Dolan Funeral Home

Patricia A. (Arnold) O’Shea

of Dorchester, Sunday February 28, 2010. Beloved mother of Christine McSweeney, Eileen O’Shea, Dennis O’Shea, Daniel O’Shea, Patricia O’Shea and William O’Shea. Sister of Catherine Berstrom and Noel Arnold. Grandmother of five and great-grandmother of six. Funeral Service at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Tuesday March 2 at 1:00 PM. Visiting at the funeral home at 12 Noon. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.

Francis X. “Frank” Kelley Sr.

passed away peacefully at his home in Milton, Friday, February 26, 2010. Mr. Kelley was a retired carpenter for the MBTA and a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, Pacific Theatre.

Beloved husband of the late Jane P. (Dunn) Kelley. Wonderful
father of Susan & Ed Stella of Scituate, Frank & Kelly Kelley of Cohasset,
Edmund Kelley of Milton, Trish & John Sullivan of Duxbury, Brian & Pam Kelley of Norwell and Robert “Red” & Sondra Kelley of Georgetown.  Loving grandfather of Brandon, Nicholas, Katie, Joseph, Matthew, Sabrina, Michael, Nicole, Taylor, Megan
and Cavan.  Baby brother of Marie, Ginny, Barbie & the late Richard,
Edmund, Kathleen (Sister Pius) & John.  Frank leaves, and loved, his many nieces and
nephews. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, Milton, Wednesday, March 3 at 10:30AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON, Tuesday 4-8PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please remember his kindness.  Any donations can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 220 North Main St., Natick, MA 01760.

Claire M. (Darwak) Coughlin

of Milton, died Wednesday February 10, 2010 at Queen Anne Nursing Home, Hingham.  She was 96 years old.

Born and raised in Kingston, NY, she worked for General Foods as a demonstrator. She met her husband at the Uphams Corner Market, Dorchester and they married and moved to Milton in 1939.

Beloved wife of 70 years to the late John F. “Ted” Coughlin, who died December 21, 2009. Loving mother of Patricia and her husband Joseph Celona of Whitman, Dr. John F. Coughlin and his wife Meg of Falmouth, ME, Elaine and her husband Bob Schaeffer of Sanibel Island, FL, Kathleen and her husband John McCown II and Debra Coughlin, all of Pound Ridge, NY. Grandmother of Kristine Celona Mucci and her husband Rick, Michael Celona and his wife Mindy, Dario Schaeffer, John Daly McCown III, Caroline Hart McCown, Christopher Coughlin and Elizabeth Coughlin. Great-grandmother of Isabella Celona, Justin Mucci and Lucia Celona.

Funeral from Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON, Saturday February 27 at 9:30 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, Milton, at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited, Visiting hours at the funeral home, Friday 4-7 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Claire’s memory may be made to Sisters of St. Joseph, c/o “Mission Advancement” 637 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135.

Anna M. Falzone

of Milton, died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on February 22, 2010. Anna worked for The John Hancock Company in Boston for over forty years. After her retirement from John Hancock in 1987, she worked for Eaton Vance. For the past 14 years, Anna worked in the Milton Public Library. She was also an active parishioner at Saint Mary of the Hills Parish in Milton and volunteered in many capacities there.

Beloved daughter of the late Alfonso and Italia (Giannassi) Falzone. Loving sister of Irene McGrath of Milton. Cherished aunt of Anne Ingoldsby of Medfield, Christina Wiskow of Mansfield and Robert McGrath of Franklin. Devoted grand-aunt of Emily and Abby Wiskow, Joseph and Lauren Ingoldsby and Jillian and Jack McGrath.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Mary of the Hills Church, Milton, Thursday, February 25 at 10:00AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON, Wednesday 4-7PM. Interment at a later date at Milton Cemetery.

Izilda R. Da Silva

of Canton, formerly of Dorchester, died Wednesday February 17 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She was 80 years old.

Beloved wife of the late Andre B. Da Silva. Izilda is the loving mother of eight children and survived by twenty-two grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, two brothers and one sister.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Patrick’s Church, Dudley  St. at Blue Hill Ave., Roxbury, Monday February 22 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Sunday 4-7 PM. Interment New Calvary Cemetery.

Samson Dumeus

died suddenly Sunday February 14 at his home in Dorchester. He was 70 years old.

Beloved husband of Saintemene Fils-Aime. Loving father of Magalie Dumeus, Wigens Dumeus, Marie C. Dumeus, Sammy Dumeus, Mirlande Dumeus, James Dumeus and Jessica Dumeus. Samson is also survived by six grandchildren, four sister and two brothers.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Angela Church, Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, Saturday February 20 at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday 7-9 PM. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Sr. M. Rosita Lesasio mfic

a member of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Newton, died Friday February 12, 2010 at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham.

Beloved daughter of the late Raffaele and Rosemary (Ruse) Lespasio. Sister of the late Mark, Dominic, Thomas, Michael, John, Margaret and Mary Lespasio. Sr. Rosita is survived by several nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Mount Alvernia Convent Chapel, 790 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02158, Tuesday, February 16 at 11:00AM. Visiting hours at the chapel on Tuesday, 9-11AM. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

 In lieu of flowers, donations in Sr. Rosita’s memory may be made to the Missionary Franciscan Sisters Development office at the address listed above.

Nicholas “Nick” Byrne

in Dorchester February 4, 2010. Beloved husband of Catherine (McDonagh) Byrne.  Loving father of Lorrainne Connolly and her husband Edward of Manchester, NH, Brian Byrne of Dorchester, Nicholas C. Byrne and his wife Melissa of Waltham, Kathleen Bruce and her husband John of Hanover, Maureen Byrne of Dorchester, Philip Byrne and his fiancé Nicole Morrison of Dorchester and Derek Byrne of Dorchester. Brother of Michael Byrne, Philip Byrne, and Bryan Byrne all of Ireland and the late Sean Byrne, Peter Byrne, Thomas Byrne and Bridget Byrne. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mark’s Church, Dorchester, Tuesday February 9 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Monday 4-8 PM. Interment  Cedar Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Nick’s memory may be made to St Mark’s Church, 20 Roseland St., Dorchester, MA 02124.

Jose Antonio Lopes

of Boston, January 29, 2010. Beloved husband of Julia (Almeida) Lopes and the late Maria Centeio Lopes. Father of Manuel Monteiro, Luis Monteiro, Antonio Jose Lopes, Tina Adderley, Domingo Lopes, Adelina Lopes and Marta Lopes. He is also survived by nineteen grandchildren.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Patrick’s Church, Dudley Street at Blue hill Avenue, Roxbury, Thursday February 4 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Wednesday 5-8 PM. Interment New Calvary Cemetery.

Doris E. (Stone) Holmes

of Dorchester, January 28, 2010, age 84. Beloved wife of the late John E. Holmes. Loving mother of Patricia Brooks and her husband Raymond of NC, Jay E. Holmes and his wife Jean of Braintree and Elayne Flaherty and her husband Michael of Holbrook. Sister of the late Eleanor Manning and Anna McGee. Also survived by seven grandchildren, eight great- grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Brendan’s Church, Gallivan Boulevard, Monday February 1 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, MILTON, Sunday 4-8 PM. Interment private.