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Mary Helen Holt
Mary Helen (Vaughan) Holt, 73, formerly of Cape Cod, a registered nurse, died Sept. 16 at New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Holt was born in Boston. She graduated from Saint Gregory High School and Catherine Laboure Nursing School in Dorchester.
Mrs. Holt was a nurse at Carney Hospital in Dorchester for 15 years. She was also a nurse at Frank Wood Nursing Center in Dorchester for 15 years and Hospice of Cape Cod for five years after moving to Cape Cod. She moved back to Milton in 2000 and was a resident of Fuller Village.
Mrs. Holt is survived by two daughters, Mary Ellen Foley and Sheila Drain, both of Milton; a son, Thomas Holt of Hull; a sister, Patricia Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an electrical engineer. He later received his Ph. D. in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico and retired from Sandia National Laboratories in 1995.
Mr. Price of Idaho; a son, Bill Price of New York, NY 10006.
Arrangements were made by Short’s Funeral Chapel in Moscow, Idaho.
Elizabeth M. Clancy
Elizabeth M. Clancy, a retired teacher in Boston Public School System, died Sept. 15 after a short illness.
Miss Clancy was born in Portland, New York.
A funeral Mass was held Sept. 19 at Saint Mary of the Hills Church. Burial was held in Milton Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Carmelite Monastery, 61 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Roxbury MA 02119.
Funeral arrangements were made by Dolan Funeral Home.
Dudley H. Meek Jr.
Dudley H. Meek Jr., 74, died Sept. 15 at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton after a brief illness. Born in Chicago, Ill., Mr. Meek graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Amherst College, Class of 52, and Harvard Business School in 1954. He was a Korean War veteran and served with the United States Navy.
Mr. Meek retired from his company, Chapman Home Cleaning of Boston, in 1999. He was a 15-year member of the Board of Directors of M.R.E. (Milton Residences for the Elderly), and was a past member of the Milton Hoosic Club’s Board of Directors.
He was the husband of Olivia "Libby" (Hutchins) Meek and father of John H. Meek of Hingham, Geoffrey M. Meek of Idaho, and James D. Meek of California, a retired chemist and World War II veteran, died December 26 at the Cloisters of Mission Hills in San Diego.
Born in Boston and raised in Dorchester, Mr. Branca resided in Connecticut, American College of Life Underwriters and the American Management Association in New York City, he lived in Jamaica Plain as a young boy. He was educated in Boston schools and was a longtime resident of Mattapan before moving to Plymouth 20 years ago.
Mr. Curley retired in 1981 after working for the Boston public schools for 31 years. He spent many years at Boston Trade School. He also worked for the former First National Stores as a meat cutter.
He was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
Husband of the late Mary C. (McCarthy) Curley, he is survived by four sons, Paul J. Curley of Maryland, John W. Curley of Plymouth and Kevin J. Curley and James M. Curley Jr. of Milton; two daughters, Eileen F. Manning of Norwell and Mary C. Donovan of Braintree; a brother, Thomas Curley of West Roxbury; a sister, Mary Buchwald of Bourne; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated January 3 in St. Agatha Church. Burial was held in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.
Donations may be made to the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association, 7 Mill Brook Road, Wilton, NH 03068.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Elizabeth A. deVarennes
Elizabeth A. (Sweeney) deVarennes, of Quincy, a retired Hull High School teacher, died December 30 at home.
Mrs. deVarennes attended Quincy schools and graduated from Regis College in Weston. She was a lifelong Quincy resident.
She was a business teacher at Hull High School for 16 years and retired in 1979. She was a member of the Quincy Retired Teachers’ Association, St. John’s Ladies Sodality and the Quincy Catholic Club. She was also a former board member of the Quincy Visiting Nurses Association.
Wife of the late Dr. Charles M. deVarennes, she is survived by a niece, Elizabeth K. (Sweeney) Guilfoyle of Quincy; a nephew, Jeffrey F. Sweeney of Braintree; and several other nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
A funeral Mass was celebrated January 3 at St. John the Baptist Church in Quincy. Burial was held in Mount Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy.
Donations may be made to Hospice of the South Shore, 100 Bay State Drive, Braintree, MA 02185-9060.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
Willena D. Hamby
Willena D. (Morgan) Hamby, 79, of Quincy, a former tax accountant, died December 27 at the Newton Wellesley Alzheimer’s Center in Wellesley.
Born in Malta, Montana, she grew up in the state and lived in Browning, Montana for many years. She resided in Denver for 47 years and moved to Quincy a year ago to live with her daughter.
Mrs. Hamby was a graduate of Browning High School in Montana.
Mrs. Hamby was the former owner of Hamby’s Tax Service and was a tax accountant for H & R Block in Denver, Colorado for 20 years. She was the first teacher in the H & R Block Tax Schools in Denver. She was also the former owner of the Polka Dot Drive-In Restaurant in Browning, Montana.
She was a former member of the Colorado chapter of Business and Professional Women and the Lewis and Clark Foundation. She was also a past president and life member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Colorado and Montana.
Wife of the late E. Burke Hamby, she is survived by a son, Gail L. Hamby of Denver; a daughter, Dianne E. Rastallis of Quincy; two sisters, Ivo Hollifield and Shirley Robbins, both of Massachusetts at Boston, died December 27 at home after a long battle with cancer.
He was born in Fall River and moved to Pompano Beach, Florida and was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania; and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral and burial were held privately.
Donations may be made to Healy Library, UMass Boston, Office of Institutional Advancement, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston MA 02125-3393.
Funeral arrangements were made by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home.
