Obituaries

Donald Packard Farwell, 97

Donald Packard Farwell, 97, of Buzzards Bay, formerly of Mattapoisett, died suddenly Sunday, Sept. 13, at Tobey Hospital following a period of declining health. He was the husband of Beverly (Morey) Farwell, with whom he shared 71 years of marriage...

Joseph Dansereau, 95

Joseph Henry Edgar Dansereau was born in New Bedford on Aug. 4, 1925 and passed away on Aug. 26, 2020 in Uxbridge. He was a former resident of Acushnet and Marion. “Eddie” was a World War ll veteran. He enlisted in the Navy at age 17 and was in...
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Lynnea Beth (Johnson) Walker, 65

Lynnea Beth (Johnson) Walker, 65, of Rochester gained access to the secrets of the universe upon her passing unexpectedly on Sept. 10. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Sandra Johnson of Bethany. She is survived by and was the loving "...

David Lawrence Bramley, 72

David Lawrence Bramley, 72, of Marion formerly of Woburn, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2 , 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Margaret-Mary (Dailey) Bramley. They were married and deeply in love for 39 years. Born in Boston, he...

Lois Margaret Fountain, 86

Lois Margaret Fountain, of Mattapoisett and Wareham, departed this world on August 31, after 86 full and active years with us. Lois was the third of four children born to Reid and Edith Sisson on the family farm in Goodland, MI, on June 13, 1934...

Lorraine Carter, 73

Lorraine B. Carter, of Marion was born on March 18, 1947 in Norway, Maine and she passed away on Aug. 28, 2020, with her two daughters by her side. During her 73 years, Lorraine was truly the most loving, kind and patient Mom, Nan, Aunt and friend...

Mary Hogan Collins

Mary Hogan Collins, formerly of Wellesley Hills and Marion, MA, Thomasville, GA, and St. Louis, MO, passed peacefully on Aug. 28, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John J. Collins, Jr., loving mother of Anne Collins (Frank) Goodyear, Maureen Collins (...

Robert Bruce Middleton, 64

Robert Bruce Middleton, 64, of Marion passed away Saturday Aug. 29 at home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband and best friend of Elizabeth Reis Middleton; they had been married for 29 years. Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth...

Anne E. (Curry) Porter, 78

Anne E. (Curry) Porter, 78, of Marion, formerly of New Bedford and Dartmouth, passed away peacefully at home on Monday Aug. 31, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Richard A. Porter, Jr. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of...

Brenda (Worden) Lynch, 73

Brenda Joan (Worden) Lynch, 73, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Tobey Hospital, after enduring a long battle with metastatic breast cancer. Born and raised in Edgartown, she was the daughter of the late Frederick...

William J. “Bill” McMorrow, 77

William J. “Bill” McMorrow, 77, of Mattapoisett, and Bradenton, Florida, passed away peacefully at his summer home, on Tuesday, Aug. 18. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Doucette) McMorrow for 54 years. Bill was born in Boston, the son of the...

Albert C. "Al" Muren, 86

Albert C. "Al" Muren, of Marion and Port St. Lucie, Florida, died peacefully of natural causes at age 86, on Aug. 18. Albert is survived by his wife, Frances Sajewicz; three children by his wife of 47 years, the late Irene (Rosselot) Muren — Andrea...

Nolan Fergus Gibbons, 15

Nolan Fergus Gibbons, 15, of Marion, passed away in his sleep early Tuesday morning, August 18. He attended Sippican Elementary School and Old Rochester Junior High and High School. Born on July 12, 2005 in Boston, Nolan came into the world making...

Barbara E. (Berndt) Urquhart, 76

Barbara E. (Berndt) Urquhart, 76, of Mattapoisett passed away Saturday August 15, at home surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife and best friend of Edward M. Urquhart; they had been married for 56 years. Born in Rhode Island, the daughter...

Joan F. (Sylvia) Eyrich, 86

Joan F. (Sylvia) Eyrich, 86, of Marion passed away Wednesday Aug. 12 at Tobey Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Eyrich. Born and raised in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Alfred F. and Belmira (Linhares)...

Donn Thomas Stangohr

Donn Thomas Stangohr, of Rochester, bright blue-eyed, gregarious, and wildly loved, passed away on Aug. 11, at the age of 69. He is survived by his best friend (passionate spouse, business partner, and partner in all things) Sandra Lee Stangohr (...

Mark Bohan

Mark Bohan of Mattapoisett died peacefully at his home on August 5, with his family by his side. He was born August 14, 1947 in Norwood, son of Michael R. J. Bohan and Mary E. Bohan. He graduated from Catholic Memorial High School and received his...

Samuel Evan Ellis, 20

Samuel Evan Ellis, 20, of New Bedford, formerly of Mattapoisett died Aug. 10 at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Wareham, son of David A. and Cheryl A. (Ponte) Ellis, he lived in Mattapoisett most of...

Dagmar (Scheve) Unhoch

Dagmar (Scheve) Unhoch died peacefully in her Marion home of 55 years on Thursday, July 30. She was the loving wife of George L. Unhoch, Jr., devoted mother of Christina Unhoch Mason and the late Bettina Unhoch Pike; and adoring grandmother (Oma) to...

Eva (Monteiro) DeBarros, 88

Eva (Monteiro) DeBarros, 88, of New Bedford, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, Aug. 6 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Russell DeBarros, Sr. She was the daughter of the late John and Aurora (Neves) Monteiro...

Dorothy Maybour (Averill) Couet, 94

Dorothy Maybour (Averill) Couet, age 94, of Mattapoisett, passed away quietly in her sleep Friday, July 31 at Sippican Health Care in Marion, supported by her loving family. She was the widow of the late Donat R. Couet. They married in 1949 and...

Joseph Lincoln “Linc” Medeiros

Joseph Lincoln “Linc” Medeiros of Naples, Florida died peacefully in Mattapoisett on Wednesday, July 29 with his family by his side, after a valiant struggle to beat esophageal cancer. He was born in Middleboro, son of Manuel J. and Barbara (...

Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Pennington, 78

Elisabeth Anne "Betty" Pennington, Ed.D, R.N., 78, of Mattapoisett died July 26 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. She was born February 3, 1942 in Cambridge, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Galera) Pennington and sister of the late Frank...

Stephanie Rolfe, 93

Stephanie Rolfe died July 21 after leading a long and productive life, most recently as an admired artist in watercolor and oil in the Lincoln area, where she lived for over 50 years, and at the Carleton-Willard Village in nearby Bedford. She was 93...

David N. Rivenburg

David N. Rivenburg of Mattapoisett, formerly of Acton, passed away peacefully on July 21. Dave was born on May 19, 1941 in Talcottville, Connecticut to the late William Alfred “Al” Rivenburg and the late Edna May Rivenburg (Monaghan). He is survived...

Linda J. (Robert) Canty, 72

Linda J. (Robert) Canty, age 72, of Wareham passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, after a long illness at All American Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Anita and Leo Robert of Fairhaven and New Bedford and the widow of the late...

Dr. Edgar H. Batcheller, Jr.

Dr. Edgar H. Batcheller, Jr., known to family and friends as Terry, passed away Wednesday, July 8 at his family summer home in Mattapoisett. He was born in Boston on March 9, 1937 to RAdm Edgar Hadley Batcheller and Anne Gordon (King) Batcheller...

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...

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...

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