Obituaries

Marron P. (Davis) Peck

Marron P. (Davis) Peck

Apr 15, 2020

Marron P. (Davis) Peck, 79, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at her home in Stoughton. She was the beloved wife of 55 years of Roy H. Peck (Stoughton FD, Ret.). Born and raised in Brookline, she was a resident of Stoughton for the past 55 years. Marron was a proud graduate of Mission HiIl High School and Cardinal Cushing College...

Joseph M. Callanan

Joseph M. Callanan

Apr 14, 2020

Joseph M. Callanan, 73, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. He was the husband of Joanne F. (McStowe) Callanan for 53 years. Son of the late Joseph J. and Vera (Revnoff) Callanan, he was born in Boston. Joe was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of...

Marion E. (Hickerson) Westbrook

Marion E. (Hickerson) Westbrook

Apr 13, 2020

Marion E. "Sis" (Hickerson) Westbrook, 99, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Monday, April 13, 2020, at the CareOne at Randolph Nursing Home in Randolph, MA. She was the wife of the late Leonard Westbrook for over 50 years. Affectionately known as "Sis" to her family, Marion was born on September 22, 1920 in Bessemer, Alabama, a daughter of William...

Evelyn N. (DeVito) Callanan

Evelyn N. (DeVito) Callanan

Apr 13, 2020

With great sadness, the family of Evelyn N. (DeVito) Callanan, 89, a lifelong resident of Stoughton announces her passing. She died peacefully at Ruth McLain Hospice House in Braintree on Monday, April 13, 2020 with her loving daughters by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Callanan. Daughter of the late Joseph and Anna M....

Charles David Homer

Charles David Homer

Apr 12, 2020

Charles David Homer, 92, a longtime resident of Raynham, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Elmes) Homer and Joan (Lennon) Homer. Son of the late George H. and Ida (Ferreira) Homer, he was born and raised in Stoughton. He was a graduate of Norfolk County...

Kathleen (Mooney) Mancinelli

Kathleen (Mooney) Mancinelli

Apr 10, 2020

Kathleen (Mooney) Mancinelli, 58, died Friday, April 10, 2020 at the Brockton Hospital in Brockton, after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Mancinelli, who died February 26th of this year. Born in Stoughton, daughter of the late Edmund and Catherine (Duggan) Mooney, she was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a...

V. Barbara (Waygan) Werkowski

V. Barbara (Waygan) Werkowski

Apr 10, 2020

V. Barbara (Waygan) Werkowski, 93, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Friday, April 10, 2020. She was the wife of the late Paul P. Werkowski. Daughter of the late John F. and Veronica E. (Zuris) Waygan, she was born in Boston and raised in South Boston. She was a graduate of South...

Elizabeth A. Scherer

Elizabeth A. Scherer

Apr 9, 2020

Elizabeth A. Scherer, 82, a resident of Hanover, died peacefully at Colony Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Abington on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Daughter of the late Joseph and Henrietta (Grey) Scherer, she was born and raised in Boston. She was a longtime resident of Braintree before moving to Hanover 5 years ago. Elizabeth was a page operator at...

Marion C. (O'Donnell) LaVoie

Marion C. (O'Donnell) LaVoie

Apr 7, 2020

Marion C. (O'Donnell) LaVoie of Plant City, Florida, formerly of Jamaica Plain and Stoughton, passed away on April 7, 2020 at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Roland LaVoie, her son, Joseph "Rolie" LaVoie, a sister, Dorothy (O'Donnell) Morrissey, three brothers, Edwin O'Donnell, William O'Donnell and Robert Dawn. Marion is survived by her...

Brittany-Rae Dobay

Brittany-Rae Dobay

Apr 7, 2020

Brittany-Rae Dobay, 27, died at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of Tishanne McDermott of Norwood and stepdaughter of Charlie Berger of Boston. She was born in Boston and raised in Taunton. She was a graduate of Taunton High School. Brittany-Rae is survived by her...

Louise Ann (Jalalian) Tibets

Louise Ann (Jalalian) Tibets

Apr 7, 2020

Louise Ann (Jalalian) Tibets, 83, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at the BayPointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton. She was the wife of 60 years of Frederick P. Tibets, Sr. Born and raised in Watertown, she was a graduate of Watertown High School and also a graduate of Boston State Teacher's College. She was a longtime resident of...

Virginia D. (Soares) Sousa

Virginia D. (Soares) Sousa

Apr 6, 2020

Virginia D. (Soares) Sousa, 96, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Copley at Stoughton on Monday, April 6, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Jose B. Sousa. Daughter of the late Jose and Maria (DaCosta) Soares, she was born and raised in Almagreira, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal. She came...

Nicholas Zaros

Nicholas Zaros

Apr 5, 2020

Nicholas Zaros, 83, a longtime resident of Braintree MA, departed this life on April 5, 2020 after a period of failing health. He was born and raised in Mesolonghi, Greece. After serving in the Greek Army he earned an honorable discharge with the rank of Lieutenant. He graduated the University of Athens with a degree in Physics and later taught...

Vincent James Megna

Vincent James Megna

Apr 4, 2020

Vincent James Megna, 74, a longtime resident of Dedham, died peacefully at Norwood Hospital on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was the husband of Lynda M. (Roche) Megna. Son of the late Charles and Vincenza (DiPerri) Megna, he was born in Boston and raised in East Boston until age 15 before moving to Norfolk. He was a Class of 1964...

Elizabeth M. (Long) McLeish

Elizabeth M. (Long) McLeish

Apr 3, 2020

Long-time Dedham resident, Elizabeth McLeish, also known amongst friends and family as Betty-Lou, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning, April 3, 2020. She was the wife of the late, great Robert "Brud" McLeish, he, too, a long-time Dedham resident.Elizabeth was the daughter of Dominic and Elizabeth Long of Westwood, sister of Janet Kenyon of Billerica, the late...

Francis V. Sweeney

Francis V. Sweeney

Apr 3, 2020

Francis V. Sweeney, 95, died peacefully on April 3, 2020, at Cornerstone at Canton Compass Memory Care. He was the husband of the late Phyllis M. (Morrissey) Sweeney. Born and raised in Canton, he was a graduate of Canton High School. Mr. Sweeney was a Proud Veteran of the US Army. He honorably served the Massachusetts National Guard for over...

John Edmund Flynn

John Edmund Flynn

Apr 2, 2020

John "Johnny" Edmund Flynn, Jr., of Stoughton, formerly of Easton, Dedham and West Roxbury, died peacefully on April 2, 2020. He was the son of the late John "Ed" Edmund and Alice J. (Akerman) Flynn, of Assonet, formerly West Roxbury. He was the widower of the late Karen (DeAngelis) Flynn. John was raised in West Roxbury and graduated from Catholic...

Michael F. "Mickey" Russell

Michael F. "Mickey" Russell

Apr 2, 2020

Michael F. "Mickey" Russell, 77, died Thursday, April 2, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the beloved and dedicated husband, best friend and soul mate of Deanna J. (Rubin) Russell. They were married for 56 years. Born in Concord, he was raised in Hyde Park. Mr. Russell was a resident of Stoughton for over 50...

Robert S. Cross

Robert S. Cross

Apr 1, 2020

Robert S. Cross, Sr., a longtime resident of Avon, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at his home, after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 56 years of Donna M. (Bannon) Cross. Born in Waterbury, CT, he was raised in Waterbury and in Maine and later moved to Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class...

Marie M. (Cripps) Bohnenberger

Marie M. (Cripps) Bohnenberger

Apr 1, 2020

Marie M. (Cripps) Bohnenberger, 81, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Capt. Frederick G. Bohnenberger, Mass. State Police (Ret.). Born in Randolph, she was raised and educated in Stoughton, and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. At age 18, she married her high school sweetheart and love of her life,...