All Obituaries

Kristen Marie (Coffey) Perry, 44, of Weymouth, passed away suddenly at the South Shore Hospital, on Sunday, May 20th, 2018.  Kristen was born in Quincy, and was raised in Braintree and graduated from the Braintree High School, the class of 1992.  She first worked at the Thayer Pharmacy in South Braintree. She graduated from UMASS Boston in 1996 with a degree in psychology.  She married Edwin A. Perry in 1998.  Later she worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield...

BRAINTREE - Mary Agnes Foley, 95, of Braintree formerly of Dorchester and Quincy, passed away peacefully at the Alliance Health Care Center, on Thursday, May 17, 2018.  She was born in Roxbury and graduated from Roxbury High School.  She was a laborer for the Drake Cake Company in Boston.  She loved her family but overtime she outlived all of them.  She leaves behind a close friend, Timothy Murphy, of Braintree. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Foley and his...

Dana Bradford Holmes, 81, of Braintree, passed away at Heights Crossing of Brockton on Saturday May 12, 2018 after a long illness. Dana was born in Brockton and raised in Braintree. He was a graduate of Thayer Academy in Braintree and then went on to the School of Practical Arts in Boston.  He was employed by and was the manager of T. D. Whitney Co. of Hanover. After leaving T.D. Whitney he became a painter at Goddard Memorial Hospital in Stoughton and then the Lenox Hotel in Boston,...

Viola (Dentino) Coates, 86, of Braintree, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, May 12, 2018. Viola was born and educated in Weymouth and had been a Braintree resident for the past 70 years. Viola had been employed by the former Zayres Store in Braintree and then at Homegoods in Braintree until her retirement ten years ago. Viola was an avid collector of Knick Knacks and she especially loved collecting Jasperware and Wedgewood. She loved...

Mary Ellen (Callahan) Haskell, 81, of Braintree passed away peacefully on Friday, May 4, 2018 after a long illness. Mary Ellen was born and spent her early years in Plymouth. She was a graduate of Lexington High School. Following her graduation Mary Ellen worked for the town of Lexington and then for the Telephone Company. Mary Ellen married and had her daughter Jill, and was a stay-at-home mom for several years. After moving to Braintree she worked for the Alve’s Photo Service as a...

Margaret E. (Neal) Forsyth passed away on her 92nd birthday, Wednesday May 2, 2018, at the home of her daughter Susan in Somerville. Margaret was born and Educated in Birmingham, England. She moved to the United States at the age of 19 after becoming a “War Bride” to her late husband, Robert Forsyth. They settled in Mattapan and then moved to Randolph. In 1957 Margaret and her family moved to Braintree where she remained until she and Robert moved...

Barbara Broadbent Corey, age 91, of Weymouth, died peacefully on Tuesday May 1, 2018 at the Queen Anne Nursing Home after a brief illness. Born in Fall River, Barbara moved to Quincy in 1929.  She graduated from Quincy High School in 1944 where she was remembered for her lovely soprano voice in musical productions. She was a 1948 graduate of New England Deaconess School of Nursing, which filled her with great pride and defined the future course of her life.  After...

BRAINTREE & WEYMOUTH - Russell F. Peck, Sr. Esq., age 84, passed away at St. Francis of Assisi Church, in Braintree on Sunday April 29th, 2018.  He was born in Milton in 1933. He attended Thayer Academy graduating second in his class. Russell then attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut and transferred to the University of Minnesota Medical School where he majored in Mortuary Science and Funeral Directing. He received his Massachusetts state embalming and funeral...

STONEHAM - Eric V. Ellsworth, age 46, passed away at the New England Sinai Hospital.  He was born in 1971. He is survived by his mother Barbara Ellsworth, his two brothers Richard and Chris; his grandmother Rose Earle and his father, the late Richard Ellsworth.  He graduated from West Bridgewater High.  He worked with his father, a general contractor, on the building of new homes on the South Shore.  He enjoyed the outside and deeply loved his family.  He will be...

BRAINTREE - PITTS, Robert E., 63 years old, passed away surrounded by family, on Thursday, April 26th, 2018.  He was born December 3rd, 1954 to the late Doris (Frazier) Pitts and the late Eugene E. Pitts.  He graduated from the Blue Hills Regional Technical School and later from the Peterson School of Technology.  He worked most of his career for the United States Postal Service, in South Boston.  He had been married to his high school...