OBITUARIES
Paul D. "Benny" Benton
Oct 7, 2018
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Paul D. "Benny" Benton 79, of Whitman, formerly of Marshfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday October 7. Paul was the husband of the late Spring Benton, with whom he shared sixteen years of marriage. Born in Martha's Vineyard on the island of Chappaquiddick he was the son of the late Richard C. Benton,...
Regis B. Bowen
Oct 6, 2018
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Regis B. Bowen 89, of Hanson, formerly of Whitman, passed away at South Shore Hospital surrounded by his family on October 6, 2018, after a brief illness. He was the devoted husband of Geraldine (Belanger) Bowen and they would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on October 25, 2018. He was born in 1929 in Pittsburg, PA and...
Jeanne L. (Mcnally) Dembro
Oct 2, 2018
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Jeanne L.(McNally) Dembro, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 2nd in her Whitman home where she has resided for over 60 years. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Dembro, Sr. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Michael and Frances (Gould) McNally. Jeanne was a graduate of St Thomas Aquinas...
Gordon W. Bates
Sep 27, 2018
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BATES, Gordon William, age 84, a lifelong resident of Abington, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on September 27, 2018. Gordon is survived by his wife Carolyn (Wentworth) Bates, with whom he shared 54 wonderful years of marriage; his daughter Julie Halaby, her husband Jon, and their children Brooke and Benjamin, of Cohasset;...
Harold L. "Hal" Norton
Sep 27, 2018
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Abington- Harold "Hal" Leo Norton, 77, resident of Abington, MA, died September 27, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Sue (Willamson) Norton for 49 years. He is survived by his daughters Valerie (Norton) Cahill and husband Chris, Judith (Norton) Wells and husband Gordon, and his son Timothy Norton and wife Tanya. He is predeceased by his daughter...
Grace Avery Mackiewicz
Sep 24, 2018
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Grace Avery Mackiewicz died peacefully Monday Sept 24 surrounded by loved ones. She would have been 90 on October 8 but in her last year her motto had become "never ninety!" and she won. Grace was born and raised in Whitman; she was christened Agnes Grace, but always preferred Grace. She spent her married life with Francis S....
Carole L. (Landry) Whitman
Sep 21, 2018
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HALIFAX - Carole Louise Whitman (Landry) (Holmes), 78, of Halifax, MA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 21, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Whitman. Carole was born in Brockton MA, daughter of the late Arthur W. Landry and the late George and Louise Taylor. She grew up as a child...
Marilyn (Holman) (Nickerson) Cote
Sep 17, 2018
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Marilyn A. (Holman) (Nickerson) Cote, passed away peacefully on September 17th in the Southwood at Norwell, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of the late Francis V. Cote. Born and brought up in Leominster, daughter of the late Walter A. and Etta (Newton) Holman and she attended Leominster Schools. Marilyn worked, as a Head Cashier...
Andrew T. " Drew" Glynn
Sep 17, 2018
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Andrew T. "Drew" Glynn, 21, of Hanson formerly of Whitman, passed away on Monday September 17th. He was the son of Anthony and Maura-Kate (Simmons) Glynn. He was born in Weymouth, grew up in Whitman and a graduate of Whitman Hanson High School, class of 2015, where he was a member of the Baseball and Hockey teams. He...
Curtis M. Anderson
Sep 13, 2018
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Curtis M. Anderson, 57, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed suddenly on September 13, 2018. He was born in Stoughton on October 16, 1960, eldest son of Olive J. Heatley of Bridgewater and the late Paul Curtis Anderson. Curtis graduated from Whitman Hanson Regional High School in 1978, and was a lifelong painter and carpenter. Curt was an avid hunter...
Denise L. (Budwit) Walkins
Sep 6, 2018
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Denise L. (Budwit) Walkins, 50, of Whitman, formerly of South Weymouth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 6, 2018 after a brave battle with cancer. She is survived by her beloved husband Robert "Boco" Walkins and their two children, Jake and Melissa. She was the daughter of the late Gerry (Walters) Budwit, the late Daniel Budwit, and the...
Maureen A. (Regan) Morse
Sep 3, 2018
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Maureen A. (Regan) Morse of Norwell, died September 3, 2018 after a long illness. She was 77. Born in Boston, as the third child of the late Lawrence J. Regan, Sr. and the late Mary G. (Flaherty) Regan. Maureen was a graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in South Boston and Bentley College in Waltham. She worked for...
Marie L. (Shaughnessy) Cree
Sep 2, 2018
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Marie L Cree (Shaughnessy), 76, of Whitman, MA, passed away on September 2 at Harbor House Nursing and Rehab after a long illness. Born in Boston in 1942 to Robert P. and Catherine G. Shaughnessy (Welch), Marie enjoyed retirement following 15 years as the receptionist at Gannett Fleming Engineering in Braintree, MA. Her hobbies included watching her sons...
Louise H. (Ricker) Hackenson
Aug 29, 2018
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Louise H. (Ricker) Hackenson, 84, of Hanson formerly of Whitman, passed away on Wednesday August 29th, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of the late Roger C. Hackenson. She was born and brought up in Greenfield, daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Clark) Ricker and a graduate of Greenfield High School. Shortly after high...
Donald Barton
Aug 27, 2018
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Donald Barton of Weymouth died unexpectedly Monday August 27. Family and friends are invited to attend his memorial service to be held Saturday September 8 at 1:00 PM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman. Visiting hours will be prior to the service from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Full obituary to...
Marylyn D. (Prouty) Grenno
Aug 27, 2018
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Marylyn D. (Prouty) Grenno, 84, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Whitman, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday August 27th after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Whitman Fire Chief Richard A. Grenno, mother of Whitman Fire Chief Timothy J. Grenno and his wife Maureen of Whitman, Dorothy McDonald and her...
Dennis F. Disharoon
Aug 23, 2018
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Dennis F, Disharoon, 45, of East Bridgewater passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at home on Thursday, August 23th after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Jennifer M (Wright) Disharoon of East Bridgewater. He was the son of Ronald Disharoon and his wife Deborah of TX, Patricia Disharoon of Abington, loving father of...
Phyllis (Benson) Luddy
Aug 17, 2018
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. Plymouth – Phyllis (Benson) Luddy 94, formerly a longtime resident of Whitman, died Friday August 17 after a brief period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of over 62 years to the late Robert J. "Pat" Luddy. Born and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late John and Sadie (Berg) Benson and...
Foster C. Grubbs
Aug 17, 2018
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Foster Chester Grubbs, 80, of Rockland, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on August 17th at Southeast Rehabilitation in Easton after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Boston, MA in 1938, he was the son of Charles and Blanche (Bliss) Grubbs. He was the brother of Frederick Grubbs and Ruth Lanouette. He was predeceased by his late wife...
Vivian L. "Vickie" (Tulip) Sheridan
Aug 14, 2018
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Vivian "Vickie" (Tulip) Sheridan, age 63 of Taunton, passed away Tuesday Aug. 14, 2018 after battling many illnesses for years including Breast & Bone Cancer. She is preceded in death by the late Richard & Evelyn Tulip (parents) and sister Babara Anne, formerly of Abington, MA. Vickie is survived by her loving husband, Paul Sheridan of Taunton, her...
