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Karen ERNST-CONNOLLY Obituary

ERNST-CONNOLLY, Karen M. Age 71, of Scituate, passed away on August 28, 2025.

She leaves behind her husband, Kevin; her son, Christopher James Connolly, of Boston; and her brothers, Donald Ernst, Jr., of Scituate and Vincent Ernst (Colleen Marks), of Maryland.

A Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 PM, on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, SCITUATE, Massachusetts. Funeral Mass will take place at 10 AM, on Monday, September 8, 2025, at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent Street, Scituate Harbor. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.

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Published by Boston Globe from Sep. 2 to Sep. 5, 2025.

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Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home

382 First Parish Rd, Scituate, MA 02066

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Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Saint Mary of the Nativity Church

1 Kent Street, Scituate Harbor, MA

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