All Obituaries

Joseph M. McCarthy of Winthrop passed away at home on November 28, 2020.  He was 85 years old.  Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, he was the beloved son of the late Ellen McCarthy.  After completing school, he worked for years at a pub in Listowel before making the trip to America.  He first settled in Philadelphia, where he began working for US Airways (then Allegheny Airlines), and eventually made his way to Winthrop.  At U.S. Airways, he made...

Estelle Anne Johnson, Age 92, of Winthrop, MA, died on December 1, 2020. She is the daughter of the late Estelle Marie (Casey) Copeman and John W. Copeman of East Boston. Beloved wife of the late Edward Conant Johnson. Beloved sister of the late, John W. Copeman, Jr. Loving mother of Thomas E. Johnson and his wife Deborah, Nancy A. DeGregorio and her husband Mark, and Kevin P. Johnson. Also survived by her 3 loving grandchildren Meredith Johnson, Mark DeGregorio Jr., and Jessica...

Edward "Jim" Soper III of Winthrop passed away unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on November 21, 2020. He was 60 years old. Born in Winthrop he was the beloved son of the late Marilyn "Cookie" (Ciampa) and Edward J. Soper, Jr. A lifelong resident of Winthrop he was a 1978 graduate of Winthrop High School. He went on to attend Norwich University where he earned his Bachelor's Degree. As a  young man he worked with his uncle Arthur...

Judge Joseph Vincent Ferrino, Sr. passed away peacefully on November 22, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in 1926 in Boston, MA, he was a child of Sicilian parents who immigrated to the Boston area via Ellis Island around 1910. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of over 60 years, Marie A. (“Jeanette”) Ferrino, his brother, Peter J. Ferrino, MD, and his sister, Annette M. Nazzaro. He is survived by his four children: Joseph V. Ferrino, Jr. of Winthrop,...

On Thursday, November 19, 2020, Stella Anastos Rodis, loving Mother of three children, passed away at age 95. Stella was born on March 18, 1925 in Winthrop Massachusetts. She graduated from Winthrop High School and went on to attend the Massachusetts School of Art in Boston and majored in Advertising.  She created Ads that were published in the Boston Globe before she married. She had a quick wit and a loving nature. She inspired her children to go to college and to be all they could...

Ronald E. Moses of Winthrop passed away at home on November 14, 2020. He was 89 years old. Born in Chelsea he was the beloved son of the late Ida (Feinstein) and Philip Moses. A resident of East Boston for several years before moving to Winthrop in 1961. He enlisted in the United States Navy during Korea and served two years before being honorably discharged as a  Lieutenant Junior Grade. He went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree in organic chemistry from Harvard...

PLOURDE, Marc J. Of Winthrop, died on November 2, 2020 with his husband Chris by his side. Born on June 12th 1961 in Lowell, MA, he was the beloved son of the late Elaine C. (Giroux) and Joseph (Robert) Plourde. A resident of Winthrop since 1999, he was employed as an executive chef at The Red House in Harvard Square, Cambridge for the past 15 years. Throughout his life he traveled extensively, and especially enjoyed doing so with his husband Chris. Together, they took in the culture and...

  Marie G. Diorio (83) of Coconut Creek, FL (formally Hillsboro Beach, FL) and Winthrop, MA passed away at the Broward Health North Hospice on October 25, 2020. Marie was employed with Pan American Airlines followed by Massachusetts General Hospital in Infectious Diseases, as an Executive Secretary prior to retirement. She had a passion for her family, tennis, swimming, dancing, singing in the choir, Catholic religion, fishing, boating and being athletic. Marie was born in...

Dario Copia of Winthrop passed away at the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston on October 15, 2020. He was 55 years old. Born in Atri, Italy he was the beloved son of Annamaria (Marconetta) and Giovanni Copia.  He was a resident of East Boston before moving to Winthrop over 20 years ago. A chef by trade he was so creative with food and had an innate way to make even the simplest ingredient taste amazing. Anyone who was lucky enough to have had his food were never...

Ralph J. Panetta, Jr. of Winthrop passed away at home on October 24, 2020. He was 90 years old. Born in Medford he was the beloved son of the late Mary (Cericola) and Ralph J. Panetta, Sr. He was a graduate of Medford High School and then went on to attend the Dale Carnegie School. He enlisted in the United States Army reaching the rank of Corporal. After his honorable discharge he went on to become a Master Mechanic working at International Harvester. He was also the Manager of...