Obituaries

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...

Sep 15, 2025

Brigid Eileen Kenny Gleason, 97, of Scituate, MA. passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 15, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.  Brigid was born December 15, 1927 in Bennington, Vermont.

Brigid was predeceased by her loving husband Bob and her siblings - Sheila Dunleavy, Margaret Kenny, James Kenny, John Kenny, and Tony Kenny.  Brigid leaves...

Sep 10, 2025

Dorothy Elizabeth Myers (Skoglund) of Cohasset passed away on September 10th, 2025 at the age of 90 after a brief illness.

"Dotty" will be lovingly remembered by her son Stephen and his wife Amanda, and her "darling boys" – her grandsons Owen and Zachary Myers.  She is pre-deceased by her husband, Thomas J. Myers, Jr. and by...

Sep 9, 2025

Ryan Taylor Parsons October 21, 1982 – September 9, 2025

Ryan Taylor Parsons, affectionately known as "Skip" to his friends and colleagues, passed away on September 9, 2025, suddenly in California. He was 42 years old.

Ryan grew up in Hull, Massachusetts, where he discovered his lifelong love of the water. He began sailing at...

Sep 9, 2025

Joseph Edward Buckley, Sr. of Marshfield, MA, born on January 11, 1931, passed quietly at home with family by his side on September 9, 2025, at the age of 94. Beloved husband of the late Patricia Anne (Reale) Buckley, with whom he shared 63 years of marriage. He was the devoted and loving father of Joseph E. Buckley Jr....

Sep 7, 2025

Florence Audrey (Hickey) Reidy

Audrey (89) died on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving children. Audrey was married for over 67 years to the love of her life, the late John David Reidy, Jr.  Audrey was born June 28, 1936 in Wakefield, MA.

Audrey was a graduate of St. Joseph School...