Obituaries
John Kelly ’52 of Brockton died January 28. He is survived by two children, five grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Edward Brady ’54 of Dennis Port died April 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, five children, including David ’81, 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a brother, William ’59, and many nephews, including William Jr. ’84 and Paul Whelan ’89.
Daniel O’Connor ’57 of South Dennis died September 11. He is survived by his wife, Carol (Braga) ’58, four children, including Owen ’84, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, four siblings and a sister-in-law, Arlene Golden ’68.
Anna (Pellegrino) Wasner ’57 of Panama City, Fla., died October 16. She is survived by her husband, John, four children and eight grandchildren.
Paul Doucette ’58 of Alexandria, Va., died December 12. He is survived by three children, six grandchildren and a brother.
Ronald Johnson ’58 of Braintree died January 17. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, three children and two grandchildren.
Louis Silva ’58 of Easton died October 28. He is survived by four children, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Robert Wooster Sr. ’58 of North Easton died November 30. He is survived by seven children, including Nancy Holmes ’84, Kathleen Canavan ’86, and Robert Jr. ’82, 19 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a cousin, Thomas Kent ’87.
Ann Marie (O’Connell) Nicoletti ’59 of Tiverton, R.I., died November 8. She is survived by three sons, seven grandchildren and a sister.
Leroy Mills ’60 of Fall River died January 22. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, two children, a sister and two granddaughters.
Robert DeLuca ’61 of Stoughton died January 14. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne (Hawkins) ’64, a daughter, two grandchildren and a sister.
Charles Duffy ’63 of Westwood died December 29. He is survived by his wife, Jane, three children, eight grandchildren and three siblings.
Rosemary (Smith) Golden ’63 of Green Harbor died February 12. She is survived by two children, three grandchildren and four siblings.
Margaret Griffin ’64 of Washington, D.C., died January 23. She is survived by two sisters.
John Healy ’64 of Canton died January 27. He is survived by his wife, Nancy (Green) ’66, two daughters, six grandchildren and a sister.
Martha (Lanagan) Palmer ’64 of Beverly died September 28. She is survived by her husband, Charles, three children, nine grandchildren and four siblings, including Mary (Lanagan) Williams ’60 and James Lanagan ’58.
Theodore Suchecki Jr. ’64 of Lompoc, Calif., died November 1. He is survived by his wife, Ann, two children and four grandchildren.
Elaine (Amendolare) Cravenho ’65 of Kingston died September 4. She is survived by her husband, George ’65, two children, a granddaughter, five siblings and a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Cravenho-Little ’78.
Margaret (Corbett) Morris ’65 of Green Valley, Ariz., died June 20. She is survived by her husband, John, and two sisters.
Leo Paradis Jr. ’65 of Freetown died November 16. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, two sons, three grandchildren and a sister.
John Shea ’65, formerly of Martha’s Vineyard, died February 13. He is survived by three children and seven grandchildren.
Claire (Leben) Sullivan ’65 of Vernon, Conn., died September 25. She is survived by her husband, Thomas, two children, three grandchildren and four siblings, including Maureen (Leben) Kelliher ’69.
Francis Tansey Jr. ’65 of Spring Hill, Fla., died January 12. He is survived his wife, Suzanne, two children, two grandchildren and three siblings.
Marianne (Hankard) Webber ’65 of Mont Vernon, N.H., died October 29. She is survived by her husband, Scott, three children and three grandchildren.
Dianne (McSharry) Wells ’65 of Duxbury died February 1. She is survived by her husband, Roger, three daughters, eight grandchildren and 11 siblings.
Albert Asiaf ’66 of Naples, Fla., died February 20. He is survived by his wife, Maureen, two daughters, two stepchildren, four granddaughters, six step-grandchildren, two siblings and a brother-in-law, Manthala George Jr. ’62.
Samuel Foresta ’67 of Naples, Fla., died February 15. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, two daughters, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Michael Murphy ’67 of Scituate died March 1. He is survived by a daughter, Michelle (Murphy) Kelly ’94, a son and three grandchildren.
Doreen (England) Ostiguy ’67 of New Bedford died November 20. She is survived by her husband, Wilfred, 14 children, 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dennis Finn ’68 of Sturbridge died January 28. He is survived by his wife, Molly, two children, a grandson and four siblings, including Paul ’71 and Katherine (Finn) DiTrapano ’73.
Margaret (Colgan) Karns ’68 of Marshfield died February 13. She is survived by three children, four grandchildren, a brother, Rev. Arthur Colgan Jr., C.S.C. ’68, and three sisters.
Elise Walters ’69 of Scituate died December 22. She is survived by several cousins.
Marilyn Baer ’70 of Portland, Maine, died September 25. She is survived by a son and a daughter.
Sherry Medeiros ’70 of Boston died November 30. She is survived by her wife, Leigh Burroughs.
James Dupuis ’71 of North Haven, Conn., died September 16. He is survived by an aunt, an uncle and several cousins.
Allen Kazlousky ’71 of Scituate died December 17. He is survived by his wife, Christine, two children and two grandsons.
Michael Toolin ’71 of Somerset died February 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three sons.
David Burgess ’72 of Plymouth died September 21. He is survived by three children, five grandchildren and two siblings.
Sharon (Latka) Davis ’72 of Worcester died February 28. She is survived by her husband, Leslie, a son and two brothers.
Mildred Del Grosso ’72 of Vero Beach, Fla., died August 18. She is survived by two daughters and a sister.
Ann (Costa) Flannery ’72 of Bridgewater died October 12. She is survived by her husband, Richard, three children, three grandchildren and two siblings.
John White Jr. ’72 of Greenwich, Conn., died September 18. He is survived by two sons and two siblings.
Gerard McLuskey ’73 of Bridgewater died October 31. He is survived by his wife, Margie, two children, four grandchildren and two sisters.
Robert Rioux ’73 of Cumberland, R.I., died November 27. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Poirier) ’73, two sons, two grandchildren and a sister.
Lynn (Barney) Fischbeck ’74 of Peekskill, N.Y., died November 29. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd, a son, and two siblings.
Celine (Herne) Currie ’75 of Hingham died February 9. She is survived by two children and four grandchildren.
James Keane Jr. ’75 of Franklin died September 1. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne (Welch) ’86, two sons and six siblings, including Regina ’77.
Margaret (Sposato) Hildebrandt ’75 of Pittsford, N.Y., died November 10. She is survived by her husband, Arthur, two sons, a grandson and two siblings.
Harold Burke ’77 of East Bridgewater died February 23. He is survived by his wife, Paula, three sons, four grandchildren and five siblings.
Edith (Adams) Cummings ’77 of Greenville, S.C., died January 13. She is survived by her husband, Kurt ’77, four children, five grandchildren and two siblings.
Leon Bagdon ’81 of Brockton died February 23. He is survived by his wife, Marie, two children, five grandchildren and two brothers.
Jean Kane ’83 of Manchester, N.H., died August 5. She is survived by her mother, two sisters and two brothers-in-law, including Michael Trovato ’78.
John Molloy ’84, formerly of Dorchester, died December 19. He is survived by his wife, Deborah, two stepsons and a brother.
Lawrence Debow ’85 of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, died December 27. He is survived by his wife, Constance, two daughters, four grandchildren and two siblings.
John O’Leary ’87 of Bradford died February 18. He is survived by his wife, Christine, his mother, two sons and a brother.
Sean Connolly ’88 of East Sandwich died August 25. He is survived by his wife, Jane, his mother, three sons and three siblings, including Mary ’91.
Gerald Sweeney ’89 of Abington died January 16. He is survived his wife, Janet, four children, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three siblings.
Adam Cobb ’01 of Nolensville, Tenn., died February 10. He is survived by his parents, two children and a sister, Heather (Cobb) Cummings ’05.
College Obituaries
Edward Conley, retired from Facilities Management, died February 14.
Calvin Bourne, longtime member of the Executive Committee for Development, died December 4.
Samuel Hanna, former professor of mathematics, died February 25. Hanna was one of the earliest lay professors at Stonehill.
Judge Ernest Hayeck, who taught chemistry from 1950 to 1953, died November 28.
Alberta Lafavour, former assistant professor of business administration, died February 5.
Allan Leitman, former professor of education, died January 13.
Shellie Maher, retired from the Stonehill College Bookstore, where she worked from 2005 to 2019, died January 5.
Margaret Dorkey McCormick, who taught art history, died May 13, 2020.
Margaret Smith, who supervised student teachers in the Education Department, died January 27.
Joan (Perruzzi) Sozio ’65, retired lab director of the biology department and a Stonehill employee for 35 years, died November 10.
Frank Yeatman, who taught psychology, died March 8.
Br. Herman Zaccarelli, C.S.C., founder and director of the Food Research and Education Center for Religious Institutions, on the Stonehill campus, died January 19.
Stonehill Alumni Magazine
Spring 2022