OBITUARIES
Luz (Ruiz) Escabi
Mar 18, 2016
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Carver – Luz (Ruiz) Escabi 88, a forty-five year resident of Carver, died Friday March 18 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Armando Vico. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Luz had moved to the United States in her twenties. In her early years she had worked as...
Gladys M. (Peterson) Levangie
Mar 17, 2016
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Gladys M. (Peterson) Levangie 91 years young, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Thursday March 17 at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a brief illness. She was the widow of Donald A. Bates, and the beloved wife of the late Stephen A. Levangie. Gladys was born and raised in Whitman. She was the daughter of the late Leon...
Pearl (Sequin) Johnstone
Mar 17, 2016
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Pearl Guilbert Johnstone, at 93,of Hanson, a Seamstress Pearl Guilbert Johnstone of Hanson, MA formerly of Williston and Clearwater, Fl., passed peacefully March 17, 2016 after a valiant crusade against Dementia. Mrs. Johnstone was born in Ellenberg, NY September 21, 1922 and moved to Massena, NY in the late 1930's. Mrs. Johnstone was a very talented seamstress. For...
Meredith A. "Merry" (Webster) Wagner
Mar 16, 2016
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Marshfield – Meredith A. "Merry" (Webster) Wagner, of Marshfield, formerly of S. Weymouth, Whitman and North Pembroke, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Wednesday, March 16, at the age of 75. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. Wagner, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. She was born in South Weymouth...
Phyllis L. (Hearn) Waugh
Mar 12, 2016
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Phyllis L. Waugh, 99, of Abington, died on March 12 at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the wife of the late Thomas H. Waugh for 31 years. She was born in Boston in 1917, daughter of Ernest and Eleanor (Starratt) Hearn. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Weymouth for over 50...
Michael J. Higgins
Mar 10, 2016
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Michael Higgins, 56, of Quincy, formerly of Whitman, died in a fatal car accident in New Hampshire on Thursday March 10th. He was the son of Jean E (Babine) Kelly and the late Charles Higgins. Mike worked as a printer in the printing press industry and most recently worked as a house painter. Reading was his passion and...
Lucy R. (Ieronimo) Pierce
Mar 9, 2016
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Lucy (Lucia Ieronimo) Pierce, 77, passed away on Wednesday, March 9th at the Brockton Hospital. Lucy was born in Brockton on October 13, 1938, to Josephine (Papa) and Nicholas Ieronimo. She was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1956. Lucy was a loving mother, who worked at the Brockton Enterprise for many years. Lucy was the...
Lawrence P. Quirk
Mar 3, 2016
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Lawrence P. Quirk, 76, of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, passed away on March 3rd in the Webster Park Rehabilitation Center in Rockland after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (Pryor) Quirk. He was born in Boston, son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Kearney) Quirk. Lawrence was a resident of...
Herbert F. Allen, Jr.
Feb 28, 2016
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Herbert F. Allen, Jr., 69, of Brockton, passed way in the Good Samaritan Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was the husband of 41 years to Patricia (Allegra) Allen. Herbert was born and brought up in Brockton, son of the late Herbert and Latica (Horton) Allen, Sr. and a graduate of Brockton High School. He has been...
Jean P. (Damon) Sweeney
Feb 26, 2016
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Jean Patricia (Damon) Sweeney, age 77, formerly of Hingham, Norwell and Rockland, passed away peacefully on February 26, surrounded by children and grandchildren at the Charlwell House Nursing facility in Norwood after several years of declining health. Jean was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Richard D. Sweeney, a native of Whitman, and by her parents, Frederick...
James M. "Jim" Weir
Feb 24, 2016
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James M. "Jim" Weir, 79, of Onset formerly of Whitman, passed away on February 24th at the Tobey Hospital, after a long illness, on his 54th wedding anniversary. He was the husband of the late Janet L. (Atwood) Weir, who passed away on November 21, 2015. Jim was born in Brockton, grew up in Whitman and attended Whitman...
Leonard J. "Lennie" Baker
Feb 24, 2016
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Leonard J. "Lennie" Baker, age 69, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, February 24th at South Shore Hospital. Lennie was born on April 18, 1946, in Brockton the son of the late Leslie H. Baker and Lillian (Walo) Baker. He grew up in Whitman, MA and was a 1963 graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School. During his years at Whitman-Hanson...
Lynn M. (Batson) Williams
Feb 23, 2016
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Abington – Lynn M. (Batson) Williams 43, a lifelong resident of Abington, died Tuesday February 23. She was the beloved wife of 23 years to Michael S. Williams. Born in Brockton and raised in Abington she was the daughter of Carol (Merrill) of Brockton and the late Robert A. Batson and a graduate of Abington High School. Lynn...
George W. "Warren" Cahill
Feb 13, 2016
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George W." Warren" Cahill, 84, of East Bridgewater, passed away on Saturday February 13th in his home. He was the husband of the late Patricia A. (White) Cahill. He was born in Weymouth, brought up in Braintree, son of the late Edward and Dorothy (Smith) Cahill. George was a graduate of Thayer Academy in Braintree and a graduate...
Beverly A. (Banville) Daukszevicz
Feb 10, 2016
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Beverly A. (Banville) Daukszevicz, 82, of Whitman, passed away on February 10th in the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Leo Dauksevicz and the late Edward Daukszevicz. She was born and raised in Rockland, the daughter of the late Harvey and Dorothy (Benoit) Banville, and the sister...
John L. Norton
Feb 8, 2016
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Whitman – John L. Norton 58 of Whitman, formerly a longtime resident of Abington, died Monday February 8. He was the beloved husband of Machele (Garneau) Norton. Born in Quincy and raised in Braintree he was the son of the late Edwin F. and Yvonne I. (Boudreau) Norton. In his early years of education John had attended Braintree...
Mark Edward Twomey, Sr.
Feb 2, 2016
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Mark E. Twomey, Sr. 55 died unexpectedly on Tuesday February 2. Born in Brockton he was the son of the Nancy (Kramarski) Twomey of Whitman and the late George Twomey. Mark was a loving son, brother, father and "Bumpa" and a caring and patient man who always made time for others. He was a best friend and protector...
Paul E. Harrington, Jr.
Jan 30, 2016
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Paul E. Harrington, Jr., 50, of Brockton, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday January 30th, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Weymouth, son of the late Paul E. and Sally J. (Delano) Harrington. Paul grew up in Whitman and was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School, class of 1983. Paul worked a...
Howard L. King
Jan 29, 2016
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Howard L. King, 71, of East Bridgewater, died on January 29, 2016 at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston due to the complications he attained from a cardiac arrest. Born in Brockton, on March 12, 1944, he was the son of the late Alfred and Marion (Keene) King. He graduated from Bristol Agricultural High School in 1962 and enlisted...
Margaret M. "Peggy" (Kirrane) Connolly
Jan 28, 2016
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Margaret M. (Peggy) Connolly of Whitman, 89, passed away peacefully Thursday January 28, at South Shore Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Connolly was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Patrick J. and Mary E. Kirrane and was raised in Dorchester before moving to Charlestown. She was a graduate of Jeremiah E Burke High School and worked at Schrafft's...
