OBITUARIES
Romena G. (Bowden) Johnson
Feb 13, 2013
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Halifax – Romena G. (Bowden) Johnson 93, died Wednesday February 13 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of seventy years the late J. Edward Johnson. Born and raised in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Ruth E. (Freeman) Bowden and a graduate of Brockton High, and had furthered...
Ruth P. (Sullivan) Mcdonald
Feb 12, 2013
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Hanson – Ruth P. (Sullivan) McDonald 90 of Hanson, formerly of West Roxbury, died Tuesday February 12 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late George V. "Mike" McDonald. Born and raised in Boston she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Ruth P. (Grages) Sullivan and a graduate of...
William D. Lozeau
Feb 12, 2013
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Norton – William D. "Billy" Lozeau 50 of Norton, formerly of Whitman, died unexpectedly on Tuesday February 12. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the beloved son of the late Raymond A. Lozeau, Sr. and the late Ellen R. (Hicks) Kilsby. Billy was a graduate of Whitman–Hanson Regional High, Class of 1980 and had attended...
Mary E. (Condon) (Dwyer) Monaghan
Feb 11, 2013
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Mary E. "Betty" (Condon) (Dwyer) Monaghan 89, formerly a longtime resident of Abington, passed away Monday February 11. She was the beloved wife of the late William Dwyer and Paul Monaghan. Born and raised in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Grace L. (Conley) Condon and a graduate of Brockton High Class of...
Letha May (Wilde) Gilson
Feb 11, 2013
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East Bridgewater – Letha May (Wilde) Gilson 87 died Monday February 11 after a period of failing health. Born in Jamestown, RI she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ethel (Hanson) Wilde. Letha loved spending time with all her family and she also enjoyed, her animals, especially her cats. However, it is not known how she...
Parker W. Bates, Jr.
Feb 11, 2013
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Brockton – Parker W. Bates, Jr. 66, formerly of Whitman, died Monday February 11. He was the former husband of Christine (Romano) Bates of Brockton. Born in Weymouth and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late and former police officer Parker W. Bates, Sr. and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High where he excelled in athletics...
Raymond A. Lozeau, Sr.
Feb 11, 2013
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Pembroke - Raymond Arthur Lozeau Sr., 79, a longtime resident of Bryantville, passed away Saturday February 9 at South Shore Hospital, after months of failing health. He is survived by his soul-mate Loretta E. Brockelbank. They had enjoyed 40 years of true love and happiness. Born in Concord, NH he was the son of the late Harvey and...
Richard A. "Dick" Earle
Feb 11, 2013
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Halifax - Richard A. "Dick" Earle 70, died Monday February 11, surrounded by his loving family after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Miriam A. "Dolly" (Lemasters) Earle. Born in Hanson and raised in Rockland he was the son of the late Arthur W. and Thelma (White) Earle. Before his retirement, and his...
Mary F. (Jennings) Grow
Feb 6, 2013
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Whitman – Mary F. (Jennings) Grow 87 of Whitman, formerly of Dorchester, died Wednesday February 6 surrounded by her loving family after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald E. Grow. Born and raised in Walpole she was the daughter of the late John E. and Margaret (Sullivan) Jennings and a...
Laverne T (Olson) Hill
Feb 1, 2013
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Laverne T. (Olson) Hill, 86, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, died on Friday February 1st. She was the wife of the late William J. "Billy" Hill. Born and brought up in Brockton, daughter of the late Leonard and Mary (Beary) Olson and a graduate of Brockton High. Laverne has been a longtime resident of Whitman and recently...
Brian F. Weir
Jan 29, 2013
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Brian F. Weir, 62, of Rockland formerly of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday January 29th surrounded by his family in the South Shore Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Karen (Conley) Weir. Brian was the son of the late James M. and Helen (Kelly) Weir and was a lifelong resident of Whitman before moving to Rockland a...
Barbara C. (Swain) Ewell
Jan 26, 2013
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Halifax – Barbara C. (Swain) Ewell 90, died Saturday January 26, surrounded by her loving family, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel E. Ewell, Sr. Born and raised in Hanover she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Jennie (Dould) Swain and a graduate of Hanover High School....
Wayne A. Rudkin
Jan 24, 2013
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Whitman - Wayne A. Rudkin 70, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly Thursday January 24 in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to Penelope "Penny" (Wheeler) Rudkin. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Arthur and Marion (Coulter) Rudkin and a graduate...
Alice E. (Bell) Fratus
Jan 24, 2013
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Alice E. (Bell) Fratus, 93, formerly of Hanson, MA, passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at The Sterling House of Beavercreek, OH. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles R. and Mary (Silvia) Bell; her husband in 1973, Richard S. Fratus and siblings, Agnes M. Fremault, William Bell, Ernest Bell, George Bell and son-in-law, John...
Geraldine " Jeri" (Shenett) Lincoln
Jan 22, 2013
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Geraldine L. "Jeri" (Shenett) Lincoln, 74, of Rockland passed away on Tuesday January 22nd surrounded by her loving family at home. She was the beloved wife of 42 years to Carlton "Carl" Lincoln Born and brought up in Rockland, she was the daughter of the late Jerrod and Edith (Pike) Shenett. Jeri has been a lifelong resident of...
Jeanne M. (Gardner) Fay
Jan 21, 2013
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Jeanne M. (Gardner) Fay, 78, of Whitman, died on Monday January 21st in the South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of 50 years to the late John J. Fay, Jr. Jeanne was born in Weymouth and graduated from Weymouth High School, class of 1952. After high school, she was employed...
William E. "Billy" Means
Jan 15, 2013
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William E. "Billy" Means, 70, of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday January 15th at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Veronica (Ware) Means. Born in Brockton, son of the late Edward Means and Alice (O'Connell) (Means) Fowler. Billy was a lifelong resident of Whitman, graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School, class of...
Kenneth F. Foster, Jr.
Jan 15, 2013
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Kenneth F. Foster, Jr, 79, of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday January 15th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 49 Years to Joan L. (Sowerby) Foster. He was born and brought up in Stoughton, son of the late Kenneth F. and Margaret (Burke) Foster. Ken was...
John S. Chase
Jan 15, 2013
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John S. Chase, 76, of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday January 15, 2013, after a lengthy illness. John was an accomplished auto body technician with a love for restoring antique cars. He became a master mechanic for Amtrak for many years and worked for the Whitman school systems in his later years. John also was a call fireman...
Stacey L. Corr-Slayter
Jan 12, 2013
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Hanson – Stacey L. Corr-Slayter 42, died Saturday January 12. She was the beloved wife of Brian Slayter. Born in Newton and raised in Hanson she was the daughter of Ronald and Diane (Bell) Corr of Hanson. She had been a resident of Rockland for 19 years before her move to back Hanson 5 years ago. Stacey had...
