Pauline E. (Bates) Thompson

Pauline E. (Bates) Thompson, 78, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, after a long period of failing health. She was the wife of 32 years of Otis F. Thompson of Brockton. Born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, she was raised and educated in Glace Bay. Mrs. Thompson moved to the United States at age 16 and settled in Mission Hill. She was a resident of Hyde Park and Roslindale for many years before moving to Brockton 13 years ago. She worked at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain for over 30 years, working in the Medical Records Department, on the switchboard and in the Housekeeping Department. She retired in 2001. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling to Foxwoods and to Washington, DC, listening to Country Music, doing Word Search Puzzles and spending time with her family.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children; James R. Kuhn and his wife Carol of Roslindale, Robert J. Kuhn and his wife Julia, Edmund P. Kuhn and his wife Karen all of Stoughton and Margaret A. "Peggy" Raimondi and her husband Carl of Brockton. She was the mother of the late John J. "Jack" Kuhn and was the mother in law of Diane Kuhn of Stoughton. She is survived by her sisters; Ethel Marjorie Cahill of Foxboro, Annette Galante of MD and Eileen Jansky of Acton. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Prayers will be held in the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Park St., (Rt. 27) Stoughton on Thursday, May 5 at 10:30 AM. Visiting Hours Wednesday from 4-7 PM.