Dear Editor: I celebrated an anniversary on Memorial Day. It was the 35th year of my membership in the American Legion and the 35th anniversary of the first Memorial Day parade that I marched in — in Wilton, New Hampshire. I remember that I felt that I made some vets jealous because I was wearing my […]
William H. Greene, 80, formerly of Quincy, of Canton, passed away peacefully June 4 at the John Scott Rehabilitation Center in Braintree. Born in Roxbury, he was raised in Dorchester and attended St. Patrick’s School in Roxbury and graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School in 1950. He had lived for many years in Quincy before […]
Herbert M. Fazakerley, 84, passed away June 3 at home. Born and raised in Boston, he attended Boston schools. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII and was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked as an electrician for Local 103 in Boston for many years before retiring. Mr. Fazakerley was […]
Mary J. Pineo (Corkery), 76, of Canton, died June 2, 2012, at Caritas Norwood Hospital. Mary was a retired cafeteria worker for the Canton Public Schools. She also worked for F.M. Global in Norwood for several years until retiring in 1993. Mary enjoyed knitting, needlework, and traveling. Devoted wife of the late Robert O. Pineo […]
John F. “Jack” Buttner, of Stoughton, passed away June 2, 2012. Jack was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in Korea with the USMC. He was a former teacher in the Boston and Canton school systems. He loved reading, fishing, boxing and politics, and was a jack of all trades. Beloved husband of Grace […]
Michael S. Coyne, 59, died May 26, 2012, at Hospice House of Concord following a long illness. Born in Lewiston, Maine, he has been a resident of Weare, NH, for the past 27 years. He was the son of James M. and Phyllis (Mason) Coyne. Mr. Coyne was the owner and operator of Labrie Auto Sales […]
The town of Canton held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28, followed by a moving remembrance ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in the Canton Corner Cemetery. Photo 1: The American Legion Band leads the parade down Washington Street. Photo 2: Spectators applaud as the parade passes First Parish Church. Photo 3: Col. Robert L. DeYeso […]
Canton resident Frances Downey was awarded first prize in the photography category at the fourth annual Massasoit Arts Festival, held Sunday, May 20, at Massasoit Community College in Canton. Downey is pictured above with her winning photograph, “The Carousel.” Downey is the president of the Norwood Art Association and will be exhibiting her photographs at […]
Representative William C. Galvin (D-Canton) joined his colleagues in promoting “On Main Street,” an event organized by the state legislature’s Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business in honor of National Small Business Week, an annual celebration started by President Kennedy in 1963. Continuing this tradition in recognizing the important contributions of the nearly […]
Four sales associates in the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Canton were recently recognized with top sales awards at a special company celebration, held April 10 at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Britta Reissfelder was honored with the President’s Circle award, given to the top 4 percent of approximately 85,000 sales associates […]
