OBITUARIES
Walter F. "Mac" Mcwilliams
Jul 7, 2015
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Walter F "Mac" McWilliams, 86, of East Bridgewater, MA died on July 7, 2015 at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Madeline (Cole) McWilliams for more than 50 years. He is survived by his daughter Grace McWilliams, his dog Ziggy of East Bridgewater, his sister-in-law Edith McWilliams of...
John L. Bordeaux
Jul 4, 2015
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John L. Bordeaux, 73 of Rockland, known as Jackie to his friends and family has gone home to be with the Lord, on July 4th. He was the son of the late Leo and Blanche (Raskauskas) Bordeaux, brother of the late Diane Foster and Marilyn Radys. Jackie is survived by his sister Doris Blauss and a beloved fan...
Charles E. Pace
Jun 30, 2015
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Charles "Charley" E. Pace, 65, of Whitman, passed away on June 30th after a construction accident in Plymouth. He was the beloved husband of 46 years to Mildred (Center) Pace, son of Dorothy (Parnaby) (Pace) Peterson and the late Charles F. Pace, father of Jennifer (Pace) Jenness and her husband Rich, Amy (Pace) Smith and her husband Steven...
Jessie A. (Dunbar) Bradlee
Jun 25, 2015
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Hingham – Jessie A. (Dunbar) Bradlee 72 a longtime resident of Hingham died Thursday June 25 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of 48 years to John M. "Jack" Bradlee. Born in Cohasset she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Anna S. (Coburn) Dunbar. Raised in Abington, she was a...
Lydia A. (Beland) Mendonza
Jun 23, 2015
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Bridgewater, VA – Lydia A. Mendonza, 77 died Tuesday June 23 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald J. Mendonza. Born in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Annette (Dubrelle) Beland. Raised in Whitman, Lydia had remained a longtime resident until her move to West...
Paul William Deehan
Jun 22, 2015
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Sandwich – Paul W. Deehan 67, a 40 year resident of Sandwich and Harwich Port, died Monday June 22 after a period of failing health. Born in Brockton and raised in Abington he was the son of the late William C. and Margery (Longden) Deehan and a graduate of Abington High School. Paul was a proud Veteran of...
Fred W. Armor
Jun 19, 2015
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Fred W. Armor of Hingham, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday June 16. He was the loving and devoted husband to Sandra G. (Beck) Armor for 56 years. Born and raised in Brockton he was the son of the late Fred W. and Marie (Jones) Armor. Fred grew up in Brockton until his marriage to Sandra when...
Gary S. Harper
Jun 17, 2015
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Gary S. Harper, 62, of Augusta, ME., formerly of Whitman died on June 17th in the Maine General Medical Center. He was born in Weymouth, son of Carol A. (Pierce) (Harper) Hayes and the late Paul C. Harper. Gary grew up in Whitman and was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson. He served his country in the United States Air...
Frances A. Barbaro
Jun 17, 2015
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Frances A. Barbaro Frances Amelia Barbaro, 84, of Whitman, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, June 17th in her home surrounded by her beloved family. Born in South Boston, she was the daughter of Paul and Rose Bombaci. A woman of many talents, Fran was an avid gardener, a creative resourceful homemaker, and a gifted seamstress....
Harry W. Blakeman
Jun 17, 2015
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Harry Webster Blakeman, Jr., 94, of Whitman, passed away on Wednesday June 17th after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A (Federico) Blakeman. Born in Whitman, son of the late Harry W. and Sarah (Atwood) Blakeman. He was a graduate of Whitman High, class of 1939. After graduating Harry served his country in the...
William E. Foley
Jun 15, 2015
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Rockland – William E. Foley 81 died Monday June 15 in his home surrounded by family, after brave battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Marjorie I. (Jetter) Foley. Born in Boston he was the son of the late John and Mildred (McHugh) Foley. William was a proud Korean War Veteran having served in the US...
Mark E. "Rusty" Conlon
Jun 15, 2015
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Carnegie, PA – Mark E. "Rusty" Conlon 47, formerly of Whitman, died Monday June 15 after a brave battle with Huntington's disease. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Martin) Conlon. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of Dorothy (Roberts) Conlon of Whitman and the late M. Edward Conlon. He was a graduate...
John H. Cummings, Jr.
Jun 13, 2015
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Hanson - John H. Cummings, Jr. a long time resident of Hanson died Saturday June 13 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to Nancye (Woodyard) Cummings. Born and raised in Boston he was the son of the late John H. and Doris (Flynn) Cummings. John was a proud...
Elizabeth "Betty" (Reade) Wilson
Jun 9, 2015
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Whitman – Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Reade) Wilson 78, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Tuesday June 9 in her home, surrounded by loving family after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Wilson. Born in Roxbury she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Lillian M. (Cregan) Reade....
Brenda (Kievenaar) Curley
Jun 9, 2015
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Brenda (Kievenaar) Curley, 70, of Boston, and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, died on June 9th after a brief illness. Born in West Roxbury in 1944, she was the youngest daughter of the late Henry A. and Agnes G. (Kern) Kievenaar. She was a graduate of Merrimack College and her first job was teaching at Burdett College....
Mary (Hogg) English
Jun 8, 2015
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Mary (Hogg) English, 91, of Lakeville, formerly of Whitman, passed away on Monday June 8 after a period of failing health. She was the former wife of the late Robert English, Sr. She was born in Scotland, daughter of the late John and Mary (Mitchell) Hogg. Mary was a long time resident of Whitman and was a graduate...
Arthur P. Roukey
Jun 7, 2015
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Arthur P. Roukey, 76, of East Bridgewater ,formerly of Abington passed away on Sunday June 7th after a period of failing health, He was the beloved husband of Margaret "Peggy" ( Connors) Roukey. He was born in Boston, son of the late Arthur W. and Corrine (Cote) Roukey Arthur received his associate's Degree from Newbury JR. College. Arthur...
Robert D. "Bob" Abel
Jun 7, 2015
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Rockland – Robert D. Abel, (Bob) 84, a longtime resident of Rockland, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 7th, surrounded by his family, after a short period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of Doris (Wentworth) Abel for 60 years. Born in Brockton, and raised in Whitman, he was the son of...
William Edward "Bill" Conway
May 31, 2015
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William 'Bill' Conway, of Abington, passed away peacefully May 31, 2015 at Blue Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stoughton, Ma., at the age of 68 after a long illness. Bill leaves behind his beloved wife, Cheryl. He was a loving father to his son, Jack, and daughter-in-law, Kate. He cherished being 'Grampa' to his two granddaughters, Mazie...
Jul (Kievenaar) Homer
May 26, 2015
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Jul (Kievenaar) Homer, 75 of Rockland and East Bridgewater died on Tuesday May 26th, after a brief illness. Born in West Roxbury in 1940 and the oldest daughter of the late H.A. and Agnes (Kern) Kievenaar. She graduated from Fitchburg State in 1961. Jul worked at the VA Hospital in Boston and was a teacher of Nursing at...
