OBITUARIES
Edward R. Murphy
Jan 28, 2017
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Edward Russell Murphy, 83, of East Bridgewater, died on January 28 at the Tremont Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Wareham, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born in Brockton, in 1933, he was the son of Vesta A. (Strout) Murphy Mizaris, and Edward R. Murphy. He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1952. After graduation he...
Paul J. Sickoll
Jan 22, 2017
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Brockton – Paul J. Sickoll 63, a lifelong resident of Brockton, died Sunday January 22 after a brief illness. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of Loretta (Bell) Sickoll of Brockton and the late Gordon W. Sickoll and a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1971. For over twenty years Paul had worked as...
Sharon E. (Taylor) Kelley
Jan 21, 2017
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Hanson – Sharon E. (Taylor) Kelley 77, formerly of Abington, died Saturday January 21 in Tufts Medical Center, Boston. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard F. Kelley, Sr. Born in Franklin, NH and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Weymouth R. and Dorothy I. (Sweatt) Taylor and a graduate of Weymouth...
Karen M. (Walsh) Tevlin
Jan 15, 2017
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East Bridgewater - Karen Marie (Walsh) Tevlin 64, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 15 in the Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late James F. Tevlin. Born in Quincy and raised in Hingham, she was the daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Margaret (Smith) Walsh and a...
Joseph L. Miksch, Sr.
Jan 15, 2017
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Joseph L. Miksch, 80, of East Bridgewater, MA died peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. Born May 14, 1936, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to Raymond and Marion (Heesen) Miksch. He joined the Navy Reserves upon graduating High School then served Active Airforce from 1955-59 before joining the Army National Guard in 1960 until...
Herbert C. Hamilton, Sr.
Jan 15, 2017
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Herbert C. Hamilton Sr. of Whitman died peacefully in his sleep in Raynham on Sunday morning, January 15. Herbert was born in Cambridge in 1922, the second son of Willard K and Lydia F Hamilton. Many of his friends know Herbert as Hap; his grandchildren know him as Bunka. Herbert graduated from Sumner High School in Holbrook and...
Hans J. Kurps
Jan 8, 2017
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Hans J. Kurps, 66, of Whitman, passed away on January 8th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of 23 years to Janet M. (Kennedy) Kurps. He was born in Germany, son of the late Peter and Ellen (Anthes) Kurps. Hans was 2 years old when he came to the...
Richard L. Tower
Jan 6, 2017
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Richard L. Tower, 81 of Abington, MA died Friday January 6, 2017 at South Shore Hospital after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Belcher) Tower for 53 years. He was born in Medford, MA on May 3, 1935 to the late Lawrence A. and Ellen (Nickerson) Tower. He moved to West Abington on Pearl...
Robert W Delong
Jan 6, 2017
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Robert W. DeLong, 91, a longtime resident of Abington, died Friday January 6th while in the care of Old Colony Hospice at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, due to complications from a traumatic fall. Recently widowed after 65 years of marriage to his loving wife Margaret M.(Kendall)DeLong. Born in Hoboken, NJ on November 9, 1925 to Frank and...
Marion F. (Cantrel) Haley
Jan 5, 2017
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Marion Frances Haley of Abington departed this earth to be with her Lord on January 5th. She was born Marion Cantrel in 1924 to Francis and Maria Cantrel of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the second daughter of four girls. Due to the effects of the Great Depression the family moved from Phillipsburg to Natick, MA, when Marion was young....
Edward P. "Ned" Kirby
Jan 3, 2017
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Senator Edward P. "Ned" Kirby passed away on January 3. In his final hours, he was surrounded by family members, both in person and linked by telephone and video lines to Washington, DC, Kansas, South Carolina, Colorado, and Argentina. He is survived by Mary Alice Kirby, his wife of 60 years, and by his children Matthew Kirby of...
Peter J. Rioux
Jan 2, 2017
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Peter J. Rioux 82 of Hanson died peacefully in his home Monday January 2. Peter had served in the Navy Reserves and prior to his retirement had worked as a service manager for the Frank I. Rounds Company and as a boiler operator for South Shore Hospital. Peter had enjoyed raising and racing his "Homing Pigeons" but his...
Wilfred Edward Fafard
Jan 2, 2017
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Ed Fafard of Abington passed away peacefully on January 2, 2017 at the age of 88. Ed was the youngest son of the late Elzear and Merilda Fafard, brother of the late Richard Fafard of Abington and Jeanette McKay of New Port Richey, FL. Ed lived in Abington all of his life except when he served in the...
Barbara A Phillips
Dec 30, 2016
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Barbara Ann (Fisher) Phillips, 83, of Whitman, formerly of Brockton, died on December 30, 2016. Born in East Bridgewater in 1933, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma (Sampson) Fisher. She was a graduate of Brockton High School, and was employed at numerous manufacturing companies in the Brockton area, most recently Harte Hanks Marketing Services...
Nancy (Morton) Jones
Dec 28, 2016
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Hanson – Nancy (Morton) Jones 89, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday December 28. Born in Beverly she was the daughter of the late James and Marion (Hansen) Morton and was raised by the late Ellen and Harold Harriman. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Walter R. Jones, II and her son Robert...
Virginia R. (Sheldon) Whitmore
Dec 23, 2016
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Virginia R. Whitmore, 91, of Whitman, died on December 23, 2016 at South Shore Hospital. Born in Worcester on April 2, 1925, the oldest of five children born to Harold L. and Phyllis C. Sheldon, all of which pre-deceased her. She honorably completed the Cafeteria-Catering course from David Hale Fanning Trade School for Girls on June 22, 1944...
John H. Sherman, Jr.
Dec 19, 2016
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John H. Sherman, Jr., 91, of Bryantville, passed away on Monday December 19th after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Rosemary (Phillips) Sherman. He was born in Brockton,son of the late John and Evelyn (Pratt) Sherman, Sr. John was raised in Avon and was a graduate of Avon High School. John and his...
Richard M. Shaughnessy
Dec 19, 2016
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Richard M. Shaughnessy of Whitman, formerly of Rockland passed away peacefully on December 19 at the age of 84. Richard was the oldest son of the late Martin E. and Melvina E. (Richard) Shaughnessy. Richard was a graduate of Rockland High School, Class of 1949. A Korean War Veteran, Richard proudly served in the United States Army. For...
Patricia D. (Hackstock) Bates
Dec 18, 2016
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Patricia D. (Hackstock) Bates, 72, of Abington, died on Sunday December 18th in the Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas Bates for 51 years. She was born in Springfield and 1 of 5 children of Fred and Grace (Clark) Hackstock. She is survived by her children, Laura, Steven and Brian, her grandsons, Steven and Joshua and...
Harold Pierce
Dec 16, 2016
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Harold E. Pierce, 88, born October 15, 1928, passed away on December 16th, 2016 after a brief illness. Harold was born and raised in the town of Whitman Ma., where he and his late wife Jeannette (Plasse) Pierce had 10 children. Harold was a business owner in Whitman for many years. He enjoyed boxing, horse racing, and motorcycles....
