All Obituaries

Suzanne Berongis Joseph was born a few minutes after midnight on New Year's Day in 1945 and passed away a few minutes before midnight on January 6, 2023.  Suzanne passed away surrounded by family and her loving husband John after her 15-year battle with cancer.   The daughter of Edward Berongis and Leonisa Razonable Berongis, Suzanne was born in Honolulu Hawaii. She moved to California then Las Vegas before settling in Hanover Massachusetts.   Suzanne worked for the...

Joseph Noble passed away peacefully on January 28, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Eleanor McCarthy Noble, his siblings Charles Noble, Eleanor Hanks, and Margaret Noble Sullivan. He is survived by his sister Mary Duggan of Scituate, brother John Noble of Dunedin Fl and Scituate, and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, great grandnieces, and great grandnephews. Joe was raised in Scituate where his love of the water was born. He spent his childhood on the...

John Milton Marsh, of Norwell and Scituate, Massachusetts, passed away on January 17th, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Carol Newcomb Marsh (deceased) and loving father of Jane, John, Stephen and Susan Marsh, and proud grandfather of seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A memorial celebration for John will be held February 4th at 1 PM, at the First Parish of Norwell Unitarian Universalist, located in Norwell Center. All are invited and encouraged to bring...

John L. Mello, a lifelong resident of Cohasset, passed away on Monday, January 23 at the age of 98.  John was predeceased by his loving wife, Diane (Litchfield) Mello. John was born in Cohasset to the late Antonio and Maria Laura Mello. John is survived by his daughters Roberta (Bobbi) Taylor-LaChimia and her husband Frank Jr. of Plymouth, Elizabeth (Betsy) Adams and her husband Richard of Pembroke and Barbara Piepenbrink and her husband Tom of Brant Rock. John also leaves behind 3...

Paul Louis Migliaccio of Cohasset, MA, passed away on Thursday, January, 26, 2023 at the South Shore Hospital.  He was a “true townie”, born on January 15, 1943 at the Cohasset Hospital and raised at the family compound on Elm Court. Paul graduated Cohasset High School Class of 1961. He married Betty Ann (MacDonald) Migliaccio on July 26, 1969 and they lived on Hull Street for over 50 years. Paul was the son of the late Joseph Migliaccio and the late Mary (Grassie)...

Ellen M. Cunning, 81, of Cohasset, MA passed away peacefully on January 26th.  She was surrounded by her loved ones, who cared for her so deeply. Ellen was born on June 10, 1941, the youngest of three daughters, to Bridget and Henry Russell of Dorchester, MA. Ellen attended St. Mark’s Grammar School, St. Gregory High School, and went on to study at St. Aquinis College. With her beloved sisters always by her side, Ellen enjoyed day trips to the beach and marathon shopping...

Michael W. Hurley, formerly of Scituate, MA passed away peacefully on January 24, 2023. Beloved husband of over 50 years to the late Judith (Daley) Hurley, Michael was born on May 14, 1938 in Boston to John Hurley and Dorothy (Tormey) Hurley and was raised in South Boston and Dorchester. He was a graduate of Cardinal Farley Military Academy and Fairfield University and went on teach history and social studies for nearly forty years with the Quincy Public Schools. The majority of his tenure...

Bruce W. Pratt, a lifelong resident of Cohasset passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the age of 78. He was the husband of the late Marie F. (Thibodeau) Pratt and the father of Philip Pratt of Cohasset. Bruce worked as an Aviation Engineer for American Airlines for 51 years. Bruce also was a Call/Volunteer Firefighter for the Cohasset Fire Department for over 50 years. He enjoyed spending time at the Harbor and was proud of his Pratt ancestry. A Funeral Service will be held at...

Frances “Franzie” Elizabeth Griffin, age 93, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Fran was born on July 2, 1929, in Everett Massachusetts. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Revere in 1947 and later Katherine Gibbs College. As a young girl, Fran would often accompany her father—who served as the Massachusetts Democratic State Chairman during the 1940s and 1950s—to both local and national political events. In...

Mary Lynn Fontana 1949-2023 Incidentally, Mary Lynn Fontana “Tusty” has passed away. Born in Westbury, NY; lived in Manhasset, NY, Cutchogue, NY, Woodstock, VT, and Chatham, MA; then, in quintessential “Tusty” fashion, died on Friday the 13th in Boston, MA. Enthusiast of talking on the phone, being the best grandma, baking complicated desserts, reading books, tending to her garden, writing postcards, owls, crisp ironed sheets, her daily dose of fire cider,...