OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
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...
Mary Ellen Austin
May 12, 2006
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Obituary WHITMAN Mary Ellen (Burns) Austin 83 died Friday at her home, after a period of failing health .She was the wife of the late Robert H. Austin. Born in Boston daughter of the late Warren Ward and Catherine Burns Mrs. Austin has been a resident of Whitman for more than 50 years. She worked as a cook...
Masako Pina
May 9, 2006
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HANSON Masako (Yamada) Pina 73, died Tuesday in Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred D. Pina. Born in Izu, Japan daughter of the late Akira and Ju Yamada. She resided in Hanson for 48 years. She was a communicant of Our Lady of the Lake Church...
Alyce E. Hannon
May 8, 2006
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Obituary Duxbury Alyce E. (Langley) Hannon died Monday in the Duxbury House after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Peter Hannon. Born and raised in Quincy, daughter of the late Edwin and Mary (Cahill) Langley. Alyce was a self-employed hairdresser in Weymouth and Quincy. She enjoyed her grandchildren, reading and shopping for...
Annie Dimestico
May 8, 2006
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CANTON Annie (Rudolph) DiMestico,80 died Monday at her home after a period of failing health. Born in Plymouth, daughter of the late Jacob A and Emily (Campbell) Rudolph. She was formerly of Whitman, Hanson and Florida, a graduate of Whitman High School and Brockton Business College, she also attended Bridgewater State College. During WWII, Annie played bass in...
Frederick Delaney
May 8, 2006
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East Bridgewater Obituary Frederick T. Delaney,66.died Monday in the St. Joseph's Manor Nursing Home in Brockton after a long illness Born in Boston, son of the late John J. and Lucy (Moquin) Delaney, a Graduate of Dorchester High School He grew up in Dorchester and was a resident of East Bridgewater for 28 years Frederick was a disabled...
Ethel M. Kenneally
May 7, 2006
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Whitman Ethel M. Kenneally 79 of Morehead City, North Carolina formally of Whitman Massachusetts. Born January 15, 1927 to Adelia and Kenneth Day. She was married to the late Robert J. Kenneally, Sr for 28 years. Ethel was a homemaker for many years. She went to work after her children were all in school. She worked in a...
Alphonse Skipper
May 3, 2006
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OBITUARY EAST BRIDGEWATER Alphonse Skipper 81, died May 3rd in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a period of failing health, he was the husband of the late Jennie M. (Metro) Skipper. Born in Hanson, son of the late Stanley and Mary (Kozlowski) Skippar. He attended East Bridgewater Schools. Alphonse served in the United States Army during...
Dorothy L. Porter
May 1, 2006
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WHITMAN Dorothy L.Porter, 47, died Monday in the Brigham & Women's Hospital after a short illness. Born in Brockton, daughter of Ruth (Spear) Porter of Whitman and the late Robert Porter. A life long resident of Whitman a graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional, High School, Class of 1977 Dorothy worked as an office manager for Dunkin Donuts before that...
Jennie Casoni
Apr 30, 2006
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of Whitman WHITMAN – Jennie (Baldini) Casoni, 93, of Whitman died Sunday in Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late A. "Skiddy" Casoni, to whom she was married for 65 years. Born July 7, 1912, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Angelo and Clothilde (Raymondi) Baldini, she grew...
Mary E. Carter
Apr 28, 2006
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Whitman Mary E.(Oldham) Carter, 86 died Friday in the South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John P. Carter Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, daughter of the late Walter R. and Alice (Hartnett) Oldham. She was a graduate of Dorchester High School Longtime resident of Whitman, a communicate of...
Alfred Anthony
Apr 28, 2006
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Whitman Alfred Anthony, Big Band Era Saxophone Great, Dead at Age 89. Alfred "Al" Anthony, born April 21, 1917 in East Bridgewater, MA died of heart failure Friday night. The son of Carl and Mary (Balboni) Anthony, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Norine (Renee) Weaver Anthony of Whitman. Al graduated high school in 1935...
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