OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
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...
Linda E. "Gig" Rollins
Nov 2, 2007
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Linda E. (Carpenter) Rollins "Gig", 60, a lifetime resident of East Bridgewater, died Friday at the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Clayton Rollins, Jr. of East Bridgewater. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Bernice (Thrasher) Carpenter. "Gig" was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School....
Doris Cashman
Nov 2, 2007
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Doris L.(Cole) Cashman, 89, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Friday in the South Shore Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Rockland after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Bernard F. Cashman, mother of Richard A. Cashman of Whitman, David Cashman of Montana, Janet E. Roache of Florida and the late Paul...
Joseph Mula
Oct 29, 2007
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Whitman Joseph Mula, 92 a resident of Whitman,for 35 years, died Monday October 29th, in the Brockton Hospital. He was the husband of Edith (Dilorenzo) Mula. He was born in Italy, son of the late Charles and Maria (Infantino) Mula. Joseph at the age of 5 immigrated with his mother to Ellis Island. He attended Quincy Schools. He...
Dale S. Crandall
Oct 25, 2007
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Dale S. Crandall 76, died Thursday October 25th in his Abington home after a period of failing health. He was the loving husband of Jennie A. (Cullinan) Crandall. Born and raised in Maine he was the son of the late Kenneth & Edith (Sherman) Crandall. He was a veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War,...
Robert T. Cushman
Oct 25, 2007
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Robert T. Cushman 82, died peacefully Thursday October 25th in Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Skinner) Cushman. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Velma (Litchfield) Cushman. He was raised in Whitman where he resided all his life before moving to Plimpton in 1974,...
Robert L. Slocum
Oct 13, 2007
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Robert L. Slocum 74, a resident of Whitman for 46 years and Homosassa, Florida died at his home Saturday October 13, 2007 of prostate cancer. He was the beloved husband of Jane (Radcliffe) Slocum. Mr. Slocum was born and educated in Hyde Park, spending his summers in Scituate. He was the son of the late John J. and...
Stanley C. Lawson, Jr.
Oct 12, 2007
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Stanley C. Lawson, Jr. 69, died Friday October 12th. He was the former husband of Patricia A. (Solomon) Lawson of Plympton. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Stanley C. and Doris I. (Sanders) Lawson. He was a life long resident of Abington, and attended Abington Schools. Mr. Lawson worker for over 35 years as...
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