OBITUARIES
Thomas C. Chase
Oct 4, 2017
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Duxbury – Thomas C. Chase 50, a resident of Duxbury for over twenty years, died unexpectedly on Wednesday October 4. Born in Melrose, he was the son of Sharon N. (Till) Chase of Revere and Halifax and the late Thomas A. Chase. Thomas was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Malden High School. He was also...
Helen (Tamkun) Cote
Oct 3, 2017
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Helen (Tamkun) Cote of Whitman, formerly of Abington, passed away on October 3rd, at the age of 96. She was born in Abington where she resided for over 80 years. She also enjoyed spending time at the family beach house in Marshfield. She loved all types of crafts, shopping, her doll collection and taking care of her yards....
Arthur "Dan" Kearney
Sep 25, 2017
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Arthur D. "Dan" Kearney, of Whitman, died on September 25th at home after a long illness, Dan was born in Boston in 1945 to the late Arthur Kearney and Helen (Shea) Kearney. He leaves behind his wife of nearly 49 years, Margaret (Vena), two sons , Tim Kearney (Tasha) of VA and Pat Kearney (Cristin) of Winthrop, a...
Adrian M. Corliss
Sep 23, 2017
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Adrian M. Corliss, 66, of Whitman, died unexpectedly on September 23rd. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1951, daughter of Doris (Whitely) Corliss and the late Warren R. Corliss. She graduated from Whitman-Hanson Regional HS in 1970 and Massasoit CC in 1973. Adrian was employed at Alfieri-Proctor Associates for the majority of her career where she retired in 2015....
Doris (Joyce) Driscoll
Sep 20, 2017
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Doris (Joyce) Driscoll, of Abington, passed away at her home on September 20, 2017 surrounded by family following an illness with which she dealt with determination, strength, and dignity. Born in Quincy July 11th, 1943 she was the wife of 52 years of James Driscoll and daughter of the late Edward and Francis (Slivonik) Joyce. Doris was raised...
Gerald Edward Brown, Sr.
Sep 16, 2017
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Gerald E. Brown, Sr. 75, died Saturday September 16 in the Brockton Hospital surrounded by his wife and children. He was the beloved husband of Sue (Tuholski) Brown. He was the son of the late Frederick W. and Alice L. (Strong) Brown and lived most of his life in East Bridgewater, graduating from East Bridgewater High School in...
Tammy M. Long
Sep 14, 2017
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Tammy M. Long, age 54, of Whitman, MA passed away on Thursday September 14. She was the wife of Timothy Long for 20 years; they resided in Whitman for the last 19 years. Born March 18, 1963 in Everett, Washington she was the daughter of Linda Stevenson of Washington and Missouri. She was a longtime employee of Stop...
John P. Dowd
Sep 12, 2017
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Middleboro – John P. Dowd, Jr. 66 formerly a long time resident of Whitman died unexpectedly on September 12th Born in Boston and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late John and Marie (Power) Dowd and a graduate of Southeastern Vocational Technical High School, Class of 1969. After graduation, John had used his vocational training...
Samuel O. Norton
Sep 3, 2017
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Samuel O. Norton, 83, died unexpectedly Sunday September 3. He was the beloved husband of the late Denise (McGuire) Norton. Sam and Denise were married for 48 years. Sam was a lifelong resident of Whitman, the only son of Reggie and Almira Norton, also lifelong residents of Whitman. Sam was a veteran of the United States Army. He...
Ronald J. "Ronnie" Corr
Sep 2, 2017
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Ronald J. Corr, 70, died Saturday, September 2, 2017 after battling a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Diane (Bell) Corr. Born and raised in Brighton he was the son of Joseph and Alice (Deagle) Corr. He had been a long time resident of Hanson where he and his wife settled to raise four children. Ronnie...
Sandra L. (Smith) Caldwell
Aug 24, 2017
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Sandra L. Caldwell (Smith) , of Halifax and longtime resident of Whitman, died on August 24th at Brockton Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brockton, in 1941 she was the daughter of the late Harold W. Smith of Smith Farm and the late Irene B. Milani (Cheney). She graduated from Whitman High school in 1959 and...
Karen J. (Keeley) Brady
Aug 24, 2017
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Karen J. (Keeley) Brady, 66, of Quincy died Thursday August 24 after a long illness. Born in Quincy, to the late Thomas F. and Jeannette R. (Cote) Keeley. Sister of the late Kathleen M. (Keeley) Dorr and the late Thomas B. Dorr. Karen leaves behind her beloved son Tony J. Brady and wife Michele of Bridgewater. She will...
Paul F. Stokinger
Aug 22, 2017
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Paul F. Stokinger, 84, of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, August 22, 2017 after a brief illness. Devoted father of ten children, grandfather of eighteen and great grandfather of six. He was the husband of the late Joanne (Riley) Stokinger for 51 years, son of the late Henry and Mary (Freiburger) Stokinger and brother of the late Richard and...
Edward "Ed" Walsh
Aug 21, 2017
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10/16/32 - 8/21/17 Ed Walsh, 84, of Abington and formerly of County Cork, Ireland, passed away on Monday, August 21. He is survived by his three children, daughter Julie Ferraro and her husband, Mark, of Elburn, IL, son Edward Walsh and his wife, Karen, of Grantham, NH, and son Declan Walsh and his wife, Urvashi, of New York...
Michael J. Cuneo
Aug 20, 2017
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Michael Cuneo, 61 of Rockland, passed away peacefully on August 20th at South Shore Hospital with his family by his side. He was the son of Lester and Rita (Baccari) Cuneo of Braintree. Michael attended Braintree schools. He was a welder at the Quincy shipyard and a mechanic for many years. He enjoyed tinkering with anything from small...
Suzanne L. (Billings) Dawson
Aug 18, 2017
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Suzanne L. (Billings) Dawson of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts died on August 18, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton, MA, of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Born on May 21, 1946 at the Boston Lying-in Hospital, Suzanne was the daughter of the late William R. Billings and Virginia E. (Illsley) Billings of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Suzanne was raised in Weymouth...
Robert W. Purtle
Aug 7, 2017
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Abington – Robert W. Purtle 98, a lifelong resident of Abington, died Monday August 7 after a brief period failing health. He was the beloved husband of 71 years to the late Frances N. (MacDonald) Purtle, who passed on August 3. Born in Rockland, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Beverly) Purtle and brother...
Frances N. (Macdonald) Purtle
Aug 3, 2017
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Abington – Frances N. (MacDonald) Purtle 95, a longtime resident of Abington, died Thursday August 3 at the Southwood Nursing Home after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of 71 years to Robert W. Purtle. Born in Newton in 1921, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Cloran) MacDonald. She was a graduate...
Edward R. Stanley
Aug 1, 2017
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Edward R. Stanley, 67 of East Bridgewater died, August 1, at New England Sinai Hospital, surrounded by his family and friends. He was the beloved husband of Sandra Stanley for 17 years. He was born in Haverhill, son of James and Barbara McCorkle of Florida. Ed was a truck driver for many years with IPC before retiring. He...
James M. Delanis
Jul 28, 2017
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James Michael Delanis, age 27 of Westport MA died on July 28 2017 at home unexpectedly. He was born in Lakeland FL, he is survived by his young son Harrison "Harry" James Delanis, his mother Kathy Read of New Bedford MA, his father Michael Delanis of Lakeland FL, and his sister Caitlin Wheeler of Greensboro NC, as well...
