OBITUARIES
William G. Crowell
Oct 1, 2011
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East Bridgewater – William G. Crowell 90, a longtime resident of East Bridgewater passed away Saturday October 1 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. He was the beloved husband for over 50 years to the late Amariet (McGrath) Crowell. Born in Braintree on July 22, 1921 he was the son of the late William S. and Katherine...
Richard F. Kelley, Sr.
Oct 1, 2011
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Hanson – Richard F. Kelley, Sr. 74 of Hanson died Saturday October 1 after a brave battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Sharon (Taylor) Kelley. Born in Brockton and raised in Marshfield he was the son of the late John and Achsah (Hatch) Kelley and a graduate of Marshfield High. Richard was a proud Veteran...
Marilyn A. (Miller) Gaffney
Oct 1, 2011
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Marilyn A. (Miller) Gaffney, age 66, of Abington died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends on October 1, 2011 at her home in Abington. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. Gaffney, celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary in August. Born in South Amboy, NJ on October 29, 1944, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Rev. George...
Mary L. (Henderson) Wahler
Sep 25, 2011
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Mary L. (Henderson) Wahler, of Whitman, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter Linda on Sunday September 25th, with her children and grandchildren by her side. Mary was born and raised in the Dorchester section of Boston and attended Boston Public Schools. During World War II, she worked in industries in support of the soldiers. She...
Jo-Ann G. (Nagel) Palmer
Sep 22, 2011
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Middleboro – Jo-Ann G. (Nagel) Palmer 67, a resident of Middleboro for over 30 years, died Thursday September 22. She was the beloved wife for more than 40 years of the late Richard A. Palmer. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late William J. and Josephine E. (Ehrhardt) Nagel and a...
Russell H. Bacon
Sep 22, 2011
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Russell H. Bacon, age 87, of Abington died on September 22, 2011 at the Maples Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Wrentham after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Mary F. Bacon. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in June. Born in Hanover on February 25, 1924, he was the son of the late...
John T. Gleason
Sep 20, 2011
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Bridgewater – John T. Gleason 69, died unexpectedly Tuesday September 20. He was the beloved husband of Geraldine (Curran) Gleason. Born and raised in Cambridge he was the son of the late John J. and Theresa (Lapore) Gleason and a graduate of Rindge Technical High School of Cambridge, and went on to earn an Associates Degree in business...
Mary R. (Magennis) Cahill
Sep 17, 2011
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East Bridgewater – Mary R. (Magennis) Cahill 63, a long time resident of East Bridgewater, died suddenly Saturday September 17. She was the beloved wife of Christopher Cahill. Born and raised in West Roxbury, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Rita C. Magennis. In addition to her husband Chris, she is survived by her...
Clifford E. Drysdale
Sep 17, 2011
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Clifford E. Drysdale, 85, of Hanson, passed away on Saturday September 17th surrounded by his family at home. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Downing) Drysdale. He was born in Brockton, grew up in Houghs Neck in Quincy, son of the late George and Elsie (Augusta) Drysdale. He was a graduate of the Quincy Trade School....
Helen "Jeanne" (Slamin) Pinel
Sep 14, 2011
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Hingham – Helen "Jeanne" (Slamin) Pinel 85, died peacefully on September 15, 2011 in Hingham after a long illness. Born in Framingham, Jeanne was formerly of Cape Cod and Warwick, RI. She was the beloved widow of David L. Pinel and devoted mother of Suzanne Kay and her husband George, and Bruce Pinel and his wife Sally. She...
Enid L. (Ricketson) Borges
Sep 14, 2011
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Whitman – Enid L. (Ricketson) Borges 86, a long time resident of Whitman, died Wednesday September 14 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Borges. Born and raised in Hanson she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Marion (Truelson) Ricketson. Enid had been a member of the Hanson...
Shirley M. (Howe) Doyle
Sep 7, 2011
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Whitman – Shirley M. (Torrey) Doyle 78, a resident of Whitman for over 50 years, died Wednesday September 7 after a brief period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of James J. Doyle. Born and raised in Duxbury she was the daughter of the late Carlton P. and Ethel (Howe) Torrey and had attended Duxbury schools....
Alexander Y. Murray
Sep 2, 2011
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Alexander Y. Murray, 82, a long time resident of Whitman died unexpectedly on Friday September 2nd. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Hodgson) Murray. He was born in Neilston, Scotland, son of the late Alexander and Elizabeth (Young) Murray. Alexander was a veteran of the Royal Air Force in Scotland as well as serving in...
Melissa (Collins) Triantafillou
Aug 28, 2011
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Raynham – Melissa (Collins) Triantafillou 42, formerly of Whitman, passed away unexpectedly in her home Sunday August 28. She was the beloved wife of Derek Triantafillou, and the loving daughter of Georgianna Collins of New Hampshire and the late John Collins. Melissa was a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School, Class of 1987 and continued on to earn...
Karen A. (Scott) Shionis
Aug 26, 2011
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East Bridgewater - Karen A. (Scott) Shionis 53 a resident of East Bridgewater for many years, died unexpectedly August 26. She was the longtime companion of 27 years to Kenneth Skillings of Abington. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of Wayne and Margaret (Stocks) Scott of Whitman and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High...
Robert K. "Pete" Winsor
Aug 22, 2011
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Pete Winsor, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday evening, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. He was an avid outdoors man and especially enjoyed the company of Black Labrador Retrievers. Pete was a life long resident of East Bridgewater. As a boy he enjoyed going to fires on his bicycle and became a call...
John M. Baxivonus
Aug 18, 2011
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John M. Baxivonus, 82, a longtime resident of Whitman, passed away on Thursday August 18th at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Cassidy) Baxivonus. John was born in Baltimore, Maryland, son of the late Mary (Kryger) Baxivonus. He proudly served his country for four years in the United Sates Navy. John...
Marilyn E. (Leitch) Healy
Aug 14, 2011
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EAST BRIDGEWATER- Marilyn Elaine Healy (Leitch) of East Bridgewater died on Sunday, August 14th, 2011 in her home under the care of Hospice of South Shore Hospital. She was 75 years old on July 9th of this year. Marilyn was the loving wife of Robert Healy of East Bridgewater and daughter of the late William Leitch and Agnes...
Clifford E. Hammer
Aug 12, 2011
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Rockland – Clifford E. Hammer 90, a resident of Rockland for 64 years, died Friday August 12 in his Rockland home, with family by his side, on Friday August 12. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Bonjokian) Hammer, a former driving instructor. Born in Worcester and raised in Shrewsbury he was the son of the late Pedar...
Norman W. Rogers
Aug 11, 2011
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Norman W. Rogers, 95, of Kingston formerly of Whitman, died Thursday August 11th in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 67 years to Eleanor (Gionta) Rogers. Norman was born and raised in Rockland, son of the late George W. and Beatrice (Sanderson) Rogers....
