Obituary Listing

Oct 24, 2020

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Elizabeth D. (Buono) Fralick, age 86, of South Easton, died peacefully at home on October 24, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Roland Fralick. Born and raised in Boston, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna M. (Upton) Buono. Betty was a graduate of Jeremiah E. Burke High School and for over...

Oct 23, 2020

Alfred Thomas, 96, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at the Colony Center in Abington. Born October 1, 1924 in Brockton, he was the son of the late George J. Thomas and Annie (Malik) Thomas. He is survived by his siblings, George Thomas and Nellie Asack. Complete obituary to follow. Calling hours in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165...

Oct 23, 2020

Eugene A. Franciosi, of Bridgewater, formerly of Brockton, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020, after a short illness. He was the son of the late Adolph and Louise (Govoni) Franciosi. Born August 3, 1931, Gene grew up in Brockton and graduated from Brockton High School where had had a stellar career in football and track. He is a member...

Oct 23, 2020

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Janet E. (Darcy) Gallasch, age 84, of West Bridgewater, died unexpectedly, October 23, 2020 at Brockton Hospital. She was the former wife of the late Rolf Gallasch. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Marion (Coleman) Darcy. Janet was raised and educated in Milton. She was a hard worker with a strong...

Oct 21, 2020

Richard "Rick" A. Keating, 76, of Brockton, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Susan M. (Vasil) Keating. Born on July 1, 1944 in Lynn, Rick was the son of the late Robert F. Keating and Irene G. (Brazis) Keating. He was an account executive for John...

Oct 20, 2020

It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of our beloved Natalio Rosa. On October 20, 2020 at the age of 87, he passed away surrounded by his loving family in his Taunton home. He was affectionately known as "Pai" or "Donu" by his children and grandchildren and "Vital" by his family and friends. In 1977 he migrated...

Oct 20, 2020

Eleanore Louise DiIulis, 92, of Virginia and formerly of Bridgewater and Mansfield, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Born in Massachusetts in 1928, Eleanore was a resident of Poquoson, Virginia for 17 years. She worked as a secretary for Phillips Manufacturing, MA for 30 years and spent the last 27 years in retirement. Eleanore was...

Oct 20, 2020

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Daniella M. Kavgic, age 27, of Wareham died unexpectedly October 20, 2020. She was the beloved daughter of Linda (Picanzo) Kavgic of W. Wareham and George Kavgic of Fort Lauderdale FL. Daniella was born in Taunton and raised in Wareham where she was a 2011 graduate of Wareham High School. Daniella worked several years in the service industry...

Oct 20, 2020

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Philip T. “Hokey” Holcomb of Bridgewater passed away on October 20th after a long battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Roy and Rita (Buckley) Holcomb. Phil grew up in Brockton and was a graduate of Southeastern Regional High School in Easton, MA. He then went on to work as a pipe fitter for 35...

Oct 18, 2020

Marie T. (Hennessey) Connelly (June 27, 1945 – October 18, 2020) of West Bridgewater passed away after a brief but heroic battle against cancer. Surrounded by her loving and devoted family, Marie died peacefully and gracefully. She is survived by her husband, James P. Connelly with whom she shared the last 57 years of her life. She is also survived...

Oct 18, 2020

Karen M. (Nickerson) DeBenedictis, of East Bridgewater, died on the 18th of October, 2020 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Karen grew up in Brockton and was a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1978. After high school, she attended Brockton Hospital School of Nursing, class of 1981. She was a 30-year employee in the emergency department at...

Oct 17, 2020

Mildred M. Murphy (Mahr) "Millie", 71, of Brockton, passed away on October 17, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Born November 5, 1948, in Brockton, she was a lifelong resident of the city. She was the beloved daughter of the late Dorothy (Nash) Makela and the late James F. Mahr. Following in her father's footsteps, Millie was a gifted artist, spending...

Oct 14, 2020

Sophie Nicholas Kennedy died on October 14, 2020 at the age of 90. She was the loving mother of Kenneth & Lauren Kennedy of Northborough and Charles and Kelli Kennedy of Bridgewater; grandmother to Christopher & Lisa Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Connor Kennedy, Jilliann Kennedy, and Carah Kennedy; and great-grandmother to Brynn Kennedy. Sophie was born in Brockton, daughter of Nicholas...

Oct 14, 2020

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Emanuel Teodoro Gonçalves Monteiro, he was affectionately known as Joaisa by his family and Manny by his friends. He unexpectedly passed away in his home on October 14, 2020 at the age of 34 years old. Born on March 26, 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde, he...

Oct 12, 2020

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Therese A. (Provost) Maheux, age 89, of Brockton died October 12, 2020 surrounded by her family at Life Care of West Bridgewater. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Maheux for over 60 years. Born and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late Hilaire and Delia (Nault) Provost, Therese was a lifelong resident of the...

Oct 12, 2020

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Diane T. Sundstrom, age 54, of Brockton, died at her home on October 12, 2020 under the care of her family and hospice. She was born and raised in Boston, a daughter of the late David and Jeanne (Leighton) Sundstrom. For the past 17 years she resided in Brockton with her family. Diane was a graduate of Jamaica...

Oct 9, 2020

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Charles F. Harkins, age 59, of Brockton, died October 9, 2020 at Tufts Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of Evelyn M. Harkins of Brockton and the late Donald J. Harkins. He was a graduate of Brockton High School, Massasoit Community College and attended Wentworth Institute of...

Oct 7, 2020

LaBranche Valerius passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Boston Medical Center. Born on August 15, 1950 in Leogane, Haiti, he was the son of George Resolu Valerius and Jullianne Pierre Louis. LaBranche loved music, TV and soccer. He is survived by his children, Dikenson Valerius, Fabiola Valerius, Evans Valerius, Mirline Valerius, Julie Valerius, Naama Valerius and Nirbranchina Valerius; stepchildren,...

Oct 6, 2020

Tony (Anastasios/ Tassos) Calogrias, 79, of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. He was the husband of Ioanna (Pappas) Calogrias. Born November 26, 1940 in Xironomi, Thebes, Greece. He was the son of the late Stylianos and Ioanna (Kollias) Kalogrias of Xironomi, Greece. Tassos, at age 19 left Greece and moved to Panama. He was Operations Manager for...

Oct 6, 2020

Mirlande passed away on October 6, 2020 at the age of 39. She was born on January 16, 1981 to Gilot Trazile and Clairemina Bonicet. Mirlande was Gilot and Clairemina's little treasure, she was a loving and kind child. Mirlande began to grow up in Anse-à-Pitres, Haiti, her hometown, then moved to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, at the age of 13. Mirlande...