OBITUARIES
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...
James Joseph Doyle
Jul 9, 2012
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Whitman – James J. Doyle 80 a resident of Whitman for over 54 years, died unexpectedly Monday July 9. He was the beloved husband of the late Shirley M. (Torrey) Doyle. Born in Dorchester and raised in North Quincy he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Flaherty) Doyle and a graduate of North Quincy High....
Richard L. " Dick" Ransom
Jul 9, 2012
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Richard L. "Dick" Ransom, 75, of Abington, passed away on Monday July 9th, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Regina (Ripley) Ransom. Dick was born and brought up in Abington, son of the late Charles A and Myrtle L. (Libby) Ransom. He has been a lifelong resident of Abington and was a...
John E. Janes
Jul 6, 2012
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John E. Janes of Abington, passed away peacefully on July 6th at home, after a brief courageous battle with lung cancer at the age of 78. He was born and brought up in Brockton, son of the late Albert and Edna (Pickett) Janes and he was educated in Brockton. John lived in Abington for 53 years with his...
John C. Yaney
Jul 4, 2012
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John C. Yaney 63, son of the late John P. and R. Evelyn (Wales) Yaney. died Wednesday July 4, 2012 of complications following surgery. Born in Boston, a life-long resident of Whitman, and a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. John was a 12th generation decendent from two families on the Mayflower, Henry Sampson and Edward Doty. He...
Priscilla J. "Pat" (Davenport) (Sampson) Wile
Jul 2, 2012
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Priscilla J. "Pat" (Davenport) (Sampson) Wile, 90 of Winter Haven Florida, formerly of East Bridgewater, passed away on July 2nd surround by her family, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Donald Sampson and Norman J. Wile. Born and brought up in East Bridgewater, she was the daughter of the late Charles...
Helen R. (Cahill) Peters
Jun 27, 2012
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Helen R. (Cahill) Peters, 87, of Whitman, passed away on June 27th in the Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward D. Peters. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Paul F. and Florence G (Behm) Cahill. Helen has been a Whitman resident for many years. She worked in Boston for...
Virginia C. (Hallamore) Williamson
Jun 21, 2012
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Virginia C. "Ginny" (Hallamore) Williamson, 77, of Hanson, passed away on Thursday June 21st after a period of failing health. Ginny was born in Brockton, brought up in Whitman, daughter of the late Eldon and Mabel (Manison) Hallamore. She was a Whitman High School graduate. Ginny attended the All Saints Church in Whitman for many years. She had...
Francis G. Messier, Jr.
Jun 15, 2012
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Abington – Francis G. Messier, Jr. 92, a resident of Abington for over 65 years, died Friday June 15 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 68 years to Wilhelmina (Ward) Messier. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Francis G. and Katherine (Ryan) Messier and a graduate...
James T. Shaughnessy
Jun 14, 2012
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Whitman – James T. Shaughnessy 96 of Whitman formerly of Hingham died Thursday June 14 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Claire (Carew) Shaughnessy. Born and raised in Cambridge he was the son of the late Joseph and Sara (Barker) Shaughnessy. James was a graduate of Boston College High School,...
John W. Cummings
Jun 14, 2012
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Abington - John Ward Cummings of Abington passed away Thursday June 14 at the age of 55 following a long illness. John was the beloved son of Mardita Cummings of W. Bridgewater (formerly of Abington) and the late John R. Cummings. He was the brother of Stephen Cummings of Abington, Judith (Cummings) Anderson of W. Bridgewater and the...
Stanley A. Ferris
Jun 9, 2012
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Stanley A. Ferris of Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman died peacefully June 9th, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Stan was 83 years old. He was son to the late Emery and Vivian (Shurtleff ) Ferris and was the youngest of four children. He was the brother of the late Donald Ferris, Thelma Snelgrove Tannaso and Bernice ( Bunny) Young....
