OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
William J. "Bill" Schutt
Oct 10, 2013
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William J. "Bill" Schutt, of Abington formerly of Holbrook, passed away on Thursday October 10th at the age of 76, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved son of the late Charles and Agnes (Cosgrove) Schutt. He is survived by his special friends George and Helen Douglass with whom he made his home, along with...
Josephine M. (Burns) Yanuss
Sep 30, 2013
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Whitman – Josephine M. (Burns) Yanuss 89 of Whitman, died Monday September 30th in the Colony Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Abington, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Quentin W. Yanuss. Born in Brockton on June 25,1924, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose (O'Rourke) Burns...
Elaine F. (Smith) Tamulevich
Sep 30, 2013
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East Bridgewater – Elaine F. (Smith) Tamulevich 68, formerly of Whitman, died Monday September 30 after a brief illness. Born in Brockton in 1945 and raised in Whitman, she was the first born daughter of the late Charles and Thelma (Leach) Smith, and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1963. For many years Elaine had been...
Barbara C. (Webster) Rose
Sep 25, 2013
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Barbara C. (Webster) Rose, 91, a longtime resident of Weymouth, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday Sept 25th. Beloved wife of the late Gordon M. Rose, devoted mother of Nancy Rose of Weymouth, Donna Rose of No. Weymouth, Robert Rose of Hull and the late Stephen Rose, grandmother of Thomas Hantakas of Quincy, sister of Paul Webster...
Jeanne Alice(Wilson) O'Donnell
Sep 24, 2013
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Holbrook - Jeanne Alice (Wilson) O'Donnell passed away peacefully on Tuesday, 24th of September at 73 years of age, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Jeanne was born in Somerville, MA on May 22, 1940 and settled on the South Shore where she spent most of her life raising her 7 children. She was the...
Phyllis M. (Wright) Blakeman
Sep 20, 2013
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Plymouth – Phyllis M. (Wright) Blakeman 79, died Friday September 20 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald M. Blakeman, Jr. Born in Brockton she was the daughter of the late George Wright and the late Ruth (Prescott) (Wright) Pike and Robert C. Pike. Before her move to Plymouth, Phyllis...
Perley G. Pratt
Sep 19, 2013
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Whitman – Perley G. Pratt 85, died Thursday September 19 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 63 years to Joan L. (Davis) Pratt. Born in Connecticut he was the son of the late Cecil Pratt and Louise (Beal) (Pratt) Deacon, and step-son of the late Arthur Deacon. He was a lifelong resident...
William D. Jenness
Sep 17, 2013
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William D. Jenness, 81, of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday Sept 17th in the Southeast Rehab & Skilled Care Center in North Easton. He was the beloved husband of the late Elaine C. (Spence) Jenness for 31 years. He was born in Rockland, son of the late Martin and Gladys (Anderson) Jenness. Bill was a graduate of Whitman...
Barbara A. (Hynes) Juliano
Sep 16, 2013
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Barbara A. (Hynes) Juliano, 82, of Whitman, died unexpectedly on Monday September 16th in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Angelo Juliano. She was born and brought up in Whitman, daughter of the late James and Angie (Hamm) Hynes. Barbara has been a lifelong resident of Whitman and attended Whitman Schools....
Nicholas Hoc
Sep 15, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)...
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