Quincy's First Dennis Sweeney Funeral and Cremation Services

Haxhi, Stavro Stavro Haxhi of Quincy passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at age 66. A retired truck mechanic, he was born in Tirana, Albania, where he lived most of his life, and moved to Quincy in 2000. The beloved husband for 45 years of Katerina Popi, Stavro was the loving father of Xhaklina Desmond and her husband Joseph of Quincy and Albert Popi and his wife Violet of Weymouth, dear grandfather of Joseph and Natalya Desmond and beloved brother of Elisabeta Prifti and Donika Gjoka, both of Albania.

Visiting hours will be held of Friday, February 3 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Saturday there will be a Funeral Service in the funeral home at 10:00AM. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Caporale, Frank J. "Pupu" Frank J. "Pupu" Caporale of Quincy passed away at the home of his son on Friday, January 27, 2012 at age 84. Born in Revere where he was raised and educated, he lived in Quincy most of his life. A US Army veteran of WWII, Frank worked for the City of Quincy for 20 years before retiring. The beloved husband of the late Claire E. (Meade) Caporale,he was the loving father of Francis J. Caporale of Marlborough, dear grandfather of Andrew Caporale of Hingham, Timothy McCarthy of Quincy, Billie McCarthy of Stoughton and Melissa Pearson of Beverly and brother of the late Joseph Caporale.

Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, February 1 from 4:00 to8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Thursday there will be a gathering at the funeral home at 9:00AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00AM at St. Ann's Church 757 Hancock St. Wollaston. Burial with Military Honors will be at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

Donations in Frank's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 311 Arsenal St. Watertown, MA 02140-1102 800 272-3900 www.alzmass.org

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Stetler, Helen M. (Sines) Helen M. (Sines) Stetler 78, passed away after a short illness, at Venice Regional Medical Center in Venice FL on Wednesday January 25, 2012. Helen was born in Quincy MA and raised in Houghs Neck. She was an avid artist, having painted portraits of all her grandchildren and various light houses. She also enjoyed birdwatching and spending time with her family. Earlier hobbies included rug braiding and collecting antiques.

Helen is survived by her loving husband of over 55 years, Howard, daughters Theresa Pizzi of Venice, FL and Darlene Stetler of Port Charlotte, FL, and son Donald Stetler of E. Bridgewater, MA. Helen was the sister of Warren Sines and Beverly Kidney, both of Quincy. She was also the sister of the late Frank Sines, Edwin Sines and Richard Sines. She is survived by six grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Helen was the daughter of the late Jennie (Pratt) Sines and Frank Sines.

Visting hours will be on Tuesday January 31 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Wednesday there will be a Funeral Service at the Funeral home at 10:00AM. Burial is at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Weymouth.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Montoya, Helen E. (Foster) Helen E. (Foster) Montoya of Quincy passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at age 90. Born in Cambridge where she was raised and educated, she lived in Quincy since 1958 and worked as a secretary for the Postal Service. The beloved wife of Joseph G. Montoya, Helen was the loving mother of Harold D. Kimball and his wife Carol of Quincy, Helen E. Mina and her husband Anthony of Quincy, Marie Montoya of Holbrook, Paul Montoya and his wife Joan of Dedham and Eugene Montoya of So. Boston; dear sister of Dennis Foster of Roslindale and Francis X. Foster of DelRay Beach, FL; and is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, January 26 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Friday there will be a gathering at the funeral home at 9:00AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00AM at Holy Trinity Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church 1017 Sea St. Quincy. Burial is at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Abbott, Robert A. Robert A. Abbott, age 38, of Quincy passed away at Tuts Medical Center on Sunday, January 15, 2012. Born in Boston where he was raised and educated, he lived in Quincy for many years and worked as a repo man for New England Associates, Inc. of Bridgewater.

The beloved husband of Antonia "Tanha" (Goncalves) Abbott, Bob was the loving father of Anthony Abbott, Zeliza Lobes Abbott and Ronira Goncalves Abbott, all of Quincy, beloved son of Robert and Mary Ann (Paulicelli) Abbott of Quincy; dear brother of Mary Ann Abbott and Tina Marie Abbott of Quincy and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held on Monday, January 23 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Tuesday a Funeral Service at 10:00AM at the Funeral Home. Burial is at Pine Hill Cemetery, West Quincy.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Butler, Mary E. (Lawrence) Mary E. (Lawrence) Butler of Quincy passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at age 81. A South Boston native, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank before retiring in 1993. The beloved wife of Joseph L. Butler, Mary was the loving mother of Eileen Clouse, Donna Pierce, both of Middleboro, Robert Butler of Weymouth and Patricia Burnett and Daniel Butler, both of Iowa; step-mother of Rose Kelley of Braintree, Josephine Butler of Kansas, Joseph Butler of Watertown and Elizabeth Boucher of Arizona; dear sister of James Lawrence of TN and Robert Lawrence of Quincy; and is also survived by 15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services are private.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Bennett, Robert J., Jr. Robert J. Bennett, Jr. of Falmouth passed away on January11, 2012 at age 54. A Quincy resident for most of his life, he moved to Falmouth 7 years ago and had been a tunnel worker for Local 88. The son of the late Robert, Sr. and Barbara Bennett, Robert was the loving father of Morgan Bennett of Quincy and Paige Bennett of Wilmington, grandfather of Cruz Costigiola of Quincy and brother of Patricia Day of Forestdale and Kathleen Ames of Phoenix.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, January 19 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Friday there will be a Memorial Service at the funeral home at 10:00AM, followed by burial of his ashes at Blue Hill Cemetery.

Donations in Robert's memory may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114 shriners.org or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1905. stjude.org

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Cook, Helen J. (Brooks) Helen J. (Brooks) Cook of Quincy passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at age 83. A lifelong Quincy resident, she graduated from St. Margaret's School of Nursing, received her BS from Boston College and her Master's Degree from Boston University. Her nursing career started at Quincy City Hospital where she was an evening supervisor for many years. Helen was a field supervisor and nurse for the Quincy Public Schools and taught Practical Nursing at the Voc-Tech until retiring in 1985 and then worked as a private duty nurse for 15 years.

The beloved wife of the late David S. Cook, Helen was the loving mother of Russell E. Cook of Palmyra, PA and Deborah A. Cairns of Ankeny, Iowa; dear grandmother of Jason, Ryan, Brittany, Devin and Briana; beloved sister of Theresa Brooks of Quincy, Jeanne Weigel of Chevy Chase, MD, Pauline Freely of Roslindale, Janet "Muffy" Leonard of Weymouth and the late Catherine Campana; and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, January 17 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Wednesday there will be a gathering at the funeral home at 9:00AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00AM at St. John the Baptist Church 44 School St. Quincy. Burial is at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Curran, Rosalie J. (Mazzarella) Rosalie J. (Mazzarella), Curran age 78, of North Quincy passed away peacefully,after a long illness on Wednesday Jan 11, 2012 at Duxbury House. Born in Boston, she has lived in Quincy for many years. Rosalie was a longtime employee of Children’s Hospital, Boston where she worked as a medical secretary.

The beloved wife of the late Thomas Curran, she was the devoted mother of Thomas Curran of Halifax and the Grandmother of Thomas &Taylor Curran.. Loving sister of Joseph Mazzarella of Quincy and the late Marshall Mazzarella, Angela Cannell and John Mazzarella. Rosalie was also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, January 16 from 4:00 to 8:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. On Tuesday there will be a gathering at the funeral home at 9:00AM followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00AM at Sacred Heart Church, N. Quincy. Burial is in Pine Hill Cemetery. Donations in Rosalie’s memory may be made to the Hanson Food Pantry c/o The First Baptist Church, 214 Main St., Hanson, MA 02341.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Guest, Steven W. Steven W. Guest of Quincy passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at age 57.A lifelong Quincy resident, Steven was a US Marine who served during Vietnam and worked as a bartender for many years. The beloved son of Eugenie (Estabrook) Guest of Quincy and the late Walter Guest, he was the loving brother of Katherine A. Scanlon and her husband John of Middleboro, Donald B. Guest, Alan B. Guest, both of Quincy and Pamela J. Long and her husband Patrick of NY; uncle of Kaitlyn, Stephanie, Madison and Olivia, nephew of Joyce Bowness of ME and Stanley Estabrook of Halifax; and is also survived by many cousins.

Visiting hours will be held on Friday, January 13 from 3:00 to 6:30PM with a Funeral Service immediately following at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy center. Family and friends are invited. Cremation will follow.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Willdridge, Joan E. (Bryan) Joan E. (Bryan) Willdridge of Quincy passed away surrounded by her children on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at age 75. Born in Boston, she lived most of her life in Quincy. Joan received an Associate's Degree from Quincy Jr. College, worked for Grossman's for a time and then in the Circulation Dept. of the Patriot Ledger.

Joan was the beloved mother of William Willdridge and his wife Deborah of Weymouth, Susan Willdridge and Joseph Amuzzini of Braintree, Lisa Willdridge and Harold Issac of Dorchester and Donna Grier and her husband Derek, Yvonne Willdridge and James Hirl, all of Quincy; dear sister of Frances Lotterhand of Rockland, loving grandmother of Timothy, Shannon, James, Shalyn, Crystal, Joseph, Jared, Daniella and the late Amber Lee; great-grandmother of Marlee; longtime friend of Tim Woodby and family of SC; and is also survived by her beloved dog, Zipper.

Funeral Services were private.

Donations in Joan's memory may be made to the MSPCA 350 South Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02130 mspca.org.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Villard, Eleanor O. Eleanor O. Villard of Quincy passed away suddenly at Tufts Medical Center on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 58 years young. The devoted daughter of Vincent J. Villard of Quincy and the late Brenda (O'Brien) Villard, Eleanor was the big sister and best friend of Brenda M. Villard, also of Quincy. The granddaughter of the late Col. Henry J. and Mary Eleanor O'Brien and the late Lawrence E. and Mary Villard, she is also survived by her extended family of wonderful neighbors, aunts and cousins.

A 1971 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Weymouth, Eleanor received her BA and MBA from Anna Maria College and followed her career as an accountant at the Boston Company, Multibank and Nellie Mae. A veteran traveller, Eleanor started with the USA, visiting California, Florida, Las Vegas, the Deep South and Hawaii, then went on to cruise to Bermuda, Canada and the Caribbean. In recent years she enjoyed day trips to Mohegan Sun where she and Brenda lived a fan's dream by meeting her favorite band, Port Chuck, formed of cast members from General Hospital, which she never failed to watch.

Eleanor was the greatest daughter, sister and friend. The sun may rise every day, but will be a little dimmer without you, Eleanor. RIP and thank you for all you did for us.

Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, January12 from 9:00 to 10:30AM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited to attend. A Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00AM at St. John the Baptist Church 44 School St. Quincy. Burial is at Pine Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Eleanor's memory may be made to your favorite charity.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

DeCross, Helen D. (Koski) Helen D. (Koski) DeCross, age 94, of Quincy passed away January 8 at Hancock Park Rehab and Nursing Center, Quincy. Wife of the late Albert DeCross she is survived by her daughters Donna M. Shea, wife of Dennis P. Shea and Karen McCaffery, wife of David McCaffery of Weymouth. She leaves three grandchildren, Cynthia Page and Dennis A. Shea of Weymouth and Daniel Shea of Bridgewater, three great-grandchildren and several nieces, grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was born in Milford, New Hampshire the youngest of seven and she came to Quincy to join her sisters and seek employment during the depression and she has resided in Quincy since then. When her daughters were in school she went to work for the Raytheon Company in the 1950’s and retired from the company in 1982. While working at Raytheon she made many close, long-lasting friendships. Family and friends were a big part of Helen’s life. Helen and Al enjoyed traveling extensively, even visiting their parents’ respective homelands of Finland and Italy. However, Aruba was their preferred destination.

Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday, January 11 from 9:00am to 10:30am at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home, 74 Elm Street, Quincy Center. A Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00am at St. John’s Church 44 School St., Quincy. Burial is at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers the family encourages donations to the Hancock Park Employees Appreciation Fund, 164 Parkingway, Quincy, MA 02169 in gratitude to all the people who have cared about and cared for Helen in her declining years.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book

Splaine, Eleanore L. "Ellie" (Bearse) Eleanore L. "Ellie" (Bearse) Splaine of Quincy passed away on Friday, January 6, 2011 at age 95. Born in Somerville, she grew up in South Boston and lived in Quincy for 45 years where she worked at St. Joseph's Rectory. The beloved wife of the late James P. Splaine, Ellie was the loving mother of James Splaine and his wife Lauretta of East Hampton, Robert Spaline and his wife Alice of Phoenix and the late Walter S. "Skip" Splaine; dear sister of Geraldine Tedeschi of Quincy and the late Walter Bearse, Dorothea Scanlon and Eileen Corderey; and is also survived by 5 grandchildren.

A visiting hour will be held on Monday, January 9 from 8:30 to 9:30AM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Family and friends are invited. A Funeral Mass will follow at 10:00AM at St. Joseph's Church 550 Washington St. Quincy Point. Burial is at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

Sign Guest Book View Guest Book