OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Ethel I. (Delano) Coit
Dec 27, 2010
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Rockland – Ethel I. (Delano) Coit 98, a life long resident of Rockland, died Monday December 27 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Manuel Coit. Born and raised in Rockland she was the daughter of the late Charles and Theresa (Bowser) Delano and attended Rockland schools. During...
Bruce R. Mcnevin
Dec 27, 2010
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Halifax – Bruce R. McNevin 72 of Halifax died Monday December 27 at Signature Healthcare Hospital in Brockton after a long illness. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Ernest D. and Anne E. (Bissonette) McNevin. He had worked at several cabinet shops in Brockton, and at one time was proprietor of his...
Donald O."Don" Farrell
Dec 26, 2010
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Donald O. "Don" Farrell, of Abington passed away December 26, 2010, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Helen (Giniewicz) Farrell for 63 years. Born January 10, 1917 in Whitman, he was the son of David and Elizabeth Farrell. Don was raised and educated in Whitman, MA. He was a veteran of WWII...
Richard "Dick" Smart
Dec 23, 2010
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Richard R. "Dick" Smart, 78, of Rockland, formerly of Hanson and Halifax, died Thursday December 23rd in the South Shore Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 58 years to Shirley E. (Wade) Smart. Dick was born and brought up in Brockton and Whitman, he was the son of the late Charles...
Elaine Damon
Dec 21, 2010
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Elaine(Brown) Damon 84, of East Bridgewater, died at her home surrounded by her beloved family on Tuesday December 21st, after a long term illness. She was the beloved wife of Wesley Damon. Elaine was born and brought up in Rockland, daughter of the late George and Eunice (Sears) Brown. She was a graduate of Rockland High School Class...
Minnie M. Hefler
Dec 19, 2010
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Hanson – Minnie M. (Rippstine) Hefler 96 died Sunday December 19 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Hefler. Born in San Antonio, Texas she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary E. (Brown) Rippstine. She was raised in Texas and attended school there. Minnie was a...
Barbara W. (Savary) Philbrook
Dec 19, 2010
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Hanson - Barbara W. (Savary) Philbrook 89, died Sunday December 19 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Earle K. Philbrook. Born in Quincy and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eva (Kimball) Savary and a graduate of Weymouth High. For over 30 years she...
Rose W.(Nogueira) Piazzi
Dec 10, 2010
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Rose W. (Nogueira) Piazzi 95, of Abington, formerly of Whitman died Friday December 10th in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Dorando Piazzi. Rose was born in Duxbury, brought up in Kingston, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Cabral) Nogueira .She...
Elizabeth E. (Alger) (Mcpherson) Glover
Dec 7, 2010
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Whitman – Elizabeth "Liz" E. (Anderson) Glover 82 a forty four year resident of Whitman died Tuesday December 7 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late George Alger, Archibald McPherson and William F. Glover, Jr. Born and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Arthur and...
Lois E. (Drake) Denham
Dec 4, 2010
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Whitman – Lois E. (Drake) Denham 96 died Saturday December 4 in the Coyne Healthcare Center of Rockland after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late William I. Denham. Born and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Roy C. Sr. and Myrtie G. (Bates) Drake, and a graduate...
Wanda M. (Mackiewicz) Cook
Dec 2, 2010
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Wanda M. (Mackiewicz) Cook, 89, of Whitman formerly of Abington, passed away suddenly and peacefully, with her children by her side on Thursday December 2nd in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of the late Edwin D. Cook She was born and raised in Abington, MA, daughter of Stefan and Sophie (Ruskiewicz) Mackiewicz in 1921....
Philip M. Bryer, Jr.
Dec 2, 2010
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Philip M. Bryer, Jr. September 2, 1931 – December 2, 2010 Philip M. Bryer, Jr., 79, of East Bridgewater, died on Thursday December 2nd surrounded by loved ones at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. Philip was born in Saugus and brought up in Maine, son of the late Evelyn (Matthews) and Philip M. Bryer,...
John C. Molla, Sr.
Nov 28, 2010
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Wareham – John C. Molla, Sr. 82, formerly of Rockland died Sunday November 28 surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with cancer. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Small) Molla. Born in Bridgewater and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Arthur and Edith (Rinaldi) Molla and a graduate...
Lillian B. Coady
Nov 25, 2010
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West Bridgewater – Lillian B. Coady passed away peacefully on November 25 at the age of 91, surrounded by her loving family. Born on July 14, 1919 in Boston she was the daughter of the late John P. and Marion A. (Purcell) Coady. Lil lived with her parents in Boston, attended school there and was part of a...
George Allan Hart, Jr.
Nov 25, 2010
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Whitman – George Allan Hart, Jr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday November 25, 2010 due to congestive heart failure. He was a resident of Whitman for fifty years. Born in Winchester, MA on December 21, 1927 he was the son of the late George and Winifred (Harriman) Hart. He was a graduate...
Phyllis A. (Webster) Fahey
Nov 25, 2010
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Halifax – Phyllis A. (Webster) Fahey 79, formerly of Whitman died Thursday November 25 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Joseph Vincent Fahey. Born and raised in Roxbury she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Emily (Duffy) Webster and a graduate of the High School of Practical Arts in...
Barbara E. (Oertel) Buckley
Nov 23, 2010
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Whitman - Barbara E. (Oertel) Buckley, died on November 23, 2010, at the age of 94. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Buckley who died in 1990. They were married for 49 years. Born in Hanson, MA on March 19, 1916, she attended Whitman High School graduating in 1932. After a year at Massachusetts State...
Madeline L."Maddie" Forrand
Nov 20, 2010
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Madeline L."Maddie" (Smith) Forrand 90, of Whitman, died peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday November 20th in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Abington. Maddie was born in Abington, daughter of the late George and Mary E. (Kiely) Smith . She was a resident of Whitman for more then 80 years a graduate of Whitman High Class...
Everett C. Ford, Jr.
Nov 19, 2010
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Everett C. Ford, Jr., 93, of Brant Rock, formerly of Whitman, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Velma A."Ardelle" (Greene) Ford; his daughter, Cheryl Tufankjian and her husband Charles of Duxbury and their three children Gregory Tufankjian and his wife Ellen of Wellesley, David Tufankjian and his wife...
Esther Iannone
Nov 19, 2010
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Esther A. "Nana" (Generale) Iannone, 82, of Whitman, passed away on November 18th, after a tragic automobile accident. She was the wife of the late Anthony Iannone. She was born and brought up in Philadelphia, PA., daughter of the late Julio and Concetta (Sinardi) Generale. Esther was a graduate of the Little Flower Hill School in Philadelphia,PA. She...
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