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Steven R. Thayer

Steven R. Thayer

Feb 18, 2014

Steven R. Thayer, 72 years of age, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday February 18th in his new residence at Linden Ponds, Hingham. Steve was born in Weymouth where he lived his whole life until October 2013 when he moved to Hingham. He was a graduate of Weymouth South High School and a graduate of Northeastern University in 1964. For...

Donald J. Shields

Donald J. Shields

Feb 17, 2014

Donald J. Shields, 77 years of age, passed away after a brief illness, Monday February 17th at South Shore Hospital. Donald was born in Weymouth and graduated from Weymouth High School in 1954. After serving in the Navy, he graduated from Dean College in 1960. Donald spent many years in Hollywood, California, managing a ticket agency and working as...

Bernardine E. Crockett

Bernardine E. Crockett

Feb 15, 2014

Bernardine E. Crockett, “Bernie” or “Gram”, age 89, passed away on February 15th, 2014. Born in Boston, Bernie and her late beloved husband Larry moved to South Weymouth in the 1950’s. Bernie was a Navy Veteran serving during WW II at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. She also worked making eyeglasses at Smith Optical Co. in Boston. Bernie enjoyed...

Neil L. VanLeuvan

Neil L. VanLeuvan

Feb 9, 2014

Neil L. VanLeuvan, 58, passed away after a long illness on February 9th 2014. At the time of his death, Neil was in his home and surrounded by loved ones. He was the husband of Donna (Roberts) VanLeuvan, and father to Daniel and Emily VanLeuvan. Neil leaves behind a sister, Gail Annese, a niece, Lauren Annese, and a nephew,...

Dorothy B. Tilden

Dorothy B. Tilden

Feb 7, 2014

Dorothy Bearce Tilden, “Grandma Dot”, 99 years of age passed away on Friday, February 7th at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Braintree. Dot was born in Weymouth where she lived her whole life. She was a graduate of Weymouth High School and Bridgewater State College and taught third grade for many years at the Pratt and Ralph Talbot...

Molly A. Dillon

Molly A. Dillon

Feb 7, 2014

Molly Ann (Vonachen) Dillon of Hull, formerly of Holliston, passed away at home on Friday, February 7, 2014. She survived by her wife of nearly 10 years, Carolyn A. Webb. Molly was born in Elyria, Ohio, and grew up in Holliston before moving to Hull 15 years ago. She graduated from Holliston High School, Fischer Junior College, and New...

Richard S. Carew

Richard S. Carew

Feb 4, 2014

Richard S. Carew passed away at the age of 82 on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. He was surrounded by his loving family who he adored. Richard is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beverly (Pattison) Carew, his daughters, Lee (Carew) Zeppetelle and her husband, Robert of Rhode Island and Jodi (Carew) McCormack and her husband, Richard of Carver....

Ruth Bobzin

Ruth Bobzin

Feb 1, 2014

Ruth (Jackson) Bobzin, age 85, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014. She was survived by her husband of 67 years, George E. Bobzin, and her children, Bruce Bobzin of Weymouth, Douglas Bobzin and his wife Sally of Virginia and Marcia Hicks and her husband William of Halifax. Ruth also leaves her grandchildren, Joseph and Theodore Hicks. Ruth was...

Martha Garran

Martha Garran

Jan 29, 2014

Martha (Greenwood) Garran, age 96, passed away suddenly at the South Shore Hospital on Wednesday January 29, 2014. Martha was the wife of the late George W. Garran and is survived by her daughter, Judith Ann Thomson and her husband Francis of Essex and her son, David G. Garran and his wife Judith of Hingham and her 5 grandchildren,...

Vincent A. DeMita

Vincent A. DeMita

Jan 27, 2014

Vincent Anthony DeMita, age 80, passed away at the West Roxbury Veteran’s Hospital on Monday January 27, 2014. He was the husband of the late Joan (Kennedy) DeMita and is survived by his 3 children, Stephen DeMita of Raynham, James DeMita of Marshall NC and Linda Palladino of Leominster and his grandchildren, Allison Woytowich of Burlington, VT, Lindsey St....

Robert Mattsson

Robert Mattsson

Jan 27, 2014

Robert James Mattsson “Bob”, age 87, passed away on Monday January 27 after a long illness. Bob was born in New Bedford the son of the late Carl T. Mattsson Sr. and Florence (Irwin) Mattsson and is survived by sisters Barbara Johnson and Marilyn Sullivan and her husband, Francis of Dartmouth, several nieces and nephews , special niece Diane...

John P.  Chetkauskas

John P. Chetkauskas

Jan 19, 2014

John P. Chetkauskas, age 87 of Weymouth passed away at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton on Sunday January 19, 2014. John was the beloved husband for 62 years of Ruth (Sarkunas) Chetkauskas and is survived by his children, Robert F. Chetkauskas and his wife Virginia of Mattapan, Edward M. Chetkauskas, Diana R. Chetkauskas and Thomas Chetkauskas. He...

Florence P. VanLeuvan

Florence P. VanLeuvan

Jan 17, 2014

Florence (Pinkham) VanLeuvan, age 91,of Hingham passed away on Friday January 17 of leukemia, which she had battled for several years. She was the widow of Dr. Daniel L. VanLeuvan, Professor Emeritus of Nichols College, Dudley, MA and the mother of son Neil VanLeuvan of Norwell, MA, daughter Gail Annese of Attleboro, MA. She also leaves behind four grandchildren:...

Herbert V. Spencer

Herbert V. Spencer

Jan 17, 2014

Herbert V. “Buddy” Spencer, age 62, of Weymouth, passed away on Monday January 27, 2014. Former Marine of the Vietnam era and retired employee of the MWRA. Loving brother of the late Carol A. Lydon and the late Charles F. Spencer of Holbrook. He is survived by his sister Donna M. Whitley of Plymouth and his brother in law...

George F. Sargent

George F. Sargent

Jan 16, 2014

George Franklin Sargent, age 85, passed away at the South Shore Hospital on January 16, 2014. George was survived by his wife of 53 years Jean (McCafferty) Sargent, his children, Stephen G. Sargent of Hull, Mary Ellen Palmer and her husband Donald of Abington and Donald P. Sargent of Raynham and his grandsons, Joseph Edward and Andrew Michael Sargent...

Alfred Ferreira

Alfred Ferreira

Jan 15, 2014

Alfred Ferreira, age 87, passed away at the Royal Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Braintree on Wednesday January 15, 2014. He was the husband of the late Mary (Pina) Ferreira and is survived by his son, Al Ferreira and his wife Virginia of S. Weymouth and his 2 grandchildren, Edward Ferreira of Marlboro and Valerie Ferreira of Boca Raton....

Francis X. Hayes

Francis X. Hayes

Jan 12, 2014

Francis X. Hayes Sr., age 81, of East Weymouth passed away at his home on January 12. 2014. Husband of the late Phyllis E. (Grant) Hayes. Father of Stephen Hayes of Carver, Robert Hayes of Weymouth, Marion Lauper of Kingston and Francis Hayes Jr. of North Attleboro. Brother of Mary Littlewood and Harold J. Hayes Jr. both of Melrose....

Frederick A. Alexander Jr.

Frederick A. Alexander Jr.

Jan 4, 2014

Frederick Arthur Alexander Jr. passed away on January 4, 2014, at Southwood Nursing Facility of Norwell. He was born on April 19, 1924 in Everett, MA, Son of the late Rose Louise and Frederick A. Alexander Sr. of Quincy. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary (Docker) Alexander of Rockland, formerly of Barrow-in-Furnesss, Cumbria, England, his...

Thomas J. Mullen

Thomas J. Mullen

Dec 28, 2013

Thomas J. Mullen, age 50, of Weymouth passed away at the South Shore Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, December 28, 2013. Tom was the son of Harold J. Mullen and the late Grace A. Mullen of Weymouth, the brother of the late Maureen Mullen Menard and her husband Darius Menard of Brooklyn, NY and Patricia...

Frederic Adams

Frederic Adams

Dec 19, 2013

Frederic C. Adams, Jr., 64, died on December 19, 2013. Fred was born in Cambridge and had been a lifelong Weymouth resident and a graduate of Weymouth High School. He retired from the Boston Herald where he had worked as a printer. Fred loved traveling and walking on Wollaston Beach. He was the son of the late Frederic Adams...

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