80 year old Freda Evelyn Hall Ruel came into this world the same way she would live life, on her own terms. Born in an elevator at Windham Hospital, in Connecticut, she didn’t have the patience to wait for everyone else. Growing up in Willington, CT, her parents were Freda and Gardiner Hall. Named […] Read more »
Ronald McDonald, Sr., 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday August 29, 2026 after a brief illness. He was born on October 23, 1940 in Nantucket, MA, to the late John J and Mary Genevieve (Davis) McDonald. He graduated from Nantucket High School and Dean Junior College. Soon after, he married the love of his […] Read more »
George M. Graham Jr., “Jock,” 91, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on August 23, 2026, at Parlin Hospice in Wayland, Massachusetts. Born June 30, 1935, in Malden, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late George M. Graham Sr. and Helen Knowlton Whedon Graham. He was the brother of […] Read more »
Jason “Jake” Jacobsen, 56, of Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at AdventHealth hospice in Altamonte Springs following a long illness. Born to the late Reidun T. (Mannes) Jacobsen and Capt. Peder “Pete” U. Jacobsen, both originally of Karmøy, Norway, Jake grew up on Poverty Point in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. His early years were highlighted […] Read more »
Brad Eames never did anything halfway. Born in Attleboro, MA on August 6, 1943 to Newell Taft Eames and Margery Louise (Bessom) Eames, Brad was raised in his parents’ hometown of Mansfield. Soon after he was born, his father left to serve in Germany during WWII. At age 2 ¾ Brad was sent out […] Read more »
Chad Philip Jacobs, born September 3, 1969, in Waltham, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on July 26, 2026, in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. He lived a life marked by quiet kindness, steady hard work, and deep devotion to the people and places he loved. He was the loved son of Fr. Philip C. Jacobs […] Read more »
Wayne J. Ferreira was born in New Bedford on July 15, 1951, to the late Joseph and Roberta (Reynolds) Ferreira. The family moved to Rochester in the 1960s, and their home remained Wayne’s home base for the rest of his life. He graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in 1970. He resided permanently in […] Read more »
Neil J. Graner, 85, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2026, at the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, Massachusetts, surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 13, 1940, Neil was raised in Yonkers, New York, where he attended Commerce High School. Growing up, Neil […] Read more »
Nancy “Nora Beth” Horrocks Chrzanowski passed away on July 28, 2026, in Austin, TX after a long illness. Born on January 1, 1951, Nancy lived a life full of devotion to her faith, family and church at Mount Sinai Baptist Church (the Mount). Nancy was a lifelong learner and avid reader. She graduated from […] Read more »
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Peter E. Sowden, age 83, on August 6, 2026. Peter was born on April 25th, 1943 in Lexington, Massachusetts, and grew up in Wilmington. In 1964, he married his high school sweetheart, Lorraine (Zuccola) Sowden, and together the family spent more than 60 years […] Read more »