OBITUARIES
Michael V. Donovan
Aug 13, 2012
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Whitman - Michael V. Donovan 73, died Monday August 13 after a brave battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Rita (Mansfield) Donovan. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late George and Doris (Sheehan) Donovan and a graduate of Brockton High School. Michael had been a resident of Whitman for over...
Dorothy P. (Pennini) Culver
Aug 13, 2012
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Whitman – Dorothy P. "Dot" (Pennini) Culver 87, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Monday August 13, 2012 peacefully at home surrounded by her family, after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Frank and Gladys (Gray) Pennini and a graduate of Whitman High School. Before...
Allan C. Maclellan
Aug 11, 2012
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Hyde Park – Allan C. MacLellan 64, formerly of Whitman, died Saturday August 11 in the VA Medical Center of Brockton after a period of failing health. He was the former husband of Susanne (Shipley) MacLellan. Born and raised in Boston he was the son of the late Mildred (Chipman) MacLellan and a graduate of Charlestown High School....
Leonard D. Keefe
Aug 10, 2012
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Whitman – Leonard D. Keefe 71 died Friday August 10 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Janice E. "Cis" (McCobb) Keefe. Born and raised in South Boston he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Riley) Keefe. After marriage he had resided in Dorchester, later moving to...
George D. "Mike" Minnehan
Aug 10, 2012
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Abington - George D. "Mike" Minnehan 92, a longtime resident of Abington, died surrounded by his loving family, on Friday August 10. He was the beloved husband of 69 years to Anita E. (Callahan) Minnehan. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late John and Mary (Fisher) Minnehan and a graduate of Brockton High....
John "Monk" Merianos
Aug 4, 2012
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East Bridgewater – John "Monk" Merianos 62 of East Bridgewater passed away peacefully from natural causes at his home on August 4, 2012. He was the beloved husband of the late Marsha (Rudolph) Merianos. Born in Germany he was the son of the late Elias and Karolina "Lina" Merianos and came to this country with his family in...
Calvin W. Sturge
Aug 2, 2012
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Calvin W. Sturge, 77, of Halifax formerly of Whitman, died Thursday August 2nd, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine H.(Laing) Sturge. Calvin was born in Cambridge, brought up in Reading, son of the late Roland J. and Mary (Wilcox) Sturge. He was a graduate of Reading High School. He...
William J. Gill, Jr.
Jul 30, 2012
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Whitman – William J. Gill, Jr. 68, died Monday July 30 after a brief, yet hard fought and brave battle against illness. He was the beloved husband of 43 years to Paula M. (Glennon) Gill. Born in Boston and raised in Braintree he was the son of the late William J. and Margaret (Kelley) Gill and a graduate...
Scott A. Miner
Jul 30, 2012
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Scott A Miner 46 of Hartford, CT, died unexpectedly in Nevada on July 30th. He was the son of the late Paul Miner of East Bridgewater and Beverly Miner of Georgia. Scott was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War having served during Operation Desert Storm. He served in the US Navy Reserves from 1986-2001. He was a...
William D. Pool
Jul 28, 2012
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Abington – William D. Pool, a longtime resident of Abington, died Saturday July 28 after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late David A. and Jennie G. (Johnson) Pool and had attended Whitman Schools. After leaving school, Bill had briefly worked in the shoe industry. He went on to work...
Edeltraud "Trudie" Kard
Jul 26, 2012
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Whitman – Edeltraud "Trudie" (Rackl) Kard 82 died Thursday July 26, surrounded by her loving family, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert W. Kard. Born in Straubing, Germany she was the daughter of the late Alfons and Rosa (Himmel) Rackl. Before her move to the United States, Trudie had...
William R. Fox
Jul 26, 2012
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Harwich – William R. Fox 80, died peacefully in his Harwich home on Thursday July 26. He was the beloved husband of 52 years to Barbara (Bevan) Fox. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Stephen and Jennie (Lenoci) Fox and a graduate of Whitman High, Class of 1950. Bill had been a...
Robert J. Pratt
Jul 21, 2012
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Robert J. Pratt, 67, a resident of Whitman for 34 years, passed away at home Saturday July 21 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of 45 years to Ina M. (Eaton) Pratt. Born in Key West, FL., he was the son of the late Robert C. and Freda M. (Archibald) Pratt. Robert had proudly served...
Ann M. O'Brien
Jul 19, 2012
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Whitman – Ann M. O'Brien 78 died peacefully on Thursday July 19. Born and raised in Quincy she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (McGuiness) O'Brien and a graduate of North Quincy High. Ann had attended Boston University and Bentley College School of Accounting, and had worked for over 22 years as a bookkeeper, working...
Karen A. Shields
Jul 16, 2012
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Karen A. Shields 64, of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, passed away on July 16. She was the daughter of Margaret (Deehan) Shields and the late John G. Shields, sister of William Shields of Sterling and Ellen Gormley of Canton; also survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins, and her nieces and nephews Ryan and Julie Gormley, and...
Irene A. (Fasci) Cistaro
Jul 13, 2012
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Whitman – Irene A. (Fasci) Cistaro 93, died Friday July 13 after a period of failing health. She was the former wife of the late Orendo Cistaro. Born in Quincy and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Sebastian and Angelina (Practtico) Fasci and a graduate of Weymouth High, Class of 1937. As a resident...
Lorraine A. (Waters) Mattson
Jul 12, 2012
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Abington – Lorraine A. (Waters) Mattson 78, a lifelong resident of Abington, died Thursday July 12, surrounded by her friends and family, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert H. Mattson. Born in Beverly and raised in Abington, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Annie (Todd) Water...
William F. "Bill" Ryan, Jr.
Jul 12, 2012
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Holbrook – William F. "Bill" Ryan, Jr. 90 died Thursday July 12, surrounded by his loving family, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 62 years to Rosemarie (DiPiero) Ryan. Born in Boston and raised in Jamaica Plain and Houghs Neck he was the son of the late William F. Sr. and Ellen...
Anna A. (Schultz) Edlund
Jul 10, 2012
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West Bridgewater-Anna A. (Schultz) Edlund, 95, formerly of Whitman, died peacefully July 10th at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the wife of the late Ralph L. Edlund. Born in Boston August 3, 1916, she grew up in Dorchester, graduating from Dorchester High School for Girls in 1932. For many years she was a sales person...
