Remembering those we lost in Massachusetts in the coronavirus pandemic
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Florence Cahill Flaherty
Age 96, Brewster, Mass.
Lost on May 6

She had that Irish wit


Daniel James Callahan
Age 90, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 27

He was a master of all tools


Robert C. Blades
Age 84, Groveland, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27

Ground mechanic for TWA


Elizabeth Tevenan
Age 82, Brewster, Mass.
Lost on Apr 24

Social butterfly


Margaret Skaliotis
Age 92, Boston
Lost on Apr 24

High school library aide and a teacher’s aide


John B. Ahrens
Age 96, Newton, Mass.
Lost on Apr 10

Lifelong pacifist


Frederick Carl Harris
Age 70, Massachusetts
Lost on Mar 25

An exuberant laugh


David F. Savitt
Age 86, Ludlow, Mass.
Lost on May 14

A lifelong career with WHIL radio


Genowefa Kochanek
Age 98, Massachusetts
Lost on May 12

Survived the German invasion and occupation of Poland during World War II


Roland Henry Lacasse
Age 88, Massachusetts
Lost on May 11

Priest who sought “to help people to be happy and holy”


Robert Grant Conner
Age 96, Easthampton, Mass.
Lost on May 8

Nothing brought him greater joy than taking his boys on hikes


Donald Geoffrey Helliwell
Age 86, Westfield, Mass.
Lost on May 8

He trained aboard the first nuclear-powered vessel in the US fleet


Roberta Gulick
Age 90, Wrentham, Mass.
Lost on May 7

Advocate for the Alliance for the Mentally Ill


Douglas H. Diamond
Age 82, Chelmsford, Mass.
Lost on May 7

Involved with the development of Air Force technologies


Jeanne Madden Cibroski
Age 79, Cape Cod, Mass.
Lost on May 5

Loved being quiet at the beach


Mary Ellen Houle
Age 80, Bedford, N.H.
Lost on May 5

Amazing in every sense of the word


Thomas F. McDermott
Age 84, Massachusetts
Lost on May 5

Engineer always interested in learning new things


Donald Martin Puffer
Age 84, Foxboro, Mass.
Lost on May 4

Avid skier


Kenneth A. Rago
Age 85, Pocasset, Mass.
Lost on May 3

Self-taught musician


John Pope
Age 53, Haydenville, Mass.
Lost on May 3

Worked for years at many local nursing homes


Muriel E. Lundgren
Age 91, Haverhill, Mass.
Lost on May 3

Talented tennis player


Robert M. Shaw
Age 69, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on May 3

Loved being Grandpa to his “little man” and “sweet pea”


Richard L. Houle
Age 86, Bedford, N.H.
Lost on May 2

Epic in every sense of the word


Clementine E. Jamgochian
Age 95, Peabody, Mass.
Lost on May 2

Faced the challenges of life with a smile and positive attitude


Stewart Markham Fish
Age 58, Hingham, Mass.
Lost on May 1

His love of wildlife and the marshes fueled his soul


Wee Chu Wong
Age 90, Worcester, Pa.
Lost on May 1

Worked long, hard hours and still made time for everyone


Marjorie L. Goolsby
Age 89, Marblehead, Mass.
Lost on May 1

Educator who taught many offspring of her former students


Daniel James Parr
Age 60, Cape Cod, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29

Non-judgmental and empathetic listener


Frederick Anthony Palazzo
Age 87, Woburn, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29

Enjoyed international, square and round dancing


Mercedes Santiago
Age 82, Lawrence, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29

Owned one of the first Spanish bodegas in the city of Lawrence


Jean Adele Walkins
Age 92, Whitman, Mass.
Lost on Apr 28

Fashionista


Robert N. Winsor
Age 78, Marblehead, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27

A 56-year career as a produce manager at Stop and Shop


Carole Montalbano
Age 83, Springfield, Ill.
Lost on Apr 27

Known for her strength and devotion to family


Mary Gilbert
Age 84, Mansfield, Mass.
Lost on Apr 26

Quiet and humble member of a prayer circle


Richard Daniel Harris
Age 86, Danvers, Mass.
Lost on Apr 26

Had a knack for games of chance


Richard M. Glidden
Age 95, Orleans, Mass.
Lost on Apr 25

Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Purple Heart and Bronze Star


Richard J. Rome
Age 91, Roslindale, Mass.
Lost on Apr 25

Loving father


Barbara J. Norris
Age 90, Weymouth, Mass.
Lost on Apr 25

Actively involved in the United Methodist Women


Carol A. Castle
Age 80, Weymouth, Mass.
Lost on Apr 23

Enjoyed the church’s women’s bowling league


Norman Leslie Jenkins
Age 91, Hingham, Mass.
Lost on Apr 22

Loved seeing the full moon rise over the ocean


Kenneth Richard Coombs
Age 75, Methuen, Mass.
Lost on Apr 21

A 30-year career at the Gillette Company


Stephen J. Clinton
Age 94, Rockland, Mass.
Lost on Apr 19

Cancer survivor at 88 years old


Robert R. Stout
Age 95, Dennis, Mass.
Lost on Apr 17

Survived the sinking of his troopship in the English Channel


Arthur Winthrop Barstow
Age 93, Hadley, Mass.
Lost on Apr 17

There is not a Louis L’Amour Western he had not read three times


John B. Lynch
Age 76, Wilmington, Mass.
Lost on Apr 12

Lifelong educator


Margaret Laughlin
Age 91, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 11

Had a mystic’s direct sense of wonder and oneness


Bernard David Seckler
Age 95, Newton, Mass.
Lost on Apr 10

Math reader for Recordings for the Blind


Roger Mckinney-Wagner
Age 73, Lowell, Mass.
Lost on Apr 8

Professor at the Salter School


Thomas Tarbell Russell
Age 83, Longmeadow, Mass.
Lost on Apr 7

Mentored by the computer science pioneer Grace Hopper


Robert LeBlanc
Age 87, Cambridge, Mass.
Lost on Apr 6

Worked in construction and served in the Army


John E. Broadly
Age 84, Scituate, Mass.
Lost on Apr 2

Honored to march with the American Legion in many parades


Dale E. Thurman
Age 65, Lexington, Ky.
Lost on Apr 1

Tailor known for his exacting work and strong opinions


Joseph J. Deren Jr.
Age 75, Turners Falls, Mass.
Lost on Mar 30

Retired meter-reader


James Ventrillo
Age 77, Methuen, Mass.
Lost on May 10

Kind and brave man, never forgetful of his roots


P. Michael Baillargeon
Age 75, Massachusetts
Lost on May 9

An esoteric sense of humor


Dale A. Boston
Age 81, Massachusetts
Lost on May 7

Co-owner of Johnnies Sandwich Shop


Geraldine Marie McGovern
Age 72, Massachusetts
Lost on May 5

Artist specializing in pastels and sketches


Robert F. Brady Jr.
Age 65, Avon, Mass.
Lost on May 4

Town official in Massachusetts


Mary T. King
Age 94, Dorchester, Mass.
Lost on May 4

Talented knitter, a voracious reader, a current events aficionado


Anna M. Gayton
Age 82, Peabody, Mass.
Lost on May 4

Remembered for the “nana blankets” she made for her newborn grandchildren


Marsha Lee Holiday
Age 75, North Andover, Mass.
Lost on May 3

Foster mother for over 10 years


Jeannette M. Brown
Age 94, Amesbury, Mass.
Lost on May 2

World War II defense worker


Maria Tassiopoulos
Age 78, Braintree, Mass.
Lost on May 2

Made the best baklava ever


Nancy A. Richard
Age 83, Marblehead, Mass.
Lost on May 2

Her dinners were mouthwateringly good and usually topped off with a homemade pie or cake


Edgar Orlando De La Roca
Age 46, Peabody, Mass.
Lost on May 2

Passionate Boston sports fan


Nancy Reid
Age 97, Topsfield, Mass.
Lost on Apr 30

Perfectionist and an excellent cook


Emmanuel Demetri
Age 61, Gloucester, Mass.
Lost on Apr 30

One of the first in Massachusetts to compete in the Special Olympics


Arthur Louis Thibault
Age 75, Andover, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29

Loved his whole family


Helen Wall
Age 91, Lawrence, Mass.
Lost on Apr 29

Author of children’s stories


Virginia Bettencourt
Age 92, Peabody, Mass.
Lost on Apr 28

Her greatest joy was spending time with her family


Catherine Drouin
Age 69, Methuen, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27

Worked for more than two decades as a social worker


Dorothy Murphy
Age 83, Salem, Mass.
Lost on Apr 27

Shared a special bond with both of her sons


Louise N. Walsh
Age 71, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 25

Loved karaoke, dancing, singing and playing bingo


Stephen J. Chamberlin Jr.
Age 91, Worcester, Mass.
Lost on Apr 21

Inducted into the Aircraft Engine Hall of Fame


Vincie Teresa DeRose
Age 57, Arlington, Mass.
Lost on Apr 20

Always had a smile and a twinkle in her eye


Alice Fraher-Mason
Age 91, Weymouth, Mass.
Lost on Apr 19

Her sarcastic sense of humor always made everyone smile


Audrey L. Ercha
Age 92, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Apr 19

Stayed home to raise her children


Ethel R. Fonti
Age 77, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Apr 19

A zest for life


Justin Liuba
Age 95, Springfield, Mass.
Lost on Apr 18

Worked for Radio Free Europe


Alan F. Krupp
Age 83, Newton, Mass.
Lost on Apr 16

Quoted Longfellow and Tennyson from memory


Sandra McCauley
Age 83, Quincy, Mass.
Lost on Apr 15

Longtime member of the Quincy Republican City Committee


Richard Kiddle
Age 76, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Apr 14

Boxing aficionado


Helen Silvia
Age 96, Brockton, Mass.
Lost on Apr 13

Known as the “fashionista” in her nursing home


Delia Regina DiTullio
Age 91, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Lost on Apr 13

Always put her children first


Ben Doherty
Age 83, Boston
Lost on Apr 11

Stockbroker who founded Doherty Financial Services


Vera Flint
Age 97, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Apr 8

Face behind the counter at a family-owned grocery store


William D. Greeke
Age 55, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 7

Thought it was important to know a person’s life story


Kimarlee Nguyen
Age 33, Everett, Mass.
Lost on Apr 5

Writer who inspired her Brooklyn high school students


John A. Bailargeon
Age 72, Dennisport, Mass.
Lost on Apr 3

True outdoorsman


Judith Plotkin-Goldberg
Age 88, Massachusetts
Lost on Apr 3

Noted voiceover artist for radio and TV


Chester Dwulet
Age 68, Burlington, Mass.
Lost on Apr 3

Proud Union Ironworker of Local 7 for 45 years


Regina D. Cullen
Age 81, Shrewsbury, Mass.
Lost on Mar 31

Small in stature but strong in spirit


Michael McKinnell
Age 84, Beverly, Mass.
Lost on Mar 27

Architect of Boston’s monumental City Hall