OBITUARIES
John R. Calnan, Jr
Dec 16, 2008
Obituary
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...
Catherine M. Young
Dec 3, 2008
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Catherine M. (Gray) Young the beloved wife of the late John R. Young died peacefully and unexpectedly at her home on December 3rd. Kay, as she was known by family and friends, had just celebrated her 87th birthday at Thanksgiving surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was passionate about her family and took great delight in...
Arnold G. Seamans
Nov 27, 2008
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Arnold G. Seamans 83 died Thursday November 27th after a period of failing health. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio he was the son of the late Elton and Florence (Cook) Seamans. Arnold was a resident of Whitman for most of his life and a graduate of Whitman High School Class of 1942. He was a 1946 graduate of Kings...
Hazel Raczkowski
Nov 27, 2008
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Hazel (Bush) Raczkowski 87 died Thursday November 27th after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife for 60 years to John Raczkowski. Born and raised in Goshen, New York she was the daughter of the late Abram and Grace (Morris) Bush. She attended school in New York and went on to graduate in 1943 from...
Steve (Stathis) Kareores
Nov 23, 2008
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Steve (Stathis) Kareores, 89, of Whitman, formerly of Lowell and Brockton, passed away Sunday, November 23rd, after a short illness. He was the husband of Frances (Pappas) Kareores. Steve was the son of the late Greek Orthodox Reverend George and Olga (Semitzis) Kareores, who were born in Greece and settled in Lowell. Always the athlete, he excelled in...
Carrie M. Dibona
Nov 21, 2008
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Carrie M. DiBona 34 of Weymouth died Friday November 21st in the South Shore Hospital, after a short Illness. She was the daughter Paul L. DiBona of Quincy and Deborah (Cox) DiBona of Port Richey, Florida. She was born and brought in Quincy and attended Quincy Schools. She had been a resident of Weymouth for 10 years, where...
Donald F. Keaney
Nov 20, 2008
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Donald F. Keaney 76 died in his Hanson home on Thursday November 20th after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Lois (Carlson) Keaney. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Francis and Grace (Obear) Keaney, and a graduate of Brockton High School. He was a veteran...
Robert D. Heap, Sr.
Nov 19, 2008
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Robert D. Heap, Sr. 75 died Wednesday November 19th in the VA Hospital of West Roxbury after a brief illness. Born and raised in Quincy he was the son of the late Ralph G. and Beatrice (Cunningham) Heap, and a graduate of the Quincy Trade School, Class of 1953. He was a veteran of the US Army having...
Edward F. "Eddie" Blanchard Sr.
Nov 18, 2008
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Whitman – Edward F. "Eddie" Blanchard, Sr. 80 beloved husband for 61 years to Beverly E. (Heddericg) Blanchard died Tuesday November 18th following a period of failing health. Born in Whitman, son of the late Walter and Edna (Smith) Blanchard he was a lifelong resident of the town. He was a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of...
Eaton G. "Skip" Elz
Nov 15, 2008
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Eaton G."Skip" Elz of Rockland died Saturday November 15th in the South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (Terboss) Elz. Born and raised in Quincy he was the son of the late George A. and Greta (Clevestrom) Elz, and a graduate of Quincy High School. He was a veteran of the...
Dennis Griffin
Nov 13, 2008
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Dennis Griffin, 85 of Plymouth, formerly of Whitman, died Thursday November 13th in the Life Care Center of Plymouth, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Patricia (Meekin) Griffin. Dennis was born in London, England, son of the late William and Ethel (Dockerill) Griffin. He was brought up in Dedham and attended...
Ann M. Johnson
Nov 11, 2008
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Ann M. Johnson 46 died Tuesday November 11th in her Rockland home, surrounded by her friends after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Boston she was the daughter of the late Donald Sr. and Marie (Hagan) Johnson. She was raised in Randolph and a graduate of Randolph High School. She went on to graduate from Massasoit Community...
Gordon J. Sheard
Nov 9, 2008
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Gordon J. Sheard 78, died Sunday November 9th after a brave battle with lung cancer. He was the husband for 51 years to Mary (Cyr) Sheard. Born in Milton he was the son of the late Albert and Agnes (Armstrong) Sheard. He was a graduate of Boston Latin High, Class of 1948. He was a veteran of the...
John J. Gauthier
Nov 9, 2008
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John J. Gauthier 92, died Sunday November 10th after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Mildred (Mahoney) Gauthier. Born in Brighton he was the son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Kavanaugh) Gauthier. He was raised in Quincy and a graduate of Quincy High. He enlisted in the US Navy in January...
