OBITUARIES
Kamelka "Kay" Fitzgerald
Mar 26, 2008
Obituary
Kamelka "Kay" (Pitera) Fitzgerald formerly of Dorchester died Wednesday March 26th in her Hanson home. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Fitzgerald. She is survived by her children; Frances Eastman of Cumberland, RI, Edward Fitzgerald of Cochituate, Robert Fitzgerald of Billerica, Janice Lifrieri of Hanson, and James Fitzgerald of Quincy. Mrs. Fitzgerald is also survived...
Marie J. (Roberts) Emery
Mar 25, 2008
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Marie J. (Roberts) Emery 92, died Tuesday March 25th after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John H. Emery. Born in Boston she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Cannon) Roberts. She was raised in Dorchester before her move to Rockland where she was a graduate of Rockland High...
Ilean R. Chisholm
Mar 22, 2008
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Ilean R. Chisholm, 85, died March 22nd in the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late James & Daphena (Daley) Chisholm. Born and brought up in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman High, Class of 1941 and Pondville School of Nursing. Ilean was a nurse for many years on the South Shore. She...
Lawrence P. "Larry" Gorman
Mar 22, 2008
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Lawrence P. Gorman, Sr., age 77, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn A. (Dauwer) Gorman with whom he was married to for 55 years. Born June 19, 1930 in Boston, Ma, he was the devoted son of the late Martin and Margaret (Reardon) Gorman....
Richard D. "Dick" Sweeney, Sr.
Mar 20, 2008
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Richard D. "Dick" Sweeney of Hingham, a devoted husband, father and doting grandfather, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, March 20. He was 72. A gifted public speaker blessed with an engaging personality and an Irishman's quick wit, Dick left an enduring impression on his family and many friends and business associates. He was a native...
Barbara A. (Campbell) Stephansky
Mar 20, 2008
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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
Obituary
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
Obituary
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...
