All Obituaries

Paul C. Ross, of Village On The Isle, Venice, Florida and formerly of Englewood, FL and Hull, MA passed away on December 3, 2018 at the age of 94 after a short and unexpected illness.  He was born on July 24, 1924 in Hingham, MA to the late Carl and Wilma Ross of Hull. He was a longtime resident of Hull, MA having lived there for 70 years until 1995 at which time he moved to Florida. He is survived by his wife Monika Ross, a son Larry C. Ross and wife Rebecca of Skowhegan, ME; and a...

Carol Gardner Ertman, of Hingham, passed away on Friday November 30, 2018 at the age of 86.  Carol met her husband, Willis (who predeceased her in January of this year) at a meeting for their church’s youth group in Cambridge. They had four children: Deborah (Philip) of Hingham, Douglas (Lisa) of Falmouth, ME, Betsy (Tom) of Mercer Island, WA, and Jeffrey (Debra) of Scarborough, ME. Willis and Carol settled in Hingham with their young children, the beginning of more than 50 years...

  Joan Helen Adley, of Kingston, formerly of West Yarmouth and Hingham, died peacefully on Tuesday November 27, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 78. A true miracle, surviving for 9 and a half years with Glioblastoma Multiforme. Cherished and loving wife of 57 years to Richard Myles Adley.  Mother to Richard Adley Jr. and his wife Sheila of Cohasset, Kevin Adley and his wife Caroline of Plymouth, Deborah King and her husband Matthew of Weymouth, Patrice McDermott and...

Carleton Nickerson "Nick" Goff, of Hingham, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2018 at the age of 103. Beloved husband of the late Athleen (Williams) Goff. Loving father of Janet (Goff) Daubenspeck of Ohio. Cherished grandfather of Sarah (Daubenspeck) Behanna, and Laura (Daubenspeck) Titas of Ohio. Adored great grandfather of Morgan and Riley Titas. Born to the late G. Russell Goff and Lelia (Hancock) Goff on December 30, 1914 in Milford, MA. Brother of the late Madison Goff...

William "Bill" Bedard died on November 13, at the age of 62.  Bill's health had been declining, and he had been hospitalized for most of the past three months; he died peacefully of heart failure at the Everett Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Bill was a huge Red Sox, Bruins, and Patriots fan, and though he had a hard and challenging life, and taking care of him could sometimes be challenging for others, he loved his family, lived courageously, and had a...

Cynthia F. (Ferres) Wilkins, of Hingham, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the age of 91. She was the wife of the late John H. Wilkins and mother of Edward F. Fanjoy of Worcester. Grandmother of Pamela and Emma Fanjoy of Shrewsbury. She was the daughter of the late John G. and Mariam (Eaton) Ferres, and was born and raised in Johnstown N.Y.   Cynthia had been a Hingham resident for over 40 years, and was actively involved in the local Garden club, Historical society and...

Priscilla Alden (Duxbury) Wescott-Huber, age 100, a longtime Hingham resident, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2018 in her home in Hingham.   She was born on October 31, 1918 to her parents, Nena Oman Duxbury and Harry Duxbury of New Bedford, Massachusetts. Priscilla’s grandfather Charles Andrew Oman was a seaman aboard five whaling barks that sailed out of New Bedford. The Omans are descended from Francis Cooke, Richard Warren, and John Howland, who arrived with the...

John V. Ketchum of Halifax, formerly of Hingham, died November 4, 2018 at the age of 71 from a stroke. He was the son of the late Kenneth and Virginia Ketchum of Hingham. He leaves his wife Linda, daughter Olivia and granddaughter Scarlett of Halifax; also his daughter Flora, son in law Ryan and grandchildren Karlee and Sawyer of Middleboro. John will also be missed by his brother Bill and his wife Debi of Cohasset and many nieces and nephews.  John was born in Boston and raised...

Dorothy Mae Burns, of Hingham, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the age of 88 after a long battle with cancer. Dorothy Mae Burns was born on May 3, 1930 in Quincy, Massachusetts to Charles and Viola Heaman.  Dorothy moved to Hingham in the early 60’s, where she raised three children and worked in management at Firestone Tire in Hingham and Quincy.  Dorothy most recently worked at the Hingham Institute for Savings and has volunteered extensively at the South Shore...

Atty. Joseph W. MacDonald of Weymouth (formerly of Cohasset), age 87, passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2018. Joe was born in Boston, MA, son of the late Florence Le Grice and Albert MacDonald. Beloved husband of Agnes M. (Molloy) for 58 years. Devoted father to six children: Brenda Blair and her husband Larry of Hull, David MacDonald and his wife Cindy of Portsmouth, RI, Madlyn Pettie and her husband Alan of Cohasset, Sarah Murphy and her husband Ryan of Andover and...