Mary Ella McCourt (Molloy), 89, of Canton, passed away November 8 at home. Born in Boston, she was raised in South Boston and graduated from South Boston High School. She has lived in Canton for 59 years and was a devoted wife and mother. Beloved wife of the late James F. “Bud.” Mother of Kathleen […]
Lois M. Alessi (Harris), 77, of Easton, formerly of Canton, passed away November 8 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in Boston, she graduated from Jeremiah E. Burke School in Dorchester. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Guild Medical Center in Norwood for many years. She has lived in Easton since 2007 and […]
Francis G. (Frank) Hale III, 85, of Springfield, died peacefully on November 4, 2019. The son of Francis and Eileen (Hynes), he was raised in South Weymouth. After graduating from Weymouth High School he earned a degree in engineering from Tufts University in 1957 and an MBA from Northeastern University in 1986. A member of […]
Deborah A. “Debbie” Spada (Wier), 61, of Canton, passed away November 1 after a fierce and courageous battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Quincy, she graduated from North Quincy High School and Massasoit Community College. She ran a family day care center from her home on Mechanic Street for 15 years and also […]
Dorothy V. Knasas (Pursey), 92, of Canton, passed away November 1 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, she was raised in Boston and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School. She has lived in Canton for the last 23 years and previously lived in Quincy for many years. She […]
Francis Stephen “Franky” Murphy, 48, of Canton, formerly of Stoughton and Brockton, died October 29, 2019. Franky was a self-employed guitar instructor. He was an avid musician, playing in various bands, “Triphammer” and “Every Second” to name a couple. Beloved son of Judith A. Murphy (McCarron) and the late Francis A. Murphy. Father of Francis […]
Daniel Anello, 71, of Canton, passed away after a brief illness at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday, October 29. Born in Norwood, Daniel worked as a computer component engineer before retiring early due to his health. A musician, he played guitar and acted as sound engineer in several bands and jam groups over the […]
Charles W. Pinkham, 93, of Canton, passed away peacefully on October 9 surrounded by family at Norwood Hospital after several months of battling failing health. Born in Bangor, Maine, Charlie lived in Canton with his high school sweetheart, Lynn, until her death in 2011. Recently, by his own wishes, he continued to stay in his […]
Hundreds of student musicians, parent volunteers and community members came together last Saturday for an afternoon of music and fun at CantonStock — the annual festival fundraiser sponsored by local booster group MusicCounts. The district-wide event featured a variety of student performances as well as games, raffles, concessions and more. See this week’s Canton Citizen […]
On Monday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Canton High School auditorium, Kevin Stevens, once one of the National Hockey League’s top power forwards and a two-time Stanley Cup champion, will tell his story about his “Shattered” life destroyed by physical injury and drug dependency. This program is the first in a speaker series […]
