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Diane Blanchard
Jan 10, 2020
Diane Blanchard, 56, of Brockton, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton. Born on May 19, 1963, in Brockton, Diane is the daughter of Doris L. (Moran) Blanchard and the late Clifton Blanchard. Diane was a caretaker for her mother and enjoyed singing, especially in the church choir, cooking, teaching children's Sunday...
Francis X. "Fran" Sullivan
Jan 10, 2020
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Francis X. “Fran” Sullivan age 85 of East Bridgewater, died January 10, 2020 at the Ruth McLain Hospice House in Braintree surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Wills) Sullivan. Fran was born and raised in Brockton a son of the late Daniel J. and Mary E. (Hamrock) Sullivan and moved to...
Kathleen E. Tonelli
Jan 10, 2020
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Kathleen E. (Hill) Tonelli age 91 of Brockton died peacefully in her sleep on January 10, 2020. Born February 8, 1929 in Brockton a daughter of the late Jamie Austin Hill and Ethel Mae (Flanagan) Hill, she remained a lifelong resident of the city. A 1946 graduate of Brockton High School, she received a Bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater...
Cecil George Jackson
Jan 8, 2020
Cecil G. Jackson, 84, of Brockton, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Baypointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center. He was the husband of Thelma B. (Taylor) Jackson. Born on August 30, 1935, in Jamaica, Cecil was the son of the late Jeremiah Jackson and Leahdorah (Palmer) Jackson. He worked as a security guard for U.S. Security Associates. In...
Manuel T. Buginga
Jan 7, 2020
Manuel T. Buginga, 89, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. He was the husband of Natividad (Camacho) Buginga. Born in Ponta do Sol, Portugal on January 28, 1930, he was the son of the late Joao T. Buginga, Jr., and Maria (Jesus) Buginga. An outdoorsman, Manuel enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and tending to animals. He also enjoyed...
Steven J. Hammond
Jan 7, 2020
Steven J. Hammond, 51, passed away on January 7, 2020. Born on September 25, 1968, in Stoughton, he was the son of the late Melvin Hammond and Patricia (Lonergan) Hammond. An outdoorsman, Steven enjoyed woodworking, fishing, and camping. Steven is survived by his daughter, Amanda Anderson; his brother, Don Hammond and his wife Angela; his nephews, Michael and Joshua; and...
Mary Ethel (Love) Nnoli
Jan 7, 2020
Mary Ethel (Love) Nnoli, 66, of Brockton passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was the wife of the late Bendukaosi Nnoli. She is survived by three children, Agunyenwa Ifunanya Esobugna, Chiemeka Ifunanya Esobugna, and Nduabugno Ifunanya Esobugna Nnoli Calling hours Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in the New England...
Blanche T. Black
Jan 7, 2020
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Blanche T. (Vaccaro) Black age 86 of Brockton, died unexpectedly January 7, 2020 at the Brockton Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Donald J. Black, Sr. She was born and raised in Malden, Mass a daughter of the late Angelo and Santa (Ginardo) Vaccaro and had been a resident of Brockton since 1970. Following her...
Christopher J. O'Connor
Jan 6, 2020
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Christopher J. O’Connor age 54 of Brockton, passed unexpectedly on January 6, 2020. He was the devoted husband of Christine (Carabba) O’Connor. Born in Newton and raised in Easton he was the son of the late John J. and Virginia (Spadea) O’Connor. A graduate of Southeastern Regional Vocational High School. Chris worked in the Manufacturing Industry as a...
Beatrice (Mcdonnell) Linehan
Jan 3, 2020
Beatrice (McDonnell) Linehan, 78, of Abington, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. She was the wife of Richard J. Linehan. Born in Boston on October 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Peter McDonnell and Mary (Willette) McDonnell. In addition to her husband, Richard, Beatrice is survived by her children, Richard J. Linehan, Jr., Brenda Lee...
Frances E. Ferris
Jan 1, 2020
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Frances E. (Langton) Ferris, age 89, a resident of Brockton for over 63 years, died peacefully at her home, January 1, 2020. Born and raised in Somerville, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Eileen J. (Hughes) Langton and was a graduate of St. Clement High School in Medford. For over 45 years, Fran worked...
Stefina "Steffie" Forte
Jan 1, 2020
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Stefina F. (LaMalfa) Forte who was also known as “Steffie” died in Bridgewater on January 1, 2020. She was born in Boston on June 6, 1923 and was the wife of the late Santo J. “Sam” Forte. Steffie was a beautician/cosmetologist in Boston and after she married her husband Sam, she relocated to Brockton. They lived in his...
Caroline Raymond
Dec 31, 2019
Caroline Raymond, 94, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born on December 16, 1925, in Jeremie, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Arhysthene Raymond and Sylvia (Pierre Louis) Raymond. Caroline enjoyed church and prayer, spending time with her family and loved ones, reading, writing, baking, and gardening....
Dominic Ciaramella
Dec 30, 2019
Dominic Ciaramella, 61, of Brockton passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Kathryn S. (Maraglia) Ciaramella. Born in Naples, Italy, to Antonio and the late Antonia Ciaramella, he immigrated to the United States at a young age and lived most of his life in Brockton, Massachusetts. He...
Frank A. Rubicine, Jr.
Dec 30, 2019
Frank A. Rubicine, Jr., 72, of North Easton, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Oak Hill Healthcare in Middleboro. Born in Brockton on June 14, 1947, Frank was the son of the late Frank A. Rubicine, Sr. and Angelina (Sergio) Rubicine and was a member of the Brockton High School class of 1966. After high school, he joined...
Narciso Rosario
Dec 30, 2019
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Narciso Rosario, age 65, of Brockton, died December 30, 2019 at Boston Medical Center following a brief illness. Narciso was the loving husband for 44 years of Carmen (Pagan) Rosario. Born, raised and educated in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jesus and Antonia (Serrano) Rosario. He had been a resident of Brockton for...
Raymond "Ray" Waters
Dec 29, 2019
Raymond "Ray" Waters passed away peacefully in his residence of St. Joseph Manor in Brockton on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the age of 79. Ray is survived by his nephew, Steven Shaw of Brockton, MA , Johnny Waters of E. Kingson, NH, daughter, Linda Bercovitz of Bridgewater,Roberta Emerson of New Hampshire, Joseph Mancuso of Florida, Roslyn Mancuso of Taunton,...
Robert E. Bousquet, Jr.
Dec 29, 2019
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Robert E. Bousquet, Jr., age 54 of Fitchburg, died unexpectedly December 29, 2019 at his home. Born in Brockton and raised and educated in East Bridgewater, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Joan (Parker) Bousquet. Bob was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School, Bristol Community College and attended the New England School of...
Virginia Yafrate
Dec 27, 2019
Virginia "Gini" Louise (Waring) Yafrate, 76, of East Bridgewater, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, at Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Daniel Fischbach. Born on March 30, 1943 in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. Waring and Louise (Martin) Waring. Gini received her bachelor's degree from...
George T. Akeke
Dec 27, 2019
George T. Akeke, 89, of Brockton, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019, at Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center in Norwell. He was the husband of the late Virginia Akeke. Born on December 9, 1930 in Brockton, where he was a lifelong resident, he was the son of the late Louis G. Akeke and Josephine H. (Akeke) Akeke. After graduating...
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