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Lawrence Russell Hagen 4/11/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 16th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Lawrence Russell Hagen, 82 of Duxbury, died April 11, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Born in Muskegon Michigan, son of Barthold and Emma Hagen, he was a Veteran of the U. S. Airforce and was employed by Stop and Shop for 37 years. He is survived by a son, Mark Hagen of Duxbury, a daughter, Deborah Rydberg of Plymouth, two sisters and one brother in Michigan, his grandchildren Jason and Justin Rydberg and many nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will be held in the Evergreen Cemetery in Kingston where he will be interred.

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Linda Susan (Diotte) Sargent 4/9/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 10th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Linda Susan (Diotte) Sargent of Duxbury, formerly of Kingston and Braintree, passed away Tuesday April 9th at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a battle with a long illness at the age of 64. Linda was a devoted and loving wife to her husband Charles H. Sargent for 32 years. Born in Weymouth, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Jeanne Diotte. Linda was the sister of Pamela Whalen and her husband Thomas of Braintree, Patricia Robson and her husband Rob of Weymouth, and the late Norman Diotte Jr. of Braintree. She is survived by her son Jeff Sargent and his wife Crystal of Newport, RI, her daughter Patrice Sargent and Christopher Neuner of Duxbury, her sister-in-law Robin Hall and her husband David of Kingston, friend Kathy Tougas of Middleboro and several nieces and nephews. Linda was active in the community and enjoyed working at Wingate Nursing Home in Kingston and spent many memorable years as a beautician. She loved the beach, travel and spending time with friends. Visiting hours will be held Friday from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at The Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main Street (Route 106) Kingston. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 Saturday April 13th at St. Joseph’s Church, 270 Main Street (Route 106) in Kingston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Linda’s memory to The Legacy Society of Brigham and Women’s and Faulkner Hospitals in the name of Charles and Linda Sargent.

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Walter Fleming Earl 4/6/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 8th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Walter Fleming Earl, 80, of Duxbury, died on April 6. He was a 56 year veteran of the automobile industry, beginning his career with Chevrolet Motor Division in Detroit, MI, before moving to Massachusetts. In 1983 he purchased a Chevrolet dealership in Bridgewater, MA. Walter Earl Chevrolet was prominent in the area and noted for the sale of Corvettes. In 2000 Walter was named auto dealer of the year from Massachusetts, an annual event sponsored by Time Magazine. He retired in 2004. Walter is survived by his wife, Margaret, and children Martin and Luisa Nobre Earl of Coimbra, Portugal, and Andrew and Mary Jane York of Durham, NC; a grandson Samuel York of Chicago; brother and sister in law James and Valerie Earl of Hingham and a niece Cathleen Kelley of Rockport. Visiting hours from the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St., Rt. 106, Kingston, on Wed. April 10 from 4-7PM. Interment is private. In his memory, gifts may be sent to the Duxbury Bay Maritime School, ACESS Sail Program, P.O. Box 263A, Duxbury, MA 02331 or the Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St., Duxbury, MA 02332.

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Mary J. (Harold) Keating 4/4/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 5th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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DUXBURY: Mary J. (Harold) Keating, 84, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence following a brief illness. She was born in Brighton on March 1, 1929 the daughter of the late James J. Harold and Blanche M. (Hayes) Harold. Mary is survived by her loving and devoted daughters, Maryanne Keating Noll and her husband Richard of Plymouth, Kathleen Maura Aurelio and her husband David of Wayland and Jacqueline Marie Keating-Madden of Marshfield. She was the sister of Margaret Norton and her husband Joseph of Ashland. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late John M. Keating who died in January of 2007. Mary spent her formative years in Waltham and attended the St. Charles school system and graduated from St. Charles High School. She received her Associates Degree in Secretarial Studies from Bryant and Stratton College in Boston. She began her career after college as an Executive Secretary at the State House on Beacon Hill for the Senate Majority Leader. For many years, she was the Executive Secretary for the Director of Public Works for the Town of Wellesley before retiring. She and John raised their daughters in Wayland and resided here for over 40 years before retiring to Duxbury 22 years ago. She was an active communicant of St Zepherins Church and the Womens Club of the church before moving to Duxbury. While residing in Duxbury, she was a member of the Duxbury Senior Citizens Club and enjoyed all the activities they offered especially playing cards with her friends and the dinner club. She and her family summered at their cottage in Marshfield where Mary loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her family was the center of her life and she enjoyed the time they spent together walking and going to the beach. Visitations will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Rd (Off Rte 30), Wayland. Family and friends may gather at the funeral home on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 9:00 am followed by her Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 am at the Good Shepherd Parish at St. Zepherins Church, 99 Main Street (Rte 27), Wayland. Interment will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 11:30 am at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial gifts in Mary’s memory may be sent to the Old Colony Elder Services, 144 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301.

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Frank Willard Ness 3/29/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 5th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Frank Willard Ness was born August 9, 1921 in Syracuse, New York to Frank Willard and Charlotte Norton Ness. He passed away peacefully Friday, March 29, 2013 after a short illness. He was 91. The Ness family lived in New York State, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. They settled finally in South Weymouth, Massachusetts where Frank grew up with his younger sister Nancy. He attended the Nevin School and graduated from Weymouth High School. He attended the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance and Wentworth Institute. During World War II Frank was a Navy fighter pilot with Air Group 12 attached to the aircraft carrier USS Randolph in the Pacific. He flew missions in support of ground troops on Iwo Jima and saw action in the first carrier air strikes over Japan in the last stages of the war. His ship sustained kamikaze damage, but returned to action. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In the Fogg Building, Columbian Square, South Weymouth, Frank’s father established the first of three service stations. Frank worked with his father before and after serving in World War II. Serendipitously he met Marjorie Lundfelt, then a student at Northeastern University, while pumping gas at one of the stations. They were married in 1946 and had two daughters, Andrea and Pamela. In 1956, Frank and Marjorie relocated to a rural section of Duxbury, Massachusetts, raising children and spending their retirement in the home they loved so much. Frank had a life-long love of horses dating back to his boyhood when he spent much of his spare time working in the horse barns at the Weymouth Fairgrounds. After moving to Duxbury, he was able to keep horses of his own and could be seen on horseback with a group of friends riding along old logging roads near his home. Frank was a skilled tool and die-maker and worked for Raytheon and Walworth Company. Upon retirement he and Marjorie spent time visiting their grandchildren and working on their house and gardens. They hosted family gatherings in their backyard and travelled to many of Frank’s Navy Air Group reunions. They never missed a graduation ceremony for their far-flung family. Frank loved his retirement. He was always outside driving his tractor, riding his horse or tending to the maintenance of the 25 acre property. He is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Marjorie and his sister, Nancy Ness Goodale. He is survived by his daughters Andrea Ness Huber of Paso Robles, CA and Pamela Ness Crowley of Cumberland, ME; grandchildren Melissa Huber of New Haven, CT, Charles Brian Huber of Minneapolis, MN, Sarah Crowley Bernardi of Framingham, MA, Andrew Crowley of Hoboken, NJ; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends and family are cordially invited to gather at the Ness home on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 1:00PM to join in celebrating and remembering Frank’s life. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, at www.vfw.org the Salvation Army at www.salvationarmyusa.org, or a charity of your choosing.

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Arlene Hedwiga Spurgas 4/3/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 4th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Arlene Hedwiga Spurgas, 78, of Duxbury, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, surrounded by her family. Arlene was born to Edward and Hedwiga Wimpfheimer on October 27, 1934. Growing up on a dairy farm in East Granby, Connecticut, Arlene went on to become a registered nurse, working in Hartford and various nursing homes on the South Shore. After marrying the love of her life, Edwin Ronald Spurgas, of Norwich, Connecticut, the two raised three children in Rockland, Mass before settling down in Duxbury. Arlene loved gardening, baking, sewing, and knitting. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, and was the dedicated and loving grandmother to 6 grandchildren, Christine M. Recupero, David W. Watson, Hannah S. Watson, Emma E. Lennon, Rachel C. Lennon, and Grace V. Lennon. Arlene is survived by her husband, Edwin Spurgas; her older brother, Edward Wimpfheimer, Jr. and her children, Deborah Spurgas Watson and her partner James Doyle of Plymouth, Judith M. Lennon and her husband John of Green Harbor, and Edwin Ronald Spurgas, Jr. and his partner Michael McCormick of Marshfield. Visiting Hours will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from 2-6 pm at MacDonald Funeral Home, 1775 Ocean Street, Rte 139, Marshfield. A funeral in Arlene’s honor will be held at MacDonald Funeral Home on Monday, April 8 at 10:00 am, followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Family Church, 601 Tremont Street, Duxbury at 11 am. Interment will be in the Mayflower Cemetery Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Arlene’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society 30 Speen St Framingham, MA. 01701.

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John R. Nickerson 3/31/2013 Duxbury, MA

April 1st, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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John R. Nickerson, 59, of Duxbury, died March 31 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Beloved husband of Terri (Azer) Nickerson. Loving father of Jamie Nickerson of New York City, and Lauren Behm and her husband Ilan of Sharon. Devoted son of Robert Nickerson and the late Frances Nickerson. Grandfather of Mia Behm. Brother of Kathleen Buckner of Reading, and the late Robert Nickerson, and the late Charles Nickerson. He is also survived by his sister in law Elaine Nickerson of Westford and niece and nephews Steven Nickerson, Elizabeth Nickerson, Michael Nickerson, as well as many other close family members. John was an avid fisherman who told hilarious stories and had a zest for life. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday April 7 at First Parish Church, 842 Tremont St., Duxbury, MA at 1:00PM. Memorial donations may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or National Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown St., Suite 2D, Watertown, MA 02472.

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Paul E. Eagan Jr. 3/29/2013 Plymouth, MA / Duxbury, MA

March 30th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Paul E. Eagan Jr, of Plymouth formerly of Duxbury, died on March 29th at the Jordan Hospital at the age of 69. He is survived by his wife Karen (Caruso) and his 2 daughters Jennifer Eagan of Weymouth and Amanda Russo of Walpole. He also leaves his sister Rosemary Heffernan of Plymouth and his 3 granddaughters Sophia Eagan and Isabella and Ava Russo. Paul was born in Boston, son of the late Paul and Margaret (Dwyer) Eagan. He was a 1965 graduate of Providence College where he received his Bachelor’s degree and he received his Masters degree from Suffolk University. Paul was a pension administrator for John Hancock, where he worked for over 20 years. He was a model train enthusiast and was a member and past treasurer of the Cape Cod Model Railroad Club. Paul also enjoyed music and was a long time member of the O’Reilly Brothers Irish Group where he played banjo and guitar, though his greatest joy was spending time with his family. Visiting hours will be held at the Richard Davis Funeral Home, 373 Court St (Rt 3A), N. Plymouth on Tuesday, April 2nd from 4 to 8 PM. A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd at St. Peter’s Church at 10 AM followed by burial at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Weymouth. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations in his memory be made to the Peter J. Heffernan Jr. Scholarship, c/o Hanover Permanent Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 67, Hanover, MA 02339.

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Robert L. Miller 3/17/2013 Duxbury, MA

March 19th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Robert L. Miller age 65 of Duxbury passed away on March 17, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Dorchester, the eldest of seven children to Constance and Robert Miller. He was raised in Milton. He was a graduate of Catholic Memorial, St. Anselm College and Golden Gate University. Bob joined the Air Force in 1970 as a pilot. He served in the Vietnam and Gulf War’s. He retired after proudly serving 22 years. He took great pleasure in flying and travelling around the world with his family. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 44 years Mary Louise (Dugan) Miller, son Robert Miller of Avondale, PA, daughter Jennifer (Miller) Michaels of Marstons Mills, daughter Courtney (Miller) Sweeney of Kingston, and daughter Whitney (Miller) Proctor who passed away in 2001, brother John Miller of Marshfield, sister Katherine (Miller) Devine of Mendham, NJ, sister Constance (Miller) Wessman of Scituate, brother William Miller of Scituate. Predeceased by his sisters Elizabeth (Miller) Munoz and Anne Miller. Beloved Grandfather and Uncle to many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, March 22nd from 4-7:00 PM at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 216 Main St (Rt. 106) Kingston. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 23rd at 10:00 AM at Holy Family Church, 601 Tremont St, Duxbury. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Bob’s name to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund – http://curealzfund.org/donate/in-memory or mail to: Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 34 Washington St., Suite 200, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481.

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Michael V. Barr 3/8/2013 Palm City, FL / Duxbury, MA

March 18th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Michael V. Barr, 83, died March 8, 2013, in Palm City, FL. He was born in Boston and was a resident of Palm City for 28 years, coming from Duxbury, Mass. Before retirement, he worked as a general contractor under the name of Michael V. Barr Inc. He served as president of the Marshfield Country Club from 1980 to 1982. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Frances Barr of Palm City, FL; daughters, Sharon MacAllister of Duxbury, Mass., and Michele Canan of North Reading, Mass.; sister, Anna Scollay of Hobe Sound; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Josephine Canney. Visiting hours will be held in the MacDonald Funeral Home, 1755 Ocean St., Rte. 139 in Marshfield on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a service at 12:30 p.m. Memorial contributions in Michael V. Barr’s name may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 101 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 107, Middletown, CT 06457; 1-860-632-7300; or www.cff.org.

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Stephen F. Bent 3/15/2013 Duxbury, MA

March 18th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Stephen F. Bent, of Duxbury, and formerly of Rockland and Kingston, passed away March 15th after a long battle with cancer. He was 52 years old. Beloved son of Mary Bent-Monks of Kingston. Brother of Michael A. Bent of Rockland, David A. Bent of Kingston, Ann Marie Bent of Kingston, step sisters Maria Serrao and her husband Argenis of Melrose, Theresa Pisano and her husband Mark of Plymouth, and Lisa Monks of Wakefield. Stephen is predeceased by his father Antone L. Bent, Jr., his brother Edward Bent, and his step father Harry E. Monks, Jr. A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 22nd at 11:00AM at the Holy Family Cemetery in Rockland.

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Arthur W. Janicki 3/15/2013 Brockton, MA / Marshfield, MA / Duxbury, MA / Wilimington, DE

March 16th, 2013 | in DUXBURY

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Arthur W. Janicki age 80 of Duxbury, died unexpectedly on Friday March 15, 2013 at the Newfield House in Plymouth. He was the loving husband of the late Lorraine F. (Sheehan) Janicki. Arthur was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina a son of the late Stanley and Bertha Janicki. He enlisted in the US Coast Guard and met his future wife Lorraine while stationed in Marshfield. They had lived for many years in Marshfield before residing in Duxbury for 35 years. For the past seven years Arthur had lived at Newfield House in Plymouth. Arthur was the owner of NAV-COM Services in Duxbury, a marine electronics company. He was a member of the American Legion Post 223 in Duxbury. Arthur loved spending time on the ocean, playing pool and working around his yard. But most importantly, his true joy was spending time with his family especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Arthur is survived by his children Sharon Lelito of Wendell, Mass; Kevin Joyce of Plymouth, Lynne Giannino of Carver and Jay Joyce of Marshfield. He leaves six grandchildren Dawn Rose, Eric Lee, Keith, Jimmy, Gavin and Colin Joyce and four great grandchildren A.J., Dylan, Brooke and Cole. He was the brother of Isabelle Bastues of Garden Grove, CA, Josephine Rusher of Wilmington, NC and the late Bo Janicki. He also leaves a nephew Alan Rusher and a niece Jackie Dean. Visiting hours will be held in the Conley Funeral Home 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton on Wednesday 10 am –noon with a Funeral Service at noon. Burial to follow in Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. In lieu of flowers please consider donations in Arthur’s name to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Inc. 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

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