Obituaries

Russell J. Wade

Russell J. Wade

May 17, 2018

Russell J. Wade, 31, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at his home. He was the beloved son of Gerald and Amy (Quagliozzi) Wade of Stoughton. Born, raised and educated in Stoughton, he was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 2005. He also attended Massasoit Community College. Mr. Wade worked as a cook at several area restaurants. Russell was...

William F. Coe

William F. Coe

May 15, 2018

William F. Coe, 85, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the home of his son, after a long period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Adella (Kucinskas) Coe. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. He served in the US...

Virginia Rita (Stallings) Thomas

Virginia Rita (Stallings) Thomas

May 13, 2018

Virginia Rita (Stallings) Thomas, 92, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Heights Crossing Assisted Living and Memory Care in Brockton. She was the beloved wife of Andrew H. Thomas for 52 years, who passed away in 2009. Born in Boston, daughter of the late Joseph Crawford Stallings and Mary (Rooney) Stallings, she was raised by...

Nora M. (Lori) McCoubrey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....