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Frances Mary Patricia Roberts

Frances Mary Patricia Roberts

Dec 20, 2022

Frances Mary Patricia (McLellan) Roberts of Reno, NV (formerly Boston, MA) passed away on December 20, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones after a brief illness.

 

Fran was born on December 6, 1940, in Boston, MA to parents, Edward and Dorothy (Russell) McLellan.  She was the fourth of six children.  Her siblings include, Dorothy (McLellan) Norregaard and her husband,...

Thomas Robert Jerome

Thomas Robert Jerome

Dec 20, 2022

Thomas Robert Jerome, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at age 88.  Born on February 13, 1934, he was raised in Cohasset, MA, graduated from Cohasset High School and continued his education at Wentworth Institute of Technology, graduating in 1954.

 

Thomas married Florence Anne Scappaticci in 1956 at Saint Mary's Church in Franklin, MA and raised three children...

Concetta Franciosa

Concetta Franciosa

Dec 19, 2022

Concetta (Pinciaro) Franciosa, age 89, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2022, in her East Walpole, Massachusetts home, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Pettorano, Sul Gizio, Italy, on September 28, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Crocifissa (Franciosa) Pinciaro.  She spent her early years in Pettorano before immigrating to the United States of...

Elizabeth D. Brock

Elizabeth D. Brock

Dec 19, 2022

Elizabeth D. “Betty” (Brannan) Brock, age 83, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2022, at her home in Norfolk, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Dunfermline, Scotland on September 15, 1939, she was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Drylie (Boyd) Brannan.  She was raised in Cowdenbeath, Scotland, where she graduated from the Mosside School. ...

Helmut K. Froese

Helmut K. Froese

Dec 18, 2022

Helmut K. Froese, age 94, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the Brockton, Massachusetts VA Healthcare Center.  Born in Bochum, Germany on January 25, 1928, he was the son of the late Albert and Maria (Rueger) Froese.  He was raised and educated in Germany, where he began his working career as a tool and die maker.  In 1952,...

Roberta Catherine McCormack

Roberta Catherine McCormack

Dec 13, 2022

Roberta Catherine (Duff) McCormack, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Foremost of Sharon, Massachusetts.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late William Ralph and Mary Rosborough (Mosher) Duff.  She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, where she graduated from Jamaica Plain High School with the...

Fred A. Bortolussi, Jr.

Fred A. Bortolussi, Jr.

Dec 10, 2022

Fred A. Bortolussi Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on September 14, 1934 to the late Fred and Eureka (Travaglini) Bortolussi. Fred was a beloved son, husband, father and grandfather. He was kind and caring and very devoted to family.

During his early years,...

Lina DeRose

Lina DeRose

Dec 10, 2022

Lina DeRose of Walpole passed peacefully at home on December 10, 2022, culminating a full and rewarding 86 years of life, love and family. 

Lina was the oldest of three children to Francesco and Christina Ortale.  Born and raised in Belsito, Italy.  This was the place she met her husband of sixty years, the late Salvatore John DeRose.

Lina and Sal met...

Joel B. Peckham

Joel B. Peckham

Dec 9, 2022

Joel B. Peckham, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Accentcare Hospice Inpatient Facility in Milton, Massachusetts.  Born in Medford, Massachusetts on November 9, 1940, he was the son of the late Gordon Drew and Jane (Staples) Peckham.  Raised in Winchester, Massachusetts, he was a standout three season athlete, playing football, basketball, and baseball for Winchester...

Virginia  M. Smith

Virginia M. Smith

Dec 9, 2022

Virginia M. (Wolf) Smith, age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022, at her home in Walpole, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary J. (Smith) Wolf. She was raised in West Roxbury graduating from Jamaica Plain High School with the...

George R. Berry

George R. Berry

Dec 6, 2022

George R. Berry, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at The Willows at Whitney Place in Medway, Massachusetts, surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Dillon, South Carolina on January 8, 1952, he was the son of the late Colin Berry and Ethel (Wallace) Cronk.  He spent his early years in Dillon before his family settled in...

Mary J. Federico

Mary J. Federico

Dec 5, 2022

Mary J. (Pinciaro) Federico, age 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022, at her home in East Walpole, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Pettorano, Italy on September 6, 1931.  She was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Crocifissa (Franciosa) Pinciaro.  She spent her early years in Pettorano before immigrating to the United States of...

Patricia A. MacLeay

Patricia A. MacLeay

Dec 4, 2022

Patricia A. (O'Connor) MacLeay, age 87, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at Briarwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Needham, Massachusetts.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 7, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Grace (Kernan) O'Connor.  She was raised in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston and graduated from Cathedral High School with the Class...

Tara Marie O'Brien

Tara Marie O'Brien

Dec 2, 2022

Tara Marie O'Brien, of Norwood (formerly of Walpole and Dedham), December 2, 2022.  Soulmate to husband Christopher Rull; beloved daughter of John (deceased) and Florence O’Brien of Canton (formerly of Dedham); devoted mother to Alexandra (Allie), Sophia and David Pacella; inspirational step-mother to Peter, Elizabeth (Libby) and Sarah Rull; adored sister to Sheila O’Brien and fiancée Darren McEvoy of Cavan,...

Diane Elaine Crane

Diane Elaine Crane

Dec 1, 2022

Diane Elaine (Nash) Crane, age 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at her home in Franklin, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Augusta, Maine on June 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Rowena Nash.  She was raised in Pittsfield, Maine and graduated from Maine Central Institute with the Class of...

Virginia M. Fettig

Virginia M. Fettig

Nov 30, 2022

Virginia M. (MacLellan) Fettig, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at her home in Walpole, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Mary M. (Tierney) MacLellan. She was raised in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, and graduated from...

Gertrude I. Sullivan

Gertrude I. Sullivan

Nov 29, 2022

Gertrude I. (Kivi) Sullivan, age 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at her home in Wrentham, Massachusetts, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in her family's home in Walpole, Massachusetts on March 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William O. and Blanche I. (Goff) Kivi.  She was raised in Walpole, where she graduated from...

Laura Susan Steverman

Laura Susan Steverman

Nov 28, 2022

Laura Susan (Mackey) Steverman, 69, passed away peacefully, at her home in Norfolk, MA, on Monday, November 28, 2022, after a long battle with Frontotemporal Degeneration, with her loving family at her side. 

 

Born August 10, 1953, in Bennington VT, she was the beloved daughter of the late Milton and Marguerite (Balmer) Mackey. Laura leaves her adoring husband, Andrew,...

Walter Kendall Herlihy

Walter Kendall Herlihy

Nov 27, 2022

Walter Kendall Herlihy, lovingly known as “Buzz,” peacefully passed away on November 27, 2022. He leaves behind his loving family: his wife Sabina Herlihy; children Robert Herlihy and his wife Soriya, Christopher Herlihy and his wife Emily, Molly Deschenes and her husband Peter, Katie Herlihy, Maura Herlihy and her partner Jay, Michaela Herlihy, Michelle Doyle and her husband Danny, Debbie...

Jack Roger Lynch

Jack Roger Lynch

Nov 24, 2022

Jack Roger Lynch, age 84, passed away peacefully in his Walpole home on Thursday, November 24, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Born on August 7, 1938, he was the son of the late James E. and Evelyn (Dine) Lynch. He was raised in Walpole alongside his brother James and graduated from Boston Trade School with the class of...

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