OBITUARIES
Edward Forrest Chauncey
Oct 12, 2026
Edward Forrest Chauncey, known to many as Ed, Eddie, or affectionately as Chunky, passed away on October 12, 2026, at his home in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, following a battle with renal failure. He was 79.
Born on April 29, 1947, in Canton, Massachusetts, Ed was the son of Forrest and Dorothy Chauncey. As a young man he taught Sunday school, and...
Wesley John Martin
Oct 10, 2026
Wesley John Martin, 93, of Halifax, MA, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026.
Born on March 3, 1933 at his parents home on Harvard Street, Whitman, MA. Along with his twin sister, Mary, to the late George John and Madeline Gladys (Ainslie) Martin. Wesley was the baby of the family by 15 minutes. He used to joke that he allowed...
Lawrence Owen Bombardier
Oct 9, 2026
Lawrence Owen “Larry” Bombardier, age 76, passed away Friday, October 9, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was born on July 1, 1950, and raised in Abington by his late parents Carl Bombardier, Joyce (Simendinger) Bombardier and Jeanne (Moynihan) Bombardier.
Larry attended Abington High School and graduated in 1968. He went on to become a master carpenter....
Edward James Meleedy Jr.
Oct 8, 2026
Edward James Meleedy, of Whitman, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2026 at home surrounded by family.
Born in Dorchester on March 10, 1937 he was the first child of Edward and Helen Meleedy. He attended North Quincy High School and was a student athlete, involved in baseball, football and hockey. Later in life he was inducted into North Quincy High...
William "Bill" F. DeRusha
Oct 5, 2026
William "Bill" F. DeRusha, 77, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, passed away on October 5 at South Shore Hospital following a long health battle.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1949, Bill was the second son of Charles H. DeRusha and Marjorie (Churchill) DeRusha. He graduated from North Quincy High School and enjoyed a long career at Gillette in South Boston, where he worked...
Carol Young
Sep 29, 2026
Carol Young (Davis), 83, of Abington, MA passed away with her daughters by her side, on September 29th, after a long battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Carol spent the last three years in Kingston, MA, at Wingate at Silver Lake residing in The Residences and then The Inn. Born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Washington, NJ, she was the daughter...
Kenneth F. Gerrish
Sep 28, 2026
Kenneth Francis Gerrish (Ken), of Bridgewater, Mass., passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, 2026, following a brief period of declining health. He was 95.
Born at home on Deering Square in Rockland, Mass., to Kenneth T. Gerrish and Mary E. (Salvati) Gerrish, Ken grew up in the coastal areas of East Weymouth and North Weymouth near Wessagussett Yacht Club. He graduated...
Mildred Sullivan
Sep 27, 2026
Mildred (Bowen) Sullivan, 94, of Yamorth Port, MA, passed away on September 27, 2026 at All American Assisted Living, Hanson.
She was born and raised in Boston, MA, by James and Mildred Bowen. She was the fifth of six children.
She was married to Charles Sullivan, a Boston Police Officer and Veteran, for 59 years before his passing in 2013. They shared...
Peter S. Curry
Sep 27, 2026
Peter S. Curry, 72, of Brockton, Massachusetts passed away on September 27th, at the West Roxbury VA Hospital surrounded by family.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1954, he served in the US Army for multiple tours of duty and eventually was honorably discharged due to injuries sustained. He then worked as metal/marble refinisher at Stuart Dean of New England for 30...
William P. "Bill" Plante
Sep 26, 2026
William P. “Bill” Plante, of Hanson, Massachusetts, passed away on September 26, 2026, at the age of 53, surrounded by love after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 27, 1972, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to Terry and Judy Plante of Whitman, Bill grew up in Whitman and shared an especially close bond with his parents as their only child.
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Sheila Marie Tully
Sep 25, 2026
Sheila Marie Tully, 57, of Brockton passed away on September 25, 2026.
Sheila grew up in East Bridgewater, daughter to Frederick Tully (late) and the Dorothy (Moore) Tully.
After graduating high school, Sheila went on to be a realtor for many years. She also had her contractors license and also flipped houses. In her free time she enjoyed fishing and was an...
Roger Sullivan
Sep 22, 2026
February 20, 1941 – September 22, 2026
Roger Sullivan of East Bridgewater, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous journey with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the beloved husband of Lois (Flood) Sullivan, with whom he shared 39 wonderful years of marriage.
Roger was the son of the late William and Myrtle Sullivan.Roger was a devoted husband,...
Paul J. Sheridan
Sep 21, 2026
Paul John Sheridan, born May 16, 1957 passed away peacefully September 21, 2026.
Paul was previously deceased by his beloved wife Vivian (Vicky) and his parents Mattew J. and Mary E. Sheridan of New Jersey. He was a resident of Taunton, MA. Paul Sheridan is survived by his brothers John and Edward and his sister Catherine. Paul was a hard worker...
Leon Kanadanian
Sep 21, 2026
Leon Kanadanian, 94, of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on September 21, 2026 at Brockton Hospital. He was born in Lancey, France on November 2, 1931 and is the son of the late Vaughan Kanadanian and Marguerite (Matoyan) Kanadanian. Leon came to America in 1956 after serving in the French Army. He learned English and obtained his U.S. citizenship....
Shirley V. Butterfield
Sep 18, 2026
Shirley V. Butterfield (Westberg), 95, of Hanson, MA passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 18 th , surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Quincy, MA, Shirley was the daughter of the late John Westberg of Vermont and Irja (Karvonen) Westberg of Finland, affectionately known as Scotty and Westy.
Shirley married the love of her life, Thomas...
Eileen M. Larkin Forte
Sep 17, 2026
Eileen Marie Larkin Forte, 60, of Plymouth, Massachusetts passed away on September 17, 2026 at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, submitting to post-surgery complications after a strong fight.
Eileen was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1965, the youngest of five children born to Paul Larkin Sr. and Barbara (Hammond) Larkin. She grew up in Whitman, Massachusetts and graduated from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School,...
Gerald L. Dibbern
Sep 16, 2026
Gerald L. Dibbern of Springfield and formerly of Hanson, MA died on September 16, 2026 at his residence with his wife Donna by his side. During his recent period of failing health, Donna was a devoted caregiver and advocate.
Jerry was the beloved son of the late Geraldine Dibbern. He married Donna (Dolan) on February 11, 1967 and was the beloved...
Conall Anthony Timoney
Sep 6, 2026
Conall Anthony Timoney, 88, of Whitman, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on September 6th at CareOne Nursing Home in Weymouth. A beloved Father, Granda, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, and Friend, he was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1937 to Séamus and Nancy (Fullerton) Timoney, and was the seventh of ten children.
He attended primary school at The Patrician Brothers School in Galway, then...
James Mark Devlin
Sep 6, 2026
James “Mark” Devlin, 79, of Whitman, MA, passed away on September 6, 2026 at the Brockton VA Medical Center.
Mark lived his early years in Randolph and later years working for Coca-Cola and Citco as a truck driver. His joy was opening his own auto repair business in Hanson, MA. Mark served his country from May 1967 to May 1969 in...
James Joyce
Sep 5, 2026
James (Jim) Steven Joyce, 80, of Whitman, Massachusetts, was a supportive and loving husband, father, grandpa, and friend who passed away on September 5, 2026 from complications of dementia. He passed peacefully after several meaningful visits with family and friends. He will be remembered most for his sense of humor, his work ethic, and his profound and unwavering loyalty to...
