Johanna Curran was eager to share the happy news with her friend Michele Fitzwilliam that she thought she was expecting twins, when Fitzwilliam came home from California last Christmas. The two had met years earlier when they were students at Canton High School. “I’ve known her since my sophomore year of high school when she […]
Aug 18 2017 | Posted in
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Mary Ann Price
Check out this week’s issue of the Canton Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the August 17 edition include: * St. Gerard’s makes history with ‘eye-opening’ mission trip to Cuba * Swimming lesson photos by Michelle Stark * Police and Fire News Notes: Rte. 138 accident, CPD bicycle/pedestrian safety grant and more * […]
Aug 18 2017 | Posted in
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Celebrating the most successful summer season in the modern era, the coaches of the Canton American Legion Post 24 baseball team presented four special awards at a recent season-ending banquet. This year’s senior Legion team made it all the way to the District 6 semifinals, where they lost to a very good Quincy team 10-9 […]
Aug 11 2017 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
Brian J. Kelly, 63, of Canton, passed away August 6 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born and raised in Canton, Brian graduated from Canton High School and worked as self-employed carpenter. Brian was an executive board member and member of the Sons of the American Legion Post #24 in Canton. In his free time he enjoyed […]
Aug 11 2017 | Posted in
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Paul A. Pernock, Sr., 91, of Canton, passed away August 5 at Norwood Hospital. Born and raised in South Boston, he graduated from Gate of Heaven High School and served in the Army during World War II. Paul was a longtime resident of Canton and worked as a truck driver for J.P Noonan and a […]
Aug 11 2017 | Posted in
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Eleanor H. Grazio, 106, of Canton, formerly of Milton, passed away August 4 at Ellis Nursing Home. Born in Cambridge to Joseph and Mary Higgins, Eleanor graduated from Dorchester Girls High School. She worked as a comptometer operator for John Hancock Insurance for many years. Eleanor and her first husband, Paul Concannon, moved to Milton […]
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Donald J. Donahue Jr., 66, a lifelong resident of Canton, died unexpectedly at home August 1, 2017. Don worked in the probation department in the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston for many years. He was the beloved son of the late Donald and Margaret Donahue. Don was a 1970 graduate of Canton High School and […]
Aug 11 2017 | Posted in
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Harvest Breeze Ciccotelli, 28, passed away August 1 after a long race between intellect and opioid addiction. Harvest is the son of Paul G. Ciccotelli, originally of Canton, and Patricia Ann (Weaver) Ciccotelli, originally of Hamilton, OH. Harvest was born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital in October 1988. Harvest was a talented musician, audio engineer, singer […]
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Beatrice A. Jones of Canton, MA, born September 9, 1920, in Cleveland, Ohio, passed away July 28, 2017. She was the daughter of Emma and Lester Long (both deceased). She graduated from East High School in 1939 and was a cake icer for several Cleveland-area family-owned bakeries … Order a digital subscription to access the full version of all obituaries.
Aug 11 2017 | Posted in
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John Charles (Jaycee) Bean, 68, an energetic, kind-hearted school bus driver and a resident of Randolph, died on July 26, 2017, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. John was born in Pomona, CA, on October 14, 1948, to Edward and Mary Bean. He grew up in East Boston and Stoneham, […]
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