Obituaries

Angelo C. Avelar

Angelo C. Avelar

Apr 27, 2020

Angelo C. Avelar, 74, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 27, 2020 with his loving wife by his side. He was the husband of Maria H. (Frade) Avelar for 49 years. Son of the late Roberto L. and Luisa C. (Corvelo) Avelar, he was born and raised in Fajazinha, Flores, Azores, Portugal. He came...

Olga (Kovatsi) Simolari

Olga (Kovatsi) Simolari

Apr 25, 2020

Olga (Kovatsi) Simolari passed away on April 25, 2020 at Southeast Rehabilitation Center in Easton at the age of 98 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late Dhimo "James" Simolari. Olga was born in Albania and came to the United States at the age of 15 years old. Her life centered around her family and she was...

Charles V. Spearin

Charles V. Spearin

Apr 24, 2020

Charles V. Spearin, 76, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home, after a brief illness. He was the husband of 53 years of Maureen A. (McLaughlin) Spearin. Born in Brockton, he was raised in Randolph and was a graduate of Quincy Trade School. Mr. Spearin was a Supervisor for Grass Instrument in Braintree and...

LaMoine B. (Blowers) Fogg

LaMoine B. (Blowers) Fogg

Apr 24, 2020

LaMoine B. (Blowers) Fogg, 95, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at the All-American Assisted Living facility in Wrentham, MA. She was the wife of Freeman M. Fogg of Stoughton, MA who died February 7, 2006. Born in Nelson, New York and graduating from Cazenovia Central School in 1944, LaMoine began her career working at the National Shawmut Bank in Boston...

Ermie W.F. Carlino

Ermie W.F. Carlino

Apr 23, 2020

Ermie W. F. Carlino, 95, died suddenly on Thursday, April 23, 2020, after being stricken ill at his home in Stoughton. He was the beloved husband of the late Gladys M. (Hanson) Carlino, Jenny (Lally) Carlino and longtime companion of the late Joan M. West. Born in Medford, son of the late Nicodemo T. and Mary O. (Martino) Carlino, he...

Phyllis M. (Andrews) Kalen

Phyllis M. (Andrews) Kalen

Apr 23, 2020

Phyllis M. Kalen passed away peacefully on April 23, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Special thanks to Baypointe of Brockton, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Kalen for 58 years. She was the mother of 3 children, Karen Pechonis and her husband John, Nancy Jordan and her husband Paul, and Kenneth Kalen, Jr. and...

Lori E. (Leif) Chisholm

Lori E. (Leif) Chisholm

Apr 23, 2020

Lori E. (Leif) Chisholm, 64, a resident of Lakeville, died at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Thursday, April 23, 2020. She was the wife of Richard Chisholm. Daughter of Ruth (Selig) Sullivan of Randolph and the late Robert Leif and stepdaughter of the late John J. Sullivan, she was born in Boston and raised in Randolph. Lori was a...

Elizabeth A. (Lyons) Cook

Elizabeth A. (Lyons) Cook

Apr 22, 2020

Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Lyons) Cook, 88, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the CareOne Randolph Nursing Home in Randolph from complications of the Covid 19 Virus. She was the wife of the late Ralph W. Cook. Born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Henrietta (Whitehead) Lyons and Richard Lyons, she was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate...

Patricia M. (Watts) Phetteplace

Patricia M. (Watts) Phetteplace

Apr 21, 2020

Patricia M. (Watts) Phetteplace, 83, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Morton Hospital in Taunton on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Phetteplace. Daughter of the late William and Philomena (Carolan) Watts, she was born in Boston and raised in South Boston and Dorchester. Pat was a...

Mary E. (Potter) (Pernock) McShea

Mary E. (Potter) (Pernock) McShea

Apr 21, 2020

Mary E. (Potter) (Pernock) McShea, 84, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Ellis Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Norwood. Daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth C. (Holland) Potter, she was born in Wakefield, RI and raised in Canton. She was a graduate of Canton High School and studied coursework in hotel management. Mary...

Gerald J. Sullivan

Gerald J. Sullivan

Apr 21, 2020

Gerald J. Sullivan, 72, a longtime resident of Canton, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Margaret A. "Peggy" (Travers) Sullivan for almost 49 years. Son of the late Samuel H. and Dorothy C. (Curtin) Sullivan, he was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. Gerry was a...

Muriel A. (McGarry) Hughes

Muriel A. (McGarry) Hughes

Apr 20, 2020

Muriel A. (McGarry) Hughes, a longtime resident of Brockton, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, at 92 years of age, at Baypointe Rehab Center in Brockton, MA. She was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph W. and Madeylin B. (Stover) McGarry and the loving wife of the late Richard N. Hughes. Muriel leaves behind 4 children: Joseph W....

Mary Ann McBride

Mary Ann McBride

Apr 18, 2020

Mary Ann McBride, 71, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, after a period of declining health. Born in Brockton, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, Class of 1967. She also was a graduate of Nursing School. Mary...

Lois J. (Cheff) Mariano

Lois J. (Cheff) Mariano

Apr 17, 2020

Lois J. (Cheff) Mariano was born July 2, 1935 in Butte, Montana and died from complications due to Covid-19 on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Norwood Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Homer and Helen (Rizzi) Cheff of Placerville, California. Lois is survived by her brother, Bill Cheff and his wife Grace of Oroville, California, her former husband...

Francis Leo Galizio

Francis Leo Galizio

Apr 17, 2020

Francis Leo Galizio, 93, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of the late Catherine (Colbert) Galizio. Born and raised in South Boston, he was a graduate of South Boston High School. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy, where he honorably served from 1944-1946. Upon his discharge,...

William R. McIntyre

William R. McIntyre

Apr 17, 2020

William R. McIntyre, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Friday, April 17, 2020, on his 84th birthday at the CareOne Nursing Home in Randolph, after a long illness. He was the husband of 62 years of Elizabeth A. (Mariano) McIntyre. Born in Boston, he was raised in the South End and was a graduate of Boston Trade School. Bill was...

Elaine V. (Hector) Barker

Elaine V. (Hector) Barker

Apr 16, 2020

Elaine "Lanie" Virginia Hector Barker, 87, went to her rightful Glory on Thursday, April 16, 2020, succumbing to the COVID-19 virus after contracting it at Chelsea's Eastpointe Physical Rehabilitation Center and being treated briefly at Everett Hospital. Lanie was born in Boston on July 26, 1932, the first daughter of Harold Raphael Hector, Sr. and Matilda Rachel Robinson Hector. She...

Richard H. Dempsey

Richard H. Dempsey

Apr 16, 2020

Richard H. Dempsey, Jr. a retired Police Officer in the Town of Stoughton, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Brockton Hospital after contracting Covid 19. He is survived by his longtime companion Joanne Czerwonka of Brockton. Born in Boston, son of the late Richard H. and Virginia (Doran) Dempsey, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate...

Thomas Edward Boyden

Thomas Edward Boyden

Apr 15, 2020

Thomas Edward Boyden, 77, a longtime resident of Brockton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Son of the late Arthur I. and Marjorie (Stevenson) Boyden, he was born in Norwood and raised in Sharon. He graduated from Sharon High School and UMass-Boston with a Bachelor's Degree in Physics. Thomas was an Airman 1st...

Elisa (Vieira) Leitao

Elisa (Vieira) Leitao

Apr 15, 2020

Elisa (Vieira) Leitao, 99, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was wife to Augusto N. Leitao for 65 years. Originally, from Brava, Cape Verde, Portugal, Elisa emigrated to the United States in 1951 settling in Boston. She and her husband started their family living in both Dorchester and Mattapan, ultimately settling...