OBITUARIES
Suzanne Hill
Jul 9, 2019
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Suzanne (Smith) Hill 74, of Barnstable and Hanson died on July 9, after a brief illness. She was born in Brockton the daughter of the late Alton J and Esther (Tess) Smith, sister of the late Walter F. Estes and Thomas B. Smith. She graduated with the Class of 1963 from Whitman-Hanson High School and from Westbrook Junior...
Roy J. Blanchard
Jul 9, 2019
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Whitman – Roy J. Blanchard 72, died Tuesday July 9 after a long period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of forty years to Jean E. (Parsons) Blanchard. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Clifford and Claire Blanchard. Prior to his retirement Roy had worked for over 30 years as security for...
Joan H. (Higgins) Tucker
Jul 9, 2019
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Bridgewater - Joan "Joanne" (Higgins) Tucker, 89, from Whitman, Bourne, and Bridgewater, died July 9, 2019. She was the beloved wife for 63 years to the late Ralph Emmett Tucker. She was born in Whitman, the youngest child of the late Byron M. and Bernice (Randall) Higgins. Joanne graduated from Whitman High School in 1947. She also attended...
Deborah A. (Packard) Jefferson
Jul 9, 2019
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Deborah A. (Packard) Jefferson, 68, of Abington formerly of Whitman, died on Tuesday July 9th . She was born and brought up in Whitman and was most recently a resident of Abington. She was the daughter of the late Angelo and Barbara (Packard) Hynes. Deborah was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, Class of 1969. She worked...
Carol E. (Leonard) Smith
Jul 6, 2019
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Plymouth – Carol E. (Leonard) Smith 83, formerly of Florida, died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday July 6, after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton and raised on the "Family Farm" in West Bridgewater, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Muriel F. (Romaine) Leonard. Carol enjoyed listening to the gospel music...
Paul B. Mullin
Jul 3, 2019
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Paul B. Mullin, 61, of Rockland Massachusetts passed away suddenly on July 3, 2019. He was born on January 1, 1958, to the late Kevin Mullin and Frances (Marvin) Mullin. Growing up, Paul was a standout soccer player, co-captaining the first ever Rockland High School soccer team and continued coaching sports over the years. He was a force...
Doris M. (Whiteley) Corilss
Jul 2, 2019
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Doris M. (Whiteley) Corliss, 99, of Saco, ME, formally from Whitman, MA, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2019. Born in Saskatchewan, Canada on October 14, 1919, she was wife of the late Warren Corliss, mother of the late Warren R. Corliss Jr. (Chipper), the late Adrian Corliss, and the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Whiteley....
David J. Devine
Jul 1, 2019
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David J. (#Dave) Devine, 64, of Hanson, MA passed away suddenly at home on July 1st. Born in Charlestown in 1954, the 2nd son of William and Marguerite, David attended public schools in Charlestown and Braintree, later earning a degree in criminal justice from Massasoit. He eventually spent the last 17 years as a regional planner for the...
Michele A. Brady
Jun 28, 2019
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Michele A.(Stevens) Brady, 44 of Bridgewater, passed on June 28th after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in South Weymouth in 1974 and raised in Abington. Michele attended Bentley College and worked for Dr. Barry Friedman, OD as an office manager. She was a great cook and baker, an avid New England Patriots fan, loved...
Jennie (Matondi) Mayer
Jun 26, 2019
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Jennie F. (Matondi) Mayer of Bridgewater passed away on June 26, 2019. Jennie was the beloved mother of Mary J. Meserve and her late husband John of Maine, Linda A. Mayer of East Bridgewater and her companion Ron Boucher, and Pamela E. Farley and her husband Peter of Halifax. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Michael and...
Donald A Mackenzie
Jun 24, 2019
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Donald A. MacKenzie, 86 of Whitman, passed away peacefully on June 24th at the Brockton Hospital. He was born in Taunton, son of the late Malcolm and Rose (Cott) MacKenzie. Donald served his country in the United States Army, during the Korean War as a gunner from 1953-1955. He enjoyed spending time at the beach in Plymouth. Donald...
Robert J. Mcgrail, Jr.
Jun 19, 2019
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Robert Joseph McGrail, Jr, 72 of Amesbury, Massachusetts, formally of Newburyport, Massachusetts died peacefully on June 19, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital, surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Brockton, MA on March 27, 1947, Bob was the son of Antoinette Marie (D'Arpino) McGrail of Plymouth, MA, and the late Robert Joseph McGrail, Sr. Bob was raised...
Daniel James Adams
Jun 18, 2019
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Daniel James Adams, 29, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully in the loving arms of his family after a lifelong courageous battle with Canavan's Leukodystrophy. Daniel was born February 26, 1990 at Waltham-Weston Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dear and loving son of Daniel L. Adams and Karyl L. (Torrey) Adams, cherished brother to Michael T. Adams and Eric...
Lawrence P. Wales
Jun 18, 2019
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Abington – Lawrence P. Wales, a longtime resident of Abington passed away peacefully on June 18 at the age of 95. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to the late Lucille L. (Messier) Wales. Born and raised in Randolph, he was the son of the late Frank and Lena Wales and a graduate of Stetson High...
Paul B. Wight
Jun 18, 2019
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Paul B. Wight 70, of Halifax, formerly a long time resident of Weymouth, died unexpectedly on Tuesday June 18. Born and raised in Weymouth, he was the son of the late Willis and Shirley (Bicknell) Wight and a graduate of Weymouth Vocational Technical High School, Class of 1966. Paul was a proud Veteran of the US Coast Guard...
Grace (Buchanan) Simmons
Jun 17, 2019
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Grace (Buchanan) Simmons 90, formerly a long time resident of Whitman, died Monday June 17 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Elmer Simmons. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Wilma Buchanan. Grace had been a resident of Whitman for over fifty years and was...
Richard "Rick" Bartholdson
Jun 15, 2019
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Richard R. Bartholdson loving Father, Grandfather and Friend; 75 of Hanover, passed away on Saturday June 15 at Seasons Hospice Care, surrounded by his family. Husband of the late Karen(Langworthy) Bartholdson He was born in Brockton, September 16th1943 second son of Herbert Bartholdson and Adeline Cushing. He was graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School and had a passion for...
Mary E. Lyon
Jun 11, 2019
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Mary Eugenia (DaSilva) Lyon, 90, of Hanson, Massachusetts died peacefully at her home of 52 years surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Her parish priest, Fr. Kwang Lee, at St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church prayed with her before she passed in the afternoon. Born in her parents' home in Whitman, Massachusetts in 1929, Mary...
Patricia A. Mcelaney
Jun 10, 2019
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Patricia A McElaney, 71, of Bridgewater, died on June 10, surrounded by her family. She was born April 27, 1948 in Weymouth MA to the late Howard Kimball and Anne (Johnson) Carney. Pat (Patty) grew up in Hanover MA. Pat married the late Henry P. Beland from Whitman where they resided with their three children Scott, Ronna, Roxanne....
John A. Hindley
Jun 9, 2019
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John A. Hindley, 75, of Abington passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home, on June 9th He was the loving husband and father of Sonja (Szydlowski) Hindley, Michelle and Danielle Hindley all of Abington and his extended family. He was born in Berlin NH, son of the late John A. Hindley, Sr. and Lois (Sydleman) McComiskey...
