All Obituaries

Mary Adelaide Roller, age 90, wife of Stanton S. Roller for 66 years, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2019 in Marshfield, MA of Alzheimer's Disease. Mary was born on February 21, 1928 to the late John H. and Adelaide Muller in East Orange, New Jersey. She met her husband, Stan, at Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ in 1944. After graduating as a Sophia Smith Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College, Mary worked for IBM and was married in 1952 in South Orange,...

Arthur “Cap” Heald Vinal, Jr., a longtime Duxbury and Norwell resident.    Born in Weymouth, MA on April 7, 1948 and raised in Norwell, MA. Cap was the eldest of Arthur Heald “Bus” and Olive Elizabeth “Beth” (Crittenden) Vinal’s four sons.   Cap attended Norwell Public Schools in his primary years and later Tilton Academy. He graduated from the Manter Hall School Cambridge, MA, Cape Cod Community College and graduated from The...

Marie Patricia Sullivan, 87, of Scituate, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 15, 2019, surrounded by her husband and their seven children, after suffering an unexpected stroke. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1931, Marie was the daughter of the late Michael Cronin and Mary O’Sullivan of County Kerry, Ireland, and Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Marie was a member of the Class of 1949 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.  In 1994,...

Robert G. “Junior” Noonan, of Cohasset, passed away peacefully January 12, 2019 surrounded by his loving family and friends following a brief and courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  Born in Nashville, TN, Robert was the oldest of four children.  He was preceded in death by his parents Robert M. Noonan and Dorothy W. Noonan, his beloved sister Brenda Malone and an older brother who died at birth.  Robert graduated Cohasset high school in 1964 where he was...

David J. Hines, 88, of Scituate passed peacefully on January 10, 2019. Born in Somerville, MA on September 13, 1930.  Son of John J Hynes and Marie (O’Connor) Hynes of Doolin, County Claire, Ireland. Survived by his son Stephen and his wife Debra (Cammer) Hines of Cohasset, MA and his grandchildren Kate, Matthew and Griffin Hines who lovingly called him Umpa.  He is also survived by his brother, Donald P Hines of Pensacola Florida. Also survived by former spouse and friend...

Wendy Thayer, of Cohasset, age 59, passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2019. Beloved daughter of Frederick A. Thayer, Jr. and the late Maureen Thayer of Cohasset. Wendy was predeceased by her sister Sally and is survived by her three siblings Linda Thayer of Burlington, Geoffrey Thayer of Nantucket and Cohasset, and Diane Nealy of Burlington, VT. Wendy graduated from the University of Massachusetts and the Northeastern University School of Law. Wendy practiced law with an office in...

Walter L. Sullivan Jr., age 83, of Scituate, MA, January 9, 2019, a practicing attorney on the South Shore of Boston for over 50 years. Loving husband of 57 years to Mary L. (Bean) Sullivan. Devoted father of Reverend Justine Sullivan of Northborough, Massachusetts and her spouse, Dale Hall, Walter B. Sullivan of Hingham, MA and his spouse, Anita J. Comerford. Devoted grandfather to Olivia, Luke and Liam Sullivan of Hingham, brother to the late Francis X. Sullivan of Andover, MA and Harold...

Cohasset, MA – Martha Jean Dickinson passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Pat Roche Hospice House in Hingham, MA after living with breast cancer for 10 years.  She was the daughter of the late Marion and Martin Koempel of Naples, FL. Martha was born September 6, 1957 in Neptune, NJ and moved to Dennis, MA at the age of 12 where she lived at Scargo Manor, an original sea captain home. She graduated from Dennis/Yarmouth Regional High School, where she earned the spot of...

Claire Donovan passed away peacefully on December 22, 2018 at the age of 89. Claire was born in Boston on March 20, 1929.  She was the beloved daughter of Mike and Delia (Flaherty) Donovan, and the loving sister of Frank, Marie and Paul Donovan.  She is survived by her niece, Ann Donovan of Newton and her nephew, Paul Donovan and his wife, Dr. Elena Toschi of Brookline, her sister-in-law Mary Donovan, as well as her grandnephew Michael Donovan of Newton and her grandnieces Cate and...

Robert J. Butterworth, 67, of Homosassa, FL and Scituate, MA passed away at home on December 22nd after a long battle with cancer.     He was the loving father of Kelly (Nolan) of Scituate MA, Bryan (Jacqueline) of Holly Springs NC and David Butterworth (Lisa) of Carver MA.   “Bubs” leaves behind his greatest treasures his nine grandchildren; Liam Jack & Ryan Kelly, Thomas & James Butterworth, Carter, Hazel, Troy...