All Obituaries

Oliver S. DeMenna passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family February 8, 2020 at the age of 94. Born in Brooklyn during the depression, Ollie joined the Navy out of High School after he turned 17 and served in the Pacific theatre ending up in Japan after VJ Day in 1945. He spent his most of his working days in Manhattan, then Long Island, retiring to Hingham in 2007 to be closer to his grandchildren. Nevertheless, he remained a lifelong Yankees fan.  Oliver is...

Kaylie Jean Guiney, beloved daughter and sister, of Norwell, MA passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at the age of 27. She died of an accidental overdose at a private home in Sharon, MA, after a battle of opiate addiction spanning 12 years. Born on May 30th, 1992, Kaylie resided in Hull, for most of her young life, with her parents Robert (deceased) and Tami, and her sisters: Jennifer (Guiney) Nowabilski, of Glastonbury, CT, and Madeline Guiney, of Cohasset. Before moving to Norwell in...

   Ruth Marie Olson Ralph was born September 14, 1931 in Rapid City, South Dakota and died peacefully on February 2, 2020 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth Massachusetts. She was the first child, born to Rev. Ole and Hazel Olson. She went to elementary and secondary school in small South Dakota communities and studied at Sioux Falls College, Oregon State University, and Kent State University from which she received her Ph.D. She was a student at Kent State and on campus on May 4,...

Sylvia Jeanette Bateman Mooney (known as Jeanette) of Hingham, Mass. (recently of Winchester), was born on August 19, 1932, at her family’s home in Draper, N.C. (now known as Eden). She was the daughter of John and Bertha Bateman. A bright child who loved school, Jeanette read voraciously, skipped a grade, sewed most of her own clothing, and put herself through college at East Carolina Teachers’ College (now East Carolina U.), where she studied science and home...

Joanne Christine Darvish (Birdy), loving wife and mother of three children, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the age of 76. Joanne was born on December 9, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to Maurice and Ann (Saladiak) Birdy. She received her Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and practiced Law for over 20 years In Boston. On July 9, 1962, she married Abi Darvish. They raised a son, Charlie Steven, and two daughters, Mauricia Ann and Shirine.  Joanne had a way of connecting...

Timothy Paul Bellew of Hingham passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 55. He was the son of Dolores Bellew of Hingham and the late Thomas Walter Bellew and the loving father of Cameron Bellew of Dighton, MA. Tim leaves behind his mother and son along with his brother Tom Bellew and his wife Maggie of Hingham, sister Karen Techeira and her husband August of Fort Myers, FL, brother Walter Bellew and his wife Patti of Abington, sister Cynthia...

Patricia (Pat) Ann Haddad, age 75, of Bourne, MA, loving mother, grandmother, sister, fiancée and friend, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Pat is lovingly survived by her fiancé, Ralph Hyson of Bourne, MA, her children, Lynn Sommer of Sharon, MA, Christopher and his wife Emily Haddad of Cohasset, MA and Gregory Haddad of Los Angeles, CA, her grandchildren, Finnegan Sommer and Cameron Haddad, her siblings, Mary Larsen, Linda Giacomozzi,...

Frederick Alfred Fairbank, loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, died peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the age of 89. Freddy was born on November 21, 1930 in Hull, MA to John and Jesse Fairbank. He was in the Laborers Union #133, an Air Force Veteran stationed in the European Theater during the Korean War, and he was proud to be a Hull clam-digger for the majority of his life. During his retirement years, Freddy worked as a janitor for the Hull School System. He was an...

Deacon John Whelton McHugh of Hingham, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the age of 84. Beloved Husband of the late Ann D. (Donnelly) McHugh. Loving Father of John W. McHugh Jr. and his wife Christine of Weymouth and Heidi McHugh Mair and her husband Ross of Boston. Devoted Grandfather of John III, Connor and Caitlin. He was the son of Edward Francis McHugh and Eleanor Whelton McHugh and Brother of Edward F. McHugh of Scituate and the late Robert and Richard McHugh. Also...

Takki, Laila  (Sammeli) of Hingham, passed away at home, January 10, 2020 at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late Lauri Takki, mother of the late Peter Takki,  she is survived by her sons Daniel and David Takki of Hingham, and John Takki and his wife Pam of East Taunton, and a grandson, Derek Takki of Onset. Laila was predeceased by her infant son Peter, and was the sister of the late Sigurd Sammeli of Harwich and the late Aira Tuori of El Cajon, CA. After graduation from...