OBITUARIES
Dorothy J. (Foster) Richardson
Feb 25, 2022
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Dorothy J. (Foster) Richardson, age 82 years old. Passed away Friday, February 25th at Good Samaritan Hospital, after a brief illness. Born on May 3rd, 1940, she was the wife of the late Arthur H Richardson Jr. She was the loving mother to three children: Marc H Richardson and his wife Kelly Richardson of Maine, Craig W Richardson...
Wilson H. "Bill" Seward
Feb 22, 2022
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Wilson "Bill" H. Seward, 97, of Hanson, died peacefully at home on February 24, 2022. Bill was born in Toronto, Ontario on December 8, 1924 to Simeon and Dorothy (Tulk) Seward. He was raised in Wilson, NY and enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 when he was 18 years old to support the US efforts in World...
Rhonda Ellen (Mazar) Trieger
Feb 21, 2022
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Rhonda Ellen (Mazar) Merritt Trieger, 71, of Brockton, Massachusetts passed on February 21st at Good Samaritan Medical Center after complications from COVID. Born in Brighton, Massachusetts in 1950 and the second daughter of the late Dorothy (Jacobs) Mazar and Philip Mazar, she graduated from Brookline High School in 1968. She went on to become a homemaker and a...
Mary Ann (Ferguson) Lathrop
Feb 21, 2022
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Mary Ann (Ferguson) Lathrop, died peacefully the day after her 92nd birthday on February 21, 2022. Born on February 20, 1930, she was the loving wife of the late Arthur Lathrop for 40 years. They raised their three children in Hanson where they lived together for 32 years. Mary Ann loved to sing and was often a featured...
Joseph M. Silvia, Jr.
Feb 20, 2022
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Joseph M. Silvia 76, of Rockland Massachusetts died surrounded by loving family on February 20th in the care of South Shore Hospital after succumbing to long time illness. Born in Columbus, Georgia in 1945 first son to Joseph and Pauline (Turcotte) Silvia, he graduated from Norwell High School in 1963 and went on to work for Herman, Inc....
Annette (Smith) Dias
Feb 19, 2022
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Annette Dias, a long-time resident of Brockton, MA passed away peacefully after a long illness on February 19, 2022, at the age of 82. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Annette was born on December 10,1939 and raised in South Boston, MA and later moved to Randolph MA. She was the daughter of the late Anthony...
William Siltanen
Feb 17, 2022
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William E. Siltanen, 81, of Hanson passed away peacefully of natural causes on February 17, 2022. Born August 11, 1940 to Oscar and Ruth Siltanen of Quincy Massachusetts. "Bill" is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Jeannette (Ferguson) Siltanen of Holbrook. Bill will also be missed by his daughter Barbara J. (Siltanen) Dodge and her...
Alfreda "Freda" (Brett) Cirelli
Feb 16, 2022
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Alfreda "Freda" (Brett) Cirelli, 92, of Rockland, MA Loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and aunt died peacefully at home on Friday February 16, 2022. Freda was born and raised in Abington, MA, and she was a true "Abingtonian." She was the daughter of the late William and Bernice Brett. Freda is survived by her daughter Linda "Lin" Loffert...
Donald K. Voudren
Feb 13, 2022
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WHITMAN - Donald K. Voudren, 93, a long time native of Whitman, MA, passed away February 13, 2022. Donald was born Feb. 5, 1929, to Henry N. and Margaret (Murphy) Voudren. He married his wife of 65 years, Helen J. Martell, on Sep. 1, 1954 in Hanson, MA and they raised their family in Whitman. Survivors include their...
Philip "Phil" N. Joubert
Feb 11, 2022
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Philip "Phil" Norman Joubert, 82, skilled storyteller, passed away at his Middleboro home on Friday February 11, 2022. He was born in Brockton to Norman Joubert and Ruby (Johnson) (Joubert) Foley. Phil's favorite occupations were his 29 years as a letter carrier in the town of Whitman and driving bus 9 for South Shore Vocational Technical High School...
Nancy Turner
Feb 10, 2022
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Nancy E. Turner 71, of Halifax, MA died on February 10, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital after a short illness. Born in Brockton, MA in 1950, the daughter of the late Priscilla (Chapman) and Alden Davis Turner Jr. She graduated from Silver Lake Regional High School in 1968. She worked for Sevigny's Candy in Hanover and Cumberland Farms...
Raymond James Fell
Feb 5, 2022
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Raymond J. Fell, 94, of Braintree, died peacefully at home on February 5, 2022. Ray was born in Boston, one of five sons of the late John and Elizabeth (Moynihan) Fell. He graduated from Mirimar, a minor seminary run by the Divine Word Missionaries, in Duxbury. In September of 1946, he was drafted into the United States Army...
Walter Dunbar
Feb 3, 2022
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Walter S.DunbarJr, 80, of Abington, Massachusetts passed away surrounded by his loving family on February 3, 2022 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth Ma. Born in Cohasset he was the son of the late Walter S. and Anna S. (Coburn) Dunbar. Raised in Abington, he was a graduate of Abington High School, Class of 1959. During his college...
Robert F. Alcarez
Jan 30, 2022
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On January 30, 2022, Robert (Bob) Frank Alcarez of Whitman, MA passed away at 74 years after living bravely with colon cancer for fifteen months. He was born on March 26, 1947 in South Boston, MA to Frank and Norah Alcarez, following older sisters Doris and Joan. He loved Southie and strongly identified with his Irish ancestry through...
Anita M. (Laporte) Doucette
Jan 29, 2022
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Anita M. Doucette, 91, of Whitman, MA died on January 29 after a long illness. Born in Arlington, MA in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn and Alfred LaPorte. She was a 1947 graduate of Notre Dame De Pitié High School, Cambridge, MA and worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph until 1957 and then...
Winnifred "Winnie" (Higgins) Robinson
Jan 26, 2022
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Winnifred "Winnie" (Higgins) Robinson, 96, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died peacefully at home with her loving daughter at her side on Wednesday January 26, 2022, after a short illness. She was the beloved wife for 67 years to the late Lincoln Robinson. Born and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late Byron and Bernice...
Emily (Purcell) Herrera
Jan 22, 2022
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Emily Anne (Purcell) Herrera, 26, of Brockton, MA, passed away suddenly on January 15. She is survived by her loving husband Christopher Herrera. Dedicated stepmom to Christopher and Noah Herrera and their partners Brenda Motta and Arianna Ortiz. Adored daughter of Anne (Barnes) Thomas and Richard of New Castle, DE, and Christopher and Carole Purcell of Deerfield Beach,...
Jonathan Andrew Collins
Jan 20, 2022
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Jonathan Andrew Collins of Abington, MA died on Thursday January 20 of complications from a long-term illness, he was just 40 years old. Jonathan is survived by his mother, Deborah M. Collins and her husband Gene Kelly, his father Thomas L. Collins, Jr of Southborough, MA and his wife Lisa J. Collins, his brother Thomas L. Collins, III...
Aaron H. Smith
Jan 19, 2022
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Aaron Harold Smith 50, passed away unexpectedly on January 19, 2022. Aaron leaves behind his parents Dolores Lancaster of Florida and Bruce Smith of Massachusetts, his companion and "soul mate" Heidi Holmberg and his daughter Paige Hanlon of Texas. He also leaves behind his siblings Mark Smith and Derek Smith both of Massachusetts and Jeanette Smith of Florida....
John R. Kessinger
Jan 19, 2022
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John R. Kessinger, 87, of Halifax, Massachusetts died on January 19th, after a long illness. Born in Boston in 1934, he was the oldest child of Alice and Guy Kessinger. He received his Bachelors degree from Boston State College in 1955, and in 1963 he earned his Masters of Education from Bridgewater State University. John spent most of...
