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Rosemary Rogan

Rosemary Rogan

Aug 25, 2019

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Rosemary (Donovan) Rogan age 76 of West Bridgewater and formerly of Brockton died unexpectedly Sunday August 25, 2019. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Rogan. Rosemary was born and raised in Brockton, one of fourteen children of the late George F. and Doris (Sheehan) Donovan. For over 20 years, she had been a resident at...

Adelaida Cabrera

Adelaida Cabrera

Aug 25, 2019

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Adelaida (Jopson) Cabrera age 95 of Brockton died Sunday August 25, 2019 at St. Joseph Manor surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Candelario Cabrera. She was born and raised in the Philippines and had lived in Brockton since 1986. Adelaida had been an educator for fifty years and will be remembered as...

Adam H. Studley

Adam H. Studley

Aug 25, 2019

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Adam H. Studley, age 31 of Brockton died Sunday, August 25, 2019. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, he was the son of David and Deborah (Foster) Studley. One of Adam’s first passions was for cars. He knew the make, model and year of any car starting at a very young age. He loved to work with his...

Santina Mcnamara

Santina Mcnamara

Aug 25, 2019

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Santina (DeFlavis) McNamara, age 102, of Easton, formerly of Holbrook, died peacefully, August 25, 2019 at Southeast Rehabilitation Center. Born June 18, 1917 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Pasquale) DeFlavis. She was raised and educated in Brockton, and had been a resident of Holbrook for 32 years prior to moving to...

Peter E. Kelloway

Peter E. Kelloway

Aug 24, 2019

Peter E. Kelloway, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Crawford Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fall River. Following cremation, a Memorial Gathering will be held in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 441 South Main St., West Bridgewater on Saturday, October 5th from 2:00-4:00PM.

Rita Jarvis

Rita Jarvis

Aug 24, 2019

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Rita Jarvis, 96, of Brockton, passed away Saturday, August 24, at Brockton Hospital. Rita was born in South Weymouth, the daughter of the late Peter J. and Eva (Riboux) Murphy. She attended Weymouth Public Schools and graduated from Weymouth High School. In her younger years, Rita worked at the famous Toll House Inn in Whitman, for which the...

Dieumercie Joseph

Dieumercie Joseph

Aug 20, 2019

Dieumercie Joseph, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of Gustave Bosquet. A funeral mass will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 9:30 AM at Christ the King Church, 54 Lyman St., Brockton. Interment will follow in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell & Pica Funeral...

Altagrace Forest

Altagrace Forest

Aug 18, 2019

Altagrace Forest, 87, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Calling hours in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (Rt123) Brockton on Friday, August 30th from 9:00AM-11: 00 AM followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton.

Joyce M Krause

Joyce M Krause

Aug 18, 2019

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Joyce M. Krause (nee Rice) age 85 June 30, 1933-July 8, 2019 With saddened hearts our mother, grandmother and great grandmother was laid to rest with her husband Charles Krause at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts. Born a Canadian, she moved to Brockton, Massachusetts in 1971. She worked in retail and in her later years she had...

John N. "Nick" Curtis

John N. "Nick" Curtis

Aug 17, 2019

John N. "Nick" Curtis,70, of Brockton, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at his home under the care of his family and hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Susan C. (Pechilis) Curtis. Born February 17, 1949 in Brockton, he was the son of the late Henry Curtis and Mary Virginia (Long) Curtis. A...

Kathleen H. Lessard

Kathleen H. Lessard

Aug 17, 2019

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Kathleen H. (Fitzmaurice) Lessard, age 79, of Brockton, died peacefully, August 17, 2019 at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Kathy was the wife of the late Richard D. Lessard. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Richard J. and Kathryn (Grimes) Fitzmaurice. Kathy was a 1957 graduate of Brockton High School and for over...

Salvatore Pullia

Salvatore Pullia

Aug 16, 2019

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Salvatore Pullia, Jr., age 69, of Brockton, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on August 16, 2019. Sal was the beloved husband of Deborah H. (Donovan) Pullia for 46 years. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Cornelia (Beneduci) Pullia. Sal graduated from Brockton High School in...

Richard F. Murphy, Sr.

Richard F. Murphy, Sr.

Aug 15, 2019

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Richard F. Murphy, Sr., age 88, of Brockton MA, formerly of Riverhead, NY and Sanibel Island, FL, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Blue Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center. Richard was the husband of the late Gail (McLoughlin) Murphy. Born in Manhattan and raised and educated in Elmont, NY, he was the son of the late William and...

Ernest E. "Bud" Volta, Jr.

Ernest E. "Bud" Volta, Jr.

Aug 14, 2019

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Ernest E. “Bud” Volta, Jr., age 85, of Brockton, died August 14, 2019 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Bud was the loving husband for 33 years of Madelon “Lonnie” (Warnock) Volta. Bud was also the loving husband of Bernice (LaChapelle) Volta who predeceased him. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Ernest...

April Vitello

April Vitello

Aug 12, 2019

April Vitello, age 46, passed away unexpectedly on August 12, 2019. Daughter of Marilyn (Clement) McGettigan of Randolph and the late Daniel Vitello. She was the life partner of Richard Matranga and leaves her children Richard Vitello and Emily Vitello and her granddaughter Gianna Vitello, who loved her so very much. She also leaves her sister Leann and Sean Murphy...

Philip Franco

Philip Franco

Aug 9, 2019

Philip Franco, 88, of Brockton, passed away Friday August 9, 2019 at the West Roxbury VA Hospital. He was the loving husband of Idamae (Tanassio) Franco of 66 years. Born October 30, 1930 in Brockton, he was the son of the late Pasquale Franco and Flora (Ferrante) Franco. Raised in Brockton, he graduated from Brockton High School in 1948 and...

David A. Feight

David A. Feight

Aug 9, 2019

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David A. Feight age 79 of Brockton, died Friday August 9, 2019 at the Baypointe Rehab & Skilled Care Center. He was the devoted husband of Donna (Ellison) Feight for over 56 years. David was born, raised and educated in Schenectady, NY and had lived in Brockton since 1968. He had served in the US Navy during the...

Jacqueline D. (Encanazie) Maragh

Jacqueline D. (Encanazie) Maragh

Aug 9, 2019

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Jacqueline D. (Encananzie) Maragh, age 61, of Brockton, died unexpectedly at her home, August 9, 2019. Jackie was born, raised and educated in Boston, daughter of the late Anthony Perry and Lola Encananzie. She had been employed in the Brockton Public School System for several years and prior to her retirement was a Sales Associate for Marshalls. Jackie...

Bohdan W. "Dan" Andruk

Bohdan W. "Dan" Andruk

Aug 8, 2019

Bohdan Walter Andruk, "Dan", of Bridgewater, passed away at the age of 81 from adenocarcinoma on August 8, 2019, at the Brockton VA Medical Center's Hospice Care Unit. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Lois (Bates) Andruk. Born in Nowogrod, Poland, Dan was the son of Jan "John" and Czeslawa "Jesse" (Kozlowski) Andruk. Dan grew...

Ricky D. Stevens

Ricky D. Stevens

Aug 8, 2019

Ricky Stevens, 28, of New Bedford, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was the son of Robert and Deborah Stevens and brother of Tammi Stevens. A memorial gathering will be held in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., Brockton, on Saturday, August 17, 2019, from 9:00-11:00 AM, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM.

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