Roberta Marie (Smith) Budd, was born on May 29, 1956 in Newton, MA. She lived her entire life in the Dorchester, Roxbury, and South End parts of Boston.  Roberta’s career spanned over 25 years in the healthcare industry as a claims examiner at companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim, Network Health, BMC and most recently, Tufts Health Care.

The family takes great comfort in believing Roberta is now reunited with the love of her life, Kenny.  She made her departure just in time for them to spend their 35^th wedding anniversary together on December 22.  True soulmates married for 32 years, and best friends for over 40 years. From coworkers, to friends, to homeowners, to parents, their relationship was one that many admired.  Through thick and thin, their love for one another never wavered.

In addition to their two biological daughters, Karyssa and Ronee, Roberta played an active role in raising many nieces and nephews, alongside her husband.  Eric Smith was the son they never had.  The late Tiffany Lomax was their “first daughter”, and Stephanie Milton was, as she called herself, “the spoiled little rich daughter”.  Olivia Gomes, their first biological granddaughter, was honored to share her Nana with James Green and Heaven Lowery.  Whether by blood or a faint encounter, Roberta was Nana, Ma, Aunie, or Auntie Bert to many, many more.

Roberta Marie Budd, 63, of Dorchester, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.  She was surrounded by her family and dear friend Durrell Sams.

Roberta Budd is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Budd, mother Antonina Smith, and niece Tiffany Lomax.  She is survived by her daughters Karyssa and Ronee Budd, and her son Eric Smith.  Grandchildren: Olivia Gomes and Kahliah Smith; great nephew James Green and great niece Heaven Lowery.  Nephews: Kevin Qualls, Reggie Perry, and Kareem Lomax.  Nieces: Shenelle Willis.  Goddaughter: LaDawn Hicks. She will be loved and remembered by her extended family, many friends and loved ones.

Visitation at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington St., DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Tuesday, December 17 from 6-8pm. Relatives and friends invited.

Ima Jean (Gaston) Hill, 76, of Mattapan, MA passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.

Beloved wife of Addison Hill.Loving mother of Vincent Nelse Hill, of Brockton,Ma Allison Hill, of Mattapan Ma, and Joy (Hill)Reid of South Carolina, and their spouce(s), Jaymie Hill of Brockton, Ma and Ronald L. Reid of South Carolina.

Grandmother of Zykiah Hill, Cameron Hill Sr., Leigha B. Reid, Gaston B. Reid, Ronald C. Reid. Great grandmother of Janiya Hill, Cameron “Shag” Hill Jr., and Ella Jazmine Baptista.

Visitation at Timothy Baptist Church, 35 Highland St., Roxbury, Thursday, December 19, from 10-11AM. The Funeral Service will begin at 11AM. Interment Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park. Relatives and friends invited.

George Grigoropoulos, of South Boston, December 12, 2019.

Beloved husband of Dorothea (Schwab) Grigoropoulos. Devoted father of Nancy Doherty of South Boston, Susan Nelson and her husband James of Wrentham, Angela Shea and her husband John of Marshfield and the late Thomas McQuaid. Brother of Maria, and the late Glykeria, Hareklia and Thanasis. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

George was a sharp dresser. He will be fondly remembered for his generous spirit, homemade Greek food and love of Cadillacs. He was a 55 year employee of the Sheraton Hotel, Boston and member of Local 26.

Funeral Service in St. Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, 119 Common Street, Braintree, Thursday, December 19 at 11:00 AM.  Visiting hours in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Wednesday, 4-7 pm. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.

If desired, contributions in George’s memory may be sent to St Catherine’s Church.

Louis Wilner Cantave, age 81, of Milton, formerly of Hyde Park, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, after a short illness.

Beloved husband of the late Catita (Cayemite) Cantave. Nene (affectionate nickname) was originally raised in Dame Marie, Haiti by his parents, Jean Pressoir and Leximene (Petit) Cantave. He was a loving brother to Yprecile (D), Elie (D), Denis (D), Rosa (D), Lunie, Marie Claire, Jeanine, Jeanot, and Tony (D). He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends who will miss him dearly.

Visiting hours will be held at the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Friday, December 20, from 6-8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Angela’s Church, 1540 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, Saturday, December 21 at 10AM. Interment will follow at Saint Michael Cemetery, 500 Canterbury St., Roslindale. Relatives and friends are welcomed.

Veronica Cannon, age 39, of Boston, passed away suddenly Sunday, December 1, 2019.

Beloved daughter of Harvey Cannon and the late Deborah Cannon-Phillips. She leaves behind her brother, Skylar Cannon and her aunt Josie (Phillips) Spivey.

Funeral Service at Holy Tabernacle Church, 70 Washington Street, Dorchester, Friday, December 13 at 7:00 pm. Relatives and friends invited.

Patricia L. (Tynan), Spring Age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2019.

She was the devoted wife of the late Philip S. Spring and loving mother of her five children, Ellen, Philip, Susan, Jane, and David, as well as a doting grandmother to her six grandchildren, William, Michael, Perry, Emma, Martin, and Bradford.

Born in South Boston, Mass. to Dr. Joseph P. Tynan and Katherine G. Tynan (Tivnan) in 1931, Patricia was the beloved sister to John “Doc”, Sabina, Kevin, and Emmett Tynan. She attended St. Brigid’s Catholic School, Notre Dame Academy, and Boston State College, until she married Philip Spring in 1951 and moved to Quincy, Mass., where she lived for sixty-five years.

She fully enjoyed life and was involved in many social clubs, including the St. Ann’s Mariannes, Wollaston Mothers’ Club, Squantum Yacht Club, and Southern Artery Writing Club. She taught CCD, and belonged to the YMCA, where she enjoyed swimming and aerobic exercise.

Patricia loved her garden and her pets, and was an avid Patriots fan, never missing a game. She had a love of classic movies, Jeopardy, and crossword puzzles. Her favorite pastime was singing and dancing, whether in a charity fundraising variety show, or out at a Saturday night dance. Pat loved to be the life of the party, always joking and sharing funny stories. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St Ann’s Church, Quincy, Monday, December 16, at 10:30 am.  Visiting Hours in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave., EAST MILTON SQUARE, Sunday 2-5 pm. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery, Quincy. 

If desired contributions in Patricia’s name may be sent to the American Cancer Society-Boston, 125 S. Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130.

Katherine Ann (Horgan) Landers of Milton, MA, known as Ann to all her friends and family, passed away December 7, 2019, unexpectedly. She was 81.

She was born in Newton, MA to the late James R. Horgan and Katherine Linehan Horgan. She was a graduate of Holy Cross Academy in 1955. She majored in Biology and minored in Education at Emmanuel College, graduating in 1959. She remained active with the alumni association.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, John J. Landers Jr.

After graduation, Mrs. Landers taught third grade for Medway Public Schools. Pausing her career to raise her family. She later was a substitute teacher at St. Mary of the Hills School in Milton.

Mrs. Landers was a past president with the Milton Junior Woman’s Club. An avid volunteer around Milton, she was involved with kindergarten vision screening for many years for the town, and was a volunteer at the Milton Flu Clinics for 15 years.

Her passion was tennis. After taking lessons in 1982, she would go on to play team tennis through the Weymouth Club where she was team captain for 23 years.

While volunteering and raising a family, Mrs. Landers was also the business manager of her husband’s business, Landers Service Company, which closed its doors this year after 47 years of operation.

She is survived by her son, John J. Landers and his wife Kathleen of Hyde Park, MA; her daughters, Suzanne Landers Zavatsky and her husband SJ Zavatsky, and Katherine Landers Keyes and her husband James, all of Milton, MA; and four grandchildren: Michelle Landers of Quincy, MA, Adrah Landers of Hyde Park, MA, Alexandra Zavatsky and Aidan Keyes both of Milton, MA. She also leaves her two nephews, James Horgan and Neil Horgan. She was predeceased by her brother, James Horgan.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary of the Hills, 29 St. Mary’s Road, Milton, Saturday, December 14, at 10:00 AM. Visiting Hours in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave., EAST MILTON SQUARE, Friday from 2-5 PM.

Interment Milton Cemetery.

Dutris Barnes of Dorchester, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 surrounded by family.

Loving mother of Margaret Francis, Phillip Green, Lorna Mills, and Pauline Green. She also leaves behind a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at the Gladtidings House of Prayer for All Nations, 573 Norfolk St., Mattapan on Saturday, December 7, from 9-10AM. Funeral Service will begin at 10AM. Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

Arthur Hacking, of Milton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 29, 2019, at the CareOne facility in Randolph.  At 87 years old he had a very long and fulfilling life filled to the brim with memories of friends, family, and colleagues.

He graduated from Cranston High School in RI and then attended Wilbraham Academy in MA.  From Wilbraham he went on to study at Brown University (Class of 1954), before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design (Class of 1955) to pursue a growing passion for architecture.

His career as an architect was dedicated to helping to create and build spaces where individuals and teams could thrive and do their best work for those they served.  Much of his most cherished work was in the biomedical community helping Children’s Hospital, Brigham & Women’s, Deaconess, Harvard Medical School, Lahey Clinic, Milton Hospital, and other organizations to build beautiful and functional patient care, administrative, and research spaces.  He was a champion of the needs of patients, doctors, allied health staff, researchers, and administrators and strove to create environments where both aesthetic form and efficient function were in balance.  In addition to his work with medical centers, Mr. Hacking was a trusted adviser to Mayors of Boston for more than 30 years on projects large and small.  He was always willing to lend an attentive ear and thoughtful counsel when asked.  

The family takes great comfort in believing Arthur is now reunited with the love of his life, Claudia Hacking, to whom he was married for more than 30 years before her passing in 1999.  

He is survived by his beloved children, Antony Hacking and his wife, Dr. Hilary Levine of New York, NY, and daughter, Sara Hacking.

Cherished Papa to Jonathan Adler and his partner Kelly Talbot, of Avon, Meagan Adler, of Abington, and her partner, Brendan Stebbins, of Stoughton, Aliza Hacking of New York, NY and Lili Hacking of New York, NY.  He believed in the talents and potential of his grandchildren to make their dreams come true.

In addition, he leaves dear brother Ken Hacking and his life partner, Sue Stringham of Warwick, RIand many beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, and close friends.

The family wishes to offer special thanks to the wonderful doctors, nurses, caretakers, aids, and staff at Winter Valley, Standish Village, Milton Hospital, Alliance Health, Royal, and CareOne who supported, loved, and cared for Arthur over these last years.

All who cared about and loved Arthur are welcome to join us on Saturday, December 7, at 10:00 AM for a Memorial Service to celebrate his life at the Dolan Funeral Home on 1140 Washington Street in Dorchester Lower Mills, MA. 

Alice C. (Donohue) Redgate, of Dorchester, died November 30, at Hancock Park Nursing Home, Quincy, at the age of 96. 

Alice was a Telephone Operator for over 20 years and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers.  She also volunteered for Catholic Charities as a “friendly visitor” for over 25 years.

Alice was the devoted wife of the late Robert Redgate.  Beloved mother of Pamela Redgate of Dorchester, Alison Connolly and her husband John of Sandwich and the late Robert “Bobby” Redgate. Sister of Ellen Butler of Hanson and Richard Donohue  “Dickie” and his wife Rita of Quincy, and the late Ruth Hart and George Donohue. Grandmother of Alyssa, Hilary, Brendan, Vanessa, Alex and Joseph.  Great Grandmother of Thomas, Rory, Quinn, Brennan, Casey and Ruth.

 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St Christopher Church, 265 Mount Vernon St., Dorchester, Thursday at 10 o’clock. Visitation at the church 9:30 – 10 am. Interment private.

In lieu of flowers donations in Alice’s name may be sent to Hancock Park Memorial Fund, 164 Parkingway, Quincy, MA 02169.