OBITUARIES
Gerald "Jerry" Dimestico
Sep 20, 2009
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Gerald A." Jerry" DiMestico, age 80, former Whitman Fire Chief, died Sunday, September 20, after a period of failing health He was husband for 56 years of Elizabeth "Betty" (Hunter). DiMestico. Born in Whitman, son of the late Gerald and Blanche (Landry) DiMestico, he attended schools in Hanson and Whitman. Jerry was appointed to the Whitman Fire Department...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Laing
Sep 14, 2009
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Whitman – Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Morrissey) Laing 78, a forty year resident of Whitman, formerly of Charlestown, died Monday September 14 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late William Laing. Born in Boston and raised in Charlestown she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Powers) Morrissey. She attended...
John T. Hartry, Jr.
Sep 12, 2009
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John T. Hartry Jr., 77, of East Bridgewater, died Saturday September 12th. He was the husband of Phyllis (Lyden) Hartry. John was born and brought up in Weymouth, son of the late John T. and Irene (Fetch) Hartry. He was a graduate of Weymouth High School. John has been a longtime resident of East Bridgewater, since 1958. He...
Katherine "Kay" Mahoney
Sep 7, 2009
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Katherine T. "Kay" (Mars) Mahoney, 92, died Monday September 7th unexpectedly at her home .She was the wife of the late Bernard "Dod" Mahoney. Kay was born and brought up in Rockland, daughter of the late Herbert Mars and Katherine (McLaughlin) Mars-Ryan-Fitzgibbons. Kay was a graduate of Rockland High School. She and her husband "Dod" owned and operated...
Karen A. Bukin
Sep 2, 2009
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Brockton – Karen A. Bukin 56, a lifelong resident of Brockton died Wednesday September 2 after a long battle of many illnesses. She was the beloved wife for 35 years of Joseph McGovern and the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Bukin She was born and raised in Brockton and attended Brockton Schools. Karen was a devoted...
Daniel E. O'Toole
Sep 1, 2009
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Whitman – Daniel E. O'Toole 69, died Tuesday September 1 in his Whitman home after a brief illness. Born and raised in South Boston he was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Walsh) O'Toole, and a graduate of a Catholic High School in South Boston. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in...
Eugene S."Gene" Cray, Jr.
Sep 1, 2009
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Whitman-Eugene S."Gene" Cray, Jr., 80, died Tuesday September 1st in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy A. (Roche) Cray. Gene was born and brought up in Boston, son of the late Eugene S. and Mary (Ackerman) Cray, Sr. He was a graduate of Dorchester...
Charles E. Murphy
Aug 26, 2009
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Middleboro – Charles E. Murphy 85 formerly of Abington passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 26. Born May 21, 1924 in Weymouth he was the son of the late William L. and Irene C. (Curtin) Murphy. He was raised in Abington and was a graduate of Abington High Class of 1942. He was a veteran of World War...
Michael P. Rollins
Aug 26, 2009
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Whitman – Michael P. Rollins 29, died unexpectedly Wednesday August 26 in New Hampshire. He was the beloved son of Philip S. and Charlene A. (Fagan) Rollins. Born in Dorchester and raised in Whitman he was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School Class of 1998, and had been a resident of Manchester, NH for the past two years....
Robert J. Hughes, Sr.
Aug 16, 2009
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Robert J. Hughes, Sr., 77, of Rockland died Sunday, August 16th in the South Shore Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Clara L. (Lane) Hughes. Robert was born in Boston, grew up in Roxbury, son of the late John and Mary (Snyder) Hughes. Bob has been a Rockland resident for 44 years...
Benedict J. Loycano, Sr.
Aug 11, 2009
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Brockton – Benedict J. Loycano, Sr. 88, a fifty year resident of Brockton died Tuesday August 11 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Grace M. (Danca) Loycano. Born in Revere he was the son of the late Charles and Bernadette (Abbene) Loycano. He was a veteran of the US Army...
Salvatore J. "Scook" Calcagno, Jr.
Aug 9, 2009
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Whitman – Salvatore J. "Scook" Calcagno, Jr. 57, formerly of Holbrook, died peacefully at home on Sunday August 9. He was the very loving father of Amy, Sarah and Scott Calcagno all of Whitman. He is also survived by his best friend and ex-wife Carolyn Lozeau also of Whitman, his loving mother Genevieve Calcagno of Haverhill, and his...
Kathleen E."Kate"(Reardon) Kelley
Aug 7, 2009
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Kathleen E. "Kate" (Reardon) Kelley of Abington at the age of 75. Daughter of the late Louis and Anna Reardon, Kate was born and spent her entire life in Abington. She was a "Townie", a title she took great pride in. After graduating from Abington High School and the Chandler School for Women, Kate became a reporter for...
Priscilla A. (Landers) Colby
Aug 4, 2009
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Hanson – Priscilla A. (Landers) Colby 88 died Tuesday August 4 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward W. Colby, Jr. Born and raised in Hanover she was the daughter of the late Preston K. and Gladys M. (Jones) Landers and a graduate of Hanover High School Class of 1939....
Esther R. (Leo) Cimetti
Aug 3, 2009
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Esther R. (Leo) Cimetti, 80, of Braintree, formerly of Abington, died Monday August 3rd in the Alliance Healthcare Center in Braintree, after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of the late Beniamino and Grazia (Bugbee) Leo. Esther was born, raised and schooled in Maine, moving to Massachusetts at the age of 20. She was an...
James A. Hatch
Aug 3, 2009
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James A. Hatch, 85, of Pembroke died, Monday August 3rd in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of 62 years to the late Frances (Hammond) Hatch who passed away on June 22, 2009.Jim was born in Brockton and he was the son of the late Raymond and E. Helena...
Eleanor L. (Bowser) Kaval
Jul 30, 2009
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Whitman – Eleanor L. (Bowser) Kaval 96, a thirty year resident of Whitman died Thursday July 30 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late John Kaval. Born and raised in Rockland she was the daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Beal) Bowser and a graduate of Rockland High School. Eleanor...
Leah M. (Bigelow) Donohue
Jul 30, 2009
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Brockton – Leah M. (Bigelow) Donohue 44, died Thursday July 30. She was the beloved wife of Glenn Donohue, Jr. Born in Germany she was the daughter of the late Robert Bigelow and the late Martha (Montez) (Bigelow) McCarthy. Leah had been a resident of Brockton for the past seventeen years. She had worked for five years as...
Lauri J. Maki
Jul 23, 2009
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Lauri John Maki, 82, of Hanson, died, Thursday, July 23rd in the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Constance (McKim) (Chenowith) Maki and son of the late Nestor M. and Margaret J. (Hautala) Maki. Lauri was born in a little house on the edge of a cranberry bog...
Doris E. Conboy
Jul 23, 2009
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Doris E. (Rowley) Conboy, 85, of Plympton, formerly of Hanson, died Thursday July 23rd, peacefully surrounded by her family at the Wingate at Silverlake. Doris was the loving wife of the late, John R. Conboy. Doris was born and brought up in Boston, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Smith) Rowley. She was the cherished mother of,...
