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A funeral mass was said Friday, May 2 in the Immaculate Conception Church, East Weymouth, for Carole M. (Norton) Burke. She was the wife of John J. Burke; the mother of Patricia Fleming of Weymouth, Maureen McKillop of Quincy, Kathleen McPhee of Weymouth and Mary Beth Simmons of Rockland; the sister of Sister Patricia Norton, Sister of Charity of Nazareth of West Roxbury, Peter J. Norton of South Boston and the late Paul J. Norton; the niece of Sister Cornelius Keating S.C.N. of Kentucky; and the aunt of Paul M. Norton of Norfolk. She also leaves 9 grandchildren.

MARGARET DARLING
A funeral mass was said Monday, May 5 in the Gate of Heaven Church for Margaret “Midge” (Gallagher) Darling. She was the wife of the late Frederick Darling; the sister of the late Anne Nasuti and Thomas J. Gallagher; the aunt of MaryJane Wynn and Thomas J. Gallagher, Jr. She also leaves many friends, young and old.

ALLAN W. GREAVES
A funeral service was held for Allan W. Greaves. He was the husband of Theresa D. (Dyer); the father of Mary Ann Greaves-Toker and her husband Emre Toker of AZ, Elizabeth J. Doten and her husband Jeffrey H. of Plainville, Roberta Brechtel and her husband Steven of WI and William Greaves of Lincoln; the brother of Mildred Yeremian of SC; the grandfather of Brendan and Stephanie Murphy, Nick, Sam and Josh Brechtel and Connor and Ally Doten. He also leaves several nieces and nephews, including Gail Lux, Susan Milton and George Yeremian.

MARY ANN HARTFORD
A funeral mass was said Wednesday, May 7 in St. Mary’s of the Nativity, Scituate, for Mary Ann (O’Brien) Hartford. She was the daughter of the late Edward F. and Roberta (Donovan) O’Brien; the mother of M. Kate Hartford-Kennedy of Scituate and Heather Becker and her husband Daniel of South Boston; the grandmother of Victoria, Jennifer and Daniel III “Trey”; the sister of John F. O’Brien of South Boston; and the cousin and best friend of Shelly MacDonald-Gallagher.

KATHERINE A. HICKEY
A funeral mass was said Friday, May 2 in St. Brigid’s Church for Katherine A. Hickey. She was the wife of the late Daniel E. Hickey; the mother of Daniel L. Hickey of Milton and David Hickey of Roslindale; the grandmother of Danielle, Megan and Jennifer Hickey; and the great grandmother of Kaylyn Hickey.

JOAN C. KLEPONIS
A funeral mass was said Monday, May 5 at St. Peter Church for Joan C. Kleponis. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Kleponis; the sister of Mary of South Boston, Vincent and Anna of Dorchester, Albert and Eleanora and Ann Kleponis of South Boston, Frances Zinka of Medford, Sr. Christine SJC of Brockton and Virginia Laufer of MD. She also leaves many nieces and nephews.

SUSAN C. LAWRENCE-MILLER
A private interment was held for Susan C. Lawrence-Miller. She was the daughter of the late Minnie R. Lawrence; the mother of Melissa J. and Amanda J. Lawrence of Dorchester; the sister of Judith A. McNulty of Weymouth; the aunt of Scott K. Zawadzki of VA, Sean P. and Heidi-Sue McNulty of Weymouth, Karen L. Celestino of Rockland and the late David F. Arthur of Weymouth; and the grandmother of Joshua Robertson and Alyssa Robertson Lawrence. She also leaves many cousins and great nieces and nephews.

ELIZABETH M. LECLAIR
A funeral mass was said Saturday, May 3 in St. Vincent’s Church for Elizabeth M. “Betty” (MacLean) LeClair. She was the mother of John, Dennis, Betsy, Cindy, Sheldon and the late Edmund and Cathy; the sister of Laurence and Bernie MacLean, Olivia and Millie; the grandmother of John, Logan, Stephen, Krystie, Matthew, Chelsea, Jimmy, Katie, Patrick, Cullem and Bella. She also leaves her nieces and nephews.

RUTH A. MORAN
A funeral service was held for Ruth A. Moran. She was the daughter of the late Catherine (Nash) and James Moran; and the sister of John F. Moran of Quincy and Mae McLaughlin of Hanover. She also leaves many nieces and nephews.

LAWRENCE J. MORASH
A funeral mass was said Friday, May 2 in St. Monica’s Church for Lawrence J. Morash. He was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Joyce) Morash; the brother of Charles of Lynnfield, John of West Yarmouthport, Joyce Ann Smith of Weymouth and Cecelia Harris of Natick. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.

FRANCIS W. MULLEN
A funeral mass was said Saturday, May 3 in the Gate of Heaven Church for Francis W. “Snagga” Mullen. He was the husband of Florence T. (Kelly) Mullen; the father of Francis Mullen of South Boston, Robert Mullen and his wife Noreen of South Boston, Kathleen Mullen of South Boston, Patricia Sullivan and her husband Robert of Braintree, Susan Schallmo and her husband John of South Boston; the brother of McDara “Zoogoo” Mullen of South Boston and Robert Mullen of Chelsea; the brother-in-law of Margaret “Babe” Doyle; the uncle of John Doyle; and the friend of Arta Fritch and Debbie Ryan. He also leaves 7 grandchildren.

AGNES M. NORTON
A funeral mass was said Monday, May 5 in St. Brigid’s Church for Agnes M. Norton. She was the daughter of the late Patrick H. and Mary C. (Connolly) Norton; the sister of Gertrude of South Boston, Mark Norton of FL and the late Patrick, Michael, John, Peter, Margaret, Rollo, Mary Crowley and Joseph Norton. She also leaves many nieces and nephews.

MARILYN A. RUBNICH
A funeral service was held for Marilyn A. (Adams) Rubnich. She was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary (McCormick) Adams; the mother of Patti Ann Rubnich of IL, Audrey Rubnich of FL, Dr. Kevin Rubnich of Weymouth and Sean and Tracey Rubnich of Weymouth; the sister of Lillian Riley, Marie and James Wrick, Roberta and Tom Anglin, Sonny and Betty Higgins, Ronnie and Anna Adams, Rabbit and Debbie Adams and John and Gina Adams. She also leaves 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

DANIEL F. SHAUGHNESSY
A funeral mass was said Tuesday, May 6 in St. Ann’s Church, Quincy, for Daniel F. “Dan-o” Shaughnessy. He was the husband of Patricia M. (McCarthy) Shaughnessy of Quincy, the son of the late Patrick Shaughnessy and Ellen (Burke); the brother of Mary Casey of FL and Hummarock, Nora Loftus of Quincy, Thomas Shaughnessy of CA, Fr. Martin Shaughnessy S.J. of CT and the late John, William, Patrick, Joseph, Michael and Robert Shaughnessy. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.

SARAH C. TAYLOR
A funeral mass was said Wednesday, May 7 in St. Mary Church, West Quincy, for Sarah C. (MacIntyre) Taylor. She was the wife of the late George A.; the mother of George A. of WA, John E. of W. Roxbury and Sarah C. Taylor of FL, Elizabeth A. O’Neil of Quincy, Paul F. of Danvers and the late Richard K. Taylor; the sister of Francis of Ontario and Roddie MacIntyre of Cape Breton, Marsella Lasko of NY and the late John and Danny MacIntyre, Anne MacIsaac, Margaret MacGillvarey and Liz MacPhee. She also leaves 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.