All Obituaries

Antonio M. "Tony" Vaccaro of Brandywyne Drive, East Boston passed away at the Don Orione Nursing Home in East Boston of December 11, 2019. He was 95 years old. Born in Boston he was the beloved son of the late Michelina and Luigi Vaccaro. A lifetime resident of East Boston he was employed as a laborer in the construction field. He was also a member of the Progressive Club in East Boston. He was the loving father of Louis Vaccaro and his wife Anita of Winthrop, Deborah Battista of...

Gilda T. Greselin of Westborough and formerly of Winthrop passed away at home on December 5, 2019. She was 95 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Rose (Christaro) and Louis Guarino. She was the devoted wife of the late Aurelio Greselin and the loving mother of Sandra Smith of Boston and Lydia Laskow of Westborough. Dear sister of the late Henry Guarino. Cherished grandmother of Alexandra, Matthew and Vanessa. Great grandmother of Davison, Clara, Cooper,...

Margaret M. McCluskey of George St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on December 1, 2019. She was 95 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Margaret (Riley) and John Meade, DMD. A longtime resident of Winthrop she was employed as a bookkeeper at Approved Rubber Parts prior to her retirement. She was also a member of the St. John the Evangelist Church Choir and the Winthrop Catholic Women's Club. She was the devoted wife of...

Daniel Ashton of Winthrop, MA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the age of 68. He was born in New Bedford. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, his two sisters Peg and Sally, his sister-in-law Jane, cousins, nieces, nephews, and an aunt. Dan graduated from The Swain School of Design, New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1972 with a major in Graphic Design and a minor in Photography. He was president of his class. He did graduate work at Arizona State University,...

Judith A. Silck of Buchanan St., Winthrop passed away at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere on November 17, 2019. She was 76 years old. Born in Dorchester she was the beloved daughter of the late Catherine (Waters) and James Fahey. She was 8 years a Sister of Daughters of Charity in Emitsburg, Maryland and did charitable and nursing care to the sick in the mountains of Maryland. She also worked as a Catholic nun and registered nurse at the Soldier's Home in Washington D.C. She...

Leanne M. Olson of Washington St., Norwell and formerly of Winthrop passed away at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on November 19, 2019. She was 53 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of Diane (Falzarano) and John W. Olson.  She was the loving mother of William Alexander of Easton and the dear sister of Jacqueline Olson of Winthrop, Jason Olson of Winthrop, Renee Kirby of Revere, Michelle Olson-Mattera and her husband Ronald of Winthrop and the late John...

Marie G. Mann of Bedford passed away at home on November 17, 2019. She was 92 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Grace (Ferrara) and Ernest P. Caggiano. She grew up in Winthrop before moving to Bedford over 60 years ago. For many years she was a musician playing her accordion and singing at many different venues. She was also the former organist and soloist at St. Michael's Church in Bedford. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, a volunteer at the...

Paul J. "Jerry" Gaffney of Thornton Park, Winthrop passed away at the Don Orione Nursing Home in East Boston on November 15, 2019. Born in Winthrop he was the beloved son of the late Ethel (Fitzgerald) and Paul C. Gaffney. A life long resident of Winthrop he enlisted in the Air Force serving in Vietnam for over two years reaching the rank of Airman 1st Class. After his honorable discharge he went on to work as a technician for the MWRA for many years. He also owned his...

Mary E. Federico, "Bette", 89, of Winthrop, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Born in Saranac Lake, New York, she lived in Medford for much of her life before moving to Winthrop 35 years ago. She took great pride in her 40-year career as a receptionist and records clerk at Tufts Dental School. A physically active person all her life, she enjoyed camping, hiking and outdoor activities throughout New England in her younger years. She was a...

Florence M. Schisler of Belcher St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on November 5, 2019. She was 86 years old. Born in Winthrop she was the beloved daughter of the late Catherine (McIntyre) and Charles Ballem. A life long resident of Winthrop she was employed as a telephone operator for New England Telephone for over 40 years. She was also a member of the Winthrop Catholic Women's Club, VFW Beachmont and the Winthrop Emblem Club. She was the...