Bill Farnham
Bill Farnham
July 31, 1936 – November 16, 2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William “Bill” Hathaway Farnham Jr. Surrounded by his family, he passed away on November 16, 2023, in Orleans, MA. Bill was 87 years old.
Bill was born on July 31st, 1936, in Cambridge, Massachusetts to William and Mary Farnham of Milton, MA. Bill was raised along side his three sisters: Elizabeth (Betsey), Ann, and Mary (Polly). Bill was [Read more …]
Carolyn Granlund
Carolyn Granlund
August 22, 1929 – October 19, 2023
Born in Providence, RI to mark B. and Hilda Spink on August 22nd, 1929. Carolyn was a graduate of Pawtucket RI schools and Emerson College in Boston. Her family lived in Greenville, RI and briefly in Washington DC during WW2.
Married to Robert L. Granlund in 11954, they started a family in Hicksville, NY and settled in Holliston, MA. They found a little cottage in East Orleans in 1961 and [Read more …]
Mike Shaughnessy
Mike Shaughnessy
May 19, 1947 – October 2, 2023
The world lost a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather when James Michael Shaughnessy passed into the eternal kingdom of heaven on Oct 2, 2023. Mike was a resident of South Kingstown, RI and East Orleans, MA.
He was born in Fall River, MA, the son of William and Lucy St Laurent Shaughnessy. He held degrees from UMASS Amherst and URI. He spent his career working at the University of [Read more …]
Meg Mahaney-Smith
Meg Mahaney-Smith
June 5, 1958 – September 21, 2023
Margaret Mahaney-Smith, known to all as “Meg”, passed away on September 21, 2023, at the young age of 65, after a tragic automobile accident. Born on June 5, 1958, in Waterbury, CT, Meg spent most of her summers on Cape Cod in East Orleans, MA, until becoming a full-time resident where she lived for several years before moving to Fairhope, AL, in 2021.
Meg was predeceased by [Read more …]
Tom O’Connor
Thomas Timothy O’Connor
July 11, 1946 – September 8, 2023
Thomas Timothy O’Connor, known to his loved ones as “Tom,” passed away on September 8, 2023, at the age of 77, in Washington, D.C. He was born on July 11, 1946, in Bronx, New York. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles J. O’Connor and Anne H. O’Connor.
Tom’s long and diverse career was marked by service and dedication. After spending 12 [Read more …]
Peggy Colleran
Peggy Colleran
September 3, 2023
COLLERAN, Margaret L. (Lally) Of Needham, and East Orleans. September 3, 2023. Beloved wife of Paul F. Colleran. Loving mother of Meg Colleran of Chattanooga, TN, Ellen Colleran of Washington D.C., Eileen Colleran Soerensen and her husband Henrik of Norwalk, CT, John Colleran and his wife Whitney of Chattanooga, TN. Grandmother of Regnar, Eramine, Gracie and Charlotte.
Visitation at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, on [Read more …]