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Paul R. Drouilhet, Jr

Paul R. Drouilhet, Jr

Jan 12, 2018

DROUILHET, Paul R., Jr. After a brief illness, Paul R. Drouilhet, Jr. of Bedford, Massachusetts died peacefully at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, MA on January 12, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty B. Drouilhet, his half-sister Nina Thomson of Austin, TX, his three children - Ann Drouilhet of Wayland, MA, married to James Ogletree,...

Lillian D. Seaward

Lillian D. Seaward

Jan 9, 2018

Lillian D. Seaward, age 95, of Atkinson and Salem, NH, formerly of Stoneham, died January 9, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred V. Seaward with whom she had shared 68 years of marriage. Born in London, England, March 7, 1922; she was the daughter of the late Rueben and Ada (Waddington) Fewtrell. Lillian was a...

Jayne Coolidge Robbins

Jayne Coolidge Robbins

Dec 23, 2017

Jayne Coolidge Robbins, 90, formerly of Wenham, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on December 23, 2017. Jayne was the wife of the late Joseph F. Robbins with whom she shared 28 years of marriage. Together they enjoyed entertaining in their home, travel and outdoor adventures, to the fullest. Jayne was born on December 11, 1927,...

John L. Quinlan

John L. Quinlan

Dec 20, 2017

John L. Quinlan (“Johnny Q”), 74 of Saugus (formerly of Peabody) died peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Dear husband to Barbara (McLaughlin) Ryder Quinlan of Saugus. Loving dad to both Michael J. Quinlan of Roslindale and predeceased by David E. Quinlan of Peabody. Devoted grandfather to Michael D. Quinlan and Matthew...

Linda Lewis Gray

Linda Lewis Gray

Dec 17, 2017

After a long and challenging illness Linda Lewis Gray, of Wakefield, MA, passed away on Sunday, December 17. Linda was born March 29, 1949, the eldest child of John and Mary Gray. She attended Walpole High School and went on to study at Kalamazoo College and Boston College, where she received a degree in English. She met her husband,...

Barbara Mathewson

Barbara Mathewson

Dec 17, 2017

Barbara Mathewson, age 80, a lifelong resident of Stoneham, died following a lengthy illness, on December 17, 2017. Born in Boston, MA; she was the daughter of the late Daniel Joseph and Ella A. (Clark) Foley. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to Robert P. Mathewson. Barbara was a familiar face in town as she worked for...

Hanna Papanek

Hanna Papanek

Dec 16, 2017

Hanna Papanek (nee Kaiser) b. January 24, 1927 died peacefully at her home in Lexington MA of natural causes on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The daughter of Alexander Stein and Eleanor Kaiser, Hanna and her family, committed to Democratic Socialism, had to go into exile in Czechoslovakia when the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1934. Her second...

Barbara Lillian (Hurd) Meehan

Barbara Lillian (Hurd) Meehan

Dec 7, 2017

MEEHAN, Barbara Lillian (Hurd), of Medford passed away on December 7, 2017 at Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 19, 1928. She was 89 years old. Barbara graduated from Somerville High in 1946 and went to work for New England Telephone Company as a switchboard operator. She also worked...

Jeffrey C. Conlon

Jeffrey C. Conlon

Dec 6, 2017

Conlon, Jeffrey C., 68, of Stoneham, formerly of Wisconsin, December 6, 2017, at home following a lengthy illness. Son of the late James C. and Joyce (Hoernke) Conlon. Beloved husband of Sandra L. (Pease) Conlon and cherished father of Katelynn R. Conlon of Boston, Kasey A. Conlon of Seattle, WA and the late Kelly A. Conlon. Also survived by...

Francis E. "Frank" O'Laughlin

Francis E. "Frank" O'Laughlin

Dec 3, 2017

O'Laughlin, Francis E., "Frank" of Wakefield, formerly of Melrose and Boston passed away on December 3, 2017 at the age of 71. Beloved husband of Deborah (Giglio) O'Laughlin and devoted father of Frank O'Laughlin and Abigail O'Laughlin. Son of the late Lorraine O'Laughlin Guido and Francis O'Laughlin. Brother of David O'Laughlin, Stephen Guido and Christine Guido. A Vietnam War...

Daniel C. Whelan

Daniel C. Whelan

Dec 3, 2017

Whelan, Daniel C., 86, of Stoneham, December 3, 2017. Loving son of the late Joseph and Laura (Cousins) Whelan. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth "Betty" (Doherty) Whelan. Devoted father of Mary, Daniel and his wife Janice, James and his wife Lori, Janet, Diane and the late Nancy Whelan. Cherished grandfather of Ashley and Sean Godding, Ryan, Kyle, James,...

Dominic R. Sudano

Dominic R. Sudano

Nov 27, 2017

Dominic R Sudano, 85, of Stoneham, MA, passed away on November 27, born in Chelsea, he was the son of William B and Rose (D'Augusta) Sudano. He was predeceased by his sisters Constance Kelleher and Grace Arena and by his son, William Sudano. He was also the father of 5 daughters: Rosanne Sudano-Spurlock and her husband Brad of Ohio,...

Richard "Dick" Dyson

Richard "Dick" Dyson

Nov 27, 2017

Richard ‘Dick’ Dyson, 63, of Chester, NH passed away on Monday November 27th of cancer. Dick was a beloved father of twins, Timothy and Zachary Dyson. He was born on February 3rd, 1954 in Malden, Mass son of the late Charles and Miriam (Moseley) Dyson from Stoneham and Shapleigh. He is survived by brother Douglas Dyson and wife Charlene,...

Gina Feuerlicht

Gina Feuerlicht

Nov 22, 2017

Gina Feuerlicht (Guttmann Prenowitz) of Cambridge died on November 22, at the age of 85. Gina was a writer, a literary scholar, an ardent feminist and an educator. She was one of the editors of the first edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves," a ground-breaking women's health book, and a much loved teacher at CPCS at U Mass, Boston. Gina...

Karen J. Wilson

Karen J. Wilson

Nov 17, 2017

Wilson, Karen Jean (Swart) of Malden, November 17, 2017 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a brief illness. Wife of the late Jerome Wilson. Karen was born June 26, 1949 and lived in a three-family home on Thatcher Court in the North End of Boston. Karen would always go back and reminisce about all the good times she had with a...

Cheryl Schwabe

Cheryl Schwabe

Nov 14, 2017

Cheryl Schwabe (Blampye), age 55, of Billerica, formerly of Woburn, died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 14, 2017, after an extended battle with lung cancer. She was the wife of John Goldsmith. Born in Boston, MA; she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jean (Frieberger) Blampye. Cheryl was a beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt. In addition to her...

Rita Mary Beisser

Rita Mary Beisser

Nov 13, 2017

Beisser, Rita Mary (Biagioni) Age 93, of North Andover, MA, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2017. Dear wife of the late Dr. Arnold Beisser of Los Angeles, California. Rita was born in Somerville, MA, on April 27, 1924, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ancilla Biagioni. Growing up in Medford, MA, she attended St. Joseph School and...

Mark J. Porter

Mark J. Porter

Nov 9, 2017

Porter, Mark J., 54, of Ipswich, formerly of Stoneham, November 9, 2017. Kind, loving, always willing to help those in need, passionate, well- travelled, outdoorsman, skilled master carpenter/craftsman. Cherished son of Henry J. & Martha (Hanright) Porter, Jr. of Stoneham. Brother of Meg Porter of Brussels, Belgium, Neil & Charlene Porter of Stoneham, Martha Porter of Andover and John...

Arthur T. Finnegan Jr

Arthur T. Finnegan Jr

Oct 29, 2017

Arthur T. Finnegan Jr. - of St. Petersburg, FL, formerly of Boston & Stoneham, MA, suddenly, Oct. 29th., 2017, in St. Petersburg, FL. Beloved son of the late Arthur T. & G. Louise (Poole) Finnegan. Loving brother of Mary L (Finnegan) Cunningham and her husband Kevin of Stoneham, Albert E. Finnegan and his wife Susan of Londonderry, NH, and...

Mary Ann "Marie" Bucchio

Mary Ann "Marie" Bucchio

Oct 27, 2017

Mary Ann Bucchio, "Marie ", age 87, of Revere, formerly of Wakefield and Reading, passed away after a lengthy illness on October 27, 2017. She was the wife of the late Alexander Bucchio, Jr. with whom she had shared forty years of marriage. Born in Boston, MA and raised in East Boston she was the daughter of the late...