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William M. Tarentino
Aug 1, 2011
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William Michael Tarentino age 70 of Whitman died Monday August 1, 2011 at the Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital after a lengthy illness. Bill was born and raised in Brockton a son of the late Dominic and Nora (Butler) Tarentino and had been a resident of Whitman since the mid 1970s. Bill had been the proprietor of Tarentino Paving Company...
Beverly (Encananzie) Senna
Jul 30, 2011
Beverly (Encananzie) Senna Beverly (Encananzie) Senna , 84, of Brockton passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at her home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late John J. Senna. Born February 8, 1927 in Mansfield, she was the daughter of the late John Encananzie and Constance (Silva) Encananzie. She worked for several years for Merckens Chocolate in Mansfield....
Kenneth A. Coughlin, Jr.
Jul 29, 2011
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Kenneth, A. Coughlin, Jr., 52 of Brockton, died July 29, 2011 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after a year long battle with Leukemia. He was the son of Crystal A. (Nickell) Coughlin and the late Kenneth A. Coughlin, Sr. Ken was a 1977 graduate of Brockton High School and received his Associates degree in Business Administration from...
Kenneth "Kenn" Leon Monteiro
Jul 29, 2011
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Kenneth "Kenn" Leon Monteiro, 54, of Charlestown, formerly of Brockton and East Bridgewater, died unexpectedly July 29, 2011, at home. Born Dec. 2, 1956, in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Constantino L. and Mary M. (Silva) Monteiro. He was a graduate of Brockton High School, Class of 1974. He was a member of IATSE Local...
Albert And Claire Mackinaw
Jul 28, 2011
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Albert F. “Al” Mackinaw, 83, died on his birthday Thursday, July 28 and his wife Claire M. (Merchant) Mackinaw, 82, died July 29, 2011 both after lengthy illnesses. They had been married for 57 years. Al was born and raised in Brockton, MA. He was the son of the late George W. and Katherine E. (Troy) Mackinaw and...
Charles "Chuck" Harvey
Jul 25, 2011
Charles "Chuck" Harvey Charles Edward Patrick "Chuck" Harvey, 69, of Halifax, passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the husband of the late Peggy Kiernan. Chuck was known for making people laugh with a joke and a smile. He was an avid Boston Sports fan and enjoyed...
Leonard J. Fama
Jul 24, 2011
Leonard J. Fama Leonard J. Fama , 69, of Brockton, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center after a short period of failing health. He was the husband of Sophie (Bialkowski) Fama. Born May 2, 1942 in Boston, he was the son of the late Santo J. Fama and Mary (Coniglio) Fama. He served in...
Gloria M. Sinesi
Jul 24, 2011
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Gloria M. “Glo” (Texieira) Sinesi, 82, of Brockton died July 24, 2011 surrounded by her family at West Acres Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Sabino “Sam” Sinesi. Born and raised in Brockton, Gloria was the daughter of the late Manuel and Lillian (Handy) Texieira. She had been employed for 25 years as a school...
Edith J. (Woods) Smith
Jul 23, 2011
Edith J. (Woods) Smith Edith J. (Woods) Smith , 69, of Brockton and formerly of Childersburg, AL., departed this life on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton. She was the wife of the late Randy G. Smith. Born August 11, 1941 in Childersburg, AL she was a daughter of the late Mullis and Addie (Borden)...
Deborah A. "Miss Debbi" Licciardi
Jul 22, 2011
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Deborah A. (Licciardi) Licciardi age 50 of Brockton died unexpectedly Friday July 22, 2011 at Signature Healthcare/Brockton Hospital after she was sticken ill at her home. She was the loving and devoted wife of David C. Licciardi, Jr. for 32 years. Deborah was born in Boston and raised in Needham a daughter of Carol S. (Paszak)(Licciardi) Cowles of...
Albert C. Yucius
Jul 22, 2011
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Albert C. Yucius, age 68, of West Bridgewater died July 22, 2011, after a period of failing health. Born and raised in Brockton, he was the son of the late Albert J. and Mary (Krachukoski) Yucius. Al graduated from Brockton High School in 1960 and RETS Technical School in 1962. For many years he had been employed as...
Lance E. Lovejoy
Jul 21, 2011
Lance E. Lovejoy Lance Everett Lovejoy, 26, of Bridgewater was called home to our lord suddenly on Thursday, July 21, 2011. He was the son of Larry Lovejoy, Sr. and Dorothy H. "Dot" (Clark) Lovejoy. Lance was born June 15, 1985 in Brockton. He was a graduate of Southeastern Regional Vocational High School Class of 2003. Lance worked as a...
Antonio Miranda Cardoso
Jul 20, 2011
Antonio Miranda Cardoso Antonio Miranda Cardoso , 73, of Brockton, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. He was the husband of Dinora (Depina) Fontes Cardoso. Born May 15, 1938 in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Joao and Carolina Cardoso. Mr. Cardoso worked as a cabinet maker for...
Cynthia Jean Gallagher-Kilbreth
Jul 20, 2011
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Cynthia Jean Gallagher-Kilbreth age 51 of Rockland formerly of Brockton died Wednesday July 20, 2011 at her home surrounded by her devoted family following a courageous battle with cancer. Cynthia was born in Boston to Nicholas and Jean (Williams) Paolini of Rockland and has lived throughout the South Shore all her life. She had worked at the former...
Joanne M. Ward
Jul 18, 2011
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Joanne M. Ward age 71 of North Falmouth, formerly of Brockton, died Monday July 18, 2011 after a brief illness. Joanne M. Ward was born in Brockton in 1940, the daughter of James A. and Elizabeth (McCluskey) Ward. She grew up in Brockton, attending schools there until her graduation from Brockton High School in 1958. Following high school...
Elsie M. Nichols
Jul 17, 2011
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Elsie M. (Harriman) Nichols, age 91, of Brockton died July 17, 2011 at the Guardian Center. Wife of the late Richard L. Nichols. Born and raised in Bucksport, ME, she was the daughter of the late Nelson S. and Mildred K. (Adams) Harriman. Elsie had been employed at the Statler Hotel in Boston where she met her husband...
Andrew Scott Macdonald
Jul 16, 2011
Andrew Scott MacDonald Andrew Scott MacDonald , 50, of Plymouth formerly of Dover, passed away Saturday evening, July 16, 2011 at his home under the loving care of his family. Born November 7, 1960 in Boston, he was the son of Arthur B. MacDonald and Joanne M. (Johnson) MacDonald of Naples Florida. Raised in Brookline and Dover, Andy graduated from...
Adelina Monteiro
Jul 16, 2011
Adelina Monteiro Adelina Monteiro , 85, of Brockton, passed away Saturday evening at her home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Sebasteao Monteiro. Born February 28, 1926 in Fogo, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Joao Teixeira and Maria Gomes. She is survived by her son, Orlando Monteiro of Brockton; her sister, Clarice Baptista;...
John A. Papagno
Jul 16, 2011
John A. Papagno John A. Papagno , 86, of Brockton, passed away Saturday evening, July 16, 2011 at his home at Hearthstone at Heights Crossing surrounded by his family and his favorite cat, Andy. He was the devoted husband of his loving wife,the late M. Lorraine (Callahan) Papagno. Born August 30, 1924 in Brockton, he was the son of the...
Nicolau Fernandes
Jul 15, 2011
Nicolau Fernandes Nicolau Fernandes , 57, of Bridgewater, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at the Rhode Island Hospital after injuries sustained in an accident. Funeral Information Calling hours in the Russell Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St., (Rt123) Brockton on Saturday, July 23rd from 5:00-9:00PM. Funeral services and interment will be held in Cape Verde.
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