OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Frederick G. Ingle
Jan 6, 2019
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Frederick G. Ingle, 88, of Hanover passed away on January 6th in the Good Samaritan Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth (Beland) Ingle. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Joseph and Ethelyn (Pratt) Ingle. In addition to his wife Elizabeth, he was the loving father of Lori Ingle of...
Donald K. Snow
Jan 4, 2019
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Donald K. Snow, formerly of Carver and Whitman, passed away on January 4, 2019 in Weymouth at the age of 91. Beloved husband of 68 years of Claire E. (Bellew) Snow. Born in East Bridgewater, son of the late Richard L. and Mae (Ruggles) Snow. US Navy Veteran 1945 - 1946. Retired pipefitter at the General Dynamics Shipyard...
Geraldine C. (Belanger) Bowen
Jan 1, 2019
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Geraldine C. (Belanger) Bowen 86 of Brockton, formerly of Whitman, passed away at St. Joseph Manor on January 1, after a long period of failing health. She was the devoted wife of the late Regis B. Bowen. She was born in 1932 in Quincy, MA to Joseph and Julia (Cronin) Belanger. She was a longtime resident of Whitman....
Joyce (Lambert) Wilson
Dec 29, 2018
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Joyce (Lambert) Wilson, 71, of East Bridgewater, graduated to heaven on December 29th surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 4, 1947 to the late Elias and Florence Lambert in Cambridge and graduated from Cambridge High and Latin in 1966. She retired from the Hanover Council on Aging in 2014. Joyce was the beloved wife of...
Jennifer L. (Doyle) Astuto
Dec 28, 2018
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Whitman – Jennifer L. (Doyle) Astuto 42, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Friday December 28 in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. She was the beloved wife of Michael J. Astuto. Born and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of Edward and Leslie (Joy) Doyle of Whitman and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson, Class of 1994....
Jean Barbara Bianchetto
Dec 27, 2018
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Jean B. Bianchetto, 81 of Hanson, Mass., passed away peacefully on December 27, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 8, 1937 daughter of the late Peter Bianchetto and Linda (Drago) Bianchetto. Preceded in death were her brother's Ernest Bianchetto, Albert Bianchetto and sister, Elena (Bianchetto) Pedranti. Jean leaves behind her sister, Marie J. Grace...
Jane F. (Horrigan) Ahern
Dec 26, 2018
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Jane F. Ahern, 70, of Abington, Massachusetts died peacefully at South Shore Hospital on December 26th surrounded by her family. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948, she was raised in North Weymouth by the late Nicholas Horrigan and Mary (Hefferan) Horrigan. Jane graduated from Massasoit Community College with her Associates Degree in Accounting and continued her education at...
Jane L. (Metevier) Scherer
Dec 25, 2018
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Falmouth – Jane L. (Metevier) Scherer 66, died on Tuesday December 25. She was the beloved wife of thirty years to Robert H. "Bob" Scherer. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman, She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Ryan) Metevier, and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High, Class of 1970. Jane had worked for over...
Roland G. Adams
Dec 25, 2018
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Roland G. Adams, 76 of Rochester, MA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, after a long illness. He was the loving husband of Mary F. (Lotti) Adams for 42 years. Born and raised in Brockton, son of the late Bernard and Shirley (Adams) Schnyer, grandson of the late Elise and George Adams and Cecile and George...
Harold "Hal" F. Williams, Jr.
Dec 23, 2018
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Bridgewater- Our Family is saddened to announce that Harold F. Williams, Jr. passed away on December 23rd after a long battle with cancer. He was the cherished husband of 63 years to Sally (Smith) Williams. Harold was born in Boston on August 3, 1933, spent his growing up years in Squantum, graduated from North Quincy High School and...
Michael S. O'Rourke
Dec 23, 2018
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Michael S. O'Rourke, 62, of Whitman, Massachusetts died on December 23, 2018 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts due to a long term illness. He was born on May 26, 1956 in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Barbara (Staples) O'Rourke and the late Francis O'Rourke of Whitman. He spent 25 years as an Auto Appraiser for Hanover Insurance. He...
Jacqueline"Jackie" (Junkins) Turner
Dec 21, 2018
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Jacqueline M. (Junkins) Turner, 86, of Hanson, passed away at the South Shore Hospital , on December 21st after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Turner. Known to all as Jackie, she was born in Boston, daughter of the late William and Mary (Foley) Junkins. Jackie worked for the Weymouth School Department,...
Linda (Nisbet) Sironi
Dec 21, 2018
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On Friday December 21, 2018, Linda Anne Sironi, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully at the age of 68 in her home in Hanson, MA. Linda was born on November 8th, 1950 in Toronto to Alexander Nisbet and Rita (Stapley) Foster. She moved to the United States at the age of 9, settling in Massachusetts. On May...
Daniel R. Goodwin
Dec 19, 2018
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Daniel R. Goodwin, 28, of Halifax died Wednesday December 19th in New Hampshire where he was temporarily residing. Born in Providence Rhode Island in 1990, a lifelong resident of Halifax, Ma., with temporary residences in Texas, Florida, California and finally New Hampshire. Son to Robert A. Goodwin and Tina M. (Smolinsky) Goodwin, Brother to Haylee M. Goodwin and...
Marjorie "Midge" Lescynski
Dec 17, 2018
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Marjorie (Midge) Lescynski, 91, of Abington, passed away on December 17 in Abington, MA. She will be remembered by all her family and friends as the kind and selfless person who always put others first. Midge was born in Weymouth, MA on June 27, 1927. She graduated from Rockland High School. Her work life began as a switchboard...
Allen C. Lewis
Dec 10, 2018
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Allen C. Lewis, 91, resident of Whitman, MA died on December 10th at home following a brief illness. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1927 he was the son of the late Allan and Rita (Purdy) Lewis. Allen was raised in Watertown, MA. He was an engineer employed by Polaroid Corporation for more than 35 years. Allen served in...
Elsie M. (Burden) Halwix
Dec 9, 2018
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Elsie M. (Burden) Halwix 86 of Bridgewater, passed away peacefully on Sunday December 9th. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Halwix. Elsie was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (McNeil) Burden. She met her future husband Alfred at a U.S.O. dance and they married for 61 wonderful years and had 6...
Anthony C. "Bud" Eosue
Dec 8, 2018
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Hanson – Anthony C. Eosue, also known as Bud or Buddy, 85 years of age, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday December 8, 2018. He had lived in the Monponsett section of Hanson for forty-two years. Born in 1933 in Braintree, he was the son of Michael and Ernestine (Damon) Eosue and...
Laura A. (Benoit) Cribben
Dec 8, 2018
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Whitman – Laura A. (Benoit) Cribben 85, a longtime resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly Saturday December 8. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Cribben. Born and raised in Rockland she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Tessa (Richard) Benoit. She later moved to Hanson and was a graduate of Whitman High School,...
Robert J. Mcdonough
Dec 6, 2018
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Robert (Bob) J. McDonough, 76, of Abington, MA died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in West Roxbury after a nearly four year battle with multiple myeloma. He was born on June 7, 1942 in Flushing, New York to the late Ed and Bertha McDonough. Bob is survived by his loving wife Kathleen (Dennehy Lambert),...
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