John F. Murphy
Feb 13, 2008
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John F. Murphy, 70 years of Brockton, West Yarmouth and Nantucket died Friday February 13, 2009 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital following complications from surgery. Lifelong resident of Brockton, he was the son of the late Ambrose and Rose (Welch) Murphy. John was a graduate of St. Patrick School, Coyle High School, 1956, College of the Holy Cross,...
Dorothy M. Packard
Feb 11, 2008
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Dorothy M. (Folchi) Packard, 88 years, of Brockton died Monday evening February 11, 2008 at Island Terrace Nursing Home in Lakeville. She was the wife of the late Frederick A. Packard. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Augustino and Rosina (Meloro) Folchi. She was a graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1939 and the former...
Walter Lee Watson, Jr.
Feb 10, 2008
Walter Lee Watson, Jr. Walter Lee Watson, Jr. , 55, of Brockton, died Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the Brigham Womens Hospital in Boston. Born June 17, 1952 in Brockton, he was the son of Rose A. (Harrison) Watson of Brockton and the late Walter L. Watson, Sr. He is survived by his children, Jessica Taylor, Walter Taylor, and Janelle...
Derek M. Hughes
Feb 10, 2008
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Derek M. Hughes, of Brockton, 36 years, died unexpectedly February 10, 2008. Son of Daniel E. Sr. and Rita A. (Pappas) Hughes of Cadyville, NY. He was born in Boston and raised in Brockton. He was a 1989 graduate of Brockton High School and received his BS degree in 1993 from UMass Dartmouth. For the past 12 years...
Trenetta C. Saba
Feb 7, 2008
Trenetta C. (Caldwell) Saba Trenetta C. (Caldwell) Saba , 80, of Clinton, Maine and formerly of Brockton, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at the Maine General Medical Center in Waterville, Maine. She was the wife of Paul J. Saba. Born November 7, 1927 in Brockton, she was the daughter of the late William E. Caldwell and Mildred C. (Pierce) Caldwell....
James Gerard Linehan, Sr.
Feb 6, 2008
James Gerard Linehan James Gerard Linehan , Sr., 43, of Bridgewater, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital after battling a lengthy illness. He was the former husband of Linda (Kent) Walsh. Born March 11, 1964 in Boston, he was the son of Richard J. Linehan, Sr and Beatrice (McDonnell) Linehan both of Abington. Raised in...
Barbara L. Madan
Feb 6, 2008
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Barbara L. (Cobbett) MaDan, 83 years of Brockton, died unexpectedly February 6, 2008 at Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was the loving wife of the late Melvin “Buddy” L. MaDan. She was born and raised in Whitman, growing up on High and Beulah Streets through the depression and WW II. She was the daughter of the...
Cheryl Yvette Kiser
Feb 3, 2008
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“A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born.” Ecclesiastes 7:1 Cheryl Y. Kiser was born in Charlotte, NC on March 17, 1964 to Rosetta (Odom) Kiser and the late Ira W. Kiser, Jr. While still an infant, her family moved to Boston where Cheryl spent her youth....
Dolores M. Charlebois
Feb 3, 2008
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Dolores M. (Travers) Charlebois, 77 years, of W. Bridgewater, died February 3, 2008 at Sachem Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Edward A. Charlebois, Sr. Born in Brockton, daughter of the late Manuel C. and Sophie (Silva) Travers, she was raised in W. Bridgewater and was a 1947...
Dorothy A. "Dottie" Varano
Feb 2, 2008
Dorothy A. "Dottie" Varano Dorothy A. "Dottie" (Dallengra) Varano, 77, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Bridgewater under the care of hospice and her family. She was the wife of the late Benedetto Varano. Born August 22, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Paul Dellengra and Jennie (Abati) Dallengra. She was a lifelong Brockton resident. She worked on...
Virginia Kelle
Jan 31, 2008
Virginia Kelle Virginia (Dumaine) Kelle, 80, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the BayPointe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Brockton. Born July 1, 1927 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late William Dumaine and Lena (Smith) Dumaine. She is survived by her son, Robert Kelle of Brockton. Funeral Information Funeral services are private.
Helen T. Talbot
Jan 31, 2008
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Helen T. (Modesky) Talbot, 86 years of Brockton died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Alfred E. Talbot. She was born in Chelsea and raised in Brockton, a daughter of the late Vera (Peterikits) and Charles Kasmir Modesky. At the age of six Helen moved to...
D. Mary Cruise
Jan 30, 2008
D. Mary Cruise D. Mary Cruise , 89, of Portland, Maine, died January 30, 2008 after a brief period of declining health. She was a daughter of Walter J. and Annie (VanZandt) Siteman. Mary was a 1936 graduate of Cathedral High School. She received her Bachelor of Arts from St. Joseph's College and her Master's from the University of Maine....
Luigi "Louis" Catino
Jan 30, 2008
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Louis “Lou” Catino, 78 years of W. Bridgewater formerly of Medford died Wednesday January 30, 2008 at the Kindred Hospital after a period of failing health. He was the loving husband of Reesie (Gillis) Catino. Born and raised in Medford, for the past 2 years he had been a resident of Matfield Woods in W. Bridgewater. During the...
Maureen Morrissey
Jan 30, 2008
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Maureen (Griffin) Morrissey, 68 years of Brockton died Wednesday January 30, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife for 45 years of Daniel J. Morrissey. Born in Norwood a daughter of Catherine M. (Maloney) Griffin of Norwood and the late John L. Griffin. She was raised and educated in Norwood and was...
Howard F. Johnson
Jan 30, 2008
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Howard F. Johnson, 67 years of Brockton died Wednesday evening at his home surrounded by his family and friends. He was the loving husband of Connie (Fisichella) Johnson. He was born and raised in Hyde Park, a son of the late Gardner and Helen (Florenze) Johnson and had been a resident of Brockton for 13 years. During the...
Kenneth F. Macolini
Jan 30, 2008
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Kenneth F. Macolini, 63 of S. Easton died Jan. 30 in Florida. He was the husband of Margaret (Lavelle) Randall and the son of the late Anna (Gentile) and Pat Macolini. He grew up in Arlington, enlisted in the Navy, and served during Vietnam aboard the U.S.S. Boston. He was an air compressor mechanic, later moving into sales...
Mary E. Bonjokian
Jan 29, 2008
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Mary E. (Fogg) Bonjokian, 77 years died Tuesday evening at New England Medical Center after a period of failing health. She was the loving wife for 45 years of George J. Bonjokian. She was born in Boston and raised in Brockton a daughter of the late George Samuel Fogg and Bernice (Cox) Fogg. She had been resident of...
Philip W. Collyer
Jan 28, 2008
Obituary
Philip W. Collyer, a long-time television director and producer who pioneered the development of captioning for deaf and hard of hearing viewers during his nearly half-century association with WGBH-TV in Boston, died Sunday, surrounded by his family, of complications from leukemia. He was 68. Friends and colleagues remembered Collyer as an innovative and dedicated professional who was committed...
Rev. Daniel J. Kennedy
Jan 27, 2008
Rev. Daniel J. Kennedy Rev. Daniel J. Kennedy , 34, of Needham and Winthrop, died of a heart attack Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. Father Kennedy was a graduate of Catholic Memorial School, Providence College and Saint John's Seminary and a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. He was ordained a priest...
