Obituaries

Jan 3, 2023

Miriam Delano (Osborne) Allen Miriam was a lifelong resident of Norwell.  She was born May 12, 1928 in the Line House in Assinippi.   She grew up on the Osborne family farm at 296 Main Street.  After she married, she and her husband, Dick, lived and raised their family in the house they built on Bowker Street.  She died peacefully...

Jan 3, 2023

Cornelia (Bowker) Shea of Scituate, beloved wife and mother passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on January 2, 2023.  Cornelia, age 84, was born on November 17, 1938, to Arnold J. Bowker and Mary McMahon Bowker.

After graduating from Scituate High School in 1956, Cornelia studied at Simmons then went on to graduate...

Dec 30, 2022

Michael E. Darst, of Cohasset, MA, passed away on December 30, 2022. He was 71-year-old.

Born to Josephine and Eddens Darst in Arlington, Virginia, Michael attended schools in Ohio, Florida, Nebraska, New Jersey, Hawaii, as well as Amsterdam and  Japan, before graduating from McLean High School in McLean, Virginia. He then earned a business degree at the...

Dec 29, 2022

Dr. Barbara Catharine Finnegan of Norwell and Centerville, passed away on December 29, 2022 at age 83 after a long illness. Loving daughter of the late Thomas J. Finnegan, Esq. and Catharine (Caraher) Finnegan, she is survived by her caring extended family, her devoted circle of friends, and her beloved dog, Rylee.

A graduate of the College...

Dec 22, 2022

Colonel Edward "Ed" Steven Graham, Jr. of Cohasset, MA (formerly of West Roxbury) passed on December 22, 2022. Ed was the devoted husband of Merle (nee Butler) for 54 years and beloved father of Pauline, Brenda and Ted and father-in-law to the late Richard Fahey. He was known as Grampy to his grandchildren Michael, Ryan, Connor and Mather. A...

Dec 16, 2022

Abraham "A.J." Joseph Antoine Jr. passed away at the age of 90 on Friday, December 16, 2022. He was a faith-filled man, always put family first, a lover of the ocean, and a gifted gentle soul. As many have remarked through the years, "A.J. is the nicest man I've ever met."

Born in Cohasset on September 15,...

Dec 10, 2022

Francis Xavier Joyce, of Scituate, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Saturday, December 10, 2022 after a long, courageous battle with cancer, he was 75.

Franny was born on January 19, 1947 to the late Mary and Joseph Joyce of Scituate, MA. He spent his childhood in South Boston and memorable summers at his grandmother's...

Dec 10, 2022

Judith Anne (McCarty) Leibowitz, 74, of Hingham, MA passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Leibowitz to whom she was married to for 46 years. Judy was born on February 21, 1948 in Hyannis, MA to the late Janice (Drew) and Edward McCarty where she was raised with her...

Dec 6, 2022

Christopher R. DePari of Pembroke formerly of Norwell, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday December 6, 2022. He was surrounded by his loving family who simply adored him. He is survived by his fiancé, Hailey Malcolm of Pembroke; his loving and devoted mother Jan DePari of Middleboro; loving sisters Jeanne Dilley and brother in law David of Kingston, Kerri Stull of...

Dec 2, 2022

A life of ministry

The journey of Celia Sirois came to an end on December 2nd, 2022.

Originally from Watertown, Maine, Celia was born in 1947 to Louis and Cecile Sirois, the eldest of 7 children.  She was the beloved companion of Karen Wischmeyer, with whom she helped raise Karen's five children.  She will be...

Dec 1, 2022

Finn, Edward (Ed) John Jr., 62 of Cohasset passed away on December 1, 2022 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, MA. Ed was preceded in death by his parents Edward John Finn Sr. and Jean Carberry Finn of Duxbury, MA. He is survived by his wife Courtney and daughters Piper and Logan. He was the brother to Jennifer, Leslie,...

Nov 30, 2022

Paul Thomas Conboy

Longtime Norwell Resident, Korean War Veteran, and Devoted Family Man.

Paul Thomas Conboy, a beloved resident of Norwell, passed away peacefully at South Shore Hospital on December 8th, surrounded by his loving family.

Paul was born and raised in Roslindale, where his adventurous spirit and love for the sea began...

Nov 30, 2022

Belliveau, John O'Donoghue of North Attleboro, formerly of Scituate, on October 17, 2023 after a valiant battle with bipolar disorder and addiction.

Beloved son of Arlene (O'Donoghue) Belliveau and the late Gerard J. Belliveau. Dear brother of Gerard J. Belliveau, Jr., Andrew D. Belliveau (Laura), and Janet K. Bomar (Bennett). Loving uncle of Zoey and Jasper Belliveau...

Nov 30, 2022

John ("Pop") Slupski Jr., loving husband, father and grandfather of two beloved granddaughters, passed away on April 5, 2023 at the age of 84.

John was born on January 15, 1940 to John Slupski Sr. and Theresa LaVita in Brooklyn, NY but lived most of his life in Norwell, MA.  He married Barbara Ann Lyons of Milwaukee,...

Nov 30, 2022

Harold E. Blanchard, Jr. of Scituate, MA on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Loving son of the late Harold Blanchard, Sr. and the late Marion (Kiernan) Blanchard. Loving brother of Barbara Blanchard of Scituate and the late Ronald Blanchard.

Harold serviced proudly in the United States Airforce from 1955 to 1961 then in the Navy in Vietnam and...

Nov 27, 2022

Nancy L. (DeMello) McAvenia passed away on November 27, 2022 at the Cardigan Nursing Home after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Nancy was born in Cohasset Ma. the daughter of Frank Demello and Priscilla (Burleigh) Demello. She is survived by her children Doreen Cournoyer (David) of New Hampshire, James Dooner of Maine, Donald Dooner (Debbie) of Rockland &...

Nov 25, 2022

Rosemary A. McNally (Devlin) of Scituate on Friday, November 25th, 2022. Beloved wife of the late William J. McNally. Devoted mother of Kathy O'Keefe (Kevin) of Scituate MA, William McNally (former wife Karen) of Nashua NH, Edward McNally (Brenda) of Dedham, MA, Steven McNally (Rhonda) of Hampton Beach, NH. Loving daughter of the late James Devlin and Lillian (McDermott)...

Nov 15, 2022

Go forth and set the world on fire –St. Ignatius of Loyola

Peter Gerard Fallon, Jr., of Scituate and Boston, MA, passed away on November 15, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family.

Peter was born on March 27, 1938, to Peter and Mary "May" Fallon in Boston. He graduated from Boston College High...

Oct 31, 2022

Andrea Davis (Dab) Lawson

February 1, 1940- October 31, 2022

Andrea grew up in Rockland MA. Married her high school sweetheart Linwood " Lenny " Davis. Moved to Cohasset where they raised their 5 children.

Monica Savon, CA., Deborah Davis, MA. Kenneth Davis and his wife Angela, Carolyn Walker and her husband Steve,...

Oct 31, 2022

Paul J Ranaghan of Hingham, formerly Norwell and Cambridge, lost his long battle with COPD  and short struggle with lung cancer on October 31, 2022 at age 79.  He died peacefully at his Linden Ponds apartment home with family by his side. Paul leaves his cherished wife and best friend, Sandra Dunbar; beloved siblings David (Dorie) and Joan Ranaghan;...