Obituaries

Feb 23, 2023

Charles H. Balkam, Sr., age 82, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2023 in the home he loved surrounded by the people he loved. Chuck and his wife were longtime residents of Marshfield for 45 years. Chuck is survived by his loving and devoted wife Ethelyn of 59 years, his son Charles H. Balkam, Jr. of Wareham, daughter Susan...

Feb 15, 2023

Cal O'Callaghan

A resident of Cohasset, MA and Hobe Sound, FL, Cal was born on October 23, 1962 in New Rochelle, NY. He passed away February 15, 2023 at the age of 60 after a long heroic and inspiring battle with cancer. Cal married his college sweetheart, Catherine, on Nantucket Island in the summer of 1988. Cal...

Feb 14, 2023

Petrea Ann Wessman Moriarty was born in 1941 to Ernest and Grace Wessman, and was raised in Norwell, Massachusetts.  She graduated from Norwell High School, where she played basketball and field hockey, won the Bausch and Lomb Science Award and the Babe Ruth Sports Award, and was voted Most Athletic by her senior class.  After graduating from the McLean...

Feb 13, 2023

Our dear mother Mary Volpe passed away Monday, February 13, 2023, at the age of 97 after a rich and full life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be deeply missed.

Mary was born, Maria Paola Ribecca, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on May 12, 1925.  She was one of five children. On September...

Feb 13, 2023

On Monday, February 13, 2023, Michael F. Anderson, loving husband to wife Nancy Anderson, father to Michelle Sheerin and grandson Michael Sheerin and beloved son Erik Anderson passed away in his home at the age of 79.

Michael was born on April 17, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts to Virginia and Frank Anderson. Michael was the second oldest...

Feb 9, 2023

Frank Dennis Pietroski passed away on February 9, 2023, in the home he adored surrounded by the people he loved.  He was 85 years old.

Frank was born and raised in Dorchester and took great pride in both his Irish heritage and his Maine Yankee roots.  He knew the city of Boston inside and out and enjoyed...

Feb 5, 2023

Elvoid C. Mayers was born December 27, 1927, in Providence RI.  She was a retired teacher and former chairman of the Social Studies Department in the Rockland, Massachusetts public school system where she worked for over forty years. Elvoid was beloved by her students and co-workers.  She died peacefully at home on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

She...

Feb 4, 2023

Marcia Larson Street (Marcy), devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, died on February 4, 2023.  She was 88.

Marcy is survived by her children, Jennifer Lynne Street (Kyle Erlandsen) of Newton, MA; Richard Larson Street (Mara) of Sandy Hook, CT; grandsons Erik, Alex and Jack Street, Anders and Lockwood Erlandsen; brothers A. William Larson (Judy) of Hingham,...

Feb 2, 2023

Carolyn Queenan (Dunn) of Cohasset, MA, passed away on February 2, after a courageous seven-year battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 59.

Beloved wife of 32 years of Paul Queenan and loving mother of Conor, Brendan, and Maggie Queenan, she was the devoted daughter of Phyllis Dunn of Weymouth and the late Joseph Dunn, and cherished sister...

Jan 28, 2023

Marcia Cloherty Mulligan, of Norwell, MA passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 28, 2023.  Born and raised in Waltham, MA, Marcia was the proud daughter of the late John F. and Rita M (Kelly) Cloherty. Marcia graduated from St. Mary's High School in Waltham in 1963.

It was love at first sight...

Jan 28, 2023

Kathy McGuirk Maguire of Norwell passed away suddenly on January 28, 2023 surrounded by family. Daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Logee) McGuirk she had two brothers Peter (Joan) McGuirk and Rob (Joanne) McGuirk. She was raised in Hingham and attended Hingham High School. Kath moved to Norwell 55 years ago when she married her beloved husband Edward...

Jan 28, 2023

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...

Jan 26, 2023

Allan Andrew Ryan, Jr. passed away suddenly on January 26, 2023, at his home in Norwell, Massachusetts. He was the beloved husband of Nancy Ryan for almost 45 years, and loving father of Elisabeth Ryan of Brighton, MA and Andrew and Erin Ryan of Weymouth, MA. He was 77 years old.

Allan was born on July 3,...

Jan 26, 2023

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...

Jan 26, 2023

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...

Jan 25, 2023

Randolph "Randy" E. Wright, of Norwell, MA; Naples, FL; East Hampton, NY, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 25, 2023 at the age of 77. A graduate of University of Massachusetts Amherst with a degree in Landscape Architecture, Randy retired as the proud owner and President of Garden Craft Inc. in Hanover and Norwell. Garden Craft, a...

Jan 24, 2023

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...

Jan 23, 2023

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...

Jan 22, 2023

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...

Jan 21, 2023

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...