Obituaries

Dr. Lincoln Edmond Ford, 81

Dr. Lincoln Edmond Ford, 81 of Marion died Nov. 16, after a long illness from Alzheimer’s disease. He was the husband of Susan (Gilbert) Ford. Born in Boston on May 14, 1938, he was the son of the late John B. and Margaret (Clark) Ford. He was a...

Donald L. Nahigyan, Jr., 69

Donald L. Nahigyan, Jr., 69, of Mattapoisett died peacefully at home on Thursday Nov. 7. Born in North Adams, the son of the late Dr. Donald L. and Verna P. (Dutra) Nahigyan, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. Donald was an active member...
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Nancy Stafford Boston, 89

Nancy Stafford Boston, 89, of East Falmouth, passed peacefully in her home on Nov. 4, in the company of loving family. She was the daughter of Birtwell Stafford & Eleanor Davis (Lowe) Priest and stepdaughter of Hart Jarvis and Margery Worth...

Barbara Ann (Corriea) Carrier, 89

Barbara Ann (Corriea) Carrier, 89 passed away after a brief illness on Nov. 8, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born July 22, 1930 in New Bedford, daughter of the late Beatrice Corriea (Duchesney) and Manuel J. Corriea. At the age...

Hertha (Lederbogen) Wolkowicz, 89

Hertha (Lederbogen) Wolkowicz, 89, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, succumbed peacefully after a short period of declining health in the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Born in Rostock, Germany, Hertha...

Anthony Allison, MD., 93

Anthony Allison, MD. (aka Billy, Tony), age 93 of Marion formerly of Hawaii, Philadelphia and North Carolina passed away in his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was the husband of Dale (Muther) Allison with whom he shared 54 years of...

Thomas F. Holden, 86

Thomas F. Holden, 86 of Mattapoisett died Oct. 27 after a long illness at home. He was the husband of Aina R. (Palm) Holden. Born and raised in Melrose, son of the late Thomas F. and Mary V. (Cargill) Holden, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1979. He...

Francesco W. Cervelli, 84

Francesco W. Cervelli, 84, of Rochester died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Tobey Hospital, after being stricken ill earlier in the day while delivering cranberries. He was the husband of Christine A. (Tanner) Cervelli and the son of the late John and...

Barbara Goodwin Hill, 100

Barbara Goodwin Hill of Marion, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all passed away peacefully on Oct. 23rd, 2019. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John A. Hill, Jr. and two children Gregory Hill and Nancy...

Joan M. Smith, 83

Joan M. Smith, 83, of Marion, formerly of Quincy and Dorchester died Thursday, Oct. 17, at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Dowling) Smith. Born in Boston, she graduated from Boston Trade School...

Mary Gwythian Evill

Mary Gwythian Evill died peacefully in the early morning of Oct. 18 at the Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford. Gwythian was born on Aug. 27, 1929 and raised in England and came to the United States in 1967, joining her husband, William J. Evill at St...

Sally (Oliveira) Seeley, 92

Sally (Oliveira) Seeley, 92, of Wareham, died Oct. 20 at St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of Earl J. Seeley and the daughter of the late Julio and Julia (Fernandes) Oliveira. She was born in New Bedford and raised in Marion. She...

Nicholas G. Makrys, 96

Nicholas G. Makrys, 96, of Marion passed away peacefully on Friday Oct. 18 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anastasia (Karalekas) Makrys. Born Sept. 25, 1923 in Malden he was the son of the...

Michael H. “Pugs” Chandanais, 55

Michael H. “Pugs” Chandanais, 55, of New Bedford died on Saturday, Oct. 19. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away from a stroke due to surgical complications. Pugs leaves behind his wife, Hisako, his stepdaughters Christina and...

Robert Leo Lynch, Sr., 83

Robert Leo Lynch, Sr., 83, of Rochester, died Oct. 15 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. He was born and raised in Medford, the son of the late William Vincent and Mary (Grady) Lynch. He made his home of 45 years in Rochester. He enjoyed summers...

Abel M. Grace, 95

Abel M. Grace, 95, a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2019. A World War II Marine Corps veteran, Abel Grace was a part of Montford Point’s first black Marine regiment and saw combat in the Asiatic-Pacific...

Margaret Dexter (Strahorn) Xifaras, 74

Margaret Dexter (Strahorn) Xifaras, a New Bedford lawyer, citizen activist and stalwart Democrat, died shortly after midnight on Oct. 8 of metastatic breast cancer. She was 74. Universally known as MarDee, she played a vital behind the scenes role...

Margaret T. “Terry” Dwyer, 90

Margaret T. “Terry” Dwyer, 90, of Marion, died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Francis P. Dwyer. Born in Brookline, she was the daughter of the late Charles...

Julio Marques

Julio Marques of Marion passed on Saturday Oct. 5 surrounded by family after a brief, yet courageous fight with cancer and complications from a stroke. Born in Sao Miguel to Joao and Maria (Tavares) Marques, Julio leaves his loving wife Diane; son...

Melvin E. Trott, Jr., 90

Melvin E. Trott, Jr., 90, of West Wareham passed away at home on Saturday Oct. 5, 2019. He was the loving husband of 38 years to Constance H. (Broman) Trott. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts the son of the late Melvin E. and Lillian (Green...

Francis H. Gordon, 92

Francis H. Gordon, 92 of Mattapoisett died Monday, Aug. 19. He was the husband of the late Barbara K. (Krause) Gordon. His memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, 27 Church St.,...

Christopher Davis Richards, 69

Christopher Davis Richards, 69, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday Sept. 29 surrounded by his family. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Thornton M. Richards, Jr. and Marion (Browne) Richards, Christopher was raised in Fairhaven. He attended...

Stephen DeCosta, 66

Stephen DeCosta, 66, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at home after a battle with cancer. Born in Fall River, the son of the late Joseph and Irene (Isadore) DeCosta, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 2003. He is survived by his son, William J...

Jacqueline E. (Mongeau) Bertrand, 80

Jacqueline E. (Mongeau) Bertrand, 80 of Mattapoisett died Sept. 28 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Bertrand. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Joseph L. and Irene A. (Gendron) Mongeau, she lived in Mattapoisett...

Elsie Lee (McCarthy) Marvin, 92

Elsie Lee (McCarthy) Marvin, 92, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on Sept. 21 at Kesslerwood Place Assisted Living Community in Indianapolis. She was the wife of the late Donald K. Marvin. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and...

Dr. Richard Leonard Lindsey, Jr (Dick), 70

Dr. Richard Leonard Lindsey, Jr (Dick) died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday Aug. 8 at the age of 70 from complications of Lewy Body Dementia. He was born Feb. 7, 1949 in Wareham, to the late Richard Leonard Lindsey and Marion...

Robert P. Lucas, Jr.

The Lucas family is saddened to announce the passing of Robert P. Lucas, Jr., on Friday, September 6. Bob was born on Martha’s Vineyard in 1962. He graduated from Upper Cape Vocational High School in Bourne, Class of 1981, and obtained his Master...

Michael J. "Mike" Kralovich, 74

Michael J. "Mike" Kralovich, 74, of Marion, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Sept. 11, after having been lovingly cared for by his family and Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association. Mike was born in New York City and was the beloved...

Linda Cohen Lane, 78

Linda Cohen Lane of Marion, formerly of Newton, entered into rest on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the age of 78. Beloved daughter of the late Samuel and Josephine (Markowitz) Cohen. Beloved wife of Robert H. Lane. Loving mother of Jeffrey Lane (deceased),...

Joseph F. Dziuba, 89

Joseph F. Dziuba, 89 of West Wareham died Sept. 3 at Plymouth Crossing Assisted Living. He was the husband of the late Barbara C. (Cembalisty) Dziuba. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Frank and Esther (Wojtaszek) Dziuba, he lived in New...

Mary J. (Gubellini) Borsari

On Saturday, Aug, 31 Mary Borsari decided to spend eternity with her husband, Leopoldo and her daughter, Maribeth. Mary was born in Wareham on August 25, 1914 and lived in Wareham along with her mother, Elizabeth “Lizzy” and her father, Alex and her...

Sue van Wiggeren, 92

Sue van Wiggeren, 92, of Fairhaven, wife of the late Richard H. van Wiggeren, passed away on Saturday Aug. 10, while at Care One at New Bedford, with her loving family by her side. Affectionately known as “Suzie Wong”, she embraced and loved life,...

Elizabeth P. (Peck) Lamoureux, 76

Elizabeth P. (Peck) Lamoureux, 76 of Mattapoisett, died August 18, 2019 after a brief illness at St. Luke's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Michael P. Lamoureux. Born in Roxbury, daughter of the late George A. and Alice (Tilley) Peck, she was...