OBITUARIES
Phyllis Freberg
Feb 12, 2008
Obituary
Phyllis M. (Stewart) Freberg 75, died Tuesday February 12th, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles V. Freberg. Born and raised in Quincy she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Pemberton) Stewart and a 1951 graduate of Quincy High. Phyllis worked at the Patriot Ledger for 2 years,...
Keith R. Holbrook
Feb 12, 2008
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Keith R. Holbrook 86, died Tuesday February 12th after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Mary B. (Eddy) Holbrook. Born and raised in Whitman, where he remained a life long resident he was the son of the late Stanley and Gertrude (Mahan) Holbrook. He was a graduate of Whitman High School and...
Mabelle (Kennedy) Smith
Feb 11, 2008
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Mabelle (Kennedy) Smith 99, died Monday February 11th in the Life Care Center of Plymouth after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Clifford l. Smith. Born May 27, 1908 in Somerville she was the daughter of the late George and Ellen (Bingham) Kennedy. Mabelle was a graduate of Whitman High in 1927,...
Albert A. "Al" Brenner
Feb 10, 2008
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Albert A. "Al" Brenner 83 of East Bridgewater died Sunday February 10th in the Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the husband for 56 years of Mildred (Baer) Brenner. Born in Boston and raised in Roslindale he was the son of the late Albert and Leopoldina (Silaber) Brenner, and a graduate of Roslindale High School. He...
Grace A. (Cullen) Cutter
Feb 9, 2008
Obituary
THE FOLLOWING OBITUARY WAS WRITTEN AND FURNISHED BY THE SHEEHAN FUNERAL HOME OF STOUGHTON. 781-344-2061 Grace A. (Cullen) Cutter, a fifty year resident of Abington, formerly of Holbrook, passed away on Saturday February 9, 2008 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 74 years old. She was also the beloved wife of the late Albert J....
Robert C. Wheeler
Feb 7, 2008
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Robert C. Wheeler, 93, of Whitman, died Thursday in the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of 63 years to the late Marion "Maxine" (Whiting) Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was born in Abington and brought up in Rockland. He lived in Hanson for 10 years before settling in Whitman for the last 50 years....
Norma M. (Bradshaw) (Ward) Derego
Feb 4, 2008
Obituary
Norma M. (Bradshaw) (Ward) DeRego 83, died Monday February 4th in Tobey Hospital. She was the wife of the late C. Richard Ward and Edward J. DeRego. Born and brought up in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Florence (Howarth) Bradshaw, and a graduate of Whitman High School. Norma previously lived in Ft. Lauderdale,...
Donald K. Blanchard
Feb 2, 2008
Obituary
Donald K. Blanchard 83, died Saturday February 2nd in Sun City Center, Florida. He was the loving husband of Mary (Sweeney) Blanchard. His funeral service will be held Saturday February 16th at 12 Noon in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte 58 @ the rotary circle) Whitman. Visitng hours will be held two hours prior to the...
Margaret (Winer) Stejskal
Jan 30, 2008
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Rockland – Margaret (Winer) Stejskal died at the Coyne Health Care Center on January 30, 2008, at age 86.Born in Germany and schooled there as well, she was the daughter of the late Josef and Anna (Salzer) Winer. She came to the U.S. in 1957and settled in Brockton and then in Hanover. While in Hanover she was an...
Stella Wiencko
Jan 25, 2008
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Stella H. (Obenisky) Wiencko, 94, died Friday at the Baypath at Duxbury after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Steven and Mary (Cruel) Obenisky Stella was born and brought up in Boston, and attended Boston Schools. She was a resident of Whitman for 36 years and 29 of those years at Harvard Court. She...
Mary A. Graham
Jan 23, 2008
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Mary Alice (Peters) Graham, 67 of North Weymouth died January 23rd in the Weymouth Health Care Center , after a period of failing health . She was born in Boston, daughter of the late William T. and Catherine M. (Graham) Peters. She moved to Whitman in 1941, where she graduated from Whitman High School in 1958, where she...
Ruby Gianunzio
Jan 13, 2008
Obituary
Ruby I (Holmes) Gianunzio, 81 of Whitman died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, Sunday. She was the wife of the late Paris "Pat" Gianunzio. Born and brought up in Presque Isle, Me., she was the daughter of the late Harold and Annie o. (Ireland) Holmes. Ruby worked in Brockton as a housekeeper and at Waldo...
Glen D. Condon
Jan 12, 2008
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Glen D. Condon, 46, died unexpectedly at his home, Saturday January 12th. He was the son of Jay and Meredith (Fullerton) Condon of Whitman. He was born in Brockton, bought up in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School Class of 1979. Glen lived in Las Vegas for 10 years and the past 8 years in Whitman....
James T. Gately
Jan 10, 2008
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James T. Gately 55, died unexpectedly at his home on January 10th. Born June 9, 1952 in Boston, he was the son of the late Gerard J. and Anna T. (Kelly) Gately. James lived in Whitman and worked as a metal finisher for Whitman Plating. He is survived by his brothers Edward Gately of Pembroke, and Dermont Gately...
Eddie Olsen
Jan 7, 2008
Obituary
Eddie Olsen, 83, of Rockland, formerly of Plymouth died Monday in the South Shore Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center in Rockland, after a period of failing health; He was the husband of the late Gladys C. (Gagnon) Olsen. He was born in New Jersey, raised and schooled in Arendal, Norway. Eddie was a resident of Plymouth for more...
David Macalpine
Jan 6, 2008
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David G MacAlpine, Jr., 55, of Orland, ME., formerly of Whitman and Halifax, died suddenly at his home on Sunday January 6th. He was the son of Virginia (Nagy) MacAlpine of Exeter, NH. & Clearwater, FL. and the late David G .MacAlpine, Sr. David was born in Chelsea, raised and educated in South Weymouth and Whitman. He graduated...
J. Edward "Red" Woodard
Jan 5, 2008
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J. Edward "Red" Woodard 83, died Saturday January 5th in the Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband for 54 years of the late Betty (Hogg) Woodard. Born February 6, 1924 in Sanford, Maine he was the son of the late Horace and Louise (Bryant) Woodard. He moved to East Bridgewater in 1934,...
Joseph Davis
Jan 3, 2008
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Joseph L. Davis, 81, died Thursday in the John Scott House in Braintree, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Anna M. (Carroll) Davis, son of the late Charles and Mary (McNichols) Davis. He was born in Boston, brought up in Mission Hill, and he attended Boston Schools. Joe has been a...
Clinton T. "Clint" Jenkins
Jan 1, 2008
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Clinton T. Jenkins 87, died Tuesday January 1st in the Brockton Hospital. He was the husband for 62 years of "Happy Marital Bliss" to Bessie F. (Look) Jenkins. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Arthur and Gladys (Turpel) Jenkins, and a graduate of Whitman High. Clint served in the US Navy from...
Joshua D. Giorgi
Jan 1, 2008
Obituary
Joshua D. Giorgi, 22 died Tuesday January 1st in the Jordan Hospital after a period of failing health. Born in Patuxent River, Maryland he was the son of Richard P. and Judith (Gentile) Giorgi. He was a 10 year resident of Plymouth in the Radius Healthcare and was a participant in the Special Olympics. He loved watching NASCAR...
