Obituaries: LaCivita, Alexson, McPherson, Godrey

The following are the obituaries for Patrick A. LaCivita, Madeleine A. (Gozdon) Alexson, Mary M. (Remmes) McPherson and Evelyn H. (Morgan) Godfrey.

(From Farley Funeral Home)

Patrick A. LaCivita, 50, died, Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born and raised in Stoughton, he was a graduate of Stoughton High School and also attended Massasoit Community College. While in high school, he was an excellent athlete and was a 1000-point scorer for the basketball team.

Son of the late Michael and Margaret M. (Hickey) LaCivita, he was a resident of Stoughton for many years before moving to Quincy five years ago.

Mr. LaCivita worked as a floor coverer for several years. He was an avid sports fan of the Boston sports teams.

He is survived by his children; Jessica M. LaCivita and her fiancé Eddie Rodrigues, Gina M. LaCivita and her fiancé Brian Maltby and Anthony P. LaCivita and his wife Sandy all of Stoughton. He was the grandfather of Jack Maltby, Jameson LaCivita and Michael LaCivita.

He was the companion of Debora Brancaccio of Quincy and is also survived by his former wife Patty LaCivita of Norfolk.

Mr. LaCivita was the brother of the late Michael, Francis, Lynnette and Kevin LaCivita. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Prayers will be held in the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Wednesday night, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m..

Visiting hours are prior to the prayers from 4-7 p.m.. Donations in Patrick's memory may be made to Fr. Bill's Place, 422 Washington St., Quincy, MA 02169.

Madeleine A. (Gozdon) Alexson, 67, died unexpectedly at home on Friday, Sept, 27, 2013. Born and educated in Lynn, she was a graduate of Lynn Classical and earned her bachelors degree from Northeastern University.

Mrs. Alexson was a resident of Stoughton for more than 40 years. She worked as a floral designer for Bowers Flowers for many years, retiring four years ago. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, painting, writing poetry, reading and especially spending time with her children and grandchildren. 

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Bulman, and her husband, Tim of Bridgewater and her son, Bill Alexson and his wife Dawn of Stoughton. She was predeceased by her daughter, Angela Dowgos. She was the sister of the late Judith Lecesse and the devoted grandmother of Emma and Grace Bulman, Gavin and Kirsten Alexson and Christofer Dowgos. She also leaves her great granddaughter Clementine Dowgos. 

Funeral Prayers will be offered in the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Friday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m.. Visiting hours are Thursday from 5-8 p.m..

Donations in her memory may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr., Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923.

Mary M. (Remmes) McPherson, 88, a longtime resident of Stoughton, died peacefully at home on Monday, September 30. She was the wife of the late Joseph W. McPherson.

Born in Boston, she was raised in Dorchester and educated in Boston schools. She resided in Stoughton for the past 58 years. Mrs.McPherson was a homemaker.

She was very active at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Stoughton then Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Brockton. She enjoyed spending time with her family.

Mrs. McPherson was the mother of Joseph W. McPherson and his wife Madlyn and Richard B. McPherson and his wife Janice all of Maryland, Mary P. Tousignant and her husband Albert of Plymouth, Nancy M. Cincotta and her husband Paul and Janice E. Gallagher and her husband John all of Virginia, Steven F. McPherson and his wife Tricia of Wakefield, Barbara J. Purcell and her husband James of Stoughton and the late Ann Marie McPherson.

She was the sister of Ann Merrigan of Quincy and the late Marjorie MacDonald, Claire Grimm, Robert, Frank, Paul, John, William, David, Stephen and Richard Remmes.

She is also survived by 30 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.

Funeral will be held from the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt.27) Stoughton on Friday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at St. James Church, Stoughton at 11 a.m.. Visiting hours will be Thursday from 4-8 p.m.

Interment will take place at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. In lieu of flowers due to floral restrictions at the cemetery, donations in Mary's memory may be made to the Avalon/Brookewood School, 200 W. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

Evelyn H. (Morgan) Godfrey, 85, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of Albert A. Godfrey Sr.

Born in Boston, she was raised in North Randolph and was a graduate of Stetson High School in Randolph.

Mrs.Godfrey was a resident of Stoughton for over 60 years and was a dedicated homemaker. She was an avid fan of the Red Sox and Patriots. In her free time, she enjoyed cake decorating, crafts and traveling to Foxwoods.

She was the loving mother of Donna Griffin and her husband John of Wrentham, AllenGodfrey Jr. and his wife Deborah of North Attleboro, Robin Feltrup and her husband Mark of Whitman and the late Glenn H. Godfrey. She was the grandmother of Michael, Daniel and Andrew Griffin, Jessica and Gregory Godfrey and Thomas and William Feltrup.

She was the great grandmother of Benjamin, Henry and Annie Griffin and the sister of the late Loretta Cavanaugh. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Prayers will be held in the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St. (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m.. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 5-8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Evelyn's memory may be made to the charity of your own choice.