All Obituaries

Carl W. Halvorsen of Otis St., Winthrop passed away at home on May 20, 2018. He was 88 years old. Born in Boston he was the beloved son of the late Lillian (Williams) and Carl M. Halvorsen. A lifetime resident of Winthrop he was a 1949 graduate of Winthrop High School. A graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy he was drafted in the Navy for 2 years being honorably discharged as a lieutenant. He worked in the insurance business for over 20...

Rosemary Severin of Pond St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 17, 2018. She was 67 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Mary (Cahill) and Francis Anderson. She was the devoted wife of the late Robert Severin and the loving mother of Mary Severin-Darcy and her husband Thomas of Winthrop. Cherished grandmother of...

Annette "Nettie" Mailhiot of Wilshire St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 16, 2018. She was 61 years old. Born in Boston she was the beloved daughter of the late Helen (Fucillo) and Eugene "Jeep" Eruzione. A lifetime resident of Winthrop she was employed as an administrative assistant for Segal, Rogers and Marco Advisors. She was also the former treasurer for Winthrop Youth Hockey and...

David J. Alioto of Quincy Ave., Winthrop, MA passed away unexpectedly surrounded by his loving family at Massachusetts General Hospital on May 8th, 2018. Born in Winthrop, he was the beloved son of Barbara M. (Thornton) and the late Victor Alioto Sr. He was also the beloved son-in-law of Leo Coluntino and the late Mary Coluntino of Revere. He was a lifelong resident of Winthrop. David graduated from Winthrop...

Alvan A. Espinola of Bowdoin St., Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 3, 2018. He was 86 years old. Born in Methuen he was the beloved son of the late Rosa (Picanso) and Manuel Espinola. He enlisted in the United States Army during Korea reaching the rank of corporal. After his honorable discharge he went on to work as a computer programmer for Raytheon. He was a former cemetery commissioner for the Winthrop...

Geraldine Helen (Murphy) DeAngelis, 69, of Chelsea, passed away at the Chelsea Center on April 15 after a long illness. Geraldine was born on November 23, 1948 in Winthrop the daughter of George and Elizabeth Murphy. She graduated from Winthrop High School and later raised a family in Swampscott, where she lived most of her life. She later spent time in Florida and Merrimack, New Hampshire. She loved her family and will be remembered for many...

Caroline L. Coffey of Overlook Drive, Winthrop passed away at home on May 1, 2018. She was 71 years old. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania she was the beloved daughter of the late Ruth (Swanson) and John A. Garshnick. She was the devoted wife of 52 years to Stephen T. Coffey and the loving mother of Kathleen Duffy and her husband John of Winthrop, Diana August and her husband Gene of...

James Michael “Jim” Matarazzo, age 77, of Winthrop, passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was born on January 4, 1941 in Stoneham, MA to the late Angelo Michael and Anna (Finamore) Matarazzo. He lived in East Boston until the age of 5 when his family moved to Winthrop into a house his father built. He attended Winthrop High...

Silvie M. McNeil of Lincoln St., Winthrop passed away at the Boston Medical Center on April 10, 2018. She was 96 years old. Born in Wichita, Kansas she was the beloved daughter of the late Jessie (Thompson) and Eddy D. Hankins. A resident of Winthrop since 1946 she worked as a check collector for the Federal Reserve Bank. She was also a member of the Winthrop Emblem Club. She was the...

G. Joseph Nargi of Somerset Ave., Winthrop passed away at the Heathwood Healthcare in Chestnut Hill on April 9, 2018. He was 93 years old. Born in Boston he was the beloved son of the late Rachel (Coscia) and Marco Nargi. A resident of East Boston for many years he has been a resident of Winthrop for over 24 years. Prior to his retirement he was employed as a machine mechanic for Revere Sugar, Sterling, Clark and Lurton and the East Boston Social...