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FREELAND
Of Wareham, formerly of Stougton, Dec. 2, George B. Freeland Jr., husband of Janice L. (Washburn) Freeland; father of Janice L. Whitney, Sandra J. Smith and Albert Freeland, all of Bourne, Pauline M. Foley of Attleboro, Rene M. Kelly of West Yarmouth, Georgia A. Regan of Port Charlotte, Fla., Jeffrey Freeland of Brockton, Amy Catt of Carver and Nina Masterson of Wareham. Also survived by 27 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Stott, Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rte. 28), Wareham, at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Visiting hours will be Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Donations in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or Hospice Foundation of Cape Cod, 270 Communication Way, Hyannis, MA 02601.
GUELL
Of Halifax, Elizabeth F. "Betty", Dec. 2, 2004, age 86, daughter of the late Francis A. and Agnes F. (Sweeney) Guell. She is survived by many friends and good neighbors.
Funeral Mass on Monday at 9 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Halifax. Interment Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. Arrangements by the Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home, 4 West Washington St., Hanson, 781-447-2344.
KELLEY
Dec. 3, 2004, Dorothy E. (Brown) Kelley, of Middleboro, longtime resident of Chelsea, age 81 years, wife of the late Walter W. Kelley; mother of William J. Kelley and wife JoAnna of Lakeville, Linda M. Little and husband Curtis of Manchester, N.H., Rhonda J. Verrocchi and husband Andrew of Milford, Karen N. Giarla and husband Robbi of Louisiana and 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Mother of the late Robert E. Kelley, sister of the late Robert Brown.
Funeral will be in the Ashley Funeral Home, 35 Oak St., Middleboro, on Monday at 1 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday 2 to 6 p.m. Burial in Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Monday at 2:45 p.m.
LAVIN
Of Weymouth, formerly of Randolph, Dec. 2, Margaret F. "Maggie" (Coleman), beloved wife of the late James J. Lavin; mother of James "Jay" III, Linda M. Lavin and Christine M. Gerokoulis, all of Weymouth, and Patricia A. Federico of Bridgewater; sister of Ruth Coleman of South Boston. Also survived by five grandchildren.
Funeral from the Hurley Funeral Home, 134 South Main St. (Rte. 28), Randolph, Monday at 9:15 a.m. followed by a funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church, Randolph, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday 4-8 p.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Randolph.
McKEAN
Of Brockton, Dec. 1, Scott R., son of David N. McKean of Braintree and Diane M. (Robbins) McKean of Brockton; grandson of Esther McKean of Maine and Warren Robbins of Braintree; brother of Dennis D. McKean of Grafton, N.H., Timothy B. McKean of East Bridgewater, Christian P. McKean of Braintree, Lisa J. MacDonald of Randolph and Douglas E. and Kelly M. McKean, both of Brockton. Funeral services will be held in the Hickey-Grenier Funeral Home, 238 Court St., Brockton, Sunday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. Visitation from 3 p.m. prior to services. Friends and relatives cordially invited to attend. Cremation to follow. Interment of ashes will take place in the family lot in Central Cemetery, Randolph, at a later date.
ORR
Of Stoughton, formerly of Brockton, Melbourne, Fla., and Milton, Dec. 3, 2004, Ethel D. (Fox) Orr; beloved wife of the late James Orr; devoted mother of Arlene J. Orr of South Easton; dear sister of the late Genevieve Soforenko, Sophie Goldstein and Ida Fox. Also survived by her loving three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp St. (off Rte. 140, Taunton Avenue), Norton. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. Burial will be private.
BENNETT
Of Randolph, formerly of Germany, Dec. 3, 2004, Ida (Muth) Knapp Bennett, wife of the late Josef Knapp and Joseph P. Bennett; loving mother of Rolf Knapp (and his wife Vera) of Switzerland, Clifford Bennett (and his wife JoAnn) of Bridgewater, Mark Bennett (and his wife Lisa) of Taunton, and Eric Bennett of Randolph; dear grandmother of Mitchie Knapp, Joseph, Andrew, Michael, Christopher and Paul Bennett; also survived by her niece, Roswitha Christie (and her husband Norman) of Milford. At the family's request, visiting hours have been omitted. Memorial graveside services will be held at a later date in St. Mary Cemetery, Randolph. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to Old Colony Hospice, 14 Page Terrace, Stoughton, MA 02072, or to Partners Home Care, 200 Ledgewood Place, Rockland, MA 02370. The family was assisted by the Cartwright Funeral Home, 419 North Main St., with these arrangements.
COLE
Of Brockton, Dec. 5, Flora E.(Beauregard), age 87, mother of Richard Cole of Brockton; sister of the late Alfred Beauregard, Bertha Damon, Joseph Beauregard, Yvonne McSweeney and Edmund Beauregard; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Calling hours Tuesday 10-11 a.m. in Waitt Funeral Home, 850 North Main St., Brockton, with prayer service at 11. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Brockton.
MALISKA
(Malyszko), Dec. 3, Dorothy Lorraine Maliska (Malyszko), wife of the late Paul Maliska (Malyszko); mother of Richard Maliska; grandmother of Richard Maliska and Michael Maliska. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Christ Chapel, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 900 Main St., Brockton. Visitation will take place Wednesday in Christ Chapel from 9:30-10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to the church. Arrangements are by the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home.
PEARSON
Of Easton, formerly of Dorchester, Dec. 4, Pamela R. (Talbot) Pearson, wife of the late Robert G. Pearson; stepmother of Ronald Pearson, Sandra L. Carver and Jennifer J. Johnson; sister of Norma Gentile of Dorchester; also leaves several nieces and nephews. A private graveside service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the South Easton Cemetery, Easton. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend visiting hours Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 5-8 p.m. in the George L. Copeland & Son Funeral Home, 38 Center St., Easton. In place of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Assn., 1 Bromfield St., Boston, MA 02108.
SULLIVAN
Barbara T. (Couble), of Scituate, on Dec. 3, 2004, age 78, wife of the late John L. Sullivan; loving mother of Jean Reidy (and her husband Russel) of Cohasset, Patricia Paglierani (and her husband Ronald) of Scituate, Kathleen Lang (and her husband Dr. Robert) of Dartmouth, and Jayne Valant (and her husband Reed) of East Bridgewater; dear sister of Claire O'Hara (and her husband Dr. John) of Scituate; sister of the late Patricia Tirrell; grandmother of 14; great-grandmother of four; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate, on Tuesday, Dec. 7, followed by a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 11 in St. Anthony's Church, Cohasset. Visiting hours 8:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the Mass. Donations in Barbara's memory may be made to the Norwell VNA, 320 Washington St., Norwell 02601. Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 781-545-0196.
TWISS
Of Brockton, Dec. 5, 2004, William F. Twiss Sr., 78 years, devoted husband of Alberta L. (Jope) Twiss; father of William F. Twiss Jr. of Brockton, Francis E. Twiss and his wife Mary Beth of Whitman, Frederick B. Twiss and his wife Cheryl of Tiverton, R.I., Jon D. Twiss of Manchester, N.H., and Linda L. Gioscia and her husband Mike of Halifax; brother of Evelyn Campitelli of Quincy. Funeral service in the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont St. (Rt. 123), Brockton, Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial in Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton. Visiting hours Tuesday 4-8 p.m. Donations in memory of William may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1115 West Chestnut St., Suite 301, Brockton, MA 02301, or to Hospice of Greater Brockton, 500 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301.
