Frances Marie Troy, of Hull, rose to Heaven with the sunrise on June 24, 2022, at the age of 62. She passed at home in the company of her loving family.   Dearest daughter of Carol “Nin” Aloise Devitt and the late Michael “Grandad” R. Devitt. Beloved wife of her “Bestie”, Joseph E. Troy. Loving mother to Sean “Seano” Troy and his wife Katie DeLaMare of Baton Rouge, LA, and Colleen “Collee Dollee” Troy and her...

Deborah A (Hilles) Comeau of Marshfield died on June 20th at the age of 84 at South Shore Hospital after a brief illness, with her son Matthew and stepdaughter Melodye Cyr at her side. Deborah was a longtime Marshfield resident and elementary school teacher, formerly of Hingham. She was a graduate of Braintree High School, Colby-Sawyer College, Kansas State, and Boston University. She was a gifted artist, whose artwork was oftentimes emblematic of her love and appreciation for nature. A...

     Vcevold Otis Strekalovsky 84, of Hingham, MA and Weybridge,VT, died on June 19, 2022,   after a brief illness.       Born in Cambridge,MA, Vcevy was the son of Vcevold W. and Anna Otis Strekalovsky. A graduate of Milton Academy and Middlebury College, he held a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and Master of Civic Design from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Practicing from 1965 until the present, he established his...

Richard Thompson MacLeod, 73, of Hull, Massachusetts passed away in his home surrounded by his family on June 5th after a tough fight with pancreatic cancer.  Richard was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on November 28, 1948. He was predeceased by his parents Stanley and Edna MacLeod and survived by his brother John MacLeod and his wife Donna of Hull. Also survived by his former wife Patricia MacLeod-Murdock. Beloved father of Thomas MacLeod and his wife Kelli of Hull, and Jennifer...

Rosamond Janine Dorrance said goodbye to her beautiful life on earth on May 21, 2022 after 73 years of a life well lived.  Rosamond leaves her legacy to her cherished honey bunches—daughters, Elizabeth, Emily, and Erin.  She welcomed the extra love of their partners, Ben May, Tyler Birrittella, and Josh Hiltz.  Rosamond was a loving grandmother to her granddaughter Marleigh Birrittella and Grady and Tillman May. Rosamond cherished the lifelong love of her sisters, Karen...

Mark Eric Parsons, 59 formerly of Hull, MA, known to friends as “Pickles” and “Steamer”, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Sunday, May 15, 2022, from heart disease.  He is survived by 3 children: Nathaniel Parsons and his wife, Stephanie, of Gulfport, MS; Jennifer Khan and her husband, Christopher, of Leesburg, VA; and Melanie Parsons of Richmond, VA.  He is also survived by 3 grandchildren: Ryder Hipp of Richmond, VA; and...

Catherine A. Ruffini (Kaye), 92, of Hingham, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children on Friday, May 13, 2022.  She was born in Cohasset to the late John and Caterina Zona and raised in Hingham.  She graduated from Hingham High School, class of 1948 and attended the American Institute of Banking.  She was employed at Hingham Trust Company and soon after she met her husband, Robert E. Ruffini, Sr. and they started a family together.  She was...

Walter C. Crocker, Sr. of Apollo Beach, Florida, died unexpectedly at the age of 87 on May 10, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. He was the husband of the late Joan MacDonald Crocker and was formerly a resident of Hanover MA, Mashpee MA, and Belgrade, ME.  He is survived by his sons Walter C. Crocker, Jr. of Plymouth, MA and Thomas Crocker of Bluffton, SC, by his companion Barbara Fisher of Apollo Beach, FL, by his brothers Richard H. Crocker and his wife Marilee of Oak Island, NC, and Robert C....

Mary Anna Maynard, 76, of Cohasset, formerly of Enosburg Falls, Vermont, passed away peacefully at her home, with family gathered, on May 10, 2022, after a long illness. She is survived by 5 children: Peggy L. Chaput and her husband, Ted, of Hull, Pamela J. Donovan of Taunton, Martha A. Gianibas and her husband, Nickolas, of Hull, John N. Maynard and his wife, Stephanie, of Littleton, Colorado, and Victoria L. Walsh and her husband, Matthew, of Marshfield. She was also mother of the late...

James K. Twombly Sr., of Hingham, MA passed away on May 7th after a long and hard fought battle with addiction at the age of 35.  Jimmy was born and raised in Hingham and was a graduate of the class of 2005. After high school, he went on to join the U.S Army and was assigned to the First Calvary. Following his service, Jimmy became a proud and talented tradesman with Local 7 Iron Workers, which he did up until the time of his passing. He is survived by his loving parents Ron Sr. and...

Richard E. Hess, 72, most recently of Sarasota, Florida, and longtime resident of Stoughton, Massachusetts, passed away on May 5, 2022.  Husband of the late Patricia A. (Kellaway) Hess.  Father of Rebecca L. Hess of Bradenton, FL and Rachelle C. and her husband Victor Madrigal of Vero Beach, FL.  Proud grandfather (Papa) of 5-year-old twins Dominic and Quinton Madrigal.  Brother of Helene Hess of NY.  Brother-in-law of Susan L. Creeden of MA and John A. Kellaway of...

Bruce William McGunnigle of Weymouth passed away on May 3, 2022 after a lengthy illness.  He was 74 years of age. Born in Quincy to William and Genevieve McGunnigle, Bruce was a graduate of Weymouth High School and a veteran of the United States Navy.  He worked in many fields before becoming president of the McGunnigle Insurance Agency, where he worked until his retirement. Bruce was the proud father of Nicole (McGunnigle) Quinlan of Plymouth, Jesse W. McGunnigle of Weymouth and...

Virginia “Ginny” Means Winnett, passed suddenly on Saturday, April 30th, 2022, at the age of 61. Daughter of the late Hull Fire Chief Kervyn E. Means and mother Mary W. Means. Ginny shared a special bond with her father and was very proud of her long history of Means fireman. If there is any peace in this chaos, it’s know how happy she is getting to hear her dad say, “My Yinnie”, again. She was an irreplaceable mother, wife, sister, aunt, friend and second mom to everyone. She was...

Betty L. Lowell, 94, a long-time resident of Hingham MA, passed away on April 30, 2022. Betty was born to Helen Bea (Brown) and Ralph S. Lowell on March 31, 1928, in Newton, MA. She was predeceased by her older brothers Clifford (and Iris) and Richard (and Lois) Lowell, and is survived by her nephews and nieces and their spouses, Derek (Jennifer) Lowell (Hull, MA), Richard (Sharon) Lowell (Rehoboth, MA), Daphne Lowell (Peter Geraty) (Amherst, MA), Ralph (Evelyn) Lowell (Beaumont, CA), and...

Ann Sterns Doble Abbey age 96 died peacefully at the home of her daughter Diane A Elliott on April 24, 2022 surrounded by love. She was the daughter of the late William H Doble and Elizabeth Gilman Doble of Hingham. She was the sister to the late Mary Elizabeth Canterbury and Sally McKinney. Ann was born in Milton and grew up in Hingham. She was married to the late Peter Burr Abbey (May 3, 2017) also of Hingham. They lived in Jackson Mississippi, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Lubbock and...