Obituaries

Nov 4, 2025

John Arthur Cummings of Norwell, Massachusetts, passed away on November 4, 2025 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Patricia (Troy) Cummings, and the devoted father of Ann Marie Cummings and Jennifer (Cummings) Campbell and her husband, Mark Campbell. He was the cherished "Papa" to his grandchildren Bradley, Aiden, Grace,...

Nov 2, 2025

Mary Lynne (Sturgeon) Zappolo 91, of Cohasset, passed away on November 2, 2025 comfortably at Sunrise Assisted Living with family by her side after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.

Lynne, born in Queens, New York February 28, 1934, the daughter of Victor and Viola Sturgeon, was the wife of Michael J. 'Mickey' Zappolo who passed in...

Oct 31, 2025

Carole Ann Howey Walt of Hingham, Massachusetts, formerly of Greenwich, Connecticut, passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on October 31, 2025. Born to Edward and Margaret (Stevenson) Howey on May 14, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland, Carole lived a vibrant life, rooted in love for her family. During her youth, she especially cherished time spent with her beloved...

Oct 31, 2025

Betsy Anne Campbell Walsh, lifetime resident of Norwell, MA passed away on Friday, October 31, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Finbarr Walsh, Jr. Loving daughter of the late Thomas and Dorothy (Lind) Campbell. Dear and loving sister of Bonnie Jean Campbell of Norwell. Brother-in-law of John E. Dunn of Norwell and Sister-in-law of Mary...

Oct 28, 2025

Bridget Anne Farhat, age 85, of Scituate, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 28, 2025. Bridget was the loving wife of the late Andre "Andrew" Farhat. She was the beloved mother of Joseph Farhat and his wife Nevis of Dover, MA., Andre Farhat and wife Sonya of Marshfield, and Collins Farhat and wife Brittany of...

Oct 28, 2025

Richard E. Sweeney, 72, of Scituate, MA passed away on October 28th, 2025 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born and raised in Medford, son of Thomas Sweeney and Elizabeth (Pero) Sweeney. He graduated from Medford Vocational Technical School in 1971. He worked as an Electrician for the MBTA for 20+ years...

Oct 26, 2025

Walter B. Hollis, 93, of Scituate MA gently passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family on October 26th, 2025, not one hundred yards from where he was born on October 14,1932. He had been in hospice care for three weeks following a brief illness.

Born in Scituate, He was the son of Wilson T....

Oct 17, 2025

Lynne Layman, 79, accomplished photographer, dedicated volunteer and extraordinary friend, passed away at the Nursing facility Alliance Health in Braintree, MA on October 17, 2025.

Lynne was born on June 8, 1946 in Glendale Ohio and put up for adoption after the death of her mother. She was adopted by Dudley and Caroline Layman of Greenwich, Connecticut...

Oct 15, 2025

Nancy Shilts passed gracefully from our world on October 15, 2025 at home, she was ninety-one.

Nancy was born and grew-up in Falmouth, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John M. and M. Pauline Pimental.  She was one of twelve children.

She subsequently moved to Brookline where she met her future husband, Dr. Leo Shilts. ...

Oct 13, 2025

Elizabeth M. "Butty" (Svagzdys) Boland, age 90, of Hanover, formerly of Norwell, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2025 after a courageous battle with ALS. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Boland, Jr. and the loving mother of Susan E. Boland of Manhattan, Thomas J. Boland, III of Los Angeles, and Michael J. Boland and...

Oct 13, 2025

Claire L. (Just) Lortie, age 93, of Norwell, formerly of Fall River, passed away on October 13, 2025 at home. Claire was the loving wife of the late Gerard R. Lortie. Loving mother of Gerard Lortie and partner Leslie Rollins of Melvin Village, NH and Anne Marie Real and her husband Brian of Fredericksburg, VA. She was the loving...

Oct 6, 2025

Ann K. Barres, 62, of Hilton Head, SC, formerly Hingham, MA, passed away on October 6, 2025 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Wawautosa, WI in 1962 and the second daughter of Robert F. and Maryalice (Moersen) Koehne, she graduated from Boston College with her husband in 1985.  Ann spent 21 years...

Oct 4, 2025

Clarice Mary Hartwell

May 5, 1928 – October 4, 2025

Scituate, Mass.

Claire Hartwell, age 97, passed away peacefully at home after a long life. Claire was a longtime resident of Scituate, MA and Boca Raton, FL.

Claire was born in Boston, MA to the late Michael Coscia, Sr. and Clarice...

Oct 2, 2025

Susan Neer Weisenfluh, age 81, of Scituate, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, on October 2, 2025, with her family and beloved dog, Cooper, at her side.

Susan "Susie" was born on May 24, 1944, in Boston, to Shirley and Frank Neer of Cohasset. She attended Beaver Country Day and Briar Cliff College in New York. She was a...

Sep 27, 2025

Francis G. Chase III, 66, of Orleans, MA, formerly of Hingham, MA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 27, 2025 after a hard fought and courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Boston, MA in 1959 and raised in Cohasset, MA as the middle child of Fran and Barbara Chase, Frank graduated from Thayer Academy and...

Sep 26, 2025

Ann Elizabeth ("Nancy") Callanan, of Scituate, died peacefully on September 26, 2025

in the presence of her loving family.

Nancy was the daughter of the late Dr. Alfred V. Mahoney and Frances (McKenna) Mahoney

and is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Kevin Bradley Callanan.  She was the beloved mother of...

Sep 26, 2025

Jane S. (Masters) Sienkiewicz, 68, of Scituate, MA passed away peacefully on September 26th, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer.

Jane was born in Worcester, MA in 1957 to parents Elmer John Masters, Jr. and Theresa Audrean (Petrides) Masters. She graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and later...

Sep 24, 2025

Niki Zervas passed away peacefully on September 24th, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones. Born on April 25th, 1932, Niki spent 93 wonderful years spreading joy to any and all around her. A comfort to many and a delight to all, most of her time was spent taking care of her family and her community.

Raised in...

Sep 20, 2025

Deborah "Debbie" May Bates of Cohasset, MA, passed peacefully in her sleep on September 20, 2025, at the age of 80.

Debbie was lifelong resident of Cohasset, and member of CHS class of 1963.  She built a decades-long career in nursing, working primarily in long-term care.  Caring for those in need was her true purpose, and she...

Sep 18, 2025

Elizabeth Anne (Sprague) O'Dea, a devoted wife, faithful sister, loving mother, and cherished Nanni, passed away on September 18th after a long illness. It was a fight she faced with stubborn strength and a spirit that refused to quit, even when her body did. Her life was shaped by resilience, loyalty, and a deep love for her family and...