OBITUARIES
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...
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...
