All Obituaries

Maryellen Dolan (McDonald) of Somerville after a long illness October 11,2019. Devoted wife of  Charles J. Dolan Jr. Loving mother of  Maura Fantini (Dolan) and her husband Joseph of Charlton; and Timothy J. Dolan of Cambridge. She was the doting grandmother of Timothy J. Fantini and Aaron C. Fantini of Charlton. She is also survived by Michael McDonald and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her father Joseph L. McDonald, mother Helen B. McDonald...

 Thomas F. O’Connor of Mashpee passed away peacefully on October 7, 2019. He was born in Lowell, MA on December 9, 1933. Tom’s tenure at Medford Savings Bank spanned 32 years, during which he held the positions of assistant treasurer, trustee, president, chief executive officer, director, and chairman of the board. He also served as director and chairman of the Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts, chairman of the Savings Banks Employees Retirement...

 Margaret Brown retired legal counsel for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, died October 6, 2019 at Mount Auburn Hospital as the result of a protracted illness. Born on November 29, 1948, Ms. Brown was one of seven siblings, who in their early years, moved somewhat frequently with the various teaching positions of their father, a college professor. After spending her formative years in Washington, DC and then Tiverton, RI, the family moved to Newton where Ms. Brown graduated from...

Carolyn ( Clark) Thibault of Cambridge and Manomet, died peacefully surrounded by her family on October 6, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Daniel M. Loving mother of Michelle Silva and her husband Richard, Kathleen Buck and her husband Jeff all of Seekonk. Devoted grandmother of Richard Jr. and Daniel Silva. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  Carolyn’s family would like to thank Dr Sarah Slater, her oncology team, and the nurses in the...

Mary (Broussard) Kelley of Cambridge, formerly of Arlington, October 1, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Frederick W.  Loving mother of Carolyn of Cambridge, Steven and his wife Lynn of Cambridge and the late Robert and his wife Diane of Leominster. Grandmother of Mathew and Katherine Kelley.  At Mary’s request there will not be a wake. Interment will be at Cambridge Cemetery. Donations are preferred in Mary’s memory to the Dementia Society of America - PO...

Michael Francis Hanlon of Belmont and Cambridge, beloved husband of Eileen (Bodkin), died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 28th. Born in 1927 in Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland, to Bartholomew and Catherine (Whelan) Hanlon. He was one of eleven children. He served in the US Army from 1950-52 and was a City of Cambridge Firefighter for 30 years. He had a landscaping business and was a jack-of-all-trades. He loved nature, history, poetry and music. He is survived by his wife...

Helen V. MacLean (Hart) Of Waltham formerly of Belmont Sept 23, 2019. Beloved wife of the late John R. MacLean. Proud mother of Stephanie Gallico of Wellesley, Brenda Borst of Westford, Mary Toland of Sudbury, Brian MacLean of Medfield, Richard MacLean of Andover and Neal MacLean of Sudbury. Loving grandmother to 20 grandchildren. Sister of Mary Dugan, William (Bill) Hart and the late Cornelius Hart. Sister in Law of Genevieve Hartigan and Cathy Hart. Also survived by many nieces and...

Anthony Richard DiGiovanni Jr., Age 88, of Lexington, passed away on September 20, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born in Belmont, MA on January 17, 1931 to the late Anthony and Camilla DiGiovanni. A man of character and always there for his family and friends, a compassionate husband and wonderful father and grandfather that was truly loved by so many. Mr. DiGiovanni was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, and served in the Korean War. After the military he started his...

Eileen (Sexton) Murphy  of Cambridge, formally of Charlestown, September 15, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Paul F.  Loving mother of  Robert Murphy of Palm Springs CA, Paula Wharton and her husband Philip and Jean Murphy all of Cambridge. Grandmother of Emily, Sarah, Allison Wharton and Kristin and Alex Murphy. Sister of the late John, Thomas and William Sexton.  A visiting hour will be held in St. Peter’s Church 100 Concord Ave. Cambridge...

Richard C. Gerrold of Lexington formerly of Belmont and Arlington. Sept. 5, 2019. Beloved son of the late Walter and Gladys (Charlton) Gerrold. Nephew of the late Grace Charlton and P. Beatrice Charlton. Beloved husband of over 70 years to Sidney Gerrold (Getchell). Father of Susan Alsop and her husband William of Littleton, David Gerrold and his wife Donna of Maryland and Jeanne Campbell and her husband William of Wakefield. Grandfather of Amy, David and Nicholas. Great Grandfather of...

Richard A. Gallant, 89, passed away on August 30, 2019 at his home. Richard was a career banker in Boston. His successes included time as Sr. Vice President of State Street Bank in the 1970s, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Provident Savings Bank in the 1980s and President & Chairman of the Board of the Federal Savings Bank in the 1990s. He served our country with the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War where he earned the Army of Occupation Medal....

Arthur Adduci  Of Deerfield Beach, FL, formerly of Burlington, MA. Age 86. Arthur passed away on August 29th surrounded by family and loved ones. He leaves his best friend of 16 years, Sharon Cosgrove. Arthur was married for 46 years to his beloved wife, Judy, who passed away in 2001. He leaves behind his two sons, Glenn Adduci from Moultonboro, NH and Dr. Mark Adduci from Royal Palm Beach, FL, along with their respective wives, Barbara and Sherri. He also leaves behind two...

Charles W. Harris of Yarmouth Port formerly of Belmont Aug 28, 2019. Beloved husband of Lori Harris (Price). Loving father of Charles W. Harris Jr of Waltham and Melissa Francis of Mansfield. Step-Father of Lisa Arone and Todd Arone. Brother of Robert Harris of Hull,  Martha Grace of W. Bridgeton, ME., Jean Turner of Belmont and the late Willard Harris. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours in the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Road...

Catharine "Cassie" Firenze (Wickes) of Belmont Aug. 28, 2019. Beloved wife of Angelo P. Firenze. Loving mother of Nico Firenze. Daughter of Jill Burrill and Paul Wickes and his wife Gail. Daughter in law to Angelo and Wega Firenze. Visiting hours will be held in St Joseph Church 128 Common Street Belmont on Tuesday Sept. 3rd from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. A celebration of Cassie’s life will be...

Ann Wadden Bolger of Cambridge, Massachusetts (formerly of Pepperell and Groton) passed away peacefully on August 26, 2019 surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Ann was a brilliant, strong, selfless and caring woman who wished to be remembered most as a loving mother of five and grandmother of ten. Ann devoted her life to her family and they were her pride and joy. In her retirement, she spent countless days caring for...

Kathleen Murphy (Hayes) of Belmont Aug. 25, 2019. Beloved wife of James P. Murphy. Daughter of the late Edith and Thomas Hayes. Loving mother of Jacqueline, Patrick, Thomas and Colleen Murphy of Belmont. Sister of Janet Hayes of Milton. Also survived by many cousins, friends, and in-laws.  Funeral from the Brown & Hickey Funeral Home 36 Trapelo Road Belmont on Friday Aug 30 at 9:00 Am. Followed by a funeral mass in St Paul Church 29 Mt Auburn Street (corner of Bow and...

Antonio Orlando Urciuolo Sr. joined his beloved wife Helen Louise (Stock) Urciuolo in heaven on Friday August 23. Tony, “Muzzy” was the brother of Marie Capobianco of CT, Elvira Capriccio of Watertown and brother in law of Violet Urciuolo of Woburn. Brother of the late Constance Crisafulli, Antoinette Polcari, Joseph, Louis and Domenic Urciuolo. Loving father of  David Urciuolo of Natick,  Elizabeth Boucher and husband Dennis of Brockton, Linda Garrity and her...

Mary T. Kennedy - Peretti Born: November 12, 1926  Died: August 10, 2019 Predeceased by first husband Christopher F. Kennedy in 1989, and second husband Robert A. Peretti June 28, 2019. She is survived by her children:  daughters Kathy Becker and Judy Higgins (Robert) of Newburyport; Mary Kate Kennedy of Burlington, Vt.  Sons Chris Kennedy Jr. (Cindy) of Braintree, John Kennedy (Sparky) of Salem, NH, Robert Kennedy (Maureen) of Weymouth, and Richard Kennedy (Wendy) of...

Donna Elizabeth Tholander formerly of Belmont Aug 8, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Stephen H. Tholander. Loving mother of Jeffrey Tholander and his wife Karen, Eric Tholander and his wife Lisa and the late Major Stephen Tholander. Cherished grandmother of Lauren Tholander. Sister of Janis Quinn and her husband Lawrence, Betty Lou Annese, Cora Campise and the late Phyllis English, Ruth Piotti, Buddy Giroux, Louis Giroux and James Giroux. Also survived by her sister in laws Eileen Giroux and...