OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Theo E. Tyni
Aug 10, 2011
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Theo Edna Tyni 93, of Kingston died peacefully August 10, 2011 at Wingate Nursing Home in Pembroke Ma. Theo was a graduate of Holyoke High School class of 1935. She married Toiva Tyni in 1938 and resided in Abington, MA for over 50 years. During her years in Abington she was a member of the Abington Child Study...
Lorraine M. (Piantoni) Faxon
Aug 9, 2011
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Whitman – Lorraine M. (Piantoni) Faxon 85, died Tuesday August 9, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Leslie C. Faxon, daughter of the late Luigi Piantoni and Marie (Noris) Borlenghi. Born and raised in Milton she was a graduate of Milton High School. She married in 1947, lived in Abington...
Elaine (Hartry) Sullivan
Aug 6, 2011
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Elaine W. Sullivan, 51, of East Bridgewater passed away on August 6, 2011 after a four year battle with breast cancer. She was born on October 15, 1959 in South Weymouth. She was the daughter of Phyllis (Lyden) Hartry and the late John T. Hartry of Elmwood, MA, sister of Mark P. Hartry of Brunswick, GA., and Paul...
Elaine M. (O'Rourke) Foster
Aug 6, 2011
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Whitman – Elaine M. "Grammie" (O'Rourke) Foster 62, died Saturday August 6 in South Shore Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Cambridge she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary A. (Colbert) O'Rourke and a graduate of Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School. Elaine was...
Irene F. "Renee" (Landry) Rogers
Aug 5, 2011
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Irene F. "Renee" (Landry) Rogers, 62, of Whitman, died on Friday August 5th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a heart attack and a lengthy illness with vascular disease. She was the beloved wife of 28 years to Kevin Coleman. Renee was born in Brockton and grew up in Whitman, daughter of the late Arthur W. Landry...
Bruce D. Weir
Aug 4, 2011
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Bruce D. Weir, 68, of Brockton formerly of Whitman died Thursday August 4th in the champion Rehabilitation Health center in Brockton after a period of failing health. Bruce was born in Brockton son of the late James M. and Helen (Kelly) Weir. He grew up in Whitman, and attended Whitman Schools He served his country in the United...
Christine I. (Panus) Pietroski
Aug 3, 2011
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Hanson – Christine (Panus) Pietroski, 58, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday August 3. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Pietroski. Born in Boston and raised in Abington she was the daughter Mary L. (Butler) Panus formerly of Abington and the late Chester S. Panus. She was a graduate of Abington High and Fitchburg State College and...
John E. Smethurst
Aug 2, 2011
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John E. Smethurst, 53, of Millbury, formerly of Hopedale and Franklin died Tuesday August 2nd in his home suddenly. He was born in Milford, son of Carol (Strobeck) Boti and the late Rocco Fannelli. He grew up in Franklin and was a graduate of Franklin High School, class of 1975. John was a resident of Clinton for many...
Ralph W. Irish
Jul 31, 2011
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Kingston – Ralph W. Irish 85, died Sunday July 31 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Lorraine (MacWilliams) Irish. Born in Worcester he was the son of the late Cecil and Grace (Park) Irish. Ralph was a proud Veteran of World War II having served in the US Navy...
Jose A. Bairos
Jul 31, 2011
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Whitman – Jose A. Bairos 73, a resident of Whitman for over 12 years, died Sunday July 31 in his Whitman home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 43 years to Maria (Figueiredo) Bairos. Born and raised on Santa Maria Island of the Azores he was the son of the late Joao and...
Blanche M. (Lamoureaux) Blum
Jul 28, 2011
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Abington – Blanche M. (Lamoureaux) Blum, a resident of Abington for 54 years, died Thursday July 28 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of 44 years to the late Frederick J. Blum, Jr. Born in Central Falls, RI and raised in Warwick, RI she was the daughter of the late Henri and Marie (Isabelle) Lamoureaux,...
Edward R. Mccarthy
Jul 27, 2011
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Plymouth- Edward R. McCarthy, 84, formerly of Norwell, Green Harbor and Whitman died Wednesday July 27th surrounded by his family at his home. He was the beloved husband for 55 years to the late Louise (Pegnam) McCarthy. He was born in Brockton brought up in Whitman and has been a resident of Plymouth for the last 17 years....
Ralph E. Oicles
Jul 25, 2011
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Flag Please Halifax – Ralph E. Oicles 86, formerly of East Bridgewater, Tewksbury and Antrim, NH died Monday July 25 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Jean (Hutchings) Oicles. Born and raised in Wakefield, MA he was the son of the late Edgar and Alice (Roberts) Oicles and a...
Winifred C. (Cox) White
Jul 22, 2011
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Winifred C. (Cox) White, of Abington died on Friday July 22nd in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William J. White. She was born in Somerville in 1921 and graduated from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 1944 she married William J. White...
Chester Graham
Jul 22, 2011
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Whitman - Chester Graham 78, died on Friday July 22 in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington after a brief illness. Born in Curacao, Jamaica he was the son of the late Felix and Nora (Blake) Graham. He was an avid fan of all sports especially baseball and the "Boston Red Sox". A hobby close...
Gregory S. Manoogian
Jul 21, 2011
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Gregory S. Manoogian, 61, of Whitman died Thursday July 21st in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital .He was the son of Ara and Anahid " Ruthie" (Terzian) Manoogian of Whitman. He was born in Brockton, life time resident of Whitman. He was a graduate and president of his Whitman-Hanson High School class of 1968, also a graduate of...
Charles E. Sayce, Jr.
Jul 18, 2011
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Halifax – Charles Edwin Sayce, Jr. 84 formerly a long time resident of Hanson died Monday July 18 after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to Laura R. (Thompson) Sayce. Born and raised in Hanson he was the son of the late Charles E. and Ada (Tassinari) Sayce. Charles was a proud veteran...
Raymond P. Moulton
Jul 16, 2011
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East Bridgewater-Raymond P. Moulton, 75, died on Saturday July 16th in the Sachem Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a period of failing health. He was born in Tumbridge, VT, son of the late Heman and Fern (Lord) Moulton. Raymond was a East Bridgewater resident for over 50 years and worked as a farmer for the Elmhurst Dairy Farm...
Gordon T. "Gordie" Ross
Jul 13, 2011
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Gordon T. "Gordie" Ross of East Bridgewater passed away on July 13, 2011 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. Gordon was the husband of Sandra (Tokan) Luddy-Ross and the late Marguerite Ross. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Harton and Natalie (Tranmer) Ross. He was the father of the late...
Anne M. (Janosky) Carroll
Jul 12, 2011
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Anne M. (Janosky) Carroll, 93, of Kingston, formerly of Plymouth and Abington, passed away on July 12th in the Wingate @ Silverlake, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Owen Carroll. She was born in North Abington, daughter of the late Waclaw and Veronika (Rormejka) Januszeski. Anne lived in Abington before joining...
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