Richard A. "Ditso" Doherty
Mar 16, 2019
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Richard A. "Ditso" Doherty, a lifelong rersident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at his home in Charlestown. He was 85 years of age. Richie was born in Boston on December 4, 1933, a son of the late Joseph M. Doherty and Loretta (Ebsary) Doherty. He grew up in Charlestown where he was...
Federico Arroyo
Mar 11, 2019
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Federico Arroyo, a longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Eastpointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Chelsea. He was 79 years of age. Federico was born on December 30, 1939 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, a son of the late Luis Arroyo and Martina (Melendez) Arroyo. He grew up in Yabucoa...
Rose M. (Venezia) Gochakowski
Mar 11, 2019
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Rose M. (Venezia) Gochakowski passed away on March 11, 2019 after a decade long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on October 26, 1941 to Raffaele E. and Agnes T. (Hayes) Venezia. She was raised in Charlestown and attended Charlestown public schools, graduating from Charlestown High School. She married the love of her life, Ronald "Peewee" Gochakowski...
Ronald M. "Champ" Divola
Mar 7, 2019
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Ronald M. "Ronnie" DiVola, a resident of Epsom, NH and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2019. He was 53 years of age. Ronnie was born in Revere on November 19, 1965, a son of Rita (Currier) DiVola and the late Richard "Dickie" Divola. He was recently working as a longshoreman before...
Margaret M. (Sullivan) Godfrey
Mar 6, 2019
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Margaret M. Godfrey (Sullivan) a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Wednesday March 6, 2019 at Mass General Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 65 years old. Born in Boston to the late James and Margaret (Curtis) Sullivan. Margaret attended St. Francis De Sales Elementry School in Charlestown and graduated high school...
Mary E. "Mae" Killoran
Mar 5, 2019
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Mary Etta "Mae" Killoran entered into eternal life on Tuesday March 5, 2019 at the Cardigan Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Scituate. She was 92 years of age. Born in Boston she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Beatrice (Kemp) Addison. Mary was a lifelong resident of Charlestown. She was educated in the Boston Public Schools...
Gertrude P. Roche
Mar 4, 2019
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Gertrude P. Roche (McCormick) a 19 year resident of Malden, formerly lived for 73 years in Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday March 4, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was 92 years old. Gert was born in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (Malone) McCormick. She grew up in...
Phillip Griffis
Feb 27, 2019
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Phillip M. Griffis, a resident of Everett formerly of Somerville, entered into eternal rest on February 27, 2019 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 77 years of age. Phillip was born in Somerville, son of the late Phillip and Catherine Griffis. He grew up in Somerville and was educated in the Somerville School system. Phillip...
Patricia E. (Kennedy) Gover
Feb 25, 2019
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Patricia E. (Kennedy) Gover, a resident of Stoneham and formerly of Malden and Somerville, entered into eternal life on February 25, 2019 at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. She was 89 years of age. Patricia was born in Medford on December 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Joseph S. Kennedy and Mary (Devine) Kennedy. She grew up...
Mary C. (Ryan) Dowling
Feb 21, 2019
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Mary C. (Ryan) Dowling, a 4 year resident of Stoughton and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at her home in Stoughton. She was 76 years old. Mary was born in Boston on February 19, 1943, a daughter of the late Phillip J. Ryan and Joanna T. (Dunne) Ryan. She grew up...
Ann Marie (Lane) Donnelly
Feb 18, 2019
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Ann Marie (Lane) Donnelly, a resident of Haverhill and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Monday, February 18, 2019 at her home in Haverhill. She was 63 years of age. Ann Marie was born in Boston on August 4, 1955, a daughter of the late James E. Lane and Ruth A. (Nolan) Lane. She grew...
Rita A. (Connolly) Brady
Feb 5, 2019
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Rita A. (Connolly) Brady, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 92 years of age. Rita was born in Boston on October 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Martin Connolly and Abby (Connolly) Connolly. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended St....
John E. "Jack" Collins Jr.
Feb 1, 2019
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John E. "Jack" Collins Jr., a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, February 1, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Health Center. He was 76 years of age. Jack was born in Boston on December 22, 1942, a son of the late John E. Collins and Mildred R. (Cotter) Collins. He grew up...
Lance A. Lafreniere
Jan 28, 2019
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Lance A. LaFreniere, an 8 year resident of Hanover and former 9 year resident of Rockland and formerly of Charlestown passed away suddenly on Monday, January 28, 2019. He was 51 years of age. Lance was born in Somerville on July 27, 1967, a son of the late Herbert LaFreniere and Barbara (Gearin) LaFreniere. He grew up in...
James P. "Jim" Mcgoniagle
Jan 25, 2019
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James P. "Jim" McGoniagle, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 87 years of age. Jim was born in Cambridge on April 6, 1931, a son of the late Patrick McGoniagle and Mary (Geary) McGoniagle. He grew up in Charlestown where he was...
John F. Collier
Jan 25, 2019
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John F. Collier, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Friday, January 25, 2019. He was 54 years of age. John was born in Somerville on October 14, 1964, a son of Robert H. Collier and Evelyn M. (O'Donnell) Collier. He grew up in Charlestown and was educated at St. Benedict's Parochial School in...
Joan M. (Coleman) Hansen
Jan 24, 2019
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Joan M. (Coleman) Hansen, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 85 years of age. Joan was born in Boston on May 8, 1933, a daughter of the late Patrick J. Coleman and Mary (McCarthy) Coleman. She grew up in Charlestown where she...
Claire M. (Peltier) Delmedico
Jan 17, 2019
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Claire M. (Peltier) DelMedico, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at her home in Charlestown. She was 63 years of age. Claire was born in Waltham on May 13, 1955, a daughter of the late John E. Peltier and Elizabeth F. (Richards) Peltier. She grew up in Charlestown where...
Daniel R. "Moe" Devlin
Jan 16, 2019
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Daniel R. "Moe" Devlin, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Care Center in Boston. He was 72 years of age. Moe was born in Boston on July 1, 1946, a son of the late Harold W. Devlin and Mary V. (Quinn) Devlin. He grew...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Reffi) Hennessy
Jan 16, 2019
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Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Reffi) Hennessy, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Boston. She was 86 years of age. Betty was born in Boston on January 23, 1932, a daughter of the late Manlio Reffi and Annie (Abate) Reffi. She grew...
