Julia Lopes Gonsalves passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 surrounded by family. Loving mother of Abel Lopes and Domingas Mendes. She also leaves behind a host of grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Saint Gregory Church on Saturday June 9 at 10am. Visiting hours at the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington St., DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS, on Friday from 4-8pm. Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Jeanne (DuBois) Stover, 81, formerly of Grafton and Milford, passed away peacefully surrounded by the family who loved her so much on June 5, 2018, at South Shore Medical Center, Weymouth, after a period of declining health.
Jeanne was born in Boston, to the late Helen Jones DuBois and Lawrence Henry DuBois, and was a graduate of Dorchester High and attended Framingham Teacher’s College. She retired from the accounting department of the former Data General Corporation.
Jeanne was also predeceased by her grandparents, Elvera and Erik Erikson, who immigrated to New York from Sweden, and the brother she missed dearly, Richard DuBois.
Jeanne was very passionate about her Swedish heritage, a trait she passed down to her children and extended family.
A strong-willed and determined woman, Jeanne leaves behind a legacy of hope, faith, love and compassion to all who knew her. Her proudest accomplishment is that all three of her children served their country with the United States Air Force.
Jeanne is survived by the light of her life and best friend, her granddaughter Miranda Rose Hull, whom she raised, of Quincy, son Richard Stover and his wife Deb, of York, ME, Nancy Coughlin and her husband Bill, of Quincy, and Brian Stover and his wife Katey, of Winter Garden, FL
She is also survived by her beloved grandson Richie Stover, of Portsmouth, NH, special niece and nephew, Diane DuBois Lanney, wife of Steve and mother of Michelle and Nichole of Hubbardston, and Duane DuBois, husband of Lisa and father of Beth and Michael of Dover, NH, as well as adopted granddaughter Farrah Hamada of Winthrop, her former son-in-law, George Hull of Atlanta, GA.
At Mom’s request, graveside services will be private.
Godspeed, Mommy. We will never forget you and words can’t describe how fortunate we are to have had you as ours. You will be missed, and although we are heartbroken, we know you are no longer suffering.
A special thank you to the terrific care Mom received at South Shore Medical Center, and especially to her nurses, Jen, Kristen, and Paul. The family would also like to thank the staff at John Adams Healthcare Center for their love and support.
Stephen B. Poelaert, 62, formerly of Milton and Duxbury, suddenly passed on May 30, 2018.
He was born June 4, 1955 in Milton to the late Richard and Estelle Poelaert. He was a 1974 graduate of Milton High and a 1978 graduate of Boston College. He was on the State Champion baseball and hockey teams, three years running, and an amazing goalie for B.C. Steve was the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds at Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical High School, the happiest job he ever had. He lived life for his family, long rides, oldies music, and the Sunday Globe with his Dunkin’s coffee.
Steve is survived by his best friend and wife Madeline (Dugan); his children Nicole Costanzo and husband Robert, Sean, Daniel, Mallory, and loving dog Colby. He was loved by two grandchildren Colton and Callie. He preceded by his sister Donna Bowie and husband John, and his brother Richard. Brother-in-law to Richard and Connie Dugan, Mary Lou and the late Robert Miller, Margaret and John Bessette, Monica and Michael Luchini, Martha and Charles Paris, John and Katherine Dugan, and the late Maureen and Patrick Gallagher. Beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Agatha Church, 432 Adams Street, Milton, Friday June 8 at 10:30 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Thursday 4-8 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to either Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 220 North Main St, Suite 104, Natick, MA 01760 or the American Heart Association, 300 5th Avenue Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451.
In loving memory of our Edan Cicerone who was born on June 30, 1994 who passed away in his sleep on May 30. He is survived by his mother and father, Paul and Donna, and his loving brother, Michael Cicerone. As well as his extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Edan was a kind soul who saw the injustices of the way people treat each other. His empathy towards the underdogs in life made him a strong special person. The word empathy comes to mind when we think of him. The people he came in contact with and who got to know him always saw this clearly. He was recently working with disabled adults and had found his calling. He had a great sense of introspection and was forever trying to be a better person. He was forever working on the obstacles that he came across in life. The last three years he worked with special needs children, animals, and handicapped adults. Edan would want all of us to be kind to each other. He could never understand somebody not accepting another person for who and what they were. He was a great listener who would always have the time to discuss and help others. His patience was something he took pride in.
Edan had a beautiful, kind soul and will be remembered for that. He would drop everything to sit with family or friends to talk about anything that troubled them. He always had an open ear. Edan embraced learning from anyone within his reach. These are some of the personal reflections that were found in his writings:
“I’m grateful for the range of emotions I can feel that paint my experiences in color.”
“I am grateful I can train myself to want less and appreciate more.”
“I’m grateful for my imperfect ability to adapt and accept change.”
“The more I keep my mind open the more warmth and safety I feel in my heart.”
“I am excited for tomorrow and that is a revelation for me ”
– Edan Cicerone.
These are perfect examples of his keen understanding of who he was and the world around him. He had an uncanny ability to be self-aware. He knew the difference between his wants and his needs. He was not afraid to admit his faults or fears.
His passing has left a hollow void that will be impossible to fill. In memory of Edan, he would ask you to be true to yourself, be kind, accepting, and show empathy to others.
The Cicerone family invites you to join them at a tree planting service that will be held on Saturday, June 9 at 9:30 AM. 57 Hurlcroft Road, Milton, MA, 02186. The service will be followed by a luncheon at Venezia Waterfront Restaurant at 20 Ericsson Street, Boston, MA 02122 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Memorial donations can be made in Edan’s memory to the Edan Cicerone Scholarship Fund c/o Blue Hills Bank , 480 Adams Street Milton Ma 02186 (trustee Paul Cicerone). The scholarship will be given to a Milton High school student in the LGBTQ community. https://www.gofundme.com/EdanCiceroneFund-gmail-com
Paul F. Dolan, 81, of Milton and Vero Beach, FL, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, June 1, 2018.
A graduate of Boston College High School (1954), Boston College (1958) and The New England Institute of Funeral Service Education, Paul served in the US Navy Air Reserves during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was one of the longtime owners of the family-owned and operated Dolan Funeral Homes of Dorchester and Milton, MA..
Paul was active in the Town of Milton, serving as a Cemetery Trustee for over forty years and as a former Town Meeting Member. He was an active parishioner and Eucharistic Minister at Saint Mary of the Hills Church in Milton.
Paul was a longtime member of the Indian River Club in Vero Beach, FL and Wollaston Golf Club in Milton, where he was a Past President.
Beloved husband of 57 years of Lynne J. (Mundt) Dolan. Devoted father of Paul F. Dolan, Jr. of Manchester, CT, Gregory R. Dolan of Milton and Elizabeth M. Thompson of Scituate. Brother of W. Craig Dolan of Milton and the late J. William Dolan, MD. Cherished grandfather of eight and great-grandfather of two.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Mary of the Hills Church, 29 Saint Mary’s Road., Milton, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:00AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Tuesday, 4:00-8:00 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.
Donations in Paul’s memory may be sent to The South Shore Visiting Nurses Association, in honor of their extraordinary hospice care, 30 Reservoir Park Dr., Rockland, MA 02370; Catholic Charities of Boston, 275 West Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127 or The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Mass./RI, 220 North Main St., Suite 104, Natick, MA 01760.
Andre Meyers, age 73, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Joyce Alexander-Meyers. Loving father of Abigail Lugay, Arita Meyers Oliver, Allister Meyers, and Alicia Meyers. Brother of Andrew and Ken Meyers.
A viewing will be held Friday, June 1st , from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Berea SDA Church.
Service for Andre will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at Berea SDA Church. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park.
Finnell, Mildred E. of Milton, MA, May 29, 2018 at 87 years old. Born July 31, 1930 in Boston, MA.
Mildred was married to Joseph J. Finnell, Jr., on June 24, 1951. Together Joe and Milly built a family business consisting of commercial and residential properties. A golfer & passionate tennis player she was a member of Wollaston Golf Club in Milton and Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. She loved tennis so much that together with her husband, they built the Weymouth Tennis Club and went to watch the US Open, and Wimbledon tennis championships over 25 times. Her other loves were biking, walking, traveling and spending time with her family.
Mildred and her late husband for over 60 years, (Joseph passed in 2011), are survived by their five children; Jack and his wife Karen of Maryland, Bill and his late wife Michaela of Florida, Mike and his wife Mary Ellen, Lyn, Kathy and her husband Jon Sullivan, all of Milton. Proud grandmother to Katie, Matthew, Ally, Kirsten, Billy, Michaela, Kassy, Abby and Brenden, and great-grandmother to McKenzie, Hayden, Jacob, Rory, Finn and Dylan. Sister to Patricia and sister-in-law to Robert Finnell, Sr., of Hull, along with many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hour at the Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Thursday, May 31 from 11:30 to 12:30 PM. Interment following at Milton Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations may be sent in memory of Mildred E. Finnell, to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
Alfred E. McCoole, of Mashpee, formerly of Milton, May 28, 2018.
Beloved husband of Mary M. (Kelley) McCoole. Loving father of James F. McCoole of PA, Marie M. McCoole of RI. and the late Anne E. McCoole. Brother of the late John McCoole and Eleanor Sullivan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Jude Chapel at Christ the King Parish, 5 Jobs Fishing Road, Mashpee, Thursday May 31 at 11:00 AM. Relatives and friends invited. Visitation in the church beginning at 10:30 AM. Interment Sandwich Town Cemetery.
Alexander L. Butler, of Quincy, formerly of Weymouth, passed away May 25, 2018.
Beloved husband of Kerry (McKeown) Butler. Loving father of Devlin, Amber and Teague Butler of Quincy. Son of Dr. John Butler and Nancy (Clark) Butler of Cohasset. Brother of Gregory Butler of Plymouth, Stephen Butler and his wife Sibelly of Rhode Island, Elizabeth Davis and her husband Greg of Marshfield and Victoria Curtis and her husband Matthew of Milton. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews Tyler and Logan Butler, Ashley, Jacob and Mitchell Davis and Lola and Matthew Curtis.
Alex grew up in Marshfield and attended the Wilbraham and Monson Academy. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Wentworth Institute and his Master in Physics from the University of Massachusetts. Alex served as President and was the Senior Engineer for Image Acoustics, Inc., an acoustical engineering company his father started in 1974. There he worked alongside his father and sister Tori. He was known as an expert in finite element modeling. He has 10 patents as well as 10 publications and has presented many papers on underwater transducers. Alex will be lovingly remembered as a good handyman, extremely witty, well liked and always fun to be with.
Visiting hours at Dolan Funeral Home, 460 Granite Avenue, EAST MILTON SQUARE, Wednesday, May 30 from 4-8 PM. Relatives and friends invited. Interment private.
Anne M. (Taylor) Cushing, of Milton, died on May 25, 2018.
Beloved wife of the late Richard J. Cushing. Devoted mother of Mary Anne Cooney of New York City, F. Gerard Cushing of Milton, James M. Cushing and Joseph P. Cushing both of CA, Elizabeth A. Cushing of Wayland and the late Richard J. Cushing, Jr. of Quincy and Coleen M. Kelley of Seattle, WA. She is survived by two sisters, Theresa Taylor of Sandwich and Rita Joyce of Milton, and a brother, James Taylor and his wife Dorothy of Pocasset. She was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Taylor, known as Sister Therese Joseph of the Sisters of Charity, and Dorothy Hanafin, and two brothers, Joseph Taylor and Francis Taylor. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandsons whom she loved deeply: Belinda, Garrett, Megan, Erin, Caitlin, Rebecca, Cody, Emma, Rachael, Josh, Jamie, Clara, Chris, Sy, Kingston and Liam.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Saint Mary of the Hills Church, 29 St. Mary’s Road, Thursday May 31 at 10:30 am. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours at Dolan & Chapman Funeral Home, 5 Canton Avenue, MILTON VILLAGE, Wednesday 4-8 PM. Interment Milton Cemetery.
If desired contributions in Anne’s memory may be sent to Carmelites of Boston, 61 Mt Pleasant Ave., Roxbury, MA 02119.