OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Julia E. "Sheila" (Cox) Crowley
Sep 11, 2019
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Julia "Sheila" (Cox) Crowley, 87 of Raynham, formerly of Abington and Cork City Ireland, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on September 11, 2019. Born in Ireland, she was the daughter of the late John and Rita Cox and the loving wife of forty-one years to the late Patrick E. Crowley. She was the devoted and...
Judith A. (Mack) Bates
Sep 3, 2019
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Whitman – Judith A. (Mack) Bates passed peacefully away in the comfort of her home on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, under the loving care of her family and Seasons Hospice after a long and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. Judy was born on May 2, 1944 in Boston, MA to Charles and Inez (Greenhalge) Mack. She was...
Robert S. "Bob" Byron
Sep 2, 2019
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After a long heroic battle with Alzheimer's, Robert (Bob) Byron 85, of Whitman. passed away surrounded by his family on September 2,2019. Born June 22, 1934 to Daniel and Cecelia(Ward)Byron. He was raised in Gorham,NH and Quincy, MA. He was the 3rd of 6 children predeceased by his Brothers Joseph Byron of Salisbury, MA, James Byron of Pinehurst,...
Mark E. Mccleary
Aug 26, 2019
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Mark E. McCleary, 51 of Abington, MA died on August 26th 2019 in the home of his sister Pauline after a valiant fight against Cancer. Mark waged a war like no other and his family could not prouder of his fight. Mark was born in Norwood, MA on July 26th 1968. Mark attended Rockland High School and was...
Steven P. Degrechie
Aug 25, 2019
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Steven P. DeGrechie, 61, of Whitman passed away peacefully at home on August 25 after a long illness. Steve was the loving husband of Ann for 31 years. With a passion for helping others, Steve was a human resources entrepreneur, business owner, and 1997 graduate of Eastern Nazarene College. An avid outdoorsman, he through-hiked the Appalachian Trail and...
Ruth "Bonnie" (Armstrong) Rinkowski
Aug 22, 2019
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Ruth E. "Bonnie" (Armstrong) Rinkowski, 58, of Whitman, Massachusetts died unexpectedly on August 22 at Toby Hospital. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1961, sixth child of David D. Armstrong and Lillian R. (Fitzgibbon) Armstrong, she graduated from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in 1979, and went on to become a Florist at the Whole Foods Market. She loved plants...
Katherine M. (Macdonald) Mccuddy
Aug 21, 2019
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Katherine M. "Kathy" (MacDonald) McCuddy, 84, of Hanson formerly of Randolph passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday August 21st, 2019 after a long illness. Daughter of the late William and Margaret MacDonald. She is predeceased by her husband John (Jack) McCuddy. She will be missed by all including her children Karen (McCuddy) Swinamer of Mansfield; John...
Janet L. (Thackleberry) Reed
Aug 16, 2019
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Janet L. (Thackleberry) Reed, 85 of Abington, formerly of Halifax, passed away unexpectedly on Friday August 16, 2019 while visiting her son in Arizona. She was the beloved wife of the late Norman "Pete" Reed. She was the loving mother of Sharon Brown and her husband Calvin of Westborough, Debbie Coghill and her husband Gene of Halifax, Lisa...
Elwood R. Hall
Aug 15, 2019
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Plymouth – Elwood R. Hall, 93 of Plymouth, formerly of Carver and East Bridgewater died Thursday, August 15th at BID Plymouth Hospital. He was the loving husband of Beverly (Creed) Hall for 53 years before her passing in 2002. He later married Patricia (Troy) Hall in 2010. Born in West Bridgewater, son of Harold and Laura (Cyr) Hall,...
Carol R. (Redonnet) Dixon
Aug 9, 2019
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Carol R. ( Redonnet) Dixon, 88, of Plymouth, passed away on August 9, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Marion Redonnet. Beloved wife for 63 years of the late Everard N. Dixon, she lived most of her life in East Bridgewater, where she and her husband raised...
Judith E. Rothwell
Aug 7, 2019
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Judith Rothwell, 60, of Hanover passed away on August 7th in the South Shore Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born in Dorchester, daughter of the late Robert and Catherine (Faria) Rothwell and a graduate of Randolph High School, Class of 1978. Judy spent many years caring for children at the Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton. She...
Marjorie A. "Marge" (Walsh) Vorrosso
Aug 7, 2019
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Marjorie A. (Walsh) Vorrosso, 74, of Whitman, passed away at her home, surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday August 7th. She was the wife of the late Francis Vorrosso and the late William Quimby. She was born May 1, 1945 in Boston to the late James and Catherine (Dowd) Walsh After many years working to raise her...
Margaret O. (Nutter) Alexander
Aug 5, 2019
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Margaret Orr (Nutter) Alexander, 92, of East Bridgewater, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, August 5. Margaret was born in East Bridgewater in 1927 to Samuel Keen and Marion G. (Jordan) Nutter. Predeceased by her husband, Richard Wentworth Alexander and daughter, Jane Alexander Haines, she is survived by four grandchildren, John Haines and...
Blanche U. (Webber) Sims
Aug 4, 2019
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Abington – Blanche U. Sims, 85, of Abington died on August 4 at the Good Samaritan Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Harold R. Sims. She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Charles Webber and Ferne Lamoureaux. Blanche was raised in Weymouth, a graduate of Weymouth High School, Class of 1952. She...
Jennie Crandall
Jul 24, 2019
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Jennie A Crandall (Cullinan) 85, of Raynham, Massachusetts died on July 24 at Morton Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts from Pneumonia and COPD. Born in Houlton, Maine in 1934 but relocated to Massachusetts. Married to Dale S Crandall for 55 years who passed away in 2007. Jennie worked 35 years as a Certified Nursing Assistant, an occupation that she...
John V. Pasteris, Jr.
Jul 20, 2019
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John V. Pasteris, Jr. 31 of Plympton, loving father and son died unexpectedly on Saturday July 20. Born In Brockton, he was the son of Debra (O'Brien) Dickie and Brian Dickie both of Plympton and father of Haileigh Pasteris who "meant the world" to him. John attended Silver Lake High School and later worked as an auto technician...
Edward D. Collins, Sr.
Jul 17, 2019
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COLLINS, Edward D., Sr. of Abington - Beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 17, 2019. He was born in Boston on December 11, 1935 and was the loving husband of the late Sylvia (Mealey) Collins for 54 years. Raised in South Boston, he graduated from Gate of Heaven High School, served...
James "Jimmy" Perry
Jul 13, 2019
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James W. Perry, 60, of Rockland, Massachusetts died on July 13 at Boston Medical Center from his battle with liver cancer. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1959 to the late Barbara (Barnes) Perry and Jake Corbett and later adopted by the late Clement Perry. He spent many years working in the fire protection industry installing sprinkler systems, as...
Judith A. Dwyer
Jul 13, 2019
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Judy Anne Dwyer, 60, of Brockton Massachusetts passed away peacefully in her home on July 13th 2019 surrounded by her family. Judy was born and raised in Quincy to the late Mary T. (Sheehan) and Gordon B. Guest. She is survived by her three children Josh Dwyer, MaryEllen Dwyer, Lindsey Burke and her husband Justin. As well as...
Elizabeth "Betty" Lane
Jul 12, 2019
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Elizabeth "Betty" (Pechey) Lane, 71, of Hanson, passed away peacefully at home after a long courageous battle with cancer on Friday, July 12th. Born in Brockton, Betty was the youngest of three born to Arthur Pechey and Angelina (Parziale) Pechey. She was the sister of Robert and Janet Pechey and Tom Stewart. She was a graduate of Brockton...
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