OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Thomas F. Beals, Sr.
Dec 8, 2007
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Thomas F. Beals, Sr. 73 of Whitman passed away quietly Saturday December 8th in the Brockton Hospital after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years Joyce (Faxon) Beals. Born in and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Gerald and Rose (Swan) Beals, and a graduate of Brockton High....
Mary J. White
Dec 4, 2007
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Mary J. White 91 of Abington formerly of Whitman died Tuesday December 4th in the Colony Nursing & Rehab Center in Abington after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Albert and Celina (Arseneault) White, and graduated from Whitman High in 1935. Mary worked as a machine operator...
Beatrice M. (Lindgren) Wright
Nov 29, 2007
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Beatrice M. (Lindgren) Wright 89, died Thursday November 29th in the Baypoint Skilled Care Center of Brockton after a period of failing health. She would have celebrated her 90th birthday on December 1st. She was the wife of the late Earl E. Wright. Born and raised in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Roy & Melvina...
Malcolm Holbrook
Nov 28, 2007
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Malcolm Irwin Holbrook, 78, of West Bridgewater, died peacefully November 28th in the Kindred Northeast specialty Hospital in Stoughton, after a brief illness with cancer. Malcolm worked in concrete construction until age 75. His passions were antiquing and yard-sales. He was an avid sports fan; he enjoyed cooking, walking, visiting & story telling with family & friends. Malcolm...
Martha W. Delgreco
Nov 28, 2007
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Martha W. (Sassi) DelGreco, died Wednesday November 28th in the South Shore Hospital, after a period of failing health. Born in Milford, NH, a resident of Quincy for many years until, moving to Largo, Florida in 1977.She was the wife of the late Rocco DelGreco. Martha was a dietician at the Quincy City Hospital for 15 years. She...
Daniel Helms
Nov 25, 2007
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Daniel A. Helms 24, died Sunday in the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Dorothy (Dodge) and David Lemieux, of Whitman and Arthur S. Helms, Jr. of Abington. Daniel was born in Boston, brought up in Whitman, and a graduate of South Shore Vo-Tech class of 2002. He was a 3rd year apprentice...
Mary A. Campbell
Nov 25, 2007
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Mary A. Campbell, 92, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Sunday November 25th, in the Sachem Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Bridgewater, after a period of failing health. Mary was the wife of the late William W. Campbell, daughter of the late Daniel T. and Josephine (MacFarlane) Murphy. She was born in Boston, lived most of...
Richard Vargus
Nov 25, 2007
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Richard Vargus 56, died Sunday November 25th in the Coyne Healthcare Center of Rockland after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Frank and Dorothy (Richardson) Vargus. He was a 12 year resident of Whitman, and an active member of the First Congregational Church Of Whitman, where he attended services...
Miriam Provost
Nov 22, 2007
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Miriam Elizabeth (Roberts) Provost, 93, of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, formerly of Broomall, PA., died Thursday, November 22nd.She married George L, Provost of Brockton in 1943.He preceded her in death in 2000.Mrs Provost taught 4th grade in the Rockland Public Schools and in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and she retired in 1974.She was born in Rockland, a...
Joanne L. "Joey" (Lecours) (Lang) Walters
Nov 22, 2007
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Joanne L. "Joey" (Lecours)(Lang) Walters 56, a resident of Whitman died Thursday November 22nd at her sister's home in Plymouth, after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of Donald F. Walters of Whitman, and the daughter of the late John and Mildred (DeMinico) Lecours. Born in Medford, she attended Weymouth schools. Joey was employed by...
Howard C. Proule
Nov 21, 2007
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Howard C. Proule 64, died Wednesday November 21st in the Kindred Northeast Specialty Hospital of Stoughton after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton and raised in Bridgewater he attended Bridgewater Schools, and was the son of the late Howard C. and Jeannette (Dubord) Proule. Howard was a resident of Whitman for over forty years and worked...
Lillian Kenneally
Nov 19, 2007
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Lillian H. Kenneally , a lifetime resident of Whitman, died Monday in the life Care Center in West Bridgewater , after a period of failing health, she was 97 years old .Born and brought in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman High and the Boston University as a English major. Lillian was employed by the State of Massachusetts as...
Betty Anne Lambert
Nov 17, 2007
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Betty Anne (Weeden) Lambert, 76, a resident of Brockton, formerly of Hanson, died Saturday at her home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Edmund G. Lambert. Born in Brockton, grew up in Hanson, a graduate of Whitman High. Betty was employed at Foot-Joy in Brockton as a stitcher, before retiring. She loved to...
Theron " Stoney" Stone
Nov 17, 2007
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"Stoney" E. Stone, 72 , U.S. Army, retired, a resident of Hudson, NH, formerly of Whitman, died at his home, November 17th. He was the husband of Aletta A. (Viniskas) Stone. Born Theron E. "Stoney" Stone, he was the beloved son of the late Theron C. and Mary (Marshall) Stone. He was born in Nellis, WV, he made...
Richard "Dick" Rhoades
Nov 17, 2007
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Richard M. "Dick" Rhoades, 80, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Saturday , November 17th in the Brockton Hospital, after many years of heart complication .Dick was the husband of Norma ( Powers ) Rhoades of Whitman, whom she was the daughter of William B. Powers a longtime Realtor, Construction /Developer of Whitman . Born in Bellows Falls,...
Bette-Lynn Sutterley
Nov 17, 2007
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Bette-Lynn (Robbins) Sutterley, 56, a resident of Taunton, Whitman and Weymouth, died Saturday November 17th at her brother's home in Brockton, after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of the late Persis (Flemming) (Robbins) Taylor and step daughter of Richard B. Taylor of Whitman. Born in Cambridge, a graduate of Weymouth High School Class of...
George E. Terrio,Sr.
Nov 15, 2007
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George E. Terrio, Sr. a resident of Hull, New Hampshire and Brockton, died Thursday, in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Rosemary (McCarthy) Terrio of Hull. He was born in Abington, brought up in Abington Malden and Whitman. He was the son of the late...
Reta Scopelleti
Nov 11, 2007
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Reta (Parker) Scopelleti, 60, a resident of N. Weymouth, died Sunday November 11th at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Scopelleti Reta was born in Boston, daughter of the late Wesley and Dorothy (Spicer) Parker. She grew up in Randolph and was a graduate...
Alexa Hanson
Nov 7, 2007
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Alexa R. Hanson, 64, a lifetime resident of Abington, died Wednesday November 7th at the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Weymouth, she was the daughter of the late John and Ivyane (Nunez) Hanson. Alexa was a devoted teacher for 43 years in the Whitman School system, her interest's were in computers and taught classes. She...
Richard "Dick" Deal
Nov 4, 2007
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Richard E. "Dick" Deal , a longtime resident of Rockland, died Sunday , November 4th in the Weymouth Health Care of Mesothelioma, he was 68.Dick was the husband of 45 years to June ( Breivogel) Deal of Rockland. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, he served from 1956-1960 as an AMH2.Born and brought up in...
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