Steven W. Urbanek, 92, of New Bedford passed away into the arms of the Lord Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Hathaway Manor. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis (Arabasz) Urbanek with whom he recently celebrated 64 years of marriage.             Born in New Bedford, a son of the late Joseph and Frances (Krol) Urbanek, he […] Read more »

Althea Isabel (Morse) Lawrence of Rochester, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 peacefully in her home. She was born on July 3, 1928 in Acushnet, the daughter of Herman Morse and Clara (Ellis) Morse.             Althea is the mother of Wayne B. Lawrence of Fayetteville, GA, Susan Althea Lawrence McCombe of Wareham and the late Jo-Ann […] Read more »

Benvinda A. (Alves) Lobo, 89, of Mattapoisett, died April 23, 2020 in the German Centre for Extended Care in West Roxbury. She was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary (Lopes) Alves. She was born in Wareham and lived in Mattapoisett for many years. She then lived in Boston from 1967 to 2003 before […] Read more »

Edward P. Ashley, age 73, of East Freetown, formerly of Rochester, died on Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Tobey Hospital in Wareham. Ed was born in Wareham, the son of the late Karl & Grace (Paradis) Ashley.  He grew up in Freetown, lived in Rochester and settled in East Freetown.  Ed was a farmer, […] Read more »

Arego A. “Rick” Grassi, 88, of Marion passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday April 15, 2020.  Born and raised in Wareham, the son of the late Arego and Eva (Braley) Grassi, he lived in Marion for most of his life.  Mr. Grassi was noted for his quality craftsmanship during his career as a carpenter. […] Read more »

Roger Francis Blanchette, age 84, died at his home in North Port, Florida from complications of a stroke on March 29, 2020.             Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he was the son of Louis Napoleon and Noelie Indianola Blanchette, who were both originally from Quebec, Canada.             Roger developed an early business sense. He formed a newspaper delivery […] Read more »

Nicole C. Rickard, D.V.M., age 47, of Marion died April 10, 2020 unexpectedly at home. She was the wife of David B. Lempert.             Born in Stoughton, daughter of Peter H. Rickard of Rochester and the late Mary Ellen (Joyce) Rickard, she lived in North Attleboro, Dartmouth and Marion.             Nicole worked as a veterinarian at Chase […] Read more »

Scott Peter Hall, 44, of New Bedford, MA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday April 19, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born in New Bedford to Jerry G. and Ellen H. (Harris) Hall on May 7, 1975.             Scott attended Old Colony High School in Rochester, MA in the Electronics department, and enjoyed being with […] Read more »

Joan Marie (Gendron) Harding of Mashpee died April 14 at a Sandwich long-term care facility after a long illness. She was 82 years old.             Born to Florence and Charles Gendron of New Bedford, she was raised with her 11 siblings on a farm in Acushnet. She was a 1955 graduate of New Bedford High School. […] Read more »