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Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service

Marie Blanchard

Marie Blanchard

Nov 21, 2024

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Marie T. (McIsaac) Blanchard, 84, of Avon, passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 21, 2024 at Southeast Rehabilitation Center in Easton. Marie was born on March 7, 1940 in Boston to the late Neil and Margaret (Kennedy) Mcisaac of Nova Scotia, Canada. Marie grew up in Somerville and was a graduate of Somerville High School. She was the loving...

Winifred P. Walsh

Winifred P. Walsh

Nov 17, 2024

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Winifred P. Walsh passed away peacefully on November 17, 2024 surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Galway, Ireland, daughter of Margaret and Thomas Raftery. Around 1960 she moved to the United States and shortly after became a caretake for a family of 5 in Lynn. She met her husband Peter Walsh in America, they married, and...

Joan L. (Miller) Olsen

Joan L. (Miller) Olsen

Nov 16, 2024

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Joan L. (Miller) Olsen, 88, of Whitman, formerly of Weymouth, MA and The Villages FL passed away peacefully with family by her side on November 16, 2024. Joan was born and raised in Quincy, MA (Germantown) where she met the love of her life, Bob (Olie) Olsen. The two were married in July of 1951 and shared a...

Carol Fannelli Boti

Carol Fannelli Boti

Nov 12, 2024

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Carol Fannelli Boti of Hopedale MA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, in Lee Massachusetts, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Milford MA, the daughter of John and Alberta Strobeck. Carol lived a life of deep faith, unwavering love, and service to others. She was 86. Carol was predeceased by the love of her...

Ronald D. Staples

Ronald D. Staples

Nov 12, 2024

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Ronald D. Staples, of Whitman, Massachusetts, passed away on November 12, 2024, at the age of 78. Ron was born on May 13, 1946 in Boston, Massachusetts to Everett and Barbara (O'Toole) Staples. He graduated from Brockton High School in 1965 and went on to meet the love of his life and beloved wife of 56 years, Janet...

Andrew “Andy” Champignie

Andrew “Andy” Champignie

Nov 10, 2024

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Andrew "Andy" Champignie of Whitman passed on Sunday, November 10th from Dementia. Born in New Bedford in 1940, he was the youngest male of Edward Champignie and Ethel Champignie (Butler) of Whitman. He grew up in Whitman and graduated from Whitman High in 1959. He was a proud Local 7 Boston Iron Worker for 30 years. Andy was...

Glen (Eric) S. Marchulaitis

Glen (Eric) S. Marchulaitis

Nov 10, 2024

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Glen (Eric) S. Marchulaitis passed away unexpectedly on November 10th, 2024. Born in Weymouth, MA on March 14th, 1971 to Lawrence Marchulaitis Sr. and the late Noreen Medairos. He was the beloved husband to Sara Marchulaitis, and stepson to Paula Marchulaitis and Gary Medairos. He was a man of many passions. A project always met defeat at his...

Charles F. Long

Charles F. Long

Oct 26, 2024

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Charles F. "Charlie" Long of Plymouth, formerly of Whitman, passed on Saturday, October 26 after a brief illness. Born in Boston in 1942, he was the first of four sons of John D. Long III and Ann O'Gara (Ryan) formally of Weymouth. He grew up in Dorchester and was proud of his work at The Boston Flower Market...

Fred L. Packard Iii

Fred L. Packard Iii

Oct 25, 2024

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Fred L. Packard III, a resident of East Bridgewater, MA passed away Friday, October 25, 2024. He was born on April 12, 1946, in Medford, MA, to Mary Frances McFarland and Fred Leon Packard II. His family moved to Hanson in 1956. He served in the Navy aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was a member of...

Adelheid Clairmont

Adelheid Clairmont

Oct 22, 2024

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Adelheid Clairmont, 94, of Norwell passed away Tuesday October 22, 2024. Adelheid was fondly known as Adi or Heidi to her friends, Mom to her children, and known as our beloved Oma to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born in a small village in the Alps of Austria in 1930 where she had 10 brothers and...

Melvin R. Meehan Jr.

Melvin R. Meehan Jr.

Oct 22, 2024

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Melvin "Mel" Richard Meehan Jr, age 76, passed away the morning of October 22, 2024. He was born November 26, 1947, in Weymouth, MA to Ruth and Melvin Meehan Sr. He graduated from Braintree High School and later would go on to follow a path in sports broadcasting. Mel enlisted to service in Vietnam where he served as...

Diane F. (Bezanson) Edgerly

Diane F. (Bezanson) Edgerly

Oct 21, 2024

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Diane F. (Bezanson) Edgerly, 69, of Pembroke, MA, loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Sister passed away October 21, 2024 peacefully surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. The eldest daughter of John and Gerry (Clifford) Bezanson she born February 12, 1955, in South Weymouth, MA. Diane graduated from Whitman Hanson Regional High School in the Class of 1973....

Cheryl A. (Sickoll) Mahoney

Cheryl A. (Sickoll) Mahoney

Oct 20, 2024

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Cheryl A. (Sickoll) Mahoney, of Brockton, died on October 20th at Good Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Born in Stoughton in 1959 to the late Gordon and Loretta (Bell) Sickoll, she graduated from Brockton High School in 1977. Cheryl was married to, and later separated from, the late Stephen Mahoney of Brockton and was a homemaker for...

Emily Ann (Fae) Mullen

Emily Ann (Fae) Mullen

Oct 17, 2024

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Emily Ann Mullen (Fae), 23, of Brockton Massachusetts, passed away on October 17, 2024 after a long struggle with mental illness. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on march 19th, 2001. She graduated from Edison Academy in 2018 and was currently studying at Massasoit Community College in the area of Psychology. Her desire was to make positive changes within the...

Leon C. Danielson

Leon C. Danielson

Oct 13, 2024

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Leon C. Danielson loving husband, father, and "Papa", of East Bridgewater, MA passed away on October 13, 2024. Leon "Lee" was the son of late Eric and Lydia Danielson and brother and brother-in-law to the late Eric Danielson who is survived by his wife Gloria Danielson and Wayne and Alice Danielson. He is survived by his loving wife...

Ethel M. (Mcmillan) Comeau

Ethel M. (Mcmillan) Comeau

Oct 11, 2024

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Ethel Margaret (McMillan) Comeau, 86, of Venice, Florida passed away peacefully on October 11, 2024 at Newfield House in Plymouth, MA. Ethel is the beloved wife of the late Donald Joseph Comeau of 63 years. Ethel lived an incredibly full life with her highest priority being her family. Always living life with a smile and willingness to help...

Mary H. (Hurstak) Smallcomb

Mary H. (Hurstak) Smallcomb

Oct 3, 2024

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Mary H. (Hurstak) Smallcomb, 72, of Bridgewater (formerly of Whitman), Massachusetts, passed away on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 in the comfort of her home. Mary was born in Boston in 1952 to John and Teresa Hurstak. She was a graduate of Braintree High School, the University of New Hampshire, and Boston University. She worked most recently as a...

Sharon M. (Warmington) Hurd

Sharon M. (Warmington) Hurd

Sep 30, 2024

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Sharon M. (Warmington) Hurd, 77 of Whitman, Massachusetts, loving mother of Sheila M. Graham, passed away peacefully, in the comfort of her home after a brief illness on Monday, September 30, 2024. Sharon is now together forever with her late husband Barry Hurd, joining him on their 57th wedding anniversary. Sharon was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on August...

Carole L. (Gumbert) Lane

Carole L. (Gumbert) Lane

Sep 30, 2024

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Carole L. (Gumbert) Lane, 89, of East Bridgewater, MA, passed away on September 30th, after a short illness. She was born in Waltham, MA. She was the daughter of Margaret and Charles Gumbert, sister of predeceased Beverly Brown, Charles Gumbert and Richard Gumbert. She was married to the late Henry Lane. She leaves behind sons Calvin and Brian...

Dorothy M. (Donnelly) Hurd

Dorothy M. (Donnelly) Hurd

Sep 25, 2024

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Dorothy M. (Donnelly) Hurd of Halifax, MA went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, September 25th at her home of 65 years. In the spring of 1941, she was born in Brockton, MA to her beloved parents Frank Donnelly and Alice (Beland) Donnelly of Whitman, MA. After high school she went to beauty school and worked as...

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