Author Archives: David Kidwell

Nanci Ann Cordeiro, 86, who for years served on the Town of Plymouth Board of Registrars, died Nov. 3. She was 86. Born Sept. 3, 1940, to the late Ernest and Alice Hoar (Maguire) of Warren, R.I., she graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, R.I., in 1958, and lived in Plymouth since 1969. An […]

Elizabeth “Betsy” McGrath died Sunday, Nov. 1 after a nearly two-year battle with a rare form of appendiceal cancer. She was 72. Born Dec. 7, 1953, in Brighton, MA, to the late Francis and Mary (O’Connor) Gaw, she was the class valedictorian at Trinity High School in Manchester, NH, and a magna cum laude graduate […]

Frank Paul Martin, Jr., of Plymouth, died peacefully, surrounded by his family Thursday, Oct. 29th. He was 90. Born April 30, 1936 in Brockton to the late Frank Paul and Laura M. (MaDan) Martin, he grew up in Plymouth and attended the Plymouth school system. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Army with the […]

Jeannette J. Dube-Pomer, of Plymouth, remembered for opening her home to those in need, died peacefully Oct. 24. She was 88. Born Aug. 15, 1938, she grew up in East Bridgewater. She was a cheerleader and graduate of the East Bridgewater High School, class of 1956, and the Boston Medical Dispensary where she was trained […]

Richard J. “Dick” Donlan, of Plymouth, who worked 44 years as a switchman for New England Telephone, died Oct. 12, surrounded by his family. He was 77. Born in Dorchester, he graduated from Boston Technical High School and, in his younger years, was a member of the St. Kevin’s Drum and Bugle Corps. He served […]

Richard W. O’Connell, of Plymouth, who built a career as a phlebotomist, died peacefully at his home Sunday, Oct. 18 surrounded by his family. He was 78. Born in Weymouth May 2, 1948, to the late William E. and Leonarda E. (Yankowski) O’Connell, he was a graduate of Whitman-Hanson High School and Northeastern University and […]

David R. Patrico, of Plymouth, who enjoyed a long career as an automobile mechanic, died peacefully at his home Oct. 17 surrounded by his family. He was 83. Born April 8, 1943, in Plymouth, to the late Jack and Mary (Falcon) Patrico, he was raised in Kingston, where he attended local schools and graduated from […]