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Edward H. Gorham
Sep 29, 2019
Edward H. Gorham, age 75, passed away peacefully in his Mashpee, Massachusetts home on Sunday, September 29, 2019, with his loving wife, Patti, by his side. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 22, 1944, he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Teresa (Bernard) Gorham. He spent his early years in Jamaica Plain before settling in Norfolk at...
Gretchen Sullivan
Sep 29, 2019
Gretchen (Smith) Sullivan, age 55, passed away peacefully in her Norfolk, Massachusetts home on Sunday, September 29, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts on December 26, 1963, she was the daughter of Paul L. and Katharine (Mullin) Smith. She was raised in Newton Lower Falls and graduated from Newton North High School...
Nancy Margaret Munro
Sep 27, 2019
Nancy Margaret Munro, age 53, passed away in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Friday, September 27, 2019. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 30, 1966, she was the daughter of David M. and Nancy M. (McDonough) Munro. She was raised in Walpole and attended Dedham Country Day School before graduating from Noble and Greenough School with the Class of 1984. ...
John L. Sheehy, Jr.
Sep 11, 2019
John L. Sheehy, Jr., age 82, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Chicago, Illinois on November 20, 1936, he was the son of the late John L. and Catherine (Donovan) Sheehy. He was raised in Chicago, graduating from Loyola High School with the Class of 1954. John continued...
Jeanne Louise Kerzner
Sep 4, 2019
Jeanne Louise (Tully) Kerzner, age 78, passed away peacefully in Whitney Place at Sharon, Massachusetts on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Dover, New Jersey on June 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James and Ann (Giles) Tully. She was raised in Dover and graduated from Dover High School with the Class...
Peggy C. Turnquist
Sep 2, 2019
Peggy C. (Cox) Turnquist, age 81, passed away peacefully in the Charlwell House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Norwood, Massachusetts on Monday, September 2, 2019. Born in Chocowinity, North Carolina on December 28, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Jarvis Jonah and Nellie May (Edwards) Cox. She was raised in Chocowinity and graduated from Chocowinity High School with...
Antonina J. Traietti
Aug 31, 2019
Antonina J. “Nina” Traietti, age 92, passed away peacefully in her apartment at Sunrise of Norwood on Saturday, August 31, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Rubino. She was raised in the Brighton area of Boston, graduating from Brighton High School with...

Esther G. Chapman
Aug 30, 2019
Esther Gesa (Petersen) Chapman, of Wrentham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2019 at the age of 104, living at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born on December 5, 1914, in New Britain, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Brutus Petersen and Esther (Crouthamel) Petersen. Esther was the oldest of eleven children, with six sisters and four brothers.
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Wallace M. Coburn
Aug 24, 2019
Wallace M. Coburn, age 92, passed away in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Born Wallace M. Cockburn in Glasgow, Scotland on July 21, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Agnes (Milligan) Cockburn. He was raised in Glasgow, receiving his formal education at Allen Glens School. After completing...
Evelyn L. Selmi
Aug 23, 2019
Evelyn L. (Domenichelli) Selmi, age 93, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019. Born in Colver, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Costante and Antonia (Leri) Domenichelli. She was raised in Colver and graduated from Ebensburg Cambria Regional High School with the Class of 1943. A few years after graduation, Evelyn settled in Bridgeport,...
Margaret "Peg" M. Farretta
Aug 22, 2019
Margaret “Peg” M. (Sinacola) Farretta, age 87, passed away peacefully in her Pembroke, Massachusetts home on Thursday, August 22, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 4, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Margaret M. (Kellett) Sinacola. She was raised in the Jamaica Plain area of Boston and graduated from...
Brenda E. Roberts
Aug 21, 2019
Brenda E. (Graham) Roberts, age 63, passed away in the Norwood Hospital on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on August 25, 1955, she was the daughter of Daniel Hugh Graham and Dorothy (Johnstone) Graham. She was raised in South Walpole, Massachusetts and graduated from Walpole High School with the Class of 1974. Following graduation, Brenda took a...

Paul DeChellis
Aug 17, 2019
Paul DeChellis, 93, passed away peacefully in the Meadows Health Center at Edgewood in North Andover, Mass., on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Born in Walpole, Mass., on June 28, 1926, he was the son of the late Philip and Angela (Vella) DeChellis. He was raised in Walpole and graduated from Walpole High School. Following graduation Paul took an entry-level...

Kathleen "Kathy" Gavin
Aug 14, 2019
Kathleen “Kathy” Gavin, age 68, passed away in the Brush Hill Care Center in Milton, Massachusetts on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on November 8, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Theodore E. and Helen (Chadwick) Gavin. She was raised in Walpole, Massachusetts, graduating from Walpole High School with the Class of 1968. Kathy...
Mary E. Carter
Aug 13, 2019
Mary E. (Bennett) Carter, age 91, passed away peacefully in her Walpole, Massachusetts home on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Revere, Massachusetts on August 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William P.H. and Helen (Hooper) Bennett. She was raised in Revere, graduating from Immaculate Conception High School with the Class of...
Evangeline Marie McNeil
Aug 11, 2019
Evangeline Marie (McPherson) McNeil, age 84, passed away peacefully in her Groveland, Massachusetts home on Sunday, August 11, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada on September 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Neil and Emma (McNeil) McPherson. She was raised and educated in Cape Breton, graduating from Saint Joseph’s School...
Sheila R. Kiff
Aug 7, 2019
Sheila R. (Maguire) Kiff, age 60, passed away at the Milford Regional Hospital, Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Born in Norwood, Massachusetts on February 17, 1959, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Lucille A. “Sally”(Mailliot) Maguire. Raised in Walpole, she attended Walpole High School where she played softball and graduated the class of 1977. After graduation, she...
Eleanor Louise Wilson
Jul 31, 2019
Eleanor L. (Nevosh) Wilson passed away peacefully at Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham, Massachusetts, on July 31, 2019. “Ellie” was the wife of the late George A. Wilson, Jr.
Ellie was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and raised in Quincy. She graduated from North Quincy High School in 1943. She attended Simmons College in Boston for two years. In...
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