[ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Norfolk County, Massachusetts Obituary Collection GenealogyBuff.com - Norfolk County, Massachusetts Obituary Collection - 2002 - 16 Posted By: GenealogyBuff Date: Tuesday, 19 October 2010, at 1:11 p.m. System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC! William J. Loughran William J. Loughran, 92, died October 6 at home. Mr. Loughran worked for the Rexall Drug Company as an administrator before his retirement in 1973. He was also a feature writer for the Milton Times, Milton Transcript, Dorchester Irish Echo and the Patriot Ledger. He was a member of the Milton Historical Commission, and the Boston Latin School and Harvard University Alumni Association. He volunteered at the Captain Forbes House on the Lincoln Committee, the Milton Hospital and the Milton Times editorial staff. He was the founder and first president of the Milton Art Association and was a past vice president of the Milton Historical Society. He was named a distinguished member for life of the Blue Bell Tavern Society, was nominated as 1990 Citizen of the Year by the Milton Town Club, was chair of the Milton Bicentennial Committee in 1976 and was a pianist for Baron Hugo's "Miltones," the Milton Glee Club. Mr. Loughran was an avid historian. He was born in Boston and lived in Dorchester before moving to Milton 41 years ago. He was a 1929 graduate of Boston Latin School and a 1933 graduate of Harvard University. He is survived by his wife, Eunice R. (Connerton) Loughran; a brother, Joseph A. Loughran of Weymouth; a sister, Mary Kathleen Carey of Weymouth, and many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was celebrated October 10 at St. Agatha Church. Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Dorchester. Funeral arrangements were made by the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home. Donations may be sent to the Friends of Father John, P.O. Box 161, Milton, MA 02187 Ruth V. Klehm Ruth V. (McCabe) Klehm, 86, of Quincy, died October 7 at Quincy Medical Center. Born in Boston, she grew up in Dorchester and was a graduate of Dorchester High School for Girls. She moved to Milton in 1942, then to Quincy in 1979. She was the wife of the late William L. Klehm, she is survived by a son William L. Klehm Jr. of Rhode Island; two daughters, Susan K. Brown of Ipswich and Constance A. Burns of Florida; a sister, Alice Kansevich of Massachusetts ecumenical movement. In 1964, he was personally invited by the Rev. Martin Luther King to participate in a sit-in at a NC. The Shamrock CafŽ - the name rang ironically back in Boston - was just a few yards down the road from the spot where Protestant clergy had been arrested six months before. MacLeod and Fitzpatrick were the first American priests ever to be arrested for Civil Rights activity." Fr. MacLeod committed his life to civil rights and ecumenical causes. He served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Fair Housing Federation and as a delegate to the President's Committee on Housing in Massachusetts Commission on Christian Unity from 1973-1981 where he pursued his interests in ecumenical unity. He was a 1948 graduate of Mission High School in Roxbury and received his BA and MA from St. John's Seminary in Brighton. He served with the rank of Lt. Commander in the US Navy Reserve from 1961-1972. Fr. MacLeod was the son of the late Thomas E. MacLeod, Sr. and M. Gertrude (Fay) MacLeod. He is survived by two sisters, Patricia Pulling of Leslie, MI and Jay Mecklenberg of Marysville, WA; two brothers, Col. Richard P. MacLeod of Colorado Springs, CO and Roger C. MacLeod of Norwood, and several nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late John J. MacLeod of Norwood. Fr. MacLeod will lie in state at St. Catherine of Sienna Church Chapel, Nahatan St., Norwood, on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 7 - 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be con-celebrated at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 549 New Hampshire, Deborah Ramage of Milton, Anne Ruopp of Texas, Cheryl Silbert of Hanson and Leslie Cronin of Dedham; 12 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at the Hamel, Wickens and Troupe Funeral Home in Quincy on October 16. Donations may be made to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 919 N. Florida, Janet Alexis and Barbara Sugarman of New Hampshire, Glenn Smith of Quincy and Scott Smith of Roslindale; and a dear friend, Marie C. Flaherty of Milton. A funeral Mass was celebrated October 18 at St. Mary of the Hills Church. Burial was in the V.A. New Jersey and Deborah Wye of Ohio; two brothers, August Ouelette of Florida; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated October 15 at St. Agatha's Church. Burial was in Connecticut; four grandchildren; and his friend, Sandra Larner of Quincy. A funeral Mass was celebrated October 18 at Saint Agatha Church. Burial was in Milton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Friends of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Clinic 110, 32 Fruit Street, Boston 02114. USA Yearbooks by State and County [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ] Norfolk County, Massachusetts Obituary Collection is maintained by GenealogyBuff with WebBBS 5.12.

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