OBITUARIES
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...
Philip J. Filosi
Mar 6, 2021
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Philip J. Filosi, 78 of Abington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at home after a long illness. Born in Somerville, in 1942, and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late Thomas and Margaret (Kelleher) Filosi, and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1961. Philip was a Navy veteran and was...
Carol (Mcpate) Hedin
Feb 28, 2021
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WHITMAN---CAROL JANICE (McPATE) HEDIN 78 OF WHITMAN, PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 FROM FAILING HEALTH ISSUES AT WINGATE SILVERLAKE, KINGSTON, MA. SHE WAS THE LOVING DEVOTED WIFE OF THE LATE RONALD D. HEDIN FOR 48 YEARS. BORN IN QUINCY,MA SEPTEMBER 12, 1942, SHE LIVED MOST OF HER ADULT LIFE IN WHITMAN. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE...
Priscilla A. Mackenzie
Feb 26, 2021
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Priscilla A. (Ducharme) MacKenzie, 88, loving wife of the late Donald R. MacKenzie for 53 years, died February 26, 2021 after a brief illness. She was a resident of Whitman for over 39 years. Born in Lowell, Mass., daughter of the late Pierre and Lea (Perron) Ducharme, she attended local schools and graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School...
James Michael Macdonald
Feb 22, 2021
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James Michael "Bubba" MacDonald, Sr. 57 of Whitman, MA died suddenly on February 22, 2021. Born in Brockton, MA in 1963, he was the son of the late James E. and Ann (McCabe) MacDonald. He was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School and spent many years as a proud member of the New England Carpenters Union, Local 346....
Roberto Escabi
Feb 16, 2021
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Roberto (Bobby) Escabi, 63, of Carver, MA died suddenly on February 16, 2021 @ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston after having COVID-19 for a brief period. Born in New York in 1957, the youngest son to the late Luz (Ruiz) Escabi, Pastor Escabi & step father Armando (Che' Che') Vico. He was a client of RTR (Road...
Richard S. Harmon
Feb 11, 2021
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East Bridgewater – Richard S. Harmon 62, died Thursday February 11 with his brother Donald by his side, after a long illness. Born in Brockton he was the son of the late Robert W. and Mary F. (Moore) Harmon. Richard had worked locally in a machine shop and later as a clerk for Stop & Shop. He is...
Pamela L. (Crossley) Levangie
Feb 11, 2021
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Pamela L. (Crossley) Levangie 71, passed away February 11, 2021 at GSMC in Brockton, MA after many years of fighting chronic MS. She was the loving wife of Stephen P. Levangie for 48 years and mother of Rachael L. Crimmins of Hanover, MA and Benjamin P. Levangie and his wife Melissa of Wexford, PA. She also was the...
Patricia (Welch) (Macdonald) Driscoll
Feb 10, 2021
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Patricia (Welch) MacDonald Driscoll, 89, of Whitman, MA, formerly of Rockland, MA, passed peacefully in her sleep on February 10, 2021, at Nemasket Healthcare Center, Middleboro, MA. Born September 18, 1931, in Boston, MA, she is predeceased by her parents, James and Margaret (Greeley) Welch, her brothers, James, Robert, Richard, and Francis, husband's George Driscoll, and the love...
Louise F. (Adams) Quilty
Feb 9, 2021
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Whitman - Louise F. (Adams) Quilty 96, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Tuesday February 9 in the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater, where she was involved in countless activities and cherished by all the residents and staff alike. Born in Boston and raised in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Anna (Davenshire)...
Richard A. "Dick" Derosier
Feb 8, 2021
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East Bridgewater, MA – Richard A. Derosier of East Bridgewater passed away on February 8, 2021 at the age of 87. He was the loving son and eldest of nine children born to the late Albert A. and Constance (Hood) Derosier and loving husband of Dorothy J. (Bjork) Derosier. Dick graduated from Whitman High School in 1951 where...
Jennie Lee (Farrar) Duby
Feb 7, 2021
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Jennie Lee Duby of Marshfield, MA passed away peacefully on February 7, 2021 at the South Shore Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Maida Louise (Johnson) and James Edward Farrar. She is survived by her sister Beverly O' Brien and her children Charles Metcalf, Robert Metcalf, Alesia Duby, Audra Turner and predeceased by her daughter Bonnie...
Linda M. (Merrick) Rand
Feb 5, 2021
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Linda M. (Merrick) Rand 40, of Halifax, Massachusetts passed away at home on February 5, 2021. Born in Weymouth, MA on February 21, 1980, daughter of Lynn M. Merrick and Clayton (Skip) M. Merrick III, graduated from Silver Lake High School, Class of 1998. She attended cosmetology school and eventually built a home in Halifax with her husband...
Matthew P. Dalton, Jr
Feb 5, 2021
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Matthew Philip Dalton, Jr., 22 of Abington, Massachusetts passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on February 5th 2021. Born in 1998, he was the loving son of Matthew Dalton of Abington and Jessica Fontaine of Brockton. Most recently employed by Moderna in Norwood and prior to that he worked for Boston Mechanical Services. Matthew graduated...
