Hanover, MA Obituaries

LAVOIE, Robert S. Of Pembroke, died after a long courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease on June 24, 2026. Beloved husband for 53 years of Anne M. (Barbuto) Lavoie. Son of the late Robert J. Lavoie...

Thomas Francis Casey, 85, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2026, in Plymouth, surrounded by the family he spent a lifetime protecting, guiding, and loving. Born on September 22, 1940, in Boston, T...

George W. Guay, age 93, of Pembroke, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2026 with his daughters by his side. He was born on October 29, 1932 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, the so...

Halina Maria Sawicka, age 80, of Dorchester Massachusetts, passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle with cancer, on June 22nd 2026 at the Pat Roche Hospice Home in Hingham. Born on Janua...

Joan C. Button, of Duxbury, passed peacefully on June 18, 2026, in Waltham, MA, surrounded by her loving family. Joan gracefully endured a long battle with debilitating illness. Joan was born April ...

Bruce Riggins, 74, of Kingston, MA, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2026 surrounded by the love of his family. Born on May 24, 1952 in Boston, he was the son of Ralph and Amelia Riggins. He is su...

Thomas Chisholm age 69, of Hanover and Brewster, formerly of Weymouth and Dorchester passed away peacefully at home after a hard fought battle with cancer, on Saturday June 13, 2026. Born in Dorches...

BREWSTER (Lowe) Christine, 70, of Pembroke passed away at home on June 11 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Fred E. and Evelyn F. (Crehan)...

A longtime resident of Marshfield, MA, Laureen passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was 74. Laureen was the beloved wife of 41 years to Joseph “Joe” Hayes an...

Constance A. Sheppard of Hanover passed away peacefully on June 9, 2026. Constance was born on January 12, 1931, in Braintree. Her whole life, she was a devoted fan of the Boston Celtics and enjoyed...

Bernice (Hurlburt) Martel, 91, was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sibling, aunt, cousin and dear friend, who passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of June 8, 2026...

William T. Malley, lovingly known as Bill to his family and friends, passed away peacefully at home on June 3, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. Bill was bor...

Roger W. Babson of Duxbury passed away peacefully after a brief illness on June 1, 2026. Roger lived a long, very exciting and fulfilling life, unfortunately too full to go into detail here. He wor...

Gerald (Jerry) A. Gorichs, 93, of Norwell, died peacefully at home with family by his side on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Gerald was born on Feb. 3, 1933 in Medford, Wisconsin to August & Florence (Fruzen)...

William “Bill” Sinnott Madden, 93, a resident of Hanover for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2026. Born and raised in Somerville, Bill was the son of the late John and Mary Mad...

Robert G. Najarian passed away peacefully on May 27, 2026 surrounded by his family. Robert, affectionately known as Bob, Nudge (Mr., Uncle, Coach) and Boom Boom, was born in Boston in 1942 to George a...

Daniel Francis Sullivan, 97, of Pembroke, MA, passed away with family at his side on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Tufts Medical Center, Boston after a brief illness. Born December 6, 1928, he was the fif...

William “Bill” Cahoon, 95, of Hanover, formerly of Braintree and Weymouth, died peacefully at home in the company of family. Bill proudly served honorably, achieving the rank of specialist, serving s...

Carol Jean Clancy (Prodouz) 71, of Brockton, passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2026, after a brief illness, caused by her struggle with depression. Carol was born and raised in Brockton. She moved ...

Richard Paul Sullivan, 75, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2026. He was born on December 5, 1950, in Boston to Paul Sullivan and Mireille (Riffaud). Richard was raised in West Roxbury and carried a ...

Jean Elizabeth Deacon (Cross), 67 of Rockland, MA, passed away peacefully in her home with her daughters by her side after battling several illnesses. She was raised and educated in Quincy, MA. She l...

Eileen A. Laming, 96, passed away on May 17 following a long illness. She spent the last seven months of her life at the Harbor House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hingham, where she made man...

Barbara Rose Hall (Gramolini), age 91, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born on May 15, 1935, in Malden, Massachusetts, where she grew up. She lat...

Harold W. Straughn. born on November 16, 1934, in Boston, passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025, his 91st birthday. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Hazel (Innis) and survived by hi...

John Valentine Meade 87, of Hanover, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on May 11, 2026. John was born on July 4, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York. He was the belove...

John Joseph Casey, 72, of Abington, MA, passed away quietly on May 9, 2026, after a tough battle with cancer.John was born August 24, 1953, in Boston, MA, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Thompson) Case...

Peter Jeffry Higginbottom, age 74, of Hanover, passed away on May 8, 2026, leaving behind a small but close family who loved him deeply. Peter shared nearly 50 years of marriage with his devoted wife...

Richard A. Berg, 78, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2026, at the Life Care Center of South Shore. Born in Quincy, he was the son of the late Arthur “Bud” Berg and the late Elinor Berg, and was also ...

November 4, 1944 - May 4, 2026 Robert (Bob) Dean Gertsen passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park, Bo...

Ray Jay Yeingst, 88, entered into eternal life on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ray and Nellie Oiler Yeingst. He is survived by his brother, Robert...

Shirley L. (Wheeler) Litchfield, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Rockland on January 18, 1929, Shirley was the beloved daughter of the late Lewis and Flor...

Robert F. Kroha Sr., of Marshfield, MA, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026 at the age of 82. Born in Cambridge, Bob lived a life defined by service, skill, love of country, and, most importantly...

Peter Murphy of Duxbury, formerly a 52 year resident of Rockland passed away peacefully on April 25, 2026 at the age of 87. He was born in Gracefield, Portarlington, County Offaly, Ireland in 1938, th...

Robert J. O’Rourke, 74, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Robert (known as “Bob” or “Bobby” to all) was born April 25, 1951 in Boston, Massachuse...

John J. Shaughnessy, age 72, of Pembroke, MA, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2026, following a courageous battle with melanoma. He was predeceased by his parents, Al and Barbara (Ferguson) Shaug...

Alan Michael Chizauskas, born on August 24, 1948, of Hanover, MA passed into eternal rest on Wednesday April 22, 2026. Beloved husband of Cathleen (Quigley), loving father of Marc Alan and his wife...

David M. Walsh, 87, of Hanover, MA passed away peacefully at the Pat Roche Hospice Home on April, 22, 2026. Born on March 13, 1939, he was the eldest son of the late John Walsh of Quincy and Winifred ...

David Howe Gover passed away on March 10, 2026 at the age of 85. David resided for the past several years in Rockland, MA. Born in Washington D.C. on Christmas Eve 1940, David shortly thereafter reloc...

Anne V. “Nancy” (Joyce) Hegarty of Hanover, formerly of Quincy, passed away on April 13, 2026 at the age of 83, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Dorchester, Anne graduated from Monsignor ...

Jack Allan Birtwell, of Norwell on April 11, 2026 at the age of 21. It is with profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son after a brief illness. Jack was a cherished son, b...

Helen (Yiannacopoulos) Batsos, 94, of Milton, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on April 11, 2026. Beloved wife of the late George Batsos. Cherished Mother of Alexander Batsos and Evanthia Batsos ...

Kathleen M McIver of Pembroke, passed on April 9, 2026, She was born in Boston, MA on November 4, 1946 to Mary E. (Ronayne) and William F. Blevins. Kathy was raised in Dorchester and attended the St...

Roberta Cecile Robinson, 84, of Rockland, died peacefully on March 30, 2026 at the Pat Roche Hospice Home. Roberta was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late Dominga and Joseph Robinson.  Rob...

Steven Daniel Silva, Jr., 38, of Pembroke, passed away in March 2026. He was the beloved son of Steven D. Silva, Sr. and Bridgett M. (Tavares) Silva, of Pembroke. Born and raised in Pembroke, Steven ...

George W. Badgio, long time Hanson resident, died at home on March 27, 2026, the day after his 97th birthday, surrounded by his family and his loving wife, Bette Reynolds Badgio. Born in Brockton, Ma...

Dennis P. Marvelle, 72, of Hanover, died peacefully at home on March 27, 2026, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Dennis was born on March 7, 1954 in Newport, Rhode Islan...

Robert “Bob” John Monti, 84 of Pembroke, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2026.  Born on December 4, 1941, he spent his childhood in Quincy, Massachusetts.  Raised by his aunt and uncle, Ma...

Nancy Jacobson (Peters) of Hanover born on August 18, 1943 left this earth in body on March 26, 2026 with kisses for her sons Edward (Gus) Jacobson and Christian Ekholm-Jacobson. If she had the streng...

Maureen Theresa Thayer, 62, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 25th, 2026, after a courageous sixteen year battle with ovarian cancer, followed by a sudden onset of acute leukemia. Her stren...

Ann “Shirley” (Halpin) (Connor) Flaherty, of Rockland, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Boston on December 10, 1934, she was the beloved daug...