OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Robert Hammond
Apr 25, 2021
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Robert Hammond, 79, of Whitman, beloved husband, father and grampy, died on April 25th at the South Shore Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Andrea (Morris) Hammond for 59 years He was born in Brockton, son of the late William and Edna (Bartholson) Hammond, a graduate of Whitman High School in 1960. He first worked for the...
Karen Ann (Heck) Sharon
Apr 22, 2021
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Karen (Kris) Ann (Heck) Sharon of Whitman passed away at the age of 63 on April 22, 2020 after contracting the COVID 19 virus. She had been beating breast cancer for several years. Karen is predeceased by her mother Dolores (Lawlor) Heck. Karen is survived by her devoted husband of 43 years Edward N. Sharon of Whitman. She...
Laura Lee (Wirrell) Zubris
Apr 19, 2021
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Laura L. (Wirrell) Zubris, 54, of Abington, Massachusetts died on April 19 after a long illness. She leaves behind her wonderful husband Robert Zubris and daughters Amanda Wirrell and Jessica Bumpus. She also leaves behind Kimberly Blanchard who was like a daughter to her. Laura was also the sister to Alfred Blanchard, Robert (Red) Wirrell and the late...
Robert Mcdonough
Apr 18, 2021
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Robert L. McDonough, 77, of Whitman, MA passed peacefully on April 18th. Born November 17th, 1943 in Dorchester, MA, Bob was the third child of Michael McDonough and Gertrude (Doherty) McDonough. He met his future wife of 49 years, Donna Fucci, at the Surf ballroom in Hull, MA. The two were married in 1967. Shortly after, they moved...
Paul A. Woodward
Apr 18, 2021
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"Tall" Paul A. Woodward, 67, of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, passed away on April 18, 2021 at Carney Hospital due to complications from COVID 19. Paul was born August 13, 1953, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late Arthur C. and Phyllis (Geary) (Flavell) Woodward. He was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School, Class of...
Deborah (Uhlman) Luoma
Apr 17, 2021
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Deborah M. (Uhlman) Luoma, 72, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, April 17. She was a resident of Weymouth, formerly of Brockton and Whitman. Deborah was born in Brockton on June 6, 1948, daughter of the late Ethel and Douglas Uhlman of Brockton. A graduate of Brockton High School, Deborah later received a degree in Social Work...
Ann E. (Sorgi) Mccabe
Apr 12, 2021
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Ann E. McCabe, 82 passed peacefully in her home in Plymouth, MA on April 12, 2021 surrounded in love by her children and grandchildren, brothers, and devoted husband of 64 years. Ann was born in Boston Massachusetts, daughter of Aladino and Lucy Sorgi. Ann graduated from Girls High (1956) and married the love of her life, Bob, on...
Susanne (Barling) Cameron
Apr 9, 2021
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Brockton – Susanne (Barling) Cameron 73, of Brockton, died Friday April 9 after her courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brockton in 1948 and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Barling and Barbara Corthell and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School. She had worked locally as a bus driver, a bartender and a...
Edward J. Nelson
Apr 6, 2021
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Edward J. Nelson, 63 of Taunton, died Tuesday April 2, 2021. Born in Dorchester, he was the son of the late Harold and Betty (Tenny) Nelson. Edward was avid fan of the Patriots and the Boston Bruins and enjoyed all sports, but most of all he loved being surrounded by family and friends. He was an amazing Dad...
Robert "Mr. T" Titterington, Sr.
Apr 6, 2021
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Robert Titterington Sr., 93 of Whitman, MA, passed away on April 6, 2021 surrounded by family. He was a native of Massachusetts born on November 10, 1927. Robert served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman in the medical unit during World War II and was honorably discharged in 1946. He worked many years as a foreman for...
Vita Lorraine (Macneill) Ortenzi
Mar 31, 2021
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Vita Lorraine (Patty) Ortenzi, of East Bridgewater, passed away on March 31, 2021 at the age of 98. Born on February 10, 1923 in Brockton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Pearl (Bishop) MacNeill and sister of the late Norma Batti and Ronald MacNeill. Beloved wife of 75 years to the late Alfred (Fred)...
Ellen M. (Dechambeau) Rust
Mar 29, 2021
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Ellen M. Rust of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away early Monday morning, March 29, 2021 at South Shore Hospital after suffering complications from a heart attack at the age of 69. She was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on January 24, 1952 the daughter of the late John and Barbra DeChambeau. She graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1970,...
Mark E. Sherman
Mar 29, 2021
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Mark E. Sherman, 64, of Whitman, Massachusetts died on March 29 at home after a long illness. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1957 he was the only son of the late Harry Sherman and Mary (Cercillo) Sherman. He is survived by his mother Mary (Cercillo) Sherman, his sister Diana (Sherman) Sullivan, his sons Jeff Sherman and Jared Sherman,...
Randi Arthur Holmes
Mar 27, 2021
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Randi Arthur Holmes of Halifax passed away at the age of 61 on March 27, 2021. Born on February 21, 1960, he was the son of Henry L. Holmes, Sr. and step mother Sandra of Bethel, VT and the late Carole L. (Holmes) Whitman and step father Harold Whitman. He was employed for a number of years at...
Cynthia C. (Cox) Brown
Mar 26, 2021
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Cynthia C. (Cox) Brown, 78, of Whitman passed away peacefully on March 26 following a brief illness. She grew up in Abington but resided for most of her life in Whitman. Born on February 2, 1943, Cindy was the daughter of the late Louis O. and Ethel M. (Leary) Cox. She was preceded in death by her brother...
Laurence Joseph Smith
Mar 23, 2021
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Laurence J. Smith, 67, of Abington, Massachusetts died on March 23, 2021, surrounded by family. Larry was born on May 12, 1953 in Arlington, Massachusetts. He is the second son of Laurence Smith and Edith (Baldwin) Smith. He grew up in Holbrook, Massachusetts, graduated from Holbrook High School, and graduated Blue Hills Community College with an Electrical Science...
Marjoryann (Dempsey) Duncan
Mar 14, 2021
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Marjoryann (Dempsey) Duncan, 82 of Abington and Rockland, died peacefully at the Pat Roach Hospice Home on March 14, after a brief illness. She was born February 4 1939 in Boston, to Thomas H and Kathryn (Moore) Dempsey. She attended Milton Schools and she was a graduate of Massasoit College. She was a very active member of the...
John Burns, Sr.
Mar 12, 2021
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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...
Kenneth Pearson
Mar 12, 2021
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Kenneth H. Pearson, 68, passed away on March 12, 2021. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to his high school sweetheart Paula M. (Lingham) Pearson. Ken was born on August 1, 1952, to the late Robert Pearson Jr. and Louise (Olson) Pearson, in Brockton, MA. Ken graduated from East Bridgewater High School in 1971 and finished...
Traci (Zani) Szwyd
Mar 8, 2021
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Traci Zani Szwyd 40, of Lakeville, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on March 8 surrounded by her husband John, daughter Lily, parents and sister after a year-long battle with Brain Cancer. Born in Brockton, daughter of Edward and Terri (Davenport) Zani, she was raised in East Bridgewater and went on to earn her Nursing Degree. She worked...
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