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Fotini Psilekaris
Dec 28, 2017
Online Obituaries Fotini "Frances" (Dagopoulos) Psilekaris, of Brockton, passed away Wednesday night, December 27, 2017 suddenly in her sleep at home. She was born and raised in Rodohori, Kozanis, Greece by her late parents, George and Kleanthy Dagopoulos and immigrated to the United States and settled in Brockton. She worked at The Mackentosh Company, Raytheon Company and Boston Scientific. She...
Scott T. Holyoke
Dec 28, 2017
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Scott T. Holyoke, age 38, of South China, ME, formerly of Brockton, died peacefully in the arms of his mother and brother James on December 28, 2017 after a long illness. Scott was the beloved son of Susan J. MacMelville of Brockton and the late Thomas A. Holyoke, Sr. He was raised in Brockton and attended Norfolk County...
Benvinda Darosa
Dec 27, 2017
Online Obituaries Benvinda DaRosa, 91, of Somerville, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2017 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of the late Luciano Pires. Born August 3, 1926 in Fajazinha, Mosteiros, Fogo, Cape Verde, she was a daughter of the late Francisco DaRosa and Luisa (Antunes) DaRosa. Benvinda loved to go to church. She...
Robert R. Kwash
Dec 27, 2017
Online Obituaries Robert R. Kwash, 77, of West Bridgewater, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. He was the husband of Maureen Kwash. Born October 6, 1940 in Manchester, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Leo and Anne Kwash. Raised in Manchester, he attended St. James School, Manchester High School and...
Marcia Ann Lambert
Dec 26, 2017
Online Obituaries Marcia Ann Lambert, 78, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at the Baypointe Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brockton. She was the wife of Francis Lambert. Funeral Information Funeral services are private.
Patricia J Phelan
Dec 26, 2017
Online Obituaries Patricia 'Pat' J. (Panit) Phelan, 71, of Brockton, passed away suddenly at her residence on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was the wife of James Jim, Jamie L. Phelan. Born June 16, 1946 in Boston, MA she was a daughter of Joan (Warzinskas) Panit and the late Joseph J. Panit. Pat was raised and educated in Dorchester. She...
Steven J. "Petro" Petronelli
Dec 26, 2017
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Steven J. “Petro” Petronelli, age 58, of Brockton, formerly of Tiverton, RI, died unexpectedly at home on December 26, 2017. Born in Brockton and raised in Whitman and East Bridgewater, he was a son of Norrine F. (Royce) Petronelli of East Bridgewater and the late Frederick J. Petronelli. Steven was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School, class...
Christopher J. Conroy
Dec 26, 2017
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Christopher J. Conroy, age 48, of Brockton, died peacefully December 26, 2017 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital surrounded by his family. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, he was the loving son of Michael F. and Joan A. (Hultgren) Conroy. Chris had been employed at Blue Hill Cemetery, Star Market Warehouse and was currently working as a Landscaper....
Linda F. Chase - Postponed Due To Weather
Dec 26, 2017
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POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER Linda F. (Catrabone) Chase, age 67, of Brockton died Tuesday December 26, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of Frances (Fisher) Catrabone of East Bridgewater and the late James Catrabone. Linda was a graduate of Brockton High School Class...
Eric S. Cortez
Dec 26, 2017
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Eric Steven Cortez died on December 26th, 2017 after a brave and hopeful 18 month battle with stomach cancer. Eric was born on October 18, 1985 in Harlingen, Texas. He was the only child of Rene Cortez and Cecilia Cortez Hobbs. Eric grew up in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from Madison High School in 2004. He graduated...
Ruth Carol (Sawyer) Perkins
Dec 24, 2017
Online Obituaries Ruth C. (Sawyer) Perkins, 85, of West Bridgewater passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Harry and Edna (Marshall) Sawyer. She was a lifelong resident of West Bridgewater, attending school there. Graduating in 1950 from the former Howard High School, the same year it burned to the ground. She...
James J. "Jimmy" Purtell
Dec 24, 2017
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James J. “Jimmy” Purtell age 70 of Brockton died peacefully December 24, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with cancer. He was the husband for 48 years of Diane M. (Bruno) Purtell of Bridgewater. Jim was born and raised in Boston a son of the late James J. and Barbara (McDonough)...
Kara Danielle Maker
Dec 23, 2017
Online Obituaries Kara Danielle Maker, 33, of Georgia, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017. Born June 26, 1984 in Ancon, Panama, she was the loving daughter of Carol (Hakeem) Maker and Lawrence Maker. Kara was raised all over the world and attended schools from Germany to Georgia. Kara was active in Special Olympic sports throughout the years, participating in horseback...
David G. Fagan
Dec 23, 2017
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David G. Fagan, age 49, of Taunton, passed away unexpectedly December 23, 2017. David was the loving husband of Donna M. (Carrigan) Fagan. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Lois M. Fagan. David was raised in Brockton and was a graduate of Brockton High School. He also attended Boston University and many trade...
Grace "Melodie" Stanton
Dec 22, 2017
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Grace “Melodie” (Arrighi) Stanton, age 79 of N. Easton, died December 22, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center. Melodie was born and raised in Brockton, a daughter of the late Valerie (Potter) Emerson and Rudolph Arrighi and had been a resident of N. Easton for over 60 years. A 1956 graduate of Brockton High School, Melodie had...
Marianna T. Fortin
Dec 22, 2017
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Marianna T. (Paone) Fortin, age 88, of Abington, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth. Marianna was born in Brockton on October 10, 1929, daughter of the late John and Maria (Valante) Paone. She was a graduate of Brockton High School, and married the late Francis W. Fortin on October...
Michael J. Savino
Dec 20, 2017
Michael J. Savino, 71, of Englewood, Florida and formerly of East Bridgewater passed away on December 20, 2017 in Englewood, Florida. He was the husband of Linda L. (Foster) Savino. Born February 6, 1946 in Brockton, he was a longtime resident of East Bridgewater and for several years also resided in Englewood, Florida. He retired as a supervisor from Southeastern...
Vasilios "Bill" Barbas
Dec 19, 2017
Online Obituaries Vasilios Bill Barbas 79, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at his home under the care of his family. He was the husband of Haido Heidi (Papagiotopoulos) Barbas. Born May 28, 1938 in Loukomi, Greece, he was the son of the late Chris Barbas and Ourania (Argyropoulos) Barbas. Bill came from Greece in 1970 and was...
Victor Cereste Monfort
Dec 19, 2017
Online Obituaries Victor C. Monfort, 89, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center. He was the husband of Marie Philomene Estinfil. Funeral Information A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 8:00AM at the First Brockton Haitian Church, 940 S. Main St., Brockton, MA 02301. Interment will follow in...
Sidney R. Zussman
Dec 19, 2017
Online Obituaries Sidney Zussman, 95, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at the Attleboro Health Center. He is survived by his sons; Henry and Dan Zussman; his grandchildren, Matt, Nick Rachel, Isaac, Adin and Max. Funeral Information A graveside service with Military Honors will be held on Friday, December 22, 2017 at 9:00AM in the VA Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne.
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