OBITUARIES
Karen E. (Colla) Hunt
Apr 4, 2017
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Karen E. (Colla) Hunt, 74 a longtime resident of Whitman, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter the late Vivian (Knothe) Dulski and Stephano Colla. Beloved wife of Donald M. Hunt of 44 years. Devoted mother of Vicki Roy and her husband Kenneth of...
Carolyn G. (Sulmonte) Saccone
Apr 1, 2017
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Carolyn G. Saccone, 89, of Hingham, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at Pat Roche Hospice in Hingham on April 1. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Frank H. Saccone. She leaves her three sons, David Saccone and his late wife Mary Ann, Donald Saccone and his wife Lynne, and Scott Saccone and his wife...
Theodore R. St. George, Sr.
Apr 1, 2017
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Theodore Robert St.George Sr., 88, July 1, 1928 - April1, 2017 died peacefully in his home in Rockland, MA on April 1st after a long illness. Ted was born in Gloucester, MA, and was a butcher at Colonial Provision Meat Packing for over 30 years. He also worked as a maintenance man and a bagger. He is survived...
John Conte
Mar 31, 2017
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John A. Conte, 88 of Falmouth, formerly of Brockton, passed away on March 31 after a period of failing health. He was the son of the late Ignazio and Rachel (Pelosi) Conte. John was born in Brockton and attended Brockton Schools and was employed by the USVA Medical Center before retiring to Fort Lauderdale, FL. In 1986 John...
Salvatore M. Aia
Mar 30, 2017
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Whitman – Salvatore M. Aia 87, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Thursday March 30 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of thirty years to Mary Ellen (Franey) Aia. Born and raised in Boston he was the son of the late Michael and Maria (Umana) Aia and a graduate of East Boston High....
Ruth A. (Bouldry) Hall
Mar 29, 2017
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Ruth A. (Bouldry) Hall 89, of Halifax, Massachusetts, a patient for the last year at Webster Park Nursing Home in Rockland, returned to her Halifax home, where she died peacefully on Wednesday March 29. Born in her parents' home in East Bridgewater on November 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Lena R. (Woodbury) Bouldry and...
Virginia E. (Rosebach) Blanchard
Mar 29, 2017
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Virginia E. "Ginny" (Rosebach) Blanchard, 77 of East Bridgewater, died on March 29 at home, after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred R. Blanchard. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late George and Esther (Swart) Rosebach. Virginia had worked as a Home Health Aide and took great care of people for...
Joseph F. Forlizzi, Jr.
Mar 27, 2017
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Joseph F. Forlizzi, Jr. 52, of Brockton, formerly of Whitman, died Thursday March 27, 2017. He was the son of the late Joseph F. Forlizzi, Sr. and Christine (Hughes) Forlizzi Ruley; and the brother of the late James F. Forlizzi. Joe was a 1982 graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School, and was a framer by trade. He love...
Robert S. Johnson
Mar 27, 2017
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Robert S Johnson, 65, of Rockland, died peacefully on March 27 at South Shore Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Worcester in 1951 to Gordon H. Johnson Sr and Marjorie (Muskavin) Johnson. Robert loved painting and landscaping and enjoyed drawing in his spare time. He was an avid Patriots and Red Sox fan. He is...
Jo-Ann M. Keenan
Mar 24, 2017
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Jo-Ann M. Keenan, 55, of Whitman, died on March 24 at Signature Healthcare Brockton, after a 5 month battle with breast cancer. Born in Boston in 1961, Jo-Ann was the beloved daughter of Alfred and Roseann (Licciardi) Keenan of Whitman. She attended the Boston School for the Deaf, The Learning Center for Deaf Children and graduated in 1982...
Harriet B. Beebe
Mar 23, 2017
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Harriet B. (Perrone) Beebe, 90, of Abington, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Thursday March 23rd after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert S. Beebe, Jr She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Osgood) Perrone and was a graduate of Quincy High School. Harriet has been...
Gwen L. Fitzgerald
Mar 23, 2017
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Gwen Fitzgerald 53, of Randolph Massachusetts passed away peacefully with family at her side, in the early morning hours of March 23. She was a joyful, energetic soul taken too soon by a devastating and unexpected illness. Gwen was born May 2, 1963 in Norfolk Virginia to Mary and Leo Doherty, currently of Weymouth. The youngest of three,...
George Edward Kaiser
Mar 23, 2017
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WHITMAN: George Edward Kaiser, age 84, passed away on March 23, 2017, after a two-month illness. He was born in Dorchester, the second of five sons of the late Percy and Mary Ellen (MacDonald) Kaiser. He grew up in Randolph and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was formerly employed by Thompson Wire of Mattapan,...
Robert P. Howie
Mar 20, 2017
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Robert P. Howie 82, of Halifax, MA passed away peacefully March 20th, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife Geraldine (Robbins) Howie, and their 4 children, Stephen and Patrice of Halifax, Robert and Julie of Pembroke, Kevin and Michelle of Plymouth, and Kimberly and John Bessette of Halifax. He was also survived...
Pearl P. (Duffey) Averell
Mar 20, 2017
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Abington – Pearl P. (Duffey) Averell 95, a lifelong resident of Abington, died Monday March 20 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of fifty-seven years to the late John W. Averell. Born in Boston she was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Ferris) Duffey. Prior to her retirement she had worked...
Eleanor M. Maclean
Mar 20, 2017
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Eleanor M. (Santagati) MacLean, 84 of Abington, died on March 20th in Braintree, after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved daughter of the late Sebastian and Rose (Sprizza) Santagati. Eleanor was born August 2, 1932 in Boston and moved to Abington in 1966. She was the wife of the late Russell A....
Nancy L. Amaru
Mar 18, 2017
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Nancy L. Amaru, 83, of Rockland, MA died on March 18th at All American Assisted Living in Hanson, MA. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1933, she was the beloved daughter in law of the late Joseph and Nina Amaru of Quincy, MA and sister of the late David Jeffrey of Houston, TX. She graduated from Marblehead High School...
Carl V. Gilbert
Mar 12, 2017
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Carl V. Gilbert, 84, of Whitman, Massachusetts died on March 12 at Golden Living Center in Middleboro after a long illness. Born in Whitman, Massachusetts in 1932 and the oldest son of Carl Vincent A. Gilbert and Adelaide (Fox) Gilbert, he attended the Whitman Schools. Prior to graduation he traveled to Idaho where he worked as a smoke...
Roy M. Turner
Mar 9, 2017
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Roy M. Turner, 86, of Bridgewater died March 9th, after a long illness. He was husband of Patricia (Pezzella) Turner for 59 years. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Roy M. and Rubena (Irving) Turner. Roy was a Korean War veteran, serving in the United States Army, from 1951-1953. He received a degree in Mechanical...
Mary E. (Reardon) Mccarthy
Mar 8, 2017
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Mary E. (Reardon) McCarthy, of Abington, died at home on March 8th after a period of failing health, surrounded by her loving family. She was 98 years old. Born in Boston on June 23, 1918, she was the daughter of Peter and Catherine (Harrington) Reardon. Beloved wife of the late Francis W. McCarthy. Devoted mother of Daniel P....
