Obituaries
Gerald E. Sousa
Feb 3, 2018
Gerald E. "Gerry" Sousa, 79, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Curahealth in Stoughton on Saturday, February 3, 2018. He was the husband of Theresa J. (Cucalon) Sousa for 27 years. Son of the late Vernon and Cecelia (Perry) Sousa, he was born in Boston and raised in Canton. He was a graduate of Canton High School. Gerry...
Alvaro D. Ventura
Feb 3, 2018
Alvaro D. Ventura, 79, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at his home in Stoughton on Saturday, February 3, 2018. He was the husband of the late Lucia M. (Teixeira) Ventura. Son of the late Alvaro and Maria E. (Sousa) Ventura, he was born and raised in Terceira, Azores, Portugal. He resided in Stoughton for over 50 years. Alvaro...
Maria Eugenia Freitas
Feb 1, 2018
Maria Eugenia Freitas, long time resident of Stoughton, MA, died Thursday, February 1, 2018 at her home. Born in Santa Maria, Portugal on October 26, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Freitas. Mrs. Freitas was raised and educated in Santa Maria. She lived in Santa Maria for many years and raised her family there. In...
Marjorie A. (Dean) Covino
Jan 30, 2018
Marjorie A. (Dean) Covino, 70, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Boston Medical Center from injuries suffered in an accident. She was the wife of Pasquali J. "Pat" Covino for 48 years. Daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Dean, she was born in Brockton and was a lifelong resident of Stoughton before moving to Brockton 18 years...
Mary Dineen (Healey) Foster
Jan 29, 2018
Mary Dineen (Healey) Foster, 86, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after a period of declining health. She was the wife of 64 years of F. Leo Foster. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of Helen (Clark) Healey and Vincent Healey. Mary received her primary education in Stoughton at St. Mary's...
Nicholas Macrogianis
Jan 29, 2018
Nicholas Macrogianis, 85, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died unexpectedly at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Monday, January 29, 2018. Son of the late Elias and Bessie (Magou) Macrogianis, he was born and raised in Stoughton. He graduated from Stoughton High School, Class of 1951 and Boston University. Nick was a Corporal in the U.S. Army and a...
Maria L. (Salema) Carreiro
Jan 24, 2018
Maria L. (Salema) Carreiro, 71, a resident of Canton, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. She was the wife of the late Antonio P. Carreiro. Daughter of the late Antonio Salema and Maria Liliana Guerreiro, she was born and raised in São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Maria resided in Canton for the past...
Theresa (Finneran) Rivers
Jan 19, 2018
Theresa E. (Finneran) Rivers, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Milton Hospital in Milton. She was the wife of the late H. George Rivers. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Roxbury and was a graduate of Boston Schools. Mrs. Rivers was a resident of Stoughton for over 60 years. She was...
Lydia (Romansky) Prodouz
Jan 19, 2018
Lydia (Romansky) Prodouz, 94, died Friday, January 19, 2018, at the Braemoor Nursing Home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Alexander Prodouz. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a 1941 graduate of Stoughton High School. She was a lifelong resident of Stoughton. Mrs. Prodouz was a homemaker who also worked for several area companies including Shawmut...
Martha C. (Harvey) Crosby
Jan 18, 2018
Martha C. (Harvey) Crosby, 97, died peacefully at her residence at All American Assisted Living in Raynham on Thursday, January 18, 2018. She was the wife of the late Benjamin F. Crosby. Daughter of the late William J. and Katherine (Shine) Harvey, she was born in Boston and raised and educated in Dorchester. Martha was a resident of Stoughton for...
Herbert S. Heffernan
Jan 11, 2018
Herbert S. Heffernan, Jr., 78, a resident of Braintree, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Son of the late Herbert S. and Anne (Sandsbury) Heffernan, he was born and raised in Dorchester. He was a resident of Braintree for the past 20 years. Herbert was a furniture mover for many years.Mr. Heffernan is survived by his children,...
Maude E. (Burns) Cooke
Jan 11, 2018
Maude E. (Burns) Cooke, 100, died Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Cape Heritage Nursing Home in Sandwich, MA. She was the wife of the late Russel Birtwistle and Wesley Cooke. Born and raised in Fairhaven, she was a graduate of Fairhaven High School. Mrs. Cooke received her RN at Homeopathic School of Nursing affiliated with Yale School Nursing (Roger...
Tanisha Patrice Lewis
Jan 9, 2018
Tanisha Patrice Lewis was born in Boston, MA on September 11, 1980. She was the daughter of Alvin Lewis and the late Shirley Ann (McBrayer) Lewis. When she was one year old, she moved to Stoughton, MA where she grew up and went to the Stoughton Public Schools. Seventeen years later, she and her family moved the Brockton, MA. At...
Robert P. LaCroix
Jan 7, 2018
Robert P. LaCroix, 68, a longtime resident of Attleboro, died peacefully at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro on Saturday, January 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Son of the late Eugene H. and Eileen T. (Flanagan) LaCroix, he was born and educated in Attleboro. He was a Class of 1967 graduate of Fr. Judge Mission Seminary High School in...
Ann M. (Chapman) Leary
Jan 5, 2018
Ann M. (Chapman) Leary, 75, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton on Friday, January 5, 2018. She was the wife of the late Clement J. Leary. Daughter of the late William M. and Grace M. (DeGregorio) Chapman, she was born in Stoughton. Ann was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of...
George W. Legaski
Jan 5, 2018
George W. Legaski, Jr., 65, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018 with family by his side. He was born on July 24, 1952. Son of the late George W. Legaski Sr. and Helen (Batulavich) Legaski Stetkis. He was the step-son to Henry "Hank" Stetkis.George was a lifelong resident of Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1970. He...
William M. "Mike" Steers
Jan 4, 2018
William M. "Mike" Steers, 70, a longtime resident of Easton, died in Stoughton on Thursday, January 4, 2018 after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Nancy G. (Weldon) Steers. Son of the late Robert W. and Margaret (Liddell) Steers, he was born in Norwood and raised in Dedham. Mike was a graduate of Dedham...
Arthur Lambros
Jan 2, 2018
Arthur Lambros, 88, a longtime resident of Randolph, died peacefully at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was the husband of Veneta (Papantoniou) Lambros. Son of the late Nicholas and Anna (Kontogiannis) Lambropoulos, he was born in Arlington, MA and raised in Sparta, Greece. He was a resident of Randolph for the past 35...
Virginia (Costa) Sousa
Jan 2, 2018
Virginia (Costa) Sousa, 97, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Jose Sousa Jr. Born and raised on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores, she was a longtime resident of Santa Maria. She was a homemaker. In 1995, after the death of her husband, she...
Helen H. (Lutted) Hansen
Jan 2, 2018
Helen H. (Lutted) Hansen, 100, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Copley at Stoughton Nursing Home, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Edwin C. Hansen. Born and raised in Stoughton, she was a lifelong resident and a 1935 graduate of Stoughton High School. Mrs. Hansen was also a graduate of Bridgewater State...