Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home in Rockland, MA

Doris T. Riordon, RN

February 23, 1951 - May 20, 2013

Doris Theresa Riordon, 61, of Rockland, died on May 20, 2013 at her home in Rockland after a period of failing health. Doris was the daughter of Robert and Doris Harrold of Wollaston. Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on February 23, 1951. She was the first of five children. Her family lived in Braintree and while the children were still very young, they moved to Wollaston. She graduated from...
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John L. Cullinan

December 21, 1929 - May 18, 2013

John L. Cullinan, 83, of Rockland, died on May 18, 2013 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was born in Weymouth, son of the late Margaret T. Fitzgerald, and William L. Cullinan. John was raised along the South Shore but mostly grew up and educated in Rockland graduating from Rockland High School in 1948. Following High School Mr. Cullinan joined the United States Army Air Force, and served...
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Chase

April 12, 1928 - May 15, 2013

Our beloved Betsy passed away peacefully on 15.May.2013, surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 85. The daughter of Charles Wyman and Marion Wyman LaCrosse, Betsy grew up in Wellesley Hills, MA, and went on to graduate from the Dana Hall School and attend Colby Junior College. Betsy summered in Barnstable, MA, where she became an integral member of a very special group of life...
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Helen T. Brady

September 5, 1936 - April 29, 2013

Helen T. Brady (Kozloski) of Rockland, born September 5,1936,was put to rest on April 29, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Kay (Collerton), and Edward Kozloski, and was raised and educated in Boston. Helen was an Associate Member of the Rockland Knights of Columbus. She enjoyed trips to Foxwoods and Las Vegas. More than anything she...
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Marjorie Bryant

June 22, 1921 - April 28, 2013

Marjorie Bryant, 91, of Rockland, died on April 28, 2013 at the Life Care Center of Plymouth. She was born in Somerville, daughter of the late Marie (Witze), and George Goodwin, and was raised and educated in Weymouth. Marjorie was an active member of the First Congregational Church of Rockland where she previously served as the Church Historian, and as a member of the choir. She was an...
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Francis P. DelPrete

June 20, 1924 - April 25, 2013

Frank P. DelPrete, 88 of Rockland died on April 25, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born on June 20, 1924 in Hingham. Son of the late Dominico and Angelina DelPrete. He was born in Hingham and educated in Rockland. Frank was the former owner with his late brother Dominic of D&F Maintenance Co., Twin Elm Farm, and Rockland Garden Center. He also was a former owner of the DelManor...
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Milton E. Cobb

November 28, 1926 - April 24, 2013

Milton E. Cobb, 86 of Plymouth formerly of Norwell died on April 24, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Cyrus and Jessie (Colby) Cobb. He was raised and educated in Brockton graduating from Brockton High School and the Brockton Business College. Mr. Cobb was a proud Navy veteran serving during World War II. Milton had been a clerk at the...
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Michael J. Leary

April 23, 2013

Michael J. Leary, Beloved husband of Christine Leary, Salisbury N.C., passed away after an honest battle with a difficult degenerative disease. He leaves his sons, Christopher of Plymouth MA and Brian of Winston-Salem N.C. In addition to his loving sons, Michael will be missed by his grandchildren, Sean, Samantha, Declan, and Eamon of Plymouth MA, and Dahn of N.C. His Sisters, Susan Eastman...
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John J. King

January 1, 1932 - April 20, 2013

John J. King, 81 of Hanover died at the Southwood at Norwell Nursing facility surrounded by his family on April 20, 2013. He was born in Galway, Ireland son of Patrick and Mary (Wall) King and came to the United States in 1954. Mr. King lived in Boston before moving to Hanover in 1965. John was employed at TRW Automotive as a machinist for many years before his retirement. He was a member of...
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Lee M. Noddin

August 20, 1957 - April 17, 2013

Lee M. Noddin, 55 of Rockland formerly of Hull died at her home on April 17, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Merrill and Dorothea (Chapman) Noddin. She was raised and educated in Hull graduating from Hull High School in 1975. Lee has made her home in Rockland for the past 5 years. She loved her cats and was devoted to her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter Tiffany J....
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Jordan Michael McCauley

November 8, 1992 - April 11, 2013

Jordan M.McCauley, 20 died on April 11, 2013. Jordan, was a beautiful soul, a young man blessed with many gifts and talents. Always smiling, known for the biggest heart, giver of the best hugs and always looking to help others. His sense of humor would make a whole room laugh, He was never judgmental, loved people for who there were, true to his word, and Jordan chased his dreams and always...
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David M. Chasse

June 3, 1948 - April 8, 2013

David M. Chasse, 64 of Rockland died on April 8, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Boston son of the late Arthur and Antoinette (St.Pierre) Chasse and was raised and educated in Kingston. David was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam. A Rockland resident since 1991, He was employed as an Ironworker with Local #7 in Boston, he was previously employed at...
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Nicholas P. Fucillo

February 1, 1985 - April 7, 2013

Nicholas P. Fucillo, 28 of Rockland died at his home on April 7, 2013. He was born in Weymouth, son of Paul D. and Linda A. (Backoff) Fucillo of Rockland. In addition to his parents he is survived by two brothers Anthony M. and Christopher J. Fucillo both of Rockland. Services will be private.
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Mary R. Cummings

July 27, 1924 - April 6, 2013

Mary R. (MacIver) Cummings, 88 of Gibsonville, NC formerly of Rockland died on April 6, 2013 at the Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, NC. She was born in Staten Island, NY and was raised and educated there. She moved to Weymouth at the age of 18. During World War II Mary was a welder fort General Dynamics at the Fore River Shipyard, later she was an assembler of submarine...
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William G. Dahlquist

December 16, 1948 - March 27, 2013

William G. Dahlquist, 64 of Pembroke formerly of Rockland died on March 27, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Key West, FL son of the late John and Sarah (Cantrell) Dahlquist. He was raised and educated in Abington graduating from Abington High School. Mr. Dahlquist was an Army veteran of the Vietnam war. He has made his home in Pembroke since 2011 after living in Rockland for over...
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Peggy Winslow

March 26, 2013

Gladys J. "Peggy" (Cady) Winslow died on March 26, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Thomas and Alberta (Dempsey) Cady and was raised and educated there. During World War II she served as a Navy Wave at Maryland's Bethesda Naval Hospital and the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Peggy has made her home in Hanover since 1941.She was a Life Member of the...
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Priscilla F. Walsh

February 26, 1920 - March 24, 2013

Priscilla F. (Burns) Walsh, 93 of Rockland died on March 24, 2013 at the South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a period of failing health. She was born in Winthrop; daughter of the late Laurence and Priscilla (Kendrick) Burns Mrs. Walsh was raised and educated in Weymouth graduating from Weymouth High School. She has made her home in Rockland since 1955 where she had been...
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Gladys J. Elwell

March 22, 2013

Gladys J. Elwell, 98 of West Bridgewater formerly of Hanover died at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on Friday. She was born in Boston daughter of the late Gladys M (Jones) and Preston K. Landers and was raised and educated in Hanover. Gladys worked for many years for the Hanover School System as a part of the School Lunch Program. She also worked as a salesperson at the former WT...
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S. Eva Blanchard

October 26, 1917 - March 15, 2013

S. Eva (Atkinson) Blanchard, 96 of Abington formerly of Stoughton and Rockland, died on March 15, 2013 at the Metro West Medical Center in Natick. She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was raised and educated in Brighton and Dorchester. Eva had been employed for many years at Butler Automatic Co. in Canton as a materials coordinator. She had been a longtime member of the 1st Congregational...
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Inez M. Hyland

March 27, 1914 - March 10, 2013

Inez M. (Sherry) Hyland, 98 of Rockland on March 10, 2013 at the South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after a period of failing health. She was born in Medford and was raised and educated in Weymouth graduating from Weymouth High School in 1935. A former Nurse's aide at the Norfolk County Hospital, Inez kept busy as a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockland and its Women's...
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John E. Murphy

March 7, 2013

John F. Murphy, 86 of Rockland died at the Coyne Healthcare Center. He was born in Brockton son of the late Rosella Murphy and was raised and educated in Rockland. John was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Murphy retired in 1985 after a 30 year career as a letter carrier for the Postal Service. He lived in Spring Hill Florida for twenty years after retiring and returned home in 2007. He...
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Frank Schnabel

December 17, 1947 - March 5, 2013

Frank M. Schnabel, 65 of Rockland died at his home on March 5, 2013. He was born in Boston, son of the late Frank T. and Anna (McHugh) Schnabel and was raised and educated in Hingham. He graduated from Northeastern University College of Business Administration and later received his certification in computer language at the same institution. Mr. Schnabel had been employed in sales and...
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Elizabeth A. "Betty" Parker

July 5, 1938 - March 3, 2013

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Parker, 74 of Rockland died at her home on March 3, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Milford daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Lees) Fitzpatrick and was raised and educated in South Boston. Betty has made her home in Rockland for the past 43 years. She had been employed by the Town of Rockland for more than 23 years. She was a clerk in both the...
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Kathryn "Griff" Griffin

May 28, 1954 - March 1, 2013

Kathryn Griffin, 58 a long time resident of Rockland died at her home on March 1, 2013. She was the daughter of the late William "Bud" and Merle (Merritt) Griffin. She was raised and educated in Rockland, graduating from Rockland High School in 1972. She later obtained her Associate's degree from Massasoit College. Kathy was a member of the Holy Family Defenders and Pembroke Imperials Drum &...
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Antoinette "Ann" Carey

July 11, 1920 - February 22, 2013

Antoinette "Ann" Carey (Mastrodomenico), 92 of Rockland died on February 22, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. Surround by family and friends after a brief illness. She was born, raised and educated in Rockland, daughter of the late Andrew and Philomenia (Riccardelli) Mastrodomenico. Ann graduated from Rockland High School in 1938. Following High School Ann attended the Boston Trade Academy where...
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William J. Moran

October 15, 1930 - February 18, 2013

William J. Moran, 82 of Rockland died on February 18, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Boston, son of the late Francis and Mary (MacDonald) Moran and was raised and educated in Roxbury. Bill was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. A Rockland resident since 1967 he had a 30 year career with the United States Postal Service serving at the Jamaica Plain...
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Rita D Happnie

July 13, 1930 - February 12, 2013

Rita D. (Haefner) Happnie, 82 of E. Bridgewater died on February 12, 2013 at her home. She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Carl and Helen (Hickey) Haefner and was raised and educated there. She was a 1949 graduate of Quincy High School. Rita was full of love and life, she enjoyed bowling at the old Viking Bowladrome, playing bingo, travelling to Foxwoods, and cheering on the Red Sox...
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Annie Murphy

February 13, 1931 - February 11, 2013

Annie (Moore) Murphy, 81 of Rockland, formerly of Whitman, died at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC after being stricken ill while visiting her daughter. She was born in Jewett City Connecticut, daughter of Assyrian immigrants, Mansour and Haabah (Elias) Moore. She was raised and educated in Quincy and had been a longtime Whitman resident before moving to Rockland in 2002. She had...
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Jeffrey H. Bouchie

October 9, 1943 - February 9, 2013

Jeffrey H. Bouchie, 69 of Hanson died at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a period of failing health. He was born in Quincy, son of the late Jeffrey H. and Helen (Kelliher) Bouchie. Jeffrey was raised and educated in Weymouth and Graduated from Weymouth High School in 1961. Mr. Bouchie attended the Peterson School of Engineering in Boston where he earned a 2nd Class Engineers License. ...
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Elwood B. Turner

April 24, 1923 - February 6, 2013

Elwood B. Turner, 89 of Hanover died at the Coyne Healthcare Center in Rockland after a period of failing health. He was born in Weymouth, son of the late Clayton and Mary (Wilder) Turner. And was raised and educated in Hanover where he had been a lifelong resident. He graduated from Sylvester High School in 1941and enrolled for a year at Northeastern University before enlisting in the Navy to...
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Edwin L. Boyd

November 30, 1928 - February 3, 2013

Edwin L. Boyd, 84 of Rockland and Titusville, FL. died on February 3, 2013 at the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. He was born in Malden, son of the late Byron and Beatrice (Merry) Boyd and was raised and educated in Rockland. He served in the US Army during World War II. Mr. Boyd had a long distinguished career as a truck driver working for Stop & Shop, Hallamore and later served as a...
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Guido "Gus" Spaziani

February 25, 1926 - February 2, 2013

Guido "Gus" Spaziani, 86, died peacefully at his home on February 2, 2013 surrounded by his family and cared for by Old Colony Hospice. He was born in Rockland to Italian immigrants Anthony and Nancy (Cardarelli) Spaziani and was a lifelong resident of the town. He attended Rockland High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve his country in World War II. Gus had a forty year distinguished...
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Lillian F Forrand

May 25, 1920 - January 31, 2013

Lillian F. (Kilcup) Forrand, 92 a lifelong resident of Pembroke died on January 31, 2013 in the hands of her family at the Bay Path at Duxbury Nursing Center. She was born in Pembroke, daughter of the late William and Eva (Barry) Kilcup and was raised and educated there. Lillian had formerly worked for the Administrative Department of National Airlines and later was a successful commercial...
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Kevin Michael Smith

September 1, 1963 - January 30, 2013

Kevin M. Smith, 49 of Rockland died peacefully at the Coyne Healthcare Facility in Rockland on January 30, 2013. Kevin was raised and educated in Rockland and had worked as an assembler at GROW Associates in Avon. He loved watching the Red Sox and professional wrestling. He was the son of Doris (Thorpe) Smith and the late Clarence Smith. Also surviving are his brothers, Bruce E. Smith and...
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Elizabeth Ann West

July 25, 1941 - January 29, 2013

Elizabeth A. (Demars) West, 71 of Rockland died on January 29, 2013 at the South Shore Hospital. She was born in Fort Bragg, NC daughter of the late Leslie and Callie Mae (Harris) Demars. Elizabeth was raised and educated in Hanson. Wife of the late William F. West, she is survived by her children Michael Anderson and his wife Kelly of VT, Deborah Mailloux and her husband Donald of Rockland,...
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Helen J. Wright

June 6, 1932 - January 29, 2013

Helen J. (Stankiewicz) Wright, of Barnstable, formerly of Rockland passed away peacefully and very gracefully at her home on Tuesday morning January 29, 2013. She has gone to join her later husband of 32 years, Joseph A. Wright in eternal rest. By her side at her moment of passing and throughout her entire brave fight with illness was her loving son Glenn A. Wright of Rockland. Helen was...
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Mary T. Barron

September 25, 1933 - January 28, 2013

Mary T. (Early) Barron, 79 of Hanover died on January 28, 2013 after a period of failing health. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late James and Nora (Wilkinson) Early and was raised and educated there. She has made her home in Hanover for the past 53 years. Mary was a devoted mother and grandmother and was proud of her role as a caregiver to Nicole and Michele Monti during their...
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Robert A. Brewer,, Sr.

February 3, 1926 - January 27, 2013

Robert A. Brewer, Sr. 86 of Hanson died on January 27, 2013 at the South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Rockland. He was born in Somerville, son of the late Edward A. and Marion J. (Johnson) Brewer and was raised and educated there. Bob formerly lived in Weymouth and Braintree before making Hanson his home for the past 50 years. Bob served our country during World War II as a member...
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Shirley E. Carrico

January 13, 1928 - January 26, 2013

Shirley E. (Tibbetts) Carrico, 85 of Rockland died on Saturday January 26, 2013 after being stricken suddenly at her home. She was born in Rockland daughter of the late Frederick and Leona (Kimball) Tibbetts and was raised and educated there. Shirley had previously been an employee at the W.T. Grant Store in Rockland and completed a distinguished career after 23 years of service as the...
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Mark Thomas Whalen

March 11, 1960 - January 18, 2013

Mark T. Whalen, 52 a longtime resident of Rockland died suddenly at his home on January 18, 2013. He was born in Quincy son of Eleanor (Jesonis) Whalen of Rockland and the late Martin P. Whalen. He was raised and educated in Rockland graduating from Rockland High School in 1978. Mark was a self employed plasterer and had previously been a member of the Teamsters Union Local #653. He was a...
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Danice M. Ewell

August 16, 1950 - January 5, 2013

Danice M. (McLAughlin) Ewell, 62 of Rockland, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family and cared for by Hospice of the South Shore. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Charles and Jane (Carroll) McLaughlin. She was raised in Abington and was a graduate of the former Matre dei Academy in Brockton. Dee had been employed as a Medical Records Clerk at South Shore...
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Leonard P. Farr

March 15, 1918 - January 1, 2013

Leonard P. Farr, 94 of Rockland died at the South Shore Nursing and Skilled Care Center on January 1, 2013. He was born in Pittsfield, son of the late Henry and Rose (Guyette) Farr. He was raised and educated in N. Carolina and Rockland and was a graduate of Boston Trade High School. Mr. Farr had a long and distinguished career as a precision grinder at the H.H. Arnold Co. in Rockland for...
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David S. Wilson

November 11, 1930 - December 31, 2012

DAVID S. WILSON, 82 of Rockland, died peacefully on Dec. 31 2012 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. David was born in Lynn, MA on Nov. 11, 1930. He was a graduate of Braintree High School Class of 1949. David was a brilliant design and manufacturing mechanical engineer. He used his skills throughout his life. While serving in the Army stationed at White Sands, NM during the Korean War,...
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Jeffrey D. Blaine

December 15, 1971 - December 30, 2012

Jeffrey D. Blaine, 41 of Bridgewater died suddenly on December 30, 2012. He was born in Weymouth and was raised and educated in Randolph. He has made his home in Bridgewater for the past 8 years. Jeff was employed as a Physician's Assistant at Cape Cod Hospital for the past two years, he previously held the same position as South Shore Hospital for five years. Before attaining his current...
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Tara Lynne Spinney

September 7, 1961 - December 28, 2012

Tara Lynne (Gilmartin) Spinney, 51 of Weymouth died at her home on December 28, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Weymouth daughter of the late Edward J. And Lorraine (Hennigar) Gilmartin, II and was raised and educated in Rockland. She was a graduate of Rockland High School. Tara had been employed for the past 10 years as an ADA Consultant at the Johnson Early Childhood...
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Stanley J. Rock

January 1, 1949 - December 27, 2012

Stanley J. Rock 63 of Boston, died on December 27, 2012 at The Boston House after a period of failing health. He was born in Weymouth son of the late Stanley and Lorraine (Bennett) Rock and was raised and educated in Rockland. He graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Business Management. Stan had been employed for many years as an M.I.S. Engineer at the Bradley's headquarters...
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Marie F. Geagan

July 6, 1960 - December 25, 2012

Marie F. (Kral) Geagan, 52 of Rockland died on December 25, 2012 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. She was born in Boston, daughter of Robert and Marie (Lonergan) Kral and was raised and educated in Weymouth. She was a 1978 graduate of Weymouth North High School. Marie had been employed for 32 years at the Social Security Administration as a Technical Expert she had a deep...
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MaryEllen McKenna

August 13, 1936 - December 22, 2012

MaryEllen (Bowser) McKenna, 76 of Rockland and South Yarmouth, died at her home on December 22, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Medford and was raised and educated in Arlington. She was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph High School in Brighton and Boston State College. Mrs. McKenna had resided in Rockland for many years where she was formerly a member of the Holy Family...
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Jane H. Prudhomme

August 16, 1940 - December 19, 2012

Jane H. (Sanger) Prudhomme 72 of Rockland died at the Tufts Medical Center on December 19, 2012. She was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Karl E. and Edna A. (Beaulieu) Sanger and was raised and educated in Framingham. A former Rhode Island and Brockton resident she has made her home in Rockland since 2000. Jane served for many years as a domestic at several homes for families in the...
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Ernest H. Nauss

May 16, 1933 - December 18, 2012

Ernest H. Nauss, 79, of Rockland, died on December 18, 2012 at Coyne Healthcare Nursing Facility, after a period of failing health. Ernest was born raised and educated in Novia Scotia Canada.  He worked for many years as a machinist for Triangle Engineering in Hanover. Husband of the late Grace Malloy, and Elizabeth Taylor of Rockland. He is survived by her children, Joanne Hall and her...
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Joseph G. Corrieri

August 7, 1977 - December 16, 2012

Joseph G. Corrieri, 35 of Rockland, passed away on December 15, 2012. His friends were by his side when he left us to meet the Lord. He was raised and educated in Rockland. Joe was self employed working as a flooring installation mechanic. Joe had a passion for music and martial arts. He will always be remembered for his love and loyalty to his friends and family. Joseph is the son...
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Eleanor Caulfield

March 5, 1930 - December 15, 2012

Eleanor C. Caulfield, 82, of Rockland, passed away on December 15, 2012 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, after a period of failing health. Eleanor was born in Boston daughter of the late Daniel and Jane (Jennie) (Drummond)Sheehan. She worked for many years in retail clothing sales for the Cummings Company. She is survived by her children, Francis F.Caulfield Jr. and his wife Jennie of MD,...
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Lois F. Graham

June 5, 1921 - December 13, 2012

Lois F. (Bailey) Graham age 91, wife of the late Donald C. Graham who passed away in 1993 after 50 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late Chester and Edith (Baker) Bailey of Brockton, MA. Born in Boston but was raised in Brockton. She graduated from Brockton High School in 1939 and served many years on the reunion committee. She worked for the New England Telephone Co. both in...
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Virginia A. Remlinger

August 18, 1943 - December 12, 2012

Virginia A. Remlinger, 69, of Rockland, died on December 12, 2012 at South Shore Hospital surrounded by family and friends, after a period of failing health. "Ginah" was born and raised in the Mission Hill section of Boston, and graduated from Boston City Hospital School of Nursing after high school. Ginah spent her life in nursing and health care, treating patients and helping families with her...
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Marie A Kelly

February 20, 1925 - December 5, 2012

Marie A. (Gilboy) Kelly, 87 of Rockland formerly of South Boston died on December 5, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital. She was born, raised and educated in South Boston and lived there for most of her life. She and her late husband vacationed and wintered in Florida for many years. She has made her home in Rockland for the past 13 years. A devoted family lady she also enjoyed cooking and...
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Irene Ewell Hutchinson

January 30, 1935 - November 21, 2012

Irene (Ewell) Hutchinson, 77 of Rockland died on November 21, 2012 at the South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a period of failing health. She was born in Hingham, daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret (O'Reilly) Ewell. A longtime Rockland resident she prided herself as a selfless homemaker caring for her children and grandchildren. Irene had an extensive doll and plate...
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Charles McPherson

September 18, 1924 - November 18, 2012

Charles J. McPherson, 88 of Rockland died on November 18, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a period of failing health. Charles was born in Boston son of the late Charles and Alice (Maher) McPherson. He was raised and educated in Brighton, graduating from Brighton High School. Mr. McPherson was a proud veteran of our armed services serving in the United States Army. Charles...
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Beverly J. Mellen-Lovell

May 19, 1948 - November 5, 2012

Beverly J. Mellen-Lovell, 64 of Rockland died on November 5, 2012 at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She was born in Gloversville, NY daughter of Herbert Graham and Dorothy Phillips and was raised and educated there. A former Brockton and Weymouth resident, she has made her home in Rockland since 1993. She had a diverse career serving as an aide at Logan healthcare in Braintree and several...
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Frances M. Alfonso

December 1, 1932 - November 1, 2012

Frances M. (Grieco) Alfonso, 79 of Rockland died on November 1, 2012 at the Golden Living Center-Melrose after a period of failing health. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Gioacchino and Rose DiPinto) Grieco and was raised and educated in the Roxbury section of the city. Formerly of Dorchester, she had made her home in Rockland for nearly fifty years. Frances had been employed at...
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Virginia M. O'Brien

January 30, 1930 - October 22, 2012

Virginia M. (Cavicchi) O'Brien, 82 of Rockland died at her home surrounded by her family and cared for by the Hospice of the South Shore on October 22, 2012. She was born in Quincy, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Helena A. (Bova) Cavicchi. Virginia was raised and educated in Wollaston, and later graduated from Quincy High School. She has lived in Rockland for the last 52 years. Mrs....
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Edward P. Cwalina, Jr.

December 10, 1947 - October 17, 2012

Edward P. Cwalina Jr., 64 of Rockland died at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth on October 17, 2012. He was born in Boston, the son of the late Edward and Estelle Cwalina-Petrosevich. Edward was raised and educated in Hyde Park, and later graduated from Brockton High School. Mr. Cwalina was employed by the United States Postal Service for over 30 years. Edward was a long time member of the...
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Robert S. Burrill

September 22, 1927 - October 14, 2012

Robert S. Burrill, 85 of Rockland died at the South Shore Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Facility in Rockland on October 14, 2012. He was born in Weymouth, the son of the late John and Edith (Roberts) Burrill, and was raised and educated in Rockland. Robert was a proud veteran of the United States Navy serving on the USS Fall River. Mr. Burrill worked for many years as a Maintenance Machinist...
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Mildred Materna

October 11, 2012

Mildred G. Materna, age 97, a lifelong resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, died on October 11, 2012. Daughter of the late Alex and Mary (Smith) Ray. She was the wife of Carl Materna. They were joined in marriage for 71 years until the time of Carl's death in 2010. Surviving is Millie's daughter, Karlene (Gary) Crawford of Gaylord, MI., sons Terry (Bonnie) Materna of Onaway, MI., Tony (Ann)...
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James E. Boyce

November 10, 1976 - October 7, 2012

James E. Boyce, 36 of Rockland died at his home on October 7, 2012. He was the son of Walter Sanford of Florida and Elaine (Perry) Boyce of Rockland. Raised and educated in Rockland he was a graduate of Rockland High School. In addition to his parents he is survived by a daughter, Aureal Galante of Fall River, his siblings Kenneth Boyce of Ohio, Steven Sanford of Mashpee and Aaron Boyce and...
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Ann Marie Hoarty

March 10, 1961 - October 5, 2012

Ann Marie (Driscoll) Hoarty, 51 of Rockland died at her home surrounded by her family and cared for by Hope Hospice. She was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late John P. and Elizabeth M. (MacNeil) Driscoll. She was raised and educated in Rockland and was a 1979 graduate of Notre Dame Academy in Hingham. Mrs. Hoarty was a well respected employee of the Massachusetts Turnpike-MA Dept. of...
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Frank J. Schell

November 16, 1948 - October 2, 2012

Frank J. Schell, 63 of Lewiston, ME died suddenly at his home on October 2, 2012. Son of the late Frank J. and Mildred F. (Dickinson) Schell he was raised and educated in Babylon, Long Island New York. For 20 years he was the President and Transportation Manager for Melville Trucking Co. He later served as a night auditor for the Fireside Inn in Maine. He loved to Fish, Cook and to work on...
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Charles McManus

June 21, 1926 - September 24, 2012

Charles A. McManus, 86 of Venice Florida formerly of Randolph and Abington, died on September 24, 2012 at the Venice Regional Medical Center. He was born in Boston, son of the late Charles and Florence (Dede) McManus and was raised and educated in the city. He was a graduate of Boston Technical High School and later enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He saw action in both the European and Pacific...
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Melba E. Clair

November 7, 1922 - September 24, 2012

Melba E. (Conrad) Clair, 89 of Hanover died on September 24, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. She was born, raised and educated in Quincy and has made her home in Hanover since 1966. Melba retired in 1981 from the Hanover School Department where she worked as a cafeteria Aide for many years. She had been an active member and the Eastern Massachusetts Co-Coordinator for the T.O.P...
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Frances Greenough

January 17, 1936 - September 23, 2012

Frances (Curtis) Greenough, 76 of Abington died on September 23, 2012 at the Colony House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Abington. She was born in Hanover, daughter of the late Burton and Mildred (Prindle) Curtis She was raised and educated in Abington graduating from Abington High School in 1953. She had been employed as a typesetter at New England Art in Abington for many years and...
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Clayton F. White

June 13, 1928 - September 21, 2012

Clayton F. White, 84 of Rockland died on September 21, 2012 at the Coyne Healthcare Center in Rockland surrounded by his family and cared for by the Old Colony Hospice. He was born in Medford, son of the late Clayton F. and Mary E. (Werner) White and was raised and educated in Charlestown. Mr. White was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. A longtime Randolph resident, Clayton...
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Helen M. Burgess

June 26, 1937 - September 13, 2012

Helen M. (Fitzgerald) Burgess, 75 of Rockland died on September 13, 2012 at the South Shore Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rockland. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Thomas and Johanna (Ward) Fitzgerald and was raised and educated in Dorchester. She graduated from Matignon High School. A Rockland resident since 1963, she had been employed as an Assistant Children's Librarian...
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John "Tony" DiRenzo

April 28, 1948 - September 12, 2012

John A. "Tony" DiRenzo, 64 of Rockland died suddenly on September 12, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Brockton, son of Oreste and Barbara (Chilton) DiRenzo. He was raised and educated in Rockland graduating from Rockland High School in 1966. Tony retired in 2007 after a 33 year career with the Rockland Police Department. He served as a patrolman, court officer and fire arms...
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Anne D. Maul

May 27, 1937 - September 12, 2012

Anne D. (Treannie) Maul, 75 of Abington died on September 12, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late George and Gertrude "Tina" (Cina) Treannie and was raised and educated in Rockland. Anne was a beloved member of the wait staff at the Eating Establishment in Assinnipi Corner for more than 12 years. She had previously been employed at the Old Hitching...
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William V. Morton

August 1, 1929 - September 8, 2012

William V. Morton, 83 of Rockland died on September 8, 2012 at the Wingate at Silver Lake Nursing Facility. He was born in Boston, son of the late William V. and Dorothy (Hurley) Morton and was raised and educated in Dorchester. He has made his home in Rockland for more than 50 years. Bill had been employed as a mechanic at the Reiser Machine co. in Boston for many years. He enjoyed...
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Cornelius P. Mahoney

May 27, 1932 - September 8, 2012

Cornelius P. Mahoney, 80 of Rockland died on September 8, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Boston, son of the late Conrenlis and Elizabeth (Kane) Mahoney and was raised and educated in Brighton. He graduated from Boston Trade High School as a member of the class of 1950. Cornelius was a proud veteran of our nations armed services, serving in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Mahoney was an...
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Estelle B. Cwalina Petrosevich

September 4, 1918 - September 5, 2012

Estelle B. (Slobogen) Cwalina Petrosevich, 94 of Rockland died on September 5, 2012 at the Coyne Healthcare Facility in Rockland. She was born in Boston the daughter of Polish immigrants Marion and Karoline (Fedorchuk) Slobogen and was raised and educated in Hyde Park. A longtime Rockland resident, Estelle had been employed for many years as a payroll clerk for the Stop & Shop supermarkets....
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James J. Holthaus, Jr.

April 15, 1954 - September 3, 2012

James J. Holthaus, Jr. 58 of Rockland died on Monday September 3, 2012 at his home. He was born in Boston, son of the late James J. Holthaus, Sr. and Alice (Fesko) Holthaus. Jim attended Holy Family School in Rockland and was a graduate of Rockland High School in 1972. He furthered his education at Wentworth Institute in Boston and became certified as a First Class Boiler Engineer. He was...
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Rita M. Kennedy

January 7, 1920 - September 1, 2012

Rita M. (Dimond) Kennedy, 92 of Rockland died on September 1, 2012 at the Coyne Healthcare Facility in Rockland. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Daniel A. and Margaret (Cohan) Dimond and was raised and educated in Roslindale. She graduated from Girls Latin High School and later attended the Boston Business School. Rita has made her home in Rockland since 1975. She retired several...
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Robert S. Peterson

November 2, 1934 - August 29, 2012

Robert S. Peterson, 77 of Abington died on Wednesday August 29 at the South Shore Hospital. He was born in Brockton son of the late Robert and Blanche (Doore) Peterson and was raised and educated in Abington. Robert graduated from Abington High School in 1952. While at Abington High School Robert Excelled at football, basketball, and baseball. Following High School Mr. Peterson was awarded an...
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Charles Ronnie Mesheau

September 18, 1924 - August 28, 2012

Charles R. Mesheau, (Ronnie) 87 of Norwell died on Monday August 28 at South Shore Hospital after a period of failing health. He was born on September 18th 1924, in Moncton, New Brunswick son of the late Charles and Anna (Bunnell) Mesheau and was raised and educated in Norwell, graduating from Norwell High School in 1943. Mr. Mesheau was proud to be a member of the Phoenix Lodge of Free and...
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John Hill

August 24, 1926 - August 23, 2012

John Hill, 85 of Rockland died on August 23, 2012, one day before his 86th birthday at his home surrounded by his family and cared for by Old Colony Hospice. He was born in Boston, son of the late Frederick and Mary (Willard) Hill and was raised and educated in Roxbury. He attended Boston Trade High School. John has made his home in Rockland since 1990. He was a daily communicant of Holy...
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Josephine Fitzgerald

September 13, 1941 - August 23, 2012

Josephine (Real) Fitzgerald, 70 of Rockland died at her home on August 23, 2012 surrounded by her family and cared for by the Hospice of the South Shore. She was born in Limerick, Ireland daughter of the late John and Josephine (Low) Real and was raised and educated there. She came to the United States and settled in Rockland in 1966. She was a devout woman attending daily Mass at Holy Family...
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Alice M. Dennis

August 16, 2012

Alice M. (Hansen) Dennis, 88 of Pembroke died on August, 16, 2012 at the South Shore Hospital. She was born in Quincy, daughter of the late Alfred and Ethel (Miller) Hansen and was raised and educated in Quincy and Weymouth. She has made her home in Pembroke for the past 57 years. Alice and her husband, the late John J. "Red" Dennis founded Dennis Auto Body of Rockland in 1955 and she had...
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Stephen H Warmington

July 9, 1949 - August 14, 2012

Stephen H. Warmington age 63 of Rockland died on August 14, 2012 after a long illness. He was the beloved son of Howard F. Warmington and the late Dawn ( Leadbetter) Warmington. He leaves his brother Wayne H. Warmington and wife Marianne, of Hanson his brother Barry L. Warmington and wife Mary Beth of Halifax. He was the brother of the late Debra R. DeCoste, he also leaves his stepmother Jean C....
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Janet M. Knight

June 14, 1935 - August 14, 2012

Janet J. (Chandler) Knight, 77 of Brockton, died on August 14, 2012 at the New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Russell and Alma (Vinton) Chandler and was raised and educated there. Janet had been employed for many years as a housekeeper at the Braemoor Nursing Home in Brockton. She is survived by her children, Deborah E. Barnes of TX, Russell...
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Charles B. "Sonny" Cowing, Jr.

September 27, 1930 - August 13, 2012

Charles B. "Sonny" Cowing, Jr. 81 of Rockland died on August 13, 2012 at the Cardigan Nursing Home in Scituate. He was born in Rockland son of the late Charles B. Cowing, Sr. and Lillian (Damon) Cowing and was a lifelong resident. Sonny was a member of the graduating class at Rockland High School in 1948. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving in the Korean War aboard the Submarine Sea Devil. ...
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Christopher R. Ferrentino

September 29, 1984 - August 10, 2012

Christopher R. Ferrentino, 27 of Shutesbury, formerly of Whitman died at his home on August 10, 2012. Chris was born in Weymouth son of the late Julius R. Ferrentino and Lynda E. van Leeuwen of Whitman. He attended the South Shore Christian Academy in Weymouth and was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in 2003. Chris was a graduate of Western New England College in 2009 and...
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Charles R. Benedict, Jr.

August 31, 1960 - August 9, 2012

Charles R. Benedict Jr., 51 of Plymouth died on August 8, 2012 in Pembroke. He was born in Weymouth, son of the late Charles R. Benedict, Sr. and Elizabeth (Farrar) Benedict of Plymouth and was raised and educated in Rockland and Scituate. During his life, he served as a cook in several South Shore restaurants. He was an avid fan of music; with southern rock and Elvis Presley being among his...
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Mary "Marie" Barry

May 6, 1927 - August 1, 2012

Mary E. "Marie" (Smith) Barry, 85 of Rockland died at her home on August 1, 2012 surrounded by her family and cared for by the Hospice of the South Shore. She was born in Arisaig, Nova Scotia, daughter of the late Angus and Catherine (MacDonald) Smith and was raised and educated there. She attended Normal School after high school to attain her teacher's certification and taught for the local...
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Mary M. Whitmore

April 2, 1916 - July 31, 2012

Mary M. (Jennings) Whitmore 96 of Plymouth formerly of Braintree died on July 31, 2012 at Emeritus House in Plymouth surrounded by her family and cared for by Cranberry Hospice. She was born in Portland, Maine daughter of Irish immigrants Martin and Delia (Griffin) Jennings and was raised and educated there graduating from Portland High School in 1934. During her high school years she was an...
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Muriel M. Ellis

May 31, 1925 - July 29, 2012

Muriel M. (Bonney) Ellis 87 of Hanover died on July 29, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was born in Brockton and was the daughter of the late Beulah Bonney. Muriel was raised and educated in Hanover, graduating from Hanover High School in 1943. She and her late husband Lawrence F. Ellis lived in Wareham for many years and after their retirement they moved to Randolph,...
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Lorraine P. Shepherd

July 27, 2012

Lorraine P. (Sylvia) Shepherd, 82, of Hanson, a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star, died July 26 at Radius Health Care, Plymouth, following a period of failing health. She was born in Whitman, daughter of the late Bernice (Gay) Gerrish and Earl Sylvia. She was raised in Hanover and was a graduate and class valedictorian at Hanover High School. She and her husband, the late Norman B....
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Arthur G. Moquin

July 14, 1921 - July 22, 2012

Arthur G. Moquin, 91 of Abington died at his home on July 22, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born in Brockton, son of the late Arthur and Blanche (Senecal) Moquin and was raised and educated there. He was a graduate of Brockton High School. Arthur had been a longtime Pembroke resident and has made his home in Abington since 2001. He served in both the Navy and Merchant Marine during...
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Jenny M. Abate

January 8, 2012 - July 22, 2012

Jenny M. Abate (Sciola), 88, of Rockland died on July 23, 2012 at her home after a period of failing health. She was born in Cambridge, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Pellicione) Sciola, and was raised and educated there. Jenny and her late husband Edward were the longtime owners of Rockland Cement Block and Flag Company. She lived, and worked in the family's business for the last 57...
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Evelyn L. Higgins

July 21, 1946 - July 20, 2012

Evelyn L. (Ringler) Higgins died peacefully in her sleep on July 20, 2012 after a period of illness. Born in Boston on July 21, 1946 to Theodore and Helen Ringler, Evelyn was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain, and went on to live in Oxford, and Dorchester before settling in Rockland for the past 36 years. A loving Mother, she will be missed by her three children and their families, Ken...
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Dominic M. DelPrete, Jr.

January 23, 1922 - July 16, 2012

Dominic M. DelPrete, Jr. 90 of Rockland died on July 16, 2012 at the Life Care Center in West Bridgewater after a period of failing health. He was born in Hingham, son of the late Dominic and Angelina (Sylvaggio) DelPrete and was raised and educated in Rockland. Dom and his brother Frank were the longtime owners of D&F Maintenance Co in Rockland and built, remodeled and did excavation work on...
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Max Leroy Weber

June 24, 1926 - July 13, 2012

Max Leroy Weber, of Hanson died on July 13, 2012 at the Colony House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Abington. He was born in Chamberlain South Dakota, son of the late Chris and Myrtle (Carrick) Weber and was raised and educated there. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II. A longtime Rockland resident, Max had been employed for many years as a sheet...
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Gerhard "Gerry" Oberle

July 13, 2012

Gerhard George "Gerry" Oberle died peacefully at home in Revere (Beachmont) with his loving wife of 66 years, Anne (Stashewsky) Oberle, along with many other loved ones by his side on July 13, 2012. In addition to his wife, Gerhard will be remembered as a loving father to his children, the late Gerhard "Gary" Oberle Jr. and his wife Donna of Hanson, Massachusetts, and Edward Oberle and his wife...
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J. Christopher Davis

April 3, 1948 - July 3, 2012

J. Christopher Davis, 64, of Leicester, MA. passed away on July 3, 2012 after an illness. He was cared for by the Kindred Transitional Unit and Hospice in Westborough, MA. Christopher was a proud veteran of the United States Army. He graduated from Fitchburg State College and went on to work at Digital Corporation for many years. He also was employed by Shrewsbury Auto Parts and United...
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Pauline A. Dyer

January 21, 1944 - July 2, 2012

Pauline A. (Norian) Dyer, 68 of Rockland died on July 2, 2012 at the Brockton Hospital after a 5 year battle with cancer. She was born in Boston, daughter of the late Frederic E. and Dorothy M. (Schrieber) Norian and was raised and educated in Holbrook where she was a longtime resident. Pauline has made her home in Rockland for the past 4 years. She is survived by her husband Kenneth R.Dyer...
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