All Obituaries

Emmelyne (Pierre) Eaton, 49, of Valrico, Florida and Randolph, passed away suddenly on January 7, 2019. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she was the beloved daughter of Alphonse Pierre-Fils and Marie (Lezeau) Pierre of Randolph. In addition to her parents, Emmelyne is survived by her loving husband of 21 years John M. Eaton; cherished daughters Jazmyne and Gabrielle Eaton; twin sister Emily Mompoint and her husband Fritz of Randolph, sister Rachel Pierre of Randolph, and brother Jacques Pierre...

Grace (Grimaldi) Siscoe, 84, of Inverness, Florida, formerly of Brockton, passed peacefully from this world in Lecanto, FL on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018, with her son Bill and her dear friend Patricia by her side after a heroic battle with Leukemia. Grace was born in Italy and came to the U.S. where she met and married the late Wilfred Siscoe. She was very proud of becoming a U.S. citizen in 1974. She worked as a seamstress, had her own Italian restaurant and pizza shop, and at one...

Arold Brisma, 64, of Brockton, passed away on January 7, 2019. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he was the son of the late Francois Brisma and Florencia Arleriche. Arold was the beloved father of Francisco Brisma and Fabiola Brisma; loving brother of Immacula Herisse and her husband Joseph, Jacqueline Elie and her husband Carlo, Marie Marthe Brisma, Rodney Brisma and Francois Brisma; and a dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Arold will be greatly missed by his family. All are welcome to...

Alirio R. Ferreira, 64, of Brockton, died Jan. 11, 2019. Native of Aveiro, Portugal, he was a son of the late Jose L. and Custodia R. Ferreira.  Alirio was a retired union floorlayer. He was the father of Elisabete, Carina, Alirio Jr. and the late Patrick; grandfather of Jessica, Patrick, Alick, Nick and Ryan; brother of Jose (Ze), Lurdes, Joao, Antonio, Manuel, Luis, Rosita, Celestino (Tino) and the late Americo Ferreira. Following cremation, all are welcome to calling hours Thursday,...

Virginia H. (Samatowicz) Pretorius, of Brockton, passed away peacefully at home on January 9, 2019 at the age of 86. She was the loving wife of Richard E. Pretorius for 56 years. Born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Jacob and Grace (Mackiewicz) Samatowicz, she was a lifelong resident of the city. After her graduation from Brockton High School in 1950, Virginia began a long career with the telephone company. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, day trips, spending time with her grandchildren...

Linda L. (Smith) Allison, 65, of Brockton since 1975, died January 8, 2019. Daughter of the late Barbara and Augustine Russo, she was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Roslindale and Faulkner School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Medical Center in the NICU for 30 years. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, camping, dogs, and was a Tinkerbell and Disney fan. Linda was the beloved wife of William J. Allison for 41 years; loving mother of Stefan Allison and...

Virginia R. (Howe) Spakowski, 90, of Brockton, passed away Jan. 7, 2019. She was a lifelong resident of Brockton and was retired from work at Mammoth Mart, King’s and Ashmont stores in Brockton. She was a member of the VFW Post 1046 Auxiliary, Polish White Eagles and Conte Memorial Club and enjoyed bingo, cribbage and scratch tickets. Virginia was the wife of the late Alphonse J. Spakowski; beloved mother of Tamara (and Steve) Marathas of Middleboro, Mary (and Peter) Cesario of Palm...

Ronald R. Duff, 85, a lifelong resident of Brockton, passed away peacefully Jan. 5, 2019. Born in Brockton, he was the son of the late Helen (Krafton) Duff and Donald Duff. He graduated from Brockton High School in 1952 and served in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1952 to 1960. Ron was a machinist by trade and then was a security guard since 1974 at the Howard Johnson plant. He enjoyed hunting as a young man and had been a small-engine pilot and member A.O.P.A. Ron is survived by five...

Newton Cadet, 46, of Brockton, passed away on December 29, 2018. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he was the beloved son of Jacqueline Constant of Brockton and the late Jean Cadet. Newton earned a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University and was a talented chef. He was sociable and funny, making friends wherever he went and was the life of the party. He enjoy traveling, shopping, cooking, spending time with friends, and most of all his family. Newton was the father of Tyler...

Phyllis F. (Manley) Weimert, 89, of Brockton, passed away on January 8, 2019. Phyllis was the wife of the late Raymond A. Weimert; beloved mother of Ronald Weimert, Nancy Leonard, Stephen Weimert, and the late Richard Weimert; and a loving grandmother of many. Services are private.