OBITUARIES
Wayne Keith Carmichael
Dec 7, 2015
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Kingston - Wayne K. Carmichael 71, died Monday December 7 after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Janice (Brown) Carmichael. Born in Brockton and raised in Abington he was the son of the late Enoch and Phyllis (Grazioso) Carmichael, and a graduate of Abington High School, Class of 1962. Wayne had furthered...
Jean A. Dechambeau
Dec 5, 2015
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Jean Ann (DiCicco) DeChambeau, 57, of Whitman, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 5th. She was born in Jamaica Plain, daughter of the late Ralph and Jean (Mihesuah) DiCicco. Jean has been a Whitman resident for many years and worked as a carpenter, for the Carpenter's Union. She was a proud member of the Comanche Nation Indian Tribe...
Dana A. Nash
Dec 2, 2015
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Dana A. Nash, Jr., 68, of Abington, passed away after a battle with cancer on Wednesday December 2nd.He was the husband of the late Vivian S. (Shurtleff) Nash. Dana was a lifelong resident of Abington, son of the late Dana A. and Barbara M. (Shaw) Nash. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Carol A. (Hartwell) Belcher
Nov 28, 2015
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Whitman – Carol A. (Hartwell) Belcher 80, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Saturday November 28 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late David Belcher. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Hazel (Thompson) Hartwell and a graduate of Brockton High School. Carol was an active...
Donna L.(Hughes) Murphy
Nov 27, 2015
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Donna L. (Hughes) Murphy, 54, of Whitman, passed away on November 27th. She was the beloved wife of 33 years to John Murphy. Donna was born in Brockton, step-daughter of Carol Hughes and daughter of the late Paul and Ruth (Schmidt) Hughes. She grew up in Randolph and was a graduate of Randolph High School. Donna has been...
Lewis A. "Lou" Casoli
Nov 26, 2015
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Hanson – Lewis A. "Lou" Casoli 75, a lifelong resident of Hanson, died Thursday November 26. He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Virginia E. (Parker) Casoli. Born in Brockton and raised in Hanson he was the son of the late Igino and Julia (Pinnini) Casoli and prior to enlisting in the service he had attended...
Janet L. (Atwood) Weir
Nov 21, 2015
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Janet L. (Atwood) Weir, 76, of Onset, passed away after a long illness, at her home on Saturday November 21st. She was the wife of James "Jim" Weir. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late George F. and Gertrude L.(Brooks) Atwood. Janet attended Whitman Schools and Massasoit College. She was a Whitman resident for many years...
Sheila M. (Murphy) Leahy
Nov 20, 2015
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Sheila M. (Murphy) Leahy, of Abington, formerly of Charlestown, died November 20th while in the tender care of the staff of Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the loving wife of the late John J. (Sam) Leahy, and the devoted and loving mother of Susan Shaner and her late husband Terry of Newnan, GA, Dr. John...
Linda M. (Hughes) Coughlin
Nov 19, 2015
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Linda (Hughes) Coughlin of Rockland passed away on November 19th at the age of 59 after a long illness. Loving wife of Robert A. Coughlin and devoted mother of Scott Smith and his fiancé Heather Salvucci and daughter Gia of Rockland, as well as Bobby and Keith Coughlin also of Rockland. Linda was the daughter of Clara Hughes...
Shawn R. White
Nov 18, 2015
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Shawn Robert White died suddenly on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, in Evanston, IL. He was 32 years old. Shawn is survived and lovingly remembered by his parents, Robert and Janice (Harvey) White of East Bridgewater, brother, Matthew White of Braintree, MA, brother, Michael and wife, Joanne White of Reading, MA and nephew, Rowan White. Shawn is further survived...
J. Kevin Tirrell
Nov 17, 2015
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J. Kevin Tirrell October 27, 1955 – November 17, 2015 Kevin passed away on November 17, 2015 after a long, valiant battle with cancer. Born in Brockton, MA, Kevin was the cherished long time love of Janet Sullivan, beloved son of Robert L. Tirrell of Daytona Beach, FL and Carol (Berglund) Andrews and Richard Andrews of Abington, loving...
Dennis W. Cole
Nov 13, 2015
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Halifax – Dennis Wayne Cole 60, died suddenly on Friday November 13, 2015. He was the loving husband of Sheridan (Orcutt) Cole, father to Jo-Elle Ferrullo and Grandpa to Jake, Justin and Austin Ferrullo. Dennis was the son of the late Norman and Eleanor (Torres) Cole and brother to Norman and Diane. He is also survived by his...
George W. Dupree
Nov 12, 2015
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Hanson - George W. Dupree 87 of Hanson, formerly a longtime resident of Whitman, died Thursday November 12 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of sixty-four years to Verna (Bicknell) Dupree. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Duncan F. and Eleanor (Curtis) Dupree and a graduate...
George H. Soper
Nov 8, 2015
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George H. Soper, lifelong resident of Abington, passed away November 8, 2015 at age 68 surrounded by his loving family. He was a talented general contractor and craftsman for most of his life. He served his country in the army during the Vietnam War. He was everything to all people. He was a "fixer" of everything either with...
Natalie C. (Clarke) Floyd
Nov 8, 2015
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Natalie (Clarke) Floyd, of Norton, died on November 8th at the age of 89. Beloved wife of the late William F. Floyd and beloved mother of John C. Floyd, Amy Vandermaelen, Barry R. Floyd, Paul A. Floyd, Liam C. Floyd, Francis P. Floyd and the late Gavin L. Floyd, stepmother of Steven Floyd and William Floyd, Also Nana...
Harold R. Sims
Nov 8, 2015
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Harold R. Sims, 83, of Abington, died suddenly, November 8th at home. He was the husband of Blanche (Webber) Sims for 62 years. He was born in Boston, son of the late Joseph W. and Marian (Pratt) Sims. Harold was raised in Weymouth, a graduate of Weymouth High School class of 1949 and a graduate of Northeastern University...
Eleanor M. (Gionta) Rogers
Nov 6, 2015
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Eleanor Marie (Gionta) Rogers of Kingston, formerly of Whitman, passed away suddenly at the age of 100, on the 6th of November, 2015 at Jordan's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of 67 years to the late Norman W. Rogers. Eleanor was born in West Newton and spent most of her life living in Whitman. She was the...
Eileen (Conlon) Walsh
Nov 1, 2015
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Eileen (Conlon) Walsh, 83, of Abington and formerly of County Monaghan Ireland passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1st. She is survived by her husband of 48 years Ed Walsh and three children, her daughter Julie Ferraro and husband Mark of Elburn, IL, her sons Edward Walsh and his wife Karen of Grantham, NH and Declan Walsh and...
John W. Sanborn
Oct 29, 2015
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Whitman – John W. Sanborn 88 of Whitman, died Thursday October 29, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late John P. and Bertha (Descary) Sanborn and a graduate of Whitman High School, Class of 1947. He was a proud veteran of World War II serving as...
James J. Blaine, Sr.
Oct 29, 2015
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Whitman – James J. Blaine, Sr., of Whitman, died peacefully, Thursday, October 29, 2015, two days shy of his eighty-ninth birthday after a short illness. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, MA he was the son of the late James A. and Bridget (Moore) Blaine. He was predeceased in 1997 by his beloved wife of fifty years, Helen...
