Obituaries
Dorchester, MA Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dorchester, Suffolk County & Surrounding Areas
Ilda De Pina
Nov 12, 2021
Ilda De Pina, known as Vovo or TiTia to many, passed away peacefully at home in Brockton, Massachusetts on Friday, November 12, 2021 at the age of 93. Ilda was born on February 5, 1928 in Fogo, Cabo Verde. She was one of 4 children of Ceza De Pina and Rodovina Rodrigues. She had 7 children: Lidia, Marcelino, Mary, Lizette, Emilie,...
Kathleen Claire Miller
Nov 9, 2021
Kathleen Miller (Kenney), of Plymouth MA, passed away on November 9th, 2021 at the age of 89. Kathleen was born on March 17th, 1932 and grew up in Mission Hill, MA. Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband Charles R. Miller and sons Gerard and James Miller. Kathleen is survived by her children Patricia A. Kaufmann of Plymouth, MA,...
Melvin Lee Maddox
Nov 9, 2021
Melvin Lee Maddox, better known as “Magic,” was born to Lee Ella Brown and Oscar Bullard on August 26th, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts. Magic passed away on November 9th at the age of 60. During his early years, he attended Charlestown high school and was known for his athletic abilities. Although he did not finish high school, he did get...
Tyrone C. Butler
Nov 2, 2021
Tyrone Courtney Howell-Butler was born in Boston, MA on October 22, 1980, to his proud parents, Deborah C. Butler and Francis Howell. To his family, he is affectionately known as “TyTy” and to his friends, he is known as “Spunk”, which suited him perfectly because he had a lot of it and it showed. Growing up Tyrone was intelligent, curious,...
Lenta S. Wise
Oct 30, 2021
Lenta Storme Wise was a phenomenal mother, grandmother, sister, wife, and friend. She left this world suddenly from MSA and kidney failure on October 30,2021 at the age of 71. She was born to Josephine, Nelson, and Bussie on September 13, 1950. Raised in Boston along with her sister Stacy, her family later welcomed her only two nephews Winston and...
Earnest Thomas
Oct 29, 2021
Earnest Thomas was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 23, 1956, to Samella Thomas who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his sweet little granddaughter, Tiannah Rose Sevey. Earnest moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1964 at the age of eight. He would soon meet his first two Boston friends, Tony Bovell and Nathan Abir, in...
Kalise K Majors
Oct 23, 2021
Kalise Kevin Majors, 35, of Dorchester Ma, passed away on October 23, 2021 after a long battle with his diabetes. Kalise better known as "Gooney" was born on July 15, 1986 to parents of Clifton Allen and Donna Allen in Boston, MA. In 2000, He attended Chelsea High school and later graduated with his GED from Madison Park High in...
Patricia Ann Kelley Pina Cohen
Oct 20, 2021
Patricia “Trisha” Ann Pina-Cohen, formerly Patricia Kelley, passed away on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Patricia was born in Boston, MA on September 25th, 1963 to Myra Freeman (Moses) and Raymond Kelley. Patricia, a life-long Boston resident, cared deeply about children and education, and upon obtaining her GED, she earned her Associates Degree from Bunker Hill Community...
Stephen Manual Bumpus
Oct 16, 2021
Due to the out-pouring of love and reverence for the life of "Shakey", we were able to find his family. Respecting their wishes and traditional ways of laying their family members to rest, we have been authorized to have a memorial service following his final resting. The family has expressed their sincere appreciation to all who have prevented the unfortunate...
Betty D. Burnett - Asia
Oct 13, 2021
Betty D. (Burnett) Asia, age 74, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts died Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston, Massachusetts. Betty was born June 5, 1947 in Sargeant's Village, Christ Church, Barbados. She was the daughter of late Lionel and Mildred Carlotta (Sullivan) Burnett. Betty migrated to the states to Brooklyn, New York, in 1956. Moved to...
Cleveland Pinckney
Oct 6, 2021
Ever present, ever supportive, and sometimes something to say... The firstborn of Alice Eunice (High) and Rev. Luther Pinckney, Cleveland was a big brother to William Pinckney and Flossie (Pinckney) Jones. Cleveland was known by many as “Little Man,” who was raised on farmland near his grandparents: Sam and Victoria (Milton) Pinckney. His favorite childhood memory was riding on a...
Veronica Hankey
Oct 3, 2021
Veronica Hankey, 71, passed October 3, 2021 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, after a courageous battle with cancer. Veronica was born on June 29, 1950 to Monica Hankey (Deceased) and Neville Romain (Deceased) in Grenada and migrated to Trinidad and Tobago where she lived most of her years and worked at Eastern Credit Union, where she retired....
Louis Ray Moore
Oct 1, 2021
Louis Ray Moore passed on to the Lord on October 2, 2021, at the age of 76. Louis was born on March 2, 1945, in Nashville, TN. The son of the late Carl and Lillie Mae Moore. The family later moved to Boston, MA where Louis graduated from English High School in 1964. Then in 1965 he enlisted in the...