stoughton. He was a graduate of Stoughton High School. After high school, he joined...



