OBITUARIES

Aug 27, 2025

William F. Sheehan, of Hyde Park, August 27, 2025. He was 74 years old. Beloved Husband of Theodora (Paraskevopoulos) Sheehan.

United States Marine Corp Veteran.

Funeral Services private

Aug 27, 2025

Michaele Leahy, 81, of Roslindale, MA, passed away at home on August 27, 2025. She was born on April 5, 1944, in Schenectady, NY, the daughter of the late Robert and Margaret (O'Malley) Leahy.

Michaele is survived by her daughters, Laurena Rosenberg of Newton, MA, and Tanya (Kevin) Winchester of Waxhaw, NC; her grandchildren, Samantha and Shane...

Aug 24, 2025

Richard Francis Mahoney, of 805 Huntington Avenue in Boston, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2025, at the age of 80, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on February 19, 1945, Richie was the beloved son of the late Mary Agnes (MacIsaac) and Thomas Mahoney. He was predeceased by his parents, his sister Mary Bailey (Bob), and...

Aug 22, 2025

Eleanor (Toohey) Letterie died peacefully at Boston Medical Center on August 22, 2025. Formerly of Roslindale, MA, she also lived in Norwood, MeIrose and Osterville. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Thomas and Rita (Good) Toohey. A graduate of Notre Dame Academy, she received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and a Masters in Nursing Administration from...

Aug 20, 2025

Dennis P. Riordan, 75, of Dedham, MA and Falmouth, MA, passed away on August 20, 2025.

While growing up in Westwood, MA, Dennis spent many memorable summers with his family at Peggotty Beach in Scituate, MA.

Born in Boston, MA, Dennis graduated from Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA and went on to earn...

Aug 19, 2025

Marion Frances Abell, 83, formerly from Braintree and now of The Villages, Florida, left us peacefully on August 19th following a battle with cancer.

Born on April 19, 1942, in Boston, Marion was the daughter of the late Alexander and Dorothy (Dana) Drysdale.

Marion married the love of her life, Ronald Abell, in 1963.  They...

Aug 15, 2025

Lawler, John K. of Quincy, formerly of Dedham and West Roxbury, August 15, 2025. Loving father of Kevin  T. Lawler (BFD) and his wife Carleen of West Roxbury, and Timothy J. Lawler of West Roxbury. Cherished grandfather of Patrick Lawler.  John leaves behind his beloved partner, Cynthia Hall. Devoted brother of Karen and her husband Gerard Flynn of Canton,...

Aug 14, 2025

Anne T. Scanlon of Boston passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 14th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Mission Hill, Roxbury to the late Michael and Elizabeth Foley, Anne was a longtime resident of West Roxbury and enjoyed her summers on Cape Cod in Dennisport. Anne was the beloved wife of the late Leo F. Scanlon, loving...

Aug 12, 2025

Hector Almindo Roman Higueros July 4, 1942 – August 12, 2025

Hector Almindo Roman Higueros, of Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on August 12, 2025, at the age of 83, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Guatemala, the "Land of Eternal Spring," Hector was a man of integrity and...

Aug 10, 2025

Marsha Rose Magee Cargill (56) passed away peacefully at the West Roxbury V.A. Hospital in Massachusetts, on August 10, 2025, with family by her side after a lengthy battle with cancer.

She was born in Seoul, South Korea, and spent her early life in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pompano Beach, Florida, and New Delhi, India, before making...

Aug 6, 2025

May 2, 1940 - August 6, 2025 William "Bill" E. Maheras, age 85 of North Easton, completed life's journey on Wednesday, August 6 at the VA Medical Center in West Roxbury. He is now reunited with his beloved wife of 41 years Carole (Sidell) Maheras. Bill is predeceased by his parents Anthony and Mary (Stiles) Maheras of Lynn, his...

Aug 5, 2025

Irvin Fred Curtis (Curt) was born in Linnich, Germany on December 25, 1935.  He was the second child of Dr Edwin Curtis and Freda Wessel Curtis, after his sister Inga.  The family immigrated to the US in 1950, settling in Yankton, South Dakota.  In his mid-teens the family moved to West Virginia where Curt graduated from high school and...

Jul 31, 2025

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Margaret A. Barrett of Arlington, Massachusetts, known to her friends and family as Margo, passed away suddenly on July 31, 2025 following complications due to her on-going struggle with Multiple Myeloma.  Margo was just 60 years old.

Born in...

Jul 30, 2025

Mary B. Adams Born: March 29, 1945

Born into eternal life: July 30, 2025

Mary Bland Adams was born in 1945 to Joseph Norman Adams and (Helen) Mary Merz Adams of Garnet Rd in West Roxbury. The youngest of three children, she never married, and remained in the house on Garnet Rd to provide loving...

Jul 30, 2025

Obituary: Richard Pettengill, 86 January 1st, 1939 – July 30th, 2025

Richard Pettengill, 86, of Jamaica Plain, passed away on July 30, 2025. He carried his signature grit and dry sense of humor with him until the end. Richard was known affectionately as "Dick" by all his bar and union buddies. He was a proud former building...

Jul 29, 2025

Augusto da Silva was born on September 22, 1952, in Fogo, Cabo Verde, to Joaquina da Silva and Antonio Mendes Barbosa. A kind and gentle soul, Augusto was deeply loved by his family and friends.

A man of few words and a generous heart, he lived life with quiet strength and on his own terms. He leaves...

Jul 27, 2025

Ioanna Chanteles, 80, passed away on July 27, 2025. Beloved wife to the late Constantine Chanteles, loving mother to Esther Nikolaou and her husband Thanasis, Betty Costa and her husband Ron, Dorothy Arvanitis and her husband Petros, and Alexia Giannakopoulos and her husband Kostadinos. Ioanna was a loving grandmother to eleven grandchildren, Louie and Kostadinos Nikolaou, Alexandra , Cristopher,...

Jul 27, 2025

Jan Marie Jacobs, of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2025, at the age of 55, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving and supportive family.

Jan was the cherished mother of Joseph MacKinnon of Walpole, the beloved daughter of Jackie (Maffei) Jacobs and the late Allan Jacobs, and the devoted sister of Lisa...

Jul 23, 2025

Complete notice to follow.

Jul 19, 2025

Mary Veronica Andrews September 25, 1950 – July 19, 2025

Mary Veronica Andrews, known as Veronica, of Revere, Massachusetts, passed away on July 19, 2025, at the age of 74.

She was born in Medford, Massachusetts, on September 25, 1950, to the late Ruth (Jordan) Andrews and the late Fredrick Andrews. Veronica attended Bishop Feehan...