OBITUARIES
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...
Marjorie "Marge" (Deboer) Roberts
Dec 30, 2019
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Marjorie "Marge" (DeBoer) Roberts, 89, of Abington passed away on December 30th at the Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late George (Lefty) J. Roberts, Jr. She was born and brought up in Randolph, daughter of the late Richard and Janet (Russell) DeBoer. Marge graduated from Stetson High in Randolph, in...
Lawrence Jones
Dec 24, 2019
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Lawrence William Jones, 76 of Plymouth Massachusetts passed away in his sleep at home, unexpectedly, December 24, 2019. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 29, 1943 to the late Olive (Carroll) and John E. Jones. He graduated from Boston University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He worked as an internal auditor for...
Philip P. Jenkins
Dec 21, 2019
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Philip Paul Jenkins, of Halifax, passed away on December 21, 2019. Phil was born on July 14, 1948 and grew up in Weymouth, graduating from Weymouth High School in 1966. Phil was a proud veteran who served in the Vietnam War in B Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Division from 1968-1970 and was awarded two Purple...
Victoria J. (Walmsley) Boucher
Dec 18, 2019
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Victoria J. Boucher, 77, wife of Richard Boucher of East Bridgewater, passed away on December 18th at the Brockton Signature Hospital after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary disease. She was born on November 23, 1942 in Middleboro, MA, the daughter of Henry and Victoria (Jurgelewicz) Walmsley. She received a B.S. degree from Bridgewater State College in...
Leah P. (Mclaughlin) Howard
Dec 17, 2019
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Leah P. (McLaughlin) Howard, 88 of Whitman, passed away Tuesday December 17th at the Wingate at Silver Lake in Kingston. She was the beloved wife of 68 years to Paul F. Howard. She was a lifelong resident of Whitman and a longtime communicant of the Holy Ghost Church. Leah earned her associate's degree in fashion merchandise at the...
Jean M. (Thorpe) O'Donnell
Dec 6, 2019
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Rockland – Jean M. (Thorpe) O'Donnell 90, a lifelong resident of Rockland, died Friday December 6, at home surrounded by her loved ones after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of sixty-five years to the late John V. "Thunder Jack" O'Donnell. Born and raised in Rockland, she was the daughter of the late J. William and...
Rita C. (Mello) Soper
Nov 30, 2019
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Rita C. (Mello) Soper, age 89, of Abington, MA passed away on November 30, 2019 in Hingham, MA after a long and fulfilling life. She was born on November 30, 1930 in Bridgewater, MA to Manuel L. and Theresa (Silvia) Mello, the ninth out of 10 children. Rita was an independent spirit and enjoyed a 16-year career at...
John J. "Johnny" Baxter
Nov 30, 2019
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John J. "Johnny" Baxter, 53, of Quincy died Saturday November 30th suddenly in his home. John was the beloved son of Diana (Anzaldi) Baxter of Whitman and the late John J Baxter. He was born in Boston, grew up in Holbrook, and graduated from Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School in Canton. John also held a Psychology degree...
Roy W. Mosher
Nov 30, 2019
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Roy W. Mosher, 86, of Abington, formerly of Whitman, passed away on November 30th in the Colony Center for Health & Rehabilitation. He was the husband of Eleanor (Simmons) Mosher. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Frederick l. and Marion (Ellis) Mosher. Roy served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War from...
Christopher C. Golden
Nov 27, 2019
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Christopher C. Golden, 37, of Whitman died suddenly on November 27, 2019 after a long struggle with a drug use disorder. Born in Boston, MA in 1982 Chris attended school in Whitman and then went on to work as an accomplished carpenter for the next 19 years. He was a member of Local 723. When Chris wasn't working,...
Despina Vintzileos
Nov 25, 2019
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Despina (Vrahopoulos) Vintzileos 81, of Whitman, passed away at home on Monday November 25 with her loving family by her side, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas Vintzileos. Born in Athens, Greece on July 11, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Anastasios and Maria Vrahopoulos. Along with her husband...
