Obituaries

Philip T. Moy, Jr., 94

Philip T. Moy, Jr., 94, passed away peacefully on July 1 at Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Center in Fairhaven. Days earlier, Philip celebrated his birthday in the company of his nieces and beloved wife, May (Wong) Moy. Philip was born...

Jeanne Burgess (Dustin) MacNeill, 98

Jeanne Burgess (Dustin) MacNeill, 98, of Wareham and previously Rochester, MA, died peacefully on July 5 th , 2020, with her immediate family by her side. Jeanne was born in Fall River, MA. She was the daughter of Ethel (Burgess) Dustin and Herbert...
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Robert Edward Ellis

Captain Robert Edward Ellis, USN, Retired, of Stonington, passed away peacefully on July 7, at Westerly Hospital. He was the devoted husband of Judith (Gritman). Born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 10, 1937, he was the son of the late Claude B...

Todd Joseph Shockro, 42

Todd Joseph Shockro passed away in Delaware on April 1, at the age of 42. He was raised in Mattapoisett, the beloved son of John and Cathy Shockro, and had moved to Delaware over 20 years ago when he joined his brother as a lifeguard on the Rehoboth...

Joan M. (Hickey) Noyer, 92

Joan M. (Hickey) Noyer, 92, of Mattapoisett died July 4, peacefully with her granddaughter Jennifer by her side. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Noyer, Sr. Born in Brockton, daughter of the late Charles F. and Edith R. (Casey) Hickey, she...

Russell W. “Russ” Holt, 58

Russell W. “Russ” Holt, 58, of Rochester died Friday, May 15, 2020, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Mariaregina “Gigi” Holt and had been married for 30 years. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Albert and...

Stephen R. Manchester, 62

Stephen R. Manchester, 62, of West Wareham, died July 2, 2020, at home. He was the husband of Teresa L. (Nevitt) Manchester and the son of the late Mary K. (King) Manchester. He was born in New Bedford and lived in Wareham for most of his life. He...

Betty (Connors) Webster, 96

Betty (Connors) Webster, 96, of Marion passed away at home on Wednesday June 24, 2020. She was married to the late Dr. Jean J. Webster for 35 years and the late Dr. Francis Kirby for 14 years. Born in New Bedford, she was the daughter of the late...

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg, 98

Mary C. (Riley) Youngberg, 98, of Port Charlotte, Florida and Wareham died June 30 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida after a brief illness. Born in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Rutledge) Riley, she lived in New...

Edward Vieira, 86

Edward Vieira, 86, of Mattapoisett passed away June 27 at Tobey Hospital after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late Lorraine (Pepin) Vieira. Born and raised in Acushnet, son of the late John and Mary (Araujo) Vieira, he lived...

David Mort, 58

David Mort, a life-long resident of Mattapoisett died on June 17 at the age of 58. David was born on May 29, 1962. He graduated from the North Adams State College (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts) in 1984 with a degree in Communications/...

Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz, 75

Deborah A. (Nash) Sienkiewicz, age 75, of Mattapoisett passed away unexpectedly at home on June 24. She was the wife of Kenneth W. Sienkiewicz. Born in Northampton, raised in Mattapoisett she was the daughter of the late Osborn and Florence Nash...

Joseph Edward Singleton, Sr., 91

Joseph Edward Singleton, Sr., 91, a resident of Marion, passed away on Wednesday June 24, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. Joe was born in New Bedford on June 21, 1929. He was the son of the late Christopher C. and...

Karl Heinz Muehlmann, 81

Karl Heinz Muehlmann, 81, of Waltham, passed away at his summer home in Wareham on June 17. During his career, Dr. Heinz Muehlmann was an economic advisor to Massachusetts Governors Frank Sargent, Ed King, Bill Weld, and Paul Cellucci. In addition,...

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder, 77

Carlotta (Roderiques) Holder, 77, of Boston, died June 20, at CareOne at Brookline. She was the daughter of the late Abilio and Mary (Teixeira) Roderiques. She was born in Boston and raised and lived in Marion before moving to Boston 59 years ago...

Robert J. Zora, 97

Robert J. Zora, 97, of Marion, died Monday, June 15, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. He was the husband of the late Florence L. (Akins) Zora. Born in Marion, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Anna (Medeiros) Zora. Mr. Zora worked for many years...

Joseph R. Rose, 57

Joseph R. Rose, 57, of New Bedford died June 14 at St. Luke's Hospital of covid-19. Born in New Bedford, son of Leneta Joanne (Sewall) Rose of Fairhaven and the late Joseph R. Rose, he was raised in Mattapoisett and lived in New Bedford most of his...

Florence J. (Lame) Marshall, 92

Florence J. (Lame) Marshall, age 92 of Acushnet, passed away peacefully at Alden Court on June 6, 2020. She was the wife of the late Ralph Marshall. Born in Acushnet, the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha (Plaud) Lame, she was a graduate of...

Louise S. (Spooner) Kelsey, 100

Louise S. (Spooner) Kelsey, 100, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on June 5 at the Alden Court Nursing Home, in Fairhaven. She was the wife of the late Philip H. Kelsey, Sr., married 59 years. Born in Plymouth, the daughter of the late Harold S. and...

Patricia DuBois, 98

Patricia DuBois of West Wareham passed away on Friday, May 22nd at age 98 of a heart attack. She was at the time of her death principal broker/owner at Pat DuBois Realty. Born in Reading to Edward J. and Margaret (Shortell) Dahill in 1921, (at which...

Reverend Robert Alan Richardson, 74

Reverend Robert Alan Richardson, 74, of Orleans, formerly of Wareham, passed away on Thursday May 28,2020. On January 27, 1946, Robert A. Richardson made an epic debut at his family property in Orleans, Massachusetts during a giant blizzard. So...

Lucille B. (Marchessault) Sobral, 95

Lucille B. (Marchessault) Sobral, 95 of Acushnet died May 24 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Fernando Sobral. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Aldei and Rosilda (Dumaine) Marchessault, she lived in New Bedford before...

Christopher John LaRochelle, 53

Christopher John LaRochelle, 53, passed away on May 15 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a sudden, brief illness. Chris was the beloved son of Ronald and Cecile (Guimond) LaRochelle of Marion. Born on April 1, 1967 in New Bedford...

Joseph E. Doubrava, 92

Joseph E. Doubrava, 92, of Mattapoisett, died on Saturday, May 16, at Saint Luke’s Hospital following a brief period of declining health initiated by a fall and complicated by infection with Covid-19. Joe was born in Bayside, New York and as a young...

Roger A. Perry Jr, 95

Roger A. Perry Jr of Needham, formerly of Wellesley and Marion died on May 16. He was 95. He was the husband of the late Nancy E. Perry to whom he was married for 66 years. A loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, he will be...

Joyce A. McWilliams, 86

Joyce A. McWilliams, 86, of W. Wareham, died Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Plymouth Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Plymouth. She was the wife of Gardner S. “Gabby” McWilliams. Born in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late Walter Pierce and...

Mary O. (Ornellas) Ferreira, 102

Mary O. (Ornellas) Ferreira, 102 of New Bedford died May 20 peacefully at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel B. Ferreira. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Souza) Ornellas, she lived in New Bedford...

David Allen Pina, 53

David Allen Pina, 53, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham unexpectedly. Born in Wareham, he was the son of Tryna D. Pina of E. Wareham and the late Robert Allen Lopes. David graduated from Wareham High School, Class of 1984. He...

Shirley J. (Parker) Hughes, 90

Shirley J. (Parker) Hughes, 90, of Marion, died May 17 at home. She was the wife of the late John H. Hughes who died in 1985 and the daughter of the late Henry W. and Elizabeth E. (Davie) Parker. She was born in Arlington and graduated from Concord...

Robert A. Gingras, 90

Robert A. Gingras, 90, of Mattapoisett died peacefully, surrounded by family on May 19, at the home he was born in. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth M. (Beehan) Gingras, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born and raised in...

Thomas H. Buffinton, 99

Thomas H. Buffinton, age 99, of Plymouth, formerly of Marion, died peacefully on Saturday, May 16. He was the husband of the late Sally (Waring) Buffinton for 69 years. Born Nov. 8, 1920 in Williamstown, to the late Professor Arthur H. Buffinton and...

Ruth E. (Pacheco) Costa, 89

Ruth E. (Pacheco) Costa, 89 of Mattapoisett died May 14, 2020 peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center. She was the wife of the late John F. Costa. Born in Fairhaven, daughter of the late Theane and Elsie (McMullen) Pacheco, she lived in...

George A. Reade, 87

George A. Reade, 87, of Mattapoisett died Wednesday, May 13 at Our Lady's Haven after a period of declining health. He was the husband of Louanda J. (Mach) Reade. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, son of the late George and Agatha (Smith) Reade, he had...

Theresa (Viera) Dufresne, 78

Theresa (Viera) Dufresne, 78 of New Bedford passed away peacefully May 12 at Tremont Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Ernest and Justina (Santos) Viera, she lived in New Bedford all of her life. She...

William Edward Schuler, 42

William Edward Schuler, 42 of Fairhaven passed away peacefully Thursday May 7 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. Born in New Bedford, Bill grew up in South Dartmouth with his mother, Mary Lou (Brown) Schuler and his sister, Carolyn. Bill graduated...

Alton Truman Terrell III, 91

Alton Truman Terrell, III, 91, of Marion passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday April 28. He was the husband of Mary MacArthur Terrell. Born in Orange, Connecticut, the son of the late Alton Truman Terrell, Jr. and Elizabeth Clark Woodruff...

Marcia Robbins, age 76

Marcia Robbins, age 76, of Canton, GA, passed away in her sleep on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Marcia was born in Bridgewater to parents William and Caroline Fraser, where she raised her children. She lived most of her adult life in Wareham. After retiring...

Pamela Tuttle Humphrey, 88

Pamela Tuttle Humphrey, 88, of Mattapoisett, died Sunday, May 3, at her home. She was the wife of Robert H. Humphrey. Born in Chatham, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Harriet (Baker) Tuttle. A resident of Mattapoisett since 1965, Mrs...

Althea Isabel (Morse) Lawrence, 91

Althea Isabel (Morse) Lawrence of Rochester passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, peacefully in her home. She was born on July 3, 1928, in Acushnet, the daughter of Herman Morse and Clara (Ellis) Morse. Althea is the mother of Wayne B. Lawrence of...

David C. Dionne, Jr., 59

David C. Dionne, Jr., age 59 of Rochester, passed away on April 26 at St. Luke’s Hospital after waging a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Medford to Emily and David C. Dionne, Sr. David grew up on the water in Mattapoisett, where he...

Gale P. (Duxbury) Costa, 81

Gale P. (Duxbury) Costa
Gale P. (Duxbury) Costa, 81, of Mattapoisett, graciously said goodbye to the world, on Thursday, April 2, listening to her wind chimes, surrounded by her loving family. Gale was the wife of the late Michael B. (“Mike”) Costa, and daughter of the...

Eric L. Radin

September 14, 1934 to April 26, 2020 Eric Radin had a full, vigorous, and inspired life. He was a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and medical academic of the highest order, a loving friend, a passionate sailor, a proud father and grandfather, and...

Benvinda A. (Alves) Lobo, 89

Benvinda A. (Alves) Lobo, 89, of Mattapoisett, died April 23, in the German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury. She was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary (Lopes) Alves. She was born in Wareham and lived in Mattapoisett for many years...

Roger Francis Blanchette, 84

Roger Francis Blanchette, age 84, died at his home in North Port, Florida from complications of a stroke on March 29. Born in Brockton, he was the son of Louis Napoleon and Noelie Indianola Blanchette, who were both originally from Quebec, Canada...

Arego A. “Rick” Grassi, 88

Arego A. “Rick” Grassi, 88, of Marion passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday April 15, 2020. Born and raised in Wareham, the son of the late Arego and Eva (Braley) Grassi, he lived in Marion for most of his life. Mr. Grassi was noted for his...

Nicole C. Rickard, 47

Nicole C. Rickard, D.V.M., age 47, of Marion died April 10, unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of David B. Lempert. Born in Stoughton, daughter of Peter H. Rickard of Rochester and the late Mary Ellen (Joyce) Rickard, she lived in North...

Joan Marie (Gendron) Harding, 82

Joan Marie (Gendron) Harding of Mashpee, formerly of Mattapoisett, died April 14 at a Sandwich long-term care facility after a long illness. She was 82 years old. Born to Florence and Charles Gendron of New Bedford, she was raised with her 11...

Joanne E. (Evans) Mee

Joanne E. (Evans) Mee of Fairhaven died April 14 at St. Luke's Hospital after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late William F. Mee. Born in Fairhaven, daughter of actors, the late James W. and Kathryn L. (Fraser) Evans, she...

Patricia Mary (Jones) Hunt, 87

Patricia Mary (Jones) Hunt died peacefully at home among her family on April 10 in Rochester at the age of 87. Patricia is survived by her daughters, Susan Duncan of Marion, Robin Sommo of Rochester, Joanne Hickey of New Bedford, and Sarah Aanensen...