Nina Lentini's Life Without End

Thomas Quigley, 93, had a passion for listening to the weather on the morning radio

2022-10-07T07:07:00.002-04:00

He had a passion for listening to the weather on the morning radio, grapefruit, Corn Flakes, and evening NY Yankees baseball.

Bill Schmidt, 90, 'loved carving Christmas goose'

2022-08-17T09:47:00.001-04:00

Bill was big-hearted, sentimental, enthusiastic and often blunt. His favorite song was "Something," by the Beatles. He enjoyed history, international affairs, and could have taught courses on World War II from memory. ... Bill loved dogs, gardening and putting on a tuxedo for formal occasions. He was old school. His hero was Winston Churchill. He loved classical music, the tango, and carving Christmas goose with his trusty electric knife.

Joseph Perrotto, 72, 'could say the Greek alphabet 3 times before a match burned out'

2022-07-17T09:55:00.003-04:00

Joseph Perrotto ... disliked run-on sentences.

Remembering Jim Sheeler, obit writer extraordinaire

2022-07-14T09:17:00.003-04:00

"Focusing on local people whose stories have never been told is one of the few things we have left," he argued. "It's something that absolutely should be expanded, and something that readers would pick up the paper for. It's not something you can do in a three-inch brief on the web."

Lawrence H Pfaff, Sr., 81, got the obituary he apparently deserved

2022-07-07T15:44:00.001-04:00

Lawrence, Sr.'s passing proves that evil does eventually die, and it marks a time of healing, which will allow his children to get the closure they deserve. Lawrence, Sr. can be remembered for being a father to many, and a dad to none. (H/T Peter Elikann)

Maureen Brennan-Weaver, 'died before discovering what, if anything, she was afraid of'

2022-06-28T09:24:00.000-04:00

In lieu of sending flowers, please plant a little something in her memory. Please also be aware (in her memory) that garden centers mark perennials down to unbelievable prices in the fall.

Mary Francis Green, 73, stayed up all night chain smoking and reminiscing

2022-05-17T17:12:00.003-04:00

She enjoyed bowling and trips to the casino. One of her favorite things to do was stay up all night chain smoking and reminiscing about the good ol’ days. She enjoyed working at Dustex for the Lovell family. Her co-worker and partner in crime, Dean Webb, was an astonishing friend and the friendship lasted over many decades. The last 11 years of Mrs. Green’s life was spent enjoying every moment she could spend with her granddaughter, Kalie Wilson. Words cannot express the love Mrs. Green had for Kalie. Mrs. Green provided for all her family’s needs, including loaning money and bonding about every living survivor out of jail.

Mary Sullivan Balogh, 41 ... 'encouraged foolishness'

2022-04-20T05:44:00.003-04:00

After a reign of 40+ years, Mary Sullivan Balogh resigned her position as favorite sibling, friend, daughter, aunt, niece, etc. on April 16, 2022. She would like her successors to be chosen through a triathlon: bull riding, karaoke and dog licking. Three things that she excelled at. Or rather, did regardless of the performance.

Finnegan Horowitz Shea, 14, Known for His Exemplary Nose

2022-02-21T19:55:00.002-05:00

Finnegan was a handsome dog, his coat a shimmery blue-black, his ears soft and his gaze responsive and deep. His nose, renowned for its skill at sniffing out lost cats and that little crumb of cheese that might still be in your pocket from last week’s sandwich, was shiny and bright. His tail, long and slightly curved, was perpetually up in pleasure and anticipation and often wagging heartily, until a progressive paralysis crept in and stole its wag.

Danny Evans, 81, 'notoriously fidgety'

2022-02-14T14:10:00.003-05:00

Dan was a lifelong pipe smoker who preferred cheap Carter Hall tobacco and was notoriously fidgety trying to keep his pipe lit – often while driving . He never drove a fancy car, loved road trips, and if he could manage, he would try to get some Willie Nelson on the radio.

Myron 'Mike' P. Shevell, 87, loved trucks, breathed trucks -- and left a famous son-in-law

2022-01-27T16:03:00.001-05:00

On weekends, he brought Nancy, Jon, and Susan with him to truck terminals, giving each of them a quarter for every one of his trucks they spotted along the way. Collecting antique trucks was his only hobby. (H/T Vincent Lentini)

So true

2022-01-19T05:56:00.003-05:00

(H/T Peter Elikann)

Hugh Cassidy, 61, lived long enough to vote Trump out

2021-12-29T09:42:00.004-05:00

CASSIDY, Hugh Joseph "Hughie" 61, of the Bronx, New York, sadly passed away the evening of April 17, 2021, surrounded by family who refused to watch another Law and Order, which we believe ultimately is what caused him to leave us when he did.

Michael Joseph Malecki, 70; 'died needlessly from covid-19'

2021-12-26T10:47:00.004-05:00

He liked to say he lived his life according to his favorite songs, "My Way" and "I Gotta Be Me." He was certainly him, and it probably killed him.

Casseroles made and missed: Why so many obituaries honor this treasured dish

2021-12-19T04:16:00.003-05:00

With her Department 56 Christmas village and mistletoe doilies in place, Lynda Finch spent last Christmas Eve cooking a smorgasbord for her family to graze on the next day. That night, with green bean salad, mashed potatoes, stuffed mushrooms, bacon-wrapped hors d’oeuvres and chile relleno casserole prepped and tucked into the refrigerator, Finch went to bed and died in her sleep at age 73.

Nancy Lee Hixon, asks that you 'please pray for the Constitution of the United States'

2021-12-16T11:52:00.003-05:00

In addition to being a teetotaling mother and an indifferent housekeeper, she was a board certified naturopath specializing in poisonous and medicinal plants; but she would like to point out, posthumously, that although it did occur to her, she never spiked anyone's tea.

Renay Mandel Corren, 84, leaves her favorite son, the gay one who writes catty obituaries

2021-12-16T10:58:00.003-05:00

A plus-sized Jewish lady redneck died in El Paso on Saturday. Of itself hardly news, or good news if you're the type that subscribes to the notion that anybody not named you dying in El Paso, Texas is good news. In which case have I got news for you: the bawdy, fertile, redheaded matriarch of a sprawling Jewish-Mexican-Redneck American family has kicked it.

The New Yorker's Afterword: 'It is the ending that makes the story'

2021-11-20T10:36:00.004-05:00

We read birth announcements, wedding notices, and obituaries for the same reason: they each offer a tidy narrative. Best of all, they are stories buoyed by their elemental importance rather than the prominence of the characters. You do not have to argue the news value of an obituary—it is the ending that makes the story.

Dr. Peter Charles Ross, 98, remediated dental flaws

2021-10-28T04:25:00.003-04:00

No obituary can fully convey the breadth and depth of his long life. It would take a full-length movie, starring someone like Gregory Peck or Sean Connery (dark, lean, ruggedly good looking, stern when needed, a winning smile when not). The trailer would show him show-jumping horses; flying airplanes; racing his 38-foot sloop, Tynaje, and winning; remediating dental flaws and damage as his day job; and in the evening, being the greatest dad ever, demanding but fair and caring.

Frances Frumin Weiner, 77; now, that's an obit!

2021-05-16T18:14:00.003-04:00

She also leaves behind three quarts of expired sour cream, fourteen pairs of activity-specific sneakers, and the Sunday New York Times opened and folded to the crossword puzzle.

Thomas Lee Flanigan, 48, rode off ridden off into the glorious sunset

2021-05-04T06:42:00.000-04:00

Well, that's it. I have completed my shift as the great American cliché.

Thomas Edwin Dupar, Sr., kept American Bar Association members busy

2021-03-10T14:37:00.003-05:00

The American Bar Association regrets to announce the passing of Thomas Edwin Dupar Sr. on June 4, 2020. After four marriages that end in divorce and four bankruptcies, he kept many ABA members gainfully employed.

Eric Sauser, 43, now at every Red Sox spring game

2021-03-10T09:20:00.001-05:00

Eric hated sad stories, beets, romantic comedies, a snow packed driveway and turning off the garage light. That's it. Eric was content with most everything else.

Opinion: Without eulogies, obituaries became 'less of a list and more of a narrative’

2021-03-07T05:51:00.000-05:00

COVID brought poignancy to the pages in other ways. I didn’t recognize it at first. The added pages were not just because more people were dying. Many obituaries were considerably longer than usual.

Kathleen Jane Munday, 71, perished at the thought of another Brady championship

2021-02-21T03:36:00.001-05:00

Old Lyme - Kathleen Jane "Kathy" Munday passed into the hands of Our Lord Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 7, 2021, the thought of Tom Brady winning another championship being the last straw. Kathy was born May 31, 1949, in Woonsocket, R.I., the third child and only girl of nine.