OBITUARIES
Shirley M. (Jones) (Sutton) Lamson
Mar 16, 2015
Obituary
Shirley (Sutton) Lamson was born on February 20, 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her youth Shirley was involved in a variety of school and athletic activities including swimming, basketball, and cheerleading, as well as being an outstanding student. Although college was a lifelong dream, she was unable to attend immediately following graduation...
Jacqueline M. (Burnham) Scully
Mar 16, 2015
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Jacqueline M. (Burnham) Scully, 83, of Kingston formerly of Scituate, passed away on Monday, March16th in the Wingate at Sliver Lake in Kingston. She was the devoted wife of more than 57 years to her childhood sweetheart, the late Charles F. Scully. Jackie was born in Boston, daughter of the late Donald and Florence (Tobin) Burnham. She was...
Eugene B. Frazier
Mar 15, 2015
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Eugene B. Frazier, 87, of Whitman, passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 15th. He was the devoted husband of 50 years to the late Joan M. (Kelley) Frazier. He was born in Weymouth, grew up in Braintree and has been a resident of Whitman since 1960. Eugene served his country in the United States Army and...
John H. Gaquin
Mar 13, 2015
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John H. Gaquin, 89, of Whitman, passed away on Friday, March 13th. He was the beloved husband of 65 years to Marguerite (Brides) Gaquin. John was born in Revere, son of the late Joseph D. and Marguerite (O'Neil) Gaquin. He was raised in Avon and was a graduate of Avon High School, Class of 1943. John then served...
Charles R. Conant Jr.
Mar 11, 2015
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Charles R. Conant Jr. of Yarmouthport, formerly Whitman, MA died on March 11, 2015 at 98 years of age, after a brief illness. Born in Whitman, MA, he was the son of Charles R. Conant and Bessie G. (Ryder) Conant. Mr. Conant graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and attended Brown University. He enlisted in the Navy and was...
Brian Keith Donadio
Mar 3, 2015
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Whitman – Brian Keith Donadio 33, died unexpectedly Tuesday March 3. He was the beloved son of Edward and Dianne (Leitch) Donadio. In addition to his parents he is survived by his sister Crystal Turner and her husband Daryle of Whitman, his brother Corey Donadio of Whitman, and his sister Amy Donadio of Somerset. He is also survived...
Arthur L Homer
Mar 2, 2015
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Arthur L. Homer 80, of East Bridgewater died Monday March 2 at Wingate at Silver Lake in Kingston after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Jul (Kievenaar) Homer. He was born in Weymouth, the only son of Charles and Louise (Holland) Homer. Arthur graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1957. He...
Robert F. Furlong
Mar 2, 2015
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Robert F. Furlong, 72, of Abington, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Monday March 2nd. He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Roberta (Hojlo) Furlong. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1960-1963. In addition to his wife Roberta, he is survived by his daughter Barbara, his son Robert...
Isabelle M. Leslie
Feb 28, 2015
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Isabelle M. Leslie, 82, of Brockton passed away on Saturday February 28th after a period of failing health. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Elizabeth (Veaudry) Leslie. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Campbell of FL, her brothers, Phillip Leslie of ME. and Vernon Leslie of FL; also several nieces and nephews. Her services...
John W. Monahan
Feb 27, 2015
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John W. Monahan, 83, of Brockton, passed away after a brief illness on Friday February 27th in the Baypointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. He was the beloved husband of 61 years to Olga (Kyryluk) Monahan. He was born and brought up in Boston, son of the late Joseph and Ada (Gaunt) Monahan. John went to Boston schools....
Cynthia A. (Faxon) Shepherd
Feb 27, 2015
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Cynthia A. (Faxon) Shepherd, 66, of Whitman, passed away suddenly, after a period of failing health on Friday February 27th in the South Shore Rehab Center in Rockland. She was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lorraine (Piantoni) Faxon. She was born in Brockton and lived with her parents in Abington until they bought their home in...
Donald F. Davenport
Feb 26, 2015
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Whitman – Donald F. Davenport 86, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died unexpectedly Thursday February 26. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Charles and Adeline (Palmeri) Davenport and had attended Whitman schools. Donald was a proud Veteran having served in the US Army during World War II. Prior to his retirement he...
William Charles Horney
Feb 26, 2015
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Whitman – William Charles Horney, 85, died Thursday February 26 after a long period of failing health surrounded by his loving family including his two surviving siblings Margaret Hurley and Henry Horney. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Edwin and Jeannette (Metzler) Horney. He was predeceased by his brothers Robert, Edwin and Francis and...
Joseph V. Connelly
Feb 24, 2015
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Hanson – Joseph V. Connelly 71, died Tuesday February 24 in Tufts Medical Center Boston after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to Carol (Cummings) Connelly. Born in Boston and raised in Quincy he was the son of the late Joseph and Rita (Brennan) Connelly. Joe along with his wife Carol have been...
Diane Gatturna-Leurini
Feb 22, 2015
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Whitman – Diane Gatturna-Leurini 61, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Sunday February 22, at her home surrounded by her loving family, after a brave battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Steven M. Leurini. In addition to her husband Steve, she is survived by her cherished daughter Carol D. Leurini of Whitman, her stepsons Sean...
William B. Payton, Sr.
Feb 21, 2015
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Lakeville - William B. Payton, Sr. of Lakeville, formerly of Whitman, died on February 21, 2015 at the age of 89. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Maheras) Payton. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late William and Louise Payton, and a graduate of Whitman High School. William had proudly...
Valia "Peach" (Tonello) Smith
Feb 20, 2015
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Valia "Peach" (Tonello) Smith, 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Sandwich, MA, on February 20, 2015. Peach, as she was known to all, was born in Quincy and spent the majority of her life in Massachusetts. She was raised as the third of ten children in Sagamore; spent a few exciting years in New York City...
Kenneth J. Swanson
Feb 19, 2015
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East Bridgewater – Kenneth J. Swanson died February 19 at the age of 88. Son of Carl U. Swanson and Mildred (Douglas) Swanson, he was born in Brockton and had resided there until the time of his marriage in 1950 when he moved to East Bridgewater. Kenneth was veteran of World War II having served in the US...
Howard E. Lincoln
Feb 19, 2015
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Bridgewater – Howard E. Lincoln, Sr. 92, formerly a longtime resident of Whitman, died peacefully Thursday February 19 after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 68 years to Edith V. (D'Arpino) Lincoln. Born and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late Cyrus and Elizabeth (Dickie) Lincoln and a graduate of...
Ann Christie (Whitney) Battle
Feb 13, 2015
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Ann Christie (Whitney) Battle, 78, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Friday Feb.13, 2015 in Hyannis. She was the wife of the late Russell Drew Battle. Born & raised in Scranton, PA; she was the daughter of A.C. and Helen (McTiernan) Whitney. She attended St Patrick's Catholic schools and was a nursing graduate of Scranton State hospital. She...
