All Obituaries

Jeanne Ellen Williams of Sewall Ave., Winthrop passed away peacefully at the Care Dimensions Hospice in Lincoln on January 14, 2020. She was 79 years old. She was a beloved wife, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend. Jeanne is survived by her husband of fifty-five years, Michael Williams; sisters, Joan Smith and her husband Robert of Yarmouthport and Nancy Curry and her partner Owen Tabb of South Dennis; sisters-in-law, Karen Hanafin and her husband Jerry...

Daniel Mullane, Esq. of Sunnyside Ave., Winthrop passed away at home on December 31, 2019. He was 75 years old. Born in Plattsburgh, New York he was the beloved son of the late Rita (Donahoe) and John J. Mullane. A longtime resident of Winthrop he was a 1962 graduate of St. John's Prep in Danvers. After his graduation went on to attend Georgetown University. He graduated in 1966 and went on to earn his Law Degree from Suffolk Law School, graduating in 1969. For over 23 years he...

Mrs. Diana Dano of Revere passed away on December 21, 2019 at age 66. She was born in Albania and was an oil and petroleum cartographer.  She was the beloved wife of Liu Dano, an amazing mother of Armida Dano and Anxhela Maranda, the daughter of Athina Sota and the grandmother of two wonderful grandkids. Her love and caring nature made all around her feel loved, nurtured and respected. She was immensely respected and loved by all her family and friends.  Family and friends are...

Joseph A. Gallivan, Jr. of Winthrop passed away at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington on December 18, 2019. He was 62 years old. Born in Boston he was the beloved son of the late Frances (Honan) and Joseph A. Gallivan, Sr. A lifelong resident of Winthrop he was a 1976 graduate of Winthrop High School. He was employed as a driver for Federal Express for several years. He was the loving father of Joseph C. and Julie A. Gallivan both of Winthrop. He was the dear brother of Paul Gallivan and...

Gaetano Saraceno of Trident Ave., Winthrop passed away at home on December 14, 2019. He was 89 years old. Born in Augusta, Sicily, Italy he was the beloved son of the late Carmela and Giuseppe Saraceno. A long time resident of Winthrop he was employed as a shuttle driver for Hertz for many years. He also worked for American Biltrite, Dobbs and the United Airlines Flight Kitchen. He a member of the Augusta Club of Boston for over 42 years and was a member of the Revere League...

Richard R. Vettel of Winthrop, MA,  known as Rich, died December 21, 2019, at Massachusetts General Hospital after a three-year battle with complications from a spinal cord injury.  He was born on April 14, 1951 in the Bronx, New York, the only child of Raymond R. Vettel and Marie (Bocchieri) Vettel. Rich attended Fordham Prep and Fordham University, graduating with a B.S.  in business administration in 1973. Rich was the founder and CEO of UnitechEDI, Inc., a software...

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,...