OBITUARIES
Michael Churchill
Aug 24, 2020
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Born 10/04/52 - 08/24/20 Michael Churchill of Rockland, died Monday August 24, 2020 in his home after a long illness. Mike was born and spent is younger years in Brockton but grew up in Stoughton before moving to Rockland. He attended Norfolk County Agricultural School and worked for local businesses and on the family farm for many years....
Elaine P. (Parsons) Marzilli
Aug 22, 2020
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Elaine (Parsons) Marzilli of Halifax, wife for 51 years of the late Thomas Marzilli. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Enid (Partington) Parsons. She attended Dorchester High School for Girls and Boston Teacher's College. She lived in Whitman for 35 years before moving to Halifax in 1993 after retiring from Medical...
Julia A. (Bailey) Gerstley
Aug 18, 2020
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Bridgewater – Julia A. (Bailey) Gerstley 86, formally of East Bridgewater, died peacefully on August 18, 2020 in the Bridgewater Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis Gerstley. She is survived by her loving step-daughter Sandra Rogers of East Bridgewater, and step-grandchildren Walter Brown of Bridgewater and Wanda Sloan of East Bridgewater. She was...
Richard L. Dickie
Aug 13, 2020
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Richard L. Dickie, 82, of Pembroke, passed away August 13th at his home. He was the beloved husband of Mildred (Smith) Dickie. Loving father of Brian Dickie and his wife Debra pf Plympton, Beverly Simmons of Brockton, Gail Johnston and her husband Douglas of Ohio, Lynne Best and her husband John of Carver. Millie and Dick were married...
Eric B. Marsh
Aug 11, 2020
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Eric Bradley Marsh, 45, of Hanover, died on August 11 peacefully at his home. Eric was born in Brockton, MA in 1974, and was the beloved son of Bradley & Carolyn Marsh of Halifax and Theresa & Anthony Molis of Barnstable. He was a devoted brother to Ryan Marsh & sister Kaitlin Helbock. Eric was a resident of...
Gerald "Jerry" Doiron
Aug 11, 2020
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Gerald "Jerry" Doiron, 87, of Whitman died peacefully, in his sleep at his wife's side August 11, 2020. Born June 5, 1933 in Athol, MA son of Emile and Zelica Doiron. Having grown up in Athol area, he had also lived in CA, Naples/Marco Island, Florida and Cape Cod. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he served as an...
Eleanor T. (Murphy) Cadres
Aug 11, 2020
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Eleanor T. (Murphy) Cadres, 92 of Whitman, MA died peacefully on August 10, 2020 at the Southwood Nursing Home in Norwell. Born in Abington, MA in 1928, she was the loving wife of the late Anthony "Tony" Cadres. For over ten years, Eleanor was a dedicated volunteer at the Good Samaritan Hospital and had worked for the Brockton...
Andrew T. Ryan
Jul 30, 2020
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Andrew T. Ryan, Jr., 78, of Bridgewater, MA, died peacefully April 7, 2020, at Colony Center in Abington following a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Donna Ryan for 42 years. Born in Boston, he was the son of Maryanne (Flynn) and Andrew T. Ryan, Sr.. Raised in Weymouth, he attended Weymouth schools graduating...
John F. Wilkinson, Jr.
Jul 25, 2020
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East Bridgewater – John F. Wilkinson, Jr. 77 died Saturday July 25 after a brief period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to the late Shirley (Landry) Wilkinson. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late John F. and Stella (Hagopian) Wilkinson and a graduate of Brockton High, Class...
Roy E. Cameron
Jul 16, 2020
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Roy Eugene Cameron, Age 72, of Rockland, died peacefully on July 16, 2020. Son of the late Woodrow R. Cameron and Susan B. (Mullen) Cameron, he was born June 16, 1948 in Wyandotte, MI and grew up in Southgate, MI. graduating from George Schafer High School in 1966. Roy served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and...
Susan L. (Ford) Shenett
Jul 16, 2020
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Susan L. (Ford) Shenett 64 of Rockland, passed away peacefully at South Shore Hospital on July 16, 2020. Sue succumbed to a pulmonary illness that she courageously fought for over a decade. Born in Brockton, raised in East Bridgewater, Sue was the daughter of the late Henry and Sheila (Adams) Ford and sister of the late Frances (Ford)...
Bud Talpey
Jul 14, 2020
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Bud was born and raised in Maine. He graduated from Jackman High School and married his high school sweetheart, Vivian (Wilson) Talpey. They lived in Alabama while he served in the Army from 1951-1953.They moved to Massachusetts where he became a respected self-employed carpenter, making custom homes on the South Shore. Later, Bud was Whitman's Building Inspector, and...
Lynne (Ridder) Oakley
Jul 14, 2020
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Lynne Ridder Oakley passed away in her home with family on July 14, at the age of eighty-four. She was the middle child and only daughter of the late George A. Ridder and Dorothy B. Ridder. Lynne grew up on her family's farm, Ridder Farm, with her two brothers Richard Ridder and the late Jon Ridder. She was...
Caroline Avis Dunham
Jul 4, 2020
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Caroline Avis (Dodge) Dunham, 81, of Duxbury, MA passed away peacefully on July 4th surrounded by her loving husband, Buzz, of 59 years and their children. She was born January 5, 1939, was a 1956 graduate of Abington High School, and remained in Abington for many years where she raised her family. She was a Cosmetologist and spent...
Maria F. Bairos
Jul 2, 2020
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Maria F. Bairos, 74, a resident of Whitman for over 22 years, died Thursday, July 2, in her Whitman home, due to a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose A. Bairos. Born and raised on Santa Maria Island of the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco Chaves Figueiredo...
Robert E. Godbout, Sr.
Jun 25, 2020
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Robert E. Godbout, Sr., passed away peacefully on June 25th at the age of 92 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a long illness. Bob was born in Brockton, MA in 1928 and was raised in Whitman where he married his high school sweetheart Dorrace, in 1945. Together, they celebrated 60 years of marriage before Dorrace...
Elva R. (Bradbury) Hutcheon
Jun 24, 2020
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Elva R. (Bradbury) Doherty, Hutcheon, 96, of Abington, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday June 24th after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Richard R. Hutcheon. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Francis and C. Della (Eaton) Bradbury, sister of the late Milton Bradbury, Ethel Bradbury, Howard Bradbury and...
Vivian C. (Gurney) Orcutt
Jun 23, 2020
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Vivian C. (Gurney) Orcutt, 87, of Stoughton, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday June 23rd at the Signature Health Brockton Hospital, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife for over 50 years of the late Charles B. Orcutt. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Guy W. and Bessie (McClellan) Gurney...
Harold T. Manson
Jun 22, 2020
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Harold T. Manson, 94, of Hanson, formerly of East Bridgewater and Whitman, passed away on Monday June 22nd after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of 67 years to Helen (Lundin) Manson. He was born in Brockton, grew up in Whitman, son of the late Hans and Tilda (Anderson) Manson and was a Whitman High School...
Joan (Chisholm) Burns
Jun 21, 2020
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Joan M. (Chisholm) Burns, 85, of Whitman, passed away on Sunday June 21st surrounded by her loving family at her home. She was the devoted and loving wife to the late William H. Burns, Jr. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late John D. and Geraldine C. (Tucker) Chisholm Malmberg and a graduate of Brockton High...
