OBITUARIES
Phillip A. "Phill" Brosseau
Aug 29, 2007
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Phillip A. "Phill" Brosseau, 47 died unexpectedly Wednesday August 29th in the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center. Born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Pembroke he was the son of Paul Brosseau and the late Vera (MacDonald) Brosseau. He was a native of Pembroke and attended Silver Lake schools graduating from Silver Lake High School in 1978...
William E. Borden
Aug 28, 2007
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Whitman- William E. Borden, 85 died Tuesday August 28th in South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Theresa A. (Cunningham) (Bina) Borden and the late Helen (Roberts) Borden. Born in Boston and raised in Rockland he was the son of the late William and Anna (LaRue) Borden. He served in the...
Russell Waterman
Aug 23, 2007
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Russell A. Waterman 74, died Thursday in the Brockton Hospital in Brockton, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Nancy (Perkins) Waterman of Halifax. He was born in Halifax, son of the late Chester and Amy (Baker) Waterman. Russell, a lifelong resident of Halifax, he attended Halifax schools. He worked at the Boston Whaler boat manufacturer...
Jon Hollis
Aug 18, 2007
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John W. Hollis, 71, died Saturday, August 18th in the Jordan Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Weymouth and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late Erwin and Gertrude (Hill) Hollis. Jon was a resident of Whitman, for many years, before moving to Sarasota Florida, then to Pembroke for the last 10 years. He...
Susan Flaherty
Aug 15, 2007
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Susan J. (Dunn) Flaherty, 48, died Wednesday August 15th in the Braintree Landing Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Braintree after a period of failing health. She was the wife of Michael P. Flaherty, Sr. of Whitman. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Richard W. Dunn and Ruth (Johnston) (Dunn) Martin. Susan, a Whitman resident...
Crystal Dawn (Gayler) Smith
Aug 14, 2007
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Crystal Dawn (Gayler) Smith beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister, 35 years old, died at her home in Brockton after a long battle with breast cancer on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. She was born on May 15,1972 in Granger, Utah, daughter of Dick and Danna Gayler of Layton, Utah. Crystal felt her greatest accomplishment was that of mother...
Barbara Reade
Aug 13, 2007
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Barbara E. Reade formerly of Whitman passed away Monday August 13th in the Wingate at Brighton, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Irvin D. and Olgie Reade. Raised in Whitman, she graduated from Whitman high school and Boston University. She was an elementary school teacher in MA, NY, and FL, later she served...
Ruth L. Stafford
Aug 7, 2007
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Ruth L. (Farnham) (Philbrick) Stafford 84, died August 7th in her home, after a period of failing health. Born in Malden, raised in Norwood, she was the daughter of the late George H. and Ethel (Sumner) Farnham. She was a graduate of Norwood High School. During war time Ruth was a Book Binder for the Pilgrim Press Company...
Francis "Frank" Barnard
Aug 4, 2007
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Francis C." Frank" Barnard 74, died Saturday August 4th in the Bridgewater Nursing Home, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Joyce (Fulginiti) Barnard of Whitman. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late George and Hazel (Morse) Barnard. Frank was a Whitman resident for many years, until moving to Bridgewater 8...
Thomaida (Drossas) Milonas
Aug 3, 2007
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Thomaida "Thelma" (Drossos) Milonas, died Friday August 3rd in Falmouth after a period of failing health. She was 101, and the beloved wife of the late Basil Milonas. Born in Greece May 15, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Maria Drossos. Mrs. Milonas resided in Whitman for 79 years and was an active member...
Elizabeth A. (Dalibor) Forshaw
Jul 27, 2007
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Elizabeth A. (Dalibor) Forshaw 62, died unexpectedly in her home Friday July 27th. Born in Boston and raised in Mission Hill she was the daughter of Rudolph and Margaret (Hourihan) Dalibor. She lived in the Mission Hill for most of her life and was a graduate of Mission Hill High. She worked as a secretary at Boston City...
Christine "Chrissy" Hammond
Jul 20, 2007
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Christine "Chrissy" M. Hammond, 24, died Friday July 20th at the Brockton Hospital, after an epileptic seizure. She was the wife of Robert Hammond of Whitman. Born in Boston and brought up in Quincy, a daughter of Charles and Kathleen (McGee) Gale. Chrissy attended Quincy schools. She has been a resident of Whitman for 4 years. Chrissy was...
Lucile G. (Andrews) Craig
Jul 16, 2007
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Lucile G. (Andrews) Craig, 83, died Monday, July 16th at her home with her family at her bedside. She and her husband Robert Craig of Abington recently observed their 62nd year of marriage. She was born on her family homestead in North Paris, ME and was a graduate of West Paris High School and moved to Portland, ME...
Gertrude Tucker
Jul 12, 2007
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Gertrude M (Doyle) Tucker, 91, died July 12th at the Mt Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Walter H. Tucker. Born in Boston and raised in Weymouth a graduate of Weymouth High, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Dunnigan) Doyle. She was a resident of...
Vera Chepren
Jul 12, 2007
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Vera (Boklaga) Chepron, 82, died July 12th at her home, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of Rodney W. Chepren. Born and raised in Bridgewater a graduate of Bridgewater High, also Brockton Business School, she was the daughter of the late Ignat and Anna (Marmish) Boklaga She was a resident of Whitman for 61...
Vera Brosseau
Jul 12, 2007
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Vera M (MacDonald) Brosseau, 73, died July 12th in the Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of Paul P. Brosseau. Born and brought up in Canada, she attended school in Canada and the Moncton Hospital School of Nursing. She was a resident of Pembroke for 42 years. Vera worked the night shift...
Chester Clark
Jul 10, 2007
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Chester A. Clark , 90, July 10th at the Caritas Good Samaritan medical Center ,after a period of failing health, he was the husband of the late Mildred(Grossman) Clark. Born and brought up Whitman A resident of Whitman all his life, he worked as a machinist for the E. Norris Brown Company Chester was a WWII veteran in...
Hazel Dunbar
Jul 7, 2007
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Hazel M. (Brown), 87, died July 7th in the Brockton Hospital in Brockton, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Donald C. Dunbar, Sr. ,they were married for more than 66 years Hazel was born in Canada, daughter of the late John and Roberta (Woodland) Brown. She was a graduate of Whitman...
Ruth Eldridge
Jul 4, 2007
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Ruth J. (Sherry) Eldridge 81, died July 4th in the Sachem Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Bridgewater, after a period of failing health. Born in Swansea, raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Alice (Gauvin) Sherry. She was a graduate of Brockton High School and attended Brockton Business College for one...
Adam Silva
Jul 4, 2007
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Adam F. Silva , 21, died Wednesday July 4th in the Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston. Born in Stoughton, he was the son of Nancy (Brigham) Silva of Whitman and the late Eduardo Silva. Adam was a resident of Whitman, and a graduate of South Shore Vo Tech in Hanover. Adam played soccer and football for the...
