obituaries

Oct 17, 2016

Richard Meier, 74, passed away on October 17, 2016. Richard was born in Springfield, MA and was a long time resident of Abington, MA. He is predeceased by his first wife Susan.  He is survived by his wife Martha McGoldrick, brother Carl and sister Marilyn and his children from a blended family Tracy, Jessica, Cory and Heather, Lisa and...

Oct 11, 2016

Donna (Donna Elizabeth) and her husband Billy and Jackie (Alfred John) and his wife Susan would like to express their sorrow at the passing of their father Alfred (Jack) Jalmar Maki at the age of 99. Jack lived with his wife Margaret (until her passing in May of 2015) in North Carver, Massachusetts in the warm months and various...

Oct 8, 2016

Dorothy J. (McKenzie) Parsons, 90, a Hanover resident for 50 years, formerly of Hingham, died on October 8, 2016.

Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Parsons worked for F. W. Woolworth Co. for 20 years and West Pine of Hanover.  She was a great dancer, enjoyed traveling, a good book and loved bingo.  She will be missed by...

Sep 28, 2016

Mr. Timothy "Slim" Morgan died unexpectedly in Boston on September 28th 2016, at the age of 39.

Timothy is survived by his brothers Andrew Morgan and Jason Morgan and his sister Marie Morgan of Plymouth, MA, along with an amazing group of family and friends, a list too long to write out.

Timmy was born...

Sep 19, 2016

Vincent Giovanni Baier of Rockland (formerly of Halifax,

MA), died Monday, September 19, 2016 at South Shore

Hospital. He recently celebrated his 81st birthday.

He was the beloved husband of Joan (Wiseman)

Baier, beloved father of Elizabeth (Baier) Reed of

Rockport and Maggie (Baier) Collins of Norwell. Adored

Sep 17, 2016

Richard P. Foley of Abington, September 17, 2016, age 82, loving husband of the late Sheila M. Foley; Loving father of Patricia Hamel, Kathleen Demeo, and Richard P. Foley Jr. all of Abington; Loving grandfather of Jaclyn, Christopher, Julia, Jennifer, Joshua, and Kaitlin; Loving great grandfather to Elizabeth and Andrew. Also, survived by his beloved dog Mojo;.

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Sep 16, 2016

David M. Wood, devoted husband to Lori Kehoe Wood and beloved father of James. Born in England, David leaves his parents Malcom and Lilian Wood, brother Tim (Lyn) sisters Angie (Martin) and Lorraine (Tony), niece Megan and nephews Adam, Liam, Sean, Ashley and Aidan in the UK. He also leaves sister-in-law Janine Kehoe Mills and husband Richard of Surrey,...

Sep 13, 2016

Lucy (Starratt) Damon of Abington and Robbinston, ME, September 13, age 86, Loving wife of the late Donald F. Damon; Loving mother of Randall Damon and wife Mary, Donna Veneau and husband Andrew, and the late Robert and Alan Damon; Loving sister of Louise Rhoads and the late Mildred Dietz; 4 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.

A...

Sep 12, 2016

Donna (Manna) Donahue, 62, of South Weymouth. Beloved wife of Jim Donahue. Devoted mother of Nicole (Gibbons) McMorrow and her husband Bill from Whitman, Bobby Lasko and girlfriend Ann Russell of Hanover, the late Jimmy (Gibba) Gibbons of South Weymouth, Dawn Donahue of New Hampshire and Jimmy Donahue of Carver, MA. Loving sister of Susan McFarlin and husband Michael...

Sep 7, 2016

Michele Aprile of Braintree formerly of Abington, September 7, 2016, age 51, Loving mother of Chelsey Aprile of Rockland; Beloved sister of Donna Dovell, Joanne Aprile, Karen Aprile, and James Aprile; Also, survived by long time companion Steve Bates, many nieces and nephews, and great nephews.

Visitation will be held at the Quealy & Son Funeral Home...

Sep 7, 2016

Joseph M. Godfrey of Abington, formerly of Quincy, passed away on September 7, 2016.  He battled acute myeloid leukemia for over a year.  He was under the care of the Dana Farber and their amazing staff.

He went to heaven peacefully with his wife, Patrice (Anthony) Godfrey, and sons, Andrew and Joseph, by his side.  Joe was...

Sep 6, 2016

Paula J. Barry of Abington, September 6, 2016, age 42, Loving wife of Joseph P. Barry of Abington; Loving mother of Jonathan White of Hanson and Joseph P. Barry Jr. of Hanover; Loving daughter of  Ramona White of Weymouth and Bob White of Abington; Loving sister of  Scott White of Weymouth and Denise Conover of Abington; Loving grandmother of...

Sep 2, 2016

Bridget Helen (Mackle) Hamill of Abington, September 2, 2016. Beloved wife for fifty one years of Edward Hamill. Devoted mother of Kathleen Galvin of Abington, Bernadette Van Son and her husband Scott of Lloyd Harbor, NY, Daniel Hamill and his wife Erin and Jennifer Shawles and her husband David all of Abington. Loving grandmother to Matthew, Declan, Riley, Hannah,...

Aug 27, 2016

Jo-Ann Marie Venuti, loving daughter of the late Ann (Bosak) and Domenic Venuti, was a lifelong resident of Abington.  She died on August 27 at the age of 66.  She graduated from Abington High School in 1968 and attended St. Elizabeth's in Boston for nursing and graduated from Bridgewater State University, she joined Liberty Mutual Insurance in 1974.  She...

Aug 23, 2016

Charles R. "Charlie" Tautkus of Abington, August 23, age 102, Loving husband of the late Josephine (Dzikiewicz) Tautkus; the Loving father of Richard of Maine, Bernard of Virginia, Charles of Hanson, and Joan Prall of Abington; 8 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren in the United States and Australia.

Charlie was a charter member of the St. Vincent...

Aug 17, 2016

James "Butch" Gallian of Abington died on August 17, 2016.

He was born on October 15, 1946 in Brockton, son of the late Farris Edward and Katherine June (Canfield) Gallian.  A veteran, Butch served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.  Prior to retirement, he worked at Alden Products for 32 years, LeeCam Machine Co....

Aug 17, 2016

Debbie (Kelley) Rico, 50, of East Bridgewater passed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.

She was born on September 26, 1965 in South Weymouth. Debbie was an avid equestrian her whole life.  She loved everything about horses whether it be riding or just watching the horse races.  Debbie also cared about the homeless children and was a volunteer...

Aug 17, 2016

Clayton Phipps of Abington died on August 17, 2016.  She was 96.

Loving wife of the late Russell Phipps.  Loving mother of the late Jeffrey and Raymond Phipps.  She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Regina Phipps of Rockland, grandsons:  Michael and Mark Phipps; great-granddaughters:  Elizabeth and Rayna Phipps.

Visitation on Monday, 5-8 PM in the...

Aug 14, 2016

Katherine "Kitty" Rust of Abington, August 14, age 84, Loving wife of the late William "Toby" Rust; Loving mother of Dorothy Early of PA, William F. Rust III and wife Debbie of Abington, Steven Rust of PA, and Alice Finnegan; Loving grandmother of Stephanie, William F. IV, Jessica, and Katelyn Rust, and Ryan and Hilary Finnegan; Many nieces and...

Aug 10, 2016

Anne (Hamilton) Leone, 70 years young of South Weymouth, MA passed away peacefully August 10, 2016. She was the loving wife of James Leone of 33 years. Anne was the youngest child of the late Thomas and Gertrude Hamilton.

Anne grew up in Jamaica Plain, was the owner of Isle of Beauty Salon on Centre Street in...