William J. “Billy” Gaspar, age 73, of Marion, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Tobey Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Frank “Gene” and Elsie (Brazil) Gaspar. Billy loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed long rides, sightseeing, music, watching television and keeping things […] Read more »
Damen Jeremie Hooper, 22, of Mattapoisett passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was born on November 26, 1996 to Kimberly (Prince) Joseph and Jeremie Hooper in Manchester, New Hampshire. Damen spent his early years in Manchester, New Hampshire and moved to Mattapoisett, Massachusetts when he was six. He graduated from Old Rochester High […] Read more »
Barbara F. (Phillips) Bauer, 95, of Mattapoisett passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 18, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Bauer. Born in Mattapoisett, the daughter of the late Thomas O. and Ella M. (Vaughan) Phillips, she lived in Mattapoisett all of her life. Mrs. Bauer was […] Read more »
Claudette J. LeRoux-Bolduc, 82, of Rochester, died Dec. 16, 2018 in Wareham Health Care. She was the wife of Roger N. Bolduc and the daughter of the late Jean-Maurice and Cecile (Rouillier) LeRoux. She was born in New Bedford and lived in Rochester for many years. She graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in New […] Read more »
Marilyn E. (Dawes) Alves, 88, of New Bedford, died Friday December 14, 2018 at the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late William A. Alves. Born in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Joseph and Jean (Surprenant) Dawes, she was raised in Rochester and […] Read more »
John M. Silva, 67, of Fairhaven, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Fall River unexpectedly. He was the husband of Karin M. (Stack) Silva. Born in Wareham, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Hilda J. (Barros) Silva. A graduate of Old Rochester Regional High School, Mr. Silva attended Bentley University. Mr. Silva […] Read more »
To the Editor: I just read of the suit filed against Marion’s ZBA, a group of citizens who spend selfless hours each year on behalf of our little community. The issue is light towers for their beautiful artificial turf football field, which is also used for soccer and lacrosse teams for both boys and girls, […] Read more »
Barbara Brown, 72, of Marion, wife of the late Thomas S. Brown Sr., passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Tobey Hospital. She was born in Wareham the daughter of the late Alphonse and Aileen (Pratt) Charette. She graduated from Wareham Public Schools and worked for many years in the cranberry industry. She was […] Read more »
Edward L. Medeiros, age 84, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 while in the loving care of his family. He was the devoted husband of Lorraine (Lussier) Medeiros for the past 62 years. He grew up in New Bedford, MA with his parents, the late Albert D. Medeiros and Mary (Pereira) Govey, and with […] Read more »
Dolores E. (Woodford) Murphy, 86, of Marion died December 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Ronald F. Murphy. Born in Quincy, daughter of the late Michael F. and Katherine (Campbell) Woodford and raised by her late aunt, Elizabeth Campbell, she lived in Marion most […] Read more »