Obituaries

Jan 30, 2020

Mary (Maura) Margaret Hurley 84, of Duxbury and Waterville, County Kerry, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 30th. She was preceded by her loving husband, Robert Hurley, of 55 years. She is survived by her 5 children; Dr. Liam Hurley, and his wife Brigid of Andover, Tina Hurley of Cohasset, Sean Hurley and his wife...

Jan 25, 2020

Catherine T. Caruso, 91, of Hingham, formerly of Cohasset and Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2020 with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Emilio D. Caruso, who passed away in 1993. Born in Boston, MA on June 19, 1928, she was a loving daughter of the late Francis J....

Jan 21, 2020

Peter D. Smellie, of Norwell, age 80, passed away January 21, 2020 after a long illness.

Peter graduated from Norwell High School and attended Stevens Institute of Technology in NJ. He worked as a Mechanical Engineer Manager at Butler Automatic prior to his retirement. A lifelong resident of Norwell, he became very involved in town politics and...

Jan 14, 2020

Edward H. Jones was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to many. Edward passed away at 70 years old at home with family after a brief illness on January 14, 2020. Son of Patricia and Ralston Jones, he leaves behind his daughter Ashley, grandson Wyatt, partner Melanie, son in-law Eric, brothers Ross and Sharpless, sister Leslie,...

Jan 14, 2020

Leo J. Fiori, Sr, age 97, of Cohasset, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 14, 2020. Son of the late John and Teresa Fiori. Leo was the loving husband of the late Mary A. (Rosano) Fiori and the devoted father of Leo J. Fiori, Jr of Scituate, James E. Fiori of Cohasset, Robert J. Fiori...

Jan 12, 2020

Jane Riley, 84, of Cohasset, Massachusetts died at her home Sunday, January 12, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. Born and raised in Houlton, Maine, surrounded by potato farms, woods and lakes, caring for the family chickens, sliding down the barn roof in the snow, playing dress up with hands clasped dreaming of becoming a nun, getting rides to the...

Jan 11, 2020

William F. Lavery, age 97, a long-time resident of Norwell, passed away on January 11, 2020. Beloved husband of the late Doris (Bradeen). Loving father of William J. Lavery and wife Joy of Norwell, Kathleen Lavery of Rockland, Janeen Orcutt and husband Don of Plympton. Brother of the late Josephine Ells, Belle Gavin, Clara Olson, Phoebe Frazier and Margarite...

Jan 9, 2020

Thomas M. Livingston, age 85, a longtime resident of Norwell passed away on January 9, 2020. Loving husband of the late Anne (Adair) Livingston and devoted father of David M. Livingston and wife Nina of Norwell and Norway, and Marcia A. Livingston-Holmes and husband Warren Holmes of Hanover. Brother of Pauline Donovan, Pat Eklund, Diana Francis, Susan Livingston and...

Jan 8, 2020

Thomas Sears Chessia

August 23,1954-January 8, 2020

The eyes are windows to the soul, and at first glance, Tom Chessia, 65 of Scituate, had the most soulful eyes of anyone you would ever meet. When you met Tom you could see that they were wrinkled with lines of laughter and love. Although Tom closed his...

Jan 6, 2020

Judith A. (Watts) Figueiredo passed away on January 6, 2020 in Cohasset in her home of 45 years after heroically battling brain cancer for 14 months. She was born September 16, 1955 in Boston, MA.

Judy was the daughter of the late Ann (Staudinger) Santia of Arlington, MA and the late Charles Watts of Nantucket, MA. She...

Jan 5, 2020

Edward Franklin Woods (99+) died peacefully on January 5, 2020. He was known for his generosity, kindness, and being a true gentleman. Born in Cohasset, MA on August 25, 1920, he was the eldest of the five children of Marion (Gibson) and Carlton M Woods.

Ed was a graduate of Tabor Academy '39 and Bowdoin College '43,...

Jan 3, 2020

Anthony J. Gentile, age 94, a long-time resident of Scituate, passed away on January 3, 2020. Beloved husband of 65 years to the late Beverley M. (Moore) Gentile and loving father of Mary Murphy and her late husband Jack of Lincoln, RI, Ruth Powers and her husband Richard of Barrington, RI, Ellen Savage and her husband Michael of Cohasset,...

Dec 31, 2019

Mary Elaine (Marley) Smith passed away on December 31, 2019. She was the loving wife of Charles Torrey Smith, II (deceased) and the mother of Charles T. Smith, III (deceased), Michael J. Smith, Peter R. Smith, Timothy M. Smith, and M. Bridget (Smith) Marcarelli. She was the mother-in-law to Karen Robinson, Katy Smith (deceased), Linda Smith, Deborah Smith and...

Dec 31, 2019

Matthew G. Leff died peacefully on December 31, 2019, surrounded by his fiancée, sister and brother. Matt was a monster guitar player, brilliant businessman, huge car enthusiast, lover of puns, and an all-around kick-ass human who inspired many.

Born in 1966 in Red Bank, NJ, Matt was the son of the late Judy and Ken Leff of...

Dec 30, 2019

Thomas A. McClory Jr., 81, died peacefully on December 30 2019. Tom was born and grew up in Medford before moving to Stoneham in 1970. All his adult life he took care of others: His parents, Thomas Sr. and Alice (Sweeney) McClory; his aunt, Mary Catherine and later in life his wife Linda. He was predeceased by his parents...

Dec 28, 2019

Gino DiGirolamo of Marshfield, MA died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 28, 2019.  He was 91 years old.

The oldest child of Joseph and Anna DiGirolamo, Gino was born on November 27, 1928 in Boston, MA and raised in Medford with his beloved sisters, the late Gloria McQuaid of North Reading, MA and...

Dec 26, 2019

Alice Marie (Collins) Bowker died surrounded by family on December 26th. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Arnold J. "Joe" Bowker, her four wonderful children Kevin, Philip, Stephen, and Julianne Bowker, her two grandchildren, Miles and Victor Bowker, their mother, Fiona Treacy, and Julie's life partner Dominic Fabri. She also leaves behind her beloved canine companion,...

Dec 23, 2019

Monica McKenney died peacefully at her home in Cohasset December 23, 2019. At her time of passing, she was surrounded by her husband, her three daughters, their families and her four grandchildren. As Beethoven played, there were stories, tears, laughter and so much love - exactly as Monica wanted.

Monica was known for her elegance, her kindness,...

Dec 21, 2019

Marjorie E. "Marge" Gorman, age 76, of Scituate, formerly of Belmont, died on Dec. 21, 2019. Loving daughter of the late Martin E. and Frances M. Gorman. Sister of the late Martin E. and his late wife Betty Anne of Belmont and Scituate. Marge is survived by her devoted and loving niece, Kathleen and her son Martin of Belmont...

Dec 17, 2019

Marie (Kelley) Ciolkosz, age 81, of Scituate passed away surrounded by her family on December 17, 2019 after a brief illness. Marie was born in Boston, lived in Jamaica Plain and summered in Scituate. Her family moved to Scituate while Marie was in high school. She graduated from Scituate High School in 1957 and always said that she had...