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Ralph D. Higgins

Ralph D. Higgins

Jan 27, 2009

Ralph D. Higgins Ralph D. Higgins , 71, of Brockton, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a brief illness. He was the husband of Janet (Balser) Higgins. Born April 5, 1937 in Brockton, he was the son of the late Milton Higgins and Lila (Eldridge) Higgins. Mr. Higgins worked at the Titleist - Footjoy...

Joseph & Dorothy Norek

Joseph & Dorothy Norek

Jan 27, 2009

Joseph Norek & Dorothy Norek Joseph Norek Joseph S. Norek, of Brockton, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Kindred Hospital in Stoughton. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Whiting) Norek, who passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Born March 28, 1910 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Frank Norek and Anna (Komorski) Norek....

Gerald P. Kelleher

Gerald P. Kelleher

Jan 26, 2009

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Gerald P. Kelleher, 82 years of Plymouth formerly of Brockton, went home to be with his Lord surrounded by his family on January 26, 2009. He was the husband of the late Mary C. (Spadea)Kelleher. Born and raised in Brockton, a son of the late Timothy and Annie (Kelleher) Kelleher and had been a resident of Plymouth for...

William H. Robing,  Jr.

William H. Robing, Jr.

Jan 25, 2009

William H. Robing, Jr. William H. Robing, Jr. , 61, of Evansville, Illinois and formerly of Brockton, died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Illinois after a short illness. He was the husband of the late Carolyn (Langnecker) Robing. Born November 23, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, he was the son of William H. Robing...

Geneva M. Cashman

Geneva M. Cashman

Jan 25, 2009

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Geneva M. Cashman, of Brockton, 86 passed away on Sunday January 25, 2009 at West Acres Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Brockton, on August 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John Henry Cashman and Beatrice Irene (Poudrier) Cashman. Geneva was the second oldest of seven Cashman children. Her grandparents, the Cashmans and...

Mildred (Murphy) Claytor

Mildred (Murphy) Claytor

Jan 24, 2009

Mildred (Murphy) Claytor Mildred M. (Murphy) Claytor, of Brockton, died Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard A. Claytor. Born and raised in Ridgeway, South Carolina, she was a longtime resident of Dorchester. Mrs. Claytor graduated from Mather Academy in South Carolina and attended Nursing...

Kenneth Burgess Meier

Kenneth Burgess Meier

Jan 24, 2009

Kenneth B. Meier Kenneth Burgess Meier passed away on January 24, 2009 in the arms of his devoted wife. He was born in Wareham, MA on August 15, 1927 to William Meier and Gertrude (Russell) Meier. He was the treasured husband of Antonietta (Minerva) Meier for 36 years. Kenny grew up in Wareham and Middleboro and attended schools there. He...

Stephen J. Maiorano

Stephen J. Maiorano

Jan 23, 2009

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Stephen J. Maiorano, 57 years of East Taunton, died Friday January 23, 2009 at the Lahey Clinic. He was the loving husband for 29 years of the late Kathleen A. “Kathy” (Minnock) Maiorano who died December 24, 2008. Born in South Weymouth and raised in Hanson, Steve was the son of Ruth (Barker) Maiorano of Hanson and the...

Rose M. Piver

Rose M. Piver

Jan 22, 2009

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Rose Margaret (Poliseno) Piver, 93 years, longtime resident of Brockton, died Thursday January 22, 2009 following a brief illness. She was born in Brockton September 9, 1915, daughter of the late Amato “Mike” and Amelia (Labate) Poliseno. She was the wife of the late James E. Piver. Rose was a great mother, cook and friend who will be...

Arlindo Goncalves

Arlindo Goncalves

Jan 21, 2009

Arlindo Goncalves Arlindo Goncalves , 72, of Brockton died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. He was the husband of Genoveva Dias. Born December 9, 1936 in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Clarimundo Goncalves and Felismina Araujo. Arlindo enjoyed music and dancing. He is survived by his wife, Genoveva Dias; his children...

Alexander "Al" F. Turlo

Alexander "Al" F. Turlo

Jan 21, 2009

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Alexander “Al” F. Turlo, 88 years old, died January 21, 2009 at the Brockton VA Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Greta (Atkin) Turlo, his war bride from England. He was born and raised in Salem, MA. During WWII, Al served with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne as a sergeant in the Parachute Infantry. On...

Alberto G. Santos

Alberto G. Santos

Jan 19, 2009

Alberto G. Santos Alberto G. Santos , 63, of Brockton, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009 while he was visiting his home land the Cape Verde Island. He was the husband of the Tereza M Santos. Born November 21, 1945 in Fogo, Cape Verde, he was the son of the late Ana Garcia Barbosa of Brockton and the late Fortunato...

Vasiliki Karantonakis

Vasiliki Karantonakis

Jan 19, 2009

Vasiliki "Vicky" Karantonakis Vasiliki "Vicky" Karantonakis , 80, of Brockton died Monday, January 19, 2009 unexpectedly at her home. She was the wife of Zaharias Karantonakis. Born December 15, 1928 in Greece, she came to the U.S. in the early 70's with her family. She was a respected wife and mother who loved to make people laugh, always making jokes...

Anne L. (Johnson) Dibari

Anne L. (Johnson) Dibari

Jan 19, 2009

Anne L. (Johnson) DiBari Anne L. (Johnson) DiBari , of Brockton, died Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the beloved wife of Sam J. DiBari. Born May 7, 1933 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph Johnson and Karin (Acker) Johnson. Raised in Brockton, she attended Brockton Schools and...

Rita L. Dipasqua

Rita L. Dipasqua

Jan 19, 2009

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Rita L. (Lessard) DiPasqua, 90 years of Brockton, died Monday, January 19, 2009, surrounded by her family, at the Brockton Hospital. She was the wife of the late Albert J. DiPasqua. Born in Brockton she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Regina (Martin) Lessard. She was a lifelong resident of the city, was educated in the...

Frances A. Merra

Frances A. Merra

Jan 17, 2009

Frances A. Merra Frances A. Merra , 46, the only child of Frank Merra and Emily (Lupica) Merra, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston after fighting breast cancer for many years. Born April 7, 1962 in Brockton and raised in Brockton, she was educated in the Brockton Public Schools and was a 1980...

Joseph P. Joseph

Joseph P. Joseph

Jan 12, 2009

Joseph P. Joseph Joseph P. Joseph , 73, of Brockton, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. He was the loving husband of 48 years of Louise G. (Christo) Joseph. Born and raised in Brockton, Joe was the first-generation Albanian-American, the son of the late Vrisidha and Paul Joseph, who came to Brockton from the old...

Noel Fortuna

Noel Fortuna

Jan 12, 2009

Noel Fortuna Noel Fortuna , 42, of Brockton, died suddenly Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after being stricken ill at his home. Boen February 6, 1966 in Portugal he was the son of Deodete (Jorge) Fortuna of Brockton and the late Jose A. Fortuna. Mr. Fortuna came to the United States in 1969 and he...

Lily Ana Geldres

Lily Ana Geldres

Jan 11, 2009

Lily Ana Geldres Lily Ana Geldres , 43, of Brockton, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at the Brigham Womens Hospital in Boston. Born May 29, 1965 in Lima, Peru, she was the daughter of Rosa (Bejar) Geldres and the late Alberto Geldres. She is survived by her children, Lillian Martel, Nicole Yabar, and Juan Diego Martel; her companion, Julio Yabar....

Cora A. Mather

Cora A. Mather

Jan 10, 2009

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Cora A. (Julian) Mather, 58 years of age, North Easton, died unexpectedly Saturday January 10, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton. She was the loving and devoted wife of Ronald J. Mather. Born and raised in Cambridge, a daughter of the late William and Ivy (Simms) Julian, Cora had resided in Easton for the past 27 years....

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