OBITUARIES
John Sterite
Dec 8, 2021
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John Sterite, 77, of Bridgewater, passed away on December 8th at the Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Joanne Baker for over 40 years. Born in Boston, grew up in the North End, son of the late Paul and Mary (Michene) Sterite. He attended Boston Latin School. John was a Deli clerk...
Edwin Bennett
Dec 7, 2021
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BOSTON MA - Edwin A. Bennett, III, of Whitman died on Tuesday, Dec. 7, after an illness of several months. He was 78. Known to everyone as Ted, he was born in Ilion NY, a son of Edwin A. Bennett, Jr., and Madaleine (Gates) Bennett. He spent his early childhood in Youngstown OH before the family moved to...
Elizabeth A. Masters
Dec 6, 2021
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Elizabeth A. Masters 79, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Monday December 6 in the Carney Hospital, Boston. Born in Cambridge and raised in Arlington, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Mildred (Lewis) Masters and a graduate of Arlington High School. Prior to her retirement, she had worked many years in the bookkeeping department of...
Donna M. (Blauss) Viola
Dec 6, 2021
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Donna Mae (Blauss) Viola, passed away peacefully in her home on Monday, December 6, 2021 at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer. Born in 1948 in Whitman Massachusetts, Donna was the eldest daughter of Richard and Doris Blauss. Donna graduated from Bridgewater Raynham High School in 1966. Soon after high school Donna started a...
James Mcmorrow
Dec 5, 2021
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James C. McMorrow, 83, of Bridgewater died on December 5, 2021 peacefully at his home surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Josephine (Wallent) Sabina and Clifton McMorrow. He was the husband of the late Shirley (Burns) McMorrow. He is survived by his daughter Kelly McMorrow of Bridgewater; step-son...
Lillian M. (Hannon) Newell
Dec 5, 2021
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Lillian M. (Hannon) Newell 98, a longtime resident of Bridgewater, died Sunday December 5 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of 74 years to the late Francis J. Newell. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Francis Hannon and Lila Wentworth and a graduate of Brockton High....
Vincent F. Masone
Dec 3, 2021
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Vincent F. Masone, 99, of Whitman, Massachusetts died on December 3rd at Brockton Hospital after a long illness. Born in South Boston, Massachusetts in 1922 and the fourth child of Noe Masone and Josephine (Sferrazza) Masone. He was a self-employed painter. He was the husband of the late Rose (Judy) Masone for 46 years. He leaves behind four...
June F. (Breivogel) Deal
Nov 29, 2021
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Loving mother and grandmother, June F (Breivogel) Deal, 82, of Rockland Massachusetts died peacefully on November 29 at Windrose in Weymouth. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on June 7, 1939, she was the oldest child of Walter Breivogel and Elsa (Holm) Breivogel. She was raised in several surrounding towns before graduating from Rockland High School in 1957. She married...
Julieta (Andrade) Defaria
Nov 27, 2021
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Julieta (Andrade) DeFaria, 86, beloved wife of the late Joaquim DeFaria, formerly of Rockland and Mashpee, MA died Saturday, November 27th after a long illness. She was born on April 7, 1935 in Brava, Cape Verde, daughter of the late Jose and Inez (Neves) Andrade She was a longtime member of the Ideal Club, but what she enjoyed...
Michael D. Coughlin
Nov 19, 2021
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Michael Dennis Coughlin, 57 of Middleboro, MA died at his home on November 19th. Mike was born in Boston in 1964 and raised in Whitman, MA. He was the son of the late Gerard D. and Mary T. Coughlin (nee Kuropatkin) of Whitman. He was a graduate of Northeastern University and worked for many years as an electrical...
Claire L. (Felix) Howard
Nov 18, 2021
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Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Claire L. (Felix) Howard, 83, of Hanson, Massachusetts died on November 18 at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on May 8, 1938 she was raised in Hanover, Massachusetts. She graduated from Hanover High School in 1956 where she met her high school sweetheart, Donald Howard. They married on April 26,...
Susan Lee (Miller) Cummings
Nov 16, 2021
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Susan Lee (Miller) Cummings 53, of East Bridgewater, passed away on Tuesday November 16 in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Born in Brockton and raised in East Bridgewater, she was the daughter of Richard and Beverly (Raymond) Miller and a graduate of East Bridgewater High, Class of 1986. Susan was self-employed for over twenty years, cleaning...
Joseph A. Monahan
Nov 16, 2021
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ABINGTON – Joseph ("Trader Joe") Monahan, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family after a brief illness on November 16, 2021. Born in the Bedford Street, Abington home of his beloved great aunt in 1928, Joe was the second oldest child (and eldest son) of Linna Louise (Meady) Clark and Joseph Monahan (first husband). Joe was one...
Christopher M. Dobbins
Nov 12, 2021
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Christopher M. Dobbins "Dibba" , age 28 of Whitman passed away suddenly from a car accident on November 12, 2021. Christopher was born and raised in Whitman, he was the beloved son of Theresa Hines of Rockland and Charles Dobbins of Whitman He leaves behind his two brothers Ryan Dobbins of Somerville, MA and Charles Dobbins of Whitman,...
Mary Louise (Chapman) Andre
Nov 11, 2021
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MaryLou (Chapman) Andre, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother of Brockton, Massachusetts passed away on November 11, 2021. MaryLou was born on April 26, 1935 and lived locally in throughout her childhood with her parents Martha and Russell Chase and her late brother Bruce Chapman. She received her LPN from Southeastern Technical Institute in 1969 and enjoyed many...
Francis X. "Xie" Murphy
Nov 10, 2021
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Francis "Xie" Murphy, 97 and 10 mos. old of Whitman, MA drifted away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Born in Roxbury, MA he was the son of the late Edward Murphy and Mary (Walsh) Murphy. Xie was the loving husband of the late Marie (McMenimon) Murphy. Father of Francis and his wife Elva of Canton, MA and Thom...
James H. Leonard
Nov 9, 2021
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James H. Leonard, 57, of Whitman, Massachusetts died on November 9th at South Shore Hospital after a tragic accident. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1964, youngest of four children of Harold Leonard and Janetta Leonard. He graduated Whitman-Hanson High School in 1982, and for 37 years has worked in construction. He had one of the kindest hearts and...
Deborah A. "Debbie" (Conner) Hall
Nov 7, 2021
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It is with great sadness that we share the sudden passing of Deborah A. Conner-Hall on her 45th wedding anniversary November 7, 2021. Her loving husband Bernard V. Hall was her best friend and high school sweetheart for over 50 years. They were truly soulmates in every sense of the word. Deborah was a dedicated, loving mother to...
Suzanne M. Hopps
Nov 7, 2021
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Suzanne M. Hopps, 63, of Halifax, Massachusetts died unexpectedly on November 7. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1958, the daughter of Sally (Doyle) Burke and the late Roland Fontaine. She grew up in Ocean Bluff and spent much of her childhood on the beaches of Brant Rock. She graduated from Marshfield High School in 1976. Suzanne...
Lars W. Johnson
Nov 7, 2021
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Lars W. Johnson, 80, of Whitman, formerly of Brockton, died November 7, 2021, at his Whitman residence after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born in Quincy, MA to Gosta (of Quincy) and May Inga Britt (Bergstrom of Sweden) Johnson. Lars was married to the love of his life and partner, Margaret (Peg) Currie Johnson (of...
