OBITUARIES
Barbara A. (Campbell) Stephansky
Mar 20, 2008
Obituary
Barbara A. (Campbell) Stephansky 75, died unexpectedly in her home Thursday March 20th. She was the beloved wife of F. David Stephansky. Born and raised in Quincy she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Mary (Tobin) Campbell and a graduate of North Quincy High. Barbara was a well known employee of Duval's Pharmacy in Whitman for...
Evelyn A. (Smith) Harris
Mar 20, 2008
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Evelyn A. (Smith) Harris 94, formerly of Whitman died Thursday March 20th after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Herbert L. Harris. Born and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Irving M. and Marion (Linnell) Smith. Evelyn was a life long resident of Whitman and a 1931 graduate...
Lillian O'Reilly
Mar 20, 2008
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Whitman- Lillian E. (Fox) O'Reilly, 77, died March 20th, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by all of her children. Lillian was the wife of the late William F. O'Reilly, Jr. Born January 9, 1931 in Boston. Lillian lived the last 50 years in Whitman; she was a retired employee of Shaw's Supermarket. She...
Stephen J. Cirelli
Mar 19, 2008
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Stephen J. Cirelli, of Brockton, formerly of Abington, died Wednesday, March 19, after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton, he was the son of Alfreda (Brett) Cirelli of Rockland and the late Joseph L. Cirelli, Sr. Stephen grew up in Abington and was a graduate of Abington High School where he played percussion in the high...
Michael E. "Pete" Petersen
Mar 18, 2008
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Michael E. "Pete" Petersen 40, died unexpectedly Tuesday March 18th. Born in Plymouth and raised in Whitman he was the son of Edward C. and Pamela M. (Sommers) Petersen of Whitman. Michael was a 1986 graduate of South Shore Votech and a member of the Hanson Rod & Gun Club. He was a resident of East Bridgewater for...
John"Red" Gray
Mar 17, 2008
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John "RED" D. Gray, 82, died Monday March 17th in the South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health .He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Smith), (Flavin) Gray. He was the son of the late John and Lily (Nicholson) Gray. John was born in Milton, raised in Quincy and attended Quincy Schools. He has been...
Leonarda E. (Yankowski) O'Connell
Mar 17, 2008
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Leonarda E. (Yankowski) O'Connell, 85 died Monday March 17 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William O'Connell. Born in Brockton she was the daughter of the late William and Tafila (Urbanowicz) Yankowski. Leonarda spent most of her life in Whitman and attended Whitman schools. She did however spend several years in...
Jeffrey E. Foley
Mar 16, 2008
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Jeffrey E. Foley 46 died Sunday March 16th in the Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. Born in Quincy he was the son of William E. and Marjorie I. (Jetter) Foley of Rockland. He was a 30 year resident of Brockton. Jeffrey was very artistic and loved drawing and music. In addition to his parents he...
Viola G. (Lunn) (Wry) Labrache
Mar 15, 2008
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West Bridgewater- Viola G. (Lunn) (Wry) LaBrache passed away Saturday March 15th at the age of 99. She was the wife of the late Walter A. Wry and Joseph S. LaBrache. Born February 26, 1909 in Taunton she was the daughter of the late Kenneth J. and Addie E. (Eldridge) Lunn. She was raised in Easton where she...
June Shea
Mar 11, 2008
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June R. (LaSalle) Shea, 89, of Abington passed away Tuesday, at the South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Michael Shea and the daughter of the late John and Martha (Norstrum) LaSalle. June was born and brought up in Woburn, a graduate of Woburn High. She worked and retired from the...
Maureen A. Kelly
Mar 9, 2008
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Maureen A. Kelly 57 died Sunday March 9th surrounded by family in her Abington home. Born in Boston and raised in Dorchester and Abington she was the daughter of the late William A. and Mary E. (Watts) Kelly. Maureen was a resident of Abington for 40 years and attended Abington Jr. High and St. Colettas in Hanover. She...
Dorothy L. (Healey) Ray
Mar 8, 2008
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Dorothy L. (Healey) Ray 81, died Saturday March 8th after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Ray, Jr. Born and raised in Dorchester she was the daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Hogan) Healey. She attended Dorchester schools and was a graduate of Jeremiah E. Burke High School in...
Donald J. Dunbar
Mar 6, 2008
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East Bridgewater- Donald J. Dunbar 84, formerly of Whitman died unexpectedly in his home Thursday March 6th. He was the beloved husband of 64 years to the late Eleanor (Reed) Dunbar. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Chester and Margaret (Feeney) Dunbar. He spent his boyhood years growing up on Nantucket, where he still...
Mark S. Leavitt
Mar 3, 2008
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Mark Leavitt, age 25 of passed away suddenly Monday March 3rd in Lancaster, PA. He was the beloved son of Scott and Debra (Harrison) Leavitt, and brother of Michael Harrison Leavitt, all of Brockton .Mark was the beloved grandson of Paul and Virginia (Gray) Leavitt of Abington and John and Joan (Harrison) Poreca of Plymouth. Mark is also...
William Polito
Mar 1, 2008
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William P. Polito, 69, of Abington died at his home, Saturday, March 1, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Joan (Baker) Polito of Abington. Born in Boston and grew up in Hull, he has been a resident of Abington since 1965.William was a veteran of the United States Navy. He retired from Aggregate...
Mary E. Ostroski
Feb 29, 2008
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Mary E. (Cosgrove) Ostroski, 77, of East Bridgewater, went home with the Lord on Friday, February 29th. She was the wife of William P. Ostroski of East Bridgewater. Mary was born in Lynn and grew up in Quincy; she was the daughter of the late Felix and Mary (Mahoney) Cosgrove. Mary has been a resident of East Bridgewater...
Phyllis Dolan
Feb 29, 2008
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Phyllis J. Dolan, 84 of Brockton died Friday February 29th in the Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. Born and brought in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Bessie (Roberts) Dolan. She was a Brockton High graduate and attended a two year business school. Phyllis worked for the Brockton Public Schools as...
Wayne Parry
Feb 27, 2008
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Wayne Parry, 65, of Hanson, died Wednesday, February 27th in the South Shore Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Judith (O'Malley) Parry of Hanson. Born and brought up in Weymouth, a graduate of Weymouth High. He was the son of the late Walter and Philomena (DePari) Parry. Wayne has been a resident of Hanson...
Michael Markon
Feb 23, 2008
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Michael Markon of Pembroke, 91, died Saturday in the South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Helen (Rozgoni) Markon. Born in Canton Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert and Margaret (Kovac) Markon. Michael was a veteran of the United States Army, from 1934-1936. He worked as...
Eva B. (Amado) Silva
Feb 22, 2008
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Eva B. (Amado) Silva 96, died Friday February 22nd in the Radius Cape Heritage of Sandwich after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William Silva. Born January 8, 1912 in Providence, Rhode Island she was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Anna (Soares) Amado. She was a resident of Halifax...
