OBITUARIES
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...
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...
