All Obituaries

Robert F. Bernasconi of Randolph born June 11,1935 passed away July 1, 2020. Bob was born in Boston and grew up in Braintree. Son of the late Silvio and Charlotte (Dill) Bernasconi he was the oldest of six children. Bob spent 43 years with the “phone” company. After retiring he spent the winters in Florida with Rosemary, his wife of 58 years. Bob was an avid sportsman. He loved to hunt and fish and tend to his garden. He was a gifted artist and learned to make custom fishing...

Edward Karaian, 93, a lifetime resident of Weymouth, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 21, 2020 with his family by his side, including his wife of 61 years, Anna M. Karaian. Born in Weymouth, the son of Khoran and Lucy Karaian, Ed was predeceased by his twin sisters, Alice Karaian and Mary King and sister Rose Burnett. Ed is survived by his devoted wife, Anna (Sarafian) Karaian, two sons, Edward Richard of Weymouth, James of Braintree and daughter Linda of Braintree. He also...

  Jean B. (Power) Boyle, of Braintree passed away June 19, 2020.Wife of the late Peter Boyle. Loving mother of Robert Boyle and his wife Debra Kuczynski of Atkinson NH and Karen Boyle of Braintree. Dear grandmother of Keegan and the late Shane. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Boyle received her Registered Nurse license from St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital in Newfoundland, Canada and her Bachelors Degree from Emmanuel College, Boston. She worked for many years at...

  Loretta Dee. Googins, 79, of Braintree formerly of Waltham, passed away on June 4th 2020 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Braintree. Dee was the daughter of the late Loretta Jensen and Harold Googins. Beloved sister of Harold “Roy” Googins and his wife Marta of Braintree and the late Patricia Mellen of Macungie, PA. Wonderful aunt of Debbra and Frank Baker, Christopher and Kathryn Googins, Rebecca Donahue, Gregory and Erica Googins, Steven, Richard, Daniel and Debbra...

Eileen M. McCusker, 64, of Braintree passed away peacefully May 29, 2019 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a brief bout with Leukemia. She was the daughter of the late Matthew F. McCusker and Marie (Evans) McCusker.   She lived her entire life in Braintree, graduating from Braintree High School in 1973.  She worked for Stop and Shop for 46 years before retiring in 2017.  Eileen loved to travel with family and friends. Her favorite vacations were spent at...

Richard M. Wright, life-long resident of Braintree, passed away unexpectedly on May 12th, leaving behind his wife of 30 years, Kathryn Coady-Wright. He is also survived by his son Jamie and his wife Kelly Wright of Plympton, his son Casey Wright of Hallandale Beach, FL, and his grandchildren Annabelle, Patrick (PJ), and Maxwell Wright, all of Plympton. Survived by siblings, Robert and his wife Jane of Pembroke, Dennis and his wife Kim of Quincy, Alan and his wife Donna of Scituate and Linda...

Annette Irene King, 81, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at the South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, MA after contracting COVID-19. Annette was a loving and caring woman to many in the community, as well as to her family and friends. She spent countless hours working at an area Elementary School, volunteered with children in Alateen and was deeply passionate as a Roman Catholic. She will always be affectionately remembered by family and friends as a loving mother, sister, aunt, and...

BRAINTREE, MA – Josephine Fabiano, a lifelong resident of Braintree Mass, passed away on May 8, 2020 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Tantillo and was born in Braintree on February 19, 1923. She was predeceased in death by her husband of 58 years, Percy Fabiano, a Braintree Firefighter. Josephine leaves behind two sons and their spouses, Ronald, also a former Braintree firefighter and his wife Cathy Fabiano of Braintree, and Steven and Susan...

George J. Elias, 72, longtime resident of Braintree, formerly of Boston, passed away on May 5th, 2020 at South Shore Hospital after 6 long months of illness.        He was the beloved husband and soulmate of Louise (Kinnon) Elias of Braintree, with whom he shared 45 years of marriage. George was the devoted father of Lauren Elias Diver and George J. Elias Jr, married to Jennifer (Grimmel) Elias. His granddaughter, Brianna Riley Elias, was the light of his life over...

Vicky M. Ruvido, age 62, of Braintree, passed away May 3, 2020. Beautiful soul and beloved Mother, Daughter, Sister and Friend. Vicky passed away from complications of pneumonia after a second stem cell transplant for myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer. Vicky fought her disease valiantly and with no complaint. She always had hope for a better day. Vicky was a graduate of Braintree High School Class of 1975. She was a long-time resident of Pembroke, MA where she raised her children Michelle...