Obituaries
Nora M. (Lori) McCoubrey
May 12, 2018
Nora M. (Lori) McCoubrey, 81, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Daughter of the late Nazareno A. and Nora A. (Dewar) Lori, she was born in Walpole and raised in Canton. She was a graduate of St. John School in Canton. Nora was a resident of Stoughton since 1960. She was a...
Florence E. (Holmes) Mitchell Griffin
May 11, 2018
Florence E. (Holmes) Mitchell Griffin was born in Stoughton on February 6, 1926 and died on May 11, 2018, peacefully surrounded by family. Florence resided in Brockton, Wareham and most recently Taunton. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Davis and her life partner Jan Blanchette of North Carolina, several nieces, nephews and friends. Florence was the mother of the...
Gilberto DeFreitas
May 9, 2018
Gilberto DeFreitas, 81, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a long period of declining health. He was the husband of 53 years of Maria deFatima Freitas (Gomes) DeFreitas. Born and raised and educated in Lomba, Flores in the Azores of Portugal, he was a veteran...
Angela M. "Angie" Goodrich
May 8, 2018
Angela M. "Angie" Goodrich, 38, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died in a car accident in Stoughton on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Daughter of Mary A. "Toni" (Kraftician) Goodrich and Paul E. Goodrich both of Stoughton, she was born in Brockton and educated in Stoughton schools before graduating from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School in Easton. Angie enjoyed photography,...
Janet C. (Yannalfo) Vuytowecz
May 7, 2018
Janet C. (Yannalfo) Vuytowecz, 83, a longtime resident of Avon, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Monday, May 7, 2018. She was the wife of Charles J. Vuytowecz for 63 years. Daughter of the late Eugene P. and Josephine M. (Schiavoni) Yannalfo, she was born and raised in Haverhill. She was a graduate of St. James...
Bach T. Tran
May 6, 2018
Bach T. Tran, 81, died at 3:46AM, Sunday, May 6, 2018 at her home in Stoughton after a period of declining health. Born in Ben Tre, Vietnam, where she was raised and educated until 1948. Due to war, she and her two siblings along with her parents moved to My Tho and settled there most of her life. In 1954,...
Mary E. (Donnelly) Ripley
May 6, 2018
Mary E. (Donnelly) Ripley, 83, died Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canton after a long period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Charles G. Ripley, Jr. Born, raised and educated in Norwood, she was a graduate of Norwood High School. She was a resident of Stoughton for many years....
Barbara F. (Whiffen) Burley
May 1, 2018
Barbara F. (Whiffen) Burley, 87, died May 1, 2018, at her home after a period of declining health. She was the wife of 68 years of Leo F. Burley. Born and raised in South Boston, she was a graduate of Boston Schools. Mrs. Burley was a resident of Stoughton since 1961. She was a dedicated homemaker and mother at home...
Tequion M. "Tiki" Lindsey
Apr 30, 2018
Tequion M. "Tiki" Lindsey, 46, a resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center on Monday, April 30, 2018. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Leitao) Lindsey. He was a graduate of Foxboro High School, Class of 1990 and Bridgewater State College, earning a degree in radio and television. Tiki was a banker at Santander Bank in...
Margaret M. (McCann) Andrews
Apr 29, 2018
Margaret M. (McCann) Andrews, 91, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Andrews. Daughter of the late Nicholas and Margaret McCann, she was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester. She resided in Stoughton since 1964. Mrs. Andrews was a homemaker at home with...
Jeanne Frances (Tucker) Eagles
Apr 28, 2018
Jeanne Frances (Tucker) Eagles, 88, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Sunrise of Norwood on Saturday, April 28, 2018, after a period of failing health. She was the devoted wife of the late Donald A. Eagles for over 60 years. Born in Boston on August 13, 1929, Jeanne was the daughter of the late John and Mary Tucker....
David A. Dirubbo
Apr 24, 2018
David A. Dirubbo, 76, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Jacqueline A. (McNeil) Dirubbo for 51 years. Son of the late Peter and Nellie (Schmidt) Dirubbo, he was born in Lowell and raised in Chelmsford....
Dorothy Ann Cushing
Apr 24, 2018
Dorothy Ann (Williams) Cushing, 85, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Copley at Stoughton. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Cushing. Daughter of the late James W. and Dorothy A. (Cronin) Williams, she was born in Stoughton and graduated Valedictorian of the Class of 1951 from Stoughton High School. Ann...
Francis X. Heffernan
Apr 21, 2018
Deacon Francis X. Heffernan, 90, of Stoughton, passed peacefully Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Francis was a Roman Catholic Permanent Deacon of the Archdiocese of Boston, Ordained with the First Class of Deacons in 1976. He served 36 years with 5 different Pastors, 3 Archbishops and 2 Auxiliary Bishops in serving God's Holy...
Robert J. Tarchara
Apr 20, 2018
Robert J. Tarchara, 81, died peacefully Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Boston Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Rosalie (Turell) Tarchara. Born and raised in Stoughton, he graduated from Stoughton High School in 1956 and then became a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. His love of cars led him to a career in auto sales....
Frances C. (Selby) Davenport
Apr 19, 2018
Frances C. (Selby) Davenport, 75, died Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home in Stoughton, after a long period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Robert T. Davenport, Sr. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston Schools. She was a longtime resident of...
William C. Washwell
Apr 17, 2018
William C. Washwell, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Wingate at Sharon Nursing Home in Sharon, after a period of declining health. He was the husband of 63 years of Barbara A. (Woodson) Washwell. Born in Boston, he was raised in West Bridgewater and Dorchester and was a graduate of Boston English High School....
Frederick H. DeCosta
Apr 17, 2018
Frederick H. DeCosta, Jr., 85, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at his home in Canton, after a long period of failing health. He was the husband of 67 years of Mary T. (Smith) DeCosta. Born and raised in Stoughton, he was educated in Stoughton Schools. He was a Veteran of the US Air Force. Mr. DeCosta was a longtime resident...
Rosa M. (Dias) Sousa
Apr 16, 2018
Rosa M. (Dias) Sousa, 59, died unexpectedly Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of the late Jose B. Sousa. Born and raised on the island of Faial, Portugal, she came to the United States as a young woman and settled in Stoughton. She worked as a cashier and clerk at...
Olga (Reinke) Reder
Apr 16, 2018
Olga (Reinke) Reder, 94, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Immanuel Reder. Born in Lithuania, she was raised in Lithuania until the age of 15. She later lived in Germany. Mrs. Reder was a resident of Stoughton for the past 3 years, previously living in St....