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Of Burlington, formerly of Lexington,

passed lovingly into the gentle hands

of God on Saturday, October 12, 2019

in Mount Auburn Hospital after a long

struggle with cancer. He was 83. Until

his last hours, he continued to show

every nurse, doctor, aid and hospital

worker a warm hand and kind words.

He was born on July 1, 1936 in Benton

Harbor, Michigan, son of the late Julius

L. and Adeline (Steinke) Fietze. He

moved to Lexington at age 12 and was

a 1954 graduate of LHS. It was in high

school that he met the love of his life,

Dorothy Dean Lyon, and their first

date was the Senior prom. They were

married on November 23, 1955 at The

Church of Our Redeemer in Lexington.

They raised their family in Lexington

and moved to Burlington with MJ in

1999. Dorothy died April 9, 2018. Ron
      worked in retail all his life, including
      Lexington Food Mart, Vinebrook Bottle
      Shop, Decelles, Moe Blacks and Shaw’s.
      He had a knack for remembering
      people’s names, and his kind-hearted,
      gentle way won the favor of the many
      people he encountered throughout his
      life. He was a faithful fan of the Red
      Sox, Celtics,Bruins, andPatriots.Like-
      wise, he was on the sidelines cheering
      on each of his three granddaughters at
      their sporting events. Because he spent
      summers on his Uncle’s farm in MI, he
      alwayshadabigvegetablegarden.He
      was proud of his German heritage and
      had a strong faith in God. He leaves his
      daughters, Deborah Jo LeBlanc (Yves)
      of Waltham and Mary Jane Fietze of
      Burlington; his granddaughters, Chris-
      tine Leone (Daniel),Ronelle and Renee
      LeBlanc; siblings, Marjorie A. Him-
      melman (late Gerald) of Nashua, NH,
      Dennis C. Fietze (Kristine) of Milford,
      NH, and Darlene ‘Kay’ Magiera (late
      Edward) of Chelmsford and sisters-in-
      law, Judith Quinn of Concord, NC and
      Elizabeth Bucell of Lexington, MA;
      many nieces, nephews and cousins. He
      was absolutely adored and cherished by
      his family and friends. There will be a
      Celebration of Ronald’s Life on Monday,
      October 21st at Church of Our Re-
      deemer, 6 Meriam St., Lexington, at 11
      a.m. Burial in Westview Cemetery, Lex-
      ington, is Tuesday, Oct. 22nd at 10 a.m.
      There are no Calling Hours. Memorials
      in his name may be made to Church of
      Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street, Lex-
      ington, MA 02420. Arrangements by
      http://www.joycefuneralhome.com

FIETZE, Ronald J.

On Friday, October 11, 2019, Susan Lee

Haig, of Brookline, MA, passed away

peacefully at home in the loving pres-

ence of her family, after a long battle

against metastatic breast cancer. She

was 60 years old.

Sue was born on August 12, 1959, in

Seoul, Korea, to John and Ann Lee. At

the age of 12, she immigrated with her

parents and brothers to the US, settling

in Fremont, California. She graduated

from Irvington High School and then

attended college at the University of

California, Berkeley, where she met and

fell in love with her future husband,

Hal Haig. She left Berkeley to move to

Boston with Hal, where he pursued a

graduate degree at MIT and Sue fin-

ished her undergraduate studies, gradu-

ating from Tufts University in 1985

with a degree in Fine Arts, specializing

in painting. Sue and Hal were married

in 1986 and remained in the Boston

area where they raised two sons, Joey

and Matthew.

Sue was multi-talented and worked

or performed variously during her life

as a studio artist, dancer, dance instruc-

tor, actress, and aerobics instructor. She

was an avid tennis player who loved

to organize social matches and round

robins for her considerable circle of

tennis friends. She was also active in

the community, serving on the board

of the Brookline Community Founda-

tion and volunteering at youth tennis

and education programs in the Boston

area. She threw herself with passion

and single-mindedness into every

pursuit, including raising her children,

for whom she was a self-declared

Tiger Mom who would settle for no

less thanthe very best for her boys.

She had energy and spirit in spades.

Sue was known as determined, fierce,

loyal, kind, generous, and loving, but

was also not uncommonly described

as feisty, sassy, and outspoken; she was

deeply respected and loved by family

and friends, even those whose feathers

she certainly tried, and managed, to

occasionally ruffle.

Sue is survived by her husband Hal;

sons Joey and Matthew; parents; broth-

ers Ken (Monica) Lee, Kyung (Monica)

Lee, and Gene (Alyssa) Lee; and neph-

ews and nieces Shannah, Garrett, Kyle,

Cortlynn, Taylor, Hanna, Vanessa,

Adeline, and Charlotte. She also leaves

a dog, Dexter, and cat, Ruby.

All are welcome to a Celebration

of Life at the First Parish, 382 Walnut

Street, Brookline, MA from 10 to 1 on

Saturday, October 19, 2019. Viewing,

Funeral, and interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a

donation in Sue’s honor to the Breast

Cancer Research Foundation or the

Brookline Community Foundation.

For more information or

to view journal, please visit

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/suehaig

HAIG, Susan Lee

Of Jamaica Plain formerly

of Killeagh, County Cork,

Ireland, passed away

peacefully in the comfort of his home,

surrounded by his loving family on

October 14, 2019. Beloved husband of

57 years to his wife Margaret “Peggy”

(Griffin) Colbert. Devoted father to his

children Nora McGowan and her hus-

band Leo of Medfield, Robert Colbert of

Dedham, Margaret Colbert of Jamaica

Plain, Patrick Colbert and his wife

Elizabeth of Reading, Sheila Galligan

and her husband Bill of Wellesley, Mary

Theresa Kulahlian and her husband

Eric of Watertown, Ann Marie Colbert

and her husband Ryan McCarthy of

Walpole. Loving Grampy Tom to Han-

nah, Matthew, Ryan, Shannah, Thomas,

Margot, Grace, Benjamin, Ella, Dylan,

Savanna, and Edward. Brother of the

late Sean Colbert of Cork, Ireland. Also

survived by many nieces, nephews and

friends. Visiting Hours at the P.E. Mur-

ray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty

and Sons Funeral Home, 2000 Centre

Street, West Roxbury on Friday, Octo-

ber 18, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:

p.m. Funeral from the Funeral Home

on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:

a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian

Burial in St. Mary of the Assumption

Church, 5 Linden Place, Brookline at 10

o’clock. Relatives and friends are kindly

invited to attend. Burial St. Joseph

Cemetery. Tom immigrated to Boston in

1952. He was hardworking and devoted
      to his family. Past President of the
      Knights of Columbus. He was a proud
      U.S. Army Veteran and a retired mem-
      ber of the Carpenters Union Local 40.
      For directions and guestbook, please
      visit: pemurrayfuneral.com

COLBERT, Thomas

P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins

George F. Doherty and Sons

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Passed on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 in Scitu-
ate, MA, at the Cardigan Nursing and
Rehabilative Center.
Born on June 4th, 1922 in Brooklyn,
NY, only child of Lily Furness Hansen
and Otto Hansen; she graduated from
Newton High School, MA, and the
Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School
in NY, which landed her positions as
a copy editor and assistant editor for
Harper’s Bazaar and Town and Country
magazines. Her sense of beauty and
eloquence is captured in a stunning
portfolio shot during a brief period
she worked as a fashion model. Jean
married Fillmore W. Cannon in 1946,
and together, they had three children:
Thomas Jay Cannon, Carol Ann Can-
non, and Joanne Cannon Hill. Discover-
ing the satisfaction of working in clay
in the late 1950’s opened a world of
untapped creativity for her, which led
to an award-winning career in mak-
ing,selling,andteachingpottery.She
was always a lover of literature and
travel; studied French, Italian, art and
architecture. Jean eventually moved
to Newport, RI, where she continued
practicing her pottery, and had exhibits
in local museum shops and galleries.
She became a docent at the Newport
Preservation Society, where she gave
lively and well-informed tours of some
of the most prominent mansions. A
lover of animals, she also enjoyed
volunteering at the Potters League for
Animals. Known as Jean or affection-
ately, as “Mimmi” to her grandchildren,
her sense of humor and wry wit only
sharpened with age, often leaving those
in her company in tears of laughter. Lily
Jean Hansen Cannon is survived by her
three children, son-in-law, four grand-
children, and four great-grandchildren.
Gratitude is extended to the staff of
the Cardigan, where Jean lived out her
final days. Everyone of the staff showed
extraordinary compassion, patience
and love. Prayers are excepted in lieu of
cards or flowers.
Visiting Hours:Memorial and
interment are being held in private by
the family.

CANNON, Lily Jean

(Hanson)

Of West Roxbury, October 14, 2019.

Beloved husband of the late Margaret

A. “Peggy” (LeBlanc). Loving father of

James P. Gallagher and his wife Keven

of Medfield, Steven R. Gallagher and

his wife Kristin of West Roxbury, Kerri

A. Quinn and her husband Timothy

of West Roxbury, Dawn M. Krupwich

and her husband Michael of Norfolk,

and Deron M. Gallagher of San Diego.

Brother of John Gallaher of Florida

and the late Robert Gallagher. Devoted

grandfather of Madelyn, Megan, Ryan,

Haley, Timmy, Liam, Michael, Caitlin,

Gianna, and Brady. Funeral from the

William J. Gormley Funeral Home,

2055 Centre St., WEST ROXBURY on

Monday, October 21, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.,

followed by a Mass of Christian Burial

in St. Theresa of Avila Church at 10

o’clock. Visiting Hours Sunday, 4:

p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Relatives and friends

are kindly invited to attend. Interment

St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,

donations in Jim’s memory may be

made to a charity of one’s choice. For

directions and guestbook, please visit:

gormleyfuneral.com

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CANNIFF MONUMENT

Of Needham, October 12,

2019, age 92. Husband of

the late Patricia (Dowd)

Dewey. Devoted brother of the late

Robert C. Dewey. Companion for many

years of the late Shirley Bailin. Beloved

father of John F. Dewey, Jr. and his wife

Ellen of Hanover, Katherine E. Dewey

of Venice, FL and Stephen L. Dewey

and his wife Stephanie of Needham. He

is also survived by 7 grandchildren and

2 great-grandchildren. Jack was a Naval

Veteran of WWII. He was a proud

graduate of Dean Academy and Babson

College, class of 1949. Jack worked his

entire career at Liberty Mutual Life In-

surance Company in Boston, MA. Jack

was a longtime member of Needham

Community Theater and performed in

many of its productions. In retirement,

Jack volunteered for many years at the

Boston Public Library, demonstrat-

ing his love of jazz by assisting with

cataloging of the library’s jazz music

collection. Jack was a devoted alumnus

of both Dean Academy and Babson Col-

lege, where he was recently recognized

for his exceptional volunteer support

and contributions to the Babson Com-

munity. Jack was a former member

of the Needham Retired Men’s Club.

Jack’s interests included Big Band era

music, the NY Times crossword puzzle,

history and local sports. His children

fondly remember many happy vaca-

tions with their dad in West Dennis,

Cape Cod. His Mass of Christian Burial

will be celebrated on Fri., Oct 18, at 10

AM, in St Joseph’s Church, Needham,

followed by interment with US Navy

Military Honors at Newton Cemetery.

Relatives and friends are kindly

invited. Visiting Hours in the Eaton

Funeral Home, 1351 Highland Ave.,

Thurs., from 4-7 PM. In lieu of flowers,

donations may be made to the Babson

College Class of ‘49 Scholarship Fund.

To share a memory of Jack, please visit

http://www.eatonfuneralhomes.com

DEWEY, John Francis Sr.

“Jack”

Eaton Funeral Home

Needham 781-444-

DROLETTE, Irene B.

(Stanton)

Age 88, of Hanson, formerly of Bourne

and Belmont, died peacefully, on

Monday, October 14, 2019, at Seasons

Hospice in Milton.

Born in Boston, Irene was the

daughter of the late Walter E. &

Evelyn E. (Forest) Stanton. She grew

up in Dorchester and Belmont, and

graduated from Belmont High School,

Class of 1948, where she met Les, her

future husband. After graduation, Irene

worked at Harvard Business School in

Cambridge. She married Les in 1950,

raised her family and worked at vari-

ous restaurants in Lexington, Bourne

and Wareham for over 30 years. Irene

enjoyed her annual vacations to Florida

and numerous cruises to the Caribbean

and Hawaii. She looked forward to com-

pleting the daily crossword puzzle, en-

joyed taking walks especially along the

Cape Cod Canal, gardening, cooking,

dancing and listening to music. Irene

was a quiet, gentle, loving lady, and was

devoted to her family. Her memory will

live on in the hearts of those she leaves

behind. We will miss her BIG time!

Irene was the beloved wife of the

late Joseph L. “Les” Drolette, Sr.; loving

Mom of Deborah Maier & her husband

Carl of Indiana, June Drolette of

Cataumet, Karen LaPointe of Bourne,

Joseph “Dutch” Drolette, Jr. of East

Falmouth, Walter Drolette of Bourne,

Barbara Medeiros of Georgia, and John

Drolette & his wife Evelyn of Halifax;

loving Gram of Sandra, David, Michael,

Brenda, Michelle, Jason, Jacqueline,

Joseph, Jodie, Thomas, Morgan, Craig

and Erica; great-grandmother of 20;

cherished sister-in-law of James & Edith

Drolette of Burlington; dear sister of the

late Harry Stanton, Evelyn Hucksam,

John Stanton, Ruth McAdams, Arthur

Stanton and Everett Stanton. Irene

is also survived by many dear nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Irene’s family sends their sincere

thanks and appreciation to all of the

staff and volunteers at the Hanson

Senior Center Supportive Day Program,

for all of the love and kindness ex-

tended to Irene over the years.

Visiting hours at the Ashley~Drolette

Funeral Home, 35 Oak Street, Middle-

borough, on Sunday, October 20, 2019,

from 2:00-7:00 PM.

Funeral Services at the

Ashley~Drolette Funeral Home,

MIDDLEBOROUGH, on Monday,

October 21, 2019, at 9:00 AM, followed

by her Funeral Mass of Christian Burial

at Our Lady of the Lake Church, 580

Monponsett Street, Route 58, Halifax,

at 11:00 AM.

Interment will follow at the Massa-

chusetts National Cemetery, 1 Connery

Avenue, Bourne, at 1:15 PM.

Contributions in Irene’s memory

may be made to the “Friends at the

Hanson Senior Center”, 132 Maquan

Street, Hanson, MA 02341. For online

condolences and directions, please visit

ashleydrolettefuneralhome.com

Ashley~DroletteFuneralHome

Middleborough

508947 - 3600

COGLIANI, Angelina

(Solomita)

Age 90, of Boston’s North End, passed
away on October 13, 2019, after a cou-
rageous two years battle with cancer.
Beloved daughter of the late Domenico
and Maria (Morelli) Solomita. Loving
wife of 52 years to the late Luigi Cogli-
ani. Adored mother of Saverio Cogliani
and his wife Christiane, Anthony Co-
gliani and Domenic Cogliani, all of the
North End. Cherished grandmother of
Angela Cogliani of Billerica. Dear sister
of the late Antonio, Americo, and Mario
Solomita. Also survived by loving nieces
and nephews. The family will receive
visitors on Sunday, from 2pm to 6pm,
in the Waterman-Langone Funeral
Home, 580 Commercial St., BOSTON,
MA. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated on Monday, at 10am, in
St. Leonard Church, 320 Hanover St.,
Boston. Services will conclude with
entombment in St. Michael Cemetery,
Roslindale. Donations in Angelina’s
memory may be made to: St. Leonard
Church Restoration Fund. For online
condolences and/or directions, please
visit: http://www.bostonharborsidehome.com
Waterman-Langone
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CRUZ, Stella Oliveira

(Fonseca)

Born on August 11, 1927 to Cape

Verdean parents, Ernestine “Chu-

binha” Oliveira Fonseca and Victor

Antone Fonseca, in New Bedford,

Massachusetts. She met the love of her

life, Richard Paul “Dickie” Cruz, they

married in 1947 in New Bedford and

remained married for the next 63 years.

To this union was born her darling

daughter, Cheryl. Stella and Dickie also

owned and operated a jazz club called

“Rocky Manor” in Wareham for many

years. During this time, they exposed

the people of Cape Cod to various jazz

artists. Known as the “JAG” lady, Stella

often made “JAG”, a popular Cape

Verdean dish, for her darling daughter,

family and friends. Stella was also

known as “Mrs. Hallmark”, giving cards

to all children at all holidays. Of course,

she had to put “money” in these cards.

Survivors include her devoted daughter,

Cheryl Cruz Middleton; her loving

granddaughters Brandy Nicole Middle-

ton and Megan Ashley Middleton/

Davidson; her great-grandson, Roderick

Cruz Davidson, all of Altadena, Califor-

nia. Stella is also survived by a host of

in-laws, siblings, nieces, nephews, cous-

ins, other relatives and many loving

friends. Arrangements for viewing and

Funeral made by Chapman, Cole &

Gleason, WAREHAM, MA. For direc-

tions and online guestbook, visit:

http://www.ccgfuneralhome.com

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Age 86, of Seabrook, NH,

passed away on Thursday,

October 10, 2019, at the

Portsmouth Regional Hospital after a

sudden illness. He was the son of the

late Albert and Irene (MacMasters)

Fewtrell. Father of Fred Fewtrell of

Lynn, MA and the late Stuart Fewtrell.

Brother to Stephen Fewtrell and wife

Jeanne of Wilmington, MA and Gladys

Bowes of Burlington, MA. Grandfather

to Michael Fewtrell, Megan Fewtrell,

Amy Fewtrell and the late Douglas

Fewtrell. He was a proud Air Force

veteran of the Korean War. Services will

be held at 1 PM on October 21, 2019,

in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, 110

Daniel Webster Hwy., Boscawen, NH

3303. Memorial donations to the NH
      State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements
      by the Remick & Gendron Funeral
      Home – Crematory, HAMPTON, NH.

FEWTRELL, Edward S.

Of Medford, October 11th.

Beloved son of Robert D.

Cranitch of Medford and

the late Ruth P. (Donovan) Cranitch.

Cherished brother of Ruthanne Ric-

cioli of Wakefield, Lynne Caruso and

her husband Joseph of Reading, and

Daniel Cranitch and his wife Maureen

of Reading. Loving uncle of Kevin,

Christine, Katelyn, Joseph, Lauren and

Daniel. Granduncle of Casey, Madison,

Taylor, Joy and Kathryn. Bobby was

born in Somerville and had been a

lifelong resident of Medford. He is a

graduate of Immaculate Conception

Grammar School in Malden, and a

graduate of Medford High School,

Class of 1969. He served his country

honorably as a soldier in the United

States Army during the Vietnam Era

and was a very proud veteran. For 37

years, he worked as a Gas Fitter for

National Grid. He was a member of

the Ancient Order of Hibernians Club,

the Irish American Association and the

Italian American Club, all in Malden,

and a life member of the VFW. He loved

spending time with his family and

especially his many lifelong friends.

He loved sports, fishing and spending

time with dear friends in Gloucester.

Bobby cherished all of his longtime

friends. Relatives & friends are invited

to attend his Funeral Mass celebrated

at Immaculate Conception Church,

600 Pleasant St., Malden on Saturday,

October 19th at 11:30 AM. Interment

will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in

Medford. At the request of his fam-

ily, visitation at the Funeral Home is

private. In lieu of flowers, donations

in his memory may be made to the

Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort

Rd., Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

http://www.woundedwarrior.org

CRANITCH, Robert Leo

“Casino”

Breslin Funeral Home

(781) 324-

http://www.breslinfuneralhome.com

Age 79, of Harwich and

Fort Meyers, formerly of

Millis, died peacefully at his

home in Harwich surrounded by his

family on October 14, 2019. Son of the

late Patrick and Margaret (O’Connor)

Foley. Beloved husband of Patricia

(Lydon) Foley. Predeceased by his first

wife, Jean (Daley) Foley. Loving father

of James Foley and his wife Jennifer

of Bellingham and Lynda Giovaniello

and her husband Robert of Walpole.

Beloved grandfather of Sophia and

Laura Giovaniello. Brother of Maureen

Leonard of Franklin and Patricia

MacPherson and her husband John

of Roslindale. Also survived by many

nieces and nephews. William was a

veteran of the US Army, Vietnam Era,

retired from the MBTA and a member

of American Legion Post 208 in Millis.

Funeral from the William J. Gormley

Funeral Home, 2055 Centre St., WEST

ROXBURY, Saturday, October 19th at

10am, followed by a Funeral Mass in St.

Theresa Church at 11 o’clock. Visiting

Hours Friday 4-8 pm. Relatives and

friends invited. Interment St. Joseph

Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations

in William’s name may be made to

VNAofCapeCodHospice,POBox370,

Hyannis, MA 02601. For directions and

guestbook, gormleyfuneral.com

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