OBITUARIES
Laura Santos
Oct 1, 2009
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Laura Santos, 83 a lifelong resident of Hanson died Thursday October 1st at Wingate at Silver Lake. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Santos. Born and raised in Hanson she was a daughter of the late Tony and Anna (Fernandes) Santos, who were Cape Verde immigrants. She is survived by six sons and five...
Mary C. (Dimestico) Lynn
Oct 1, 2009
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Mary C. (DiMestico) Lynn, 87, of Plymouth, formerly of Whitman, died Thursday October 1st, in the Life Care Center of Plymouth. She was born and raised in Whitman and lived in Plymouth for the past 15 years. Mary was a graduate of Whitman High School, worked at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy and was a long time...
Michael P. "Mikey" Tobin, Jr.
Sep 29, 2009
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Whitman – Michael Patrick "Mic" "Mikey" Tobin, Jr. 29 a lifelong resident of Whitman passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 29. He was the beloved son of Joanne T. (Meyers) and Michael P. Tobin Sr. Mike was raised in Whitman and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School Class of 1998. As an athlete Mike was a baseball pitcher, a...
Kimberly A. (Thorp) Kinsherf
Sep 25, 2009
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Pembroke – Kimberly A. (Thorp) Kinsherf 40 passed away surrounded by many members of her loving family on Friday September 25 in the Mass General Hospital, after a courageous eight year battle against cancer. She is survived by her loving husband Jeffrey Kinsherf and her two beautiful children Tyler and Nicole. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman...
Pauline M. Harris
Sep 25, 2009
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Pauline M. (Beauregard) Harris, 85, of Hanson, passed away, Friday September 25th in the Wingate At Silverlake, after several years of failing health .Born in Hanson, she graduated from Whitman High School in Whitman and was a lifelong resident of the town of Hanson .She worked most of her life in Hanson School hot lunch program, taking pride...
Muriel J. Peterson
Sep 21, 2009
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Muriel J. (Rice) Peterson, 86,a longtime resident of Whitman ,died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, September 21st .She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Wallace A. "Wally" Peterson, whom passed away in July. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Hazel (Hyndman)...
William C. Meredith
Sep 20, 2009
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William C. Meredith, 80 of Sun City West, Arizona, died Sunday September 20th at the home of his daughter Barbra S. Carroll, of Abington. He was the loving husband of the Late Naomi E. (Needham) Meredith, who died in 2008. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, May 21, 1929, Bill was raised in Nebraska and served as a pilot for...
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...
