PAUL DAWSON Obituary
DAWSON, Paul F. Age 98, of Sagamore Beach and Buzzards Bay. Beloved husband for 65 years of the late Rita (O'Hara). Devoted father of Jim and his wife Elaine, Paul and his wife Maryellen, Peter and his wife Maura and John and his wife Lori. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Paul was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in both Manila and Tokyo. He received degrees at both Boston College and Harvard University and for 33 years worked in the Cambridge Public Schools both as a teacher and administrator.
Visitation will be held on Monday from 9:30am-10:30am at Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 40 MacArthur Blvd., in BOURNE. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am, at St. Margaret's Church, Buzzards Bay. Committal Service will be held at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 32 Resnick Road, Suite 3, Plymouth, MA. 02360. For guestbook and directions, please visit
Margaret Theresa (O'Hara) Tipton of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado United States was born on February 24, 1926 at Massachusetts, USA in MA to Bridget Theresa (Hehir) O'Hara and Patrick Joseph O'Hara. She had siblings Francis Patrick O'hara, Thomas Joseph O'Hara, Mary Louise (O'Hara) O'Brien, Helen M. "Sister Pankita" O'Hara, Catherine C. O'Hara, John Joseph O'Hara, Paul Gerard O'Hara, and Rita Patricia (O'Hara) Dawson. She married Franklin Arthur "Frank" Tipton and they later divorced. She had children Michael O'Hara Tipton and Patrick Tipton. Margaret Tipton died at age 97 years old on July 22, 2023 at Littleton, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA in Littleton, CO.
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Rita P. O'Hara Dawson
July 13, 1922 – June 18, 2017
Dawson, Rita P. (O’Hara) of Sagamore Beach, formerly of West Roxbury. Beloved wife of Paul F. Dawson for 65 years. Devoted mother of Jim and his wife Elaine, of Plymouth, MA., Paul and his wife Maryellen of Pawleys Island, SC., Peter and his wife Maura of Paxton, MA. and John and his wife Lori of Chelmsford, MA. Loving grandmother of Pat, Steve, Paul, Brendan, Andrea, Paige, Taylor and Cameron. Caring sister of Peggy O’Hara of CO. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at the Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 154 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563 on Wednesday June 21st from 4:00-8:00PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Corpus Christi Church, Sandwich, MA, Thursday June 22nd at 11:00AM. Committal service will follow at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, Office of Mission Advancement, 637 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA. 02135.
Paul G.O'HARA, 80 Retired probation officer World War II Army veteran Sagamore Beach- Paul G. O'Hara, 80, of Sagamore Beach, formerly of Mission Hill, Died Tuesday at his home in Sagamore Beach.
He was born in Mission Hill, and lived there most of his life. He was a 1942 graduate of Boston College.
Mr O'Hara was a Army veteran of World War II. He was retired probation officer in Dorchester District Court.
He leaves a brother, John J. O'Hara Jr. of Osterville two sisters, Rita P.Dawson of Sagamore Beach and Margaret T. O'Hara of Littleton, Colo. and many nieces and nephews.
The Funeral is at 10 a.m tomorrow at David J. O'Connor Funeral Home, 1558 Tremont St., Mission Hill, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m in Missin Hill Church. Burial will be in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.
Visiting Hours are -to 7 p.m. today at the furneral home.
memorial donations may be made to the Mission Church Restoration Fund, 15545 Tremont St. Mission Hill, Ma 02120, or to the Friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Development Office, 637 Cambridge St. Brighton, MA 02135.
Catherine C. O'Hara was born on April 2, 1915 in Massachusetts United States to Bridget Theresa (Hehir) O'Hara and Patrick Joseph O'Hara, and had siblings Francis Patrick O'hara, Thomas Joseph O'Hara, Mary Louise (O'Hara) O'Brien, Helen M. "Sister Pankita" O'Hara, John Joseph O'Hara, Paul Gerard O'Hara, Rita Patricia (O'Hara) Dawson, and Margaret Theresa (O'Hara). Catherine O'Hara died at age 78 years old on December 30, 1993. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Catherine C. O'Hara.
Helen M. O'Hara was born on February 4, 1913 in Massachusetts United States to Bridget Theresa (Hehir) O'Hara and Patrick Joseph O'Hara, and had siblings Francis Patrick O'hara, Thomas Joseph O'Hara, Mary Louise (O'Hara) O'Brien, Catherine C. O'Hara, John Joseph O'Hara, Paul Gerard O'Hara, Rita Patricia (O'Hara) Dawson, and Margaret Theresa (O'Hara). Helen O'Hara died at age 86 years old on April 5, 1999 in Framingham.
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