All Obituaries

Suzie “Zou” (Lecorps) Elas, 85, of Brockton, passed away on May 24, 2020. Born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Fernand Lecorps and Laurraine Laveau. Suzie worked at McLean Hospital in Belmont for 25 years until retiring. Suzie was the wife of the late Antoine Elas; beloved mother of Evelyne Lecorps of Brockton, Marline Moise of Brockton, Suzeline Bontemps of Randolph, Paule Elas of Brockton, Jacqueline Elas-Nicolas of Stoughton, Antoine Junior Elas of Brockton,...

Clea Pierre-Louis, 88, of Brockton, passed away on May 25, 2020. Born in Jacmel, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Cine and Clotide Pierre. Clea was hardworking and devoted to her family, raising four sons on her own. Clea was the wife of the late Leon Pierre-Louis; beloved mother of Jonas Pierre-Louis of Canada, Jean-Elie Pierre-Louis and his wife Louise Renard of Florida, Eddy Pierre-Louis and his wife Catherine Brownlee of Wisconsin, and Stivens Pierre-Louis and his wife Mydwine of...

William J. Rimovitz, 77, of Brockton for the past 55 years, died peacefully in his home on May 24, 2020, surrounded by family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Helen (Kinski) and William Rimovitz. Billy was the devoted husband of Gwen (Garaffo) Rimovitz; loving father of Patricia Nolan and her husband William of East Bridgewater, and Cheryl Devereaux and her husband Paul of Bridgewater; “Fun Papa” of Kristen Nolan, Sean...

Michael J. Rice, 57, of Brockton, died on May 21, 2020. Born in Boston, he was the loving son of the late John F. and Marie (Dillon) Rice. Raised in Weymouth, he was a graduate of Weymouth High School. Michael went on to earn a degree from The State University of New York. Dedicated to helping others, Mike had a long career in social services, most recently as a social worker for Catholic Charities. In the 1990s, he did extensive volunteer work for Mobile Aids Resource Team. He also did...

Charles C. Woodward Jr., 76, of Brockton, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on May 15, 2020. Charles was the son of the late Charles C. and Florence Woodward. He had worked for Shaw’s for over 30 years until his retirement. Charles was the quintessential “beach bum”, enjoying the sunshine and shores of Cape Cod. He was also a pizza lover and doted on his dogs Nike and Toby. Charles was the beloved father of Lisa Smith and her husband James of East Bridgewater...

Raymond Winslow Baker Sr., 94, of Bridgewater, passed away on May 14, 2020. He was the eleventh of twelve children born to the late General and Nannie (Manning) Baker on April 14, 1926 in Brockton. He was baptized at an early age and was a longtime member of Lincoln Congregational Church, where his father was a founding Deacon. He most recently attended Lighthouse of Faith in Christ Jesus Church until his health began to fail. In 1951, Raymond married the late Margaret “Peggy” Johnson...

Wayne Corbett Fisher, 60, of Brockton, passed away May 10, 2020. He worked on fences and painting. Wayne was the beloved father of Wayne Fisher and his wife Samantha McWhinnie, loving grandfather of Logan McWhinnie and Lilianna Josephine Fisher of Taunton, dear brother of Beverly Farrah of Florida, Donna Gilmore of North Carolina, Diane Blades of Brockton, Fletcher Fisher and his late wife Kathy of Seekonk, the late Joseph Fisher, Roberta Cohen and...

Otis J. Singleton, 32, of Brockton, passed away suddenly on May 4, 2020. Born in Boston, he was the beloved son of Yvonne M. Garrett-Singleton of Brockton and the late Otis Singleton.   Otis attended New England Baptist Academy, West Bridgewater from K-Grade 11, then graduating from Grace Baptist Academy Attleboro. During his junior year of high school Lil O, as he was affectionately called became a student ambassador through the People to People Program in Beijing, China. Also,...

David P. “Dave” Kowalker, age 84, of Middleboro, formerly of Brockton, passed away May 7, 2020.  Dave was the beloved husband of Mary “Maureen” (Nyhan) Kowalker for 62 years.  He was born in Boston, was the son of the late George A. and Marie (Clisham) Kowalker and was raised and educated in the Dorchester neighborhood of the City.  He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.  His career of 35 years was in the alarm security field. ...

Frederick S. Green, 90, of Brockton, passed away on May 1, 2020. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Charles and Gladys (Harris) Green. Frederick served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Notably, he was the first African American TV repairman in the Grove Hall section of Boston. Fred was the beloved husband of Mary N. (Kiaha) Green; loving father of Jonathan F. Green of Lancaster, CA, Stacy Y. Dupont of Norton, Alfred B. Green of Maine, and Brenda Johnson of Brockton; brother of...