Constance Sullivan, of Dorchester, December 1, 2018.

You likely knew Connie Sullivan, either from her lifelong Dorchester home – St. Mark’s growing up, then St. Peter’s and St. Brendan’s raising her five children – or from her years in Elder Services for the City of Boston, from her many years of volunteer work at My Brother’s keeper in Brockton and the Holy Father’s Retreat House in Easton, or from any of her many social circles of friendship, dancing, Paulist Center, clubs and committees.  Slight of stature and great of heart, she lived a full life of love and service to God and others.  Connie left us for her heavenly reward on December 1st after suffering a sudden illness, leaving us saddened yet grateful for having known and been loved by her.

She’ll be deeply missed by her cherished children Jimmy, Meg, Sean, Carrie, Maura and their spouses, by her 16 beloved grandchildren, and 2 precious great-grandchildren, also by Tanya, Thanh, and Tania who loving called her their adopted Mom, and by her loving siblings, Theresa, Anna, Jack, Bud, and Frank, and their families, and by countless friends and those whose lives she touched in her 81 years.

Please join us for her Celebration of Life Funeral Mass at St. Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton, Thursday, December 6 at 10:30 AM.  Rite of Christian Burial following Mass at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester.  Relatives and friends are invited to Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Wednesday 3-8pm and Thursday 9:30 AM.

Connie would thank you for your kind donations of remembrance in lieu of flowers to My Brother’s Keeper, Holy Cross Fathers Retreat House or any of your own special causes.

Stephen P. Coveney, 67, of Quincy passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018.

Beloved son of Marylou C. (Jones) Coveney of Hyde Park and the late Philip Coveney. Loving brother of Jack Coveney and his wife Barbara of Princeton, MA, Elaine Coveney and her husband Robert Dynes of Hyde Park, Philip Coveney of North Andover, Michael Coveney of Hyde Park, and Susan Paolucci and her husband Pasquale of West Roxbury. Cherished uncle of 5 nieces, nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Gregory Church, 2223 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, Friday, December 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours on Thursday 4-8 PM in the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS from4:00-8:00 PM. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Catherine A. Concannon, 65, of Milton, formerly of Dorchester and South Boston, died November 29, 2018.

Beloved daughter of the late Thomas E. and Eileen M. (Dwyer) Concannon.  Loving sister of Thomas J. Concannon.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Gregory Church, 2223 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Monday December 3, 2018 at 11:30 AM  Relatives and friends invited.  Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, Sunday 2-4 PM.  Interment Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Catherine’s memory to: The Development Office at Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167, were she was a long time employee of over 35 years.

Mary J. Loughlin, 74, of Dorchester passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 29, 2018.  She was born on April 14, 1944 to Patrick Loughlin and Julia (Moran) Loughlin.

Beloved sister of Sheila Mercer of Pocasset and the late John Loughlin and Patricia Conroy. Loving aunt of Chris Mercer, Shaunna Lattuca, John Mercer, Patrick Conroy, Kathleen Daskal and the late Tim Conroy. Mary is also survived by many grand nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Gregory Church, 2223 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester Monday, December 3 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours on Sunday, December 2 in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, East Milton from4-8:00 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.

Memorial donation may be made in Mary’s name to: American Heart Association, donatenow.heart.org

James Edward McLaughlin of Mattapan died on November 22, 2018.  Beloved husband of Elizabeth (Dolan) McLaughlin of Mattapan.  Loving father of Shane McLaughlin and his wife Christine of  Dorchester, Ian McLaughlin and his wife Teresa of Canton and Eirinn McLaughlin of Mattapan.  Brother of Edward and his wife Julie of New Hampshire and Paul and his wife Dottie of Hingham.  Cherished grandfather of Logan, Rosaleen, Lillian, Georgia and Cormack McLaughlin.

James was born and raised in Boston.  He was a Stenographer and a dedicated employee of the Federal Government working in the Courts for 30 years before retiring.  James children would refer to him as a “super dad “never missing any of their sports or events. He enjoyed gathering with friends at Greenhill’s Bakery for conversation and laughs.  He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather and loyal to a fault.  James was a proud USMC Veteran.

Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday November 27, 2018 at 10AM in Saint Angela Church, Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan.  Visiting hours on Monday 4-8pm in the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, Dorchester Lower Mills.  Interment in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Loretta McLaughlin, former editor of The Boston Globe’s editorial page, died on Friday, November 23, 2018.  She was 90. Ms. McLaughlin was a longtime resident of Milton and Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis. Prior to moving to Milton, she had lived in Braintree for many years.

Ms. McLaughlin had a long career in journalism. She initially was a beat reporter covering Massachusetts politics for the State House News Service and, later, hard news including the 1950 Brinks robbery for The Boston American and the Boston Strangler for The Record American.  In the 1960s, the focus of her reporting shifted to medical news.  After brief service as a science writer for Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, she became the director of public relations for the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary. During her time there, she led the capital campaign to build the Infirmary’s “new” building, which remains the Infirmary’s primary facility.  In  the 1970s, she returned to journalism and joined The Boston Herald American as a medical reporter.  She was later recruited to The Boston Globe where she continued as a medical reporter until  she joined the Globe’s editorial page as the deputy editor, subsequently rising to the position of editor of the editorial page.  As a medical reporter, she focused on issues relating to population growth and traveled to Bangladesh and Mexico researching efforts of developing countries to address population issues.  She was an early voice identifying the AIDS epidemic and calling for funding for research and treatment.  On the editorial page she often addressed population growth and AIDS,  and she was an ardent advocate of single-payer national health insurance.  Ms.  McLaughlin wrote The Boston Globe’s endorsements of William Weld for governor of Massachusetts, Bill Clinton for president of the United States, and Thomas Menino for mayor of Boston.  Following her retirement from The Boston Globe,  she organized conferences on behalf of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts and continued her advocacy in favor of national health insurance.

Ms. McLaughlin was also the author of John Rock, The Pill and The Church: The Biography of a Revolution.

Both during her career and following her retirement Ms. McLaughlin traveled extensively, including to China, India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe.  She enjoyed entertaining, reading, old movies, her home in St. Kitts, and, in particular, her grandchildren.

Ms. McLaughlin leaves her daughter, Ruth Doyle of Jamaica Plan, her son Mark and his wife Daphne of Milton, her son Neil and his wife Juliana  of Scituate; her grandchildren Philip of Fremont, California, Amelia of Weymouth, and Patrick and Kara of Scituate; and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves a close family friend, Carol Scanlon of Milton.

Ms. McLaughlin was preceded in death by her second husband, James P. Becker and by her siblings John, Sylvester (“DeeDee”), and Margaret.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton, Wednesday, November 28 at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours on Tuesday November 27, 2018 in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, East Milton from 4-8:00PM. Interment Private.

Memorial donations in Loretta’s name can be made to: Massachusetts General Hospital,  https://giving.massgeneral.org or Rosie’s Place, http://www.rosiesplace.org/give

Donovan, Patricia Ann  of Quincy died on November 21, 2018.  Beloved wife of the late Timothy F. Donovan.  Loving mother of Timothy F. Donovan Jr. of Surf Side Beach, SC, James P. Donovan and his wife Janine of Hanover, Mary Beth McNeil and her husband Daniel of Plymouth, Michael J. Donovan and his wife Jane Kettendorf-Donovan of Dedham and Kathleen P. Shanley of Quincy.  Sister of the late Margaret Connolly and Francis Kirrane.  Cherished Nana of 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  Patricia was also lovingly survived by several nieces and nephews.

Patricia was born in Boston; she was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston.  In 1960 Pat and her husband settled in Quincy.  She raised her children and later worked at Sears & Roebuck in the shipping department.  She enjoyed traveling, bowling and playing the lottery.  Most of all Patricia loved her family especially her grandchildren who were the cornerstone of her life. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure to have known and loved her.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday November 26, 2018 at 10:00am in Saint Mary’s Church, Quincy.  Relatives and Friends Invited.  Visiting hours on Sunday November 25, 2018 in the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, East Milton from  2-5PM.    Interment in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.

Flora M. (Castello) Massa, of Brewster, formerly of Milton, at 109 years old, November 19, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Charles A. Massa. Loving mother of Louise Massa of Harwich and the late Charles A. Massa, Jr. Born in Boston to Italian immigrant parents, Josephine and Giulio Castello. Predeceased by siblings Mary, Louis, Frances and Francesca.

Flora grew up in Dorchester, and, before her marriage in 1944, was employed as an executive secretary at Jordan Marsh Co. She raised her family in Milton, where she lived for 50 years, then moved to Cape Cod in 2000 to be close to her daughter and son-in-law, Tom Von der Linden. She was recognized as the oldest resident in Brewster in 2012. Throughout her long life, Flora maintained ties to her extended family, a vital source of happiness and support. Her Italian heritage was a gift to those she loved.

Flora’s family would like to acknowledge the special attention she received from her relatives, close friends, caregivers, and the staff of Pleasant Bay Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Brewster. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, Milton on Tuesday , Nov. 27 at 12:00 PM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Ave. EAST MILTON SQUARE on Tuesday morning prior to the the Mass, 9:30-11:30 am. Interment Milton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Flora’s memory may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929.

Jacqueline M. Gallagher, 90, died peacefully November 7, 2018 at home. Born in Boston, MA in 1928, Jackie graduated from Milton High School and studied music at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She met and married John J. (Jack) Gallagher in 1952 and in 1963 she permanently relocated to Florida. Starting as a volunteer, she served for nearly two decades as Club Manager for the Key Biscayne Tennis Association. Jackie moved to Seminole in 1998 and volunteered at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary and campaigned for the Pinellas County park system.  She had a passion for caring for animals. Jackie enjoyed sports, travel, and music.  She was a devoted wife, a loving and beloved mother, and a loyal friend. Above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. Jack, and her parents, Dr. and Mrs. George V. Leach, predeceased her. She is survived by her two children, son, David and daughter-in-law Marina R. (Welch); daughter, Leslie; two grandchildren, Kyle and Marjorie and many other dear relatives and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton, Friday, December 14 at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hour at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Friday 9:00 – 10:00 am. Interment Milton Cemetery.

Memorial donations in Jackie’s memory be made to: http://www.spca.tampabay.org (P.O. Box 10127, Largo. FL 33773).

Donald Joseph White, of Milton, age 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Beloved husband of the late Helene (Riley) White. Loving father of Gregory R. White of Eastham, Helene W. Haddad and her husband Mark of Milton and the late Elizabeth Marie White. Grandfather of John D. Haddad, Katharine H. Haddad and James E. Haddad. Brother of the late George F. White and William H. White. Survived by several nieces and nephews.

Retired Professor of Economics, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Associate Dean of Faculty at Boston College. He was a member of the Boston College Class of 1944 and the Harvard University Class of 1949, where he received a Ph.D in economics. Dr. White was a proud member of the Quincy High School Class of 1940.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton, Saturday November 24 at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hour at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Saturday 8:30 – 9:30 am. Interment Milton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations in Donald’s memory may be made to the “Elizabeth Marie White Memorial Fund,” c/o Boston College Development Office, 140  Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill MA 02467.