OBITUARIES
Milton O. Gray
Mar 4, 2007
Obituary
Whitman Milton O. Gray, 84 died Sunday March 4th in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Zilpha M. (Moorhouse) Gray. Born in Andover a son of the late Claremont and Hazel (Stiles) Gray, he was raised in Andover and attended Andover schools graduating in 1941. He attended Burdett...
Christopher J. Peterson
Mar 2, 2007
Obituary
Whitman Christopher J. Peterson, 64 died Friday March 2nd in the Brocton Hospital after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton a son of Alton E. and Mary A. (Sullivan) Peterson, he grew up in Whitman and was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School in 1960. He serviced aboard ship as a Communications Officer in the United...
Phyllis Connolly
Feb 27, 2007
Obituary
Phyllis "Ann" Connolly, 77, died Tuesday February 27th at the Southwood at Norwell, nursing facility, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John F. Connolly. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late James and Anne (Hanley) Cusick. Mrs. Connolly grew up in Boston and attended Boston Schools, she has been...
Dorothy Taylor
Feb 26, 2007
Obituary
Dorothy I. (Sweatt) Taylor, 86, died Monday at the Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, after a period of failing health. Born and brought up in, Franklin New Hampshire, daughter of the late Edwin and Marvel (Riel) Sweatt, she was a graduate of Franklin High School. She had lived in Weymouth for 33 years then, in Whitman for...
William "Jake" Burbine
Feb 25, 2007
Obituary
William G." Jake" Burbine, 82, died Sunday at his home in Whitman, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Lorraine (Murphy) Burbine Born and raised in Whitman, son of the late William and Saline(Brine) Burbine, he was a graduate of Whitman High School, and had lived in Whitman all his life. Jake...
Frank H. Saccone
Feb 20, 2007
Obituary
Frank H. Saccone, 79, of Naples, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in Naples, Florida. Mr. Saccone was born in Revere, Massachusetts in 1927 and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1944, at the age of eighteen, Mr. Saccone enlisted in the U.S. Naval Air Corps. While stationed in Miami and assigned to the...
Shirley M. (Kohl) Cormier
Feb 20, 2007
Obituary
Shirley M. (Kohl) Cormier 82, died Tuesday February 20th in the South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Henry W. Cormier. Born in New Jersey she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Manning) Kohl. Shirley lived in Nantasket and Brockton, graduating from Brockton High School. She...
Michael J. Mccarthy
Feb 17, 2007
Obituary
Michael J. McCarthy 47, died Saturday February 17th at Jordan Hospital suddenly. He was the husband of Linda (Weckbacher) McCarthy. Born in Boston, brought up in Norwell, he was the son of Edward and Louise (Pegnam) McCarthy of So. Plymouth. He was a graduate of Thayer Academy and attended Northeastern University for 2 years. Michael worked in the...
Anita Mills
Feb 16, 2007
Obituary
Anita L. (Lindsey) Mills, 80, Friday, February 16th died in the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of 58 years to Junius B. Mills, Jr. She was born in Hingham and also lived in New Orleans for 9 years. She was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mabel...
Henry Ford
Feb 15, 2007
Obituary
Henry W. Ford, 75, died Thursday, February 15th in Brockton Hospital after a short illness. He was the husband of Sheila (Adams) Ford. Born and brought up in Whitman and the East Bridgewater area, he attended East Bridgewater schools. He was the son of the late Everett and Lillian (Nash) Ford. He has lived in East Bridgewater for...
Carleton G. Smith
Feb 9, 2007
Obituary
Carleton G. Smith., 89, died Friday at the Wingate @ Silverlake, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of B. Lorraine (Hall) Smith of Kingston, formerly of Whitman. He was born and raised in Whitman, son of the late George and Helen (Horte) Smith. He was a lifelong resident of Whitman, a graduate of Whitman...
Donald F. Leach, Jr.
Feb 9, 2007
Obituary
Donald F. Leach, Jr., 75, died Friday at the Brockton Hospital intensive care unit after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Nan I. (Overhiser) Leach. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Donald F. Sr., and Grace L. (Waugh) Leach. He was a lifetime resident of Whitman, he attended Whitman...
Kenneth Neill
Feb 8, 2007
Obituary
Kenneth Neill, 49 died, Thursday February 8th at his home in Quincy after a long illness. Born in Boston, he was the son of Virginia (Sullivan) Neill and the late Edward K Neill. Ken was a life long resident of Quincy and graduated from North Quincy High. He worked as a truck service manager for Body Craft Auto...
Viola M. Pike
Feb 8, 2007
Obituary
Viola M.(Richards) Pike, 82 died Thursday in Southwood at Norwell, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John W. Pike. Born and brought up in Milton, a daughter of the late Fred A. and Ella (Hearthtz) Richards, she was a graduate of Milton High School. Viola has been a Hanson resident since...
Mary "Ellie" Everidge
Feb 5, 2007
Obituary
Mary 'Ellie" (Hanlon) Everidge, 66, died Monday February 5th in the Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. Ellie was born and brought up in Roxbury; she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Mahon) Hanlon. She lived in Whitman for 38 years, also Bridgewater, then to Hanson for the past 5 years. Ellie graduated...
Irene E. Kossowski
Feb 3, 2007
Obituary
Irene E. (Sickoll) Kossowski, 95, died Saturday February 3rd in the Royal Nursing Center of Falmouth after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Paul L. Kossowski. Born and raised in Hanover, daughter of the late Frank and Charlotte (West) Sickoll, she attended Hanover schools and was a Hanover resident until 1943. She...
Margaret Walsh
Feb 2, 2007
Obituary
Margaret (Smith) Walsh, 81, died Friday February 2nd in the Braemoor Rehabilitation & Nursing Center of Brockton after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert Walsh, Sr. Born and raised in Quincy, daughter of the late Thomas & Helen (Lonergan) Smith she attended Sacred Heart School. She lived in Hingham for more...
Robert F. Leonard
Jan 31, 2007
Obituary
Leonard- of Whitman January 31st Robert F. "Bob" 74, husband of Nancy L. (Birnie) Leonard of Whitman, father of Michael Leonard and his wife Rebecca of Wayland, Lawrence Leonard of Whitman, Francine Burns and her husband William of Randolph and the late Laurie Murphy; son-in-law of Helen Perry of Brockton; brother of John Leonard and his wife Kathleen...
Harold Palm
Jan 31, 2007
Obituary
Harold R. Palm, 89, died Wednesday in the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, after a period of failing health. Born in Easton, son of the late Otto and Emelia (Johnson) Palm, he was a graduate of Oliver Ames High School and Franklin Union Institute of Boston. Mr. Palm was a lifelong resident of Whitman, an electrician for the Forsberg...
