Obituaries

May 30, 2020

Lorraine M. (Graham) Ward, 88, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Saturday, May 30, 2020. She was born on June 6, 1931, in Perth Amboy, NJ, and was raised in Arlington, MA. She earned her undergraduate degree at Boston College. In 1953, she married Robert Ward. She started a family and moved to upstate New York for many...

May 29, 2020

Susan A. (McGrath) Reardon, age 74, of Cohasset, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2020 surrounded by her loving family after a long, courageous battle with cancer.

A graduate of Fontbonne Academy, Milton MA. Susan went on to study nursing at Quincy City School of Nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She worked in the NICU at...

May 29, 2020

Eileen (Knell) Lynch of Marshfield, formally of Norwell, passed away peacefully on May 29,2020, just three days shy of her 89th birthday.

Born in Boston on June 1, 1931, she was the youngest daughter of Ralph and Emma (Powell) Knell. Eileen was raised in Boston and graduated from Jamaica Plain High School in 1948. Wife of the...

May 28, 2020

Kathleen M. "Kathy" Donohue, age 88, a long time resident of Scituate, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on May 28, 2020. Beloved wife of  Donald Donohue. Loving mother of Nancy Sullivan and husband Michael of Plymouth, Peter and his wife Kathy of Kingston, Kevin and wife Karen of Scituate, Jack and wife Bonnie of Scituate,...

May 26, 2020

W. Scott Roberts passed away at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on May 26, 2020.  Born November 27, 1932, the third of seven children of William A. Roberts and Katherine (Sullivan) Roberts, Scott lived in his hometown of Scituate, MA for all but 7 of his 87 years.  A graduate of Scituate High School's class of 1951 he was...

May 25, 2020

Patricia Ann (Coughlin) Hogan, of Norwell, formerly of Braintree, went home to her eternal rest peacefully on Monday, May 25, 2020 after a period of declining health. She was the devoted and loving wife of the late Paul Edward Hogan, who passed away in 2013. Loving mother of daughter, Patricia Conway and her husband Robert Conway of Norwell, sons,...

May 23, 2020

F. Paul Mulligan, 74, of Norwell, MA and Margate, NJ, died Saturday, May 23, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the son of the late Frank P. Mulligan and Margaret Kohout Mulligan and brother of the late John K. Mulligan of Margate, NJ.  Paul and his brother John were lifeguards and rowing buddies on the Margate City...

May 21, 2020

JoAnn L. (JoJo) Fichtner of Cohasset died on May 21, 2020, after a brief illness. She was the loving daughter of the late Joseph F. and Annabelle (Yoder) Lloyd. Born in Lebanon, PA, JoAnn was raised in Lebanon where she graduated from Lebanon Valley High School in 1951. Most of JoJo's time was spent literally "on the move," as...

May 21, 2020

John William Timmers, age 79, of Scituate, passed away peacefully on Ascension Thursday, May 21, 2020. Born in St. Cloud, MN on June 28, 1940 to Loren and Rosalie (Mader) Timmers. John attended Cathedral High School and St. Cloud State Univ. for two years before serving in the US Navy on the carrier USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT before graduating...

May 20, 2020

Paula F. Meallo, age 82, a lifelong resident of Cohasset, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 20, 2020. Beloved wife of 60 years to the late Albert J. Meallo. Loving mother of Greg Meallo and his late wife, Joan, of Scituate, the late Michael Francis Meallo and his beloved wife Jennifer of Norwell, and Melissa Meallo Zani...

May 20, 2020

Kathleen Ann (Huey) Berger, doting mother of eight and vanilla buttercream frosted cake connoisseur, passed away peacefully May 20, 2020, in South Weymouth, Mass., after a brief illness. She was 73. She leaves behind a bevy of kids who absolutely adored her, including five sons, Aaron, Matthew (Jennifer), Benjamin, Jonah (Andrea), and Jake; and three daughters, Sarah (J.R.) Kennie,...

May 18, 2020

Martha Ann (Burke) Equi

June 12, 1946 – May 18, 2020

Martha Equi, a lifelong educator, passed away on May 18th after a tenacious and graceful fight against glioblastoma.

Martha was the straw that stirred the drink for her family, friends and extended community, whether it was working in – and ultimately serving...

May 8, 2020

Janice "Jan" (Nichols) Reagan, 90, of Norwell, formerly of Abington, passed away quietly on Friday, May 8th. Beloved and devoted mother of David Reagan, Thomas and his wife Marcia Reagan, Beth Reagan and Mark and his wife Kathleen Krason Reagan. Cherished grandmother to William Reagan and Conor Reagan.

Preceded in death by her loving husband of 53...

May 3, 2020

Janet Louise (Irwin) Dillon

On Sunday, May 3, 2020, Janet Louise (Irwin) Dillon, loving wife of the late Maurice 'Boonie' Dillon, passed away at the age of 89 surrounded by loved ones in Sunrise, FL.

Janet was the mother of three married children: Trina (Dillon) Crowley and her husband Jack of Fairhaven MA; Susan (Dillon)...

May 3, 2020

JOANNE M. VIGNONI PAPANDREA

Joanne passed away peacefully at the Pat Roche Hospice Home on May 3rd, 2020 after a long struggle with cancer.  She is survived by her sister Barbara Vignoni Alger and  her husband Tom Alger; her brother Richard Vignoni and his life partner Marie Keutmann;  Step children Lisa Papandrea, David Papandrea and Gina Papandrea,...

May 1, 2020

Verna (Hahner) Cann of Plymouth, formerly of Norwell, passed away peacefully at age 87 on May 1, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Verna was born on Sept. 8, 1932, in Lynn, Mass. When she was in high school, she moved to Norwell, where she spent most of her married life. She is honored in loving memory...

Apr 28, 2020

Wesley "Lee" MacQuarrie died on April 28, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol Hines MacQuarrie. Family was of upmost importance to Lee. Last year, he and Carol celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary surrounded by their kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Lee was an incredibly supportive husband, Dad, son, brother, Uncle, Grandpa and Great Grandpa. He was...

Apr 25, 2020

Olga T. (Coscia) Harrigan, of Scituate, April 25, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John J. Harrigan and devoted mother of John Jr. and his wife, Sue of Bridgewater, Mark and his wife, Joan of Scituate, and Thomas of Mystic, CT. Loving grandmother of Kerry, Kristin, Sean, Ryan and Sarah Harrigan. Sister of Claire Hartwell of Scituate and the...

Apr 25, 2020

Phyllis M. Knudsen, 91, passed away from Covid19 complications on April 25. She was born in Boston, raised in Dorchester and the oldest of 13 children. In November of 1947 she married Frank N. Knudsen and had 5 children that she leaves behind: Frank Knudsen and wife, Muriel of Norwell, Steven Knudsen and wife, Mary of Wakefield, NH, Arlene...

Apr 23, 2020

COHASSET:   Timothy J. Salerno,  61, died April 23, at home with family by his side, after a quiet and courageous battle with Melanoma.

Born on May 28, 1958 in Orange, New Jersey, he was the son of Gertrude (Rogers) Salerno and the late Nicholas J. Salerno. A long-time resident of Cohasset, he attended Cohasset schools where he...