Virginia L. (McLaughlin) Flaherty, of Kingston, formerly of Milton, died on November 4, 2011.

Born and raised in South Boston, Mrs. Flaherty graduated from South Boston High School in 1946. She and her husband were married at Saint Brigid Church in South Boston in 1953. They lived in Dorchester prior to their move to Milton in 1963.

Mrs. Flaherty was a decorative painter and was a member of H.S.E.A.D, The Historical Society of Early American Decorators (Old Colony Chapter). She displayed her artistic talents in painting and stenciling work inside the front foyer of Saint Agatha Church in Milton, where she also served as a Eucharistic Minister.

 Mrs. Flaherty also worked as a Sales Associate for ten years at Lechmere.  

She was the beloved wife of William J. Flaherty. Loving mother of Kathleen A. Flaherty of Milton, Kevin T. Flaherty of Milton, Maureen Savoie of Abington, Eileen Mullaney of Braintree, Mark T. Flaherty of Pleasanton, CA, Stephen W. Flaherty of Abington, Brian Flaherty of Braintree, Christopher P. Flaherty of Franklin and Sean M. Flaherty of Canton. Sister of Mary Sylvester of South Boston, Thomas F. McLaughlin of Delaware, Elizabeth Santry of Orleans and Louise Donahue of North Miami Beach, FL. Also survived by 14 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, Milton on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 10:30AM. Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave. MILTON, Tuesday 3-8PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.

Donations in Virginia’s memory may be sent to My Brother’s Keeper, PO Box 338, Easton, MA 02356.

Phyllis C. (MacDonald) Dailey, 88 of Weymouth, formerly of South Boston and Scituate, passed away after a long illness on November 4th, 2011 at the Harbor House in Hingham. Phyllis was the beloved wife of the late Edward V. (Duke) Dailey. Loving mother of Stephanie M. Dailey of Hull, Jane C. Wilson of FL, Edward V. Dailey Jr. of TX, Mary B. Dailey of Somerville, Lt. Col. Gerald M. Dailey of TX. Phyllis is survived by seven loving grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Sister of Fran McLaughlin, Ginny MacDonald, Jean Breen, and the late Helen Hartigan, Kay Mossbacker, and John MacDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Jerome’s Church, Weymouth, Tuesday, Nov. 8  at 9AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours from the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave. MILTON, Monday 4-8PM. Interment Old North Cemetery, Weymouth. Donations in Phyllis’ memory may be made to Div. Office MAB Community Services 200 Ivy St. Brookline, 02446 or South Shore Elder Services(Meals on Wheels) 1515 Washington St. Braintree 02184.

Honora  E. (O’Brien) Ostiguy, of Milton, formerly of South Boston, passed away peacefully November 3, 2011 surrounded by her family. Beloved wife of William A. Ostiguy. Born and educated  in Boston she was the daughter of the late James and Ruth (Marsh) O’Brien. She was a long-time valued employee The Boston Company.  A member of the Castle Island Association and the Simon of Cyrne Society. She was the devoted mother of Beverly Curran and her husband Mark of Nashua, NH, Linda Upton and her husband Bill of Northwood, NH, Elaine Woodgate and her husband Brad of Duxbury, MA and Angela Scannell and her husband Paul of Milton.  She was also the beloved  mother of the late James M. Ostiguy, MD and his late wife, Elaine.  Sister of the late James O’Brien, Ruth Joyce, Frances O’Brien, Phylis Ostiguy, Annabelle Brown and sister-in-law of the recently deceased Joseph L. Ostiguy; loving and proud grandmother of Sadie and Michael Buonamano; Allison and Mark Steven Curran and Alicia Buonamano; Peter, Steven and Nathan Ostiguy; Amanda, Nicholas and Jillian Woodgate; Caroline, William and Katherine Scannell; and great-grandmother of Riley and Michael. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews and cherished friends. Dolly exemplified all the best qualities of being a wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the visiting hours Sunday from 1-5 p.m. in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave, Milton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 7 in St. Mary of the Hills Church,  Milton, at 10:00 a.m. Burial in Milton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Simon of Cyrene Society, P.O. Box 54, S. Boston, MA 02127.

Osse Belance, a retired hotel kitchen aide, died at his home in Dorchester Saturday October 22, 2011. He was 76 years old. Husband of Erasia (Edward) Belance. Loving father of Marie Belance of Dorchester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Angela’s Church, 1540 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, Saturday October 29 at 12 Noon. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at the church 7-9PM Friday. Interment Mount Hope Cemeterty.

Alomy Pierre Saintil, a retired farmer, died at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Tuesday October 11, 2011. He was 99 years old. Born and raised in Haiti, he was a self-employed farmer. Mr. Saintil moved to the Boston area a few years ago. Husband of the late Metinette (Saint Fleur) Saintil. Loving father of Marthe Saintil. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Angela’s Church, 1540 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, Saturday October 29 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday 7-9 PM. Interment OakLawn Cemetery.

Tatiana Pernelle Joseph, of Dorchester, died Thursday October 20, 2011. Daughter of Parnell Joseph and the late Mireille (Felix) Joseph. A private family funeral service was held at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday October 28. Interment followed.

Reverend John Patrick Byrnes, 95, a retired Priest for the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey and the United States Navy died on October 26, 2011. He was born in Boston and graduated from South Boston High School and Villanova University. He entered Immaculate Conception Seminary in the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey and was ordained to the priesthood on March 17, 1945. Initially, he was assigned to St. James Catholic Church in Red Bank, New Jersey and taught at Red Bank Catholic High School where he was also the Director of Athletics. He also coached baseball, basketball, and introduced football at the high school. Later, he was assigned to St. Raphael’s Church in White Horse, New Jersey and St. Peter’s in New Brunswick, New Jersey where he also served as Athletic Director at St. Peter’s High School.

In 1951, Father Byrnes entered the U.S. Navy and enjoyed a military career that spanned twenty years. He was stationed with the 3^rd Marine Brigade. 3^rd Marine Division Camp Pendleton, California and then transferred to the 7^th Marine Regt., 1^st Marine Division, FMF, Korea. He was wounded in action and received both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with the Combat “V”. Returning home, he was stationed at MCAS, Cherry Point, North Carolina before shipping out to Comflacts, Sasebo, Japan. After another stint at camp Pendleton, he then served aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard, CVA 31 in Vietnam. Back in the U.S. he was then stationed at the Marine Corps Supply Center in Barstow, California, the U.S. Naval Station, Midway Island, and with the 4^th marine Brigade, FMF, Hawaii. Fr. Byrnes continued his service making the amphibious assault landing at Chulai, Vietnam and then became part of the 1^st Marine Division FMF. Other assignments included his chaplaincy at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, followed by his service on the USS New Jersey, BB62 in Vietnam.

Fr. Byrnes retired from the military in 1971 when he was the chaplain at the Chelsea Naval Hospital. Continuing his life of service, Fr. Byrnes was a chaplain at the VA hospitals in Tampa, Florida, as well as Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, MA.

Brother of the late Christine McNamara, George V. Byrnes, Paul J. Byrnes, Elizabeth Anne Early, he is survived by  his sisters Louise Sullivan, formerly of Melrose, Winifred Lynch of Quincy and Patricia Parent of Lexington.

The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Friday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. at Marian Manor in South Boston. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Rev. Byrne’s memory to Marian Manor, 130 Dorchester St. South Boston, MA 02127.

Maria DePina-Andrade, an employee at Panera Bread, died at Home and Hospice of Rhode Isalnd, North Providence, Rhode Island, Sunday October 23, 2011. She was 46 years old. Mother of Lina DePina, Nicolas Andrade and Liliana Andrade. Maria is survived by her granddaughter Angelina and several brothers and sisters, nephews, nieces and cousins. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Wednesday 5 – 9 PM. Funeral Talk at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 49 Winthrop Street, Roxbury, Thursday at 10:00 AM. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park.