All Obituaries

Frank C. Sawyer Jr. 77 of Smyrna, TN formerly of Hanson and Attleboro passed away on Monday December 10, 2018. The beloved husband of the late RoseAnne (Dunham) Sawyer. Born in Cambridge, MA he was the son of the late Frank C. Sr. and Olga (Chuprina) Sawyer. Loving Father of Jennifer Lumi and her husband Jim of TN and the late Amy Elizabeth Sawyer. Brother to Marianne Hagberg of IL and Sue Hemphill of NC.  Brother of the late Leon Sawyer.  Survived by many nieces and...

Gary L Hetrick, age 78, of Charlestown, RI and, formerly of Hanson, MA, passed away on December 27th surrounded by his adoring family. Gary was a long-time member of IBEW Local 2322, serving as Safety Coach, Executive Board Member, and Chief Steward, as well as being a Cable Splicer for Verizon. Gary was born in Butler, PA to the late Brice and Alberta Hetrick. He served in the Naval Submarine Service before meeting Judith (Rich) Hetrick, his loving wife of close to 58 years, and settling...

Amelia Andrade of Bridgewater passed away on January 13, 2019, at the age of 90 after a long illness at St. Joseph's Manor.   She was the loving mother of her two children, Gary Michelewicz and Linda McDonald.  In addition to her children, she is survived by six grand-children, Nicholas, Sophie, Alina, David, Suzanne and Sara, and one great-grandchild, Jayla.  Two grandsons, Jonathan and Peter, predeceased her. A graveside service will be held on January 26, 2019,...

Claire T. (English) Riddell of Hanson age 91 passed away on Monday December 31, 2018. Beloved Wife of the late Harold L. Riddell. Loving Mother of Suzanne Olsen and her husband Matthew of Hanson, Joanne R. McDonough and her husband Fran of South Lake Tahoe, CA, Dianne E. Brown and her husband Peter of Hanson, and Marianne Lantz and her husband Jim of Crownsville, MD. Sister of Ann Sayce of Hanson. Life long and best friend Leah Guercio of Hanson. Grandmother to Andrea, Pamela, and...

Joseph W. Sullivan of Brockton died Monday after a brief illness. Born in 1937, Mr. Sullivan was a lifelong resident of Brockton, attended Brockton schools, and graduated from Brockton High School in 1956. After graduation, he served in the Naval Reserves, summered on the Hyannis Police Department, and worked at Fore River Shipyard before going to college. Mr. Sullivan graduated from Northeastern University in 1965 and earned a Master’s Degree in...

On Friday, December 21st, 2018, Robert A. Karling (Bullit), son of Evelyn and Robert Karling, Husband of the late Kate A. Karling, passed away at the age of 62. Robert was born on June 10th, 1956 and grew up in the town of Whitman. He is survived by his two daughters Randi and Jessi Karling, siblings Lisa Karling, Linda Cesary, the late Valerie and Gary Karling, grandchildren Jack, Lilah and Alima, along with many other close family and friends. Robert was married to the love of his life,...

Madeline A. (Lepine) Guilford 95, of Holiday, FL, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on December 20, 2018. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Earle. F. Guilford, Sr.; son, Earle F. Guilford, Jr.: sisters, Bernadette MacDonald and Lorraine Dumais. Her survivors include her son, John Guilford (Joan), daughters, Nancy Guilford and Kathleen Mederios (Wayne), daughter-in-law, Lois Guilford; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren: her brother, George J. Lepine, Jr.;...

Elizabeth (Betsy) Stanton, resident of Hanson, died December 28, 2018 after a recent illness.  Miss Stanton taught in New York State for 32 years. Upon moving to Hanson, she was active in the First Baptist Church.  She was involved in the founding of the Christian Childcare Center and in the founding and operation of the early years of the Hanson Food Pantry.  She was also an active member of Helping Hands, a service outreach program of the First Baptist Church. She was...

Dorothee A. (Regis) Boisclair of East Bridgewater, formerly of Brockton, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the age of 88. She was born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Adrien & Annette Regis and one of 13 children.  She was the loving wife of 63 years to Jean-Paul A. Boisclair.  In 1967 they packed up their family and moved to the United States not knowing a word of English.  She was a seamstress at MacKintosh on Court Street, Brockton, for many...

Betty Jean (Bearfield) Sampson passed away on Friday November 16, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was 71 years old. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 9th 1947. She resided in Pembroke, Ma for 35 Years. She will be sadly missed by her son Russell E. Hammond and his partner Denise Pilling of Pembroke. Her sister Nancy J. Andrews and her husband Carl of East Bridgewater. Her longtime boyfriend Paul Holland of Quincy. She had 5 nieces and nephews and 11 grandnieces and...