OBITUARIES
Fay Benson
Jun 23, 2006
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OBITUARY Whitman- Fay O.(Wiltse) Benson, a long-time resident of this town and for many years a teacher in the public schools here, died Friday in Brockton Hospital after suffering a stroke a week before. She was 97. Mrs. Benson was predeceased, in 1973, by her husband of forty years, Wallace "Wally" Benson, a lifelong Whitman resident, a well-known...
Nancy Coutts
Jun 14, 2006
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Nancy (Hogg) Coutts, 68, died Wednesday June 14th in the Brockton Hospital after a brief Illness. She was the wife of the late John A Coutts, Sr. Born and bought up in Whitman, daughter of the late John and Mary (Mitchell) Hogg). She attended Whitman schools Nancy lived in East Bridgewater for many years, after getting married, where...
Stephanie "Stella" Lesprance
Jun 13, 2006
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Stephanie "Stella" (Kopcych) Lesprance, 89, died June 13th in the Life Care Of West Bridgewater, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late George H. Lesprance. Born and bought up in Bridgewater, daughter of the late John and Antonia (Cihanowic) Kopcych. She attended Bridgewater schools Stella lived in Halifax for many years and...
Gladys E. Luddy
Jun 10, 2006
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Gladys E. (Merriam) Luddy, 85,died Saturday June 10th in the Wingate at Silver Lake, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Arthur Luddy. Born in Hanson, a daughter of the late John and Mary (MacKay) Merriam. Mrs. Luddy lived most of her life in Whitman, a graduate of Whitman High. She worked...
Marjorie Whittles
Jun 10, 2006
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Marjorie L. (Bradford) Whittles, 91, died Saturday June 10th in the South Shore Rehabilitation Skilled Care Center, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Clinton Whittles. Born in Abington, daughter of the late Joseph H. and Ethel (West) Bradford. Marjorie lived in Abington, a graduate of Abington High; Class of 1933.She also...
Charles A. Marble, Sr.
Jun 7, 2006
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East Bridgewater Charles A. Marble, Jr. died Wednesday June 7th at his home in East Bridgewater after a lengthy period of failing health. He was the husband of Lois T. (Hogan) Marble. Born in Quincy on November 20, 1928 he was the son of the late Charles A. Sr. and Catherine E. (Schlager) Marble. Mr. Marble was a...
Norman H, Clinton
Jun 4, 2006
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Norman H. Clinton 71, died Sunday June 4th at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was the husband of the late Joyce (Spinney) Clinton. Born in Newton, he grew up in Boston and lived in Whitman for 5 years before moving to North Conway New Hampshire. He had been a CPA and salesman for many...
Paul W. Stetson
Jun 3, 2006
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Paul W. Stetson died Saturday June 3rd in the Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health .He was the husband of Evelyn (Condon) Stetson. Born in New Bedford, brought up in East Bridgewater a, son of the late, Harold and Mary (Brown) Stetson, a graduate of East Bridgewater High School. Paul was the founder of Paradise Water...
Frances M. Jordan
Jun 2, 2006
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Jordan, Of Brockton, June 2nd, Frances M. (Cerci) 74, wife of Robert Jordan of Brockton; daughter of Teresa (Celeste) Cerci of Bridgewater; mother of LT. Robert Sergio of Bridgewater, Lorraine Johnson of Easton and Laurie (Sergio) Sweeney and her husband Frank of Brockton; grandmother of Melanie Covel, Michelle Thurston, Micheal and Courtney Johnson and Gino Sergio; sister of...
Joseph "Joe" Sansone
May 30, 2006
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Joseph "Joe" J. Sansone 73, died Tuesday May 30th at his home after a brief illness. He was the husband of Frances (Pagano) Sansone of Whitman. Born and brought up in Dorchester, son of the late, John and Josephine (DiPalma) Sancone. He attended Boston Trade School. Joe lived in Whitman for 42 years and worked as a Carpenter...
James Lucey
May 26, 2006
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James"Jim" Lucey 78, died Friday may 26th at the Life care center in Raynham after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Mary L. (Dexter) Lucey. Born and brought up in Ireland, son of the late, Michael and Nora (Walsh) Lucey. He attended Ireland schools Jim lived in Canada for five years, before...
Lois E. Smith
May 24, 2006
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Lois E. (Kintigh) Smith, 81 died Wednesday in the Island Terrace Nursing Home, after a period of failing health. Born Milton, a daughter of the late James and Minnie (Simons) Kintigh Mrs. Smith was brought up in Quincy, a graduate of Quincy High She worked in the real estate business, as a secretary. She volunteered at the Good...
Mavis I. Alger
May 20, 2006
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Mavis I. (Newton) Alger, 91 died Saturday, in the Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. Born Brookline, a daughter of the late Isadore and Irene (Field) Newton. Mrs. Alger was brought up in Weymouth, a graduate of Weymouth High School, class of 1933 She was an accounting clerk for the Town of Weymouth and Fannie Farmer Candy Company...
Louis J. Zito
May 20, 2006
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Louis J. Zito , 83, .died Sunday at Braemoor Rehabilitation Center in Brockton , after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Tappse (Bousnakinis)Zito. Born and brought in Haverhill, son of the late Frank and Anjelina (Courtnello) Zito Louis was the proprietor of Zito Variety in Haverhill, his family owned business for over 70 yeas,...
Jeannette White
May 19, 2006
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Jeannette (Hovey) White, 87, died Friday in North Adams Regional Hospital, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Frederick White. Born in Copake, New York, daughter of Frederick and Mabel (Euber) Hovey Jeannette was raised in Whitman a graduate of Whitman schools. She also attended New England Art School of Boston and...
Lori Toomey
May 19, 2006
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WHITMAN Lori (Archer) Toomey, 60, died Friday at South Shore Hospital, after a courageous and inspirational battle with cancer. She was the wife of Richard Toomey of Whitman Born in Dorchester, brought up in Canton, daughter of the late Sumner and Olive (McWhirk) Archer Mrs. Toomey has been a resident of Whitman for 31 years ,a member and...
Janet M. Richard
May 18, 2006
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Richard- of Whitman formerly of Rockland May 18th Janet M. (McClure) 57, wife of the Donald Richard of Whitman daughter of Jean (Wilkates) McClure; sister of Kevin McClure, Fred McClure, Betty St .Jean and Cheryl Russell all of Rockland also 8 step-children and 11 step-grand children. She was also the daughter of the late John McClure. A Memorial...
Herman F. Kinsler
May 17, 2006
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Herman F. Kinsler,79, died Wednesday in the Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Janice (Willwerth) Kinsler Born in Everett, raised in Lincoln Ma.,son of the late Herman F. and Louise (Hanselmann) Kinsler. A graduate of Concord High School. A resident of Easton for 25 years and for the past 5 years...
Frederick A."Fred" Mccarthy
May 14, 2006
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Frederick A. "Fred" McCarthy, 63, died Sunday at his home, after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Margaret "Peggy" (Turnbull) (Paquette) McCarthy. Born in Boston, son of the late John and Edith (Cameron) McCarthy. He grew up in South Boston and attended schools there. Before retirement, Fred was an electrician in Boston and belonged...
Geraldine (Tucker)(Chisholm) Malmberg
May 13, 2006
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Malmberg of Raynham formerly of Whitman and Brockton May 13th Geraldine E. (Tucker),(Chisholm) 90,wife of the late John D. Chisholm and the late Roland A. Malmberg; mother of Joan (Joann) M.(Chisholm) Burns and her husband William of Whitman ;sister of Glenna l. Paananen of Brockton; grandmother of John W. Burns and his wife Deborah of Raynham, Kathleen A...
