Obituaries
Timothy F. O'Sullivan
Aug 27, 2024
Timothy F. O’Sullivan, 85, died Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at his home in Stoughton, surrounded by his beloved family. Born in Kilcummin, Co. Kerry, Ireland, he was raised and educated in Kilcummin and came to the United States in 1957 and settled in Jamaica Plain. In 1968, he married Rose McGillycuddy and together they shared over 56 years of marriage...
Shirley (Bovaird) McDade
Aug 26, 2024
Shirley A. (Bovaird) McDade, 86, died unexpectedly on Monday, August 26, 2024, at the Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was the wife of the late Peter E. McDade. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain and was a resident of Stoughton for the past 53 years. Shirley worked at the New England Sinai Hospital for...
Lourdes "Ludy" (Jardin) Silva
Aug 23, 2024
Lourdes "Ludy" (Jardin) Silva, aged 98, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024, in Plainville, CT. She was the wife of the late Alfred Silva. Born on December 2, 1925, she was raised and educated in Stoughton, and was a resident of Stoughton on Clapp Street for over 50 years. She moved to Plainville, CT over 20 years ago to...
Joaquin Joseph Soares, Jr.
Aug 23, 2024
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joaquin Joseph Soares, Jr., affectionately known as "Joe" or "Sonny," passed away unexpectedly on August 23, 2024 at the age of 82. From a...
George E. Young, Jr.
Aug 23, 2024
George E. Young, Jr., a longtime resident of Westwood, age 87, passed away on August 23, 2024, at Sunrise at Norwood. He was the beloved husband to Lieselotte (Petroll) Young for 65 loving years. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late George E. Young and Dorothy C. (Rowan) Young. He attended Suffolk University earning his Bachelor of...
Jose H. Serpa
Aug 22, 2024
Jose H. Serpa, a longtime resident of Stoughton, age 92, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2024. He was the beloved husband to Odelta M. (Avila) Serpa for 64 loving years. Born in Lajedo, Flores, Acores, Portugal, he was raised and educated in Flores, settling in the U.S. in his younger years. Jose worked as a glass cutter and shop...
David John Rentsch
Aug 20, 2024
David J. Rentsch, 69, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Rochester, NY, son of the late George and Norma “Jerry” (Clifford) Rentsch, he was educated in Greece, NY and was a graduate of Greece Arcadia High School in Greece, NY. He then attended and graduated from SUNY Geneseo, Class...
Amy Lynn Walent
Aug 17, 2024
Amy Lynn Walent, 56, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at the Dr. Ruth McLain Hospice Home in Braintree on Saturday, August 17, 2024. Daughter of the late Walter A. and Merelyn A. (Tobey) Walent, she was born in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. She worked for Copy, Inc. in Stoughton, and DocuPrint in West Bridgewater before...
Alfred E. Benson, Jr.
Aug 17, 2024
Alfred E. Benson, Jr., age 76, passed away peacefully on August 17, 2024, at his residence in Canton, after a courageous battle with lung cancer and many severe illnesses. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Alfred E. Benson, Sr., and Claire M. (Gilligan) Benson. He was preceded in death by his husband and life partner of...
Mary Ellen (Murphy) Murphy
Aug 14, 2024
Mary Ellen (Murphy) Murphy, 74, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Accent Care Inpatient Hospice Center in Milton on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. She was the wife of the late Edmund J. Murphy. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Eugene and Mary (Gillis) Murphy. She was a graduate of Stoughton High School. Mary Ellen was...
Concetta A. (Chillemi) Vincent
Aug 11, 2024
Concetta A. “Connie” (Chillemi) Vincent, 89, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Sunday, August 11, 2024. She was the wife of the late John Henry Vincent. Daughter of the late Tindare and Maria (Penzabene) Chillemi, she was born in East Boston and raised in Roslindale and Hyde Park. Connie was a...
Robert C. Bolton, Jr.
Aug 10, 2024
Robert C. Bolton, Jr., age 79, passed away at Alliance Health at Baldwinville on August 10, 2024. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Robert C. Bolton, Sr. and Elaine (Dorne) Bolton. Bob was raised in Stoughton and attended UMass Boston for 3 years before enlisting in the Army where he was deployed to Vietnam. After his...
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Gatturna
Aug 9, 2024
Elizabeth J. “Betty” Gatturna, a resident of Stoughton, age 96, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2024 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Gatturna and Elizabeth (Gallivan) Gatturna, and was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain. She worked as an inspector for electronics at the Advent International Company, EG...
Sandra G. (Scaff) Ryan
Aug 8, 2024
Sandra G. (Scaff) Ryan, 64, died Thursday, August 8, 2024, at her home in Taunton after a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a degenerative neurological disease. She was the wife of Thomas P. Ryan. Born, raised and educated in Elizabeth City, NC, daughter of the late Hillary and Margaret (Symmons) Scaff, she was a graduate of the University of...
Eugene A. Landolfi
Aug 4, 2024
Eugene A. Landolfi, 87, died peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton surrounded by his family. Born and raised in Stoughton under the loving care of his parents John and Jennie (DeVito) Landolfi, he was a 1957 graduate of Stoughton High School. He also attended Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute, and University of Massachusetts...
Leo Joseph McGowan
Aug 1, 2024
Leo Joseph McGowan, 84, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Thursday, August 1, 2024, surrounded by his loving family and supported by his fellow retired firefighters and lifelong friends. He was the husband of Joanne M. (Smith) McGowan for 59 years. Son of the late Joseph and Helen (Buteau) McGowan, he was born and raised in...
Valerie (Lebedew) Samaha
Jul 31, 2024
Valerie (Lebedew) Samaha, 79, died Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at her home in Stoughton. Of Russian descent, she was born on a train while en route to her new home in Austria. Daughter of the late Savely and Zinaida (Kurchinsky) Lebedew, she was raised in Austria and came to the United States as a teen and settled in Boston with...
Kristin (Colby) Hetrick
Jul 31, 2024
Kristin (Colby) Hetrick, 53, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2024, after being stricken ill at her home in Snellville, Georgia. Born and raised in Stoughton, daughter of Noreen (Bunn) Carroll of W. Bridgewater and Keith Colby of AZ, Kristin was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1989. She continued her education in Arizona where, in the summer of...
Raymond P. Anderson
Jul 29, 2024
Raymond P. Anderson, 67, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 29, 2024, after being stricken ill at his home in Natick. Born in Brockton, son of the late Carl and Elizabeth (McNeil) Anderson, he was raised and educated in Stoughton and was a graduate of Stoughton High School, Class of 1976. He later returned to school and earned his Bachelor’s degree...
Marjorie F. (Hayes) Gallagher Monahan
Jul 27, 2024
Marjorie F. (Hayes) Gallagher Monahan, 88, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at the AccentCare Hospice in Milton on Saturday, July 27, 2024. She was the wife of the late Owen L. Monahan. Daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Buckley) Hayes, she was born and raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of Charlestown High School, Class of...
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