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Auguste K."Kay" Cronshaw
Jan 8, 2017
Online Obituaries Auguste 'Kay' Cronshaw, 75, of Raynham, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of John David Fowler. Born October 28, 1941 in Koln, Germany she immigrated to the United States of America and had been a Brockton resident since 1977 before moving to Raynham. Auguste enjoyed playing bingo and...
Robert J. Lavey
Jan 8, 2017
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Robert J. Lavey, age 79, of West Bridgewater, died January 8, 2017 at Charlwell House in Norwood. Bob was the husband for 51 years of Marion T. (Bickford) Lavey. Born in Honolulu, HI, he was the son of the late John and Audrey (McKeon) Lavey. He was raised and educated in Hull, and was a graduate of Cambridge...
Anna M. (Reddington) Laflower
Jan 7, 2017
Online Obituaries Anna M. (Reddington) Laflower, 71, of Brockton, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at her home under the care of her family and hospice. She was the wife of 53 years of Mitchell E. LaFlower, Sr. of Brockton. Born April 3, 1945 in Quincy, MA she was the daughter of the late Paul and Martha (Bailer) Reddington....
Luigi E. D'Alessio
Jan 6, 2017
Online Obituaries Luigi E. D'Alessio, 86, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Nemasket Healthcare Center in Middleboro. He was the husband of Carol E. (Butler) D'Alessio. Born March 13, 1930 in Brockton, MA he was a son of the late Guido DAlessio and Irena (Tulini) DAlessio. Luigi was a graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1949. He...
Nicola "Nick" Caccavo
Jan 6, 2017
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Nicola Caccavo, age 77 of East Bridgewater, formerly of Brockton, died peacefully, January 6, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. Nick was the loving husband for 52 years of Elisa (Pirozzi) Caccavo. Born and raised in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Cosimo and Raffaella (Antignani) Caccavo. In 1960 at the age of 19,...
Frank A. Roscoe
Jan 3, 2017
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Frank A. Roscoe, age 84 of Brockton, died Tuesday night January 3, 2017 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was the devoted husband of Catherine (Schenck) (Campbell) Roscoe. Frank, the son of the late Francesco and Dorothy (Golden) Roscoe, was born and raised in Dedham. For the past 54 years, Frank had been a resident of...
Thomas "Mike" Lloyd
Dec 31, 2016
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Thomas “Mike” Lloyd age 65 of East Bridgewater died Saturday December 31, 2016 at Mass General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the devoted husband of Paula J. (Patricelli) Lloyd for 42 years. Mike was born in Jamaica Plain and raised in Brockton a son of the late Francis and Eleanor (Norton) Lloyd. For the past 26...
Paul L. Etienne
Dec 30, 2016
Online Obituaries Paul Lameus Etienne, 80, of Easton, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of Eudoxie (Gue) Etienne. Born February 1, 1936 in Bassin-Bleu, Haiti, he was a son of the late Cedieu Etienne and Vernizia (Desir) Etienne. Raised and educated in Haiti he received his Bachelors...
Vasil George
Dec 30, 2016
Online Obituaries Vasil George, 84, of Brockton, passed away peacefully Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the loving husband of Helen (Dimitri) George for 54 years. Born August 8, 1932 in Gostivisht, Albania, he was the son of the late Leonidas George and Constandina (Kote) George. He came to America at the...
Raymond E. Berksza
Dec 29, 2016
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Raymond Berksza, 80, of South Easton, MA, passed away December 29, 2016, peacefully at home after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ray was born in Brockton in 1936 to Florence (later Mrs. H. Lester Watson) and John M. Berksza, and was a standout basketball player at Brockton High School Class of 1954, helping lead his team to...
George K. Haddad
Dec 28, 2016
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George K. Haddad age 90 of Brockton, died Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Gertrude V. (Beauchemin) Haddad for 54 years. George was born in Boston a son of the late Kellel and Tackla (Karem) Haddad and had been a resident of Emmanuel House Residence...
Nilza A. (Macedo) Varela
Dec 27, 2016
Online Obituaries Nilza A. (Macedo) Varela, 85, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at St. Joseph Manor in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Ulisses Varela. Born September 11, 1931 in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Manuel de Sousa Macedo and Kilda Vieira Martins de Macedo. She is survived by her...
Ralph F. Vaughan
Dec 27, 2016
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Ralph F. Vaughan, age 82, of Brockton, died December 27, 2016 at Signature Healthcare after a brief illness. He was beloved by family and friends. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years Virginia M. (Memmo) Vaughan. He grew up in Jamaica Plain, the second son of the late Leonard Vaughan and Mary Obeline (Martell) Vaughan, both...
Agnes M. (Yafrate) Grosso
Dec 26, 2016
Online Obituaries Agnes M. (Yafrate) Grosso, 100, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Alden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Daniel Grosso. Born May 24, 1916 in East Bridgewater, MA she was the daughter of the late Andrea and Filomina (Mattie) Yafrate. Agnes was raised on the family farm in...
Auta Do Rosario Rodrigues Fortes
Dec 26, 2016
Online Obituaries Auta do Rosario Rodrigues Fortes, 59, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Joao do Rosario Fortes. Born November 12, 1957 in Sao Nicolau, Cabo Verde she was the daughter of the late Jose Miguel Rodrigues and Rosa Paula do Rosario. In addition to her husband...
Audrey C. Swarce
Dec 24, 2016
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Audrey Claire (Harris) Swarce, a life-long resident of Brockton, died Saturday, December 24, 2016, after a brief illness at the age of 96. Audrey was the wife of the late Frank Swarce. Born in Brockton, May 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Leonel and Elsie (Podvin) Harris. A 1937 graduate of Brockton High School, Audrey...
Aster J. Dye
Dec 23, 2016
Online Obituaries Aster J. Dye, 73, died peacefully Friday, December 23, 2016 surrounded by his family at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (Strength) Dye of Brockton. Born November 20, 1943 in London, England he was the son of the late Harry Aster and Eileen (Cullen) Dye. Aster was raised in...
John P. Franco
Dec 23, 2016
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John P. Franco, age 66, of Green Harbor, died December 23, 2016 at Plymouth Rehabilitation and Health Care Center following a period of failing health. Born and raised in Brockton, John was the son of the late Sam P. and Gladys M. (Bates) Franco. John was a graduate of Brockton High School and a Navy veteran. For over...
Gertrude L. Horsley
Dec 22, 2016
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Gertrude L. (Mackinaw) Horsley, age 96 of Brockton died December 22, 2016 at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a period of failing health. Gertrude was the loving wife of the late William C. “Cliff” Horsley for 50 years. Born and raised in Brockton, Gertrude was a daughter of the late George and Katherine (Troy) Mackinaw. She was a...
Guilherme A. Fontes
Dec 20, 2016
Online Obituaries Guilherme A. Fontes, 99, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at his home under the care of his family and hospice. He was the husband of the late Maria A. (Fontes) Fontes. Born January 24, 1917 in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was a son of the late Manuel A. Fontes and Balbina (Alves) Fontes. Guilherme...
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