Eleanor A. Murphy
Eleanor A. Murphy, 78, of Milton died November 7 at her home.
She was born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park. She lived in Mattapan and Quincy before moving to Milton 15 years ago.
She was a 1942 graduate of Hyde Park High School.
Miss Murphy was the owner of the Quincy Fashion Exchange for 40 years.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated November 9 at St. Gregory's Church, Dorchester. Burial was in Milton Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to St. Gregory's Church, 2215 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02124.
Helen M. Belton
Helen M. Belton, 94, died at Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham on November 21.
Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Fitton High School in East Boston.
Mrs. Belton was a secretary at Gilchrest Department Store in Boston for over 22 years.
A resident of Dorchester for over 40 years, she moved to Marshfield over 35 years ago.
She was a member of the 60+ club in Marshfield and a communicant at St. Ann's by the Sea in Marshfield.
Wife of the late Thomas P. Belton, she is survived by a daughter, Phyllis C. Connolly of Milton; a son, Thomas J. Belton of Weymouth, 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Helen Murphy.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Agatha Church on November 25. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Funeral arrangements were made by Dolan Funeral Homes.
Margaret C. Beaton
Margaret C. (McCabe) Beaton, 72, of Quincy, died November 12 at Carney Hospital in Dorchester.
Mrs. Beaton was born in Boston and grew up in South Boston. She lived in Quincy for 42 years.
She was a graduate of South Boston High School.
Mrs. Beaton was a union waitress at Kelly's Pub and Grub for 20 years. She retired in 1990.
She is survived by her husband, Donald A. Beaton of Quincy; three daughters, Cheryl A. Peterson of Rockland and Debra J. Beaton and Lynne M. Beaton of Quincy; a son, Stephen D. Beaton of Stoughton; a sister, Helen M. Murphy of Quincy, and two grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated on November 16 at Sacred Heart Church, Quincy. Burial was in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.
Funeral arrangements were by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.
Robert Shaw Russell
Robert Shaw Russell, 89, died November 12, in his home at the Greenmantle Tree Farm in Princeton.
Mr. Russell was born in Milton. He graduated from Milton Academy in 1930 and Harvard College in 1935. He also studied at the Columbia University School of Architecture and City Planning. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, stationed in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. After the war, Mr. Russell worked as a city planner in Louisville, KY, and Steubenville, OH, before moving to Worcester in 1954 to become its city planner, and later director of the Worcester Redevelopment Authority. He retired in 1968, and in 1975 moved to Princeton to pursue his retirement career as landowner, Christmas tree grower, conservationist, and woodland management advocate. He was instrumental in establishing the Massachusetts Land League, now known as the Massachusetts Forestry Association. He also served on the Princeton Conservation Commission.He is survived by his wife, Betty (Newhall) Russell; three daughters, Perry Russell of Milton, Forbesy Russell of Norwalk, CT, and Annie MacLeod of Princeton, and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on January 11 at 2 p.m. at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 112 Randolph Avenue.
John S. Hurley
John S. Hurley, 79, of Quincy died November 18 at Boston Medical Center.
Mr. Hurley was born, raised and educated in Everett and lived in Dorchester before moving to Quincy 30 years ago.
A graduate of Everett High School, he received a bachelor's degree from Calvin Coolidge College in Boston and a master's degree in public administration from Northeastern University.
He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He served in the Navy in World War II on the USS Saucy and was later a captain in the Army for 20 years.
He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Mr. Hurley taught at South Boston High School for 20 years, retiring in 1983.
He was a parishioner of St. Agatha Church for 30 years.
He is survived by his wife, Helen M. (Donovan) Hurley; two sons, Daniel J. Hurley of New Hampshire and John A. Hurley of Florida; a daughter, Patricia B. Hurley of Rhode Island; a brother, Daniel J. Hurley of Nevada; a sister, Mary Dunlea of Randolph, and six grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated on November 22 at St. Agatha Church. Burial was in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Eleanor M. Maguire
Eleanor M. (Hammond) Maguire, 77, a 41-year resident of Milton, died November 24 at Milton Hospital.
Born and raised in Cambridge, she lived in Dorchester before moving to Milton.
She was a graduate of Cambridge Latin School.
The Maguire family has summered in Humarock for over 50 years.
She was the wife of the late Paul J. Maguire; she is survived by three sons, Rev. Thomas H. Maguire of Norwell, Paul J. Maguire Jr. of Hanover and Robert H. Maguire of Pembroke; a daughter, Anne M. Tuohy of Milton; a sister, Susan Healey of Oklahoma, and eight grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated November 27 at St. Elizabeth Church. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston.
Funeral arrangements were made by Dolan Funeral Homes.
Donations may be made to St. Helen's Church, 383 Washington Street, Norwell, MA 02061.
Sister Mary Corona MacDonald, SC
Sister Mary Corona MacDonald, SC of Wollaston died December 1.
Sister Corona attended St. Patrick School in Roxbury. She entered the Sisters of Charity-Halifax at 16 and studied music at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, the Gregorian Institute, Julliard School of Music in New York and at Boston University School of Fine Arts.
She taught music at Mount Saint Vincent University and at St. Francis Xavier University, both in Nova Scotia. She produced and directed numerous plays during her 10 years as music and art director at Archbishop Williams High School.
She was music director at St. Agatha Church for 20 years. Sister Corona received the Pitnoff Memorial Community Recognition Award from the Milton Kiwanis Club in 2002. She received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award for her manifestation of the qualities and values of Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity, through her work in music education in 2002.
She is survived by her sister, Sister Rita MacDonald SC of Wollaston; a brother, Deacon Joseph P. MacDonald of Braintree, and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated December 5 at St. Agatha Church. Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery, Needham. Funeral arrangements were made by Dolan Funeral Homes.
Donations may be made to Sisters of Charity Advancement Office, 125 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481.
Helen J. Buckley
Helen J. (Stanton) Buckley, 87, of Dorchester, died November 30 at Carney Hospital.
Born in Boston, she lived in Dorchester every year of her life except for three years she and her family lived in Japan.
She was educated in Boston schools and attended Bunker Hill Community College.
Ms. Buckley was a secretary for Congressman John McCormack and for the U.S. Inspector General's office in Tachikawa, Japan. She was a claims adjuster for the Social Security Administration in Boston for 25 years before retiring in 1976.
Wife of the late John F. Buckley, she is survived by a son, Robert S. Buckley of Hanson; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Buckley of Brighton; three sisters, Mary Kincade of New Jersey, Claire Leonard of Hingham, and Joan Wallace of Pembroke; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated November 4 at St. Brendan Church, Dorchester. Burial was in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to Friends to Kids with Cancer, 131 West Monroe, #5, St. Louis, MO 63122.
Margaret R. Engeian
Margaret R. (McGowan) Engeian, 88, of Norwood, died November 30 at Charlwell House, Norwood.
Born and raised in Jamaica Plain, she lived in Florida and Roslindale before moving to Norwood five months ago.
She was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Roslindale and St. Joseph's Church in Roxbury.
She is survived by her husband, Peter S. Engeian; two daughters, Margaret T. "Tessie" Gately and Dorothy D. Sprague, both of New Hampshire; a son, Paul M. Engeian of Westwood; nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Agatha's Church on December 3. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to the Greater Boston Diabetes Society, 1330 Beacon Street, Suite 345, Brookline, MA 02146.
William T. Marston
William T. Marston, 82, died December 5 at his home from complications following a debilitating stroke.
Born in Boston, he was raised in Dorchester. Mr. Marston attended Boston Mechanical Arts High School and graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He later served as a director of the National Council at Northeastern. He also served in the U.S. National Guard during the Second World War.
In 1940, Mr. Marston began his career at the Arthur A. Crafts Company in Boston where he later became president. He is credited with expanding the company's operations in Boston and Chicago and developing several proprietary patents with applications in both the defense and commercial manufacturing sectors. He is also credited with the design and development of a device used by the U.S. Navy's Submarine Fleet to convert salt water into fresh water.
After retiring in 1986, Mr. Marston continued to work part-time as a consultant in addition to volunteering his services with the Boston chapter of S.C.O.R.E. - the U.S. Small Business Administration's Core of Retired Executives - where he served as Chairman until 1996.
Prior to moving to Milton in 1974, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America and served as chairman of Troop 100 in Dorchester for 13 years. During that time, he also was active as a lector and CCD teacher at St. Ann's Church in Neponset.
Mr. Marston is survived by his wife Anne (Caulfield) Marston; four daughters, Susan M. Marston of Wenham; Diane C. Marston of Poughkeepsie, NY; Sandra A. Marston of Merrimack, NH; Marianne E. Marston of Milton; two sons, David A. Marston of Dover; and Philip W. Marston of Pembroke, and nine grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Elizabeth's Church on December 9. Burial was in Blue Hills Cemetery, Braintree.
Funeral arrangements were made by Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home.
Donations may be sent to VNA Care Network, 5 Federal Street, Danvers, MA 01923.
