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OBIT: J. Malcom Whitney, 90, Longtime Watertown Leader, Businessman

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James Malcolm Whitney of Watertown and more recently of Monument Beach, Bourne, Massachusetts, was born Feb. 8, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts. Malcolm passed peacefully with family members on Jan. 30, 2016. He was the loving husband to Edith L. (Keizer) Whitney for 58 wonderful years; father of three children: Curtis Whitney of Watertown, Heather Whitney Kennedy and her husband Christopher Kennedy of Weston, Holly Whitney Fitzgerald and her husband Peter Fitzgerald of Belmont: also three grandchildren Luella Fitzgerald, Brooke Kennedy and Pierce Kennedy.

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OBIT: Mildred ‘Millie’ MacLeod, 89, Retired from Perkins School for the Blind

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A Funeral service for Mildred M. “Millie” MacLeod will be celebrated in the MacDonald Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home, Watertown on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 at 10 a.m.

“Millie” was the daughter of the late Evan B. and Alice E. (McClary) Lund both of Nova Scotia. She passed away in the Watertown Healthcare Center, on Friday afternoon at the age of 89. Mildred was born and raised in Cambridge. She graduated from Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School class of 1944. In 1946 she married her husband, George, and the two were happily married for 53 years.

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OBIT: Marjorie Swift, 92, St. Pat’s Graduate, Worked at Ark-less Switch Co.

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A Funeral Mass for Marjorie E. Swift will be celebrated in the Church of Saint Patrick, Watertown on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at 9 a.m.

Miss Swift was a daughter of the late Andrew & Elizabeth (Tiffany) Swift. She passed away in the Sunrise of Burlington Care, on Tuesday evening at the age of 92. Marjorie was born and resided in Watertown until moving to Burlington a few years ago. She went to Saint Patrick High School, Watertown and retired as an inspector from Ark-less Switch Company, Watertown. She was the dear sister of Richard P. Swift of Burlington and the late John, Raymond, William, Harold, James Swift, Marie Harrington and Dorothy Blouin.

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OBIT: Alan Brown, 41, Grad of Waltham High, Florida International Law School

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Alan William Brown, age 41, passed peacefully at home with his family on Jan. 18, 2016. He leaves behind his loving father, Richard W. Brown and his loving mother, Denise Beirne Brown. The grandson of Peggy and the late Matthew Beirne of Watertown and the late Richard and Barbara Brown of Wiltshire, England. He is survived by his brothers, Neil R. Brown and his wife Julie, and Phillip B. Brown and his wife Natalia.

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OBIT: George Sutherland, 82, Retired Printer, Active in Youth Sports

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A Funeral service will be celebrated on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 at 11 a.m. in the Belmont-Watertown United Methodist Church for George E. Sutherland. Mr. Sutherland, son of the late George E. and Nellie (White) Sutherland, was born in Watertown and stayed to become a lifelong resident in the Watertown Community. A retired printer, George lived for his family, he was very active in youth sports programs.

George passed away in Brighton on Saturday, Jan. 9 after a period of declining health.

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OBIT: Ellen Griffin, 87, Immigrated from Ireland as a Teenager

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A Funeral Mass for Ellen C. “Eileen” (Cooney) Griffin will be celebrated on Tuesday, Jan. 12 in Our Lady Help of Christian Church, Newton at 10:30 a.m.

Mrs. Griffin, a daughter of the late Timothy and Julia (Keohane) Cooney. She was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She moved to the United States at 19 years old. She passed away in the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Brighton on Friday afternoon after a brief illness.