Obituaries

May 5, 2021

Stephen H. Short, age 72, was discovered deceased in his Arlington apartment on Wednesday May 5, 2021. It appeared that Stephen passed away from a fall or of natural causes. Steve leaves family members brother Charles Short and spouse, niece Anne Short and family, nephew Daniel Plaut and family, nephew Timothy Plaut and family, and nephew Charlie Short. His...

Apr 28, 2021

Martha J. Porter (Hanright) of  Stoneham, passed peacefully in her home April 28, 2021, with family at her side. She was the loving wife of the late Henry J. Porter, Jr., and mother of Meg Porter of Brussels, Belgium; Neil and Charlene Porter of Stoneham; Martha Jane Porter of Stoneham; the late Mark Porter of Ipswich, MA, and John...

Apr 19, 2021

Gallagher, Arthur "Mike" age 89 of Wakefield, MA passed away peacefully on April 19, 2021. Mike grew up in Stoneham. After getting married he moved to Wakefield where he raised his family. He attended Stoneham High School and after graduation served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon Honorable Discharge, Mike attended Northeastern University and Suffolk Law...

Apr 17, 2021

Alice Lin of Chinatown, Boston, MA, formerly of Weston, MA passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Tufts Medical Center of complications from cardiac arrest.

The viewing will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, April 26 th at St Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St, Boston, MA 02115. The funeral will immediately follow at...

Apr 4, 2021

Ronald J. Hight, age 69, of Marlborough, passed away at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, April 4, 2021, after having fought a tough battle with liver cancer.  Born and raised in Somerville; he was the son of the late Lawrence and Emma  (Saulnier) Hight. He was the most loving husband of the late Sheryl (Grant) Hight.

Mar 29, 2021

Joy A. Gombossy, age 86, of Durham, NH, formerly of Danvers, MA,  died March 29, 2021. She was the wife of sixteen years to  Albert B. Gombossy and the former widow of the late William Bellows.

Born in Somerville, MA  and raised in Middleton; she was the daughter of the late Hans and Lillian (Nascemento) Blumberg.

Mar 18, 2021

Rose M DeRafina of East Boston passed away with family by her side, due to complications from a lengthy illness on Thursday March 18, 2021, she was 89 years old. At her request there will be no viewing, though the family will hold a memorial service at a place and time to be determined for friends who want to...

Mar 17, 2021

Ramsey Ellsworth Joslin passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021, surrounded by family, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 94 years old. He is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Sally (Sutphin) Joslin.

Ramsey was born in 1927 in Cleveland Ohio to Carl and Augusta (Ramsey) Joslin. The family moved to Farmington, CT...

Mar 2, 2021

Jane F. (Doherty) Cargill passed peacefully in the comfort of her own home in Stoneham, MA, on March 2, 2021 in the care of her devoted family. Cherished wife of the late John F. Cargill, she is survived by her loving children, John M. Cargill and his wife Donna (Sannella) of Melrose; Philip M. Cargill of Medford, Katherine M....

Feb 26, 2021

Rita Doulis  (DeLuca), age 68, a long time resident of Wakefield, passed away February 26, 2021, at Lahey Medical Center, Burlington  following a brief  illness.  She was the wife of forty-three years to Kosta Doulis.  Born in Boston and raised in Medford; she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Jeanette (Seminara) DeLuca.

Rita had been...

Feb 25, 2021

Gertrude O’Shea, also known as: Gigi, Nana, and Gert, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 25, 2021.  In this new home, she was reunited with her loving husband, John, her parents, John and Mary Evans, and brothers: Joseph, Edward, Paul, and Jack.  Gert’s journey began in South Boston in 1926.  She attended Gate of Heaven Elementary...

Feb 19, 2021

Michael O'Neill Jr. 1942-2021

Michael passed away February 19, 2021, at home after enduring many health issues.  He was the son of Irish immigrant parents Michael and Johanna (Coleman) O'Neill of County Cork, Ireland.

Michael was born in Peabody where he lived most of his life; attended Peabody Schools and was employed by the Peabody...

Feb 19, 2021

Jeanne Kiley, age 77, a longtime resident of Stoneham, died February 19, 2021, at Bear Hill Nursing Center, following a lengthy illness. Born in Stoneham, MA; she was the daughter of the late John J. and Ruth (Rayner)VanTichelt formerly of Stoneham.

Jeanne graduated from Stoneham High School in the class of 1960.  She had worked at Spartan...

Feb 17, 2021

Phyllis Malone, 94, died on February 17, 2021 in Newburyport.  She was born on October 13 th and raised in Gloucester, MA and was the last surviving daughter of Louis R. Douglas Sr. and Ethel Johnson Douglas, of Gloucester. She was pre-deceased by her husband, a WWII veteran and Gloucester native, Robert E. Malone and by her brothers Louis...

Feb 5, 2021

Alan Douglas Clapp, age 64, of Winchendon, died February 5, 2021, at Mass Medical Center, Worcester, after bravely fighting a long illness.  Born in Boston, MA; he was the son of the late Albert J. and Phyllis J. (Lacey) Clapp.

Alan was raised and lived for may years in Stoneham and he was a graduate of Stoneham...

Feb 5, 2021

William Holden Round, formerly of Lynnfield, MA and most recently of Stoneham, died early Friday February 5, 2021.  He was 93. He had been a resident of The Fuller House in Stoneham since November of 2019.  He had resided in Lynnfield, with his wife Olive G. Round since 1976.  They had previously lived on Hillside Avenue in Melrose. Olive...

Feb 5, 2021

Covid19 has swiftly cut down our Nana, the super senior poster girl of vitality at 89. Up until 2 weeks ago she was still driving, and looking forward to taking trips with her “crew”, visiting the casino, volunteering at a local food bank, and coming over for our Sunday dinner ( never empty handed).

She...

Jan 23, 2021

McClain, John “David” of Lexington, formerly of Arlington, January 23, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Kay (Ferguson) McClain. Survived by son, John W. F. McClain and his wife Jennifer (Schwartz) of Bedford. Brother of Kathleen (McClain) Kelley of Ann Arbor, Michigan. David is also survived by two grandchildren, Sabrina and Natalie.

Born in Vineland, New Jersey...

Jan 18, 2021

Geraldine Theresa (Quirk) MacLean, age 85, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2021. She was the fourth child of six children born in Boston, MA to Dennis F. Quirk of Galway, Ireland and Marjorie T. (Canny) Quirk of Donegal. Gerry graduated from St. Mary’s Elementary in Charlestown, Cathedral High School and got her degree from UMass Boston.

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Jan 15, 2021

Leo J. Paquette, age 87, of Arlington, formerly of Somerville, passed away on January 15, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital from a lengthy illness. Born in 1933 in Waltham, MA, he was the son of Leo E. and Caroline Paquette.

Leo was a devoted son, husband, father and a good friend to many.  Leo leaves behind his...