OBITUARIES
Carl Akerblom
Feb 24, 2024
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Carl E. Akerblom, 73, of Indiantown, Florida died on February 24th at home surrounded by his family. He fought his battle against cancer with grace and courage. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on May 4th,1950 the son of Eric Akerblom and Helen (Inglis) Akerblom, he graduated from Brockton High School in 1969 and joined the AirForce where he served...
Margaret A. (Gippert) O'Brien
Feb 20, 2024
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Margaret A. (Gippert) O'Brien, 68, of Whitman, Massachusetts died peacefully Tuesday. Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts and daughter to the late Joseph and Mary (Keeley) Gippert. Known to many as Peg or Peggy, she was a graduate of Monsignor Ryan Memorial High School and Boston State College. Peggy was an educator in every sense of the word with a...
Walter M. Meyer
Feb 19, 2024
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Walter M. Meyer, 61, of Brockton, Massachusetts died February 19, surrounded by family, at Vibra in New Bedford, MA after declining health. Born April 6, 1962, in Hartford, CT, he spent most of his life in Brockton, Massachusetts as well as 10 plus years in Gloucester, Massachusetts with his wife. He was the son of the late Lucille...
Carl Bruno
Feb 15, 2024
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Carl Bruno, 76, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away on February 15th at the South Shore Hospital from a prolonged illness. Carl was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was the son of Giacomo and Dorothy Bruno. Carl was raised in South Boston, attended Boston Latin High School, and graduated from South Boston High School in 1965. He enlisted in...
Sandra L. (Grimshaw) Marinelli
Feb 11, 2024
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Sandra L. Marinelli, 82, of Hanson, MA passed away peacefully in her home February 11th after a long illness. Born in Cambridge in 1941 was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen (Healey) Grimshaw. She was a graduate of Roxbury Memorial High School for Girls. Worked for RH Sterns Co in Boston. She spent several years working...
Daniel "Dan" T. Driscoll Jr.
Feb 9, 2024
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Daniel "Dan" T. Driscoll, Jr, 58, beloved husband of 31 years to Trisha (Swanson) Driscoll and loving father to his two sons, Alexander (24) and Luke (18) of Whitman, Massachusetts died February 9th at home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 18, 1965, Dan was the son...
Lorna J. (Grant) Bardon
Feb 8, 2024
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Lorna J. Bardon, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on February 8, 2024. Daughter of the late Walter B. and Helen T. (Jones) Grant, she was born October 19, 1930 in Boston. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Ray Bardon, to whom she was married for almost 40 years. Lorna and Ray loved...
Mary E. (Mcpherson) Meza
Feb 6, 2024
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Mary E. Meza, 66, of Canton, Massachusetts died on February 6, 2024 at her home from natural causes after a life-long struggle with alcoholism. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1957, she was the daughter of the late Archibald McPherson and the late Elizabeth (Anderson) McPherson. Mary grew up on a farm in Hingham Massachusetts. She eventually moved to...
Thomas P. Walsh
Feb 1, 2024
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Thomas P. (Tommy) Walsh, passed away suddenly at his Pembroke home, February 1st, at the age of 57. Tom leaves behind his partner Don Isabel and their beloved dog Riley. He is survived by his dearly loved mother, Mary, and sisters Judy (Jay,) Pamela, and Sharon. Preceding Tom in death are his father, Kenneth, his sister, Ann, and...
Mary Ann (Lane) Fiaschetti
Jan 31, 2024
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Mary Ann Fiaschetti (Lane), 54, of Assonet, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on January 31st surrounded by her loving family. Born in Boston, MA in 1970 and eldest daughter of William Lane and Ruth Lane (Haley) of Plymouth. She grew up and went to school in Plymouth, MA. Throughout her life, she spent time working in the Freetown-Lakeville Regional...
Kathryn A. (Carney) White
Jan 30, 2024
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Kathryn Ann (Kay) White, 94, of Halifax passed away peacefully at home on January 30th, 2024, with her loving family by her side. She was the wife to the late Frederick A. White. She is survived by her children, Kathleen Roulis of Arizona, Brian White of Halifax, Frederick White and his wife Sandra (Hallberg) of Berkley. Kay also...
Paul E. Hucksam
Jan 30, 2024
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Paul E. Hucksam, AKA "Huck" 68, of Whitman Massachusetts passed away on January 30th at home with his wife, son, and daughter by his side after battling pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Boston Massachusetts in 1955, first son to Harold Hucksam and Ann (MacIsaac) Hucksam. He graduated from Holbrook High in 1974 and eventually spent 30 plus years working...
Ashleigh B. Rapoza
Jan 30, 2024
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Ashleigh Beth Rapoza, 39, of Whitman passed away peacefully at home on January 30th,2024. Loving daughter to Mother, Christine (Pettigrew) Rapoza of Carver, MA and late father John F Rapoza of Brockton, MA. Sister to Jason Rapoza Sr and wife Miranda of Whitman and Melissa Kominsky of Middleborough, MA. Aunt to Cassie Rapoza of West Roxbury, Abby Rapoza,...
Lisa Marcus Innis Eastman
Jan 29, 2024
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Lisa Marcus Innis Eastman, 60, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away on January 29th, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1963, first and only daughter of Joseph and Dianne (Scholz) Marcus, her humor and wit will be missed by everyone she knew and loved. She was creative and hilarious, loved spending summer weekends...
Margaret E. (Thetonia) Wilson
Jan 29, 2024
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Margaret E. Thetonia Daigle Harriman Wilson, 97, of Hanson passed away Monday January, 29th, 2024. Wife of the late James Wilson, daughter of the late Alfred B. Thetonia and Mary Palmieri Thetonia Silva. Margaret was born on August 24, 1926 in Whitman and spent most of her life there. She then resided in Cape Cod for 15 years...
John F. Norton, Sr.
Jan 27, 2024
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John Francis Norton Sr., 78, of Whitman, MA, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Weymouth in 1945 to the late Francis and Kathryn (Morse) Norton. He had been a resident of Whitman for many years and a former resident of Abington and Weymouth. John was...
Diane J. (Aylward) Kearns
Jan 20, 2024
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Diane Jacqueline (Aylward) Kearns, 83, of Whitman, MA formerly of Milton, MA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, January 20th, 2024. Diane was born in Boston to the late Walter and Lucille (Marquis) Aylward. Diane was a graduate of Milton high school. She went on to work as the senior Vice President's secretary at...
Richard M. Reed
Jan 19, 2024
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Richard "Rick" Melvin Reed, of Lakeville suddenly passed away on January 19th, 2024, at the age of seventy-five. Born and raised in Whitman, graduating from Whitman Hanson Regional High school in 1966. He was the son of the late Melvin and Dorothy (Willis) Reed. He was the beloved husband of over fifty years to Patrica A. (Pezzano) Reed,...
Margaret A. (Doyle) Lane
Jan 17, 2024
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Margaret A. "Peggy" (Doyle) Lane, 88, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024 with her family by her side after a period of failing health. Born in Boston in 1935, she was the daughter of Richard and Margaret (Brennan) Doyle. Margaret was the beloved wife of the late John P. Lane and is predeceased by...
Ashley M. Polito
Jan 15, 2024
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Ashley M. Polito, 22, of Abington passed away at Tufts Medical Center surrounded by her loving family and friends on Monday, January 15th, after a very brief but hard-fought battle with cancer. Ashley graduated from Abington High School in 2019 and went on to Bridgewater State University and graduated with a degree in Biology. She was going to...
