OBITUARIES
Richard A. "Dick" Connors, Sr.
Jan 5, 2009
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Richard A. "Dick" Connors Sr. 67 died Monday January 5th in his home after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Myra J. "Susie" (Aronson) Connors. Born in Somerville he was the son of the late James and Thelma (Johnston) Connors. He was raised in Holbrook and a graduate of Holbrook High Class of 1959. He...
John T. "Howie" Hughes
Jan 5, 2009
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John T. "Howie" Hughes 45 of Rockland died Monday January 5th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Robert and Clara L. (Lane) Hughes of Rockland. Howie was born in Boston and was a life long resident of Rockland and attended Rockland Schools. He was an avid sports fan and...
Rita I. Swift
Jan 4, 2009
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Rita I. (Benevides) Swift 71 of Halifax formerly of East Bridgewater died Sunday January 4th. She was the beloved wife of Allen Swift. Born in Avon she was the daughter of the late John and Edith (Raymond) Benevides. She was raised in Middleboro and attended Middleboro schools. She was a certified nurse's aid and was employed at the...
Randolph W. "Randy" Staples
Jan 4, 2009
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Randolph W. Staples, 73, of Waldoboro, Maine died on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Randy was born on May 8, 1935 in Whitman, Massachusetts, the son of Geneva (Ryan) and Elmer F. Staples, Sr. and has resided in Waldoboro Maine since 2000. He was the husband of Susan A. (Sawyer) Staples for 49 years. Randy was a retired Whitman...
Eunice R. Power
Jan 1, 2009
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Eunice R. (White) Power 91 a lifelong resident of Whitman died peacefully and surrounded by her loving family on January 1st. She was the beloved wife of the late Clayton H. Power. Born March 9, 1917 at home on George Street in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Bertha (Pierce) White. She was a...
Virginia L. Benjamin
Dec 31, 2008
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Virginia L. (Ireland) Benjamin 93, died peacefully and in the company of her two daughters, on December 31st after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Benjamin. Born in Newton she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Emily (William) Ireland. She was raised in Weymouth and moved to...
Edith (Dilorenzo) Mula
Dec 27, 2008
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Edith (DiLorenzo) Mula 91, died Saturday December 27th. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Mula. Born and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Michael and Jennie DiLorenzo and a graduate of Weymouth High. She had been a resident of Whitman since 1972. Edith's extensive creative talents expressed themselves in every aspect...
Rita M. Tibbetts
Dec 26, 2008
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Rita M. (Tisdale) Tibbetts 90, a longtime resident of Pembroke, formerly of East Bridgewater and Brockton died peacefully at home on December 26th. She was born in Brockton on June 2, 1918. She was the beloved and devoted wife for 60 years to Richard B. Tibbetts and loving mother of Martha E. Tibbetts-Meier and her husband Stephen of...
Laurence B. Hunter
Dec 23, 2008
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Laurence B. Hunter, Jr. 75, of Whitman died Tuesday December 23rd in the Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Lillian (Taylor) Hunter of Whitman. He was born in Weymouth, son of the late Laurence B. and Adrienne (Manuel) Hunter. Laurence grew up in Whitman and has been a resident most of his life....
Kathleen "Kathy" Casey
Dec 23, 2008
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Kathleen "Kathy" M. Casey, 49, of Abington, died at home on Tuesday December 23rd .She was the daughter of Barbara A. (Curtis) Casey and the late John F. Casey. Kathy was born in Weymouth and was a life time resident of Abington, a graduate of Abington High School. She has been a devoted caretaker for her parents for...
Charles P. Mclaughlin
Dec 21, 2008
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Charles P. McLaughlin, 83, of Abington, died with his five daughters by his side, Sunday December 21st in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 62 years to Jane (Carroll) McLaughlin of Abington. He was born in Boston, son of the late Charles and Lillian (Alberti) McLaughlin. Charles...
Frances M. Bidorini
Dec 19, 2008
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Frances M. (Ramos) Bidorini, 65, of Abington, formerly of Randolph, died Friday December 19th in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington after a long illness. She was the wife of Robert Bidorini of Abington. Frances was born in Bakersfield, CA., she was the daughter of the late Teodorico and Consuela (Avila) Ramos. Frances was a...
Grace F. Pecoraro
Dec 18, 2008
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Grace F. (Chenery) Pecoraro 101, died Thursday December 18th after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife for 68 years to Michael Pecoraro of Halifax. Born and raised in Boston she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Grace H. (Mayo) Chenery, and a graduate of the High School for Practical Arts in Boston....
John R. Calnan, Jr
Dec 16, 2008
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John R. Calnan, Jr., 83 of Whitman, died Tuesday December 16th the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to the late Marie L. (Elsmore) Calnan .John was born in Brockton, son of the late John R. and Cecile (Hamelin) Calnan. He has been a resident of...
Marvin Freedman
Dec 16, 2008
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Marvin Freedman, 76, of Plympton, died, Tuesday December 16th in the Kindred Northeast Specialty Hospital in Stoughton, after a period of failing health .He was the long time loving companion of the late Kay Dolan. Marvin was born in Pittsburg, PA., grew up in Atlantic City, also Braintree for many years. He served his country in the Korean...
Paul K."Jake" Jacob
Dec 13, 2008
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Paul K. "Jake" Jacob, 68, life time resident of Abington, died Saturday December 13th in the Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston from complications resulting from a motor vehicle accident in 2004. Paul was the beloved, devoted and loving husband of Patricia A. (Beale), loving and cherished father of Paul D. Jacob of Abington, Danielle Rhoades and her husband...
Adrienne Staples
Dec 12, 2008
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Adrienne A. (Edmonds) Staples, 82, of Whitman, died Friday December 12th at her home surrounded by her loving family .She was the wife of the late Elmer F. Staples, Jr., former Deputy Chief of Whitman Fire Department. Adrienne was born in Weymouth, daughter of the late John and Adrienne (Manuel) Edmonds, raised in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman...
Richard A. Palmer
Dec 10, 2008
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Richard A. Palmer, 69, of Middleboro, died Wednesday December 10th in the Morton Hospital, after a short period of failing health. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Nagel) Palmer of Middleboro. He was born in Boston and raised in Dorchester and Abington; he was the son of the late George and Mae (Adams) Palmer. Richard was a graduate...
Deane C. Hill
Dec 10, 2008
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Deane C. "Deano" Hill, 76, of Halifax, formerly of Whitman died Wednesday December 10th in his daughter's home in Halifax, after a courageous battle with brain and colon cancer. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to the late Barbara L. (Nelson) Hill. Deane was born in Whitman and a graduate of Brockton High. He was the...
Jacqueline L. Johnson
Dec 7, 2008
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Jacqueline L. (Stinchfield) Johnson 82 died Sunday December 7th in her Hanover home after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene G. Johnson, Sr. Born in Bourne she was the daughter of the late Edwin R. and Ester M. (Hill) Stinchfield. Jacqueline had been a resident of Hanover since 1966 and...
