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Michael A. Gallerani, 72, a Plymouth native, died unexpectedly at his home Aug. 8, 2026. He was 72. Born Sept. 5, 1953 to the late William Joseph and Catherine Marie Gallerani, his career in public service included 12 years as Plymouth’s economic development director and other public service jobs in Stoneham, Natick, and Uxbridge. Following […]

Robert “Witzy” Wirtzburger, a Plymouth native, U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and retired Plymouth police officer, died peacefully on Aug.11 surrounded by his family at Benchmark Senior Living at Plymouth Crossings. Born March 11, 1928, to the late August and Ethel (Heppleston) Wirtzburger, he graduated from Plymouth schools before serving aboard the USS […]

Susan Martha Kraus Gallitano, a high school guidance counselor for 30 years, died peacefully July 18, in Kingston. She was 78. Born in Teaneck and raised in Bogota, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Kraus. She attended Holy Angels High School in Fort Lee, NJ , where she loved dance and […]

Betty F. (Almeida) Balboni, who lived in Plymouth her entire life, died peacefully July 27. She was 86. Born Nov. 27, 1939 to the late Arsene and Ruth (Hayward) Strassel, she was proud to be a lifelong resident of her hometown and educated in the local schools. She is remembered for her love of knitting […]

Judith Marie (Woodbury) Moakler, who after retirement became an accomplished painter, died Saturday, July 25. She was 76. Born on D-Day, June 6 1940, in Winthrop, MA and raised by her aunt and uncle, Helen and Charles Huston, of Halifax, MA, she graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1958 and received a Batchelor of […]

Neil E. MacLeod Sr., who worked in quality control in the cranberry industry, died peacefully July 16. He was 78. Born Dec. 9, 1949, in Boston, to the late Angus Neil and E. Lorraine (Collins) MacLeod, he graduated from Norwell High School and spent his formative years in Norwell before moving to Plymouth, where he […]

Thomas “Tom” Charles Matthews, a carpenter and commercial fisherman with a lifelong passion for the water, died July 11 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Route 6 in Sandwich. He was 70. Born in Weymouth on Sept. 28, 1955, to the late Henry and Doris (Nosiglia) Matthews, he was a skilled carpenter and […]

Sandra A. Johnson, who loved a good practical joke and trips to the casino, died July 14 after a brief illness. She was 81. Family and friends remember her for her quiet strength and selflessness, her devotion as a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, foster mother, sister, aunt, nurse and friend who dedicated her life to caring […]

Catherine Paula Crawford, of Plymouth, remembered as a devoted mother and grandmother, died unexpectedly on July 11, 2026. She was 73. Raised in Scituate by her late parents Joseph and Virginia Downey, she later made her home in Plymouth, where she raised her family with her husband of 52 years, Richard Crawford. Her family and […]

Margaret M. O’Hara, a longtime hospital volunteer and family matriarch, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 7. She was 93. Born in Stoneham on Aug. 20, 1932, to the late Daniel C. and Mary C. (Donegan) Creedon, she was raised in Wakefield, graduated from Wakefield High School, and attended Secretarial School. She and her late husband […]