Obituaries

Charles W. White, 83

Charles W. White, a beloved English professor for over five decades, passed away peacefully at his Marion home, on Saturday, April 4 after a long illness. He was 83. Born in Boston, the son of the late Charles W. and Anna (Haley) White, he grew up...

Nelson M. Adams, III

Nelson M. Adams, III, of Marion, died peacefully at home with his family on March 19, after a long battle with cancer. He fought his disease with grace, determination and the kind of stoic strength that defined his character. He was born on June 1,...
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Harlyn D. “Butch” Froh, 64

Harlyn D. “Butch” Froh, 64, of Rochester passed away Monday, March 9, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Kimberly (White) Froh. They had been married over 40 years. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Harlyn H. Froh...

Annie M. (Pugliese) Bucchere, 62

Annie M. (Pugliese) Bucchere, 62 of Rochester died March 11, suddenly, after living a life fulfilled with joy and loving family. She was the wife of Victor S. Bucchere, her loving husband of 41 years. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was daughter of...

Margaret “Peggs” Edwards Francis, 92

Margaret “Peggs” Edwards Francis, 92, of Marion, passed away peacefully in her own home, surrounded by family, on March 6. She was born on July 29, 1927 in Douglaston, New York to Charles Edwards Jr. and Margaret (Mills) Edwards. She attended...

Katharine “Kitty” Hill Stanton, 91

Katharine “Kitty” Hill Stanton, 91, died of natural causes on Feb. 11. Born June 22, 1928 to Lucius and Helen Hill, she grew up in Brookline. Kitty thrived in her youth as a scholar/athlete at the Windsor School, Miss Porters School, and Vassar...

Roy Edward Rider, 77

Roy Edward Rider, 77, of Lynn, passed away on Feb. 28 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, after a long illness. Born in Boston and growing up in Braintree and Marion, Roy fell in love with the ocean. While his life took him to many...

George B. Bassett Jr, 55

George B. Bassett Jr, 55 of Marion passed after a brief illness on Feb. 17, surrounded by loved ones at Morton hospital in Taunton. He was born May 16, 1964. He was the son of Janice L. (Valle) Bassett and the late George B. Bassett Sr. He was the...

Edna M. (Coates) LeBlanc

Edna M. (Coates) LeBlanc, 80 of Mattapoisett died March 3 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Carlton and Mary Jane (Hilton) Coates, she grew up in New Bedford and moved to Mattapoisett in 1972. She was a graduate of...

Patricia A. Harriman, 70

Patricia A. Harriman, 70, of Marion, died Sunday, March 1 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Nelson Franklin Harriman, III. Born in Wareham, Mrs. Harriman graduated from Old Rochester Regional High...

Faith Alden Paulsen

Obituary republished as a reminder of the service date. Faith Alden Paulsen lived her entire life in Mattapoisett and Marion. Large portions of her life were spent at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir for over 30...

Beverly Ann (Kimbell) Fardy, 80

Beverly Ann (Kimbell) Fardy, of Wareham and Wayland, passed away on February 21, 2020. peacefully following a courageous fight with cancer at the age of 80. Beverly battled her failing health for several months with an optimistic demeanor and rarely...

Walter J. Wordell, 88

Walter J. Wordell, 88, of Mattapoisett passed away at home on Saturday, Feb. 22. He was the husband of the late Mary (McKay) Wordell, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. He was born and raised in Westport, the son of the late Harold O. and...

Eunice A. (Kimball) Eaton, 85

Eunice A. (Kimball) Eaton, 85 of Marion died Feb. 24 peacefully at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Everett F. Eaton with whom she shared 64 years of marriage. Born and raised in Haverhill on the Kimball family farm, she...

Madison J. Snow, 32

Madison J. Snow, 32, of Buzzards Bay. was welcomed into Angels’ arms unexpectedly on Friday, February 14, 2020, at Tobey Hospital. She was the daughter of Dale and Susan M. (Santos) Snow. Madison was born in New Bedford and grew up in Marion,...

Vincente (DeSimone) Garofalo, 86

Vincente (DeSimone) Garofalo, 86, of Marion and Bayonne, New Jersey passed peacefully at home on Tuesday Feb. 18 in the loving embrace of her devoted family. Vincente held a deep and abiding faith in God. She will forever remain a graceful presence...

Nicholas Castanhinha, 44

Nicholas Castanhinha, 44 of Mattapoisett died Feb. 15, unexpectedly at home. He was the husband of Jennifer L. (Hibbert) Castanhinha. Born in New Bedford, son of the late Frank and Irene L. (Boisvert) Castanhinha, he was raised in Dartmouth before...

Anne Marta Poshkus, 90

Anne Marta Poshkus, 90, of Marion, passed away Feb. 18 with many of her loving family by her side. She was the wife of the late Vytautas (Paskevicius) Poshkus. She was born in Rudaiciai, Lithuania in 1929. Anne Marta fled Lithuania as a young girl...

Robert B. Hiller II, 92

Robert B. Hiller II, age 92, died is his home surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 9. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Hiller, with whom he enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Bob was the son of the late Howard B. and Teresa (Marsh) Hiller. He...

Hannelore "Lori" Eleanor Maxim

Hannelore "Lori" Eleanor Maxim passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Brigham and Women's Hospital on Feb. 5 after a courageous battle with a long-term illness. Lori was born in Innsbruck, Austria on Oct. 31, 1941. She lived in...

Jane W. (Deane) Ladner, 90

Jane W. (Deane) Ladner, 90, of Marion, died Feb. 6 at St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of the late Allen R. Ladner and the daughter of the late Jerome and Frances (Long) Deane. She was born in New Bedford and lived in Marion all of...

Brooke Elizabeth Sweet, 20

Brooke Elizabeth Sweet, 20, of Mattapoisett passed away Wednesday Feb. 5, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Marion. Born in New Bedford, the loving daughter of Jodi L. Travers and David P. Sweet, she lived in Mattapoisett all...

Sonia Lee (Lutoff) Strawn, 74

Sonia Lee (Lutoff) Strawn, 74, of Wareham, died Friday, February 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Merritt Edwin Strawn. Born in Wareham, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mabel T. (Zion)...

Sally T. (Tolman) Hopkins, 87

ROCHESTER – Sally T. (Tolman) Hopkins, 87, of Rochester, died Jan. 3, 2020 at home. She was the wife of John A. Hopkins and the daughter of the late Everett Deacon and Ora (Farnham) Tolman. She was born in New London, Connecticut and lived in...

Alice D. Clapp, 96

Alice D. Clapp, 96, of Rochester, died Sunday, Feb. 2, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Raymond W. Clapp. Born in Cambridge, the daughter of the late William H. and Mariam (Burns) Davis of...

Vernon Russell Tisdale

Vernon Russell Tisdale of Fairhaven and Mattapoisett, formerly of Westwood, died peacefully on Jan. 25 surrounded by his family at Brigham and Women’s Hospital after a 23 year battle with cancer. Loving husband of Ann (Schultz) Tisdale; brother to...

Paul Anthony Frangos

Beloved father and husband, Paul Anthony Frangos died Friday, Jan. 24 at home after a long and valiant battle with Multiple Myeloma. Paul leaves behind his wife of 36 years, Elise Manley Frangos of Marion and his children, Christina Mary Frangos of...

Joan ‘Jone’ M. (Turner) Holway, 87

Joan ‘Jone’ M. (Turner) Holway, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Jan. 21 after a long illness. Jone was born on Sept. 4, 1932 in Fall River to John and Rosalie Turner and graduated from Durfee High School in 1950. Jone relocated to...

Alan “Al” Montgomery Danse, 75

Alan “Al” Montgomery Danse, 75, of Marion passed away peacefully at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts on Jan. 10, following a brief illness. Al is survived by his wife of 56 years Margaret “Lynn” Danse, his daughter, Shelly Danse...

Nancy (Cleveland) Kimon, 89

Nancy (Cleveland) Kimon, 89, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully at Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, on Thursday Jan. 16. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter M. Kimon, a native of Athens, Greece. Born in Medford to the late Richard M...

Lois Marion (Cobbett) Buckley, 92

Lois Marion (Cobbett) Buckley, 92, of Rochester, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on the very windy evening of Jan. 16. She was staying at the Sippican Healthcare Center in Marion, recovering from a recent illness. Lois was the...

James Scott Vicino, 55

James Scott Vicino, 55, of Mattapoisett, passed away unexpectedly at home on January 12, 2020. Born and raised in Wareham, Scott was a 1982 graduate of Wareham High School, and later earned a degree in Computer Science from New England Institute of...

Ronald P. Noonan, 88

Ronald P. Noonan, 88, of Marion passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8 with his family by his side after a brief period of declining health. Born in Somerville, son of the late Arthur and Edna (Roma) Noonan, and predeceased by his brother Barry of Winsor,...

Shirley G. (Blasenak) Cronan, 81

Shirley G. (Blasenak) Cronan, 81 of North Easton died Jan. 9 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Paul H. Cronan. Born in Norwood, the daughter of the late Werner H. and Lillian M. (Garland) Blasenak, she lived in Walpole and...

Sarah Jane Madison

Sarah Jane Madison, formerly of Marion, passed away peacefully in Windham New Hampshire on Dec. 3. She is deeply missed by her three daughters, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and Miss Molly, her faithful dachshund. Sally...

Lenine M. Gonsalves, 92

Lenine M. Gonsalves, 92, of Rochester passed away on Saturday Jan. 11. He was the loving husband of Beatrice (Rogers) Gonsalves; they had been married for 67 years. Born in New Bedford, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Augusta (Mendes)...

Edward Wright Sylvia, 83

Surrounded by his family, Edward Wright Sylvia, 83, of Mattapoisett, passed away on Jan. 9 from complications of Alpha One Antitrypsin Deficiency. Born in New Bedford to Joseph E. and Helen Wright Sylvia, Ed is survived by his wife and best friend...