OBITUARIES
Louise (Pegnam) Mccarthy
May 27, 2009
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Plymouth – Louise (Pegnam) McCarthy 81, formerly of Norwell, Green Harbor and Whitman died Wednesday May 27th in her Plymouth home. She was the beloved wife for 55 years of Edward R. McCarthy. Born in Boston and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Arthur S. and Marian S. (Spellman) Pegnam, and a graduate of...
Jane E. (Murphy) Easttey
May 27, 2009
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Jane E. Easttey, 72, of Abington, a retired FDA Inspector and Kirwin Surgical Regulatory Affairs Officer, died Wednesday May 27th in her home after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter E. Easttey. Born in Charlestown she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Coughlin) Murphy, and a graduate of Charlestown...
John David Rizzotto
May 25, 2009
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John David Rizzotto, Sr., 74, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Sandwich and Brockton, died Monday May 25th in the V.A. Medical Center in Brockton after a period of failing health. He was the former husband of the late Barbara (Lowe) Rizzotto. He was born and brought up in Brockton, son of the late Samuel and Ida (Spaziano)Rizzotto. John...
David M. "Moose" Milewski
May 18, 2009
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Whitman – David M. "Moose" Milewski, Sr. 55 a life time resident of Whitman died unexpectedly on May 15th in New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Pauline R. LeFort and the late Felix C. Milewski and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School Class of 1972. He...
Patricia "Patti" (Evans) Murphy
May 17, 2009
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Patricia A." Patti" (Evans) Murphy, 46, of East Bridgewater, passed away after a long battle with cancer , Sunday May 17th in the Signature HealthCare Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of Kevin Murphy and daughter of Henry and Patricia (Prendergast) Evans of Halifax. She was born in Boston, raised in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman –Hanson Regional...
Wilma (Hogg) Vernon
May 17, 2009
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Wilma (Hogg) Vernon 88 died Sunday May 17 in her home surrounded by her family after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Myles Vernon. Born in Concord and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late William and Nelia (Andersen) Hogg and a graduate of Whitman High School Class of...
Theodore M. " Ted" Putur
May 14, 2009
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Theodore M. "Ted" Putur, Jr., 54 of Whitman, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, May 14th .He was the husband of Elisabeth B. (Bothen) Putur and father of Elsa, Helena and Annika Putur. Ted was born in Ipswich and was the son of Helen (Laterowicz) Putur and the late Theodore M. Putur. He was raised in Ipswich,...
Bernard J. Kirby
May 13, 2009
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Bridgewater – Bernard J. Kirby, 88 formerly a long time resident of Whitman died Wednesday May 13th after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Joan M. (Russo) Kirby. Born and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late Francis and Mabel (Linn) Kirby and a graduate of Whitman High School Class of...
Jeanne S. (Harris) Hatch
May 12, 2009
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Jeanne (Harris) Hatch, 85 of Sandwich, formerly of Pembroke died, Tuesday May 12th in the Jordan Hospital, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles R. Hatch, Sr .Jeanne was born in Petersham, brought up in Brighton, a graduate of Brighton High School, class of 1941, and the Boston School of Dental...
George Johnstone
May 9, 2009
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Hanson- George Johnstone 83 died Saturday May 9th after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband for 30 years to Pearl (Seguin) (Guilbert) Johnstone. Born in Toronto, Canada he was the son of the late George and Martha (MacGhee) Johnstone, Sr. George was a WWII Veteran of the Canadian Army at Camp Borden. In the...
Mary Bernadette Wagner
May 7, 2009
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Mary Bernadette" Bernie" Wagner, 74, of Whitman, died Thursday May 7th in the Good Samaritan Medical Center, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of Douglas S. Wagner. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Walter and Frances E. (Coolan) DeWolfe. Bernie was brought up in Boston and was a graduate of St....
Donald E. "Don" Rollins
May 3, 2009
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Donald E. "Don" Rollins, 77, of Whitman , died Sunday May 3rd in the Tufts Medical Center , after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Virginia (Richards) Rollins and son of the late Elliot and Pearl (Langman) (Rollins) Mills. Don was born in Boston and has been a resident of Whitman for many years....
Lois Averell
Apr 29, 2009
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Lois Hathaway Averell, 92, born in Randolph and a long time resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 29th. She was the devoted daughter of the late Merle L. and Mildred (Allen) Averell of Whitman and the sister of the late John Averell of Abington. She is survived by a sister in-law Pearle Averell of Abington, Eliza Newton...
Linda Shea
Apr 24, 2009
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Linda (Hansen) Shea, 60, of Whitman, died April 24th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of Robert "Bob" Shea. She was born in Weymouth, daughter of Walter Hansen and the late Marjorie (Shaw) Hansen. She was brought up in Abington, a graduate of Abington High School, class...
Richard E. "Bear" Hayes
Apr 22, 2009
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Richard E. Hayes, 64, of Whitman, died Wednesday April 22nd in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the son of the late Ralph W. and Eleanor M. (Travers) Hayes. Born in Boston and brought up in Whitman he was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School. Richard was a United States Marine...
Mildred E. (Macphelemy) Young
Apr 21, 2009
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Abington – Mildred E. (MacPhelemy) Young 87, died Tuesday April 21 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late James L. Young. Born and raised in Abington she was the daughter of the late Harold T. and Vera M. (Blanchard) MacPhelemy. Mildred enjoyed reading, knitting, candy making, traveling, and dining out. She is...
B. Lorraine Smith
Apr 16, 2009
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B. Lorraine (Hall) Smith, 90, formerly of Whitman, died on April 16 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Carleton G. Smith, to whom she was married for 62 years. She was born in Whitman to Bernard and Gertrude (Andrews) Hall. After Gertrude's death in 1919, Lorraine was raised by Bernard...
Charles M. Winiewicz, Jr.
Apr 16, 2009
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Charles M. Winiewicz, Jr., 71, of Whitman, died Thursday April 17th in the South Shore Hospital, after a brief illness. Charles was the beloved husband of Rose (Terzian) Winiewicz. He was born in Weymouth and grew up in Abington, son of the late Charles M. and Jeannette (Borz) Winiewicz, Sr. He was a graduate of Abington High School....
Richard A. "Rick" French
Apr 13, 2009
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Richard A. "Rick" French, 60, of Halifax died, at his home surrounded by his family on April 13th. He was the beloved husband of Francine A. Coderre. He was the son of the late Richard W. and Beverly M. (Curtis) French. Rick was born in Plattsburg, NY and was bought up in East Bridgewater; a graduate of East...
Irja "Tel" (Tyni) Fisher
Apr 9, 2009
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Kingston – Irja J. "Tel" Fisher 95, formerly of Abington, Hingham and Carver died Thursday April 9, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Elmer "Chick" Fisher. Born and raised in Abington she was the daughter of the late Emil and Hilma (Jutila) Tyni, and attended Abington Schools. She worked as a...
