Thursday, October 18, 2012
The following is an obituary for Mansfield resident Joseph Lonergan.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Joseph Edward Lonergan of Mansfield, formerly of Stoughton and a United States Army Veteran of WWII passed away on Tuesday October 16,2012 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 81 years old and the loving husband of the late Pearl F. (Arachesky) Lonergan to whom he was married to for over 41 years. Mr. Lonergan is survived by his children, Jean Johnson and her husband Mark of Mansfield, Steven Lonergan and his wife Marla of Sharon, his three sisters, Frannie Ritchie of Florida, Millie Doucette and her husband Robert of Florida, Barbara Jackson and her husband Wayne of New Hampshire and his brother Roland “Rollie” Lonergan of Stoughton. Other survivors include his five grandchildren, Tara O’Keefe and her husband Ryan of…
Friday, November 11, 2011
Is our country doing enough for its veterans?
We'll be asking Mansfield Patch readers a different question every weekday. Questions could range from local decisions made by officials, to state issues, to national politics and entertainment. Whatever it is, we want to know what MANSFIELD thinks! To answer, use our comments section below. When President Obama announced earlier this fall that all of the U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan would be home by year's end, many families breathed a collective sigh of relief - knowing their loved ones would be home soon. On this Veterans Day, the nation remembers and honors all those who served and are still serving, but many also wonder what these veterans are coming home to. According to the Boston Globe, the jobless rate for post-9/11 …
Most of Mansfield came to support Veterans.
Hundreds, if not thousands of Mansfield citizens came out on Friday for the Mansfield Veterans Day Parade. The parade itself started at the Memorial Park near the High School, proceeded down Church Street and turned on Chilson Avenue. Then it turned left on to Route 106 and then turned to North Main Street where it stopped at the war memorial on the South Common. Nearly all town officials came out for the event, and at the war memorial. Agent of Veterans Affairs John Hogan spoke about the importance of remembering the service and sacrifice of America's Veterans. "For many the war isn't over," he said. "Not all wounds are visible." Hogan went on to tell the story of Private Walter Scott West, a marine from New England, who was awarded the …
