OBITUARIES
Robert L. Peterson
May 31, 2014
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Robert L. Peterson, 89, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of North Kingstown, RI and Whitman, passed away May 31, 2014. He was the husband of the late Rosemary (Ross) Peterson. Born in Brockton, MA, he was a son of the late Carl F. and Esther (Lindberg) Peterson. A twenty year Veteran of the US Navy, Mr. Peterson served in...
Laura T. (Walters) Sherman
May 28, 2014
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Whitman – Laura T. (Walters) Sherman 94 died Wednesday May 28 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Sherman. Born and raised in Kingston she was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Sophie (Jacintho) Walters and had attended Kingston schools. Laura had been a resident of Whitman for over 74...
Catherine A. (D'Arpino) Lozzi
May 27, 2014
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Catherine A. (D'Arpino) Lozzi, 85, of Whitman, passed away on Tuesday May 27th in the Signature Health Brockton Hospital, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Dennis C. Lozzi. She was born and brought up in Italy, daughter of the late Roberto and Maria (Vicalvi) D'Arpino. Catherine also attended schools in Italy. She has been...
Cynthia Lapham
May 27, 2014
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Whitman - Cynthia Lapham 68, of Whitman passed away on Tuesday May 27. Born in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lena (Daneault) Lapham and a lifelong resident of Whitman. Cynthia loved gardening, was an avid reader, and enjoyed traveling and dining out at local restaurants. She loved animals especially her two companions "Strudel"...
Jacqueline R. (Paiva) Hennebury
May 23, 2014
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Jacqueline R. (Paiva) Hennebury, 77, of Hanson, passed away on Friday May 23rd in the Wingate at Silverlake, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Clinton J. Hennebury. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Joseph and Adalaide (Bowker) Paiva. Jacqueline was brought up in Whitman and a graduate of...
Helen T. (Mahoney) Vaughan
May 16, 2014
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Helen T. (Mahoney) Vaughan, 87, of Kingston, formerly of Whitman, died peacefully at Bay Path Nursing Center on Friday, May 16. Mrs. Vaughan was born March 15, 1927 and raised in Franklin and Whitman to John Joseph and Helen (Wall) Mahoney. A graduate from Whitman High School in 1944, she went on to become a nurse by graduating...
Sharon Hambarian
May 15, 2014
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Rockland – Sharon Hambarian 58 died Thursday May 15 in Brigham & Women's Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Boston and raised in Quincy she was the beloved daughter of Leona (Dresselaers) Hambarian of Rockland and the late John Hambarian. Sharon was a long time resident of Abington and a graduate of Abington High School...
John E. "Jack" Kane
May 9, 2014
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John Edward "Jack" Kane, of Marshfield, formerly of Quincy, Abington and West Falmouth passed away on May9th. He was the husband of Beverly A. (Arthur) Kane. John was born in Boston on December 19, 1929, the only son of the late John Patrick and Anna V (Glynn) Kane. He leaves a step daughter Gay Bergeron Regele and her...
Alwyn M. Holbrook
May 8, 2014
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Alwyn M Holbrook, 78 of Whitman died on Thursday May 8th in the Radius Specialty Hospital in Quincy, after a long illness. He was the beloved husband of 54 years to Elizabeth J. (Redden) Holbrook. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Stanley N. and Gertrude (Mahan) Holbrook. Alwyn was a longtime resident of Whitman and...
Constance B. "Connie" Leonard
May 6, 2014
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Whitman – Constance B. "Connie" (Cheverie) Leonard 90, died Tuesday May 6 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late W. Douglas Leonard. Born and raised in Braintree, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Helen (Rice) Cheverie, and a graduate of Braintree High School. For over thirty years Connie was...
Joseph H. Joseph
May 6, 2014
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Brockton – Joseph H. Joseph, a former resident of Halifax for over 30 years, died peacefully Tuesday May 6 in West Acres Nursing Home at the age of 102. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther C. (Higgins) Joseph. He is survived by his loving niece and nephew Kathryn O'Donnell of Brockton and George Pepin and...
Claire F. Ferguson
May 1, 2014
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Claire F. Ferguson, 76, of East Bridgewater formerly of Dorchester, passed away surround by her family on May 1st. She was born and raised in Dorchester, daughter of the late Walter and Edna (Driscoll) Ferguson. Claire lived in the family home in Dorchester until moving to East Bridgewater 15 years ago. She was employed by the Liberty Mutual...
Carole L. (Gough) Chase
Apr 30, 2014
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Carole L. (Gough) Chase, 71 of Whitman, passed away on Wednesday April 30th, after a brief illness. Carole worked for Travelers Insurance Company and on her family's horse farm alongside her brother Don. She had a love of horses and was an accomplished equestrian that rode for the Jo-Al-Co horse farm in her earlier years. Carole was a...
Linda-Jo A. Demling
Apr 29, 2014
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Linda-Jo A. Demling, 49, of Whitman, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday April 29th She was the beloved fiancée of Edward Matthias of Abington. Linda- Jo was born in Boston and raised in Whitman, daughter of Doris (Libby) Demling and the late Joseph F. Demling. She was a lifelong resident of Whitman and a graduate of...
Ralph "Emmett" Tucker
Apr 28, 2014
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Ralph "Emmett" Tucker, Jr., 84, lived in Bridgewater, Whitman, Hanson and Bourne. He was the beloved husband of sixty three years to Joan (Higgins) Tucker. He was born in Bourne, son of the late Ralph E., Sr. and Ida (Anderson) Tucker. Emmett was a graduated of Whitman High School class of 1947. He served his country in the...
Cheryl J. (Langlois) Rogers
Apr 25, 2014
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Cheryl J. (Langlois) Rogers, 62, of Rockland passed away on Friday April 25th, after a long illness. She was born in Boston daughter of the late Arthur and Marie (Cobb) Langlois. Cheryl was the loving mother of Adam Rogers, Matthew Rogers, beloved grandmother of Nicole (Colie) Pilalas. She is also survived by her sisters Dawn Langlois of West...
Donald A. Oakley
Apr 19, 2014
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Donald A. Oakley, 78 of East Bridgewater, passed away on Saturday April 19th, after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to Lynne (Ridder) Oakley. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Clement F. and Marion (McDermott) Oakley. Don has been a lifelong resident of East Bridgewater and a graduate...
Jason Paul Lundgren
Apr 16, 2014
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Hanson – Jason Paul Lundgren 24, died Wednesday April 16 in Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Boston and raised in Hanson, he was the beloved son of David and Susan (Wright) Lundgren. Jason was a graduate of South Shore VoTec High School, Class of 2008 and had attended the...
Jon F. Ridder
Apr 15, 2014
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Whitman – Jon F. Ridder, 75 years old, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday April 15, 2014. Born in Brockton and raised on the family dairy farm in East Bridgewater, Jon was the husband of the late Judith (Ham) Ridder and father to three daughters: Jennifer Ridder, Jolene Sheehan and Janelle Rotondi. He was the youngest...
