All Obituaries

PERKINS, Earl O. of Quincy, originally of Dorchester, passed away peacefully of natural causes surrounded by his family on October 19, 2017. Beloved husband of Eleanor L. (Fallon). Loving father of Earl Perkins & his wife Janet Connolly of Dorchester, Eleanor Perkins of Norwood, Edward Perkins & his wife Patricia of Milton, Elizabeth Donahue & her husband John of Canton, Eileen Peters & her husband Eric of Newport Beach, CA, and Elliot Perkins of Quincy. Also survived by...

MCCARTHY, Marie A. (Kelley) of Dorchester ,  passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, October 15, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late Joseph B.  Loving mother of Paul  and his wife Wladzia of Lincoln, Joanne McCarthy of South Boston, Edmund and his wife Manette of CA, Peter of Dorchester, Patricia of South Boston, Kevin and his wife Marie of Weymouth, Nancy and her husband Michael O'Donnell of NH, Carol of Braintree, Robert and his wife Theresa of Braintree...

GARVEY, Robert T. Jr., of Braintree formerly of Dorchester, October 12, 2017.  Loving father of Robert S. and his fiancee Kristin Driscoll of South Boston, Paul J.  and his wife Elaine of Ireland, Lisa M. and her husband Francis McNamara of Cohasset and Christopher J. and his wife Jacquelyn of Braintree.  Beloved son of Barbara (Connolly) Garvey of Braintree and the late Robert T.  Former spouse of Elizabeth (Mackin) Garvey of Milton.  Dear partner of Jennifer...

MacDONALD, Margaret L. (McHugh), of Dorchester October 12, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late John F.  Loving mother of Julie A. Mays of Plymouth, John F. MacDonald of MD, James MacDonald of AZ, Anne Wilson of Duxbury, Paul A. MacDonald of RI and the late Mary Ellen MacDonald and Jeanne Rosenbaum.  Devoted sister of the late Catherine McHugh, John McHugh, Anne Derleth and Frances O'Brien.  Also survived by many loving grandchildren and great...

BELMONT, Sandra L. (Steadman) of Dorchester, October 11, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late Richard P.  Loving mother of Richard P. Jr., and his fiancee Risa Ferri of Cambridge, Robert and his wife Caroelise of Mandeville, LA.  Cherished grandmother of Robert Benjamin, Charlotte and Cecelia.  Devoted sister of Diane Weir of Brockton and the late Jean, Dorothy, Malcolm, Mary, Paul, Margaret, Carol and Leah. Visiting hours in the John J. O'Connor & Son...

RYAN, Anne L. (Brennan), of Walpole formerly of  Readville and Dorchester, October 10, 2017.  Beloved wife of the late John F. Ryan.  Loving mother of Stephen M., B.P.D. and his wife Judith Flynn of Canton, Laurie A. and her husband Steven Sylvia of Walpole, Gary J., B.P.D. and his wife Tracy, B.P.D. of Dorchester, John F. Jr. of Walpole, Michael T. and his wife Kelly of Foxboro.  Devoted sister of Robert Brennan and his wife Diane of Weymouth and Augustine Brennan and...

KAUFMAN, Kathyanne of South Boston October 5, 2017.  Beloved daughter of Elsie (Ford) Kaufman of South Boston and the late David Kaufman.  Loving sister of Cynthia Schweizer and her husband Stephen of Brockton, Robert Kaufman of South Boston and Pamela Kaufman of South Boston.  Devoted niece of Danny Ford of Salem and John Ford of Holbrook.  Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.  Funeral service in the John J. O'Connor & Son...

SAMPSON, Agnes (Walsh), of Dorchester October 4, 2017.  Born in Tilting, Fogo Island, NL, Canada.  Beloved wife of the late William "Chick" Sampson.  Also survived by several loving cousins.  Visiting hours in the John J. O'Connor & Son Funeral Home, 740 Adams St. (near Gallivan Blvd.) DORCHESTER, Friday 2-4pm.  Funeral Mass in St. Brendan Church, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.  Relatives and friends are respectfully...

MURPHY, Kathleen E. (Shea) of Dorchester on October 1, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Richard J. Murphy. Loving daughter of the late Cornelius & Ethel (Sheehy) Shea. Dear sister of Thomas & his wife Kathy Shea of Boston, Maureen Jakaus of South Boston, Paul & his wife Cynthia Shea of New Hampshire, Donna & her husband Robert Foscaldo of Roslindale, Cornelius Shea of Dorchester, and the late Robert Shea, Michael Shea, and Gertrude Curtin.  Survived by her cherished...

POTENZA, Robert M. of Mattapan on September 27, 2017. Beloved husband of Jane (Hermiston). Loving father of Robert M. Potenza, Jr. & his wife Neena of Sweden, Jeffrey G. Potenza of Mattapan, and Amy Kazmouski & her husband Thomas of Dorchester. Cherished grandfather of 8 loving grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Visiting hours in the John J. O'Connor & Son Funeral Home, 740 Adams St. (near Gallivan Blvd.) DORCHESTER, Sunday from 2-6pm. Funeral Mass in St....