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Evelyn M. McDonnell
April 03, 2002 - September 10, 2001
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: September 11, 2001
Service: September 11, 2001
Cemetery: Braintree Cemetery
BRAINTREE - Evelyn M. (Jack) McDonnell, 85, of Braintree, a church librarian, who died Saturday at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth.
She was born in Boston, and was a graduate of Quincy High School. She lived in North Quincy before moving to Braintree in 1954. She was a past president of the Women's Union of the Atlantic Memorial Congregational Church, where she also served as Deaconess. In earlier years, she worked at the Lawley Shipyard in Dorchester.
She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Weymouth, where she served as church librarian and was a former Sunday shool teacher.
She was a member and past president of the Braintree Garden Club. She also enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and reading books.
She was the wife of the late Arthur F. ''Sam'' McDonnell and the late Edward B. Davidson, she is survived by a son, Dr. Edward Booth Davidson of Holland, Mich., two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held on September 11, 2001 and the Rev. Matthew H. Fletcher officiated and Russell Peck, Jr. and Sr. were the funeral directors. Burial was at the Braintree Cemetery in Braintree, MA.
Donations may still be made to the Evelyn McDonnell Memorial Library Fund c/o First Baptist Church 40 West St., South Weymouth, MA 02190
Mary Jane Jennie Smith
January 06, 1905 - January 10, 2000
Birthplace: Arbroath Scotland
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: January 13, 2000
Service: January 14, 2000
Cemetery: Blue Hill Cemetery
Quincy - Mary Jane "Jennie" (Ritchie) Smith, 95, of Quincy formerly of East Braintree died Monday at South Shore Hospital. Born in Arbroath, Scotland she had resided in East Braintree for more than 60 years before moving to 1000 Southern Artery Quincy in 1981. She was a longtime member of the Quincy Point Congregational Church. She was a member of the Daughters of Scotia. Wife of the late William Everett Smith she is survived by a son: William R. Smith of Niceville, Florida and West Wareham. She was the mother of the late John Smith. She is survived by three grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be held at the Quincy Point Congregational Church 444 Washington Street Quincy Point on Friday at 11:00 A.M. The Reverend Leighton Foss, pastor of the Church, will officiate. Burial will then follow at the Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree. Visiting hours will be at the Peck Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M.
Paul Revere
April 19, 1917 - July 24, 2002
Birthplace: Braintree
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: None
Service: July 27, 2002
Cemetery: Blue Hill Cemetery
Paul Revere and Liberty
He was born in Braintree and was a lifelong resident of the town. He was a direct descendent of Paul Revere. At the time that he entered military service in 1942, he rode horseback on the Paul Revere route and it was noted that once again Paul Revere was serving his country. Over the years on every Patriot's Day he would ride the route of his famous ancestor Paul Revere, but now in his milk truck or in other vehicles. During those same years he would place lanterns in the Old North Church as the original Paul Revere had done over 200 years ago announcing that ''The British are coming.'' He was a participant in the dedication of the Paul Revere Mall outside of the Old North Church. His birthday was April 19, 1917, which every year is our Patriot's Day. During such time this Paul Revere descendent participated in local events as well as in the role of his famous ancestor.
Paul was a retired employee of the former Whiting Milk Company where he had 30 years of service. More recently he had been the Sexton of the First Congregational Church in Braintree Square which had been founded in the early 1700's. He was the past President of the South Congregational Church in South Braintree where he was also their Deacon. He was very active with the Youth Baskeball programs at the Church. He was also a member of Merry Mates at the Church. He was a graduate of Braintree High School and subsequently attended Northeastern University.
He was a decorated Army Veteran of W.W.II with the 338th Field Artillery in the heaviest fighting near the Arno River in Italy. He was a Sargeant with the Headquarters Battery of the 338th Field Artillery Batillion. He recieved a special Citation for heroic achievement in action from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1944 in Italy. He also participated in the attack on Rome freeing it from the Germans by Volterra all the way to the Arno River and breaking through the Gothic Line. General Paul W. Kendall, Major General of the U.S. Army, stated that Paul Revere's ''actions have been exemplary of the finest traditions of the military service and were a great inspiration to his associates.'' Paul received campaign medals with four bronze stars. His other service included Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, the North Apennines and Po Valley. On many occasions he was subjected to heavy enemy fire but it was stated that he ''never failed to accommplish his mission regardless of the personal danger to his life.''
He is survived by his wife, Mabel E. (Couse) Revere; his two daughters, Paula Rappoli of Harrisburg, North Carolina, and Pamela J. Leip of Ashland, Massachusetts. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Scott K. Leip of Ashland, Eric P. Leip of Ashland, and Lauren Faulkner of Louisburg, North Carolina. He is also survived by four great grandchildren. He is survived by a twin brother who resides in Conneticut and several sisters who reside in New Hampshire.
Private family services will be conducted at the Peck Funeral Homes in Braintree. Memorial donations can be made to the Hospice of the South Shore in Braintree.
Harold W. Ross
December 10, 1926 - January 09, 2000
Birthplace: Washington, NJ
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: January 12, 2000
Service: January 13, 2000
Cemetery: Blue Hill Cemetery
Braintree - Harold W. Ross, 73, of Braintree Higlands died Sunday at the Olympus Specialty Hospital in Braintree. Born in Washington, New Jersey he resided most of his life in Holbrook and Braintree. Mr. Ross graduated from Braintree High School in 1944. After his graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy during WWII and was discharged with the rank of Corpsman. He served in Panama and Washington, D.C. After Mr. Ross was discharged from the Navy he worked for twenty six (26) years at the Christian Science Monitor in Boston, Mass. He worked in the composing room and was also the Union Chairman for the Boston Typographical Union. Mr. Ross was an avid sports fan and enjoyed golfing. He was very proud of his hole in one that he got at the Raynham Golf Course. He was a Thirty Second degree (32) Mason belonging to the Blue Hill Masonic Lodge in Canton. He also was a longtime member of the Aleppo Shrine. Mr. Ross is survived by his wife of 47 years, Dorothy L. (Simpson) Ross of Braintree Highlands, two sisters, Beverly Simonds of Weymouth and Janet Strauss of Plymouth. A brother Donald Ross of Randolph and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held by the Mortimer/Russell Peck Funeral Homes, 516 Washington St., Braintree on Thursday at 11:00 A.M. The Reverend William G. Harding, III will officiate. Burial will be in the Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 4 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home. Masonic services will be conducted on Wednesday evening at 7:00 P.M. Memorial Donations may be sent to the MSPCA, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA or to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701.
Frank Edwin Westberg
May 04, 1911 - June 01, 2003
Birthplace: Boston
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: June 04, 2003
Cemetery: Blue Hill Cemetery
Quincy - Frank Edwin Westberg, Sr., 92 of Quincy died on Sunday at the John Scott Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Braintree. He was born in Boston. He had resided in Quincy for more than sixty years.
He was a retired Electrical Designer for the Stone and Webster Engineering Firm in Boston. He retired in 1978. He had also been associated with the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
He was an active member of the Masons having been a Past Master of the West Roxbury Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Royal Arch Chapter in Needham and the Taleb Grotto in Quincy. In Florida he was a member of the Anna Maria High Twelve. He was a winter resident of Anna Maria Island Florida for 24 years. He was a member of the Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy, Mass.
Frank Westberg was the husband of the late Mae I. (Hallonquist) Westberg who passed away last November 2002. They had been married for sixty two years. He is survived by a son: Frank E. Westberg, Jr. of Braintree, a daughter in law Janet Westberg of Braintree, and by two grandsons, Frank E. Westberg III and Christopher R Westberg both of Braintree.
A Private Funeral Service was held on Wednesday June 4, 2003 at the Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree. The Rev. William C. Harding III pastor of the Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy officiated.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Charity of the Donor's choice and please view the charity page of www.peckservices.com for more information.
Virginia Kelly
April 01, 1926 - August 06, 2003
Birthplace: Boston
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: August 09, 2003
Service: August 07, 2003
Cemetery: Bourne National Cemetry
VIRGINIA T. KELLY OBITUARY
Virginia “Ginny” Therese (Haynes) Kelly, 77, beloved wife of the late Daniel J. “Mike” Kelly of Canton, died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at the Deutsches Altenheim German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Mrs. Kelly, the daughter of the late James A. Haynes and the late Helen Haynes, and sister of the late Helen (Haynes) Haggerty, was born in Boston and lived in Milton and Dorchester before moving to Canton, where she lived from 1957 to 1999. She had been a member of both St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Gerard Magella Parish, while living in Canton.
Mrs. Kelly, a former Railroad office worker, was also a long time medical secretary for Canton physician Benson Charif, M.D. Most recently, she worked at the Canton Co-Operative Bank as a teller and an accounts manager, until she retired in the early 1990s.
Mrs. Kelly is survived by her son, Brian, daughter-in-law, Gloria, granddaughters, Amanda, Tiffany, and Vanessa, and grandson, Jordan.
Mrs. Kelly spent most of her leisure time making sundry arts and crafts, but most especially she devoted her time to the care and enjoyment of her family.
Visiting hours will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 10th at Peck Funeral Homes, 516 Washington Street, Braintree. Meeting first at Peck Funeral Home at 9:30 the procession to the Funeral Mass will then be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 11th at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 856 Washington Street, Braintree. Burial will be at the National Cemetery in Bourne.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Deutsches Altenheim German Centre for Extended Care, 2222 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132 or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 36 Cameron Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140.
Arthur Gerhard Rudolph
September 05, 1911 - January 07, 2000
Birthplace: Hartford, Conneticut
Resided In: Weymouth MA USA
Visitation: January 11, 2000
Service: January 12, 2000
Cemetery: Fairmount Cemetery
Weymouth - Arthur Gerhard Rudolph, 88, of Weymouth died on Friday at the Elihu White Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Braintree. Born in Hartford, Conn., he had resided in Weymouth for 62 years. He was a retired compositor and printer for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper in Boston. He had also been a printer for "The Patriot Ledger" in Quincy and for the "Boston Herald". During WWII he was employed at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. He was a member of the Viking Club in East Braintree. For more than 50 years he was active with the Boy Scouts of America. He was involved with Troops 2 and 19 in Weymouth where he served as Committee Chairman. He was a member of the Stamp Club at the Christian Science Monitor in Boston. He had been an avid Square Dancer and Line Dancer particularly at Kramer's Hayloft in South Weymouth. He was a former Red Cross First Aid Instructor as well. Husband of the late Jean I. (Hall) Rudolph he is survived by two sons: Gerard A. Rudolph of South Weymouth and Steven A. Rudolph of Norwood; a daughter: Donna L. Whittier of Sutton, Mass. He is also survived by six (6) grandchildren and (2) great grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Harold Rudolph. A Funeral Service will be held at the Mortimer N. Peck Funeral Homes of 870 Broad St. Jackson Square, East Weymouth on Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev. Terry Martinson, pastor of the Old South Union Congregational Church, South Weymouth. Burial will be in the Fairmount Cemetery, East Weymouth. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. at the funeral home in Weymouth. Memorial donations may be sent to Troop 19 of the Boy Scouts of America Memorial Fund c/o Lou Rizzo, 537 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth, Mass. 02190 or to the Arthritis Foundation, 29 Crafts Street, Suite 450, Newton, Mass. 02158-1287 or to the American Diabetes Foundation, 40 Speen St., Box 968, Framingham, Mass. 01701.
Richard H. MacArthur
November 20, 1926 - March 21, 2000
Birthplace: Braintree
Resided In: Pembroke MA USA
Visitation: March 24, 2000
Service: March 26, 2000
Cemetery: Blue Hill Cemetery
Richard H. MacArthur, 73, of Pembroke formerly of Braintree, MA died at his home on Tuesday following a long illness. He was born in Braintree and resided in Braintree where he received his education. He moved to Pembroke in 1976. He was a heavy equipment operator for the Town of Braintree and served as a foreman until he retired in 1978. During World War II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Husband of the late June I. (Jerpi) MacArthur he is survived by two sons: Robert A. MacArthur of Conway, N.H. and Richard D. MacArthur of Marshfield, MA. He is survived by two grandchildren: Kevin MacArthur and Janine MacArthur both of Conway, N.H. He was the brother of the late Dorothy Barrows. His parents were the late Colonel William O. MacArthur, U.S. Army and Florence B. (Bartlett) MacArthur. Memorial donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 1115 West Chestnut St. Brockton, MA 02301 or to the donor's choice charity.
Reverend Albert E. Bates
March 30, 2004 - March 28, 2004
Birthplace: Quincy
Resided In: Braintree MA USA
Visitation: March 30, 2004
Service: March 30, 2004
The Reverend Albert E. Bates affectionately known as Brother Al died on Sunday at the Northeast Specialty Hospital in Braintree. He was born in Quincy. He was a former resident of Braintree, Quincy and Cambridge. He had lived in Hingham for two years.
He was a former Internal Bank Examiner for the Bay Bank. He was a graduate of the Penniman School in Braintree, the Braintree High School (BHS), Bob Jones University in North Carolina, the Boston Evening School of the Bible, the Providence-Barrington Bible College and he attended Harvard University.
He was the founder and the leader of the Harborlights Gospel Team. He spent more than ten years as the ''Combat Zone Preacher'' in Boston. He ministered to the most pathetic flock of any Boston cleric including those who suffered from substance abuse. He preached to those in prison and in shelters. He conducted revival meetings.
His ministery was of an ecumenical nature. He was rraised in the Congregational Faith and was subsequently re-baptized as a Baptist and attended Catholic Masses. He symbolized his broadness of faith by wearing a Star of David and a Christian Cross. His ministry concentrated on lost teens, the addicted and the homeless. He joined Bible study and charismatic groups at St. Joseph's Church in Quincy, St. Agatha's Church in Milton and St. Thomas More Church in Braintree. He was associated with the Jesuit Priest,Rev. Father Michael McNamara of the Servants of Christ in Scituate, the Rev. Sarah Comer of Christ Church in Quincy Center, Pastor Keijo Aho of the West Quincy Congregational Church and Pastor Richard Hotchkin of the First Congregational Church in Braintree.
Brother Al was a member of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. Their membership supported him both financially and spiritually. He preached the LOVE of Christ and the admonition to love one's neighbors. He was well known for his appearances on the Evening Magazine, a television program, with Sara Edwards. He was a frequent caller on radio talk shows. He had his own radio ministry on WEZE where he would sign off ''Be that cheerful little earful, God Loves you real good.''
He is survived by his former wife: Judith (Cox) Bates of Billerica, two daughters: Sandi E. Shochat of Lawrence and Joanne R. Healey of Burlington. He is survived by a sister: Nancy J. Mills of Braintree. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren. He is survived by his sister-in-law: Patricia Bates of Middleboro. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at the First Congregational Church 12 Elm St. Braintree Square on Friday at 11:00 A.M. The Reverend Richard Hotchkin pastor of the Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Braintree Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be at the Peck Funeral Homes 516 Washington St. Braintree, MA on Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM.
Memorial Donations may be sent to the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, 194 Hingham St. Rockland, MA 02370 or to the Salvation Army 147 Berkeley St. Boston, MA 02116 or to the Servants of Christ 87 A Maple St. Scituate, MA 02066 or the White Chapel Bell Choir at the First Congregational Church 12 Elm St. Braintree, MA 02184.
