William K. Thomas, 87, of Marion, passed away at home on October 30, 2012. He was the husband of Shirlee L. (Long) Thomas. Born in Waterbury, Nebraska, he was the son of Edith D. Leeper (Sigmon) and William M. Thomas. He graduated from Wheatland High School, Wheatland, Iowa, and the Naval V-12 program at the [...] Read more »

Richard B. Parker, 77, of Marion died May 21, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Joan B. (Souza) Parker. Born in Marion, the son of the late George C. and Beatrice Mae (Haskell) Parker, he lived in Marion all of his life. He was formerly [...] Read more »

James M. Henderson, Jr., 78, of Mattapoisett, died Sunday May 19, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Alison B. (Hersey) Henderson. Born in Milton, the son of the late James M. and Anna (Bassett) Henderson, he had resided in Mattapoisett since the age of four where he discovered his first loves [...] Read more »

Thomas O. Phillips, Jr., 83, of Port Charlotte, FL, died May 14, 2013 in the Tidewell Hospice Center, Port Charlotte. He was the son of the late Thomas O.  and Ella M. (Vaughan) Phillips. He was born in New Bedford and lived in Mattapoisett, Wareham and California before moving to Florida. Mr. Phillips graduated from [...] Read more »

Edith (Bieler) Lansky, 90, formerly of Mattapoisett, died peacefully on May 17. The third of eight children, Edith grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts and worked as a bookkeeper before her marriage to Sidney Lansky, a prominent New Bedford attorney. Mrs. Lansky was a great cook, a prodigious reader, and a talented writer and painter.  [...] Read more »

Mary Zuraida Corliss, age 70, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2013 at her cottage in Marion surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Richard Corliss with whom she shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Faial, Azores, she is the daughter of Mariana (Correia) [...] Read more »

Neil Barry Roiter, 64, of Mattapoisett, passed away at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Sunday, May 5, in the mid-afternoon. He is predeceased by his father, Gordon. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Gwendolyn (Friss), daughter, Tess, and son, Andrew. He is also survived by his mother, Shirley, his sister Mindy, brother, [...] Read more »

Sally Webster (Wilde) Hayward, 89, passed away on May 2, 2013 at Alden Court in her beloved hometown of Fairhaven. Born in New Bedford, she was the wife of the late Calvin Hayward, and the eldest child of the late Webster and Jenny (Holmstrom) Wilde. In her early years, Sally developed a passion for sports [...] Read more »

Helene A. (Saltzmann) Craver, 71, of Marion died May 2, 2013 at Tobey Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Lee Craver. Born in Irvington, NJ, the daughter of the late John A. and Helen L. (Skrovanak) Saltzmann, she lived in Marion most of her life. Mrs. Craver was a member of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal [...] Read more »

Joanne Chittenden Furtado, 77, of Mattapoisett, died April 17, 2013. She was the wife of Bob Furtado of Mattapoisett, and former wife of the late David Chittenden. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter Janice Haggan, her husband Wallace and their son Patrick, of Pembroke; and her son, Alan Chittenden of [...] Read more »