OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Kristen Elizabeth Wolfe
Oct 25, 2020
Kristen Elizabeth Wolfe, 39, of Nashua, NH passed away on October 25, 2020 in Nashua. Kristen was the only child of John P. and Leslie (Swain) Wolfe of Hanson, MA.Kristen was born on November 27, 1980 on Thanksgiving day and was raised in Hanson, MA and was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1999. She had attended the...
Caroline L. (Binks) Tracy
Oct 23, 2020
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Caroline L. (Binks) Tracy, 84, of Abington, passed away on Friday October 23rd at the Brockton Hospital. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to John Tracy. They celebrated their anniversary on October 12th. She was born and grew up in Watertown, daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Binks. Sister to the late Joseph Binks and...
John "Jack Swanson
Oct 21, 2020
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John "Jack" Swanson, 69, of East Bridgewater passed away on October 21st at the Brockton Hospital with his family by his side. He was the son of Meredith Swanson and the late Kenneth Swanson. He enjoyed the outdoors as a young man, trapping and duck hunting on the river, camping, fishing and big game hunting in northern Maine,...
Charles R. Davenport
Oct 19, 2020
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Charles R. Davenport 93, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Monday October 19 after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Adeline (Palmeiri) Davenport. Charles was a veteran the US Army, having served in the 4th Signal Battalion at Fort Bragg, NC and Fort McClellan,...
Stephen D. Libby
Oct 18, 2020
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Stephen D. Libby, 69, of Whitman, died on Sunday October 18, 2020 at his childhood home in Whitman, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brockton, on January 8, 1951 he was the oldest child of the late Donald and Barbara (Pratt) Libby. Stephen graduated from Whitman Hanson Regional High School Class of 1969. He attended the...
Barbara W. (Adams) Meiggs
Oct 17, 2020
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Barbara W. Meiggs, 104 years young, formerly of Whitman, MA, died on October 17, at Wingate Nursing Facility in Kingston of the Chinese COVID virus. Born in Brockton in 1915 to Gladys and Robert Adams. She graduated from Whitman High School in 1933 and married Carleton Meiggs in 1934 for 65 years. They had two sons, Russell, deceased,...
Joan L. (Davis) Pratt
Oct 17, 2020
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Joan L (Davis) Pratt, 89, of Whitman, died on October 17 at Signature Healthcare after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Perley G. Pratt for 63 years. Born in Cambridge, MA, she was the eldest child of Victor C. Davis and Mary L. (Lamprey) Davis. At the age of 11 she moved to...
Robert "Arky" Vaughan
Oct 14, 2020
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Robert "Arky" Vaughan a resident of Whitman, MA died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on October 14, 2020. Beloved husband of 34 years to Carol (Taylor) Vaughan. Loving father to daughter, Wendy Solari and her husband Rick of Kingston, son Steven and his wife Lynda of Rockland, son Jeffrey and his wife Janine of Marshfield, daughter Kathy...
Dorothy I. (Susicki) Kulikowski
Oct 14, 2020
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Dorothy I Kulikowski 62 of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully at home on October 14th surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Boston, MA in 1957 to the late Anthony and Irene Susicki. Loving wife to Edward and loving mother to David Kulikowski of Rockland, MA, Matthew Kulikowski of Whitman, and Alicia Kulikowski of Whitman. Loving...
David Allen Peluso
Oct 13, 2020
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David Allen, Peluso, 53, passed away at his home in Whitman, Mass on October 13th. He was born in Weymouth, Mass on June 18, 1967 and was the son of the late Joseph (Ken) & Florence (Shannon) Peluso. He attended Whitman-Hanson RHS and worked for Fence Lines, Inc. He loved spending time with his family, loved the Boston...
Lynne F. (Johnson) Lydon
Oct 12, 2020
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Lynne F. Lydon passed away suddenly after a brief illness at the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 12, at the age of 52. Lynne was born in Rockland on January 9, 1968 and at a young age moved to Whitman where she graduated from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in 1986. She worked at Boston Financial Services in Quincy...
Howard W. Martin
Oct 12, 2020
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Howard W. Martin, 73, of Brockton, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, October 12, 2020, at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Concord, NH to the late Frank M. Martin, Jr. and Kathleen M. Martin. Howard grew up in Weymouth, MA, graduating from Weymouth High School in 1964. He also attended Lincoln College at Northeastern University. Howard has been...
Lawrence Edward Marshall, Jr.
Oct 9, 2020
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Lawrence E. "Larry" Marshall, Jr. 76, a lifelong resident of Brant Rock, died Friday October 9 after a period of failing health. Born on July 4 he was the son of the late Lawrence and Dorothy (Houghton) Marshall. Larry was a veteran of the US Army, having served from 1961-1964. Prior to owning and operating his business Alternative...
Anna M. (Rose) (Winning) Cookson
Oct 7, 2020
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Anna Winning Cookson, 96 of Plaistow, NH died peacefully on October 7. Born in Roxbury, MA in 1924, one of thirteen children of Mary and Frederick Rose, she was the last surviving member of this wonderful family. Anna was the wife of the late Robert Cookson and the late Edward Winning. She was a loving mother of five...
Robert J. "Pops" Manfredi
Oct 6, 2020
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Robert J. "Pops" Manfredi, a resident of Whitman, East Bridgewater and Plymouth, MA died peacefully on 06 October 2020. He was the former husband of the late Olive Patricia (Smith) Manfredi and the sole child of the late Joseph Manfredi and Florence (Cook) Manfredi. He is survived by the Dick Brophy Family of East Bridgewater. Following graduation, he...
Estella V. (Guzman) Jenness
Oct 5, 2020
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Estella V. Jenness, 88, of Hanson, MA passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 with family at her side at the home of her daughter, Joanne (Jenness) Bosecker in Pembroke, MA. Estella was born in Los Angeles, CA on October 15, 1931, the only child of Paul and Martha Guzman. Estella married Marine Sgt. Russell A. "Mike" Jenness, Sr....
E. Louise (Morris) Mignault
Sep 27, 2020
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E. Louise (Morris) Mignault ,of Abington, passed peacefully on Sunday September 27th, 2020 at the age of 94 in her home with her daughter by her side joining her beloved late husband Victor and her late son Charles. The daughter of the late Francis and Eva (Clark) Morris, Louise was born in Brockton on February 15 1926 and...
Nancy (Moberg) Bezanson
Sep 27, 2020
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Nancy E. Moberg Bezanson- loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away on Sunday, September 27th, 2020 at the age of 80. Nancy was born June 4th, 1940 to Phyllis and Arvid Moberg. She was the older sister of Carl Moberg and the late Roger Moberg. She attended and graduated Hanover High and after graduating, she attended beauty...
Raymond A. Barry
Sep 27, 2020
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Raymond A. Barry, 84 of Whitman, MA passed away on September 27, 2020 after a short illness. Beloved husband of 56 years to Gail (Chiros) Barry. Proud father of his sons and daughters-in-law Christopher and Debra of Ashby, Timothy and Donna of Abington and Dennis and Jennifer of Rockland. He was the cherished "Grandpa" to Nicholas, Brendan, Michael,...
Fred W. Bierbaum
Sep 27, 2020
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Fred W. Bierbaum, 60, of Brockton formerly of East Bridgewater, passed away on May 1st at the Brockton Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Brockton son of Michael and Waltraud (Boras) Bierbaum and a graduate of East Bridgewater High School Class of 77 and completed certificate program at South Eastern Reg Voc Tech High School...
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