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Mayrose Noonan

Mayrose Noonan

Dec 13, 2007

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Mayrose (Smith) Noonan, age 89 died Thursday December 13, 2007, at 2:45am at Baypointe Nursing Home in Brockton surrounded by her loving children and grandchildren. She was the loving wife of the late Sgt. Joseph B. Noonan who served 38 years of distinguished service on the Brockton Police Department. They had been married for over 53 years. Mayrose...

Dorothy M. "Dottie" O'Donnell

Dorothy M. "Dottie" O'Donnell

Dec 13, 2007

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Dorothy M.”Dottie” O’Donnell 80 years of Brockton died unexpectedly Thursday December 13. 2007. She was born in Brockton a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Sarah A. “Sadie” (Tully) O’Donnell and remained a lifelong resident of the city. Miss O’Donnell was a graduate of Brockton High School and retired in 1984 as an accounting clerk for NYNEX...

George W. Baldwin

George W. Baldwin

Dec 12, 2007

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George W. Baldwin, 59, of North Easton, formerly of Brockton, died at home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday December 12, 2007, following a long and valiant battle with melanoma. Born in Binghamton, New York to the late George J. and Beulah (Ellis) Baldwin, George grew up in the Campello section of Brockton, an area to which he...

Mary A. Witis

Mary A. Witis

Dec 10, 2007

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Mary A. (Wallace) Witis, 97 years, died Monday December 10, 2007 at Baypointe Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Virginia, MN, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Ulevich) Wallace. Mary moved to Needham with her family at a young age where she was raised and educated. She was a graduate of Needham High School and...

Lois M. Pearl

Lois M. Pearl

Dec 9, 2007

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Lois M. (Lettier) Pearl 74 years died Sunday at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She was the wife for over 50 years of George E. Pearl of Middleboro. Lois was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota the only child of the late Roy and Clara (Hess) Lettier. She was raised and educated in North...

Francis L. "Franny" Farrar

Francis L. "Franny" Farrar

Dec 7, 2007

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Francis L. “Franny” Farrar, 74 years, died unexpectedly Friday, December 7, 2007 at Milton Hospital. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, son of the late Lester L. and Dorothy M. (Winterbotham) Farrar. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and had been employed for over 25 years by Bridgewater State College. Franny was an avid hunter...

Mary Kelleher

Mary Kelleher

Dec 6, 2007

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Mary (Morey) Kelleher, 64 years, of Brockton and Cork City, Ireland died December 6, 2007 at her home in Brockton. She was the beloved wife for 45 years of Timothy “Sonny” Kelleher. Born and raised in Cork City, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Cummins) Morey. Mary moved to the United States in...

George R. Papas

George R. Papas

Dec 5, 2007

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BROCKTON, MA - George R. Papas, one of the most vociferous and energetic local politicians and liberal activists in Brockton's recent history, died tragically as a result of injuries sustained in a fire at his home on December 5th. He was 74 years of age. A teacher of art in the Stoughton Middle School for 30 years, George...

Dorothea C. Higgins

Dorothea C. Higgins

Dec 3, 2007

Dorothea C. Higgins Dorothea (Dottie) Higgins died suddenly Monday morning surrounded by her husband of 57 years and her three children. A resident of Brockton, for six decades, Dottie was born in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts on February 1, 1929 and raised in nearby Halifax. Attending Whitman-Hanson High School, she graduated Salutatorian in 1946, a woman of deep intellect. She was...

Miriam L. Collymore

Miriam L. Collymore

Dec 3, 2007

Miriam Louise Collymore ~ Sunrise May 10, 1913 ~ Sunset December 3, 2007 Miriam Louise Collymore, 94 of Brockton, formerly of Barbados, West Indies died Monday, December 3, 2007 at her home in Brockton after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late James E. Collymore. Born May 10, 1913 in St. George Barbados she was...

John F. Newell

John F. Newell

Dec 3, 2007

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John F. Newell, 78 years of Plymouth, formerly of Brockton, died unexpectedly December 3, 2007 at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center. Born, raised and educated in Brockton, son of the late Guy W. and Mildred C. (O’Connell) (Newell) Tucker. John was a Navy veteran of WWII, who served on the USS Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier. In his earlier years,...

Jenny Healey

Jenny Healey

Dec 2, 2007

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Jenny (Calabrese) Healey 85 years died Sunday at Highgate Manor in Dedham after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Healey. Jenny was born in Brockton a daughter of the late Pasquale and Rachel (Ferrara) Calabrese and was a resident of the city for most of her life. She was a...

Timothy F. Murphy

Timothy F. Murphy

Nov 30, 2007

Timothy F. Murphy Timothy F. Murphy , 49, of Brockton, died Friday, November 30, 2007, after a brief illness. Born December 27, 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana he was the son of Roger W. Murphy, Jr. of Raynham; and the late Catherine M. (Donahue)(Murphy) Whittemore. He attended South Eastern Regional Vocational Technical High School later to become a Union laborer for...

Timothy J. Kelleher

Timothy J. Kelleher

Nov 30, 2007

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Timothy J. Kelleher 77 years of Brockton died Friday at the Brockton Hospital following a short illness. He was born and raised in Brockton a son of the late William E. and Mary M. (Gaudette) Kelleher. He was a 1948 graduate of Brockton High School where he was a member of the track team. During the Korean Conflict...

Jane Faraca

Jane Faraca

Nov 30, 2007

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Jane M. (Beuermann) Faraca 77 years of Brockton died Friday at Mass General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife for 50 years of the late Joseph E. Faraca. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY a daughter of the late Frank and Accursia (Chiarello) Beuermann and was a graduate of Needham High School. Since 1958 years...

June M. Arnone

June M. Arnone

Nov 28, 2007

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June M. (Rouleau) Arnone, 86 years, of Brockton and Marshfield, died peacefully Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at her home in Brockton after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of the late Dr. William H. Arnone. Born in Milford she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Mary S. (McNeil) Rouleau. Following her graduation from St....

John T. Flynn

John T. Flynn

Nov 27, 2007

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John T. Flynn 83 years of Brockton died Tuesday morning at his home under the care of hospice. He was the husband for 56 years of N. Patricia (Sullivan) Flynn. Mr. Flynn was born in Brockton a son of the late John H. and Dora B. (Sullivan) Flynn and remained a lifelong resident of the city. Following his...

Nancy J. (Noone) Taylor

Nancy J. (Noone) Taylor

Nov 26, 2007

Nancy J. (Noone) Taylor Nancy J. (Noone) Taylor , 68, a native of Brockton and resident of Silverhill, Alabama, died Monday, November 26, 2007 at the University Hospital in Alabama. She was the wife of Bill Taylor. Born July 14, 1939 in Brockton, she was the daughter of Evelyn L. (Heath) Noone of Brockton and the late Joseph Noone. Raised...

Eleanor L. Coelho

Eleanor L. Coelho

Nov 26, 2007

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Eleanor L. (Brooks) Coelho 85, of West Bridgewater died November 26, 2007 in the Life Care Center of West Bridgewater. She was born raised and educated in Brockton and was the daughter of the late John and Louise (McCarthy) Brooks. Mrs. Coelho has been a resident of W. Bridgewater since 1950. Eleanor was a loving mother and homemaker...

Angela Swartz

Angela Swartz

Nov 24, 2007

Angela Swartz Angela (Scavuzzo)(Tibaudo) Swartz, 84, of Brockton, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at her home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Benedetto Tibaudo and the late David Swartz. Born January 7, 1923 in Tunis, Tunisia, she was the daughter of the late Cataldo Scavuzzo and Guiseppa (Guarino) Scavuzzo. Mrs. Swartz came to the United States of...

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