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Betty F. Balboni, 86, lifelong Plymouth resident
Betty F. (Almeida) Balboni, who lived in Plymouth her entire life, died peacefully July 27. She was 86. Born Nov. 27, 1939 to the late Arsene and Ruth (Hayward) Strassel, she was proud to be a lifelong resident of her…
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Judith Marie Moakler, 76, accomplished artist
Judith Marie (Woodbury) Moakler, who after retirement became an accomplished painter, died Saturday, July 25. She was 76. Born on D-Day, June 6 1940, in Winthrop, MA and raised by her aunt and uncle, Helen and Charles Huston, of Halifax,…
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Neil E. MacLeod Sr., 78, former cranberry inspector
Neil E. MacLeod Sr., who worked in quality control in the cranberry industry, died peacefully July 16. He was 78. Born Dec. 9, 1949, in Boston, to the late Angus Neil and E. Lorraine (Collins) MacLeod, he graduated from Norwell…
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Tom Matthews, 70, carpenter, fisherman, dad
Thomas “Tom” Charles Matthews, a carpenter and commercial fisherman with a lifelong passion for the water, died July 11 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Route 6 in Sandwich. He was 70. Born in Weymouth on Sept. 28,…
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Sandra A. Johnson, 81, long time nurse and mom
Sandra A. Johnson, who loved a good practical joke and trips to the casino, died July 14 after a brief illness. She was 81. Family and friends remember her for her quiet strength and selflessness, her devotion as a mother,…
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Catherine P. Crawford, 73, married 52 years
Catherine Paula Crawford, of Plymouth, remembered as a devoted mother and grandmother, died unexpectedly on July 11, 2026. She was 73. Raised in Scituate by her late parents Joseph and Virginia Downey, she later made her home in Plymouth, where…
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Margaret M. O’Hara, 93, hospital volunteer and teachers’ aide
Margaret M. O’Hara, a longtime hospital volunteer and family matriarch, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 7. She was 93. Born in Stoneham on Aug. 20, 1932, to the late Daniel C. and Mary C. (Donegan) Creedon, she was raised in…
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Paul J. Champagne, 79, longtime bookstore manager
Paul Joseph Champagne, who retired to Plymouth after more than 50 years at the Harvard Cooperative Society, died peacefully June 23, after a long illness. Born in Dorchester, MA on Feb, 28, 1947 to the late Anna (O’Callahan) and Edward…
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Stephanie ‘Petie’ Blanchard, 79, pre-school founder, businesswoman
Petie (Stephanie Main) Blanchard, who partnered with her family on a design studio and worked for 20 years in her husband’s architecture office, died quietly June 29 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. She was 79. Born in 1947 in…
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Thomas R. “Tim” McDonald, 81, sales manager and Vietnam veteran
Thomas R. “Tim” McDonald, an U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and longtime sales manager at Mullare News Agency, died Thursday, June 25, 2026, at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth. He was 81. Born March 2, 1945, in Greenfield,…
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