Medway & Millis February 2019

February 2019 Medway & Millis Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 19
Obituaries
Theresa M.
( M o r t o n )
Cousens 89,
of Millis, died
peacefully at her
home in the care
of her son and
daughter on Saturday December 1,
2018. She was the wife of the late
Allen V. Cousens.
A resident of Millis since 1955,
Theresa was born in Milton a
daughter of the late Windfield C.
and Philomena (Sampson) Morton.
Prior to her retirement, she
had been employed by the Town
of Millis Assessors Department for
30 years.
Theresa is survived by her
daughter, Janine C. Souza and her
husband Robert of Kennebunk
Maine; her son Michael Cousens of
Millis, five grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Dolores Dawson died peacefully
Wednesday, December 26,
2018, at her home surrounded
by her loving family. She was 97
years old. Born in Baltimore, Maryland,
she was the daughter of the
late Percy and Martha (Brozowski)
Young.
Dolores was an accomplished
cake decorator and did so professionally,
she sewed clothing and
home fashions, painted, and loved
entertaining family and friends.
She was generous with her time
and talents.
Dolores is survived by her children,
Quinton Dawson and his wife
Joanne of Whately, MA; Lynn Lein
and her husband Robert of Exeter,
NH; and Martha Linnell and her
husband Arthur of Millis, MA. She
is also survived by 3 grandchildren,
4 great grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
Peter Johnson,
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in Amsterdam,
NY in 1936. An alumnus of Nott
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Terrace HS, class of 1954, he graduated
Magna Cum Laude from Bry-
iver Bank.
ant College (now University), in
Smithfield, RI, with his accounting
degree. He began his career at
Arthur Anderson accounting firm
and was subsequently hired by the
Sheraton Hotel Corp, travelling the
world & rising to the position of
Vice President of Taxes, before his
retirement, 22 years ago. A passionate
motorcyclist for most of his life,
in retirement, he also loved “Geocaching.”
He was pre-deceased by his first
wife, Sandra (Miller) but considered
himself blessed to find and
marry, the love of his life, Meredith
(MacAuley) in 1991. He was a remarkable
dad to Valerie LaCount
of Chelsea & her husband, Kevin
and Erick Johnson of Weymouth &
his fiancee, Liz Metcalf. He was way
more than a step-dad to Melissa
Conroy of Franklin & her husband,
Tom, Elin Newton of Holly Springs,
NC, and Brittany Hardiman of Medfield
& her husband Brian. He was
the loving “Grumpy” to Branigan
Reed, her husband Dewayne, and
his great grandson, Vaugn, Damien
Dakotah LaCount, Kelsey, Ashley,
Emily, & Lindsey Conroy, and Molly,
Charlie, & Willy Hardiman. He is also
survived by his extended family,
friends, & neighbors in Massachusetts
& Florida.
Should you choose, donations
may be made to the Ronald Mc-
Donald House Charities https://
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has meaning to you.
Edward F. Mc-
Bride was born
in Brockton, MA
on November 3,
1934 to the late
Walter and Rose
Alma (Lessard) McBride, he moved
to Millis as a young teen to live with
his aunt and uncle, the late William
and Irene Flynn, where he attended
Millis Public Schools. It was
there that he met his wife, the late
Marie (Sokoloski) McBride.
Edward served in the U.S. Marine
Corps from 1953 to 1956, and
then went on to be employed as a
Quality Inspector at Metal Bellows
Corp, a company specializing in
aerospace/medical devices and
military defense industries, Sharon,
MA, where he would spend his entire
work career.
An enthusiastic outdoorsman,
he enjoyed hiking, camping, and
canoeing, remaining active until
late in his life and was an avid lover
of animals. He enjoyed riding and
working on his many motorcycles.
He leaves behind his three sons:
Edward, and wife Diane, Mark and
wife Day, and Daniel, all of Millis,
along with his five grandchildren.
He also leaves behind his two
brothers, James McBride of Raynham,
MA and Richard McBride of
Atlanta, Georgia.
To honor Edward and his love of
the outdoors and animals, memorials
may be made in his memory to
either The Trustees of the Reservation,
Boston, MA or MSPCA-Angell,
Boston, MA.
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John David
Reilly, 84, of Millis,
MA, peacefully
passed
away Saturday,
December 29,
2018 at home
surrounded by his family. Son
of the late Elwood and Margaret
Reilly, John was born and raised in
Auburndale, MA, and graduated
from Newton High School. He
met his wife, Gertrude Ruth Bussey
and the two were married in 1956.
John graduated with a BS in Marketing
from New Hampshire College.
John and Ruth raised their
four children in Newton before
moving to Millis in the early 1990s.
John pursued a career in marketing
and sales holding several executive
positions at GTE Sylvania,
Harris Corporation, and Digital
Equipment Corporation from the
1960s through the 1980s. For the
past 30 years, John ran a highly
successful consulting firm with
Medfield
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his brother, Donald Reilly. John is
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years, Ruth, and their four children:
Scott, Brian and his wife
Christina, Brenda and her husband
David Collins, and Kenneth.
Known as “Papa” to his three
grandchildren, he will be sorely
missed by Victoria Margaret,
Brian Cameron, and Reilly David.
John was a loving uncle to many
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Kenneth R
Tiernan died
peacefully
Wednesday,
December 12,
2018 at Norwood
Hospital
surrounded by his loving family.
He was 79.
Formerly of Bellingham, he was
the son of the late Raymond and
Bernice (Sawatski) Tiernan.
Ken served with the United
States Air Force in 1957 and was
honorably discharged in 1965.
Ken was a talented musician,
gardener, fisherman and loved animals.
He was a member of the Millis
Am Vets and Millis VFW.
He was the beloved husband
of Joan (Geshel) Tiernan, father of
Theresa Tiernan of Medway, Stephen
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