Thomas J. Callaghan, a 53-year resident of Canton, passed away on September 12 at the age of 94. Born in Boston, Tom enlisted in the Navy (using his brother’s papers) at age 16 in 1943 and fought in World War II, mainly in the South Pacific. After World War II, he enlisted in the Marine […]
Barbara (Bullock) Draper Morin passed away surrounded by her loving family on September 9, 2021. Barbara was born to John Sumner Bullock and Gertrude Elizabeth Bullock in 1935 and spent her entire youth in Canton. She graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1953. She attended Framingham State College and became a teacher of home […]
David F. Jenkins Jr., 40, of Brockton, passed away suddenly September 9. Born in Stoughton, he lived most of his life in Brockton. He went to high school in Christchurch, VA, where he played football, basketball and baseball. David was an avid sports fan and enjoyed spending time with his family. Beloved son of Sheila […]
Donald B. Yost, Jr., 73, of Canton, passed away peacefully September 8 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born in Brockton, he was a lifelong resident of Canton and graduated from Canton High School, Class of 1965. He also attended South East Regional Mechanical Institute in New Bedford. He enlisted in the United States […]
Dear Editor: The takeaway for me from last week’s article about the protracted Dedham Street delays and the impact on the Topgolf proposal is that we’ve lost the chance to get Topgolf in Canton. That’s barring the success of what looks like a Hail Mary effort by the Select Board to get senior executives from […]
At their August meeting the Canton Board of Library Trustees voted to eliminate overdue late fees for most library materials. Effective immediately, overdue fees will not be charged for Canton materials returned late. Overdue fines and fees previously incurred will be automatically removed from library accounts. “The board hopes this change will help those impacted […]
Margaret C. Duggan (Mahoney) of Canton passed away August 31. Born and raised in Boston, she attended Boston schools. Margaret lived in Norwood for many years where she was a member of the Norwood Catholic Women’s Club and PTA. She was also a Girl Scout leader and an avid reader. She loved playing mahjong and […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the September 9 special complimentary edition include: * Canton company, town depts. team up for 9/11 remembrance (click here for story) * School Committee member resigns and more School Dept. news * True Tales from Canton’s Past: […]
Carol A. (Mola) Miller, 81, of Canton, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife and best friend of Fredrick L. Miller for 59 years. Devoted and loving mother to numerous children, including biological, adopted, foster and her children’s friends. Born and raised in Hyde Park to the […]
Hedwig (Zandt) Koelle, 88, of Canton, passed away at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton on August 10. Born in Bronx, New York, she was raised in Deposit, New York. Hedwig, known as Hedy, lived in Canton for 30 years. She was a parishioner of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist in Canton. She loved to cook […]
