Obituaries

Local Obituaries: Jan. 25 - Feb. 4

Beth Flint, Evelyn Lowe, Thomas Armitage, Sophie Christie, Edward Burke and Sandra Jimenez.

Beth Flint
Beth A. (Bennett) Flint, age 52, of Mansfield, passed away Jan. 31, 2013. A resident of Mansfield for more than 30 years, Beth assisted her husband, Don, along with other family members in the day to day operations of the Flint Farm in Mansfield. A communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Mansfield, she was quite involved in the Mansfield Basketball Association and for many years, was in charge of the Mansfield Farmers Market on downtown N. Main St. For the complete obituary click here.

Evelyn Lowe
Evelyn F. (Crehan) Lowe, 89, of Norton, formerly of Randolph, passed away Feb. 1, 2013. During WWII she served her country as a member of the United States Coast Guard. She was honorably discharged from the service April 4, 1946 with the rank of Yeoman First Class. Evelyn was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Norton and while residing in Randolph was a parishioner of St. Bernadette’s Church. For the complete obituary click here.

Thomas Armitage
Thomas B. Armitage, 82, of Plainville, died Jan. 30, 2013. Tom was a member of the Plainville Fire Department for more than 20 years, achieving the rank of deputy chief. Tom served on the park commission. He was an active member of the Plainville Senior Center and Plainville United Methodist Church. For the complete obituary click here.

Sophie Christie
Sophie (Yancowsky) Christie, 99, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Sophie was born on March 13, 1913 in Rockland and was educated in Foxborough Public Schools. She was an assembler at the Foxboro Company for over 20 years until her retirement in 1973. She was a ham radio operator, code sign K1RAA. For the complete obituary click here.

Edward Burke
Edward Burke, 87, of Easton, passed away Feb. 1, 2013. He enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War and served as a  private. Edward moved to Easton in 1976 and was employed for 33  years in processing at the US Postal Annex in South Boston. A charter member of the Holy Cross Church in Easton, he was a member  of the Massachusetts Citizen's for Life, the VFW Post 2547 in Easton, the Irish  Social Club of West Roxbury and the Irish Cultural Center in Canton. For the complete obituary click here.

Sandra Jimenez
Sandra C. Jimenez, of Attleboro, died Feb. 4, 2013. She lived in Attleboro for the past year, coming from North Attleboro. Jimenez liked the local St. Vincent de Paul society, and everything they did, for everyone. For the complete obituary click here.


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