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Maria A. Gomes

Maria A. Gomes

Feb 28, 2025

Maria Alice Gomes, 67, of Brockton, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025.

A funeral service will be held in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (Rt.123) Brockton on Saturday, March 8th at 9:00 AM, followed by interment in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours will be held on Friday, March 7th from 5:00-8:00 PM in...

Joseph "Jack" Czarniak

Joseph "Jack" Czarniak

Feb 28, 2025

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Joseph "Jack" Czarniak, age 82, died February 28, 2025 at the Brockton Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Carolyn (Stockbridge) Czarniak for 60 years. Born and raised in Boston, he was the son of the late Zygmunt and Loretta Czarniak. Jack was a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School and Newberry Junior College in Boston and served...

Nancy M. Bowman

Nancy M. Bowman

Feb 26, 2025

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Nancy M. (Howard) Bowman, age 66 of Brockton, died unexpectedly on February 26, 2025 at Brockton Hospital. Nancy was the loving wife of Dale R. Bowman for 41 years. Lifelong resident of Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Shelton and Ruth (Burns) Howard, and was a graduate of Brockton High School. Nancy was an avid reader...

Sally R. Boudreau

Sally R. Boudreau

Feb 25, 2025

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Sally R. Boudreau, age 82, passed away unexpectedly in her Taunton home on February 25, 2025 of an unknown illness. She was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Ruth E. (Dearth) Boudreau of Brockton. Sally was retired for many years, after more than forty years at the Foxboro Company. She was a true seeker of knowledge,...

Thomas J. Mellen

Thomas J. Mellen

Feb 25, 2025

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Thomas J. Mellen, 93 years of East Bridgewater, MA, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025 after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Jean M. (Conefrey) Mellen for 72 years. Born and raised in Brockton, he was a son of the late James J. and Alma R. (Girouard) Mellen. Tom served in the U.S. Army...

Eleanor M. Morse

Eleanor M. Morse

Feb 24, 2025

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Eleanor M. Morse, age 80, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Donald Morse. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Virginia (Retailis) Hirst. Eleanor was a graduate of West Bridgewater High School. She was employed as a secretary for...

Emma Erminia Pagani

Emma Erminia Pagani

Feb 23, 2025

Emma Erminia Pagani passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2025, in Falmouth, MA, at the age of 98. Emma's parents, Antonio Benvenuto and Rose Adela (Cassiani) Pagani, immigrated from Filitiera, Italy, in 1910 and made their homestead in West Bridgewater, MA. As a first-generation American, Emma lived to be an integral part of three more generations.

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Idalina Martins Fernandes

Idalina Martins Fernandes

Feb 23, 2025

Idalina Martins Fernandes, 90, of Brockton, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul on Thursday, February 27th at 10:30AM in St. Edith Stein Parish, 71 East Main St., Brockton.  Calling hours in the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont...

David J. Bowles

David J. Bowles

Feb 23, 2025

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David J. Bowles (Ret. B.P.D) age 87, of Scarborough, ME, formerly of Brockton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, ME. He was the husband of Jean I. (Johnson) Bowles. Born and raised in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he was the son of the late George and Jane (Poirier) Bowles....

James B. Macneil

James B. Macneil

Feb 22, 2025

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James B. MacNeil, age 84, of Brockton, died on February 22, 2025 at Brockton Hospital after a long illness. James was the husband of Rita (Chisholm) MacNeil. Born in Christmas Island, Nova Scotia, he was the son of the late Neil Michael and Mary A. (MacLean) MacNeil. He was raised and educated in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia and...

Floyd E. "Skip" Derenberger, Iii

Floyd E. "Skip" Derenberger, Iii

Feb 22, 2025

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With deep sorrow we share the news that on February 22, 2025 Floyd Edward Derenberger III, 47, of Brockton, Massachusetts passed away. He is survived by his mother Kathleen M. (Moore) Derenberger of Brockton and his brother Claude Scott Derenberger of Brockton. Floyd, affectionately known as "Skip", was a shining light in the lives of all who had...

Robert D. Bevis

Robert D. Bevis

Feb 21, 2025

Robert Dennis Bevis, 84, of West Bridgewater passed away peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Brockton Hospital.

Bob was born in Brockton on September 3, 1940. He was the son of the late Harold Bevis and Josephine (Karasiewicz) Bevis and was a graduate of Bridgewater High School. Bob enlisted in the US Navy in 1961. He...

Lynne Marie Woods

Lynne Marie Woods

Feb 21, 2025

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Lynne Marie Woods, age 81, of Brockton, passed away on Friday, February 21, 2025, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Woods, Jr. (Officer of the Plymouth County Sheriff's Dept.). Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie (Anstey) Driscoll and was preceded...

June M. Snow

June M. Snow

Feb 20, 2025

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June M. (Mannion) Snow, 85, of Middleborough, formerly of Brockton, passed away after a period of failing health on February 20th at her home and surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (McGoldrick) Mannion, and wife of the late Emery K. Snow. A 1957 graduate of Brockton...

Daniel A. Higgins

Daniel A. Higgins

Feb 19, 2025

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Daniel A. Higgins, age 66, of Brockton died February 19, 2025 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was the devoted husband of Lisa F. (Mastroianni) Higgins. Dan was born and raised in the South end of Boston, a son of the late Daniel and Anna (Ross) Higgins. He was a graduate of Copley Square High School. For...

Beverly A. Masaitis

Beverly A. Masaitis

Feb 19, 2025

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Beverly A. (Tufts) Masaitis, age 80, of Raynham, died peacefully at her home on February 19, 2025. Beverly was the wife of the late David A. Masaitis. Born in Brockton and raised in Easton, Beverly was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Marion (Williams) Tufts and was a graduate of Brockton High School. For over 40 years,...

Stephen J. Charlebois, Sr.

Stephen J. Charlebois, Sr.

Feb 19, 2025

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Stephen J. Charlebois, Sr., age 71, of Brockton, died unexpectedly at his home on February 19, 2025. Stephen was the loving husband of the late Cheryl (Butler) Charlebois. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late George and Lorraine (Cashman) Charlebois. Stephen was a graduate of Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School and for...

Ellen P. (Joyce) Vellios

Ellen P. (Joyce) Vellios

Feb 18, 2025

Ellen P. (Joyce) Vellios, 87, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at the Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of the late William A. "Tony" Vellios.

Born February 8, 1938 in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Festus Joyce and Ellen (Reilly) Joyce. Raised in Boston, she attended Boston Schools.

Ellen...

Joao Andrade

Joao Andrade

Feb 16, 2025

***CHANGE OF FUNERAL MASS AND REPASS LOCATION***

It will now take place at OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, 439 WEST ST, BROCKTON. Time is still 10:30AM. Repass will be held in OUR LADY OF LOURDES.

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of João Pedro Gomes Andrade, affectionately known as "João de Djoca", age 74,...

Sylvia L. Costello

Sylvia L. Costello

Feb 16, 2025

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Sylvia Lynwood (Guerra) Costello, 79, of Brockton, MA passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, February 16, 2025. She was the beloved wife of John "Jay" Costello, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage, and the daughter of the late Sylvio Guerra and Althea Huddelston. Sylvia, known affectionately as Mike to...

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