All Obituaries

Patricia G. Lowdnes-Fletcher of Lynn and formerly of Winthrop passed away at the Northshore Medical Center in Salem on June 29, 2020. She was 75 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Mary (DiChiara) and Victor Maffie. A longtime resident of Winthrop she was employed in the accounting department at Ocean Air in Revere for many years. She was the loving mother of Renee Hickey and her husband Daniel of Winthrop, Dina Cash and her husband TJ of Winthrop and Misty...

Raffaela "Rae" Boncore of Brewster Ave., Winthrop passed away at home on June 24, 2020. She was 96 years old. Born in Cambridge she was the beloved daughter of the late Angelina (Alfano) and Carmen Vitagliano. A long time resident of Winthrop she worked as a seamstress and along with her husband operated Viking's Cleaners in Winthrop for many years. She was also a member of the Son's of Italy Lodge #2057 and the Sister's of Mary. She was the devoted wife of the late...

Marie A. Skomro (Boushell) in her 95th year. June 28, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Frank Skomro for 72 years. Loving mother of Robert Skomro and his wife Suzi Teegarden, Ann Bertrand and her husband Paul, Karen Chouinard and her husband Rene, Gary Skomro and his wife Carina Campobasso, Lorraine DeFronzo and her husband Larry Pradell and her late husband John Defronzo, the late Barbara Camacho and her late husband Lou and former husband Paul LoConte. Dear grandmother of Tina (Silck)...

Mabel J. "Sis" St. George of South Main St., Winthrop passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on June 11, 2020. She was 89 years old. Born in Winthrop she was the beloved daughter of the late Mabel J. (Tyler) and Albert L. Taylor. A life long resident of Winthrop she was employed as a bookkeeper at MIT prior to her retirement. She was the devoted wife of the late Lawrence "Bud" St. George and the loving mother of Lawrence R. St. George, Jr. and his wife...

Rose P. Viola of Orient Ave., East Boston passed away unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on June 10, 2020. She was 92 years old. Born in East Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Maria (Raimondi) and Gaspare LaCascia. A life long resident of East Boston she worked for the City of Boston in the Assessor's Office as the Assistant to the Commissioner. She was the devoted wife of the late Salvatore "Joseph" Viola and the dear sister of the late...

Richard F. Christopher of Somerville passed away at his home on May 22, 2020.  He was 77 years old.  Born in Boston, he was the beloved son of the late Mary (Flak) and Domenic Christopher.  A longtime resident of both Somerville, MA and Naples, FLA.  Prior to his retirement, he was a 35 year employee/manager for Star Market.  Grand Knight and 60 year member of the Winthrop Knights of Columbus, longtime member of the Winthrop Yacht Club and proudly served in the...

Paul L. Ford, Sr. of Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 18, 2020. He was 84 years old. Born in Winthrop he was the beloved son of the late Flora (Dunbar) and Gerald R. Ford. A life long resident of Winthrop he retired as the former Fire Chief for the Town of Winthrop in 1996. He was the devoted husband of the late Eileen (Coilty) and the loving father of Paul L. Ford, Jr., James J. Ford and the late Deborah Brown. Also survived by 5...

It is with much sadness that I inform you of the passing of CPYC Life Member Peter Costa.  A lifelong Winthrop resident, Peter loved the ocean and loved to sail.   Peter proudly and successfully campaigned many a boat.  The Hustler, 210, Snipe, Laser, Rhodes 19 and Star.  In fact, Peter bought and sailed the first Laser at CPYC many years ago.  He used to say that a brand new laser was $800.00! Peter sailed the Laser from his backyard on Johnson Ave.  He is...

Marie Grace Evans passed away on Wednesday May 21st after a long courageous and heroic battle where she carried herself with grace, dignity and strength. She was the beloved daughter of the late Frank and Mary DeBonis. She leaves behind two sisters, Joanne Bedard and her husband Roger of Norfolk,  Carol Breed of Woburn,  and her late brother Joseph DeBonis As a lifetime resident of Winthrop, she also worked for over 30 years as a legal secretary for major law firms...

Robert (Bob) K. Milne Jr. passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer at the Highpoint Hospice in Haverhill.  He was 89 years old.  Bob was an avid reader and loved his daily crossword puzzles. He was a devoted Yankees and New York Giants fan.  Bob was born in Newark, NJ to the late Robert and Katherine Milne.  He was the devoted husband of the late Josephine (Fraina). He was the father of Scott and the late Diane Zega and her husband Dave...