OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Blanchard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service
Joseph F. Rubicine
Nov 1, 2017
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Joseph F. Rubicine, 85, of East Bridgewater, passed away, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. He was the loving husband of Jane (Blanchard) Rubicine for 57 years. Joseph was a proud member of the B.A.C local 5. In addition to his wife, he was the loving father of Joseph P. Rubicine, Jean Rubicine, Janice Daniels and her husband Jack,...
Leelynne Frappier
Oct 30, 2017
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LeeLynne Frappier, of Rockland age 60, passed away on October 30th in the Season's Hospice Center in Milton. She was born April 20, 1957 in Quincy. She was predeceased by her mother Ethel (Burgess) Frappier. She is survived by her very close friend Robert McGiver, father Leon Frappier, best sister Michelle Augustino and her husband Stephen, nieces Teresa...
Loretta J. (Bell) Sickoll
Oct 28, 2017
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Loretta J. (Bell) Sickoll, 87, a longtime resident of Brockton, passed away on October 28th in the Morton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Gordon W. Sickoll. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Silvia) Bell. Loretta was employed for many years with the Bradlees Warehouse of...
Larry Boyd
Oct 26, 2017
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Halifax – Larry Boyd 83, died Thursday October 26 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Dibblee) Boyd. In addition to his wife Judy, he is survived by his son Russell, daughters Susan and Karen and his son-in-law Peter as well as his grandchildren, great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He...
Geraldine (Shebeck) Conlon
Oct 26, 2017
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Geraldine (Shebeck) Conlon of Whitman passed away on October 26, 2017 at the age of 90. Geraldine was the wife of the late Robert F. Conlon, the daughter of the late Alfred and Helen (Weldon) Shebeck, sister to the late Joan Mills and mother to the late James Horton. She lived most of her life in Whitman and...
Margaret S. Mills
Oct 22, 2017
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Margaret Sheila Mills of Whitman, MA passed away suddenly on October 22, 2017 surrounded by her family that she loved. She is survived by her husband of 55 years Raymond Fredrick Mills, loving mother to Judith Rondeau (Tom), Tanya Mills (Chris), Tracy Lehman (Matt), and Raymond Shane Mills (Andrea). Predeceased by daughter Kelley in infancy. Margaret was the...
Irene M. (Ahearn) West
Oct 19, 2017
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Irene M. (Ahearn) West, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died on Thursday October 19th at the South Shore Hospital at the age of 94, after a brief illness. Irene was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret (Dunn) Ahearn, stepdaughter of the late Esther Ahearn. She was predeceased by her husband Elmer A. West. Irene...
Pauline (Adams) Singleton
Oct 8, 2017
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Pauline E. Singleton of East Bridgewater died at her home after a long illness on October 8, 2017 at the age of 86. Born in Whitman, Pauline was the wife of the late Robert W. Singleton, mother of Shirley Singleton of Essex, Robert Singleton of East Bridgewater, Scott Singleton of Whitman, grandmother of Matthew and Caroline Singleton and...
Albert A. Pike, Jr.
Oct 7, 2017
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Albert A. Pike, Jr., 87, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Abington, passed away on October 7th at the Life Care of West Bridgewater after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 25 years to Edith (Rose) Pike, of East Bridgewater. Al was born and brought up in Abington, son of the late Albert A....
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...
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