OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Nicholas Hoc
Sep 15, 2013
Obituary
Nicholas Hoc, 92 of East Bridgewater, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday September 15th. He was the husband of the late Jane (Grabowski) Hoc. Nicholas was born in small village in Poland and moved to East Bridgewater in the 1950's where he resided for the remainder of his years. He was a longtime...
Gladys (Carter) Estabrook
Sep 14, 2013
Obituary
Gladys (Carter) Estabrook, 85, of Whitman, passed away Saturday September 14th, surrounded by her family at home. She was the wife of the late Roy W. Estabrook and longtime companion of Edward C. Sherman of Whitman. She was born in Worchester, daughter of the late Thomas E. and Ethel M. (Lloyd) Carter. She was a graduate of Weymouth...
Dennis J. Kailher
Sep 13, 2013
Obituary
Dennis J. Kailher, 37, of Whitman died Friday September 13th in the Good Samaritan Medical Center. He was the husband of Julie (Davis) Kailher. Dennis was born in Weymouth, son of Karen (Hejduk) Kailher and the late William Kailher. He was brought up in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman-Hanson, class of 1994. He loved spending time with his...
Sarah J. Calarese
Sep 11, 2013
Obituary
Sarah J. Calarese, 79, of Bridgewater, passed away on Wednesday Sept 11th after a period of falling health. She was the lifetime partner of John R. Dominici of Abington. Born in Boston daughter of the late Frank and Caroline (Bartlett) Calarese. Sarah was a secretary, for the Department of Education and she was an accomplished pianist. In addition...
Marion L. (Sinnott) Bois
Sep 10, 2013
Obituary
Whitman - Marion L. (Sinnott) Bois, died Sept. 10, 2013, 79 years old, born in Brockton, MA, third of four children of John James Sinnott and Ida Ermina (Vennor) Sinnott. Wife of the late Donald S. Bois. Marion was an avid knitter and loved to knit for her family, friends, and friends of friends as well as the...
Linda A. March
Sep 8, 2013
Obituary
Linda A. (Gilbert) March, 66, of Carver, formerly of Halifax and Bridgewater, passed away on Sunday September 8th after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Richard March for 45 years. Linda was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Victor and Adelaide E. (Fox) Gilbert. She was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School. She was...
Joseph M. Jara
Sep 4, 2013
Obituary
Pembroke – Joseph M. Jara, 94 died September 4 at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Maria (Ariza) Jara. Born and raised in Costa Rica he was the son of the late Jose and Adelina (Periera) Jara. Joseph moved to the United States in 1966,...
Sarah A. (Hunt) Hammond
Sep 1, 2013
Obituary
Whitman - Sarah A. (Hunt) Hammond 38, a resident of Whitman for 12 years, died unexpectedly on Sunday September 1. She was the beloved wife of 9 years to Ronald V. Hammond, Jr. Born and raised in Oregon she was the loving daughter of Robert W. and Pamela J. (Gillon) Hunt. As a teenager, Sarah had moved to...
Jessica Christine Thurston
Aug 30, 2013
Obituary
Jessica C. Thurston, 29, of East Bridgewater, passed away Friday August 30th at home surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous 2 year battle with breast cancer. She fought bravely to the very end. Jessica was the daughter of Arthur and Christine (McCarthy) Thurston of East Bridgewater. She was born in Brockton, brought up in East Bridgewater,...
Bruce Alexander Waugh
Aug 29, 2013
Obituary
Whitman – Bruce A. Waugh 77, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Thursday August 29 after a brave battle against Parkinson Disease. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to Priscilla A. (Mattson) Waugh. Born and raised in Hingham he was the son of the late Harold Waugh and the late Marion (Loud) (Waugh) Cameron, and a...
David V. Sheehy, Sr.
Aug 29, 2013
Obituary
Plymouth – David V. Sheehy, Sr. 81, formerly of Weymouth and Whitman, died Thursday August 29 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Mary Anne (Kjelgaard) Sheehy. Born and raised in Weymouth, where he resided until 1990, he was the son of the late Alfred C. and Mildred M. (Cashman)...
Margaret A. "Peggy" Sproul
Aug 16, 2013
Obituary
Margaret A. "Peggy" Sproul, 59, of Brockton, formerly of East Bridgewater, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday August 16th at the St Joseph Manor, in Brockton, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Russell and Maida (Stansfield) Sproul,Sr. Peggy had been an East Bridgewater resident for most of her life.She...
Barbara M. (O'Malley) Feinstein
Aug 14, 2013
Obituary
Rockland – Barbara M. (O'Malley) Feinstein 77, a longtime resident of Rockland, died Wednesday August 14, surrounded by her loving family, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of 54 years to Michael J. Feinstein. Born in Charlestown and raised in Dorchester, one of 10 children, she was the daughter of the late Peter...
Mary Ellen (Andrews) Thorndike
Aug 6, 2013
Obituary
Mary Ellen (Andrews) Thorndike, 74, of Rockland formerly of Whitman and Carver, passed away on Tuesday August 6th at home, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late James O. Thorndike, Jr. Mary was born in Boston, daughter of the late George Taylor Andrews and Lillian Elizabeth (Farrell) Andrews. She grew up in Hanover...
Donald R. " Don" Mackenzie
Aug 1, 2013
Obituary
Donald R. MacKenzie, age 84, died at his home in Whitman on August 1, 2013 after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Priscilla (Ducharme) MacKenzie for 53 years. Born in Kearney, N. J., he was raised in Lowell, Mass., by his grandparents, William and Mary Ellen (Plunkett) MacKenzie. He attended local schools, including Newman...
Max Hamalian
Jul 30, 2013
Obituary
West Bridgewater – Max Hamalian 88, formerly of Bridgewater, died Tuesday July 30 after a brave battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of 63 years to Rose (Kashgagian) Hamalian. Born in Chelsea he was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Dodakian) Hamalian. Max was a proud Veteran of World War II having served in...
Heidi L. (Wagner) Pinnetti
Jul 29, 2013
Obituary
Heidi L. (Wagner) Pinnetti died peacefully in her Brockton home on July 29, 2013 after a long battle with colon cancer. She is survived by her devoted husband, Richard Pinnetti. She is also survived by her parents Ethel (Wagner) & Antone Souza, in-laws Joseph & Eileen Pinnetti, brother-in-law Joseph Pinnetti and siblings, Jodie DeGrasse, Beth Ponto, Leon Wagner,III...
Dorothea F. "Meme" (Mcgrail) Racicot
Jul 25, 2013
Obituary
Dorothea F. "Meme" (McGrail) Racicot, 85, of Whitman, passed away on Thursday July 25th in the Good Samaritan Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife to Arthur A. Racicot for over 60 years. She was born and brought up in Whitman, daughter of the late Daniel M. and Agnes (Cronin) McGrail and a graduate...
Cynthia A. Severse
Jul 23, 2013
Obituary
Cynthia Ann (Sherman) Severse, 65, of Monponsett, died unexpectedly on Tuesday July 23rd in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital .Cynthia is survived by her husband of 46 years William A. Severse, III of Monponsett, Tracy Ann (Severse) Hall and her daughter TylerAnne of Florida, Nicole Ann (Severse) Heim and her husband Thomas and their children Isaac, Ian and...
Irving S. " Bud" Hunt
Jul 22, 2013
Obituary
Halifax – Irving S. "Bud" Hunt, son of the late Frank and Lena (Davis) Hunt was born in Brockton August 28, 1923. He was 89 years of age and died on July 22, 2013, married to Norma V. Ellis in 1984 the couple celebrated 28 years together and made their home in Halifax, formerly, he was married to...
Subscribe
Ensure you never miss an update by subscribing to receive alerts whenever new obituaries are posted.



