MacKinnon Funeral Home

Thedore P. Boyd

rdmackinnon — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:45:04 +0000

Thedore P. Boyd of Duxbury passed away on May 17, 2012 at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. Mr. Boyd was 92 years old.

Cremation will take place at Duxbury Crematory in Duxbury, MA and services will follow at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home 4 W. Washington St. Hanson, MA 02341.

Marie H. Valente

rdmackinnon — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:48:49 +0000

Marie H. Valente of Easton, formerly of Brockton passed away at Golden Living Center-Oak Hill Nursing Home in Middleboro on May 15, 2012. Mrs. Valente was 82. She was the wife of the late Louis S. Valente. Loving mother of L. Edward Valente of Easton, Kenneth S. Valente of Taunton, Eleanor Chew and her husband John of Fairhaven and Ann M. Valente of Taunton. Marie was the proud grandmother of Jennifer Chew of Fairhaven. Beloved sister of Ralph Philbrick, Jr. of Brockton and Elaine Phinney of Dover, Delaware.

Marie was born on August 3, 1929 in Brockton, the daughter of the late Ralph F. Sr. and Eleanor (Blade) Philbrick. She was a member of the Cochesett Methodist Church and enjoyed being a member of the Troop Committee for the Boy Scouts. Mrs. Valente was a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts and a Troop Leader for the Girl Scouts, as well as being on the Neighbor Service Committee. She will be missed by all who knew her.

A visitation will be held on Saturday May 19, 2012 from 10-11 am at Sampson-Hickey-Grenier Funeral Home 309 Main St. BROCKTON, Ma 02301. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 11 am. Interment will follow in Coweeset Cemetery in Brockton.

In-lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Marie’s memory to the American Cancer Society or the Golden Living Center-Oak Hill Resident Fund 76 North St. Middleboro, MA 02346. Online Condolences may be made at www.mackinnonfuneralhomes.com

Patrick Sean O’Connell

rdmackinnon — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:32 +0000

Patrick Sean O’Connell passed away on May 14, 2012.

Interment will be on Friday May 18, 2012 at 11:00 am in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in West Roxbury, MA

Leta Sylvia

rdmackinnon — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:04:03 +0000

Leta Sylvia passed away at home in New Bedford on Wednesday May 9, 2012.

Mrs. Sylvia’s services will be private.

Jean M. Higgins

rdmackinnon — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:02:20 +0000

Jean Marie Higgins (Borges), 71 of Hanson passed away on Tuesday May 8, 2012. She was the loving mother of Dana Higgins and his wife Ginger of Augusta, Georgia and Jay Higgins and his wife Jo-Anna of Plymouth, MA. Jean was the loving Grandmother of 3 granddaughters; Ashley Higgins, Perri Higgins and Allison Higgins. Ms. Higgins leaves behind her sister June Borges of New Hampshire. She was predeceased by her brother the late James Borges.

Born on April 5, 1941, Jean was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and Philomena M. (Syracusa) Borges. She grew up in Whitman and attended Whitman High School. Ms. Higgins moved to Hanson in 1966 and called the town home for 46 years. Jean was a volunteer at the Hanson Public Library. She enjoyed walking, sewing, and anything outdoors. Jean loved to ride her bicycle and dancing. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family.

Calling Hours will be held on Monday May 14^th from 5-8pm at Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home 4 W. Washington St. HANSON. A prayer service will be held in the funeral home at 8:00 pm. Interment will be held at a later date. Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to join in celebrating Jean’s life. Online Condolences may be made at www.mackinnonfuneralhomes.com

George Hall, WWII Veteran, Resident of Hanover for over 40 years

rdmackinnon — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:25:14 +0000

George A. Hall of Abington, former resident of Hanover for over 40 years, passed away on May 6, 2012 at Morton Hospital in Taunton. He was 88 years old. Mr. Hall was the husband of the late Conchetta Hall (Salvaggi). Beloved father of Libby Hall of Easton, Bonnie McGraw of Abington, Paul Martin of Abington, the late Rita Mahoney and Sherman Hall. George was the proud grandfather of Dawn LeTourneau and her husband Paul of Dartmouth and Pete McGraw and his girlfriend Kate Logan of Hanover. Mr. Hall was the loving Great Grandfather of Miranda and Geoffrey LeTourneau. He leaves behind his Dear Friend Marla of Easton. George was predeceased by his sister Dorothy Greene.

Mr. Hall was born on May 7, 1923 and was raised in Randolph, MA, the son of the late Margarite Hall. He was a hardworking Paver for Warren Bros. Company and member of Local 4. He served our country with dignity during World War II alongside General Patton as a member of the U.S. Army’s Acorn Division and Big Red 1. George was a kind man, who opened hi s home and heart to over 100 Foster Children throughout his life. He enjoyed gardening of all sorts and was proud of his numerous gardens. Mr. Hall called himself, “The Junkman” and loved his hobby of scrapping machines and metal for parts, he was proud of his work as a “Junker”.

A visitation will be held on Thursday May 10^th from 10-11am at Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home 4 W. Washington St. HANSON. Burial with Military Honors will be in Hanover Center Cemetery in Hanover following the visitation. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. Online condolences may be made at www.mackinnonfuneralhomes.com

Gertrude E. Salcedo

rdmackinnon — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:20:42 +0000

All services will be private.

Warren Lawrence Dyson

rdmackinnon — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:16:32 +0000

All services are private

Michael Shegow

rdmackinnon — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:15:45 +0000

All services are private

Jennifer Renee Gagnier

rdmackinnon — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:49:47 +0000

Jennifer Renee Gagnier of East Freetown died unexpectedly Sunday April 29, 2012 at the age of 24.

Beloved daughter of Paul and Donna (Caplette) Gagnier of East Freetown. Sister of Nathan Gagnier and his wife Marina of Assonet, Aaron Gagnier of RI, Trevor Gagnier and his wife Meghan, Nicholas Gagnier and his wife Diana, and Evan Gagnier and his wife Kristine all of East Freetown. Loving aunt of

Jacob, Jose, Jackson, Isabella, Elizabeth, Jillian, Solangel, Julia, and Ryan. Granddaughter of Rita Caplette and the late Roger Caplette of Acushnet and Raymond and Lorraine Gagnier of New Bedford.

Visiting hours will be held in the MacKinnon South Coast Chapel Funeral Home 158 Middleboro Rd. (Rte. 18) East Freetown on Friday 4-8 PM.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. John Neumann Church 157 Middleboro Rd. (Rte. 18) East Freetown on Saturday morning at 10 AM. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Internment Private.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Jennifer’s memory to Jennifer R. Gagnier Foundation.

For directions or to sign an online condolence visit www.southcoastchapel.com