OBITUARIES
William F. "Bill" Littlefield
Sep 26, 2012
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East Bridgewater – William F. "Bill" Littlefield 79, died Wednesday September 26 surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was the beloved husband of Eileen Patricia (Littlefield) Littlefield. Born in Conway, NH he was the son of the late Albert and Frances (Hartley) Littlefield. Bill had been raised in Albany, NH where he received his elementary education...
William H. "Bill" Smith
Sep 26, 2012
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William H. "Bill" Smith 73, of Rockland, died Wednesday September 26 in the New England Sinai Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia "Patsy" (Batz) Smith. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late William V. and Geraldine (Damon) Smith. Bill had been raised in Whitman before his move to...
Dorothy F. (Kielty) Pike
Sep 22, 2012
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Hanson - Dorothy F. (Kielty) Pike 80, died Saturday September 22 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of Donald Pike. Born and raised in Dorchester she was the daughter of the late John F. and Anna (Conolly) Kielty. Dorothy was an avid Bingo player and loved her "bingo friends". She enjoyed gardening and...
Wilhelmina (Ward) Messier
Sep 20, 2012
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Abington – Wilhelmina (Ward) Messier 88, died Thursday September 20 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of 68 years to the late Francis Messier, Jr. Born in Southwest Harbor, Maine she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Margaret (Ellis) Ward, and had been a graduate Brockton High School. Wilhelmina had been a resident...
Gladys M. (Macneill) Arsenault
Sep 9, 2012
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Whitman – Gladys M. (MacNeill) Arsenault 88, died unexpectedly Sunday September 9. She was the beloved wife of over 65 years to the late Roy W. Arsenault. Born and raised in Somerville she was the daughter of the late James and Zita (Poirrei) MacNeill. As an active resident of Whitman for over fifty years, Gladys had been a...
Margaret "Margie" (Sawdy) Mccarron
Sep 8, 2012
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St. Petersburg, FL – Margaret "Margie" (Sawdy) McCarron 89, formerly of Abington and Rockland passed away unexpectedly September 8 in St. Petersburg, Florida and would have turned 90 years old on October 25. She was the beloved wife of the late William F. McCarron. Born and educated in Boston she was the daughter of the late Joseph and...
Nancy V. (Vernon) Schantz, Md
Sep 8, 2012
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Nancy Vernon Schantz, M.D., died September 9th after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Myles K. Vernon Sr. and Wilma Hogg Vernon. She was born November 10, 1953 in Long Beach, CA. She is survived by her husband, Stimson P. Schantz, M. D. of Pound Ridge, NY, a brother, Myles K. Vernon Jr. of...
Dorothy R. "Dottie" Bettuchi
Sep 6, 2012
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Dorothy R. "Dottie" (Ray) Bettuchi, 58, of Whitman, passed away Thursday in the New England Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of William M. Bettuchi. Dottie was born in Boston, bought up in Quincy. She was the daughter of the late Robert F. and Dorothy L. (Healey) Ray. She has been a Whitman resident since 1982. Prior...
Karen D. ( Krause) Campos
Sep 6, 2012
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Whitman – Karen Dawn (Krause) Campos, a longtime resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly September 6. She was the former wife of Marcos Campos of Whitman. Born in Weymouth and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of Frederick P Krause and Donna M Carpenter and a graduate of South Shore Vocational Technical High School. She is survived by...
Margery "Peggy" (Hillier) Tonner
Sep 5, 2012
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Hanson – Margery "Peggy" (Hillier) Tonner 93, died peacefully on Wednesday September 5 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of 67 years to the late Robert W. Tonner. She was born and raised in Braintree and had lived there most of her life, moving to Hanson in 2006. She was a graduate of Thayer...
Ellen Stillman
Sep 3, 2012
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Hanson – Ellen Stillman 100, a lifelong resident of Hanson, died Monday September 3 after a period of failing health. Born in Brookline she was the daughter of Lithuanian immigrants William and Eva Stillman, and had moved to her Elm Street, Hanson home in 1919. Before her career at Ocean Spray Cranberry where she served as vice president...
Marie (Bergen) Foley
Sep 2, 2012
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Brockton – Marie (Bergen) Foley 73, died Sunday September 2 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late George Foley. Born and raised in East Boston she was the daughter of the late Francis and Katherine Bergen. She had been a resident of Brocton for the past 20 years where she had enjoyed...
Marjorie A. (Reed) Duquette
Aug 31, 2012
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Whitman – Marjorie A. (Reed) Duquette 86 died Friday August 31 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Duquette Sr. Born and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Marjorie E. (Rose) Reed and a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of 1944. For...
Susan E. (Hayward) Waite
Aug 28, 2012
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Hanson – Susan E. (Hayward) Waite 65, a longtime resident of Hanson, died unexpectedly Tuesday August 28. She was the former wife of Skip Waite of Marion. Born in Brockton and raised in West Bridgewater she was the daughter of the late Leighton and Frances "Betty" (Spellacy) Hayward and a graduate of West Bridgewater High. Susan was a...
Lillian A. (Witt) Healey
Aug 28, 2012
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Abington – Lillian A. (Witt) Healey 64, a longtime resident of Abington, died Tuesday August 28 after a long and brave battle with COPD. She was the beloved wife of 43 years to Francis "Frank" Healey. Born in Boston and raised in Mattapan she was the daughter of the late George and Doris (Levison) Witt and a graduate...
David B. Gurney
Aug 26, 2012
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David Brainard Gurney of Holbrook, passed away on Sunday August 26 at the age of 83. Beloved husband of 58 years to recently deceased, Barbara L. Gurney, loving father of Diane Pratt and her husband Rick of Richland, WA, Sarah Garcia and her husband Ed of Holbrook and David B. Gurney, Jr. and his wife Jean of Whitman....
Walter G. Smith
Aug 25, 2012
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Walter Goodwin Smith, 85, of Bridgewater, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday August 25th. He was the beloved husband of 61years to Anita V. (Ohman) Smith. He was born in Flint, MI., son of the late Warren M. and Flora M. (Green) Smith. Walter was brought up in Whitman and was educated in...
Linda A. (Robbins) Tesauro
Aug 24, 2012
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Linda A. (Robbins) Tesauro, 62, of Whitman, passed away on Friday August 24th at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of Joseph P. Tesauro, Jr. She was born in ST. Petersburg, FL., daughter of the late Manley T. and Phyllis (Torrey) Robbins. Linda has been a lifelong resident of Whitman, a graduate of Whitman High...
Albert J. "Big"Al" Forrand
Aug 21, 2012
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W/Flag Albert J. "BIG AL" Forrand, 75, of Hanson, passed away on Tuesday August 21st suddenly. He was the husband of the late Eleanor (Christie) Forrand. He was son of the late Arthur and Helen (Dolan) Forrand. Al was born and brought up in Whitman and was a graduate of Whitman High School. He has been a resident...
Neil M. Duncan
Aug 17, 2012
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Neil M. Duncan, 84 of Weymouth passed away peacefully on Friday August 17th after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Lorraine F. (Thayer) Duncan. Born and brought up in Weymouth, he was the son of the late Thomas and Isabella (McPherson) Duncan. Neil was a lifelong resident of Weymouth, a graduate of...
