OBITUARIES
Robert W. "Bob" Toner
Jun 26, 2014
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Whitman – Robert W. "Bob" Toner 55, died Thursday June 26 surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with Glioblastoma, brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (O'Donnell) Toner. Born in Boston and raised in the Boston area, he was the son of the late James and Phyllis (Rintone) Toner. He had been a...
Madeline M. (Zeller) Williams
Jun 24, 2014
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Yarmouth Port – Madeline M. (Zeller) Williams, 82 of Yarmouth Port passed away after a period of failing health on June 24, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Alfred and Hazel (Woodward) Zeller of Whitman, Mass. She graduated from Whitman High School, Class of 1949 and worked as a clerk in Boston from 1949 to the...
Florence M. (Mortenson) Girdzus
Jun 23, 2014
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Hanson – Florence M. (Mortenson) Girdzus 93, died Monday June 23 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late John Girdzus. Born and raised in Quincy she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Grace (Pitts) Mortenson and a graduate of Quincy High School. Florence had been a 30 year resident...
James C. "Jim" Bonner
Jun 22, 2014
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James C. "Jim" Bonner, 71 of Hanson, passed away surrounded by his family on Sunday June 22nd at his home. He was the husband of Agnes (Whiffen) Bonner. Jim was born and brought up in Boston, son of the late John L. and Angelina (Polichronis) Bonner. He has been a resident of Hanson since 1971. He served his...
John D. Mcpartlin
Jun 20, 2014
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John D. McPartlin, 58, of East Bridgewater died on June 20 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Dorchester in 1955, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Gray) McPartlin. He was employed by State Street Corp. in Quincy for many years. He loved his work, spending...
Carl F. Peterson, Jr.
Jun 18, 2014
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Middleboro – Carl F. Peterson, Jr. 91 of Middleboro, formerly of Whitman, passed away Wednesday June 18, soon after the death of his brother Robert. He was the husband of Grace (Murchie) Peterson, and son of the late Carl F. and Esther (Lindberg) Peterson. Born in Brockton, Mr. Peterson had lived in Whitman for 62 years. He served...
Judith Lee (Skillings) Graham
Jun 17, 2014
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Kingston – Judith L. (Skillings) Graham 69, formerly a longtime resident of East Bridgewater, died Tuesday June 17, in her Kingston, home after a brave battle with cancer. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late V. Paul and Dorothy (Ward) Skillings and a graduate of Brocton High. Prior to her retirement she had...
Randall S. Pierson
Jun 10, 2014
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Randall S. Pierson, 66 of Whitman formerly of Quincy, passed away suddenly on June 10th of natural causes. He was the husband of Virginia A. "Ginnie" (McCormack) Pierson. He was born in Brattleboro, VT son of the late Kenneth M. and Arlene L. (Bradley) Pierson. Randall was raise in Quincy and attended Quincy Trade School. Randall worked as...
Kathleen F. (Sullivan) Serpa
Jun 2, 2014
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East Bridgewater – Kathleen F. (Sullivan) Serpa 82, died Monday June 2, in her East Bridgewater home, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Serpa. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marguerite (Campbell) Sullivan and a graduate of Whitman...
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...
