Obituaries

Oct 17, 2018

Reverend Dr. Eleanore L. Gowen

Eleanore L. Gowen, an educator and Episcopal leader for six decades, died on October 16 at her home in Norwell, MA. She was 91. Dr. Gowen was a dynamic and creative woman who lived in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Montana; and brought her energy and dedication to each community she lived in through...

Oct 17, 2018

Rev. Gerald J. Hickey, age 81, of Scituate, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2018. Gerry was the loving son of the late Edward V. and Marian Hickey and the devoted brother of the late William E. Hickey, Francis C. Hickey, and Edward Hickey. Gerry was the beloved uncle of many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by...

Oct 16, 2018

Edward Francis Mosher II of Norwell, MA died peacefully at  his Norwell, MA home on October 16, 2018.

Ed was born on March 10, 1933, in Rockland, ME to Carl F. Mosher and Frances Hall Mosher.   He spent his youth in the tight-knit community of Rockland, ME, playing baseball and basketball and fishing off the Rockland pier.  ...

Oct 14, 2018

Ruth E. McCarthy passed away peacefully in her Sunrise of Cohasset MA Residence on October 14, 2018. Ruth, the daughter of the late Harriet (Sainsbury) and Patrick T. Halton, the sister of the late Ellen Reardon and Marion Stanhope, was born in Riverside R.I. on August 21, 1919. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Francis X. "Pete" McCarthy,...

Oct 13, 2018

Carol A. (Lawson Hart) MacNeill, 83 of Scituate died October 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.   Beloved wife of 41 years to William A. MacNeill (d.2014). Also pre-deceased by her first husband Cornelius "Bart" Hart and her son Peter MacNeill.

Loving mother of Maura and her husband, James Hilliard, of Florida, Bridget of Florida, Adrienne (Mindy)...

Oct 12, 2018

Paul L. Sheppard of Cohasset passed away peacefully on Friday October 12, 2018 at his home with his family by his side.  Paul had bravely fought complications sustained after heart surgery.

Paul was born of Helen C. (Kelly) and George J. Sheppard and lived in Roslindale Mass. After graduating from Boston Technical High School in 1951, Paul...

Oct 10, 2018

Oct 5, 2018

Clare Hailer Dennis at home with her family by her side. Clare Hailer Dennis passed away on October 5, 2018 after a short illness. Beloved wife of Richard (Dick) Dennis of Hingham for 69 years, she was the loving mother of Baby Boy Dennis ('50), Leslie A. Dennis of Quincy, Janet H. Dennis of Hingham, Richard J. Dennis, Jr....

Oct 4, 2018

Roger S. Whitley, Of Hingham, MA, formerly of Cohasset, died October 4, 2018 at Linden Ponds. He was born in Boston, March 8, 1926, the son of Bertram F. and Florence (Stern) Whitley. A graduate of Quincy High School and M.I.T. (1950), he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran in the 87th Infantry Division, 347th Regiment. He...

Sep 26, 2018

Barbara Beyer Malley, 97 years, of Cohasset, Westwood, and Hingham, MA, passed away quietly in her sleep on September 26, 2018, after a brief illness.  Loving mother of Kathleen Malley-Morrison, Edward W. Malley, III (deceased), Stephanie Vaughan Malley (deceased), and David Timothy Malley, as well as her "other daughter" Linda Dupres.  Loving grandmother to seven grandchildren and eight great...

Sep 26, 2018

Ursula E. (Uhland) Tupper, age 73, of Cohasset, formerly of Wilmington, MA and Canton, GA., passed away peacefully on September 26, 2018. Beloved wife of the late William E. Tupper. Survived by her loving sister Eva E. Hardeman of OK and her children Robert, Julie and Susanne. Sister in law of Eileen T. Lemieux and her late husband Edward...

Sep 26, 2018

John Joseph Lonergan, age 100 years, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2018. Born at home in East Braintree on January 29, 1918, to Frank Edward and Mary Grace Lonergan, he was a graduate of Boston University's Schools of Business Management and Law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1942. He served in the US Army during...

Sep 20, 2018

Rosmarie Engel-Conn, 92 of Cohasset, died September 20, 2018 peacefully in her sleep after a lovely birthday celebration with her family. She was born in Wittenberg, Germany, September 19, 1926. After living her youth through the horrors of WWII (her memoires of those time were published as a sequel in the Cohasset Mariner in 2010) she moved with her...

Sep 19, 2018

Roberta Fisher Hall, 89, formerly of Scituate, MA,  passed away on September 19, 2018 after a brief illness.  Loving mother of Merry Vigneau and her husband, Grady of Stowe, VT, David Hall and his wife Sue of Plattsburgh, NY and Tracy Dieselman and her husband, Jay of Scituate, MA.  Bobbie loved her mime grandchildren and five great grandchildren.  Her...

Sep 16, 2018

Mary Lou Fasciano (Lamonte) 87, of Cohasset died at home Sunday Sept 16th with her family at her side after a brief illness.  She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony "Tony" Fasciano of Cohasset. She is survived by her 3 children; Marybeth Fasciano of Quincy, Mark Fasciano & his wife Amy of Marshfield and Gail Fasciano of...

Sep 14, 2018

Harold Glen Simms, of Marshfield, passed away on Sept. 14, 2018. Harold was born on Sept. 27, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He was the only child of William Ernest Simms, of St. John's, Newfoundland and Ruby Luella Pentz, of Shelburne, Nova Scotia.  Harold was raised in Braintree and went through their public school system, graduating from Braintree High School...

Sep 13, 2018

DUXBURY - Joanne A. Wakefield, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2018, surrounded by her loving dog and family.

Joanne was born to Swedish descendants, Regina and Wesley Ahlgren, of Brockton, MA and Osterville, MA.  Always one to strive for continuing education, Joanne graduated from Brockton High School, completed a post graduate year...

Sep 9, 2018

Mary Anne Chariton Odell of Hull, MA age 77 died on September 9th, 2018. Ms. Odell was born on April 16, 1941 in Oneida, NY. She graduated from the State University of New York at Albany and the University of Delaware. She strongly believed in the value of education, working most of her life in that field.

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Sep 4, 2018

A. Jane Fredo, age 91, of Norwell, formerly of Arlington, passed away on September 4, 2018 after a long illness. Loving mother of Susan Jane Austin and her late husband David R. of Norwell, Robert F. Fredo, Jr and Debbie Lindsay of Boynton Beach, FL, Carol A. Fredo of Arlington, MA, Janet M. Catanzano-Newell and her husband Nick Newell...

Aug 29, 2018

Johannes Harald Falk Songdahl III, of Norwell and Rockland – "Jay" to many of us – passed away on August 29, 2018, at the age of 22. Jay leaves behind his mother (Judy) and father (John), brother Erik, paternal grandmother, maternal grandfather, Hedwig the dog, and many devastated cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.

An intelligent, creative thinker...