All Obituaries

Kevin T. Kinsella of Shirley St., Winthrop passed away at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston on October 28, 2018. He was 72 years old. Born in Charlestown he was the beloved son of the late Helen Eileen (Murphy) and Michael Leo Kinsella. A resident of Winthrop for over 55 years he worked as an IT Director for the Registry of Deeds until his retirement. He was also the past president of WINARC and was a member of Air National Guard. He was the devoted husband of Nancy M....

Filomena Russo of Seaview Ave., Winthrop passed away at home on October 29, 2018. She was 93 years old. Born in San Sossio Baronia, Italy she was the beloved daughter of the late Felicetta and Celestino Fabiano. A resident of Winthrop since 1970 she worked as a seamstress in the garment industry for many years. She was the devoted wife of the late Alessandro Russo and the loving mother of Maria Tegan of Lynnfield, John Russo and Phil Russo both of Winthrop. Cherished grandmother of...

Ada F. Brown of Golden Drive, Winthrop passed away at the Nevins Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Methuen on October 24, 2018. She was 98 years old. Born in Lowell she was the beloved daughter of the late Louise and Frank Welch. A resident of Winthrop for over 25 years she was employed as a cook working in hospital kitchens. She was the loving mother of Deborah McGrail of Windham, New Hampshire and Mary Louise Welch. She was the cherished grandmother of Kelly Trufant, Justin McGrail,...

Norma M. Briana of Lincoln St., Winthrop passed away at home on October 18, 2018. She was 88 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Josephine (Massaro) and Ralph (DeStefano). A resident of Winthrop since 1951 she was employed as an elementary teacher for the Nahant Public School for many years. She was the devoted wife of Richard W. Briana and the loving mother of Joanne Jackmauh and her husband Paul of Winthrop, Richard W. Briana, Jr. and his companion...

Marybeth Spinali passed away at the Eastpointe Nursing Care Center in Chelsea on October 15, 2018. She was 67 years old. Born in Winthrop she was the beloved daughter of the late Elizabeth (Lloyd) and Edward Doherty. A long time resident of Winthrop she was employed as a registered nurse working in nursing homes in the area. She was the loving mother of Joy Spinali of Everett and Hashia Wallace of St. John Virgin Islands. She was the dear sister of Stephen Doherty of Brooklyn, New...

Marilyn A. "Cookie" Soper of Lincoln St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on October 14, 2018. She was 81 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Mary (Orlando) and Joseph Ciampa. A life long resident of Winthrop she was a 1956 graduate of Winthrop High School. She went on to work as a telephone operator and a customer service agent for New England Telephone. She also worked as an Avon Lady and was a former member of...

Christine Rose Mastropoll age 59 ,formerly of Winthrop passed away suddenly at the Brockton Hospital on October 17, 2018 from natural causes. Daughter of the Marise Mastropoll and the late Anthony Mastropoll, Sr. both of Winthrop. Survived by son Christopher Mullen of Revere and Haley Mastropoll of the Boston area. Grandchildren Christopher Mullen Jr. and Brianna Mullen. Brothers Anthony Mastropoll Jr. of Winthrop, Michael Mastropoll and wife Normalea of Azle,...

Vincent "Vinny" Gennaco of Woodside Ave., passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on October 16, 2018. He was 80 years old. Born in East Boston he was the beloved son of the late Pauline (Boncore) and Joseph Gennaco. A resident of Winthrop for over 52 years he was employed as an electrician for many years before becoming the Electrical Inspector for the Town of Winthrop. A position he held at the time of his passing. He was a former member of the National Guard,...

Elinor A. Moses of Shirley St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on October 7, 2018. She was 88 years old. Born in East Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Mary (Barbere) and Michael Vitale. She resided in East Boston before moving to Winthrop over 57 years ago. She was a former member of the Winthrop Emblem Club, the Daughter's of Italy and was a producer for many years at the Winthrop Community Access Channel. She was the...

Joseph F. Davies, Jr. of Banks St., Winthrop passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on October 4, 2018. He was 78 years old. Born in East Boston he was the beloved son of the late Elizabeth (Pierce) and Joseph F. Davies, Sr.. He lived in East Boston before moving to Winthrop over 35 years ago. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a firefighter for the Boston Fire Department. He was also a member of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks. He was the devoted husband of...