OBITUARIES
Dorothy L. (Duckfield) Decosta
Oct 19, 2019
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Dorothy L. ( Duckfield) DeCosta, 87, of Scituate, formerly of Whitman and Halifax, passed away on October 19th at the Life Care Center of the South Shore. She was the beloved wife of James A. DeCosta, Sr. for 40 years. She was born in New York, daughter of the late Herbert G. and Lillian (Johnson) Duckfield. Dorothy worked...
Gertrude E. (Kenneally) Cameron
Oct 18, 2019
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Gertrude E. (Kenneally) Cameron, 102, of Whitman, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Friday October 18th. She was predeceased by her husband John A. Cameron, Jr. and her son Craig Cameron She is survived by her sons, Richard of Whitman, Edward and his wife Joanne of Hanson, William of Whitman and Paul and his wife Kim of...
Phyllis A. "Pam" Marino
Oct 12, 2019
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Phyllis A. "Pam" Marino 75, died Saturday October 12 in the Milton Hospital, surrounded by her loving friends. Born and raised in Swampscott, Pam had been a longtime resident of Whitman. She was a graduate of Stonehill College and earned her Master's Degree from Andover Newton Theological School and Boston College School of Social Work. Pam had been...
Wilbur F. "Dizzy" Porter
Oct 11, 2019
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Wilbur F. Porter, Jr. "Dizzy' 85 of East Bridgewater, MA passed away peacefully October 11, 2019 at St Joseph's Manor after a long illness. Husband, for 65 years, of Jean A (Thorburn) Porter. Born in Plymouth, MA May 3, 1934 to the late Wilbur F Porter, Sr. & Shirley (Burgess) (Porter) Rollston. He was also the brother of...
Betty J. (Parks) (Young) Craig
Oct 9, 2019
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Betty J. (Parks) (Young) Craig 88 of Lakeville, formerly of East Bridgewater, passed away on Wednesday October 9 in the Sippican Health Center after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Young and the late Jan R. Craig. Born in Brockton and raised in Abington, she was the daughter of...
William N. "Bill" Berggren
Oct 6, 2019
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William N. "Bill" Berggren 74 of Weymouth, formerly of Brockton, died Sunday October 6 in St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Medford, he was the son of the late Roy and Margaret (Dunn) Berggren. Prior to his retirement, Bill had been a longtime and proud member of the Carpenter's Union # 535. He was the father of Lisa Berggren...
Jane (Bowden) Valler
Oct 5, 2019
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Jane G. Valler, 93, of Abington, died peacefully October 5, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late James C. Valler to whom she was married to for 72 years. Jane was born on November 2, 1925 in Brockton, Massachusetts to the late John J. Bowden and Helen L. (Foley) Bowden. Jane...
Lonnie K. Blanchard
Sep 28, 2019
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Lonnie K Blanchard, 63, of Brockton died Saturday September 28th at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after a long battle against cancer. He was born on December 5, 1955 in Boston, son of Clifford O. and Claire A. (Johnson) Blanchard. Lonnie was a truck driver for Bridgewater Farm Supply for over 21 years. He served his...
Herbert L. Libby
Sep 22, 2019
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Herbert L. Libby, 98, of Abington, MA died peacefully Sunday, September 22, 2019 surrounded by family. Herbert was born on July 18, 1921 to the late Elsena and Herbert R. Libby. After graduating from Abington High School, he worked at the O.A. Miller Last Factory in Brockton. He then joined the Navy in 1942 serving overseas for six...
Jean (Butterfield) Condito
Sep 20, 2019
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Jean (Butterfield) Condito, 88, of Whitman formerly of Hingham and Dennis passed away on September 20th. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis T. Condito. Born in Medford and raised in Hingham, she was the daughter of the late Clifford A. and Regina M. (Carroll) Butterfield and a graduate of Hingham High School. Jean continued her...
Kenneth A. Longueil
Sep 18, 2019
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Kenneth Arthur Longueil, 88, of East Bridgewater, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019. He was the husband of the late Priscilla (Wentworth) Longueil. Kenneth was born May 25, 1931 in Boston. He was the son of the late Dorothy Crompton and Kenneth A. Longueil. Brother to George Crompton, Ellen Crompton and Jane Bachmann. Ken graduated from Randolph High...
Marguerite " Peg" Gaquin
Sep 16, 2019
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Marguerite (Peg) Gaquin, 91, of Whitman, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Manor in Brockton, on Monday September 16th. She was the beloved wife of 65 years to the late John H. Gaquin. Peg was born and raised in Brockton and was the daughter of the late Michael Brides and Susan (Drew) Brides. She was a graduate of...
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...
