OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Ann M. (Reardon) Turner
Feb 2, 2020
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Ann (Reardon) Turner, 85, of Bedford, NH, formerly of Whitman, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2020 surrounded by her 4 children and loving husband of 60 years. Ann was born on December 1, 1934 in Weymouth, MA to Robert and Louise (Sweeney) Reardon. She is a graduate of St. Patrick's High School in Brockton, MA and earned...
Edward J. Maliff
Feb 2, 2020
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Edward J. Maliff Jr., 55, of Wrentham, MA passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2020. Ed was born in Brockton on February 5, 1964. He was the son of Betty Lou (Bump) Maliff and late Edward Maliff, Sr. Ed was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School and worked for Analog Devices for over 25 years. Older brother to...
Charles A. " Charlie" Donati
Feb 1, 2020
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Charles A. Donati, IV, 35 of Marshfield, formerly of Whitman, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday February 1. He was the son of Carol (DiMestico) Swenson and the late Charles A. Donati III, and step-son of Kevin Swenson. Charlie grew up in Whitman and attended Bristol County Agricultural High School. He was a proud member of the...
Mary A. (Libertine) Barbato
Jan 31, 2020
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Mary (Libertine) Barbato, 87, of Abington, MA passed away on January 31st, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Victor Barbato, she is survived by her children, Teresa Small and husband Robert of Abington, MA, and Victor Barbato of Las Vegas, NV. Also survived by grandchildren Stacey Small, Patric Barbato, and his wife, Camie. She was the daughter of...
Robert J. Schneiderhan, Jr.
Jan 30, 2020
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Robert J. Schneiderhan Jr. Robert Schneiderhan Jr, age 77, a resident of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts died on January 30, 2020. He was born in Quincy to the late Robert J. Schneiderhan Sr. and June Schneiderhan (Kruse). He is survived by his wife Donna L. Schneiderhan, children John R. Schneiderhan, Eric J. Schneiderhan and grandchild Aidan J. Rich. He...
Donald T. "Dan" Carroll, Jr.
Jan 29, 2020
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Donald T. "Dan" Carroll, Jr 69, of Abington, passed away Wednesday January 29 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Barbra S. (Meredith) Carroll. Born in Quincy on September 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Donald and Marion Carroll and later became step-son to the late Dr. George Whiting. Dan...
Robert L. Morse
Jan 25, 2020
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Robert L. Morse, 85 of Halifax, passed away peacefully on January 25 at Brockton Hospital after a short illness. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts on Feb 8, 1934, son of the late Leslie B. Morse and Pauline B. (Ehlert) Morse, and brother of the late Dorothea L. Morse A longtime resident of Abington and graduate of Abington High School....
Jason R. Farrington
Jan 24, 2020
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Jason Ross Farrington, 52, of Abington, MA passed away on January 24th after a short illness. Born in Abington, son of Charles and Patricia Farrington (both deceased). Beloved father of Kristen and Nicholas Farrington of Braintree. Former husband of Joanne (Perfetti) Farrington. Brother of Christopher (deceased) and Bradford Farrington of Abington. Uncle to Jim Farrington and brother-in-law of...
Peggy T. (Quirk) Jones
Jan 22, 2020
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Peggy T. "Margaret" (Quirk) Jones 74, of Whitman, MA, beloved wife of the late Gary W. Jones for 47 years, passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 22 surrounded by her loved ones. Peggy was an alumnus of Aquinas Junior College earning her AS degree and also a graduate from Quincy Nursing School. As a nurse, Peggy worked at many...
Paula (Girdzus) Palm
Jan 21, 2020
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Paula (Girdzus) Palm, 65, of The Villages, Florida, passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Paula was in Massachusetts to oversee the burial of her late husband, David Palm, who had just passed away three weeks ago on December 31. Paula was an accomplished businesswoman, who for many years was a purchasing manager...
Beverly L. (Sears) Powers
Jan 21, 2020
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Beverly Louise (Sears) Powers, 91, formerly a long time resident of Whitman, passed peacefully away in Great Falls, Montana on Thursday, October 10, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Bev came into this world on November 12, 1927 in Hanson, MA, daughter of the late Emily (Atwood) and Albert R. Sears. She attended Whitman High School, where she...
Edward M. "Eddie" Smith, Jr.
Jan 20, 2020
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Brockton - Edward M. Smith, Jr. "Eddie" passed away Tuesday January 20 at Colony House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a brief period of failing health. Born in Weymouth and raised in Abington, he was the son of the late Edward M. and Mary F. (Shevlin) Smith. Eddie attended Abington Schools and later was a graduate of Saint...
Jane A. Walker
Jan 17, 2020
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Jane Adams (Sweinimer) Walker, 80, of Whitman, peacefully passed on Friday January 17 at her son's home in Weymouth with family at her side after a long battle of end stage COPD. Born at the Moore Hospital in Brockton on May 30, 1939 she was the eldest daughter of the late Ralph H. and Eleanor (Adams) Sweinimer of...
Beverly A. (Arthur) Kane
Jan 11, 2020
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Beverly A.(Arthur)Kane of Abington formerly of Falmouth, passed away on January 11, 2020 at the age of 91, after a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's. Beverly was born in Quincy MA on November 5, 1928 to Albert B Arthur and Mildred Arthur. She was married to her 1st husband Lt. Albert Bergeron U.S.A.F., on July 4, 1948. After Albert...
Dorothy M. "Dot" (Swift) Murphy
Jan 11, 2020
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Dorothy M. (Swift) Murphy, 89, of Brockton, passed away on January 11th at home with family by her side. She was the wife of 50 years to the late James E. Murphy. She was born in Whitman, daughter of the late Fred and Edith (Harris) Swift and a graduate of Whitman High, Class of 1948. "Dot" worked for...
Mary K. (Bulman) Haraldstad
Jan 8, 2020
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Mary K. (Bulman) Haraldstad, 92, of Brockton, Massachusetts died January 8, 2020 after a long life. Born in Hanson in 1927, daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Willis) Bulman, one of five children. Wife of the late Andrew O.B. Haraldstad married for over 60 years. She leaves behind 4 daughters, Gail Medeiros of Taunton, Donna Hoyt of Hanson, Lynne...
Donald P. Davison
Jan 5, 2020
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Donald P. Davison, 66 of Quincy, formerly of East Falmouth, passed away on January 5 at Carney Hospital after a long illness. Born in Georgia in 1953 and raised in Whitman, he was the son of Donald Davison and the late Jeannine (Parker) Walsh. He was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High, Class of 1970 and enlisted in the...
Robert S. Brown
Jan 5, 2020
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Robert S. Brown, 70 of Whitman, died Sunday January 5 in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Boston after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Frances M. (Martell) Brown. Born in Quincy, he was the son of the late David and Genevieve (Gardner) Brown. Prior to this retirement Bob had worked 35 years for the Foxboro...
Mark E. Levangie
Dec 31, 2019
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Mark E. LeVangie, 68, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away on December 31st. A lifelong Whitman resident and the youngest son of Beatrice and Andrew LeVangie, he graduated from Whitman-Hanson in 1969 and spent many years as a truck driver for Dry Ice Corporation in Rockland, where he was a member of Teamsters Local 25. He enjoyed fishing and...
David E. Palm
Dec 31, 2019
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David Edward Palm, 78, of The Villages, FL, formerly of Whitman, MA, passed away from Alzheimer's in The Villages, FL on Tuesday, December 31st. He was the beloved husband of Paula (Girdzus) Palm. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Gunnar and Florence (Clark) Palm. David was raised in Whitman, graduating from Whitman High School in...
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