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Antonia D. Saraiva
Apr 7, 2018
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Antonia D. (Coito) Saraiva age 98 of Brockton, died peacefully Saturday April 7, 2018 at the home of her daughter Betty after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Michael Saraiva. Antonia was born and educated in Gouveia, Portugal a daughter of the late Thomas and Lucy Coito. When she was 14 years old she...
Richard J. Morgan
Apr 7, 2018
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Richard J. Morgan age 86 of Brockton, died Saturday April 7, 2018 at Signature Healthcare/ Brockton Hospital. He was the husband of the late June (Donahue) Morgan. Richard was born in Brooklyn, NY a son of the late John and Ann (Bogart) Morgan and was raised on Long Island. Since 1966 he had been a resident of Brockton...
Jeanne M. Gilmore
Apr 5, 2018
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Jeanne M. (Collette) Gilmore, age 96, a lifelong resident of Brockton, died Thursday, April 5, 2018 at West Acres Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William P. Gilmore. Jeanne was born and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Exzina (Duclos) Collette. She was a graduate...
David F. Hyre
Apr 4, 2018
David Frank Hyre, 72, a retired logistics engineer and proud Vietnam Navy veteran; passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Yuma, Arizona. He was the husband of the late Rochelle Hyre for 42 years. Born July 27, 1946, in Boston, MA; he was the son of the late Victor Hyre and Lucille Osborne. He is survived by his daughter, Heather...
Mildred C. Cribben
Apr 4, 2018
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Mildred C. Cribben, age 90, lifelong of Brockton, died peacefully, April 4, 2018 at Good Samaritan Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Julia A. (Hunt) Cribben. Mildred was a graduate of Brockton High School and Brockton Business School. For 15 years, she was a clerk in the Probate Court in Brockton, and...
Thanos Xixis
Apr 3, 2018
Thanos Xixis, 93, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the BayPointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton. He was the husband of the late Mary (Theofilou) Xixis. Born in Argos, Greece, he was the son of the late George Xixis and Zoe (Totos) Xixis. After practicing law in Greece for a number of years, Thanos came to...
Rita C. Long
Apr 3, 2018
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Rita C. (Harrington) Long, 95, of Braintree, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Queen Anne Nursing Home surrounded by family. She was the loving wife of the late Francis E. Long for 53 years. Rita was born in Fall River and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late Edward and Helyn (Gardella) Harrington. She was a graduate...
Ethelmay Grande
Apr 2, 2018
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Ethelmay (Cormier) Grande, age 90 passed away April 2, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was a longtime resident of Brockton and moved to New Port Richey, FL in her later years. She was a daughter of the late Edward and Gladys (David) Cormier. Ethelmay was a 1946 graduate of Brockton High School and retired from Good...
Ruth M. Piesco
Apr 2, 2018
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Ruth M. (Christianson) Piesco age 96 of Easton died Monday April 2, 2018 at the home of her daughter after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late “Matey” Piesco for 64 years. Ruth was born and raised in Brockton the daughter of the late Carl and Ina (Clark) Christianson and was a 1939 graduate of...
Jose J. Costa
Mar 30, 2018
Jose J. Costa, 63, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Caroline Alves. Born September 17, 1954 in Brava, Cape Verde he was the son of Joaquim D. Costa and Maria (Lourdes) Costa. He is survived by his wife, parents, brothers, sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral from...
Alan R. Loveday
Mar 30, 2018
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Alan R. Loveday, age 84, of Brockton, died peacefully March 30, 2018 at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, he was the son of the late Gerard X. and Hazel G. (Carlson) Loveday. Alan was a Navy veteran who served during the Korean War era as a Radioman on Navy patrol blimps along the...
Agnes Joseph
Mar 29, 2018
Agnes Joseph, 78, of Brockton, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. Born January 25, 1940 in Gonaives, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Derilus Joseph and Marilia Noel. She was the mother of Michel O Sias of Brockton. Funeral services are private.
Jessie Marshall Burrell
Mar 29, 2018
Jessie M. Burrell, 74, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home in Raynham surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy Lydia (Doremus) Burrell. Born April 19, 1943 in Louisburg, North Carolina, he was the son of Lumous and Lessie (Neal) Burrell and the brother of the late William Burrell, Thomas Burrell and MaryAnn...
Mitchell E. Laflower,Sr.
Mar 29, 2018
Mitchell Ernest LaFlower, Sr., a longtime resident of Brockton, Massachusetts, passed away on March 29th, 2018 after a period of failing health. He was 79 years old. Mitchell was born on August 19th, 1938 in Northfield, Vermont, the son of the late Leonard Joseph LaFlower of Williamstown, Vermont and Mildred Pearl (Raymo) Beauchemin of Barre, Vermont. Mitchell enlisted in the...
Swanhild "Swanny" Gary
Mar 28, 2018
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Swanhild “Swanny” (Wahlquist) Gary, age 87 of Brockton died March 28, 2108 at Wingate at Norton after a period of failing health. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and had been a resident of Brockton for over 60 years. Swanny had been an inspector at Northrup Electronics in Norwood for over 35 years. Previously, she had...
Leo J. Murray
Mar 26, 2018
Leo J. Murray, 85, of Stoughton, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 surrounded by family and friends. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Egan) Murray. Born November 19, 1932 in Boston, he was the son of the late Thadeus F. "Ted" Murray and Frances (Hynes) Murray. Leo was a self-employed roofer starting his company in 1963....
John F. "Jack" Riley
Mar 26, 2018
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John F. “Jack” Riley, age 81, of Brockton, died peacefully, March 26, 2018. John was the husband of Janet (Kelleher) Riley for 43 years. Lifelong of Brockton, he was the son of the late Frances and Elizabeth (Riordan) Riley. John was a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1955, and a proud member of the football team....
Norma C. Duhamel
Mar 26, 2018
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Norma C. (Alfred) Duhamel 93, lifelong resident of Brockton died quietly March 26, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late James L. and Vera C. (Heap) Alfred and wife of the late George A. Duhamel Jr. Norma was a 1942 graduate of Brockton High School and attended Bridgewater State College. Following her...
Azael Jean
Mar 24, 2018
Azael Jean, 82, of Raynham, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of the late Francesca (Moise) Jean. Born September 27, 1935 in Les Cayes, Haiti, he was a son of the late Amantile Nelcy. Raised and educated in Haiti, Azael owned and operated a local alcohol brewery...
Kenneth Lee Howard, Jr.
Mar 23, 2018
Kenneth L. Howard Jr ,71, died peacefully in his sleep on March 23, at Good Samaritan Hospital after a 2 year battle with liver cancer. He never gave up and was fighting until Thursday to come home hoping to practice his walking when they moved him to a private room. He was called "Miracle Man" at Beth Isreal last year...
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