All Obituaries

I was able to say goodbye to my younger daughter just before joining my older daughter, Father, Mother, Brother-in-Law and dear friends. I was in the loving arms of my companion of 34 years, Jayna, with whom I enjoyed most summers  in Vermont, planting, tending, and harvesting our garden. One of my favorite pass-times at that home was watching the wild life interact outside the porch and enjoying how it entertained the cat. I fondly remember the proud moment when one of our local wild...

LEONARD, MICHAEL of Jamaica Plain, passed April 10th.  Beloved son of the late Francis & Catherine (Crane) Leonard.  Loving father of Michelle Leonard, Denise McLellan and the late Lisa Marie Leonard.  Brother of Martha "Babe" Moss, and the late Mimi Fitzgerald, Hugh Leonard and Matt Leonard.  Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Michael was previously married to A. Diane (Jones) Leonard and is survived by his longtime companion Janet...

FITZPATRICK, Theresa of Jamaica Plain, passed April 9, 2024. Beloved wife of the late James Fitzpatrick.  Daughter of the late John and Bridget (O'Donnell) Murphy.  Loving mother of John J. "Sean" Fitzpatrick of W. Roxbury, Jamie Fitzpatrick of Jamaica Plain and Kathleen Fitzpatrick and her husband Brendan. Sister of Mary Kelly of Worcester, Helen MacDonald of Colorado, Rita Murphy of W. Roxbury and the late Sally Sheehan of Salem. Grandmother of Mackenzie and James...

KHAN, Imtiaz A. of Quimch, passed April 9th.  Beloved husband of Martha (Wellman) Khan. Loving son of the late Mohammed and Mubarak ( Begum) Khan. Brother of Riaz Khan, Shagvfta Irfan and the late Shamin Bano, Igbal Begum, Fiaz, Taj and Memoona Khan.  Graveside Services will be held at Blue Hills Cemetery, 700 West Street, Braintree, MA  on Saturday , April 13th at 11 am. Relatives and friends invited. 

Jose Luis Pereira Suarez, age 85, a longtime resident of Boston, passed away on March 24, 2024, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jose Luis was born in 1938 to the late Amalia Suarez and Pedro Pereira in Chivana, Honduras, the third oldest of 11 siblings. He immigrated to the United States in 1976, where he met and married Gloria Pereira, his wife of 48 years. He lived the latter part of his life in Boston, where he raised his children and watched his grandchildren grow up. He worked for MCI...

MANAIZA, Cirila of Boston Cirila Manaiza, daughter , sister, godmother, aunt, cousin and friend, peacefully transitioned on March 23, 2024 at the age of 82.  Cirila was born to Victor Manaiza and Jacinta Sambula onMarch 9, 1942. in Limon, Honduras.  While in Honduras, Cirila had a special interest in gardening and sewing, where she made garments from scratch.  Cirila was also a caregiver for friends and family.  She eventually migrated to the United States in 1988,...

COHEN, JEAN of Cumming, Georgia, passed March 13, 2024 at home. Graveside Services will be on Tuesday, March 19th at 10 o'clock at Blue Hills Cemetery, Braintree.  Family and friends invited.

MOORE, MARIANNE of Jamaica Plain, Loving daughter of Raymond and Edith J (Conway) Fulton.  Mother of Steven E. Moore, Sharon E. Collett and the late Susanne E. Miller.  Sister of John F. and Bruce R. Fulton and the late Nancy E. Fulton.  Grandmother of Kayleigh E. Moore and Richard T.M. Collett. Visiting hours will be at the First Baptist Church, 129 Lexington St, BELMONT on Saturday, March 16th from 10 am to 11 am followed immediately with a Service at 11 o'clock to...

Shirley Caroline (Sieberg) Trainor of Waltham. Massachusetts passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024 at the age of 92 while residing at Maristhill nursing home Born in 1931 in Dorchester, she was the youngest of five children born to Henry and Mildred Sieberg. Shirley was raised and educated in Newton Massachusetts. A graduate of Newton High School she worked as a telephone operator until she married her sweetheart, Thomas Trainor. Growing up, family had always been the most important...

BELL, JOSEPH of Brockton, Loving son of Joseph & Audrey Bell. All Services will be held at the United Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain, 322 Centre Streeet, Jamaica Plain on Tuesday, March 12th. Viewing will be from 10am to 11 am immediately followed by a service at 11 o'clock.  Relatives and friends invited. Interment Oaklawn Cemetery.