OBITUARIES
Bobbie Jeane Mccormack
Mar 22, 2025
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Bobbie Jeane McCormack, M.D., 90, of Hanson, Massachusetts passed peacefully at home on March 22nd surrounded by family and held in love. Born in Houston, Texas in 1934, she was the first daughter of Howard D. Roland and Lois M. (Neel) Roland. She graduated in 1962 from the University of Texas with her doctorate in medicine. She went...
Pauline I. Long
Mar 22, 2025
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Pauline I. Long, 99, formerly of Halifax, passed away on March 22nd at St. Joseph Manor Health Care in Brockton. Born in Hardwick, VT in 1926, she was the daughter of the late Riley Mosher and Bessie (Clark) Mosher. The family moved to Rockland, MA where Polly graduated from Rockland High, class of 1943. She was married in...
Kenneth R. Bowser Sr.
Mar 18, 2025
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Kenneth R. Bowser Sr., 88, of Halifax passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Born in Brockton August 7, 1936, son of the late Kenneth S, Bowser, and Lillian (Davis) Bowser. Kenneth attended and graduated from Rockland High School in 1954. After graduating high school, Ken went on to serve our country in the United States Army from...
Graften Dearden
Mar 13, 2025
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Graften Dearden of Whitman passed away on March 13, 2025, peacefully, at home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Robert F. Dearden and Pauline (Tolchko) Dearden. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Leader) Dearden for 57 years. He is survived by his sister Carol of Shrewsbury, and...
Robert E. Wells, Jr.
Mar 12, 2025
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DENNIS - Robert Emerson Wells, Jr., affectionately known as "Papa," passed away peacefully in his home on March 12th, 2025, with his children by his side. Robert (Bob) was born on April 14, 1931, in Newton, MA. After graduating high school, he matriculated at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he met his college sweetheart, Barbara Gates....
Shirley M. Jacob
Mar 5, 2025
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Shirley M. (Cobbett) Jacob, 74, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts died on March 5, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1951, daughter of George Cobbett and Althea (Pratt), she graduated from Rockland High School and completed nursing studies at Burbank Hospital School of Nursing in 1972. As a proud Navy wife, she...
Ellen T. (Holmes) Reade
Mar 1, 2025
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Ellen T. (Holmes) Reade, of Whitman, MA, passed away on March 1, 2025, after a brief illness. She was born in Boston on November 28, 1945, to the late George and Marion Holmes. Ellen was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School, Class of 1963. After dedicating many years to raising her family, she built a long and...
Elizabeth Snyder
Mar 1, 2025
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Elizabeth (Betsy, Betty) Snyder, 73, passed away on March 1, 2025 after a long illness with Parkinson Disease. Born February 10, 1952 in Boston. Originally from Mission Hill where she attended both Mission Church grammar school and high school, where she graduated from in 1970. After graduation she worked as an EKG tech at New England Baptist Hospital....
William H. Damon
Feb 28, 2025
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William "Bill" H. Damon, 82, of Rockland, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 28, 2025. Born on October 8, 1942, to the late John and Alice (Atherton) Damon, Bill grew up in Whitman and graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1961. He dedicated much of his life to serving his community as an EMT/Firefighter from 1967 to...
Robert J. Kearney
Feb 27, 2025
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Robert (Bob) Joseph Kearney, 87, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Linden Ponds in Hingham, MA. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Gallagher) Kearney. Bob grew up on Adams Street in Dorchester with five siblings: Marie, Jack, Bernie, Eddie, and...
Stephen H. Verrill Sr.
Feb 27, 2025
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Stephen H. Verrill Sr., 84, of Whitman, Massachusetts, passed away on February 27, 2025, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born on January 18, 1941, in Waltham, Massachusetts, to the late Oliver Wendell Verrill Jr. and Ruth (Vahey) Verrill and grew up on Wompatuck Road in Hingham, Massachusetts. Stephen dedicated over twenty years of his life...
Richard R. Benton
Feb 26, 2025
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Richard "Rick" R. Benton, 59, of Hanson, Massachusetts, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Accent Care Hospice. Born on September 11, 1965, Rick was the beloved son of Jean (Gallo) Benton and the late Ralph Benton of Hanson, MA. A dedicated and valued employee, Rick worked in transportation for Ingle Bus Service in Hanover for many...
Janice V. (Vickery) Kane
Feb 25, 2025
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Janice V. (Vickery) Kane, 76, of Hanson, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Born on June 7, 1948, in Boston she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Virginia (Conly) Vickery. Raised in Weymouth, Janice graduated from Weymouth High School. Having spent childhood family vacations at Sebago Lake, Maine, Janice grew to...
Pamela Ann (Fichter) Martin
Feb 24, 2025
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Pamela Ann (Fichter) Martin, 74, of Whitman, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Born on July 21, 1950, in Boston, Pamela was the daughter of the late Francis Fichter and Helen (DiBona) Carroll. She later moved to Brockton, where she graduated from high school. Pamela dedicated many years to public...
Eugene F. Kelly Jr.
Feb 15, 2025
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Eugene Francis Kelly Jr. 72, of Abington, MA passed away on February 15, 2025 after a brief battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born in Charlestown, MA in 1952, Gene was the first-born child of Eugene and Nancy "Ann" (Murphy) Kelly. Gene graduated from Abington High School in 1970, Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1975 with a BS in Marine Transport...
Alexander Grasso
Feb 15, 2025
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Alexander "Bill" Grasso, 82, of Whitman, MA passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday February 15th after a long illness. Bill was born on January 2, 1943 in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Alexander and Florence (Thomas) Grasso of Weymouth, MA. He was a graduate of Weymouth Schools. After high school Bill became...
Doris A. (Libby) Demling
Feb 15, 2025
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Doris A. (Libby) Demling, 86, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 15th, at Brockton Hospital. Doris was born in Boston and raised in Hyde Park. Doris moved to Whitman in 1964. She was the daughter of the late George and Florence (Barton) Libby. Doris graduated from Hyde Park High School, class of...
Ulysses Andrade
Feb 14, 2025
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Ulysses Andrade, 87, of Rockland passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born October 27, 1937 to the late Jose and Inez (Neves) Andrade. Loving husband of Wilma (Kirchner) Andrade and devoted father of Joseph Andrade of Rockland, Michael and Mary Andrade of Plymouth, and Derek and Candace Andrade of Pembroke. Proud grandfather...
Robert J. Wirzburger
Feb 13, 2025
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Robert (Bob) J Wirzburger, 87 of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13th at home after a long illness. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1937 the son of Albert and Ellen (Palavancki) Wirzburger, he graduated from Whitman High School in 1954 and then joined the Navy in 1954, was Honorably Discharged in 1955, he then joined...
Paul Tracey
Feb 10, 2025
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Paul R. Tracey, 79, of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away on February 10, 2025 with his family by his side. A beloved husband, father and grandfather. Paul was born on February 4, 1946, in Boston, Massachusetts, to the late Joseph and Norma Tracey. He was raised in Brookline, MA and graduated from Milton High School in 1963. Following high...
