09 Jan, 2025

Local obituary: Ann Marie Escobar, 58, Boston restaurant executive

Local Obituaries Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, of Scituate, died on Aug. 20, 2023. Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar. – via McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, 58, of Scituate, MA, went into the loving arms of Jesus at home on Sunday, August 20, 2023, following her 5pm Hail Mary prayer. Ann Marie was born in […]

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Local obituary: Aubrianna Serra, 10, ‘gave her life to protect her family’

Local Obituaries Aubrianna Lynn Serra died on Aug. 17, 2023. Aubrianna Serra. – via Legacy.com Aubrianna Lynn Serra, 10, gave her life to protect her family. She died at Boston Children’s Hospital on August 17, 2023, due to complications from a gunshot wound. She was born in Springfield on April 7, 2013, to Christopher Serra […]

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Local obituary: Carl-Hens Beliard, 18, Salem State student and basketball player

Local Obituaries Carl-Hens Beliard, of Worcester, died Nov. 1, 2023. Carl-Hens Beliard. – via Mercadante Funeral Home Carl-Hens Beliard of Worcester was taken from us on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. He was only 18 years old. Carl-Hens was born on November 11, 2004 in Port au Prince, Haiti. He graduated from North High School, Class […]

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Local obituary: Hillel Stavis, 78, founder of Harvard Square’s WordsWorth Books and Curious George store

Local Obituaries Hillel Stavis died suddenly Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Eaton, New Hampshire. The Cambridge story of Curious George, the resident scamp of Harvard Square Hillel Stavis, former proprietor of now legendary WordsWorth Books of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Mass., died suddenly Friday, October 20, 2023, in Eaton, N.H. He was 78. For nearly […]

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Local obituary: Lauren Ramponi Carroll, 41, ‘deeply rooted and actively involved’ in the Brookline community

Local Obituaries Lauren Ramponi Carroll, of Brookline, died on Sept. 29, 2023. Lauren Ramponi Carroll. – via Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home Lauren Ramponi Carroll of Brookline passed away suddenly on September 29, 2023. Cherished wife of Robert E. O’Connor, Jr. and loving mother of Preston Bayliss and Collin O’Connor. Devoted daughter of Dianne L. Ramponi of […]

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Local obituary: Nathaniel Gardiner, 22, Stoneham resident and musician

Local Obituaries Nathaniel J. Gardiner died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Nathaniel J. Gardiner. – via Barile Family Funeral Home Nathaniel J. Gardiner, of Stoneham, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023 at age 22 after a two year fight with cancer.  Nate is the beloved son of Dr. Matthew Gardiner and Dr. Mary Beth […]

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Local obituary: Caitlin Kuhlman, Lexington resident and Boston native, ‘truly a renaissance woman’

Local News Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, died on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. Caitlin Kuhlman. – via Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, of Lexington, formerly of Boston, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her home, after enduring two and a half years with Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer. Caitlin […]

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Local obituary: Dale Mooney, 53, loved the Patriots and music

Local Obituaries Dale E. Mooney, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, died Sept. 17, 2023. Dale Mooney. – via Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home Dale E. Mooney, 53, of Folsom Drive, Newmarket, New Hampshire, died unexpectedly September 17, 2023 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, MA. Born May 8, 1970 in Exeter, he was the son of […]

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Local obituary: James Daley, 56, former Acton priest and St. John’s Prep teacher

Local Obituaries James J. Daley, of Desert Hot Springs, California, died on Aug. 12, 2023. James J. Daley. – via Legacy.com James J. Daley, 56, of Desert Hot Springs, California, died on August 12 at Palm Springs Regional Hospital in Palm Springs, California, after a brief illness caused by a long-term infection. Jim was born […]

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