Joseph H. Cogliano, 86, a lifelong resident of Canton, passed away December 24 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born and raised in Canton, he graduated from St. John’s School. He was the superintendent of Knollwood & Sharon Memorial Park for 40 years before retiring in 1990. He was a member of the American […]
Dorothea Hanton, 80, of Canton, passed away December 23. Born and raised in East Boston, Dottie graduated from Holy Redeemer High School. She was a bank officer at Boston Federal Savings for many years before retiring in the late 1980s. She moved to Canton with her sister in 1973 and was a member of the […]
Dorothy L. Smith (Pagington), 84, of Canton, passed away December 21 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Norfolk, she graduated from Walpole High School and previously lived in Hyde Park before moving to Canton 37 years ago. She worked as a secretary for the family plumbing business, Pagington Brothers, for many years. […]
Anna Williams, 96, passed away peacefully on December 7 at Liberty Commons in Chatham. She was the loving sister of Asther Lauro and his wife, Helen, of Canton. A visitation was held at the Doane Beal and Ames Funeral Home on December 12. Burial followed at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.
Editor’s note: Below are statements from parishioners at St. Gerard’s regarding the dismissal of longtime music director Greg Paré, reportedly due to budget constraints. Click here for complete coverage. Greg Paré’s music was a large part of what made St. Gerard’s a vibrant and welcoming parish, and without any notice, or consulting of the parish community, a […]
A group of fourth graders at St. Gerard Majella Church look angelic as they rehearse for the annual Christmas Pageant, held last Saturday after 4 p.m. mass. See this week’s Citizen for more pageant photos by Mary Ellen Cahill.
Sophomore wrestling sensation Chris Sullivan will look to continue his dominant start to the season when the Canton High wrestling team takes on North Attleboro Thursday night at 7 in the CHS gym. The Bulldogs will be aiming for their second straight win after outdueling Foxboro in an away match earlier this week. Thursday’s match […]
Eileen J. (McElhinney) MacDonald, 76, a longtime Canton resident, passed away at Hearthstone at Heights Crossing in Brockton on December 20. Born and raised in the Mission Hill section of Boston, she attended Boston Public Schools and was a graduate of St. Elizabeth’s Nursing School. She was the Hansen school nurse for many years before […]
Sheila A. (Mastrangelo) DiSalvo, 69, died peacefully surrounded by love on Sunday morning, December 18, 2011, at her Natick home. Born in Chelsea on November 16, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Beatrice (Bagnera) Mastrangelo and was raised in East Boston. She was a graduate of Fitton Central High School and […]
William H. Young, 69, of Canton, passed away suddenly at Milford Hospital December 15. Born in Norwood, he was raised in Canton and graduated from Canton High School. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. William was the secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for 22 years. Over the years he […]
