Sylvia A. (Hales) Fales, 82, of Mattapoisett died peacefully on November 19, 2025 at the Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford. She was the loving wife of Alan F. Fales, with whom she shared 63 years of marriage. Known for being playful, joyful, and forever young in spirit, Sylvia lived a life filled with kindness […] Read more »
Thomas M. Ferreira, 82, of Mattapoisett, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2025. Born on November 30, 1942, Tom was raised in New Bedford, the son of the late Manual B. Ferreira and Mary (Ornellas) Ferreira. He was the devoted husband of Margaret (Rimmer) Ferreira for nearly 60 years. Tom’s childhood in New […] Read more »
Noreen D. (Andersen) Lyonnais of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday November 12, 2025. Born on September 9, 1938, she was raised in Fairhaven, the daughter of Martin Sorvik Andersen and Agnes Nellie (Hansen) Andersen. She was the beloved wife of the late Norman J. Lyonnais. They were married […] Read more »
John E. Clark, 80, of Mattapoisett died November 10, 2025 peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Liberty) Clark, with whom he shared 56 years of marriage. Born and raised in New Bedford, son of the late Louis H. and Wladislawa (Mulawka) Clark, he lived in Mattapoisett since […] Read more »
Joshua Matthew Spearin, 25, of Tarzana, California (originally Rochester, Massachusetts), returned to his Heavenly Home on November 1, 2025, following a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. Born July 14, 2000, Josh is the fourth child of Sean and Brenda Spearin. He spent early years in Wareham before the family settled in Rochester, where he […] Read more »
Douglas Homer Watson died at his home in Marion on October 28, 2025 after living valiantly with Parkinson’s disease for 16 years. His beloved wife, JoAnn was by his side. Doug was born in 1949 in Bryn Mawr, PA. to Anne Sweetser Watson and L. Hoyt Watson. He attended The Booth School, in Rosemont, […] Read more »
Henry David Oberlander of Norwood, MA passed away on November 5, 2025 at the age of 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Beloved son of David and Beth Bruno Oberlander of Mansfield, MA, Henry is also survived by his brother Cal Oberlander of Queens, NY, his grandparents Ann Bruno of Mattapoisett, MA and […] Read more »
Walter L. Reid Jr., 85, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on November 5, 2025 at WestView on Main in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, alongside the shimmering waters of Buzzards Bay. Amid his lifelong focus on empirically grounded truth rather than convention, he did not bother to attend his graduation ceremonies at Manasquan High School in New […] Read more »
John Thomas Gray, age 100, of Trumbull, CT peacefully passed away November 5, 2025, at his residence at Middlebrook Farms surrounded by family. A member of The Greatest Generation, he was born on September 23, 1925, in New York City, NY to the late William Alexander Gray and Mildred (Holden) Gray. He graduated from Pelham […] Read more »
Ward Reynolds “Renny” Maier, M.D., 83, of Marion, Massachusetts, died of multiple myeloma on Sunday, October 26, 2025, under hospice care at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford. He was the loving husband of Christine Walker Maier, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Renny was the son […] Read more »