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James Mathias Gorham of Canton passed away peacefully on August 26, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. James, better known as Jim, Jimmy, and Uncle Jimbo, was 71 years old. As both an Army veteran and a career AT&T man, Jim had a career that enabled him frequent trips to Ireland and a home base […]
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Josephine McNamara, 77, of Danbury, CT, died peacefully August 24, 2016, at Milton Hospital after a brief illness. Josephine was the devoted wife of the late Richard W. McNamara. Loving mother of Steven McNamara and his wife, Susanne, of Clermont, FL, and Christine Trendell and her husband, Benjamin, of Canton. Sister of the late Ann […]
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Jean (Bobinsky) MacSwain, 72, of St. Augustine, FL, died at home on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Jean is survived by her husband, Bob. She is preceded in death by her son Brian and her parents, Sis and George Bobinsky. She is also survived by her sister Katy Phaneuf and her husband, Ralph, of Canton. Jean […]
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Marcia Blondell Bridgham passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016, in West Burlington Township, PA, with her sons by her side following an extended period of illness. She was born to the late Martin E. and Marjorie (Swift) Blondell on May 4, 1942, in Milton. She grew up in Canton and graduated with the Canton […]
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Joan Redmont, of Canton, passed away on August 7, 2016, three weeks before her 98th birthday. Born and raised in New York, Joan was a daughter of William and Melanie Tokaji Rothenberg, founding directors of Camp Kokosing, one of the first private interracial summer camps in the U.S. She was a member of the first […]
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the MBTA are proposing to restore passenger rail transportation between the South Coast and Boston. MassDOT and MBTA are designing a new rail connection making use of the existing MBTA Stoughton Commuter Rail Line, which travels through Canton. Design for this route is currently 15 percent complete. In […]
Sep 2 2016 | Posted in
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James J. Kilgallon, 85, of Canton, passed away August 22 at the Harrington House in Walpole surrounded by his loving family. Born in Boston, he was raised in Brookline and graduated from Brookline High School, Class of 1950. Jim served in the 40th Infantry Division of the Army during the Korean War and worked for […]
Aug 26 2016 | Posted in
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James P. Andersen, Sr., 92, of Canton, passed away August 22 at the Tippett House in Needham. Born and raised in Engelwood, Colorado, he graduated from Littleton High School in Colorado and the University of Colorado in Boulder Class of 1949. He went on to serve as a pilot in the Navy during World War […]
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Tracee M. Donovan, 46, of Canton, passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Seasons Hospice in Milton on August 21, 2016. Tracee was born in Milton and grew up in Canton. Tracee also enjoyed several years living in Delray Beach, Florida. Following her father’s footsteps Tracee attended Suffolk University in Boston. Tracee was a […]
Aug 26 2016 | Posted in
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Dixie E. Donovan (Mann), 92, of Canton, passed away at Norwood Hospital on August 17. Mrs. Donovan has been a Canton resident for over 45 years. Beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Loving mother of Deborah Rynne and her husband, Francis, of Canton, Denise McKenzie and her husband, William, of Norton, and Daniel J. […]
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