OBITUARIES
Mary V. (Burke) Sampson
Feb 14, 2019
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Whitman – Mary V. (Burke) Sampson 86, died Thursday February 14 after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Bridget (Hunt) Burke and a graduate of the former St. Patrick High School in Brockton. Prior to her move to Whitman fifteen years ago, Mary had been...
Paul S. Hansen
Feb 13, 2019
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Whitman-Paul Stanley Hansen, age 84, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 13th in his home in Whitman. He was born to Maryanne and Walter Hansen. Paul was the second of five children; predeceased by Maureen, Christine, and Wayne; survived by Jan Kleinbaur of NH. He is also survived by his wife, Patricia Ferreira Hansen, his children Linda Hansen...
Carol A. (Evans) Pulkinen
Feb 7, 2019
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Carol A. (Evans) Pulkinen, 71 of Rockland, MA and Florida, died Thursday February 7. She was the beloved wife of Richard A. Pulkinen. Born in Brockton and raised in Abington, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen (Gilbride) Evans and a graduate of Abington High School. Carol had been a resident of Rockland for over...
Eleanore R. (Gauthier) Mcneill
Feb 4, 2019
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Eleanore R. Gauthier McNeill,of Abington, MA formerly of Brockton, MA passed away on February 4, 2019 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 95. Born in Meriden, CT she was the daughter of the late Wilfred J. Gauthier and Jane (Levesque) Gauthier. She graduated from Brockton High and was employed for many years at Etonic, Inc. in...
James E. Howe
Feb 4, 2019
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Whitman – James E. Howe, 84 a longtime resident of Whitman, died surrounded by his loving family on Monday February 4. He was the devoted husband of sixty-four years to Eleanor "Ellie" (Boudreau) Howe. Born in Middleboro he was the son of the late Francis Howe and Eleanor (Lang) Quinn. Jim had started his work career as a...
Nancy E. (Blute) Hinkley
Feb 2, 2019
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Whitman – Nancy E. (Blute) Hinkley 77, died Saturday February 2 in her Whitman home, surrounded by her loving family, after a brave five year battle with breast cancer. She was the beloved wife of sixty years to William Hinkley. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late Burton and Mary (Fitzsimmons)...
Virginia M. "Ginger" Raddatz
Feb 1, 2019
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Whitman – Virginia Marie Raddatz passed away at Brockton Hospital surrounded by family and loved ones on February 1, 2019. She was 60 years old and the daughter of the late Ernest R. Raddatz and Virginia E. (Travers) Raddatz. She was predeceased by her younger brother Ernest R. Raddatz. She leaves behind her son Anthony Raddatz, her adored...
Gordon Robinson
Jan 30, 2019
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Gordon Robinson passed away on January 30, 2019 in Hospice Care in Hanson, Massachusetts. He has been laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery in Bloomfield, Connecticut near where he and his wife Ginny made their home for many years. Born November 14, 1942 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Professor Elwyn B. and Eva Foster Robinson,...
Lorin "Frank" Paine
Jan 28, 2019
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Chatham – Lorin "Frank" Paine 87, died Monday January 28 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of sixty-seven years to Dorothy (Coffey) Paine. Born in Quincy and raised in Hanson he was the son of the late Lorin W. and Hazel (Richardson) Paine and a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of 1949. Prior...
Amy Jean Winsor
Jan 27, 2019
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Whitman – Amy J. Winsor 38, a lifelong resident of Whitman, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday January 27. Amy was a graduate of UMass Amherst with honors in 2002 earning a degree in economics. Always the scholar, she was well on her way to law school, with dreams of becoming a judge, when she suffered a near fatal...
Ruth E. Johnson
Jan 25, 2019
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Ruth E. Johnson, 95, of Scituate formerly of Whitman and Halifax, passed away Friday January 25th in the Life Care of the South Shore after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Lettie (Whyman) Johnson. Ruth was a longtime resident of Whitman and a graduate of Whitman High Class of 1942.She...
Roy Lambert
Jan 25, 2019
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Roy Lambert of Norwell, graduated to heaven on January 25th on his 75th birthday. He was born January 25, 1944 to the late Elias and Florence Lambert in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High and Latin in 1964. Roy enjoyed walking the city especially along the Charles river, bowling and trivia games. He also enjoyed family time with...
Margaret "Peggy" Parker
Jan 25, 2019
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Margaret "Peggy" P. (Laverty) Parker-Force, 95, of Abington, Massachusetts passed away peacefully in her home of 70 years surrounded by family on January 25th. Born in Roslindale, Massachusetts in 1924 to Robert Laverty and Mary (Ryan) Laverty of Ireland, Peg received her high school diploma from Quincy High School in 1939. It was at this time that Peg...
Donna M. (Pepe) (Bianchi) Le-Vine
Jan 21, 2019
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Donna M.(Pepe) (Bianchi) Le-Vine 73 of Abington Ma, passed away peacefully on Monday January 21, 2019. Donna was born November 19, 1945 to Barbara and Vincent Pepe and was the oldest of their five children. She grew up on Arch St in the Musterfield of North Abington and graduated from Abington high in 1963. After graduation she began...
Dennis William Lacerda
Jan 20, 2019
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Dennis W. LaCerda passed away on Sunday January, 20th, 2019 at home with his wife Pauline by his side, he was 73 years old. Dennis was a long time resident of Whitman, MA, formerly of Brockton, MA. He was born on January 25, 1945 in Brockton, MA to the late John A. Sr and Jenny N. LaCerda and...
Mary A. Mokillo
Jan 16, 2019
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Mary A. Mokillo, 70 of Holbrook, MA died after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Mary was born in Quincy, MA and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Fasci) Mokillo. Mary worked at BFDS for many years before retiring. Mary was a fun loving person who always had a big smile on her...
David F. Mckenna
Jan 15, 2019
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David F. McKenna, age 70, was the beloved husband of Frances (Buckley) McKenna for 41 years. He died on January 15, 2019 at South Shore Hospital after a short illness. A selfless, kind man, his generosity knew no bounds. He was an organ donor to the NE Donor Service. Son of the late Francis C. and Shirley (Nicholas)...
Rosemary (Burge) O'Donnell
Jan 13, 2019
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Rosemary A. O'Donnell (Burge), 78, of Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman and Boston, passed away on January 13, 2019 at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, Boston, after a brief illness. Born in Boston in 1940, she was the daughter of the late James and Rose (Santino) Burge of Whitman, formerly of Dorchester, sister of the late James Burge and the...
Margaret S. (Reed) Mishou
Jan 12, 2019
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Margaret Sara (Reed) Mishou, 77, of Hanson passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Margaret was known by many names: Marty, "Rita", Auntie Margaret, Mom and Mimi. Margaret was born on May 20, 1941 in Middleboro, MA. She was the oldest child of John and Sara (Barksdale) Reed. Growing up, Margaret loved...
Olga (Kyryluk) Monahan
Jan 7, 2019
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Olga ( Kyryluk) Monahan, 84, of Plymouth, formerly of Brockton, passed away peacefully, on Monday January 7th, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John "Moe" Monahan. She was born in Canada, daughter of the late Frederick and Julia (Onuska) Kyryluk. She moved to South Boston in 1961, then to Brockton in...
