Helen Louise (Lake) DeCosta, 96, a resident of Mattapoisett, passed away on July 19, 2014 at Alden Court in Fairhaven after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family.Helen was born in New Bedford on November 6, 1917. She was the daughter of the late George Lester Lake and Sarah Louise (McKenzie) Lake. As […] Read more »

Anthony J. “Jerry” DuPont, 84, of Mattapoisett died Friday July 18, 2014 at home. He was the husband of Phyllis M. (Bryant) DuPont; they had been married for 62 years.Born and raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Louise E. (Brannelly) and Anthony J. DuPont, Sr., he lived in Mattapoisett for most of […] Read more »

Francis J. “Mike” Farrell, III, of Marion, died Friday, July 18th at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Cheryl L. (Peltola) Farrell. Born in Wareham, he was the son of Francis J. Farrell, Jr. of Wareham and Elizabeth M. (Rose) Farrell also of Wareham. Mike graduated […] Read more »

Captain Conrad “C3″ Henri Roy III, 18, of Mattapoisett passed away Sunday July 13, 2014. Born in New Bedford, he lived in Mattapoisett all of his life. Conrad graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School in June with a 3.88 GPA and simultaneously earned his captain’s license from Northeast Maritime Institute. He had been accepted […] Read more »

Donald J. Moran, 80, of Mattapoisett died Sunday July 13, 2014 at Sippican Healthcare Center surrounded by his family and friends. Born in New Bedford, the son of the late James and Natalie (Fontaine) Moran, he lived in Mattapoisett for most of his life. He was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church. Mr. Moran was […] Read more »

Thomas F. Skrutski, 71, of Rochester had wonderful riding weather for his passing to Harley Heaven on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, surrounded by his family after his third and final courageous battle with cancer. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Betty June Reynolds. Thomas’ employment included working on the oil […] Read more »

Stephen “Twoy” Wong, 79, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday July 7, 2014 in the company of his loving family. Stephen was born in New Bedford to the late Jade (Woo) and Charlie Wong. He was the youngest of their seven children. Stephen was a graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, attended Syracuse University in […] Read more »

Terry L. Sherman, 77, of Marion, died Saturday, July 5th at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River unexpectedly. Born in Acushnet, he was the son of the late Richard & Florence (Sylvia) Sherman and was a lifelong resident of Marion. Mr. Sherman, affectionately known as “Chainsaw”, worked as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator […] Read more »

Shirley H. “Tootsie” (Adams) Achorn, 86, of Rochester died July 4, 2014 at home after a long illness surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Carl A. Achorn. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Walter C. and Annie (Batacao) Adams, she lived in New Bedford and Dartmouth before moving to […] Read more »