OBITUARIES
James S. Gilson
Mar 20, 2014
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James "Jim" Scribner Gilson, 78 of East Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, MA died unexpectedly on March 20th. Born on December 31, 1935, to the late Clarence and Ruth Gilson, he was husband of the late Jean Elaine Gilson of Whitman and the late Ede (McClellan) Gilson of East Bridgewater. He leaves behind a sister Marjorie Gilson Bonnivier of...
Donald A. Foster
Mar 15, 2014
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Donald A. Foster, age 81 of East Bridgewater, passed away on Saturday March 15th, devoted husband, loving father of five and "Papa" to two generations of grandchildren. Donald was a carpenter and a Korean War veteran. He worked as a house builder since the age of 16 and then for Norwood Hospital as a carpenter for over 30...
Francis T. Murphy, Jr.
Mar 14, 2014
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Francis T. Murphy,Jr.,70, of Hanson, passed away on Friday March 14th, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Maureen (Shea) Murphy.and son of the late William, Sr. and Marjorie (Turner) Murphy. He was also the brother of the late William Murphy. "Murph" was a life-long resident of Hanson, and had worked in the...
Ida F. (Nickerson) Tassinari
Mar 13, 2014
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Brockton – Ida F. (Nickerson) Tassinari 98, formerly a longtime resident of Kingston, died Wednesday March 13 in St. Joseph Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Remido L. Tassinari. Born and educated in Duxbury, she was the daughter of the late Avner and Jessie (Weatherbee) Nickerson. Ida had married Remido Tassinari on her 17th...
Florence J. (Zink) Maxwell
Mar 11, 2014
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Bridgewater - Florence J. (Zink) Maxwell, 93 formerly of Abington and Middleboro, passed away on Tuesday March 11 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years John I. Maxwell. Florence was born in 1920 in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, the youngest of 10 children. She was educated in Somerville, MA and graduated...
Edward M. "Ted" Dechambeau
Mar 6, 2014
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Whitman – Edward M. "Ted" DeChambeau 86, a longtime resident of Whitman, passed away peacefully Thursday March 6 in the St. Joseph Manor of Brockton with his loving family by his side, after a long illness with Parkinson's. He was the beloved husband of 64 years to Marguerite "Peggy" (Prouty) DeChambeau. He had proudly served in the US...
Stephen H. Smith
Mar 3, 2014
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Stephen H. Smith, 74, of Abington, passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 3rd at his home. He was the beloved husband of Diane (Phillips) Smith. Steve was born in Halethorpe, MD, son of the late Cyrus and Dorothy (Dunn) Smith, he grew up in Braintree and was a 1958 graduate of Braintree High School and...
Geraldine M. (Crofwell) Kelley
Mar 3, 2014
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Geraldine M. ( Crofwell) Kelley, 72, of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts died on Monday, March 3 at McCarthy Care Center, Sandwich, MA after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Boston, MA in 1941 the daughter of the late Gerard and Margaret (Dempsey) Crofwell, she graduated from Mission Church High School, Boston, MA in 1959 and worked for...
Mary E. "Mae" (Coletti) Gerrish
Mar 1, 2014
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Mary E. "Mae" (Coletti) Gerrish, 77, of Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully March 1, 2014, surrounded by her family. Born April 27, 1936, to the late Carmin and Mary (Mahoney) Coletti, she graduated from Braintree High School in 1954 where she excelled as a soloist trumpet player in the...
Karen (Ceurvels) Mciver
Mar 1, 2014
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Karen (Ceurvels) McIver, 56, of Abington, passed away Saturday March 1st at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Richard and Florence (Pienkos) Ceurvels of Abington. She was born in Boston, grew up in Dorchester and Abington and was a graduate of Abington High School. Karen was an Abington resident for over 40 years....
Charles Pagnini
Feb 26, 2014
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Carver – Charles Pagnini 91 of Carver, a retired Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, died February 26, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Kaye (Nicotera) Pagnini. Born and educated in Everett he was the son of the late Severino and Rina (Sartini) Pagnini. He had been a resident of Whitman for 27 years, and the...
Mary T. (Kuhn) Kennedy
Feb 26, 2014
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Mary T. Kennedy of Abington passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Remi C. Kennedy. Born in Dorchester, MA on April 3, 1929 she was the daughter of the late John and Sadie Kuhn, and the sister to the late Joe Kuhn, Arthur Kuhn and Robert...
Shirley F. (Staples) Ward
Feb 25, 2014
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Shirley F. (Staples) Ward, 91 a former resident of Whitman and Halifax passed into the loving arms of her Lord with her daughters, granddaughter and pastor at her side at St. Joseph Manor, Brockton on February 25, 2014. She was the wife of the late William H. Ward. She was born in Brocton, MA daughter of the late...
Edward B. Mitchell
Feb 24, 2014
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Whitman – Edward B. Mitchell 81, a 40 year resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly Monday February 24 in Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara A. (Newsome) Mitchell. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late William and Florence Mitchell. Edward was a talented athlete, playing semi-pro...
George "Bud" Jones, Jr
Feb 24, 2014
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Taunton – George "Bud" Jones, Jr. of Taunton died Monday February 24, at the age of 79, after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Flaherty) Jones. Born August 28, 1934 in Milton, he was the son of the late George M. and Gertrude (Lynes) Jones. Bud was a graduate of Dorchester High School,...
Jay E. Williams
Feb 24, 2014
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East Bridgewater – Jay E. Williams 69 of East Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Monday February 24 at Sachem Center for Health and Rehabilitation, East Bridgewater following a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 45 years to Nancy G. (Schlieff) Williams. Born August 15, 1944 in Brockton, he was the son of the late...
Dennis Michael Drews
Feb 19, 2014
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Whitman – Dennis M. Drews, 52, died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday February 19th. He was the beloved husband of Roberta (Cieri) Ellis-Drews. Born and raised in Boston, he was the son of the late Paul and Joy (Neill) Drews. For the past seven years, Dennis worked as a Supervisor in the Wellesley Post Office. He enjoyed carpentry...
Mary Ann (Tympanick) O'Horo
Feb 18, 2014
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Middleboro – Mary Ann (Tympanick) O'Horo 66, formerly of Whitman, died Tuesday February 18 in the Massachusetts General Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of Thomas K. O'Horo. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Sophie (Matuszewski) Tympanick. Mary Ann had earned her Master's Degree...
Kenneth E. "Busta" Nutt
Feb 16, 2014
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Kenneth E. "Busta" Nutt 78 of Whitman passed away peacefully, late on Sunday night, February 16 in the South Shore Nursing Facility of Rockland. Born July 10, 1935 in Fairfield, Maine he was the son of the late Lillian J. and Walter S. Nutt, and had attended Fairfield High School before enlisting in the US Marine Corp in...
Kevin T. Sullivan
Feb 5, 2014
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Pocasset – Kevin T. Sullivan 73, of Pocasset and Fort Myers, FL, formerly of East Bridgewater, died suddenly Wednesday February 5 in Fort Myers, FL. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Mary Ann (Welch) Sullivan. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Mary Ellen (Hamrock) Sullivan, and a graduate...
