OBITUARIES

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Meredith ( Porter) Turcotte
Apr 6, 2011
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Meredith (Porter) Turcotte, 86, of Abington passed away on, Wednesday April 6th after several years of failing health. She was the loving wife of Roland Turcotte. She was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Gladys (Kenerson) Porter. A lifelong resident of Abington, she lived her entire life on Bedford street and was a witness to many changes...
Lorraine G. (Lamb) Walls
Apr 4, 2011
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East Bridgewater – Lorraine G. (Lamb) Walls 81 died Monday April 4 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the Elvis C. Walls. Born and raised in West Bridgewater she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Effie (Drew) Lamb, and had been a resident of East Bridgewater for the past 35...
June Louise (Westgate) Millett
Apr 2, 2011
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June Louise (Westgate) Millett, 85, of Whitman, MA, peacefully passed away on April 2, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, surrounded by family and friends. June was born in 1925 in Rochester, MA and later moved to W. Wareham, MA, with her family where she spent her childhood. She was the beloved wife of the late Oliver...
Sharon L. ( Dappolonio) Rowell
Apr 2, 2011
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Sharon L. (Dappolonio) Rowell, 63, of Whitman passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday April 2nd, in the South Shore Hospital. She was the beloved wife of 45 years to James Rowell. She was born in East Boston, grew up in Norwell, daughter of the late Hugh and Lucille (Elgan) Dappolonio. Sharon was a graduate of Norwell...
Julia M. (Bureau) Pimental
Apr 1, 2011
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Julia Marie (Bureau) Pimental, 90, of Whitman died Friday April 1st surrounded by her loving family at her home. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Pimental, Sr. Julia was born in Abington, daughter of the late Victor and Aurora (Jacob) Bureau. A graduate of Whitman High School. She worked at the old Regal Shoe Factory...
Jeannette E. (Plasse) Pierce
Mar 31, 2011
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Jeannette E. Pierce (81), born June 25, 1929, passed away on March 31, 2011 after a brief illness. Jeannette was a lifetime resident of Whitman, Massachusetts, and with the assistance of her husband Harold E. Pierce, "raised a family of ten children". She was extremely proud of her family roots, and in fact, was an avid genealogy enthusiast....
Helen M. (West) (Oddie) Golder
Mar 30, 2011
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West Bridgewater – Helen M. (West) (Oddie) Golder 92, died Wednesday March 30 surrounded by her loving family after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Oddie, Jr. and the late Lester J. Golder. Born and raised in Abington she was the daughter of the late William and Edith (Hall) West...
Dorothea E. "Dot" (Bailey) Winiewicz
Mar 26, 2011
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Middleboro – Dorothea E. "Dot" (Bailey) Winiewicz 93 formerly a longtime resident of Abington died Saturday March 26 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved companion for over 40 years to the late Clayton Hewins, Sr. Dot was born and brought up in Skowhegan, Maine, daughter of the late Bernard F. and Emily A. (Cleary)...
William T '"Bill" Glynn
Mar 26, 2011
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William T. "Bill" Glynn, Jr., 64, of Hanson died Saturday March 26th surrounded by his family in the Mass General Hospital in Boston after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Joanne (Faiella) Glynn. He was born in Quincy, son of the late William T. and (Eileen Evans) Glynn and step-son of Louise (Gallagher)...
James "Jimmy" Magee
Mar 25, 2011
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James "Jimmy" Magee, 21, of Whitman, died March 25th, surrounded by his loving family and friends, in the South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Thomas Magee and Nancy (Harrison) Magee of Whitman. Jimmy was born in Stoughton, a life long resident of Whitman. He was a graduate of South Shore...
Joseph E. Davis, Sr.
Mar 23, 2011
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Joseph E. Davis, Sr., 87, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Dorchester, passed away on Wednesday March 23rd surrounded by his loving family, in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a short period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret E. (O'Leary) Davis. Born and brought up in Dorchester, son of the late William...
Carol Howie
Mar 22, 2011
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Halifax – Carol A. (Card) Howie 73 died Tuesday March 22 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard J. Howie, Sr. Born in Weymouth and raised in Abington she was the daughter of the late Robert P. and Janice E. (Anderson) Card and a graduate of Abington High. Carol had been...
Alma G. (Roberts) Stewart
Mar 21, 2011
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Bridgewater – Alma G. (Roberts) Stewart 89 of Bridgewater passed away Monday March 21 peacefully with her family. She was wife of the late Robert A. "Bob" Stewart. Born and raised in Rockland she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Elizabeth (Bent) Roberts. A 1939 graduate of Rockland High School, Alma worked as a seamstress devoted...
Mary F. (Shevlin) Smith
Mar 19, 2011
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Rockland – Mary F. (Shevlin) Smith 86 of Rockland, formerly of Abington and Hanover, died Saturday March 19 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward M. Smith Sr. Born in North Andover and raised in Rockland she was the daughter of the late John and Ida (Shattuck) Shevlin and a...
Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Smith
Mar 18, 2011
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Whitman – Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Smith 97, of Whitman and Abington died peacefully at Signature Health Care on Friday March 18 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston on October 29, 1913, Mary was the beloved wife of the late Samuel A. Smith, Jr. Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Susan Mary (Waters) Brown and Charles S. Brown was...
Barbara A. (Allen) Horton
Mar 17, 2011
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Barbara A. (Allen) Horton 76 a forty year resident of East Bridgewater passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday March 17. She was the beloved wife of 53 years to the late Robert L. Horton, Sr. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Mildred...
Robert A. Stewart
Mar 17, 2011
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Bridgewater – Robert A. "Bob" Stewart 90 formerly of Florida and Bridgewater died Thursday March 17 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Alma G. (Roberts) Stewart. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Victor and Jessie (Evins) Stewart and a graduate of Brockton High. Robert...
Louise J. (D'Arpino) Langton
Mar 13, 2011
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Louise (D'Arpino) Langton 81 a long time resident of Brockton passed away Sunday March 13, with her loving family by her side, in the New England Sinai Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis P. Langton, Sr. Born in East Bridgewater and raised in Whitman she was the daughter...
Madeline (Cole) Mcwilliams
Mar 8, 2011
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East Bridgewater – Madeline (Cole) McWilliam 80 of East Bridgewater passed away Tuesday March 8 at her home after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Walter "Mac" MacWilliams. Born in Hanson she was the daughter of the late Walter and Cora (Bell) Cole. Maddie had lived most of her life in East Bridgewater and was...
Angelina (Lenoci) Direnzo
Mar 8, 2011
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Whitman – Angelina (Lenoci) DiRenzo 91 a life long resident of Whitman passed away in her Whitman home surrounded by her family on Tuesday March 8 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, follows her beloved husband of seventy years, the late Frank J. DiRenzo, into eternal everlasting life. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was...
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