OBITUARIES
Frances Hogg
Jul 2, 2008
Obituary
Frances L. Hogg, 91, of Bryantville, daughter of the late William and Nelia (Andersen) Hogg." Sis" as she was called by friends and family passed away Wednesday July 2nd at her home. She was born in Lincoln Nebraska and moved to several states with her family until they settled in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman High School 1934....
James A. Mcgrath
Jul 2, 2008
Obituary
James "Jim" Arthur McGrath, a lifelong and well-known resident of Whitman was struck by a motor vehicle Wednesday and died that morning from injuries he sustained. He was the husband of Margaret (Mosher) McGrath, with whom he shared 21 years of marriage. He was the loving father of Kathleen and Gregory. Jim was very involved and supportive of...
Elizabeth Hunble
Jul 1, 2008
Obituary
Elizabeth A. (Chamberlain) Humble, 98, of Abington, formerly of Whitman, died July 1st in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Stanley L. Humble. Born and brought up in East Bridgewater, she was one of ten children born to the late Charles and Elizabeth (Hammond)...
Emma Dechristopher
Jun 29, 2008
Obituary
Emma M. (Ziegler) DeChristopher, 86, of Bridgewater, died Sunday in the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Albert M. DeChristopher. Emma was born in Hanover and grew up in Rockland and she was a graduate of Rockland High School Class of 1940.She has been a...
Stefan J. Smith
Jun 27, 2008
Obituary
Stefan J. Smith, passed away peacefully at his home Friday June 27th. He was the beloved husband of Nancy L. (Hollenbeck) Smith and devoted father of Lindsay J. (Smith) Leighton. Born in Scranton, PA he was the loving son of Helene (Porter) Smith of Weymouth and the late Rev. Lynn C. Smith. He was raised in Medford and...
Josephine M. (Wladkowski) Hennigan
Jun 20, 2008
Obituary
Halifax-Josephine M. (Wladkowski) Hennigan 87 died Friday June 20th after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Hennigan. Born in Halifax she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine (Hubacz) Wladkowski. She was a graduate of Whitman High School. She was a veteran of the United States Army during...
Peter Knox
Jun 19, 2008
Obituary
Peter Knox, 65, of Troy, ME and Raynham, formerly of Whitman, died Thursday June 19th in the Boston Medical Center. He was the husband of Gloria (Benner) Knox of Whitman. Peter was born in Tiverton, RI grew up and attended schools in Dighton. He was the son of the late Walter and Jean (McKay) Knox. He worked as...
Mary Rose Anctil
Jun 18, 2008
Obituary
Plymouth-Mary Rose Anctil, 89 died Wednesday June 18th after a period of failing health. Born in Fall River a daughter of the late Albina Anctil, she grew up in Pembroke and was a resident of Plymouth for over 20 years. She loved knitting, bowling, and bingo and was a true Red Sox fan. She is survived by her...
Natalie C. (Fontaine) Gilder
Jun 14, 2008
Obituary
Carver-Natalie C. (Fontaine) Gilder, 77, died Saturday June 14th after a period of failing health. She was the loving wife of Joseph D. Gilder. Born and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Amos and Gladys (Tripp) Fontaine. She was a graduate of Whitman High in 1948, and a life long resident of Whitman before...
Robert W. Brown
Jun 13, 2008
Obituary
Whitman-Robert W. Brown 67, died Friday June 13th after a period of failing health. He was the former husband of Rachael (Chamberlain) Bosten of Falmouth. Born in Stoughton he was the son of the late John J. and Roseanna (Vezina) Brown. He was raised in Abington and was a graduate of Abington High School. For the past forty...
Richard"Rick" Galvin
Jun 13, 2008
Obituary
Richard J."Rick" Galvin, 51, of Abington died at his home on Friday June 13th from cancer. He was the loving husband of Sharon (Ramdhan) Galvin and loving step-father of Brandon and Dylan Sookala and the son of the late Richard and Eva (Chase) Galvin. Richard co-founded "Lou Miami & the Kozmetix".He played lead guitar and performed under the...
Phoebe D. Hallquist
Jun 12, 2008
Obituary
Phoebe D.(Shea) (Smith) Hallquist, 91, of East Bridgewater , died Thursday June 12th in the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John Henry Smith and for 50 years the late Francis Hallquist. Phoebe was born in New York, she was the daughter of the late...
Catherine Mcguane
Jun 11, 2008
Obituary
Catherine (Austin) McGuane, 63, of Whitman died unexpectedly, Tuesday June 10th at her home. She was born in Brockton and grew up in Rockland, a graduate of Rockland High School. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Ellen (Burns) Austin. Catherine has been a resident of Whitman since 1964.She worked as a Home Health Aide...
William S. "Bill" Chamberlain
Jun 9, 2008
Obituary
William S. "Bill" Chamberlain, 90, of Whitman, died Monday June 9th in the Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Abington, after a period of declining health. He was a native of East Bridgewater and moved to Bridgewater when he married in 1941 to the late Bertha L (Hansler) Chamberlain, and since 1947 was a resident of Whitman....
Raymond G. Schnyer
Jun 8, 2008
Obituary
Raymond G. Schnyer, 90, of St. Petersburg, Fl., formerly of Whitman and West Yarmouth, died Sunday June 8thin Florida, after a period of failing health. Born in Worcester and raised in Whitman. Ray was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth (McGrath) Schnyer of 64 years. He was the son of the late George and Cecile(Shaw)Schnyer. He was the brother...
Joseph Vincent Fahey
Jun 7, 2008
Obituary
Joseph Vincent Fahey 79, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, died Saturday June 7th in the Sachem Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Phyllis (Webster) Fahey of Halifax, and the son of the late Simon and Evelyn ( Began) Fahey. Born in West Springfield, grew up in Roxbury, a...
Myrle Adams
Jun 4, 2008
Obituary
Myrle B. (Manuel) Adams, 87, of Whitman, Wednesday June 4th in the Tufts Medical Center, following heart surgery. She was the wife of the late Robert M Adams. She was born in South Ashburnham, a daughter of the late Frank and Florence (Bryant) Manuel. She was raised in Whitman , a graduate of the Whitman High School Class...
Reta G. White
Jun 1, 2008
Obituary
Reta G. (Burgess) White, 90, of Whitman, died Sunday June 1st in the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Earl White. She was born in Lynn, brought up in Fitchburg and Canada, daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary (Desbarres)Burgess. Reta has been a resident of Whitman for over 60 years,...
Helen E. Kelly
May 28, 2008
Obituary
Helen E. (Miller) Kelly, 82, of Abington, died at her home, Wednesday May 28th after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of William M Kelly of Abington, daughter of the late Roy and Gertrude (Smith) Miller. Helen was a graduate of Newton High School. She was a resident of Abington for many years and...
R. Edward "Eddie" Dunham
May 23, 2008
Obituary
Hanson – R. Edward "Eddie" Dunham 59, died Friday May 23rd after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Diane (Meis) Dunham. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Roy E. Jr. and Beatrice P. (Keene) Dunham. Eddie was a life long resident of Hanson attending Hanson schools and graduating from South...
