OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Barbara (Dennis) Roscoe
May 3, 2022
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Barbara (Dennis) Roscoe, 84, formerly of East Bridgewater & Abington, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2022 in Brockton, MA after a prolonged illness. Barbara was born in Brockton, MA to Lucy (Emma) and John Dennis in 1938. She lived her entire life in the South Shore, attending local schools and was a 1959 graduate of Bridgewater State...
Evangeline Joanne Liapis
May 2, 2022
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EVANGELINE JOANNE LIAPIS (85) passed away May 2 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton after a short illness. She was the daughter of the late Louis and Ethel (Zaferiou) Liapis. She lived in Whitman until 1974, Plymouth for a brief time, eventually settling in Bridgewater. Evangeline was residing at West Acres Nursing Home in Brockton at the time...
Lorraine J. (Kelliher) Reardon
May 1, 2022
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Lorraine J. Reardon, 75 of Rockland, Ma died Sunday May 1st unexpectedly at home. Born in Weymouth, Ma to Joseph J. and Sophie T. (Dankewicz) Kelliher. She was a graduate from Abington High School in 1964 and spent many years after high school as a loan officer at Tremont Credit Union in Braintree, Ma. After her retirement she...
Jacqueline "Jacqui" O'Mara
Apr 30, 2022
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Jacqueline "Jacqui" O'Mara, 37, of Abington passed away on April 30th with family by her side after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Jacqui is the loving mother of Solaire (6), Serene (5) and Sahara (2), daughter of Cyndy Packard and the late Tom O'Mara, her brothers, the late David O'Mara and Michael O'Mara, his wife Lori and their...
Edward Garneau
Apr 28, 2022
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Edward Garneau, 88, of Whitman, passed away on April 28th peacefully. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to Mildred (Murphy) Garneau. He was born and raised in Dorchester, before moving to Whitman, over 60 years ago. Edward worked at the Nimrod Press, for 39 years and as a printer for over 40 years. He served his...
Joyce A. (Ford) Brown
Apr 24, 2022
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Joyce A. Brown (Ford), 68, of East Bridgewater Massachusetts, passed away on Sunday April 24, 2022 very peacefully at home after a brief illness. Born on December 16th, 1954 in Brockton Massachusetts, Joyce grew up in East Bridgewater and later resided in Whitman. She moved back to East Bridgewater permanently on Halloween in 1985. The Brown Household on...
Joseph A. "Joe" Greene
Apr 23, 2022
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Joseph A. Greene 79, formerly a long-time resident of Abington, died Saturday April 23 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of fifty-five years to Patricia (Flaherty) Greene. Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Victor and Anna (Smith) Greene and was a graduate of English High School in Boston. He...
Margaret A. "Peggy" (Vena) Kearney
Apr 21, 2022
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Margaret "Peggy" A. (Vena) Kearney, 74, of Whitman, MA died on Thursday April 21, 2022 at her home surrounded by family after a long illness. Born in Boston, MA in 1947, Peggy was raised in Quincy, MA where she graduated from Quincy Junior College in 1967. She spent her career working in various clerical and administrative positions, most...
Barbara A. (Mccarthy) Clougherty
Apr 18, 2022
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Clougherty, Barbara Ann (McCarthy), 76 of South Boston and Abington, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on April 18, 2022. She was married to the love of her life, John (Jack) Clougherty for 56 years. Beloved daughter of the late William and Mary (Mimi) McCarthy. Loving mother of her son, Kevin (Cheez) Clougherty and his wife Kathleen of Lynn and...
Margaret (Peg) (Whitehouse) Kenney
Apr 14, 2022
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Margaret (Peg) (Whitehouse) Kenney, of Rockland,73, passed away peacefully at her home on April 14th. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of fifty years, James (Jim). Peg is also survived by her children Evelyn (Lyn) Leite, Eric Kenney and his wife Stephanie, 6 grandchildren, Alyssa, Angelica, Alexia, Richard, Eric, Jr. and Dominic and 7 great...
Louise (Brophy) Rudolph
Apr 13, 2022
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Louise T (Brophy) Rudolph, age 96, of East Bridgewater, MA entered into eternal rest on April 13th, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Eugene W. Rudolph for more than 50 years. Born in Easton on January 21, 1926 she was the loving daughter of Michael D. and Mary R. (Sullivan) Brophy. She was a graduate of Oliver...
Ruth J. (Maxson) Cobis
Apr 11, 2022
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Ruth J. (Maxson) Cobis, 84 of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11 with her five children by her side. Born in Iowa in 1938, she was the fifth child of the late Frank J. Maxson and Sadie E. (McKinnon) Maxson. She was raised on an Iowa farm and loved country living. She graduated from Oskaloosa...
Robert L. "Bob" Cox
Apr 6, 2022
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Robert Lewis Cox, born June 30, 1947, died April 6, 2022 at the age of 74 after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his parents Francis and Doris Cox, his beloved wife Cheryl and older brother John. He is survived by his daughter Anne Corrao (Matthew) of Franklin TN, son Andrew Cox of East Bridgewater,...
Mark P. Healy
Mar 30, 2022
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Mark P. Healy, age 58, passed away on Wednesday March 30 at his home in Abington, MA. He was the loving husband of Patricia A. (Laurence) Healy to whom he was married for 32 years. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late James and Ann (Strange) Healy of Abington. In addition to his wife Patty,...
Cyndi L. Libby
Mar 26, 2022
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Cyndi L. Libby, 62, of Abington, Massachusetts passed unexpectedly on March 26. A lifelong Abington resident, Cyndi graduated from Abington High in 1978, and attended Northeastern University prior to beginning her career as an administrative assistant. She loved spending time with family, visiting the ocean, getting lost in a book, listening to Jimmy Buffet, playing games, attending concerts...
Ruth (Smith) Skinner
Mar 25, 2022
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Ruth Elizabeth Skinner, 87 years old of Whitman beloved wife of the late Joseph T. Skinner, beloved mother of Stephen Skinner and Debra Messier beloved sister of Shirley Greenough of passed at Boston Medical on Friday March 25. Ruth was born on April 15, 1934 in Randolph, Mass to Mary Smith and Samuel Smith. Ruth grew up in...
Joe Gilder
Mar 17, 2022
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Joe D. "Papa" Gilder passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022 after a long battle with dementia. He was born in Jackson, MO on December 7, 1929. He was married to the late Natalie (Fontaine) Gilder for 57 years. He is survived by one sister, Peggy Proffer of Missouri. He joined the Navy in 1948 and served in...
Robert Kendrigan
Mar 16, 2022
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Robert Kendrigan, 51 of Quincy, Massachusetts died on Wednesday March 16 at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts in 1970 he was the son of Robert P. and Marie J. (Salvo) Kendrigan. He graduated from Bridgewater State University with a Bachelors in English and spent the rest of his life working as...
James J. Blaine, Iii
Mar 15, 2022
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James J. Blaine III, 47, of Whitman, Massachusetts died at home on March 15 after a lifelong illness of Type I diabetes. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1974 the son of James J. Blaine Jr. and Joyce (Morrison) Blaine. He graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School in 1993 and attended UMass Dartmouth before beginning his career with...
Sybil Rodrigue
Mar 13, 2022
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Sybil Rodrigue, 95, of Bridgewater Massachusetts passed away peacefully on March 13th at the Villages at Willow Crossings. Born in Boston Massachusetts, she was the only daughter of Sybil and Arthur Baker and the sister of the late Arthur Baker. She grew up in Malden, Massachusetts. After graduating high school, she attended the Vesper George School of Art....
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