All Obituaries

Kaiyu Yang 杨开宇, 90 of Brighton passed away at Tufts Medical Center on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Born in AnHui-LiuAn, China, Kaiyu became a scientist in life sciences and later immigrated to the United States with his family.  Kaiyu was the beloved husband of Xiuyu Cai. Devoted father to Haisu Yang and Haidi Yang. There will be a private traditional Chinese funeral for the family at Hamel-Lydon Chapel 安泰殯儀館, 650 Hancock Street, Quincy. A Chinese rite service will follow at...

Joyce Roberts, 96, of Portland, passed away May 12, 2020 after a courageous fight with the Coronavirus. She spent the majority of her life on the south shore of Massachusetts working with her late husband, Darrell Roberts, in the TV & appliance business. Joyce had a passion for golf and bridge, and was known for her great sense of humor and feisty personality. She and her husband retired to Florida and spent many years enjoying the activities she loved with great friends. Most recently...

Peter E. McLeod of Quincy died May 11th with his granddaughter Christina by his side.  He was 75 years old.  Predeceased by his wife Kathleen McLeod in 2017.  He worked for the Amtrack Railroad for 42 years.  He was a funny man and enjoyed vacations in Wells, ME and Cape Cod with his family and friends.  He loved walking, baseball, football and horse racing.  Loving father of Lisa McLeod of Quincy.  The family would like to thank Dana Farber, hospice and...

Nancy Bishop-Barry, 80, of Quincy, died May 11, 2020 following a short illness.  She was the wife of the late William “Skip” Barry. Born in Cambridge, she was the daughter of the late Anthony C. and Rita R. (Ahern) Young. Nancy was a 1958 graduate of St. Mary’s Parochial School in Cambridge, and spent her adult life living in the Hough’s Neck section of Quincy, where she raised her family and was a communicant of Most Blessed Sacrament church of Holy Trinity...

Elizabeth (Betty) Newman Dubois was born in Winchester, MA April 30, 1920, 100 years ago. She died of the covid-19 virus on May 11, 2020 at Newfield House in Plymouth, MA where she had been residing for the past four years. Betty grew up in Winchester, MA, the third child of Sewell Edwin and Mabel (Corey) Newman and had a sister (Margaret) and a brother (Henry). Summers were spent on Cape Cod where Betty learned to be a strong swimmer. As a Girl Scout, she became interested in nature which...

Of Quincy peacefully passed into the arms of her loving Lord on the morning of Monday, May 4th. Kathleen was born in County Donegal, Ireland and was predeceased by her loving husband Harry of Dundee,Scotland. Kathleen is survived by a daughter Anne and her husband John.  She is also survived by her grandson Sean and his loving wife Jenna. They enjoyed a special relationship sharing laughs, hugs and many joyous moments together. Sean and Jenna were the joy in Kathleen’s world....

Norma J. Tuori, 87, of Quincy sadly passed away on May 6, 2020 after a brief illness.  Born in Rockland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Sylvia (Carlson) Mehtala.  She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Tuori.  Loving mother of Marlene Benson (James Thompson) of MD, Marilyn (Ron) Rogers and Stan Benson of Quincy, Sheila (Brian) Serino of NH and sister Ellen Huhtala of Winchendon MA.  She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 3 great...

Anne (MacKinlay) Baxendale, 87, born in Quincy and a lifelong resident of Hough’s Neck, passed away May 5, 2020. She was a daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Neilson) MacKinlay. Loving mother of Joanne White and her husband John C. White, III of North Attleboro. Dear sister of Alexander “Scott” MacKinlay and his wife Sally of Rockland and Helen Miller of Quincy and her late husband, Russell Miller, Det. QPD, (ret.)  Cherished grandmother of John C. White, IV of...