OBITUARIES
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...
Murry L. Meisner
Apr 14, 2014
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Whitman – Murry L. Meisner 85, a lifelong resident of Whitman, died Monday April 14 in his Whitman home after a period of failing health. He was the beloved husband of the late Gladys (Conquest) Meisner. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman he was the son of the late James E. and Clara E. (Downie) Meisner and...
Joseph "Frank" Ouillette
Apr 13, 2014
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Abington – Joseph "Frank" Ouillette 84, passed away quietly in his sleep on Sunday April 13. Frank was a master carpenter by trade and had been a plumber/pipefitter in the Naval Shipyards. He was also a hairdresser having once owned and operated his own beauty salon in Virginia. He was a proud veteran of the US Navy serving...
Lillian B. (Cook) Palm
Apr 8, 2014
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Ellicott City, MD - Lillian B. (Cook) Palm 95, formerly of Whitman, MA and Falmouth, MA, died Tuesday April 8 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold R. Palm. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Milton R. and Rena C. (Emond) Cook. Lillian...
Karen M. (Tucker) Yelapi
Apr 5, 2014
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Middleboro – Karen Marie (Tucker) Yelapi, 62, of Middleboro passed away peacefully at home on Saturday April 5. She was the beloved wife of 27 years to Kevin Yelapi. Born in Fort Benning, GA and raised in Whitman she was the daughter of the late Roy G. and Patricia A. (Twomey) Tucker and a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High,...
Madeline L. (Macdonald) Turner
Apr 2, 2014
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Duxbury, MA -- Madeline Lamson MacDonald Turner, 100, died peacefully in her sleep on April 2nd at Bay Path Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, having lived previously at the Village at Duxbury for seventeen years and in Abington for fifty-six years. Born in Waltham, she was raised in Norwell from the age of six by her adoptive parents, Nellie...
Justine (Doucet) Healey
Apr 1, 2014
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Justine (Doucet) Healey, 96 of Abington, passed away on Tuesday April 1st surrounded by her family at the South Shore Hospital, after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late William Healey. She was born and brought up in Grand Etang, Nova Scotia, daughter of the late Hurbert and Melanie Doucet. Justine has been...
Ruth (Lucas) Sheehy
Apr 1, 2014
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Duxbury – Ruth (Lucas) Sheehy 91, formerly a longtime resident of Abington, died Tuesday April 1 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Sheehy. Born and raised in Littleton, NH she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Elizabeth (Tyler) Lucas, and a graduate of Littleton High School. Ruth...
Barbara A. (Curtis) Casey
Mar 28, 2014
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Barbara A. (Curtis) Casey, 87, of Abington, passed away on March 28th, surrounded by her family at the Sachem Center for Health & Rehab. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Casey, former Fire Chief of Abington. She was born in Whitman and grew up in Abington, daughter of the late Alfred and Louise (Freeman)...
Margaret M. "Rita" (Smyth) Odom
Mar 24, 2014
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Whitman – Margaret M. "Rita" (Smyth) Odom 68, a longtime resident of Whitman, died Monday March 24 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of 48 years to Thomas E. Odom. Born in Ireland she was the daughter of the late Felix and Catherine (McGary) Smyth. Rita had immigrated to the United States in 1964 and...
Isabel (Robertson) Gassett
Mar 23, 2014
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Halifax - Isabel (Robertson) Gassett, 89 died Sunday March 23 after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter H. Gassett. Born in Lowell and raised in Dorchester she was the daughter of the late George and Christiana (Thompson) Robertson and a graduate of Girls High School of Boston, Class of 1941....
Gilman S. Paulding
Mar 21, 2014
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Abington – Gilman S. Paulding 73, a lifelong resident of Abington, died Friday March 21, in his Abington home, surrounded by loved ones after a period of failing health. Born in Boston and raised in Abington, where he had attended Abington schools, he was the son of the late Gilman S. and Eleanor (Gardner) Paulding. Gilman was a...
