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ROBERT PYNE
A funeral Mass was said Monday, June 16, 2003 in St. Vincent's Church for Robert W. Pyne. He was the husband of Mary (Stoddard) Pyne; the father of Linda Bonia, Karen, Donna, Susan, Robert, James Pyne, Sandra Tutela and the late Donald Pyne and the brother of James Pyne, Patrick Pyne, Anne Sullivan, Frank Pyne and the late Robert Pyne. He also leaves many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
SISTER ROSEMARY BURKE C.S.J.
A funeral Mass was said Sunday, June 15, 2003 in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Framingham for Sister Rosemary Burke, C.S.J.. She was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Margaret E. (Madagan) Burke and the sister of William J., Thomas A., Joseph V., John E., Gerald A. Burke, Catherine R. Keane, Patricia R. Menjin, Margaret E. Ropple, Barbara A. Hickey and Claire L. Spinney. She also leaves many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
JANICE STUTZMAN
A funeral Mass was said Monday, June 16, 2003 in St. Brigid's Church for Janice M. (Heiskell) Stutzman. She was the mother of Christopher, Matthew Stutzman and Katie King; the daughter of the late Vaughn and Anna Betty (Walker) Heiskell and the sister of Chris, Greg, Buddy, Walter Heiskell, Terry Yelton, Patty Johnson, and the late Mark and Danny Heiskell. She also leaves many nieces and nephews.
JEAN SULLIVAN
A funeral Mass will be said Friday, June 20, 2003 in The Church of the Incarnation, Melrose, for Jean M. (Heffernan) Sullivan She passed away at home on Monday, June 16th, after a long illness. Jean was born and raised in South Boston, graduated from the Nazareth School in South Boston and Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston. She worked as a legal secretary for a number of law firms in Melrose and the Boston area. Jean worked as a realtor for Lyons Realty in Melrose for several years. She has been a resident of Melrose since 1965, was an avid golfer at Mt. Hood in Melrose, was a longtime member and former CCD teacher at Incarnation Church in Melrose. Jean enjoyed reading, jazz and traveling throughout the United States and overseas.
She was the wife of Joseph A. Sullivan; the mother of Tony Sullivan and his wife Mary Ann of Wakefield, Robert E. Sullivan and his wife Christina of Utah, Jane M. Nickodemus and her husband John of Newburyport, Neal P. Sullivan PhD of Colorado and David R. Sullivan and his wife Andrea of Winthrop and the grandmother of Johnny, Kate, Megan, Samantha Jean and Ellen.
PAUL TOLAND
A funeral Mass was said Tuesday, June 17, 2003 in St. Mary's Church, Melrose for Paul F. Toland, formerly of South Boston.
Raised in South Boston, where he was known as Butch, Paul had a stellar football career as a running back at Boston College High School and then at the College of the Holy Cross. In 1952, while at B.C. High, Paul scored four touchdowns in the Exchange Bowl game against Somerville High School. In 1953, during his senior year at B.C. High, Paul was the top-scoring player in Boston high school football, and was named an All-Scholastic by all three Boston newspapers. That same year, Paul was named the M.V.P. in the Bean Bowl Game, and was designated the Outstanding Player of the Year for Boston high school football by radio station WVOM. Paul continued his football exploits at Holy Cross, and in 1956 he caught a last-second touchdown pass at Fenway Park, to lift the Crusaders over Boston College, thereby becoming the last college football player to score a touchdown at Fenway. In 1957, when Holy Cross played Marquette, Paul became the first college player to score a touchdown at the newly-opened Milwaukee Stadium.
Following Holy Cross, Paul served for two years in the U.S. Navy, based at Pearl Harbor. Returning from the Navy, he tried out for the Boston Patriots professional football team. Paul then had a lengthy and very successful career in Insurance Sales, working with Metropolitan and then Crown Life. After retiring from Insurance, Paul enjoyed community activities, including service as a Volunteer Tutor with the Melrose Public Schools. For several years, he also volunteered as the Treasurer for the Lancers Club at Malden Catholic High School. Paul was a member of the South Boston Irish American Society; the Castle Island Association; the Boston College High School Hall of Fame and the South Boston Hall of Fame.
He was the husband of the late Sheila M. (Turner) Toland; the father of Paul F. Toland Jr. and his wife Mary Beth of NC, Stephen M. Toland of Melrose, Barry C. Toland of Malden, Lynn Marie Kelly and her husband Michael of Waltham and Brenda C. Toland of Melrose; the brother of Virginia O'Neil of Houghs Neck Quincy, William Toland of NJ, Edward Toland of South Boston, Warren Toland of S. Weymouth and the late Donald T. Duncan Toland USMC and the grandfather of Michael, Brian, Daniel, Kelly, Andrew and Padraic. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.
ANNA TURNER
A funeral Mass was said Wednesday, June 18, 2003 in St. Brigid's Church for Anna F. (Driscoll) Turner. She was the mother of Deanna Terranova, Gayle Forcione, Deborah Gaughan, Daniel, Kevin, Julie and the late Robert Turner, Jr.; the daughter of the late Daniel and Julia Driscoll and the sister of the late John Driscoll. She also leaves 7 granddaughters.
DANIEL WELCH
A funeral Mass was said Monday, June 16, 2003 in Gate of Heaven Church for Daniel J. Welch Jr., formerly of South Boston. He was the husband of Janice (LaTerza); the son of the late Daniel Sr. and Elizabeth (Rouse); the brother of Carol E. Lynch, Helen M. Pollard, Richard E. Welch, Elaine T. Cowing, Barbara E. Lyons and the late Donald G. Welch and the nephew of Helen E. Welch. He also leaves numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
GERARD COLLINS
A funeral Mass was said Friday, July 11, 2003 in St. Ann's Church for Gerard A. Collins. He was the husband of the late Carol A. (Hogan); the father of Sandra Verhault of Quincy, Glenn Collins of Lee and Jay Collins of South Boston; the brother of George Collins of South Boston, Diane McLaughlin of Ormond Beach, FL, Jacqueline Lydon of Plymouth and the late Eugene and Roland Collins and the grandfather of Korey, Evan and Patrick Verhault. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.
JOHN GOCHAKOWSKI
A funeral Mass was said Thursday, July 17, 2003 in St. John Church, East Bridgewater for John S. Gochakowski, formerly of South Boston. He was the son of Jessie (Black) and Armando DiLando of East Bridgewater; the father of Kimberly Gochakowski of South Boston and the brother of Joanne Edwards of Easton, Stephen Gochakowski of East Bridgewater and Amanda DiLando of Medford. He also leaves 3 nieces.
THOMAS GRIFFIN
A funeral Mass was said Saturday, July 12, 2003 in St. Augustine's Church for Thomas J. Griffin. He was the lifelong companion of the late Ann Marie Beal and the brother of Francis, William both of Marlboro, Joe of Dorchester, Richard of NH, Robert, Michael both of Rockland, Carol Dunphy of Canada and David Stamp of Boston. He also leaves many nieces, nephews and friends.
MILDRED JOHNSON
A funeral Mass was said Thursday, July 10, 2003 in St. Augustine's Church for Mildred (Ahearn) Johnson. She was the mother of Paul, Virginia and Carl.
RICHARD POWERS
A funeral Mass wass said Saturday, July 12, 2003 in Holy Cross Church, South Easton for Richard J. Powers. He was the husband of Carol A. (Powderly) Powers; the father of Colleen E. DeSimone and her husband Gregory of Mansfield and Ryan T. Powers and his wife Keri of South Easton; the grandfather of Cecelia Jane DeSimone and the son of Rae (DiLillo) Powers.
JAMES ROBISHAW
A Mass of Christian Burial was said Thursday, July 17, 2003 in Gate of Heaven Church for James Robishaw. He was the son of Lucille (Murphy). He leaves numerous brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews.
MARGARET SWAIN
A funeral Mass was said Wednesday, July 16, 2003 in St. Brigid's Church for Margaret A. Maggie (O'Toole) Swain. She was the wife of the late Thomas J.. Swain and the mother of Harold Swain of South Boston, Lorraine and Alfred Flannery of South Boston, Norman and Barbara Swain of Braintree, Dorothy and the late Alfred Izvicki of Taunton, Thomas and Mildred Swain of Dorchester, Gerard Swain of South Boston, Donald and Susan Swain of Braintree, Carol and Stephen Reilly of Braintree. She also leaves 22 grandchildren, 38 great grandchilden and many nieces and nephews.
ALBERT ASHMANSKAS
A funeral Mass was said Tuesday, August 5, 2003 in St. Ann's Church, Wollaston for Albert S. Ashmanskas, Sr., formerly of South Boston. He was the father of Albert S., Jr., Thomas, David, all of Wollaston, Joan Troup of Canton, Judith Koelsch of Hingham and Peter Ashe of Hanson; the brother of Brony of Jamaica Plain and the late Anne Moore; the dear friend and companion of Elaine Walker of Carver and the former husband of Mary (Zilinskas). He also leaves 8 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MAUREEN BARRY
A funeral Mass was said Monday, August 4, 2003 in Gate of Heaven Church for Maureen H. (Duffey) Barry. She was the mother of Patricia Barry of South Boston, Debra and her husband David Vitagliano of Braintree, John Barry and his wife Denise of South Boston; the fiance of Chuck Morgan of South Boston; the grandmother of Brooke and Sabrina Vitagliano, John and Mari Barry and the sister of Frank and Betsy Duffey of Rockland, Paul and Judy Duffey of Holbrook and Nancy and Chuck Davis of Sandwich. She also leaves many nieces and nephews and her good friends Sis and Joe Yakavonis.
BARTHOLOMEW CLEMENTS
A funeral Mass will be said Friday, August 8, 2003 in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Halifax for Bartholomew F. Shorty Clements, Jr. He was the husband of the late Beverly (Ford) Clements; the father of Barty Clements, Beverly Johnson and Dawn Marie Petrie all of Pembroke, Francis Clements of Hanson and the late Margaret Peggy Smith. He also leaves 9 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and many nieces and nephews.
