All Obituaries

Eleonore (Ranz) Grassa of Braintree, passed away November 10, 2019 quietly and peacefully at the John Scott House Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Braintree,  surrounded by the family that loved her dearly.  Eleonore was born on Aug 28, 1926 in Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany and was happily married many years to Peter C Grassa.  For many years together they owned and operated AAA Appliances of Jamaica Plain, MA.  Both Eleonore and her late husband loved to travel...

  Richard F. Goggin of Braintree passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on October 22, 2019.  Dick was born on May 14 , 1928, raised in Dorchester, spending summers in Halifax with his parents and 3 sisters. He attended Boston College High School and Boston College with a brief hiatus to proudly serve in the U.S. Navy. Dick embarked on a 40 year sales career in the beer industry, traveling New England, enjoying all he encountered.  He later met Ginny...

Rita K. (Hardy) Burke 87 formerly of Braintree passed away October 22, 2019 at the Colonial Nursing Home in Weymouth. Loving mother of Margaret “Maggie” Gallardo-Cortez and dear grandmother of Marisol Gallardo-Cortez both of Stoughton. Sister of Eileen Marie Hardy of Maine. Born and raised in Dorchester she had been a resident of Braintree for 50 years. Rita had worked as an executive assistant for Piatelli Construction for 20 years retiring in 2000. A Funeral Mass will be held...

  Violet E. (DiBenedetto) Corvi of Braintree passed away peacefully on October 16, 2019 at the age of 98, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Quincy to the late Donato and Mary DiBenedetto. She was the wife of the late Ferdinard “Whit” Corvi. Mother of Lorraine Troilo and her husband Anthony of Norwood, Dennis Corvi and his wife JoAnn of Braintree. She dearly loved her grandchildren Anthony Troilo Jr and his wife Jennifer of Mansfield, Lori-Anne McElmoyle and...

  Janet (MacLean) Carlino age 83 of Braintree passed away peacefully on October 19, 2019 at home. Daughter of the late Angus and Bertha MacLean. She was the loving Mother of Lynne Carlino Mullarkey and her husband Peter of Braintree and the late Paul D. Carlino Jr. of Whitman. Sister of Alexander MacLean of Hingham and Susan Ross of Weymouth. Janet is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She loved her Grandchildren, Peter Mullarkey lll and his wife Skye of South Korea, Dr. Matthew...

Joan M. (McCarthy) Prior of South Yarmouth, formally of Braintree, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday October 3, 2019. Joan was born on October 17, 1940 in Boston, MA., daughter of the late Helen and Joseph McCarthy.   Joan was married for 54 years to her beloved husband George T. Prior. Along with her husband George, she is survived by her son, Kevin Prior and his wife Kara of Mt. Prospect, IL, daughter Kathleen Dion and her husband Gregg of North...

James F. Feeney, 84 of Abington, MA., formally from Braintree, died on September 28, 2019, at the VA Hospital, West Roxbury after a brief illness. He was born on August 9, 1935 in Boston, MA., and was the son of the late James and Mary Feeney (Bulman). He is survived by his wife Kathleen Feeney (McDonald). Jim attended Boston Schools and served in the United States Navy on the USS Los Angeles (CA-135). He was a long-term employee of Teradyne, Boston. Along with his wife Kathleen, he is...

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...