Thomas F. Holden, 86 of Mattapoisett died October 27, 2019 after a long illness at home.             He was the husband of Aina R. (Palm) Holden.             Born and raised in Melrose, son of the late Thomas F. and Mary V. (Cargill) Holden, he lived in Mattapoisett since 1979.             He was formerly employed by UniFirst for 40 […] Read more »

W. Anthony Allison, MD (aka Billy, Tony), age 93 of Marion formerly of Hawaii, Philadelphia and North Carolina passed away in his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was the husband of Dale (Muther) Allison with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.             Born in Durham, NC, a son of the late […] Read more »

Francesco W. Cervelli, 84, of Rochester died Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Tobey Hospital, after being stricken ill earlier in the day while delivering cranberries. He was the husband of Christine A. (Tanner) Cervelli and the son of the late John and Alice (Sinnot) Cervelli.             He was born in Marshfield and lived in Rochester most […] Read more »

Barbara Goodwin Hill of Marion, MA devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to all passed away peacefully on October 23rd, 2019.             Barbara is preceded in death by her husband John A. Hill, Jr. and two children Gregory Hill and Nancy Hill McLachlan. She is survived by five children John A. Hill, III and […] Read more »

Jane E. Carvalho, Esq., 72, passed away peacefully after a long illness on October 19, 2019.              Jane was born and raised in New Bedford before moving to Mattapoisett 20 years ago. She was the daughter of the late Antone Carvalho and Zaida (Pires) Carvalho.              Jane earned a B.A. at Hood College and a Master’s from […] Read more »

Sally (Oliveira) Seeley, 92, of Wareham, died Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford. She was the wife of Earl J. Seeley and the daughter of the late Julio and Julia (Fernandes) Oliveira.             She was born in New Bedford and raised in Marion. She lived in Wareham for many years. She graduated from […] Read more »

Michael H. “Pugs” Chandanais, 55, of New Bedford died on Saturday, October 19, 2019. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away from a stroke due to surgical complications.             Pugs leaves behind his wife, Hisako, his stepdaughters Christina and Jennifer, and his three grandchildren Kenya, Kaylia, and Samuel. He is also survived by […] Read more »

Nicholas G. Makrys, 96, of Marion passed away peacefully on Friday October 18, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anastasia (Karalekas) Makrys.             Born September 25, 1923 in Malden MA, he was the son of the late George and Angeline Makrys. He was raised in […] Read more »

Robert Leo Lynch, Sr., 83, of Rochester, died Oct. 15, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New Bedford.             He was born and raised in Medford, the son of the late William Vincent and Mary (Grady) Lynch. He made his home of 45 years in Rochester. He enjoyed summers on Martha’s Vineyard where he met and married […] Read more »

Abel M. Grace, 95, a lifelong resident of Mattapoisett died unexpectedly on Wednesday October 9, 2019.              A World War II Marine Corps veteran, Abel Grace was a part of Montford Point’s first black Marine regiment and saw combat in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, including Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa.              Abel returned from the Marines to work with […] Read more »