Ernest Maylor Jr.
Retired DPW Civil Engineer
Ernest G. Maylor Jr. of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on January 22 at the age of 95. He was surrounded by family.
Ernie was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Betty) LeBlanc for 69 years, devoted father of Paul and his wife, Lisa, Peter and Andrew and his wife, Paula; cherished cousin of John and Terry Maylor and he was pre-deceased by his brother, Robert Lewis Maylor. He is also survived by nine grandchildren: Kellie, Kenny, Brianna, Alexis, Kirsten, Marina, Tiana, Austin and Vanessa and by five great grandchildren.
Ernie served in the U.S. Navy, and subsequently went to Newman Preparatory School after which he attended The Fisher School (now Fisher College) and the Industrial Technical School in Boston where he studied engineering. This led him to acquire a job at the Department of Public Works where he spent 38 years as a civil engineer. Upon retiring, Ernie began to further enjoy his passion for Golf. He spent many a day at the Winthrop Golf Club with his buddies and won numerous trophies. Along with family and friends, Ernie will fondly be remembered by many.
Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Sunday, January 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. The funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Monday, January 29 at 9 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop at 10 a.m. Services will conclude with interment and military honors in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.
Susan Beth Gooley Crocker
Owned Reds Hair Salon Who Always Found the Good in Everyone
Susan Gooley (Gigi) Crocker passed away January 21st peacefully at her home surrounded by her family.
Her greatest accomplishment was being a mother to her three children, Charro, Julian and Matt, a Gigi to her six grandchildren: Jake, Sofie, Eloise, Max, Eli and Emmett, a loving wife to her husband, John for 44 years, best friends with her son-in-law, Jay, a sister to nine siblings, a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews and the owner of her pride and joy, Reds Hair Salon that she proudly opened 26 years ago and has passed on to her daughter after her retirement four years ago.
She was so strong and resilient despite all her challenges in life and fiercely loved everyone she met, especially her family and their friends. She loved animals and nature, but to be honest, she loved everything and everyone so deeply. She was an amazing artist and passed that talent on to her two sons and grandchildren. She always found the good in everyone and taught us all how to love just as hard. She will be missed beyond comprehension but will watch over us all. The only thing deeper than the pain of losing you was our love for you.
A celebration of life will be held at the Buonfiglio Funeral Home, 128 Revere Street, Revere on Saturday January 27th from 12 Noon to 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Ritchie Strangie to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via jimmyfund.org/gift (https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2101&mfc_pref=T&2101.donation=form1)
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Buonfiglio Funeral Home, Revere.
David Burns
Retired State of Massachusetts Network Administrator
David Burns of Winthrop passed away at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on January 15. He was 80 years old.
Born in Malden, he was the beloved son of the late Mary (Sullivan) and John T. Burns, Sr. A resident of Winthrop for over 50 years, he enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War reaching the rank of Airman First Class. After his honorable discharge, he went on to work as a network administrator for the State of Massachusetts. He was also a member of the American Legion.
He was the devoted husband of the late Carol (DeNapoli) and the loving father of Christopher Burns and his wife, Alison of Bridgewater and Jonathan Burns and his wife, Allison Flintoff of Winthrop; cherished grandfather of Caileen, Francis and Caroline. David was also the last of nine brothers and sisters.
Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on Saturday, January 27 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop at 11 a.m. Services will conclude with military honors in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.
Rosalie Gillis
Former Intake Person for the Long Island Homeless Shelter
Rosalie T. ‘Rocky” Gillis of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on January 16. She was 79 years old.
Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Nicoline (Sgobbo) and Frank Viscione. A resident of Winthrop for over 28 years, she worked as an intake person for the Long Island Homeless Shelter.
She was the loving mother of James Gillis and his wife, Christine and John Gillis and his wife, Julie, all of Winthrop; dear sister of the late Anthony Viscione; cherished grandmother of Shaunna and her husband, Phil, E.J., Ricki, Tyler and Hunter. Loving aunt of Andrea, Ro and Janet, dear best friend of Babe Poirier and former wife of the late Nick Gillis.
The Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. John the Evangelist Church on Friday, January 19. Committal was private.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.