Obituaries

Jul 15, 2015

Reuben E. "Woody" Wood of Halifax passed away Wednesday July  15, 2015 at the age of 81. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to Nancy J. (McCabe) Wood. Loving father of Gale Milbury-Wood of West Roxbury. Grandfather of Starr, Chloe, and Colby Milbury.  Pre-deceased by 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Also survived by  many nieces and nephews....

Jul 8, 2015

Richard "Dicky" A. Tufts of Hanover died on July 8, 2015 at Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford. He was 72 years old. He was born in Weymouth; son of the late Harold F. & Margaret A. (Copson) Tufts Sr. He was the brother of Phyllis Doherty of CA, and the late Harold Tufts, Donald A. Tufts, and Jean...

Jun 10, 2015

George Donald Smith of Halifax died peacefully at the Good Samaritan medical Center on June 10th at the age of 83. George is survived by his wife Eva June Smith (Pickering) of Halifax. He was the son of the late Thomas F. & Gertrude (Kingsman) Smith. He was the youngest of a family of nine. He is survived by...

Jun 10, 2015

George D. Smith of Halifax passed away on June 10, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. He was 83 years old.

Funeral Services are private

Arrangements by Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home 4 West Washington St., Hanson, MA 02341

Jun 1, 2015

Hatch,  Judith (Beaugard) Libby, Hanson Police Dept. (Ret.) of Pembroke died on June 1 at Wingate in Kingston.  She was 72.  Beloved wife of 24 years of James W. Hatch, Sr.  Loving mother of Rebecca Foren and her husband, William of Warren, NH, David Libby and his wife, Beatrice of Hanson, Jeffrey Libby and his wife, Julie of Laconia,...

May 29, 2015

Glenna R. (Benton) Oksanen of Halifax , formerly of Hanson, died on May 29, 2015 at the South Shore Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Rockland.  She was 94 and would have celebrated her 95th birthday on June 22, 2015.  Beloved wife of the late Solon A. Oksanen for 52 yrs.  Mother of the late David W. Oksanen.  Sister of...

May 28, 2015

Charles A. Busche of Hanson passed away Thursday May 28, 2015 at the age of 83.  He was the beloved husband of  60 years to Ruth E. (Heine) Busche.  The loving father of Ann Marie Riley and her husband Gregory of Bourne and Nancy  Bowers and her husband William Jr. of Marshfield. Brother of Robert Busche and his wife...

May 28, 2015

Karen A. Powers Dalton, born October 8, 1968, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on May 28, 2015, after a heroic battle with cancer. The daughter of the late Patricia M. and Ronald E. Powers of Hanson, she graduated from Whitman-Hanson High School, Class of 1986. Karen spent most of her life in Hanson. She grew up vacationing...

May 15, 2015

Rollene M. (Darsch) Krim of Hanson formerly of Plymouth passed away Friday May 15, 2015, peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was 76. The beloved wife of the late Paul A. Krim. Daughter of the late Andrew and Mary M. (Schira) Darsch. Loving mother of Andrew L. and his wife Jayne of MN, David M. and his wife...

Apr 17, 2015

William Benevides of Plympton passed away Friday April 17th 2015 at the age of 92. Last surviving child of the late Manuel and Angelina (Sears) Benevides. Loving Father of Susan M. Benevides of East Wareham, Brother of the late Julio, Sammy, Louie, John, Manny, Joe, and Angelina. Also survived by loving friends and extended family.

He loved...

Apr 10, 2015

Halifax – Lifelong resident, Bruce A. Wood, 62, died in a truck collision in Plympton on April 10, 2015. Bruce was the only son of the late Myron "Bud" Wood Jr. and Elizabeth "Betty" (Alger) Wood. He was the loving father of the late Christopher Wood, his only son, Who died in a motorcycle crash in 2009.He was the...

Mar 23, 2015

Sarno, Johnson (Peters), Darlene Marjorie, born August 23, 1926, to the late Raymond & Geraldine Peters, Loudonville, Ohio. Formerly of Cambridge and Arlington, Massachusetts passed on Monday, March 23 after a period of failing health under the wonderful care of the staff at the John Scott House in Braintree. Predeceased by her husband Albert, daughter Freda, and sisters Janice...

Mar 10, 2015

Marilyn M "Marly" (Hinchey) Fillion of Halifax formerly of Plympton passed away Tuesday March 10, 2015 at the age of 86. Born in Boston March 16, 1928 daughter of the late Leo F. and Ursula F. (Miller) Hinchey. Beloved wife of the late Edward L. "Sonny" Fillion. Loving mother of Linda Parker and her husband Warren, Jane Martinson, Susan...

Feb 26, 2015

Wincenty "Bill" "Tuna" Tunewicz of Bridgewater passed away after a short illness, Tuesday February 24, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was 69. Son of the late John and Sophie (Markowski) Tunewicz. Devoted father of Lori-Ann Tunewicz-Gavin and her husband Paul and Jamie Doulette and her husband Robert all of Bridgewater. Grandfather of Kayleena Tunewicz, Lucas Gavin, Carly and...

Feb 17, 2015

James D. Wildes (Jim) of Hanson, formerly of Rockland and Dorchester passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 80 years old. He was born in Malden; son of the late Eugene & Eunice (MacDonald) Wildes. He was the loving husband of the late Alice E. (Hill) Wildes and the beloved...

Feb 13, 2015

Robert J. Croghan age 52 of Hanson and East Hampton, New York, died on February 13 after an auto accident on Long Island where he had lived since 2003. Robert was born 11/11/62, one of four sons in a large family. He was raised in Hanson and graduated in 1981 from Christian Ministries Day School in Canton, Ohio. After graduation...

Feb 9, 2015

Carol E. (Robbins) Pasca of Whitman passed away on February 9, 2015 at Sachem Center for Health & Rehabilitation in East Bridgewater. She was born in Quincy on December 9, 1938; daughter of the late Irving & Mildred (Stoddard) Robbins. She was the mother of Robert Pasca Jr. and his wife Kelly of Hanson and Anthony James Pasca and his...

Feb 6, 2015

Dorothea M. Rist of Hanson formerly of Jamaica Plain passed away peacefully under the caring staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth on February 6, 2015. She was born on May 27, 1934; daughter of the late Adolph and Dorothea (Schloterer) Rist Ms. Rist attended Rhode Island School of Design and later worked as a buyer for Jordan Marsh...

Feb 1, 2015

Edward L. Fitzpatrick III age 48 of New Bedford passed away Sunday February 1, 2015 after a lengthy illness. He was the beloved son of Edward L Fitzpatrick Jr. of Halifax formerly of Hanson and Beverly (White) Bertrand of South Hamilton. Father of Christian Fitzpatrick and dear friend of Karen Gonsalves of New Bedford. Brother of Kevin M Fitzpatrick of...

Jan 18, 2015

Raymond Neville Brown, 93, died January 18, 2015. Raymond was born in Columbia, SC to a military family, living at one time in the Panama Canal Zone. Raymond eventually moved to Halifax, MA, graduating from Whitman High School in 1939, where he met his future wife Marion (Bette) Elizabeth Johnson. On April 15, 1944 they were married in an evening...