All Obituaries

Nancy Guiliano Nicosia, 93, joined her fellow angels on September 16, 2019. Nancy was born at home and resided in her beloved town of Braintree for her entire life. She is the daughter of the late Basile and Angelina Guiliano and was married for 49 years to the late Carmelo J. Nicosia. Nancy is survived by her daughter Nancy A. Martino married to Vincent, and her son Robert J. Nicosia married to Denise. She also leaves her adored grandchildren, Christine, Jennifer, Patrick, Hayley, David...

Cecilia “Sally” A. (Spear) Vella of Braintree, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday September 14 at South Shore Hospital. She was 79 years old. Sally was the beloved wife of the late John A. Vella Sr. of Braintree and the daughter of  the late Joseph B. Spear and Cecilia A. Spear of Weymouth. She is survived by her twin brother Joseph B Spear Jr. and his wife Marge of Ormond Beach Florida. Sally is also survived by her children Robert J. Vella and his...

Diana M. (Eaton) Reilly 66 of Braintree passed away peacefully in her sleep on her birthday September 5, 2019. Daughter of the late Lewis and Regina Eaton. Loving and devoted wife of 43 years to Peter Reilly. Mother of Jennifer Reilly, Lisa Reilly, Christina Levesque and Michael Reilly. Beloved grandmother of Dustin, Dylan, Haley, Wyatt, Aiden, lil Mike and Meaghan. Sister of Paul Eaton.   She was known for her quick wit, her infectious smile and her kind and compassionate...

Ellen M. (Wright) White of Pembroke, formerly of Braintree, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family and friends on September 1st, 2019.  Born September 23, 1941 to the late Robert and Frances Wright she was raised and educated in Braintree, graduating from Braintree High School in 1960.  After raising her three children, Ellen began a career, and worked  until her retirement in 2012.  She was the devoted mother and best friend of Jacqueline White...

Paul F. Piazza 93 of Revere passed away August 28, 2019 at the Alliance Healthcare Center in Braintree. Son of the late Antonio and Josephine (Amara) Piazza. Loving brother of Mary Kessler and her husband Joseph of Braintree and Josephine Amara of Revere. He is also survived by 4 nephews. Paul was a Army veteran of WWII. Funeral services and burial with military honors are private. Arrangements are under the direction of the McMaster Funeral Home 86 Franklin St. Braintree. Interment Woodlawn...

Carole M. Canwell, 77 of Weymouth passed away August 10, 2019 after a long illness. Beloved wife of the late John W. Canwell. Devoted mother of Jean F. Payne and her late husband Richard W. Payne Jr. June Canwell and partner Louis Digiovanni. John W. Canwell II and wife Victoria. Jeffrey W. Canwell and partner Theresa Wanis, Loving Nana to Jake, Christopher, Ava, Ross, and Cole. She is also survived by siblings Robert “Bobby” Monaghan Jr., Wayne Monaghan and Lynn Zopatti, and...

Isaiah Claude Rubega was born April 7, 2019, a triplet brother to Liam and Lucas. Isaiah spent his short, precious life of four months in Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Isaiah was a strong warrior, despite being born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia. His loving parents are Virginia and Eric Rubega of Braintree, MA. Isaiah leaves behind his maternal grandparents, Virginia and Claude Boudwin of Plymouth, MA and his paternal grandparents Patricia and Robert Rubega of...

Florence K. Brittle passed away peacefully Sunday morning, July 14, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia after a long illness.  She was the daughter of Nicholas and Georgia Koumaris. She was 92. Near the end of WWII she was recruited by the Department of the Army to come to Washington, D.C., to help with the War Effort, and attended their code breaking school at the Pentagon.  After the war ended, she worked at Fort Belvoir where she met and married her husband, Lewis M....

Donna M. Balcom—wife of the late Donald Balcom, and daughter of the late Mary Fontana—passed away peacefully at the age of 80 on July 20, 2019. She is survived by sister Jaqueline and husband Jack; brother Jerry and wife Christine; and her children: Kimberly West and husband Robert; Karyn Mahoney and John Buonpane; and John Balcom. She was the dear grandmother of Brenden Mahoney and wife Heather; Matthew, Amanda and Daniel West; and Jennifer and Joseph Balcom. She was the great...

Nishan Aghajanian, a retired General of the United States Air Force and long-time resident of Braintree MA, passed away peacefully on July 20 in the presence of his loving family. He was 2 days shy of his 89th birthday. He is survived by Beatrice (Fashjian, formerly of Worcester, Massachusetts), his wife of 67 years; his three children, Michael and his wife Elizabeth from Laguna Niguel, California,  Diane and her husband Bob Burke from Scituate, Massachusetts, and David and his wife...