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Catherine M. Mccusker
Dec 18, 2013
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Catherine M. (Duffy) McCusker, age 91, of Brockton formerly of Brighton died Wednesday December 18, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center. She was the wife for 54 years of the late William D. McCusker. Born in Boston and raised in Roxbury, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Hannah M. (Meade) Duffy. She was...
Lazarus Evans
Dec 17, 2013
Online Obituaries Lazarus Evans, of Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home under the care of hospice and his family. Funeral Information Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home on Thursday, January 2nd from 11:00AM-12:00PM followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 12:00PM. Private cremation to follow.
William F. Milian
Dec 17, 2013
Online Obituaries William F. Milian, 87, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home. He was the companion of Aida Gusman for 44 years. Born in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Obdulio Milian and Alicia Morales. William loved working with his hands, custom wood working and vintage vehicles. His family's happiness...
Donald B. Morse
Dec 17, 2013
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Donald Bradford Morse, age 69, of Brockton, passed away peacefully December 17, 2013 at the West Roxbury Veterans Medical Center following a period of failing health. He was the husband of Eleanor (Hirst) Morse. Born in Avon, he was the son of the late Alonzo and Blanche (Hobson) Morse. Sergeant Morse was a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne...
Roderick W. Macdonald
Dec 17, 2013
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Roderick W. MacDonald of Brockton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family December 17, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center. He was the loving husband of Gail M. (McCarty) MacDonald. Roderick “Rod” was born October 12, 1925 in St. Joseph, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, son of the late Roderick Angus and Catherine Ann (MacInnis) MacDonald. He came...
Salvatore "Jerry" Tabbi
Dec 16, 2013
Online Obituaries Salvatore G. "Jerry" Tabbi, 62, of Brockton and formerly of South Boston, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at his home under the care of his family and hospice. He was the significant other of Debby Wilbur for 21 years. Born on March 23, 1951 in Boston, he was the son of Salvatore and Esther (Stevens) Tabbi. Raised...
Charlotte A. Murphy
Dec 16, 2013
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Charlotte A. Murphy, wife of Lawrence A. Murphy, after a long illness, passed away peacefully the evening of December 16, 2013 with her loving husband and her loving son Steven at her side. Charlotte was born in New York City on November 15, 1924 to Henry Heusser and Alice (Lowe) Heusser. Soon after her birth, Charlotte moved to...
Donald E. Mousette
Dec 14, 2013
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Donald E. Mousette, age 76, of Raynham formerly of Brockton died Saturday December 14, 2013 at his home. He was the husband of the late Marguerite (Murphy) Mousette. Born in Worcester, son of the late Arthur and Doris E. (Baron) Mousette, he was raised and educated in Brockton. Mr. Mousette had been a lifelong Mason and employed as...
Paul Dufresne
Dec 14, 2013
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Paul Dufresne, age 67 of Brockton, died December 14, 2013 at Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, he was the son of the late Edmund J. and Barbara (Dewing) Dufresne. Paul played the violin and sang Handel’s Messiah and was affiliated with the Brockton Symphony. He was an avid history buff,...
Lorraine M. Barry
Dec 13, 2013
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Lorraine M. (Burt) Barry, 82 years of Brockton, died peacefully, December 13, 2013 at Good Samaritan Medical Center. She was the loving wife for 58 years of John L. Barry, Jr. Born and raised in Brockton, Lorraine was the daughter of the late Fred and Florence (Peterson) Burt. She was a 1949 graduate of Brockton High School and...
Eleanor M. Rock
Dec 13, 2013
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Eleanor M. Rock, 75, of Brockton died peacefully at home December 13, 2013. Eleanor is the longtime companion of Alcides “Al” Beleza. She has been a lifetime resident of Brockton and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Tirrell) Rich. Eleanor worked for many years for the Howard Johnson Company here in Brockton and then for...
Francis "Frank" Joseph Arena
Dec 11, 2013
Francis "Frank" Joseph Arena Francis J. "Frank" Arena, 90, Retired Brockton Police Officer, former Marine and WWII Veteran passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband for 66 years of Laura R. (Gillis) Arena of Taunton. Born in Brockton on May 19, 1923 he was the...
Edward J. Bumpus
Dec 10, 2013
Online Obituaries Edward James Bumpus, 75, of Plymouth and formerly of North Easton and Brockton, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013. He was the husband for 52 years to Joyce (Brennan) Bumpus. Born October 30, 1938 in Brockton, he was the son of the late Frederick Bumpus and Katherine (Smith) Bumpus. Raised in Brockton, he graduated from Brockton High School...
Nicholas A. Sylvester
Dec 10, 2013
Online Obituaries Nicholas A. Sylvester, 88, of Brockton, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of Louise (Zilevich) Sylvester for 61 years. Born July 12, 1925 in Brockton, he was the son of the late Eugene Sylvester and Mary (Silvestri) Sylvester. Nick was a...
John Joseph Mulcahy
Dec 6, 2013
John Joseph Mulcahy John Joseph Mulcahy , 91, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of the late Rachele (Harakles) Mulcahy. Born January 14, 1922 in Taunton, MA he was the son of the late Howard A. Sr. and Cecelia C. (Reilly) Mulcahy. He was raised in Taunton and...
Kathleen M. Cose
Dec 6, 2013
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Kathleen M. (Pelton) Cose, age 55, of Brockton, died unexpectedly Friday December 6, 2013 at Signature Healthcare in Brockton. She was the loving wife of William P. Cose and devoted mother of Matthew and Jennifer Cose both of Brockton. Kathy was born in Boston and raised in Dedham the daughter of Rose (Ricci) Pelton of Dedham and the...
Grover C. "Smokey" Orcutt
Dec 6, 2013
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Grover C. “Smokey” Orcutt age 86 of Taunton died December 6, 2013 at Marian Manor, Taunton after a period of failing health. He was affectionately known as Uncle Smokey by his family. Smokey was born in Springfield and raised in Weymouth a son of the late James and Mary (Friery) Orcutt. As a young man he joined the...
Kwameh R. Janvier
Dec 5, 2013
Online Obituaries Ralph Janvier and Cassandra Gachette announce the passing of their son Kwameh Ralphy Janvier on December 5, 2013. Funeral Information Private family services were held.
Rita (Dimarzio) Matta
Dec 5, 2013
Online Obituaries Rita (DiMarzio) Matta, 83, of Brockton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Alfred M. Matta. Born August 8, 1930 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano DiMarzio and Julia (Tiberii) DiMarzio. A lifelong Brockton resident, she...
Normand T. Dufour
Dec 4, 2013
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Normand T. Dufour age 60, of Brockton, died peacefully Wednesday December 4, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the devoted husband for 41 years of Cheryl A, (Hood) Dufour and cherished father of Renee Nelson and her husband Clint and Chawnna Ballard and her husband John. He...
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