obituaries

Apr 8, 2021

A graveside service will be held Monday May 3, 2021 at 11am in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

Complete notice to follow.

Apr 6, 2021

Madelyn (O'Connell) Creutz, age 95, of Abington, MA left us on 4/6/21. Born in Quincy, MA, Maddie was a graduate of Quincy High School. She was married to Gerard Creutz, her dedicated husband of 61 years who was a supervisor at a precision gear manufacturer in Quincy and later Brockton, also of Quincy, MA.  She is predeceased by her...

Mar 22, 2021

Barry Joseph McNamara, age 68 passed on March 22, 2021 in Boston MA.

Barry was born on July 20, 1952 graduating from Rockland High in 1970. He is predeceased by his parents John and Elizabeth (Betty Rooney) McNamara. He is survived by his brothers William McNamara and family and John and Cyndi McNamara and family. He is...

Mar 19, 2021

John R. McMullen, Jr., 70, passed away on March 19, 2021. He was born in Boston to the late John McMullen, Sr. and Geraldine McMullen. He grew up in Brighton, MA and was a longtime resident of Abington, MA. He was a loving father, avid sports fan, and a wealth of music knowledge. He was a longtime employee of...

Mar 11, 2021

Michelangelo Francesco Rocco Sannella, 82, (10/11/1938 to 3/11/2021) was born in San Sossio Baronia, Avellino, Italy. He is the son of Giuseppe Sannella and Ida Ciccone Sannella. He came to the United States in 1955 at the age of 17. He worked as an electromechanical assembler/machinist and spent most of his career working for Johnson and Johnson. He married...

Mar 11, 2021

Selina Rachael (Parsons) Litchfield, 98½ , a lifelong resident of Abington Massachusetts, died Thursday March 11th, 2021.  Born in Cambridge MA in 1922, Selina was the oldest of eight children and the daughter of railroad foreman John Stanley Parsons and homemaker Stella Rachael (Snow) Parsons who immigrated to America from Newfoundland in 1921. She was married to John Litchfield,...

Mar 10, 2021

Terry Ivan Lennon was born May 7, 1961 in Perth, New Brunkswick, Canada and died in his Framingham, Massachusetts home on March 10, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Byron Lennon and his brother Dale Lennon. He is survived by his mother Martha Lennon, brothers Guy Lennon, and Ray Lennon, his daughters Heather Lucas and Amanda...

Mar 9, 2021

ABINGTON- Henry J. Kowalski, 85, a retired English teacher at Norwell High School, passed away peacefully from cancer with his family at his side on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.   Born April 6, 1935, he was raised in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High in 1953. He was the son of the late John J. Kowalski ( born in Poland)...

Mar 8, 2021

Carol Dwyer of Abington, passed March 9, 2021, age72, Loving daughter of the late James and Katherine Dwyer. Loving sister of the late Sheila Gouveia; Survived by her cousin James Mahoney of Mashpee.

Carol was a long time teacher at St. Bridget School in Abington.

Funeral mass will be held Saturday March 27 at 9am...

Mar 7, 2021

Paul E. Griffin Sr. of Halifax, March 7, age 96, loving husband of the late Margaret Griffin; Loving father of Paula Rice of Whitman and Ted Griffin of Weston; Loving grandfather of Jamie Vining of Winchester, Ashley Rice of Boston, Kimberley McCarthy of West Townsend, Lt. Paul E. Griffin III of Weston, and Briannah, Morgan, and Cooper Griffin all...

Mar 6, 2021

Esther T. Paquette age 90, passed away at Hillsbough County Nursing Home in Goffstown, NH on March 6, 2021. Esther was born April 9, 1930 in Brockton, MA to the parents of James and Robina Cook.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years Richard L. Paquette, Linda Tommy (daughter), Richard L. Paquette Jr....

Mar 6, 2021

Clark, Norma Jeanne, age 94, passed away peacefully at home on Sat. March 6th with loved ones at her side.

Norma was born to Noel (Cunningham) and Harvey MacNeill in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada.  She was raised in Cambridge Massachusetts along with her late siblings Teddy, Joannie, Marion and Jimmy.

Pilgrim Church in Cambridge...

Mar 3, 2021

Dorothy M. (Barton) Delaney of Braintree, MA, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.  She was born on June 24, 1925, in Bronx, New York.  She was the loving wife of the late Matthew L. Delaney, originally from Bronx, NY, and then Braintree, Abington, and Sun City Center, FL.  Beloved mother of her five children – Matthew...

Feb 28, 2021

All Services will be private.

Feb 20, 2021

Andrew B. Goodspeed,Jr., age 76, of Bridgewater, former long term resident of Abington died on Saturday,February 20, 2021 at home.  He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Moore) Goodspeed for 50 years.  Devoted father of Alissa Horsfall and her husband Mark Horsfall of Berkley and Katherine Goodspeed of Bridgewater.  He was the beloved grandfather of Zachary Horsfall of Berkley....

Feb 20, 2021

Catherine C. (Dunn) Allen of Rockland, age 79 passed away on Saturday, February 20th, 2021. She was the Loving wife of 58 years to Horace Eldridge Allen III. She is survived by three sons Brian, Kevin, and William Allen, a daughter Kathleen Bergeron; Daughter-in-laws Heidi Allen and Pamela Allen. Seven grandchildren: Alysha, Ryan, Amanda, Justin, Mathew, Desiree, Amber and...

Feb 19, 2021

Robert V. Pilato of Abington, February 19, 2021, age 84, Loving husband of the late Dorothy Pilato; Loving father of Linda P. Pilato of Hanson; Beloved grandfather of Daniel Farrier and the late Robbie Farrier; Loving companion of Georgianna Ahmed; Also, survived by very close friends Denise and Bob Cole, Billy Davis, and Warren Troupe. Father of Laura Santagata...

Feb 18, 2021

All services will be private.

Feb 15, 2021

Grace Frances Spalding Bodwell Darrow died February 15, 2021, age 99, at Linden Ponds Senior Living,

Hingham, Mass. She was born October 14, 1921 in Guilford, Conn. "Frankie" raised three daughters in

Sharon, Mass. with her first husband, Gareth Palmer Bodwell, who passed in 1962 in an accident at work.

Her second husband,...

Feb 10, 2021

Kevin F. Leary of Plymouth formerly of Abington, February 10, 2021, age 74, Loving husband of Rosemary  Leary; Beloved son of the late Robert and Eileen Leary;  Loving brother of Judith Cronin of Rockland, Brian Leary of Rockland, and Richard Leary of Kingston. Also, Kevin is survived by 3 children and 4 stepchildren and his 17 grandchildren, Jen, Jill,...