Obituaries

Mar 8, 2020

Richard Elliot "Rick" Yeats, passed away at the age of 72 on Sunday March 8, 2020 after a short but tough battle with cancer.  He was most passionate about the "hunt" of commercial fishing for lobster, ground fishing for cod and haddock along the Scituate coastline. He cherished family boat rides in and around Minot, as well as his...

Mar 8, 2020

Anthony F. Arena, currently of Plymouth, previously from Scituate, surrounded by his 3 daughters, entered into eternal peace on Sunday, March 8th, to join his cherished wife Peg, who passed in April of 2015, his son Anthony who passed July of 2017 and his brother Dr. Joseph Arena, March of 2008. He leaves behind his sister Grace Lambert, sister-in-law...

Mar 8, 2020

Clarence David "Bud" Beatty of Hingham died at home on March 8th after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Born on July 14th, 1929 in Fairview, Illinois of Roland Henry Beatty and Hallie Lillian Keown Beatty, he was the youngest of three, including sister Alta Mae Beatty and brother Estill William Beatty. Bud's father worked in construction...

Mar 4, 2020

Michael Foster Hoyt, age 56, of Norwell and Chatham, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2020. Loving son of the late Livingston B. and Margery (Foster) Hoyt, Michael was the beloved husband of Jeannine C. (Son) and the adoring father of Benjamin F., William H., and Alison B. Hoyt all of Norwell. He was the loving brother of Donna...

Mar 1, 2020

Anne T. Halloran, age 72, of Boston, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2020. Beloved daughter of the late Edward J. and Theresa A. (Dempsey) Halloran, and Ed's late wife Anna M. (Dacey) Halloran. Loving sister of R. Barry Halloran and his late wife Karan of Norwell, Dennis B. Halloran and wife Geraldine of Hanover, Mary H. Macedo and...

Feb 28, 2020

Vera Jean Teresa Hughson, 70, passed away on February 28th, 2020 in Weymouth Massachusetts after a long illness. As to her wishes she will be cremated and a memorial will be planned in her home country, of Dominican Republic. Vera Jean was born on October 3rd, 1949 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Teresa Vera Michelena and Patrick Newborn...

Feb 26, 2020

Carolyn Eva Maxwell Contis, 82, passed away unexpectedly, and surrounded by family on February 26, 2020, exactly the way she would have wanted it.   This intelligent and elegant force of nature was born on June 10, 1937 in Ravenna, Ohio.  Loving wife of 57 years to James Contis and amazing mother of Jay Contis and wife Lisa of Marblehead,...

Feb 26, 2020

Mary Swift Cavanagh Kelly, age 89, of Scituate, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on January 15, 1931, to Isabelle and Arthur Cavanagh, she was the youngest of six children. She grew up in Braintree and graduated from Braintree High School. She was captain of the tennis team, which...

Feb 23, 2020

Marie F. Radei Grudinskas, age 77, of Cohasset, formerly of Norwood, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 23, 2020. Beloved wife of the late William J. Grudinskas. Devoted mother of Derek Grudinskas and wife Anna (Hurley) of Cohasset and the late Timothy R. Grudinskas. Adoring grandmother of Madeline, William, Charles, and Sophia Grudinskas all of...

Feb 18, 2020

CAROLE A. (MULCAHY) THURLOW, of Scituate, died peacefully on February 18, 2020 at age 83.  Beloved mother of Rachel Thurlow, Kaitlin Thurlow, Ann Connors and her husband Daniel and grandmother of William and Alison Connors.  Wife of the late Paul Thurlow.

Graduate of Weymouth High ('54) and the Massachusetts College of Art ('58). Carole had a successful...

Feb 17, 2020

Grace Russell Tuckerman passed away peacefully at Sunrise Assisted Living in Cohasset, MA on 2/17/2020. Grace Russell was born September 28, 1926 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late William Goodwin Russell and Grace Frampton Russell. Apart from a brief period in Michigan during the 30s, where she attended Gross Point Country Day School, Grace lived her entire life in...

Feb 17, 2020

Christopher Michael Hession, 24, of Sagamore Beach, formerly of Hingham, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 17, 2020, at home.

Born on July 11, 1995, he was a loving son of James A. and Catherine M. (Shedd) Hession of Sagamore Beach.

Chris spent his formative years in Hingham and was a 2014 graduate of Hingham...

Feb 15, 2020

Norman Francis Knight, 90, was born on June 20, 1929 in Natick, Massachusetts to William J. Knight and Frances (Glover) Knight. Formerly of Cohasset, Norman, "Bud," passed away in his home on Cape Cod on February 15, 2020 with his family by his side.

Bud attended Saint Stephen's Church in Cohasset where he later married his beloved...

Feb 14, 2020

Virginia (Fay) "Ginny" Pittman, Loving Wife, Mother, Beloved Family Member, Lifelong Friend, Student, World Traveler and Patron of the Arts. Of South Yarmouth, age 93. Virginia "Ginny" Pittman was the wife of the late A. Stanley Pittman for 39 years. The daughter of the late Mildred Dailey Fay and James Patrick Fay, she is survived by her stepchildren Judy...

Feb 13, 2020

Alice M. Coscia, 88, resident of Scituate since 1963 and formerly Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 13, 2020, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael J. Coscia, Sr, who passed away in 2012. Born in Somerville, Mass. on December 13, 1931, she was a loving daughter...

Feb 12, 2020

Patricia A. (Ellison) Kenney, age 78, a long-time resident of Scituate, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2020 at home. Loving wife of Richard N. Kenney and devoted mother of Stephen R. Kenney of Scituate, and Susan Newman and husband Jay of Oregon. Sister of Danielle D'Attilio and James D'Attilio both of Walpole.

Patricia worked as a...

Feb 9, 2020

Phyllis I. (Dahlbom) Beauregard, of Norwell, age 100, passed away on February 9, 2020. Daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Bengston) Dahlbom. Beloved wife of the late Earl W. Beauregard. Loving mother of William E. Beauregard and wife Earlene of Weymouth, Charles H. Beauregard and wife Ruth Renner of Delray Beach, Florida. Grandmother of Roseanne, Chris, and Katherine....

Feb 9, 2020

Peter G. Laugelle, age 85 of Cohasset, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 9,2020. Born and raised in Cohasset, Peter lived in the Laugelle family home his whole life. Peter graduated from Norfolk Agricultural School. He worked for the Town of Cohasset as Tree & Park Superintendent from 1974 until his retirement in 2000. He also...

Feb 5, 2020

Elizabeth"Betty" (Merritt) Keene, of Norwell, passed away on February 5, 2020 just three months after her 100th birthday. She was a life long resident of Norwell and the widow of retired Norwell Police Sergeant Ellsworth "Keenie" Keene. At the time of her death, she was living in the house in which she was born built by her father in...

Feb 4, 2020

Terence A. McCarthy died peacefully on February 4, 2020. Born in Boston on August 3, 1939, he was the son of John A. McCarthy of Randolph MA and Agnes M. Daudelin of West Roxbury MA. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years Marie T. McCarthy, two daughters, Rebecca M. McCarthy and Nora T. McCarthy of Boston,...