OBITUARIES
Elena A. (Bizzozero) Waters
Mar 7, 2017
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Elena A. (Bizzozero) Waters, 89 of Whitman, passed away peacefully Tuesday March 7th at the LifeCare Center of West Bridgewater after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of 63 years to the late Arthur F. Waters. She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Iride and Marcellina (Rigo) Bizzozero. Elena was a resident of Whitman...
Rose M. (Stone) Davidson
Mar 1, 2017
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Kingston - Rose M. (Stone) Davidson 95, formerly a longtime resident of Whitman, died Wednesday March 1 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Howard Davidson. Born in Boston and raised in Dorchester, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Caroline (Doyle) Stone. Rose had been a resident...
George S. Trevains
Feb 28, 2017
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Whitman – George S. Trevains, 87 of Whitman, MA died February 28 at the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Quincy, MA on December 27, 1929 he was the second son of the late Samuel and Susan Trevains. He had attended Quincy schools and served in the United States Maritime Service as well as the United...
Paul W. Nelson
Feb 28, 2017
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Paul W. Nelson, 94, of Worcester, formerly of Abington, died suddenly on February 28th at UMASS Memorial Hospital, Worcester MA. Paul was born on March 24th, 1922 in Mansfield, MA, the son of Gustav and Anna (Olson) Nelson. He attended Boston schools, and as a young man went early into the Navy. While in service, he received a...
Robert J. (Red) Fowkes
Feb 26, 2017
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Robert J. (RED) Fowkes, 81, of Bridgewater passed away on February 26th surrounded by his family, after a long illness. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Wilson) Fowkes for 45 years. He was born in South Boston, son of the late John A. and Bessie (Dever) Fowkes. He honorably served in our armed forces from 1955-1957. Bob...
Deborah R. Kimball
Feb 25, 2017
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Deborah R. (Schone) Kimball, 47 of Quincy, formerly of Abington, passed away on Saturday February 25th, after a courageous 3 year battle with Ovarian Cancer. Debbi will be greatly missed by her daughter Devon Kimball of Rockland, her parents Judi and Don Schone of East Bridgewater, her brother Dan Schone and his wife Terry of Abington; also many...
Doris M. Abel
Feb 20, 2017
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Rockland- Doris Margaret (Wentworth) Abel, loving mother, 85, a longtime resident of Rockland, passed on to her Heavenly Father, Tuesday, February 20, at Southwood Nursing Facility in Norwell. Born in Boston, and raised in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary (Halloran) Wentworth, and a graduate of Taunton High School class of 1949. She...
Robert W. Morse
Feb 19, 2017
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Milton – Robert W. Morse 84, formerly of Whitman and Stoughton, died Sunday February 19 at the Brush Hill Care Center in Milton, after a period of failing health. He was the former husband of the late Fay (Burns) Morse. Born in Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Glennie (Stafford) Morse. Robert had...
John V. O'Donnell
Feb 14, 2017
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Rockland – John V. O'Donnell 93, a longtime resident of Rockland, died Wednesday February 14 after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton in 1923, he was the son of the late John J. and Sidoni (Lamontagne) O' Donnell. Raised and educated in Whitman John was a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of 1941. He furthered...
Elsie (Ferrari) Studley
Feb 13, 2017
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Elsie (Ferrari) Studley, 97, of Whitman, passed away in her sleep at home on February 13th after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of the late James Studley. Elsie was born in Whitman, daughter of the late John and Tilena (Vergnani) Ferrari. She has been a Whitman resident her whole life, and a graduate of Whitman...
Wayne M. Furness
Feb 12, 2017
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Wayne M. Furness of Marshfield age 68, died peacefully after a long illness February 12th. He was the beloved son of the late George Furness Sr. and Berneice (Ormiston) of Pembroke. He is survived by his sister Barbara Coonan and her husband David of Whitman, his brother George Furness Jr. and his wife Janice of Pembroke, his brother...
Lawrence Smith
Feb 12, 2017
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Lawrence E. "Larry" Smith, 56 of Fall River, formerly of Whitman, passed away Sunday, February 12th in the Charlton Memorial Hospital after a year long battle of cancer. He was the husband of Maureen (Clancy) Smith. He was born in Brockton, son of George Smith and the late H. Virginia "Ginny" (Parker) Smith, he grew up in Whitman...
Marjorie (Howard) Bates
Feb 9, 2017
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Marjorie D. (Howard) Bates 97, a lifelong resident of Hanson, died Thursday, February 9 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert S. Bates, Jr. (Bud) for 51 years. Born and raised in Hanson, she was the daughter of the late T. Dean and Cora (Brown) Howard and a graduate of...
Bettyanne (Hamlin) Mcnamara
Feb 6, 2017
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Whitman – Bettyanne (Hamlin) McNamara, age 87 of Whitman passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on February 6, 2017 at Signature Healthcare Hospital surrounded by her son Michael, Jeffrey Craigie, Pastor Joshua Gray of the First Congregational Church of Whitman, and Jolene and Joe Morse at her side. Daughter of the late Melvina and Delwin Hamlin, devoted wife of...
Albert J. Reichert
Feb 6, 2017
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Abington – Albert Reichert, husband of the late Barbara (DuVerger) Reichert passed away on February 6. Born in Boston, he was a resident of Abington for fifty-seven years. He had served in the US Navy during the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion. For many years, he had been the owner and operator of...
Denise A. (Mcguire) Norton
Feb 4, 2017
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Whitman – Denise A. (McGuire) Norton 72, died Saturday February 4 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the beloved wife of Samuel O. Norton. Denise grew up in Brockton, daughter of the late Frederick and Bronnie McGuire, and graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School. She enjoyed a long career in Nursing as an OR Nurse...
Nora T. Horgan
Feb 3, 2017
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Nora T. Horgan, 87, of Brockton died on February 3rd after a short illness in the West Acres Nursing and Rehab Center. Nora was born in the Lower Mills area of Dorchester on the 28th of October, 1929 to the late William and Margaret (Kelly) Horgan. Nora attended St. Gregory Elementary and High Schools. She attended Emmanuel College...
Theresa E. (Sheehan) Teehan
Feb 2, 2017
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PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO IMPENDING WEATHER BURIAL AT MA VA CEMETERY, BOURNE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY FEBRUARY 13 AT 10:00 AM Theresa E. (Sheehan) Teehan, 77 of Abington died on February 2nd at home with her family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Teehan for 47 years....
Frederick J. Spencer
Jan 31, 2017
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PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO THE IMPENDING WEATHER THE SERVICES FOR MR. SPENCER HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 AT 11:00 AM. Frederick J. Spencer, 70, of Hanson, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Frederick was born on December 22, 1946 in Brockton to Ronald and Alice (Harriman) Spencer. He graduated from...
Reginald Peter Fitzgerald
Jan 28, 2017
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Reginald P. Fitzgerald Jr. (Peter), 81 of Whitman MA; formerly of West Palm Beach FL. died on January 28, 2017 peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long illness. Peter was born at South Shore Hospital on August 29, 1935 to his parents Reginald P. and Gertrude (McGran) Fitzgerald. Peter grew up in Braintree and was a...
