Lowell A. Ascher, of Hingham, 81, formerly of Braintree and Canton, died April 25, 2013. Lowell grew up in South Dakota. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he met his wife. He served in Korea during the Korean War. Later, he graduated from Northeastern University and the new couple decided to settle in this area […]
Ruth E. Hill, 80, of Canton, passed away April 24 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston. Born in Newport, VT, she was raised in Canada and moved to Canton as a teenager where she lived for the remainder of her life. She worked for Instron for 28 years before retiring in 1998. Devoted daughter […]
Queenie Holmberg (Garoian), 89, of Canton, passed away peacefully on April 21. Beloved wife of the late Dewey, she is survived by son Scott of Atlanta, daughter Melanie and her husband, Arthur Zoidis, of Canton and Boston, and grandsons Timothy Zoidis of Canton and Matthew Holmberg of Cambridge. She was the cherished sister of the […]
Catherine M. “Kitty” Walsh (Ennis), 81, of Canton, passed away at the Alliance HealthCare Center in Braintree. Born and raised in the Field’s Corner section of Boston, she graduated from Matignon High School. She worked for Boston Edison before marrying her husband, Frank, and starting a family. She later worked for First National Bank in […]
Elmo R. Mazzoni Sr., 81, of Canton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away April 17 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Born in East Bridgewater, he was raised and educated in Italy. He has lived in Canton for the last three years and previously lived in Hyde Park for 60 years. Elmo was a self-employed […]
John E. Brennan, 78, of West Barnstable, formerly of Canton, died unexpectedly April 14, 2013. Born in Cambridge, John grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School and then from Boston College in 1955. After serving briefly in the Army, he worked as an executive for Bradlees department stores for 30 years until retiring in […]
Margaret R. Gibbs (Bucci), 86, of Plymouth, formerly of Canton, passed away at the Life Care Center in Plymouth April 11. Born and raised in Canton, she graduated from St. John’s School in Canton and Fisher Jr. College. She worked with Stone & Webster in Boston and as an executive secretary for Raytheon for many […]
William F. Grant Jr., 89, of Sharon, formerly of Canton, died April 9, 2013. William was born in Norwood and grew up in Canton. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was the owner of Johnson Cleaners in Canton for over 25 years. He later worked as a custodian for the Canton […]
Ann B. Powers (McGowan), 85, of Canton, formerly of Norwood and West Roxbury, died April 6, 2013, following a brief illness. Born in Boston, she attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Jamaica Plain. She enjoyed summering in West Dennis with her family. She moved to Canton in 1986 and worked as a bookkeeper for […]
Elizabeth (Betty) Howard, 91, of Delray Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2013. Betty was born and raised in Canton and attended Canton schools, graduating from Canton High School in 1938 as class valedictorian. She married the late John (Jack) Howard on May 1, 1944, and upon his return from service in World […]
