Obituaries

May 17, 2024

Ruth P.  (Palmer) Messner, age 78, of Hull, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2024. Ruth was the only child of the late Robert and Grace (Clark) Palmer.  Devoted wife of the late James A. Messner and loving mother of Kimberly McClelland and her husband Robert of Scituate, Pamela Rivieccio and her late husband Anthony of Hull, and Patricia...

May 14, 2024

Carl J. Young,  Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 14, 2024, at the age of eighty-two.

Carl was born in Brighton, MA on August 12, 1941, to Carl and Mollie Young. On October 8, 1966, Carl married the love of his life, Ginny Canty. They...

May 14, 2024

George Burghall Watts, Jr. of Scituate, MA died May 14th, 2024. Beloved Husband of Claire B. Watts. Devoted father of George Burghall Watts, III and his Wife Anne Cowie Watts of Kennebunk, ME, and Jennifer Watts Rodiger and her husband Albert Rodiger of Boston, MA. Loving Grandfather to George Burghall Watts of Boston, MA and his wife Laura Jackson,...

May 9, 2024

Candis Lee (Stastny) Bush, 66 of Stuart, Florida passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 following a long battle with ALS.

She was born on November 14, 1957 in Boston, MA and spent her childhood growing up in Scituate with her many cousins and friends. She attended Notre Dame Academy in Hingham graduating in 1976 and went...

May 7, 2024

Stephen Edward Gorman

Weymouth, MA – Stephen E. Gorman died unexpectedly May 7, 2024, at his home in Weymouth, at age 73. He was born December 16, 1950, in Boston, the son of the late Walter E. and Ruth M. (Davenport) Gorman.

Stephen graduated from Scituate High School, Class of 1968, as a stand-out athlete...

May 7, 2024

Kathleen (Tyeryar) Milani

West Palm Beach, FL (formerly of Cohasset and Quincy)

Kathleen "Kathy" Milani, 66, passed away peacefully at her home on May 7.  She was born in Frederick, Maryland, on November 4, 1957, to her now deceased father, James E. Tyeryar, of Cohasset and is survived by her mother, Eileen Tyeryar, of Hingham;...

May 4, 2024

Rev. John R. Mulvehill S.T.D., 93 of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024. A native of Westwood, MA, he was ordained February 2, 1957 thus beginning his pastoral passion of serving God and his many parishioners throughout the Boston Diocese and Falmouth, MA.

After graduating from Boston College High School (1948) and The College of...

May 3, 2024

Charlene A. (Waugh) Jackson, a resident of Cohasset since 1961, passed away on May 3, 2024, following a short period of declining health.  She was 97 years old.  She was born in Whitman, Massachusetts to Carle W. Waugh and Velma Ardelle (Alden) Waugh on December 26, 1926, graduated from Whitman High School and Colby Junior College (now Colby-Sawyer College)...

May 1, 2024

Patrica Ann Prescott, 85, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2024 at her group home in Marshfield, Massachusetts.  Miss Prescott was born the first of three children on June 17, 1938 in Chicago to Alice Mary (Holloway) and Robert Elwyn Prescott. She moved with her family in 1942, on a train primarily carrying soldiers, to New Jersey where she...

Apr 29, 2024

In loving memory of Judith (Stanley) Rhodes, born on December 11, 1945, and known throughout Scituate as "Nana Judy." With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to an amazing woman whose life was filled with love, resilience, and cherished memories.

Proud to be a fourth generation "townie" of Scituate, Nana Judy carried the legacy of her ancestors with...

Apr 29, 2024

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Rita A. Broderick (nee Henick) passed away at Cardigan Nursing Center in Scituate, MA on Monday, April 29, 2024 next to her loving husband of 73 years, William Broderick.

Rita was born on October 12, 1927 to Margaret and Charles Henick and raised in Melrose, MA, remembering fondly her summers spent...

Apr 26, 2024

Harold Eugene Gerbis III of Scituate MA beloved brother, son, partner, and friend passed away suddenly on Friday, April 26, 2024. Harold's lust for life and adventure was an inspiration to all he encountered whether it was a new friend he met on the ocean or a lifelong companion stretching back to Erdman preschool.

Harold is survived...

Apr 25, 2024

Judith (Judy) C. Murphy (nee Jankowski) of Norwell, MA (Kenmore, NY) passed away peacefully in her home on the night of April 24, 2024 surrounded by her family who deeply loved her. Judy was the beloved wife of 59 years of John J. Murphy, Jr of Norwell, MA (Kenmore, NY). She was predeceased by her parents Joseph F. Jankowski...

Apr 20, 2024

Maura Jane Glancy (Moran), 67 of Scituate, formerly of Dennis,MA, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Maura was born in Milton on October 8, 1956 to Anna and Frank Moran. Maura spent most of her childhood in the Cape with her brother Michael and sister Charlene. She graduated from Dennis-Yarmouth High School in 1974. After high school...

Apr 14, 2024

Shirley C. Kehoe of Cohasset passed away on April 14 at Beth Israel Deaconess medical center after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Louis E. Salvador and Gladys D. Salvador and sister to Sally Costello and the late Pauline Adams, Mary Hobart, Barron Salvador, and Joseph Salvador. For 50 years she was a devoted wife...

Apr 12, 2024

Kathleen Anne Devaney

Kathleen Ann Devaney (nee Delaney) of Cohasset and Harwich Port, MA, died Friday, April 12, 2024, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 56 years old.

Kathy was born in Omaha, NE, Oct. 18, 1967, the daughter of Dr. Robert and Jeanene Oberreuter Delaney. Kathy graduated from Boston College in...

Apr 10, 2024

Debra J. (Hubbard) Lydon, of Cohasset, was born in Pittsfield, MA to Dorothy Gigliotti and Bernard Hubbard. At a young age, Debra accompanied her mother and father to California, as her Father began Officers Training at Fort Ord as a member of the United States Army. Soon enough, her family of three welcomed along a fourth member in her...

Apr 7, 2024

Arnold Joseph 'Joe' Bowker, of Scituate, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, April 7th, 2024. He is the son of the late Mary and Arnold Bowker, and was the loving husband of the late Alice Marie Bowker, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.

Joe is predeceased by his siblings Lawrence; Christopher (Virginia);...

Apr 2, 2024

Thomas "Tommy" Paul Ferreira of Scituate passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Loving son of the late Albert M. Ferreira and the late Olive M. (Dolan) Ferreira. Devoted sister of Patricia Butler, Albert Ferreira Jr., Deborah Salvador, Susan Ferreira, Michael Ferreira, David Ferreira, Judy Aronson and the late Steven Ferreira. Companion to Janet Stearns. Loving step-father to Jamie...

Apr 2, 2024

Cherished husband, adored father, doting grandfather, loving brother, and exemplary friend passed away on April 2, 2024.  He was 84 years old.

He was born on May 22, 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late James and Mary (Walsh) Staunton.  As a young boy, John moved to Milton from Dorchester and he later graduated from Boston College...