Gerald S. Foley, Jr., 82, of Milton, formerly of Canton and Hyde Park, died on August 12, 2020. He was born in Boston, the devoted son of the late Gerald S. and Livia M. Foley of Hyde Park. He was: BC High ’55, BC ’59, BC MBA ’73, Suffolk Law School ’78, and Mass Bar […]
William Lee Paull, 84, of Bellingham, a former longtime resident of Canton, passed away on July 27, 2020. Son of William C. Paull and Audrey Paull (Lamb) of New Bedford, Bill was born in Fairhaven and grew up in the whaling city of New Bedford. After marrying his high school sweetheart, Virginia, in 1959, Bill […]
Ayoub S. “Fred” Akikie of Hyde Park passed away August 9 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in the South End of Boston, he attended Somerville High School. He worked for 13 years for the City of Boston Property Management Department before retiring. Fred previously worked for Shawmut Bank, Bank of […]
Captain Paul Peter Govostes, 72, of Canton, formerly of Reading, passed away peacefully with his loving cat, Sweetie, by his side. Born in Cambridge on July 15, 1948, Paul graduated from Reading Memorial High School then attended Huntington Preparatory School. Paul had a love of the ocean, and it grew as he joined the U.S. […]
Mary E. (Collins) Cook, a Canton native, died at home with her family at the age of 95 on August 5, 2020. The daughter of Edward F. Collins and Ann T. (Gill) Collins of Independence Street in Canton, she was predeceased by her brothers Patrick, John (“Ripper”) and Edward and her sister, Ann Piana, also […]
Joan Kelly Hale, 85, of Springfield, formerly of Wilbraham and Canton, died peacefully on August 1, 2020. The daughter of Joseph and Edna (Hewitt) Kelly, she was raised in North Easton. After graduating from Oliver Ames High School in 1952, she studied at the Boston Dispensary and worked in the Bacteriology Lab at Massachusetts General […]
Andrew Albert Busa, 35, of Taunton, passed away March 21 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. Born in Newton, Andrew was raised in Mansfield and went to Mansfield Public Schools, graduating from MHS in 2003. Andrew was the son of Audry Roach Busa of Canton and Albert Busa of Boston and Pittsburgh. Beloved brother to […]
Ruth E. Bucci (Sproul), 96, of Canton, passed away July 30 at the Copley at Stoughton. Born and raised in Cherryfield, ME, she attended Harrington High School and Quincy Hospital School of Nursing. She has lived in Canton since 1960 where she was a member of the Canton Catholic Women’s Club and a parishioner at […]
Yoko “Betty” Oi (Kunishige) of Canton passed away July 23 at home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born and raised in Japan, she immigrated to the United States at age 22. She has lived in Canton since 1964 and worked as the manager of the Maui Restaurant in Brockton for many years. She […]
Angeline ‘Angie’ Forte, 96, peacefully entered her eternal reward on July 21, 2020. She was surrounded by her loving family and passed away at her home in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Angie was born to Salvatore and Rose Pizzuto on January 19, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. While working as a seamstress for Cable Raincoat Company […]
