All Obituaries

Herman Banks, a beloved member of the Cambridge community was born on March 1, 1940 in Mcdonough, Georgia to the late Albert Banks and the late Nelly (Wyatt) Banks. Herman spent his formative years in Cambridge, MA and was a graduate of the Houghton School and Cambridge High and Latin School. He became a member of the Union Baptist church as a child and as an adult served on the trustee board. After graduating Herman went on to join the United States Air Force. With his military service...

Gracieuse Limose St. Jean’s Obituary On August 28, 2023, Gracieuse Limose St. Jean peacefully passed away in her sleep. Gracieuse was born on September 15, 1946, in Gonaives, Haiti. Gracieuse and former husband (predeceased) Pierre St. Jean migrated from Haiti to Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1973. She is survived by daughters Judith, Lody, Mimose, sons Winshel, Wislaire and Pierre Garcia, granddaughter Avery Parfait, Narika Grace St. Jean, and grandsons Rafael Salas, Sergio Salas,...

Atieno Adoyo Pilipa Steen Simmons MS. ATIENO ADOYO PILIPA STEEN SIMMONS entered into rest on August 23, 2023. She passed surrounded by close family at her home in Cambridge, MA following a battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Living in cities like San Francisco and London, her passion for travel led her to explore China and Europe. Ati volunteered extensively, contributing to events like the annual Regatta, the Boston Marathon, and the MLK Day of Service. Ati devoted the bulk of her working...

Harold R. Griffith died at home on August 12 after a brief illness. Harold was born to Rena Griffith and Edmund Skinner on April 20,1933 in St. James, Barbados. A beloved memory from his boyhood days, was frolicking on the shore and in the water with classmates before school. After completing grade school, he worked alongside his father as a fisherman for many years. In addition, he worked as a migrant farm worker in Florida before returning to Barbados to raise a family. In 1955, Harold...

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Doretta was born in Claremont St. Ann Jamaica on June 22, 1940, to Violet and Bertram Phillips. She was the sixth of nine children, of which seven have pre-deceased her. Doretta accepted the Lord at an early age in Jamaica and she would often talk about her first Sunday School lesson, which led to her teaching Sunday School classes which she really loved. She always wore a smile, was loved and respected by many always had words of encouragement to give to everyone she knew. Doretta migrated...

https://subsplash.com/emmanueltemplepentecosta/media/mi/+fp43yb2     SISTER JEAN LEAH DAVIS was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 2, 1935, to Sister Christina and Elder Irving Niles, and was the youngest of nine siblings. Sister Jean’s spiritual journey began at a young age and was nurtured early in life at the Antioch Temple Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which her father had founded and served as the Pastor until his death. Jean was raised in a...

Please note:The Family does not wish any flowers A Life Dedicated to Friendship, Service & Social Justice The Lord is the maker of them all”. Proverbs 22:2 Anna Ekpenyong, born Dianna Ruth Washington came into this world on February 9, 1925, to the late Rosabell (Deas) and John Washington. She was born in Charleston SC and raised in Pawleys Island, still of place of Gullah culture, by her grandparents. She was an only child, her younger brother died in childhood. Anna graduated...