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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...
Philip C. Shute
Dec 3, 2013
Online Obituaries Philip C. Shute, 80, of Brockton, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Beth Israel Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of Corinne L. (Duffy) Shute for over 50 years. He grew up in Hyde Park, son of the late Stanley J. Shute and Dorothy (Smith) Shute. At the age of 17, Phil entered...
Mary L.(Wilkinson) Carroll
Dec 2, 2013
Online Obituaries Mary L. (Wilkinson) Carroll, age 83, of Brockton, passed away on Monday evening, December 2, 2013 after a lengthy illness. She was the beloved wife of the late David W. Carroll. Born July 18, 1930 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Wilkinson and Evelyn (Meehan) Wilkinson. Raised and educated in Brockton, she was...
Constance A. Rando
Dec 2, 2013
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Constance A. (Repetto) Rando, age 93, of Kingston, died peacefully, December 2, 2013 at Life Care of West Bridgewater. She was the wife of the late Louis J. Rando. Born and raised in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Louise (Feretti) Repetto. Constance graduated in 1938 from Brockton High School, and was also a...
Ruth I. Macdonald
Dec 2, 2013
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Ruth I. (Simmons) Macdonald, age 82, of Bridgewater, died peacefully, December 2, 2013 at her home. Ruth was born, raised and educated in Brockton, daughter of the late James C. and Irene P. (Conefrey) Simmons. She had been employed by Max Wind Shoe Company, South Weymouth Savings Bank, and retired at the age of 76 from the Bridgewater...
Virginia E. Rogers
Dec 1, 2013
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Virginia E. Rogers of North Easton passed away late Sunday evening, December 1, 2013 just 2 hours shy of her 94th birthday. Virginia was the wife of the late Alfred G. Rogers and the daughter of the late Anthony and Virginia (Carreiro) DeCouto. Raised and educated in No. Easton, she was a 1937 graduate of Oliver Ames High...
Antoinette (Zipeto) Pilla
Nov 28, 2013
Online Obituaries Antoinette F. (Zipeto) Pilla, 94, of Brockton and West Bridgewater, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph A. Pilla for 64 years. Born October 15, 1919 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale Zipeto...
Alice (Marchegiano) Pereira
Nov 26, 2013
Online Obituaries Alice F. Pereira, 88, of South Easton, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Alice was the loving wife of Vincent "Chi Chi" Pereira for 69 years, beloved mother of Vincent "Bob" Pereira and his wife, Donna, and cherished grandmother (Nana) of Lora Pereira. Born in Brockton, Alice was...
John F. Longo
Nov 25, 2013
Online Obituaries John F. Longo, 76, of Brockton, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 a the Champion Rehabilitation and Health Center in Brockton. Funeral Information A funeral service will be held in the VA National Cemetery, Bourne on Wednesday, December 11th at 1:45PM.
Sharone Stafford
Nov 24, 2013
Online Obituaries Sharone S. Stafford, 31, of Brockton, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013. He was born in Boston on August 31, 1982 to Sherry Stafford and Bruce Singletary. Sharone is survived by his parents; his daughter, Santaisha Stafford; his son, Joseph Stafford and his sister's, Takara and Taquila Stafford. Funeral Information A Funeral Service will be held at the...
Shamira Frantzie Jeannot
Nov 23, 2013
Online Obituaries Yvon Jeannot and Frantzie Marc announce the passing of their daughter Shamira Frantzie Jeannot at birth on Saturday, November 23, 2013. Funeral Information Private funeral services will be held in Melrose Cemetery, Brockton.
Capt. Edward A. Galante
Nov 23, 2013
Online Obituaries Captain Edward A. Galante (retired Brockton Police Department) age 95, formally of Brockton, MA passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late Rocco M. and Marie (DiPasqua) Galante, and the youngest of eight children. He graduated from Brockton High School...
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