Marion Catherine Fitzgerald passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, May 20, 2022 at age 95. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend. She is survived by her four children: Michael and his wife, Janet, James and his wife, Sandra, Brian and his wife, Shana, and […]
Joseph A. “Joe” DeFelice, author of the long-running “Man About Canton” column, a recreational trailblazer and a local townie icon, passed away Monday at home surrounded by his loving family. One of the most prolific newspaper columnists in the entire country, DeFelice had written weekly for nearly 52 years until a terminal diagnosis forced him […]
Marietta Irene (Bubar) Parise, 82, of Canton, passed away May 15. Born on December 31, 1939, in Portland, Maine, Marietta was raised in South Portland, the only daughter of Omar Bubar and Rachel Giardino Bubar. After graduating from high school, she studied business at Boston College night school while working as a legal secretary during […]
Marcia O. Wilson (Fama) of Canton passed away suddenly May 12. Born and raised in Canton, she graduated from Canton High School and Massasoit Community College and was a lifelong resident of the town. She worked as a manicurist for many years at Splash Hair and Nail in Norwood and most recently at Salon Devoe […]
Kenneth John Quill, 83, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, May 10, 2022, in Naples, Florida. Ken was a proud resident of South Boston where he attended Gate of Heaven Catholic School. He worked as a sales/branch manager at A.B. Dick Company in Waltham, a major American copier manufacturer and office supply company of the […]
Robert J. Corkery, 85, of Canton, passed away May 10 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Quincy, he was raised in Milton and attended St. Gregory’s High in Dorchester. Bob was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He was the owner and operator of Corkery Tractor Trailer in Canton for […]
Irene Souza of Canton passed away May 8 at the Ellis Nursing Center in Norwood. Born and raised in Fall River, Irene graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River. She was a volunteer at the Canton Senior Center for many years where she helped with Meals on Wheels, lunches and bingo. Her happiest times […]
Soldotna, Alaska area resident George Martin Culver, 69, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna from stage IV lung cancer and CHF. No services are planned at this time. George was born on June 20, 1952, in Camden, NJ. He spent his childhood in Canton, where he graduated from high […]
Nan Sanford of Exeter, New Hampshire, died peacefully on April 13, 2022. Born Catherine Ann Curran in North Adams on January 17, 1925, Nan lived a happy 97 years filled with friends, family, Airedales and adventure. Nan was the oldest of seven children born to Bernice O’Brien Curran and Dr. William L. Curran and grew […]
Frederick P. LaChapelle, 79, of Canton, passed away surrounded by his loving family on May 1, 2022 due to Glioblastoma brain tumor. Beloved husband of Ann T. (Doorakian), whom he fell in love with at first sight in 1957 and shared 56 years of marriage. Son of the late Frederick E. and Josephine M. (Conte) […]
