Obituaries

May 3, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" White, of Quincy, formerly of Cohasset and Rockland, passed away on May 3, 2021, her 86th birthday. Born in Rockland, she was the beloved daughter and only child of William H. Bell, Jr. and Frances M. (Bolawski) Bell and the the long time companion of the late Rocco "Rocky" Laugelle of Cohasset.

Betty retired after...

May 3, 2021

Lilla May (Conlon) O'Donoghue of Scituate at 88 years on May 3, 2021. Born in Cambridge on January 2,1933 and raised in Belmont, she was the youngest child of the late Arthur J Conlon and Miriam P. (O'Callaghan) Conlon. Lilla was a 1950 Belmont High and 1954 Emmanuel College alumna earning her degree in History. In 1960 Lilla married...

Apr 28, 2021

Robert J. "Robby" DeCosta, age 57, of Cohasset, passed away on April 28, 2021. Loving son of Cynthia  (Ferreira) James. Devoted brother of William DeCosta, Richard DeCosta and Lois DeCosta-Spellman. Beloved father of  Lauren Steff and husband Joseph, Christine Boyer and husband Cody, Michael DeCosta, Stephen DeCosta, David DeCosta , and John DeCosta. Also survived by 4 grandchildren and...

Apr 27, 2021

William J. Hannon

Age 86 of Cohasset, MA, "Bill" Hannon passed away peacefully on April 27, 2021 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.  His beloved wife of 61 years, Carol (King) Hannon was by his side always.  Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William J. Hannon, Sr. and Margaret (Moran) Hannon and his sister, Anne...

Apr 24, 2021

Christopher Larsen, age 61, of Plymouth, formerly of Norwell, passed away on April 24, 2021.  Loving husband of Pamela (Cannon).  Beloved son of Nora (O'Shea) Larsen of Bridgewater and Tullig Inch, Co. Kerry, Ireland and the late Howard B. Larsen. Loving brother of Stephen (Sandy) of Taunton, Paul (Patty) of Sagamore Beach, Howard (Sharon) of Bridgewater, Ron (Della) of...

Apr 23, 2021

John "Jack" William Canavan, 82, of Scituate, MA, (formerly of Hingham, MA) passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, April 23, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. He was a loving son, brother, father, husband and friend who made a positive impact on the lives he touched. He is predeceased by his parents, John and Ann Canavan, and his...

Apr 21, 2021

Anne J. (Putis) Downes, passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at the age of 101.

Beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Downes.   Loving mother of Carol –Anne and her husband Dr. Peter D. Kramers of Hanover,  Joanne and her husband Michael J. Reynolds of Scituate, and Denise (Mikey) and her husband Peter Faga also of...

Apr 21, 2021

Edward F. Gibbons Jr., age 92, passed away on April 21, 2021, after a brief illness. Ed was born in Roslindale, to Edward and Mary Gibbons (McDonough), also of Roslindale. Edward is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Marilyn A. Gibbons (Sweeney); 4 children and 6 grandchildren, Edward Gibbons of Cohasset, his wife Trisha and their children...

Apr 19, 2021

John W. Beck III died at home at age 82 on April 19, after five years of living with pulmonary fibrosis. During that time, he traveled to see polar bears in the Arctic, penguins on South Georgia Island, gray whales in the Sea of Cortez, the palaces of St. Petersburg, and the art history of the Po Valley.

Apr 13, 2021

Frederick Slaven Ayers of Scituate, passed away on April 13th peacefully at home with his wife, Elizabeth, after a 2-year battle with ALS.  In addition to his wife, he is survived by his 4 children, Michael (Ginny) Ayers, Sarah (David) Hull, Timothy (Amy) Ayers and Katherine (Mike Diamantopolous) Ayers and grandchildren, Jack (Tricia) Ayers, Meg Ayers, Luke Ayers, Sam...

Apr 6, 2021

Flora "Kate" Catherine Crowley, age 90, of Cohasset and Watertown, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2021. Kate was the beloved daughter of the late Flora (Holden) and Joseph T. Crowley. She was the adoring sister of the late Margaret C. Chapin and her late husband Henry "Harry" Chapin of Cohasset. She was the devoted and loving aunt of ...

Mar 30, 2021

Barbara Tribou Cotter, 86, passed away on March 30, 2021, from natural causes in Rossmoor, Calif. Barbara was born in Bar Harbor on April 15, 1934, and was the daughter of Warren J. Tribou and Eleanor Stafford of Bar Harbor. Barbara grew up in Bar Harbor and Bangor, moved to Augusta, and attended Cony High School for her senior...

Mar 30, 2021

J. Edward McDonald  of Cohasset, MA. March 30, 2021 - Age 90 with his family. Born in Boston October 17, 1930 to William J. McDonald, MD and Mary (Molly) Magee, one of seven siblings raised in Brookline. Graduate of BC High '48 where he played baseball, hockey and ran track. Ed graduated from The College of the Holy Cross...

Mar 26, 2021

Robert Carl Smithson of Cohasset (formerly of Hingham) died peacefully in his sleep following a brief and courageous battle with cancer on March 26 at the age of 86.

Bob will be dearly missed by his beloved wife, Patricia Hughes Smithson. In addition to his wife, he leaves his two children, Lynne Smithson-Ford and husband Kevin Ford...

Mar 22, 2021

Zuki Weiner, age 77, of Scituate, formerly Hull and Needham, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2021 after a long illness.

Wife and companion of Stephen Weiner, she is survived by her children Michelle Rubinstein of Lakeville, Christopher Blakely of Tennessee, and Danielle Weiner of California. She was a loving grandmother of 9 (Jacob, Alexander, and Benjamin...

Mar 20, 2021

Judy H. (Learner) Nichols, age 70, of Norwell, passed away peacefully at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston on March 20, 2021. Judy was the adoring daughter of the Molly (Zussman) Learner and the late Nathan Learner. Beloved wife of Richard "Rick" Nichols and the loving mother of Jamie Nichols, and step-mother of Kurt and Sarah Nichols.

Judy...

Mar 19, 2021

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Owen Leary O'Malley died on March 19, 2021, after a brief illness complicated by Covid-19.  He was a life-long resident of Cohasset and active parishioner of St. Anthony's.

He was a 1955 graduate of Boston College High School where he developed a life-long love of Greek and Latin and a 1959 graduate of Boston...

Mar 17, 2021

William A. Darmetko, age 91, of Scituate, passed away peacefully with family on March 17, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Esther M. (Hazergian) Darmetko. Father of William M. Darmetko and companion Carol Renzi of Marshfield, Denise M. Darmetko and companion Cliff Scimone of Charlestown, and Michael A. Darmetko and wife Christine of Scituate.  Proud grandfather of Alex and...

Mar 14, 2021

Gertrude "Gertie" K. Blake of Braintree, originally from Clonbur, Ireland, passed peacefully at home on March 14 at the age of 80. Beloved wife of the late Paul V. Blake Sr., and devoted mother of the late Paul V. Blake Jr., she is survived by her children, Kathleen Couite and husband Paul of West Bridgewater, Thomas Blake and wife...

Mar 10, 2021

William Lockwood Street (Bill) of Weymouth, MA, beloved son, brother, and uncle, died on March 10, 2021 in Boston, after a long illness. He was 59.

Bill is survived by his mother, Marcia Larson Street of Hingham, MA; his sister, Jennifer Street (Kyle Erlandsen) of Newton, MA, his brother, Richard Street (Mara Sales Street) of Newtown, CT...