OBITUARIES
Golda B. (Strayhorn) Fontaine
Sep 23, 2015
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Golda B.(Strayhorn) Fontaine, of Halifax, passed away on September 23rd ,after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late LaSalle J. Fontaine. Golda was born and brought up in North Carolina, daughter of the late Lacy B. and Nora P. (Burns) Strayhorn, and attended North Carolina Schools. She has been a longtime resident of...
Priscilla Wentworth Longueil
Sep 20, 2015
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Priscilla Wentworth Longueil, East Bridgewater Priscilla Wentworth Longueil, 79, of East Bridgewater, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2015 at home after a lengthy illness. Priscilla was born January 9, 1936 in Dedham. She was the daughter of the late Everett and Gladys (Wright) Wentworth and sister to Norma Queen of Lansing, NY and the late Warren Hunt Wentworth...
Edmund L. "Ed" Smith, Jr.
Sep 20, 2015
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Mr. Edmund L. Smith Jr, 79, passed away peacefully after a period of failing health. He was born 26 October 1935 in Brockton, the eldest son of the late Edmund and Mary (Guidetti) Smith. Ed was a proud veteran of the US Army having served from 1957-1960 and was stationed in Germany as a Morse code interceptor. After...
Donald L. "Don" Brems
Sep 16, 2015
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East Bridgewater – Donald "Don" Louis Brems, age 77 of East Bridgewater died Wednesday September 16, after a yearlong illness, in his home surrounded by his loved ones. Don was born in Boston and raised in Roslindale; he was the son of the late Louis and Florence (Lyn) Brems. He was a graduate of Roslindale High School and...
Donald E. Hannigan
Sep 15, 2015
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Whitman – Donald E. Hannigan 92, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Tuesday September 15 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Maureen (Maher) Hannigan. Born and raised in Whitman, he was the son of the late John and Rose (Arseneau) Hannigan. Earlier in his career Don had worked for the...
Francis J. "Frank" Maher
Sep 14, 2015
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Frank Maher, 75, formerly of Whitman, Massachusetts passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside in the American Assisted Living facility in Hanson on Monday September 14, after a long illness. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts to John and Angelina Maher in 1939, Frank was proud of his mixed Portuguese and Irish ancestry. Whether enjoying a hearty...
Robert T. Carew
Sep 13, 2015
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Loving husband and father, Robert T. Carew, 84 of Whitman, MA died on September 13 at Sachem Center for Rehabilitation in East Bridgewater after a long illness. Born in Boston in 1930, Bob was the fourth of six children to Thomas and Jennie Carew of Roslindale. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Army. He then...
Cecelia (Tashjian) Stark
Sep 12, 2015
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Cecelia (Tashjian), Stark 79, of Rockland, died on September 12th in the South Shore Hospital, after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late John L and Anna (Manning) Tashjian, devoted wife of the late Kenneth Stark and the late Richard Evers. Cecelia is survived by, her children Anna Clement and...
Leo E. Provost
Sep 9, 2015
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East Bridgewater - Leo E. Provost, 88, of East Bridgewater, formerly of Abington and Brockton, died Wednesday September 9, 2015. He was the devoted husband of 52 years to Patricia A. (Roberts) Provost until her passing in 2002. He remarried and was the beloved husband of Joan Wolent for the past 10 years. Born and raised in Brockton...
Wendy Jane Maxwell
Sep 7, 2015
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Bridgewater - Wendy J. Maxwell 67, died Monday September 7 after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Boston and raised in Reading, she was the daughter of the late John & Florence Maxwell and a graduate of Abington High School. She will be remembered as a "well loved" elementary school teacher having taught many years at the...
Janis Lee (Hobbs) Johnson
Sep 2, 2015
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Pembroke - Janis L. (Hobbs) Johnson 69 of Pembroke died Wednesday September 2 at her home after a short illness. Born in Boston in 1946, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Mildred (Ormistron) (Hobbs) Mattinson. For the past 44 years Janis had been a warm and familiar member of the Whitman Community, owning and...
Lawrence A. Kendrew
Aug 30, 2015
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Lawrence A. Kendrew, formerly of Kingston and Whitman, passed away at Beth-Israel Hospital on August 30, 2015 at the age of 83. He was the beloved husband of Mary L (Hanf) Kendrew, devoted father to Cindy Schulmeister, Patty Fredette, Brian Kendrew and Dorie Kendrew; also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Born in Dorchester, son of the...
Marjorie R. "Margie" (Connell) Wheaton
Aug 29, 2015
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Marjorie R. (Connell) Wheaton, age 82, of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, passed away on August 29th, after a long illness. Margie was born and raised in Worcester and was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Hills) Connell and beloved wife of the late Robert F. Wheaton, Sr. She was a nurse for over 40 years and...
Laureen A. "Laurie" (Fitzgerald) Barrett
Aug 27, 2015
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Laureen A. "Laurie" (Fitzgerald) Barrett, of Leland, North Carolina formerly of Plymouth and Duxbury, passed away on August 27th, after a long illness. She was the loving wife of Charles Barrett. She was born in Boston, grew up in Duxbury, daughter of Reginald and Helen (Bodel) Fitzgerald. Laurie was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Kingston...
John J. Mcgilvray
Aug 26, 2015
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John J. "Jack" McGilvray, age 77 of Rockland, previously a 38 year Whitman resident, died at home August 26. Jack is survived by his wife of 46 years Jennifer J. (Holman) McGilvray and their son Christopher J. McGilvray of Brockton. He is also survived by his brothers Paul A. of Rockport and Edward F. and his wife Dianne,...
Rita (Dalton) Mclellan
Aug 25, 2015
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Whitman – Rita (Dalton) McLellan 83, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Tuesday August 25 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late John V. McLellan for 39 years. Born on Prince Edward Island, Canada she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Cecelia (Hughes) Dalton. Rita grew up on Prince Edward...
Carole A. (Whiteside) Gridley
Aug 24, 2015
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Abington – Carole A. (Whiteside) Gridley, 73 a longtime resident of Abington, died Monday August 24 in her home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of 54 years to James Gridley. Born in Everett and raised in Weymouth she was the only child of the late Joseph B....
Patricia M. (Perrault) Duval
Aug 22, 2015
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Patricia M. (Perrault) Duval of Whitman passed away at home on Saturday August 22, surrounded in love by four generations of family. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of Eli E. and Margaret G. (O'Donahue) Perrault. Beloved wife and best friend of the late John H. Duval, Jr., they met and fell in love picking blueberries when...
Joan (Brock) Healy
Aug 21, 2015
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Healy, Joan Audrey (Brock) 78 of Dennis, formerly of Whitman, August 21, 2015. Beloved wife of the late James Michael Healy and daughter of the late William A. and Mary Veronica (Perry) Brock. Beloved step-daughter of the late Margaret May (Orcutt) Brock. Loving mother of Kimberly Balaschi and her husband William of Bridgewater, Kathryn Dunford and her husband...
Robert T. Cieslik
Aug 16, 2015
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Robert T. Cieslik, 67, of Hinsdale, formerly of Hanson, passed away at home on Sunday, August 16th, surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born and raised in Dorchester, Ma. He was the son of John and Dorothy (Mullen) Cieslik, brother of Jack Cieslik of Hingham, Gail Crouteau of ME., Marilyn Kweician of Abington and William Cieslik of...
